And as Geralt either helps or hurts these people himself, he inevitably impacts their lives in even more ways. These characters usually want something in exchange for giving Geralt the information he wants, leading you down some unexpected and eye-opening paths as you learn more about who they are, how they met Ciri, and how she helped them grow as people, letting you form a bond with her through these thought-provoking tales. You spend the game following various leads on Ciri's whereabouts, meeting up with old friends, former lovers, powerful politicians, and all sorts of people from many walks of life. Thoughtful and expansive story with well-written characters The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt tells a deep and intricate story about the main character, Geralt, on his long journey to find his adoptive daughter, Ciri, who's on the run from the evil, supernatural warlords of the Wild Hunt. Though to be honest, Geralts adventure is no where to be over, I still have the two expansion packs to go through. The visuals, well do I have anything to say that you haven't already heard? And the God damn story, it was always freaking trying to butcher my HEART OUT! But I would like to repeat my remark that I feel empty after completing the game, it keeps me thinking, what did Cirilla do in the Aen Ael? Is Hjalmar envious of his sister? What happened to Emhyr var Emreis and Nilfgard? And you know what the worst part is? They will never be answered. That breathtaking song performed by Priscilla at The Kingfisher's Inn, surely something I can never forget. The characters, the voice acting, BRILLIANT. The story of Geralt, his adventures, his "contingency" sums up pretty well, though it feels rushed in the end. Surely the greatest RPG of the new generation holds up to it. I know that the beauty cannot be gone through again in the same manner "un-spoiled". See MoreĭignifiedGuayota's Experience After completing The Witcher 3, I kinda feel empty.
I was lucky enough to get it for free on the Epic Games store but even if it was paid, i'd still buy it. which could decrease morale and would make you slowly go insane. Realism is something I brought up before and i'm bringing it back again.
This game sadly doesn't have any co-op yet but I believe you can get mods for it. Even though I recommend this game, it will get boring after completing the game normally and with cheats after a while. The three game modes add a ton more possibilities too. hunger and thirst but I enjoy the added realism and challenge. It's tense to keep track of oxygen on top of health. Mostly underwater but that also adds another aspect of oxygen. After completing the game normally, there are cheats that you can use to mess around with and even complete the game with one command (okay maybe like two or three but still). Stay online and you'll see a lot of this.RealisticHymenaios's Experience Honestly, it's just a great game story wise and replay value wise. 30 hours and two days in to Hideo Kojima's amazing farewell to the series, and it still seems like the best way to play.
It's easy enough to do, and once you're offline the menus respond more snappily, and there's no need to wait around while the servers snag. All you need to do is head into the pause menu and disconnect the game, and you're able to play Metal Gear Solid 5 entirely offline. Connection issues are said to be resolved, but navigating your iDroid can take an age as the servers catch up, and filtering through the management options as you develop your Mother Base can become something of a pain. This might be a little premature.īut still, two days after launch, it's sluggish. Some of the Forward Operating Base features have been temporarily stripped back, while Combat Deployment missions tied into online have also been reduced. The servers have been flaky since launch, with Konami acknowledging problems over the first few days and limiting the features in order to bring it back in-line. It's an entirely optional part of the game, one we're still yet to fully test out, and one we'll explore more fully once we have.Įven without all that, though, Metal Gear Solid 5's online mode can creep into the game. The microtransactions that fuel the Forward Operating Base, a mode unlocked later in the game in which players can infiltrate each other's bases, seem a little on the steep side, while daily log-in rewards are currently a little meagre. Microtransactions in a full-priced game leave a slightly sour taste, but right now Metal Gear Solid 5 has other online issues.
There are some parts, though, that are a little less praiseworthy. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is a phenomenal game - worthy of all the praise heaped on it in Rich Stanton's review and then some.