Is witcher 3 has worst combat ever?

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Witcher 3 is easily my favorite game of all time. I love the combat as well. It's not a deep combat system, but it's IMO very fun and addictive. It really makes me feel like I'm controlling a master swordsman who's faster and stronger than regular humans. That was their goal and they've accomplished it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Pseudonym]

I wondering.is grammerr has kill?!?can threabe write with modicum of efert while insult other taste

OT: Well, everything I don't like at the moment is obviously the worst thing ever. I haven't played witcher 3 but I didn't really like witcher 2 so obviously witcher 3 is a terrifying abortion of a game that should never have existed.

Just a tiny bit of nuance allong with some better grammar would be much appreciated OP.

 

[Casual Shinji]

plus too many awful useless sex scenes which not needed in this game....

You mean the sex scenes you have to actively pursue? You don't want sex in this game and it won't force it on you, so I don't know what the problem is there.

 

[DoPo]

plus too many awful useless sex scenes which not needed in this game....

You mean the sex scenes you have to actively pursue? You don't want sex in this game and it won't force it on you, so I don't know what the problem is there.

Oh, come on - you know that if he stick to the "factually correct" stuff, he wouldn't have anything to say, right?

 

[SecondPrize]

Clearly you've never played the Witcher 2. When you do that and comment on how that one is indeed the worst ever, then you need to play the Witcher. CD PRoject Red doesn't make Western-style Action RPGs, they make pure cRPGs that just happen to look enough like Western RPGs that it tricks you into thinking you're there for anything but the characters and the story. You're not.

 

[Silverbeard]

Bah.
Witcher 3's combat was functional at worst and heart-pounding at best. What's the real difference between Witcher 3's combat and Dark Souls in terms of pure mechanics? Both games play with the same mechanics: dodge your enemy when it attacks, attack while said enemy is recovering, block/parry judiciously. Rinse and repeat. So why aren't there dozens of threads decrying Dark Souls' combat as being abject shit?
At least TW3 shakes up the formula by allowing players to use cool bombs and combat magic.

 

[Bombiz]

I have one question for you b-cell. When does shadow warrior get good? Every time I play it I can't get past the second mission because I'm so bored with the gameplay. When b does using sword only get/feel good?

 

[Spushkin]

Witcher 3 is indeed has well combats.

There, I think that settles it. It's Sunday, can't exert myself too many, lol.

 

[Drops a Sweet Katana]

I am utterly convinced B-Cell is just fucking with us at this point. Unless they've had a stroke recently, I can't think of any reason for the sudden and complete loss of ability to English.

 

[Mcgeezaks]

But compared to other games? It is a 9... and I do not give 10s. The best game of the last 8 years and the best game of last year (easily) IMHO.

in last 8 years??!!

Stalker, Crysis, Deus Ex HR, witcher 2, dishonored, Metro, shadow warrior etc completely OWN this game in every single way.

According to metacritic they don't, what do you have to say about that?

I am utterly convinced B-Cell is just fucking with us at this point. Unless they've had a stroke recently, I can't think of any reason for the sudden and complete loss of ability to English.

Well duh, I hope you're ready to get a warning for pointing it out, though.

 

[B-Cell_v1legacy]

According to metacritic they don't, what do you have to say about that?

My friend, metacritic doesnot matter. its a popularity contest. by that logic COD is one of the best shooter ever.

 

[Mcgeezaks]

According to metacritic they don't, what do you have to say about that?

My friend, metacritic doesnot matter. its a popularity contest. by that logic COD is one of the best shooter ever.

Metacritic doesn't matter? No it doesn't, not even if you only count metascore, check user reviews as well.

7-8 ratings are not mediocre reivews. most of best games recieve that kind of reviews from critics
also the devision got mediocre reviews so far. ranging from 6 to 7.

Oh right, reviews only matters when it's in your favor.

 

[IceForce]

Shadow warrior sword play could teach witcher 3 how to do a good combat.

You mean just keep clicking the attack button until you win? Boo, how boring. Worst combat ever.

 

[Revolutionary]

I'm not sure how many games you've played, But the Witcher 3 has the best combat in the series, and while not being amazing is perfectly serviceable and satisfying. Looking in my "Tat" category in my steam library I can find plethora of games that have worse combat by such a significant degree that it blows my mind that anyone would be quite so hyperbolic as to describe it as the "worst combat ever".

I've been smacked by mods for accusing other forum posters of being trolls before, so I won't do that, I'll simply say that the comments on the youtube video linked reference the creator linking the video on 4chan which MIGHT suggest a certain proclivity to the provocative.

 

[meiam]

Bah.
Witcher 3's combat was functional at worst and heart-pounding at best. What's the real difference between Witcher 3's combat and Dark Souls in terms of pure mechanics? Both games play with the same mechanics: dodge your enemy when it attacks, attack while said enemy is recovering, block/parry judiciously. Rinse and repeat. So why aren't there dozens of threads decrying Dark Souls' combat as being abject shit?
At least TW3 shakes up the formula by allowing players to use cool bombs and combat magic.

