The Insane Details of NOVIGRAD in The Witcher 3! 

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This is the only game that transport me out of reality into an entirely different world. Most of the time I play Witcher 3 I forget I’m not actually living in that universe. Masterful immersion and story telling

The Witcher 3.... my favorite game of all time. The one that got me back to gaming. My favorite city was Toussaint. Just loved the lush environment and the beauty there ✨

Truly one of the greatest games we've gotten in the past decade, I never get bored of this game and it's honestly a masterpiece. Knowing this just makes the whole ordeal with Cyberpunk even more tragic when you realise the potential that hame has/had. Edit: "Wanna dip your dingle?" Favourite in game line 😂

Beauclair and Toussaint for The Witcher is like a legendary fantasy city from Disney

For me, Witcher 3 has the best world building I have ever seen in the games. Towns are just the right size so you can feel you are in the town (Oxenfurt) or large city (Novigrad). I really like the realistic and logical depictions of towns and their surroundings. World in Witcher 3 is just the best.

After so many years and so many playthroughs, I still enjoy turning on TW3 for an hour and just taking a stroll through Novigrad or Beauclair, taking in the sights and maybe playing some gwent with a merchant or Barnabas-Basil.

No other game has transported me out of my reality and into its universe as this game series had. And during a very difficult time in my life amidst the first lockdowns of the pandemic, The Witcher was my saving grace as I isolated completely alone without human contact for 4 months. I identified with Geralt more than ever during that time as I feel he was the one person who understood isolation. With that said, Toussaint had become the place that I actually yearned to escape to during that time and still even, rough times or not. That place was so special, so magical, and had a mood about it, being both peaceful and beautiful with it's vibrant colors, the look of spring and summer, colorful buildings, and harboring a sinister secret to keep it all interesting. And the music was just out of this world. There was lot of love poured into Geralt's final chapter, it's clear. When my mind starts thinking of Toussaint whilst doing my everyday things, my body reacts. It calms, muscles relax, and I get this warm feeling deep inside me. This proves that not only The Witcher, but this place specifically has been rooted in my psyche. But second to Toussaint, Novigrad was my 2nd favorite city for the same reasons you described in the video. This entire game felt so real, so immersive, like it makes it easy to believe that this place actually did exist or still does somewhere. No other game... even Skyrim my other favorite game, doesn't even come close to the level of immersion, relating to and loving the characters, as did The Witcher. I'm dying to play it again. I've stayed away from it for over a year now and want my 10th playthrough to be on the next gen upgrade and I can't wait!

one aspect of Novigrad that I always love to emphasize is that when you finally reach Novigrad you just spent days in Velen convinced that this would be the tone of the entire game then all of a sudden you're in a big vibrant city that you actually can get lost in surrounded by all the things you described that contrast from Velen to Novigrad just enhances the entire experience when you first get there!!!

The Witcher 3 has it's own charm, there's something different about this game everytime I play it, I feel like I'm living in the witcher world

Level of details are astounding in both that game and all its expansions. But it’s the approach to the details that really stands out. It is the focus on immersion in every detail possible. From the NPC‘s and their routine behaviors/day night cycles, the sound quality of creatures and environment, the detail in the world from clothing to environmental to facial to reactions, the use of source material and elaboration of a common sense approach to a living world with these attributes and characteristics, appropriate music that is both engaging and setting appropriate, etc. etc. etc. etc. the previous Witcher games hit on these aspects but not nearly in the way that it was innovated upon as technology and staff and resources increased. Witcher three was a combination of this immersive framework and passion where every minute intricate detail played a part of importance that you could engage with on some form or another. I they set the bar with that project. That can be a blessing and a curse. Because as your projects continue, you have to at bare minimum meet the bar you set with your previous project. That’s a bare minimum. Typically you want to raise the bar if only a little. But that’s how you get greatness and you continue to grow. You constantly set new bars and you do not follow trends or whatever. You are your own identity and you stand apart and stand out. Truly a master work of a project. No game is ever great nor will any game ever be because you can’t have perfection, but you can strive to come as damn close as possible. And that type of effort is always noticed and appreciated

The witcher 3 will always be referenced as the bench mark for Western rpgs, still amazed that they managed to pull of this game on the hardware of the time. Never felt so lost in a world like the witchers. It ages like a fine wine. what is youe opinion of the stylized graphic choice or more releasitice choice? Personally I prefer the stylized which is a pro for the aging of the game compared to realistic graphics.

