Crazy to think that this is a free update lol they definitely could've earned a LOT just by making it a whole new game or just selling it as a DLC considering how many people modded the game to make it look better but still hella impressive that they decided to value the players more in this case, I wish more games do that in the future
@gamervenkat803 to be fair to the last of us, it WAS a remake. I know people can't figure that out because there's not much mechanical difference. But every part of it was rebuilt, aside from the voice and motion capture acting. Were they charging too much? Yes. Was it a mostly pointless thing for naughty dog to have done in the first place? Yes. But it WAS a remake.
I never finished this game myself mainly because of just how long it is and too much to do in it, but my main reason for not finishing it is the loading times when you load the game or when you die. It was just too annoying to deal with so. Here's hoping they at least fixed that and it's not just a visual upgrade.
I picked up this game GOTY for 10 dollars 3 years ago, every time I picked up to play, there was some news of an update, kept me waiting to play. I am so glad to be able to experience this for the first time, there's so much hype, I'm really excited to finally be able to play in all its glory.
By far the best thing about this update is the optimization. I went from having my pc chug around 35-40 frames on medium settings, to enjoying medium-high settings at a respectable 50-60 frames! Now THAT'S a noticeable upgrade that improved both the look and feel of the game! Also love the updated camera angles. The game feels much more cinematic now. Currently 120 hours into the game and still have dozens of quests to do. What a fantastic value for a game!
As someone who’s owned the Witcher 3 for 5 years and never got around to playing it, I’m extremely excited to finally jump into this. Time to see what all the hype has been about.
The story is what it makes so good. I got bored with it in the first couple of quest but there's this quest from Velen region that made me realize that this game is something. The Baron quest. Enjoy.
You kinda got to sink some time into this game, Velen can be frustrating, just take time to do side quests, trust me they are all a ton of fun, after that just enjoy, the main story is long, good but a bit straightforward classic fantasy. The side quests and side storylines are fantastic you are going to want to sink your teeth into as much side content as possible. Hearts of stone is a fantastic addition of story, with challenging boss fights and a great antagonist, blood wine would have been a whole other game for any other studio, fantastic main plot that still makes me wonder years later, and the best side quests in video games
For lots of people myself included this game doesn't hit at first. I came back to it after a break at first. It's the most accessible but still relatively "deep" and smart fantasy adventure you'll ever play. If the beginning doesn't stick for you, just watch a couple youtube tip videos and read all the lore you can at the beginning, so rewarding, holy crap.
I've only played it 476 hours, which are rookie numbers compared to some fans, but I'm glad I have another reason to replay it. One of the greatest games of all time.
I played this game with my parents [skipped the romance part] before leaving my home country to pursue higher studies more than a year ago, I still remember those deep conversations with mom and dad [mostly dad] to how to play, trade, combat, skills, world, story and everything.... I miss this game and especially my golden time with them and I grew up playing elder scrolls and the Witcher series.... Love ❤️ to the hard working developers.
That's probably the best way to play this game. I personally didn't like Witcher 3, too easy and I hate the 'no brain' combat system. But yeah, it's really accessible and fun for some parents and the story is really good. The world is good and fun to explore. This kind of games can be a good way to spend time with family
Man, you're name sounds Indian and I'm surprised your parents were not only cool with you playing games but also played with you!? That too an R-rated one?? Damn bruh you lucky. My mother went on a ranting spree with my relatives for playing a 'satanic' game like the witcher.
What a time to start The Witcher series. I've never played these games before but I'm gonna play them now. Gonna start with Witcher 3 but I heard Witcher 1 & 2 are also getting remake so I'm looking forward to them as well
I recommend playing Witcher 2 first(probably want to watch a recap of Witcher 1 but not fully necessary) then play Witcher 3 and go to Witcher 1 remake when it comes out in a few years(I’m guessing 2026/2027 but idk I might be overestimating the time it takes to make it)
@@imarubronzen I actually already have the game, just been on my backlog and having been meaning to be get round to it for ages. Perfect time to finally get stuck into this.
For me it's a lot of the little tweaks that were made that makes the update amazing. Stamina not draining outside combat, picking herbs is instant and doesn't bring up a chest loot menu. And of the course the new hidden quest. THAT is top tier for sureskys
I noticed that gray weather! I think it might be inspired by some of the lighting mods from Nexus. I think it looks fantastic and is perfect for just about every area of the game really. Awesome update.
@@tuckerp2006 Yeah, it was a wise move by CDPR and cool of them to spread the love to the community. Too bad about the technical issues on PC though. So many big PC games this year launching with performance problems.
