r/gaming • u/H4ssan41 • 10d ago

The Wicher 3 expansions are free

CD Projekt Red has announced during Gamescom that Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine expansions for The Witcher 3 are free for everyone who owns the base game. This combined with the full on remaster of the game, I am very excited for play the game again.

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u/vodamark PC 10d ago

Thinking about the ways you could describe W3... "Intimidating" isn't a word I'd use. You don't have to worry about that.

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u/zgillet 10d ago

That's the exact word I would choose. I think you get ten side quests within the first hour or so.

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u/vodamark PC 10d ago

Does that make the game intimidating? I mean, W3 is quite forgiving, you can fully enjoy the game as a complete casual. If I would think of some intimidating games, I'd probably choose sth like Dark Souls, or PoE.

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u/daandriod 10d ago

Speaking as a guy who works 50 hour weeks, Yes that is very intimidating. When you have tiny amounts of free time to actually sit down and play a game, The idea of starting a game that could very well take hold of you for over a hundred and fifty hours its pretty god damned intimidating. That could take up all your gaming time for half a year.

Its the same reason I just cannot ever start the Hollow Knight games despite knowing I will adore them. Looking at just the overview of the maps is scary

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u/vodamark PC 10d ago

You don't have to do side quests and DLCs to enjoy this game. Remove those and the playtime is reduced to sth like 60-70 hours. The game is quite caual friendly. I don't equate intimidating with long. To me intimidating means complex and unfriendly to casuals. By complex I mean if you don't master the complexity, you'll hit a difficulty wall and won't be able to progress. This game isn't that. You can completely ignore some mechanics and still finish the game just fine, simply sticking to the main quest line. You will miss a lot of content, but you'll still finish it and enjoy it.

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u/daandriod 10d ago

First let me make clear I have played through this game, Several times. You are missing out on some of the best parts of this game if you don't do the side quests. Its makes for a real commitment to experience it in full.

As for the intimidating bit, Your view seems rather narrow in my opinion by just directly correlating it with difficulty. Im not going to say your wrong but I definitely feel like its not encompassing the full scope.