Incredible job LastKnownMeal. A xLetalis level video to start off 2022. I love how you showed the image of the Novigrad docks vs. the image of Gdansk, Poland. It shows why The Witcher 3 is the greatest game ever made and just how much love and care CDPR put into it. I'd love to see more videos like this about The Witcher 3, Stalker or any other game you're into. Keep up the excellent work, Love you Brother.

I found the quest to get the best sword in the game by just listening to an npc which geralt took notice of and opened a quest! That’s world building! Cyberpunk lacked this which is a shame

Walking around Novigrad in the first person mod is pretty amazing.

I really hope they pull it off with that next gen upgrade. I was looking to fully replay it again for the 8th time, but i would love to see a graphical update.

This is the third video i watch on you channel. You just earn yourself a new subscriber! Keep up the good work

Need more medieval games with this immersion in the future,idc if it's fantasy or not

True that. I have only been starting to playing this game. It's very addictive game. I'm currently hooked on this game. 👍❤️🎮

I finally started a fresh new game on PC after the enhanced edition update. Seeing this world again with stunning visuals in 4k is amazing! I turned down some of the settings because I prefer a higher framerate, but with the new Ultra+ textures in higher resolution, with most bells and whistles turned down, it still looks A LOT better than my first playthrough on my old PC build. Some times I'll even throw on some light ray-tracing for cutscenes or non-combat gameplay. I just got to Novigrad and I've just been walking around, taking it all in again like the first time I played it back in 2016. Can't wait to meet up with Zoltan and Dandelion. Truly an iconic city in the world of video games.

It's crazy how these are the same people who made Cyberpunk.

This makes me want to play it again. I was playing it again until I found out about the Next Gen update then I stopped. I want to replay it then XD

Cyberpunk looks like a game. The Witcher looks like a world vibrant and immersive. There is no comparison.

What I like most is the distinctiveness of the world. You take a 360° look at your surroundings and know almost exactly where you are (as long as you are not surrounded by forest alone and even then most of the time you know roughly where you are). And in the city of Novigrad it is even more distinct than in the countryside.

The best game i ever played in my life i played it for around 400 hours still playing not even a single game comes near witcher 3 even i tried rdr 2 it gets boring after 30,40 hours witcher 3 is so impressive the graphics are colourfull world feels so alive combat monsters gearlt everything is so perfect in this game

The mood in the city changes so much with the time of day. By day it's full of preachers and tradespeople, by night there are districts where drunken revellers gather. It's a nice touch and feels really believable.

Such a great city, so dense and unique. Although got to admit Beauclair or toussiant (forget what the city is called) was a nicer more pretty city.

I just wish they would add at least a bit of interactivity to those living cities of thiers because you can be just a spectator and it wasn't so bad in Witcher 3 but in Cp77 it hit you right in your face where you can't even sit on a bench or stuff like that where you could do such things even in Khorinis which was made all those years ago.

I can hear the slavic roots of pronunciating Novigrad how it should be pronunced. Bravo brat!

Im literraly on my 3rd playthrough and just got into novigrad. I think this and skellige are my favourite places

Been playing Skyrim since it came out , fell in love with this game, looking forward to another 10 years

This place was so famius it exists in real life... Fun fact, novigrad when translated to English is newcity. So fun

Just waiting for Next Gen Patch for my PS5 to go for my 4th run 💪🏻

Novigrad is my favourite city from any fantasy rpg I´ve played

If the remastered version adds new NPCs to improve overall city population and with more randomness ...that'd so much fun 🤩

Love it, still is incredible. You have high res mod?