@d.o.t Because it is the MR. Launching with technical issues that get patched out not long after launch isn't the lowest low. Being forced to choose between 30fps or fidelity at less than ultra settings is the lowest low, lol. Also, mods.
As someone who hasn't played any other version, and coming off playing Breathe of the wild as my point of reference, I was blown away by how fast the fast travel works. I imagine the SSDs in modern consoles are partially responsible for this, so I wonder if it's a large improvement over how the fast travel was before the next gen update.
It is, load times were pretty shit on the ps4 version lol. I mean they werent really any worse than other ps4 games but I could never go back. Just today I wanted to reload an area so a barber I saved would spawn in town, so I just fast traveled somewhere and then back to the town I was in. On the ps5 version it was like 15 seconds, on the ps4 it would've been over a minute, if not more.
Actually looks really impressive. Wasn't expecting this much of a leap. I never finished it originally, got about 80% in. It just never seems to end 😂 Amazing experience. I just dunno if I'll ever have the time to complete it, especially these days. But, I'll give it another go.
Witcher 3 is a game I put on a similar pedestal as Skyrim though I do think it's ever so slightly more linear with it's story telling and progression. You can still play Witcher 3 in a truly open world way but the main quest is much easier to follow naturally. Yes there are side quests and they can take up a good chunk of time but I find with Witcher 3 I tend to stick to the main storyline and not rack up quite as many side quests as Skyrim. That's not necessarily a bad thing as I do appreciate some guidance but I also appreciate how Skyrim really lets you go free with almost no handholding. Again this is not to say that Witcher 3 is hand holding; I just find it easier to naturally follow the main story of Witcher 3 than Skyrim.
Been waiting for this next gen update since they announced it, super excited to jump back into it again, I cant even tell you how many playthroughs I've done on this game and each time it never seems to bore me ~
i mean. I prefer playing this with mouse and a keyboard but the haptic feedback for the ps controller seems good. but you can play this on pc with ps controller too so idk
i AM ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT. I got the ultrawide screen cutscene fix. playing 32:9 3840x1080 ultra no raytracing. I LOVE the new camera angle. I love the new sign casting. I feel like they upped the difficulty as well, maybe nerfed food? I LOVE not dying from small falls. Like I am seriously digging it. I cannot believe how good this game looks. It's been so long since it came out and Its world is second to NONE. nothing comes close. I love it. AND AND AND I have not yet played Blood and wine. I have the whole BaW dlc to do fresh. I'm so fucking happy. I thought it was going to be a minor update, and it kind of is, but it changes the game. The camera angle makes me feel like I'm more in the world. the landscape seems even more detailed. it's just perfect. i love this fucking game. I love it. as for console players, i hope it's better. i dont see how ray tracing is possible on console as i feel like framerate is by far the most important factor in making a game "look good"
I will play these games after finishing the books, which are awesome, by the way. One of the things that attract me the most from this update is the ability to remove the HUD during gameplay. If only the Assassin's Creed had that, it would make my photo shooting sessions easier.
This looks soooooo incredible! Can't wait to try this out. The game didn't hook me before which is crazy I know but it honestly looks best game ever made material with these changes
It took me a little bit to get into it, but that's because I kept getting stomped in combat, was too used to just hack and slash combat like Skyrim, but once I got that down, it's one of my favourite games ever.
Try not just playing the game but getting invested into the story. Explore different dialouge opptions. Follow the barrons side quest. It is imo the best questline of any game by a mile
@@Skegfromcraigslist i have a lot of trouble sticking with games and getting used to the controls is all I meant. The atmosphere and stories I do love. The streamlines to the controls and improved graphics I think will push me to keep playing
@@shalindelta7 the news about this update have been on milions of channels, websites, blogs etc. You are saying that only people without a real life knew this?
Yes! I am STOKED to play this new update. I make cinematic videos and I can tell the atmosphere just makes it so much more cinematic. Going to be making a lot of videos on this one. One of my all time favorites 🥹 Thank you CDPR! and thank you Jake for another great video!
Together with Mass Effect and Half Life I rate this as some of the best-in-class storytelling in gaming. Plus, this game has a mini-game that is better than some other triple A games.
That's because they updated the lighting and PBR materials and completely redid the grass textures, draw distance and density. It looks amazing. Most of this stuff has been available as mods on PC for years, so it's great that console players can finally enjoy TW3 at its best. PC is still the premium option though since you can have the RT mode at 60 fps if you've got the juice.
