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Kitt posted...

I've been hearing very mixed things about the combat. Some people say it's fine. Some say it's flawed but serviceable. Some say it's just downright boring.
From what I can tell, it seems like the game's biggest weakness.

The combat is the best in the series. The original Witcher was more like a traditional CRPG with a timed clicking mechanic to string attacks through standardized combos. You had to consume potions and wax your blades before entering combat. And the skill system sucked - there were three core enemy types (small single enemies, large single enemies and small mob-group enemies) and you just hit a button to switch between your combat posture depending on what you were fighting. The problem there is that each combat style had its own "skill tree" that required points to improve... but you were wont to encounter all the enemies, so it was kind of dumb.

Witcher 2 was a clear stepping stone towards 3 - you have more responsive combat and can throw bombs, but you still had to consume potions and wax your blades before combat (IIRC) and it was really clunky.

Yeah, Witcher 3 isn't a Souls-like game as far as the technical aspects of combat go, but it still presents a challenge on Death March difficulty. Plus they streamlined potions and waxes so you can use them in battle which is nice AND crafting potions and bombs is automatic once you learn the recipe, and I found myself using signs way more frequently than in the other two games.

Ultimately it reminded me of a mature Legend of Zelda game, just without individual dungeons with individual mechanics and bosses.
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