I'd argue Novigrad is not very Slavic. It does have Polish elements but keep in mind that in medieval Poland (which it's mostly based on) cities were run under German law and the architecture was strongly influenced by Germany, not to mention many inhabitants were settlers coming from the west. Novigrad stands in contrast to a very Slavic-like countryside and I think that's its purpose. Paradoxically, Beauclair has a lot more examples of actual Polish architecture from post-medieval period.

Great video man! Can't wait for the next gen version of TW3

I just Picked up the Witcher 3 during Steams winter sale. So I'll definitely be looking to ur channel for information. Thanks for the content.

Next video idea - how Skellige portrayed culture There are a lot of details that convey the totally different culture in Skellige. Also sailing alone in sea is a very different feeling than roaming velen battlefields & Novigrad.

you can't truly appreciate this game until you've played it in first person perspective

i was born in novigrad in bosnia :D

Night city feels like temple Island... Not always, but often times it feels like a picture rather then a playboard. Btw what lighting mod/reshade are you using?

LKM love your Witcher 3 videos! I have a question for you. Do you know if you cast Quen can that save Geralt from falling damage/death?

New Witcher video! Let's freaking GOOOO!!

You can feel in TW3 all the things CDPR learned from their previous game, Cyberpunk 2077.

As good as novigrad is, ya just can't knock night city either I mean that city is spectacularly done, both are worlds apart from what they are trying to achieve and I e gotta say they nailed on both

Can’t wait for the next gen update to play it all over again

Well said :)

The fact the city is actually a city and not a "city" with 10 people and 3 voice actors *ahem* Skyrim *ahem* is what does it for me

@LastKnownMeal one aspect I didn't hear you mention are the sounds and music of Novigrad. It reinforces everything you see and do.

Can't wait for the next gen update.

I love this video! So good! It would be fun to hear your thoughts on the other places in the Witcher ❤

When you live around beauty you can make beauty (Witcher). When you only know cheap imitations you make cheap imitations (Skyrim).

All you had to do was make futuristic Witcher CDPR!

Your accent swings between scottish swedish and Slovak

The only game city I get lost in.

I want to buy you a thesaurus, because how often you say it is..... insanity o.O

"Pamparam-pampampamparam..."

Great city in the game

The city has more of a soul than CDPR

you know witcher 3 is a masterpiece since even with all new games out you just replay 5 year old gem .

CDPR were absolutely gob smacked by Red Dead Redemption II and fumbled badly in Cyber Punk 2077

This is exactly the thing that i cant explain to blind fanboys of CP. I dont need to 'ReAd AboU ThE WoRlD in ThE ShArdS', and this is example how they 'explain' events through exposition, just hearing comments on the streets and listening the interaction of NPCs with the city and other NPCs and comments about Geralt and plus story that is aware of itself and where you do quests, immersion is UNCOMPARABLE to CP.

Oh look, a video about the greatest game of all time. Nice.

Witcher 3 was the pinacle of CD project red. I do not know if they will ever make a good game again.

soo many Redanian soldiers for a `free` city

Where is your name coming from?

Gamers dont know this fact...... One of the main reasons why Cyberpunk is not as good as the Witcher 3 is because the development team is not the same! The key developers that developed the W3 are not with the company!

CDPR needs to just make the Witcher 4, a game everyone wants, and stop doing projects that they can not succeed with, like Cyberpunk ... I want my money back but I will wait for that nextgen upgrade. But then maybe this is a blessing in disguise. Imagine if the Witcher 4 came out in the same mess as Cyberpunk did lol

Playing the witcher 3 on PS5 it's much better.

Let me piggyback on my previous statement! How is the Witcher 4 going to be beter than the Witcher 3? There is no way this team is capable!

Was Witcher 3 CDprs one hit wonder ?

Mmhh...

This makes Skyrim look like a child's game

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Still Khorinis > Novigrad.