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#12. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
Total Points: 17
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Writeup provided by tazzyboyishere
I wasnt really sure about this game at first. I loved the story and exploration, but kinda hated the gameplay a lot. I ended up turning the difficulty down to the lowest option in hopes that it could sustain my interest through the other aspects alone, and about 150 hours later, I was able to put the game down and feel plenty satisfied. The Witcher 3 is a massive project, with some of the most intricate writing seen in the medium, still arguably being unsurpassed in that department.

While I only played a small bit of the first Witcher game a long while back, and never even touched the second game (nor did I read any of the novels these games are based on, for that matter), it was not difficult to become immediately engrossed in what The Witcher 3 offers. The main plot is, oddly enough, not all that interesting until you get to the late-game, but you are exposed to a ton of sidequests which let you take in the incredible world they have on display. The game has a knack for connecting a lot of these quests together, and a decision you make at one point can have ramifications on another questline you see dozens of hours down the road.

Perhaps even more impressive are the DLC additions, with Blood and Wine legitimately hving a claim to being an entirely new game in and of itself. I remember hitting the final scenes of it and just feeling a bit sad that I had finished this mammoth of a game, even if I didnt gel with some big parts of it.

Should also mention Gwent, the in-universe card game invented for this game, with its own massive quests tied to it. I dont ever really care about card games in most games Ive played, but Gwent really opened my eyes to how fun they can be. There are so many fun strategies and metas you can try out, and the game is usually pretty good about keeping things fairly casual through it. Im sure if I actually played someone good at it, I would get my ass kicked, but I definitely spent 20-25 hours in Gwent games alone.