Glad to know it is separate from the PS4 since I got the platinum for it. I’m starting a new playthrough and getting trophies makes it more fun to hunt for them again.
I bought the GOTY edition on sale a while back but never got round to playing it, so this update is definitely the motivation i needed. Graphics look amazing! Like a 2022 game.
look at the end of a piece of lumber to see how nice the textures are. You can see alternate nilfgard armor pretty much off the start of the game, looks cool.
Always wished for this to happen and looks like this is going to turn into a great Christmas vacation! Very excited to start a new game and play through it again!
The Pc version of the Graphical settings and overhaul just puts it to a new whole level. Finally some use for all these expensive hardwares. They increased everything, vegetation density, crowd density, 4k texture resolution, overhauled character models for the main cast. A lot of good stuff, for ex they bumped out the LOD thru the fucking roof and now you can clearly see castles, towns, anything outstanding and remarkable like a tower, you can see them clearly in the distance, finding sceneries where you're on a hill staring down into the plains of forests and rivers and you see 3-5 chimney smoke just coming out of distant villages and shacks .
I’m been playing this constantly. Some visual bugs. Stutters/frame drops during auto saves. Some hard crashes and freezes. The last gen version at 30 fps was a tough experience for me. I love my frames and having 60 on ps5 is a wish come true. Great game, great update and I can recognize cdpr is trying to reconcile with gamers after cyberpunk 2077. I salute them. Even with some of its glitches and crashes, I’m officially addicted to this game. Thank you cdpr for letting me and many others play this game at 60fps!! Load times are dummy fast too. Ima go play more Witcher now. Gotta get tris to love me like in Witcher 2 again. 😂
I've been wanting to replay this for a long time. With this update, I think now is the time. I'm excited for cross save because I have this on PS5 and PC. I just have to finish God of War first.
The reason why you're having trouble getting used to the close camera, is because vertically it's lower then in other games. While horizontally it's *way* too far to the right. In most games with a close camera, they vertically center the camera on the characters upper middle back; (And sometimes the neck) While horizontally they put it a *little* to the right.
The better grass and the 60fps made this a completely new game. Tried to play the Witcher last year and it was almost unplayable going back to that frame rate, but now im going for the platinum. Beautiful update
For modders, it’s almost a double edge sword. On one hand, this update make some mods obsolete, which is a good thing. On the other hand, this update breaks most mods, which some authors have abandoned for years. It’s such a devastation that someone made a mod page dedicated to figuring out what the new update has change to the files when compared to version 1.32.
As always, you guys rock! Love the content and everything you bring us as content creators, greatly appreciated Jake. With that out of the way, I recently seen that the Witcher 3 had a free Next-Gen upgrade in the works so I ended up purchasing it for 10 bucks through Microsoft soft for Series X. Thought that was a huge steal especially considering the free upgrade would be included for no additional cost. After finishing Elden Ring, playing the base game fidelity was so poor I just couldn’t do it. Can’t wait to go home tonight and see how much better it plays. Thanks again Jake and Gameranx!
I bought this game after I watched s1 of the Netflix show in 2020 or so. I started and stopped several times since then. My main gripe was the load times. I picked up a ps5 and went back to the next gen update. Fast travel loads in only a few seconds. I blazed all the way from battle of kaer morhen to the end of blood and wine in a couple weeks. One of the greatest games of all time once they made it easier to play.
This game is all about the atmosphere and a feeling you get while playing that really immerses you into the story and the world. That is why i think its one of the best games of all time(now improved with the looks), but if you can't feel it or you don't like fantasy or this type of games, i see why you would say its " overrated ". Otherwise, for the 99% of people is a must play!
I tend to only run performance mode if the other is creating any lag hinderance to gameplay, or it doesn't make much difference in visuals. However, I got a Series X and a 4K TV so I could play games in full resolution with ray tracing, so graphics mode is usually standard for me.
I started playing this game about 5 years ago ,but stopped soon after I started, never went back ...your telling me this is the same game? And I can load it back onto my console (series x) and it will even have better features?.
What you didn't tell is that the game has optimalization issues. It doesnt run smoothly in 1080p on a rtx 3080. A 7 year old game which I played on ultra 1080p on a gtx 970
As a PC player, who has already played through a modded version of Witcher 3, this update brings very little. But CDPR definitely deserves recognition for bring the mods of independant creators into this game.
Honestly just greatest RPG of all time. The environment is so creepy and unsettling. You can feel the bad vibes in the air when you go into the deep wilderness. Most side quests are engaging stories. As a completionist It doesn’t make exploring every nook and cranny of the map feel like a chore.
