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> Are you going to try to tell me that The Witcher 3 was developed by having everyone work a standard 8 hour day and that the team was given as much time as the

> Are you going to try to tell me that The Witcher 3 was developed by having everyone work a standard 8 hour day and that the team was given as much time as they felt was needed to produce it? No, and it showed. Witcher 3 was a success because of previous games. 3 was a dissapointment for a lot of people, they took the Ubisoft formula of repetitive content and diluted the experience until I got bored after about 100 hours. W3 was a huge financial success but the writing was on the wall and only people who did not pay attention where surprised at Cyperpunk disaster. They tried to force a good game out with W3 and even more so with Cyberbunk. The results where clearly different than W2 which I personally think was their peak - a human curated story pace that left you dreaming for more. Compare this with GTA games. Rockstar knows you can't rush things nor can you force industry revolutions in AI over night. Slow and steady wins the race. To which company do you think will the investor money go next?

yople 5y ago
This was my personal experience as well. I discovered W2 by accident, and enjoyed it so much I pre-ordered W3. While I did have a great time, I personally didn't enjoy it as much. The various quests of varying quality clashed with each other as well as the rather weak, main plot. Cyberpunk was a real let down for me and made me return my pre-order purchase : ( While it's great to see games/companies become widely recognized, I feel that it always slowly gets poisoned by investors. Anyways, cheers all - stay safe.
sauntheninja 5y ago
When talking about the success of the witcher 3 most people don't talk about the gameplay systems but rather people love the writing more specifically the writing in side quests were what elevated this game
pimeys 5y ago
Witcher 3 was the first of the series I played, and I enjoyed the writing and play-through so much I 100%'d the game and playing it again from beginning. There were lots of people like me who really enjoyed it, so saying it was a disappointment feels a bit weird.
- trabant00 5y ago
  If you want to, try witcher 2. There is a good chance you will like it a lot. I know there are a lot of people who enjoyed it. For me though it was a sign of things not going in the right direction.

yople 5y ago

This was my personal experience as well. I discovered W2 by accident, and enjoyed it so much I pre-ordered W3. While I did have a great time, I personally didn't enjoy it as much. The various quests of varying quality clashed with each other as well as the rather weak, main plot. Cyberpunk was a real let down for me and made me return my pre-order purchase : ( While it's great to see games/companies become widely recognized, I feel that it always slowly gets poisoned by investors. Anyways, cheers all - stay safe.

sauntheninja 5y ago

When talking about the success of the witcher 3 most people don't talk about the gameplay systems but rather people love the writing more specifically the writing in side quests were what elevated this game

pimeys 5y ago

Witcher 3 was the first of the series I played, and I enjoyed the writing and play-through so much I 100%'d the game and playing it again from beginning. There were lots of people like me who really enjoyed it, so saying it was a disappointment feels a bit weird.

trabant00 5y ago
If you want to, try witcher 2. There is a good chance you will like it a lot. I know there are a lot of people who enjoyed it. For me though it was a sign of things not going in the right direction.