To play the perfect RPG! So bit of back story on what I want and what I like. Skyrim is one of my favorite all time RPG's. Fallout 3 being a very close second. Skyrim edging it out because of the fantasy setting. So with that in mind I will run through a list of things Skyrim does better and a list of things Witcher 3 does better. If you combined them you would have the best RPG ever!
Fully customizable hero. You are the the person you are playing. Complete roleplay. Here is the big part no only controlling how he or she looks but how they play. Bow/Arrow, Sneak, Two Hander, Dual Wield, Magic, Sword and board. Better yet a combination of any of those. I want to put my self in my heroes shoes when I play. One play-through I might want to be a fast arrow slinging ranger. The next I might want to be a legendary mage with knowledge of the cosmos. It was this freedom that made Skyrim great. It is the biggest thing lacking to me in the Witcher. Hundreds of hours of the same slashes with he same weapons. 5 magic spells with a variation on each. Just not enough for me. Why does the Witcher only have to use so few weapons. Why can't he use a shield? Dual wield? They added a crossbow for Witcher 3 but it is pretty useless and not at all as epic as bows in Skyrim. Geralt is cool and everything. But imagine how epic Witcher story would be if it was you doing all the great deeds. Western RPG's do this much better. Putting you in the shoes of the Hero.
Loot. Witcher 3 is all about the story. Their is a lot there. But Skyrim was more about the loot. Getting Dawnbreaker still is one of my favorite gaming moments. Crafting that amazing armor and putting enchantments on it felt great. Doing quests for Deadric weapons and armor. When I wasn't wearing them displaying them in my own house. Granted you can make some weapons and Armor in Witcher and find some good stuff. It just isn't the same. Not enough emphasis on the loot system.
Variety of side stuff. Skyrim was a very shallow game. But yet you could do far more which is weird to say. You are more invested in the story in Witcher but more invested in the world of Skyrim if that makes sense. I could Buy or make a house, Marry someone, She would act as a merchant out of my house, Become guild leaders with cool perks, hire mercs to travel with me, have a dog companion, Play 200 hours and never kill a thing! Skyrim might have been shallow but it had a different kind of depth that Witcher doesn't even come close to.
What does Witcher 3 have? Well written engaging long story that is well acted and scripted. That might be all the Witcher has on Skyrim. Honestly. Looks a bit better but Skyrim is pretty old now.
So for now Bethesda makes the best Open world RPG's. Bioware makes the best story telling RPG's. Cd Projekt Red is quickly approaching in both categories however. Maybe their next game will break the mold.
Fully customizable hero. You are the the person you are playing. Complete roleplay. Here is the big part no only controlling how he or she looks but how they play. Bow/Arrow, Sneak, Two Hander, Dual Wield, Magic, Sword and board. Better yet a combination of any of those. I want to put my self in my heroes shoes when I play. One play-through I might want to be a fast arrow slinging ranger. The next I might want to be a legendary mage with knowledge of the cosmos. It was this freedom that made Skyrim great. It is the biggest thing lacking to me in the Witcher. Hundreds of hours of the same slashes with he same weapons. 5 magic spells with a variation on each. Just not enough for me. Why does the Witcher only have to use so few weapons. Why can't he use a shield? Dual wield? They added a crossbow for Witcher 3 but it is pretty useless and not at all as epic as bows in Skyrim. Geralt is cool and everything. But imagine how epic Witcher story would be if it was you doing all the great deeds. Western RPG's do this much better. Putting you in the shoes of the Hero.
Loot. Witcher 3 is all about the story. Their is a lot there. But Skyrim was more about the loot. Getting Dawnbreaker still is one of my favorite gaming moments. Crafting that amazing armor and putting enchantments on it felt great. Doing quests for Deadric weapons and armor. When I wasn't wearing them displaying them in my own house. Granted you can make some weapons and Armor in Witcher and find some good stuff. It just isn't the same. Not enough emphasis on the loot system.
Variety of side stuff. Skyrim was a very shallow game. But yet you could do far more which is weird to say. You are more invested in the story in Witcher but more invested in the world of Skyrim if that makes sense. I could Buy or make a house, Marry someone, She would act as a merchant out of my house, Become guild leaders with cool perks, hire mercs to travel with me, have a dog companion, Play 200 hours and never kill a thing! Skyrim might have been shallow but it had a different kind of depth that Witcher doesn't even come close to.
What does Witcher 3 have? Well written engaging long story that is well acted and scripted. That might be all the Witcher has on Skyrim. Honestly. Looks a bit better but Skyrim is pretty old now.
So for now Bethesda makes the best Open world RPG's. Bioware makes the best story telling RPG's. Cd Projekt Red is quickly approaching in both categories however. Maybe their next game will break the mold.
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