@@vinnysmokes5641 Nah. I never felt uneasy in Skyrim. Always felt like I was on an adventure. It was a great game when I came out but doesn’t hold up like the Witcher
@@vinnysmokes5641 I disagree with Skyrim, that has more of a true high fantasy adventure feel, with the funny dialogue and voice acting and how npcs are. the systems in Skyrim are the same way, like the leveling enchanting and everything else. Skyrim is a magical funny game, the Witcher is a bleak, raw game. bad comparison
Some people think this game is overrated, how? I spent 15-20 hours just doing all the stuff in Novigrad. I'll have over 200 hours after this playthrough. The graphics, combat, story especially, and UI are all AAA quality. I need answers. Sure, the update is overrated and I could care less about it but the game itself isn't.
I'm just happy I once again have that craving to keep playing a game. I'm always excited to jump back on again after a session. That says alot considering how I haven't felt that way towards gaming in a while.
I really like the storyline, characters, quests/lore. The world they crafted for the Witcher, within a video game.. It's such a great experience. --- It's been such a long time since I can say I've enjoyed a video game like I did playthrough the Witcher 3. I don't recall a game that enjoyed the majority of storyline, characters, lore, systems & world design. Missions and side missions were very well done.
i was halfway in my play through while this update dropped. so i'm having so much more fun. the new camera is actually fucking amazing. everything looks grander
I have played 3,5 hours so far :-) Not a huge difference but noticeable. The quick sign casting is a nice change. If you look closely at the skin on Geralt and other characters you can see a difference in texture (looks better). When you're riding you can feel the vibration of Roach's hooves or whatever a horses feet is called 😂😀
I don't know if i have missed it before or if it's something new but there is a chest in the room that you talk to Yennefer in Vizima, it's a set of armor and two swords a steel one and a silver one. White tiger armor meant for Emyr, you can read about it after talking to Yennefer.
I heard that PC Patch 4.0 is awful, performance issues are abysmal, with or w/o RT. Hmmm, and here I was thinking to play it when I get time. Will wait for couple more patches to resolve the issues.
subnautica got the same treatment they implementet some new feachers from below zero in the og one and on a site note witcher 3 is a must have experience in my opinion
I got the witcher 3 abt a year ago when i first got my ps5, which is when CDPR announced the next-gen update, so i waited and i’m excited to finally experience the game in its entirety ! It’s always looked pretty good to me and this next-gen update takes it up a notch tbh it’s so gorgeous, especially in the forests like you said
Have the fighting mechanics been updated at all for next gen? Love the Witcher 3, but always thought the fighting was off. Combat was clunky and slow, would be great if the developers had tightened up the mechanics just a bit.
Converting your ps4 save to your PS5 to play a new game plus is just a little bit complicated. On top of that if you've already completed a new game plus that save will not work to start a New Game Plus. You can only use a save if you have only completed the game once so no new game ++ or +++ unfortunately.
I played a little Witcher 3 a few years ago but started and are still playing other games . Was going to go back to it eventually but now it will look better and I'll play it sooner since it's updated. Sort of like a brand new game to me
Witcher 3 one of my favourite games of all time, CD Projekt Red have made an absolute masterpiece, the story telling, action, everything was excellent, the soundtrack is so good and relaxing, the Skellige track a highlight 🎶 🎧 Geralt of Rivia is an amazing protagonist, still love exploring the game with Roach, riding around, always makes me feel happy👏👏👏🐴 ⚔️
I personally don't like the camera angle of the update. It limits the visibility and the character takes a big chunk of the screen. Is it possible to revert back to the older camera view.
Fun Fact: I play on PS4 Pro and had not played forr a while, jumped back in a couple days ago and noticed we received the update as well, only things missing are the close up camera "which remains dynamic as it always has been" and the ray tracing obviously. CDPR did something outstanding with this one.
i've never played this game and i just downloaded because of the 60fps update, same thing happened with cyberpunk and i couldn't believe how i didn't play that earlier, such a good game.
as someone who's only just started playing this past week, 32 hours so far. I didn't even know about the update, and when I played yesterday and noticed the new launcher and the changes from a "this wasn't here yesterday" perspective, I will say that the biggest feature I feel they added was 120+ fps support. So with a 3060 + i5-11600KF I can either get stable 120 fps on low-med settings 1080p or stable 1440p 60 FPS on ultra + RT (no shadows). Recommend trying the game out and playing with it if anyone has been avoiding it! Edit: Fixed a missing word.