... You realize the soul franchise has bomb and magic too? It actually has way more magic than W3 (not hard since it only has 10). Purely on the melee side, the soul franchise has way way way more attack variety, with different weapon having different moves, speed and reach. It also has stamina which prevent spam (of both attack and dodge) which create a tons of depth since you have to manage resource. Aside from that, taking potion actually take in game time so you have to be smart about when to use them rather than just opening the menu. The soul franchise also has backstab, a more in depth leveling system, element weakness/resistance, poise, shield and so on.

There not even on the same plane of existence, it's like saying a bicycle and a Ferrari are the same things because they both have wheels. Comment like these really make it seem like W3 is getting praise from people who just usually play point-and-click game and its just there first experience of action gameplay.

 

[DefunctTheory]

According to metacritic they don't, what do you have to say about that?

My friend, metacritic doesnot matter. its a popularity contest. by that logic COD is one of the best shooter ever.

MetaCritic Scores:

CoD: Advanced Warfare - 5.7
CoD: Black Ops 3 - 4.6
CoD: Modern Warfare 3 - 3.4
CoD: Black Ops 2 - 4.8
CoD: Modern Warfare 2 - 6.2
CoD: Ghost - 3.6

CoD4: Modern Warfare - 8.4
Halo: Combat Evolved - 8.6
Half-Life 2 - 9.2

So... ok. CoD is not the best shooter ever by MetaCritic standards.

But, I get your point. Metacritic is pointless, so B-Cell's opinions automatically become objective truths.

 

[Silverbeard]

Bah.
Witcher 3's combat was functional at worst and heart-pounding at best. What's the real difference between Witcher 3's combat and Dark Souls in terms of pure mechanics? Both games play with the same mechanics: dodge your enemy when it attacks, attack while said enemy is recovering, block/parry judiciously. Rinse and repeat. So why aren't there dozens of threads decrying Dark Souls' combat as being abject shit?
At least TW3 shakes up the formula by allowing players to use cool bombs and combat magic.

... You realize the soul franchise has bomb and magic too? It actually has way more magic than W3 (not hard since it only has 10). Purely on the melee side, the soul franchise has way way way more attack variety, with different weapon having different moves, speed and reach. It also has stamina which prevent spam (of both attack and dodge) which create a tons of depth since you have to manage resource. Aside from that, taking potion actually take in game time so you have to be smart about when to use them rather than just opening the menu. The soul franchise also has backstab, a more in depth leveling system, element weakness/resistance, poise, shield and so on.

There not even on the same plane of existence, it's like saying a bicycle and a Ferrari are the same things because they both have wheels. Comment like these really make it seem like W3 is getting praise from people who just usually play point-and-click game and its just there first experience of action gameplay.

Sure I do- just like TW 3. Bombs and magic are optional paths in both games. Extra tactical options. They're not necessary in either game but they do make combat easier and in some fights mean the difference between victory and defeat. TW 3 has stamina management and backstabbing too. Doesn't change the fact that people seem to arbitrarily think that Dark Souls has better combat than TW3 when they're both fundamentally the same.
Comments like these really make it seem like W3 is getting bashed by people who usually just watch gameplay videos on Youtube and have no experience with action gameplay.

 

[Potjeslatinist]

Clunky and sometimes infuriating, yes.
Is has worst combat ever, no.

 

[Strazdas]

Its the best combat in the Witcher series, so automatically this means that the first two games had worse combat (seriuosly combat in witcher 1 was bad)

Assassin's Creed, the go-to-example for tedious combat, now shines like diamond in sun.

im one of those crazy people that actually like assassin's creed combat, including the first game. I can see why people may not like it though, once you get the timing right you can pretty much slaughter anyone with a hidden blade and dance circles around them.

 

[Rip Van Rabbit]

Assassin's Creed, the go-to-example for tedious combat, now shines like diamond in sun.

im one of those crazy people that actually like assassin's creed combat, including the first game. I can see why people may not like it though, once you get the timing right you can pretty much slaughter anyone with a hidden blade and dance circles around them.

That's cool.
I was just referencing (In a matching hyperbolic fashion) the OP's use of Assassin's Creed as an example in his post. [small](Note to self: Use pink sarcasm text in the future)[/small]

If anything, I do like the emphasis on timing, I would just want a greater sense of punishment in order to raise the stakes.


Back when the first Assassin's Creed was released, I remember having fond memories of using the hidden blade as my primary weapon. It mainly consisted of getting the timing juuuuuust right on every enemy attack in order to counter for an insta-kill. It was very satisfying to walk away from a pile of corpses knowing that I inflicted that with something strapped to my wrist. Good times.