Why The Witcher 3 Will Always Be My Favourite Game 

The witcher 3 is one of those game that makes you feel sad that you have finished it, you wish that it never ends

This is the kind of game where the characters feel like friends and replaying feels like coming home.

The Witcher 3 came out 5.5 years ago. Gaming is still trying to replicate so many of the things the Witcher 3 did brilliantly, and continues to fail at it.

Few games can make such a strong impact to your life, even change the way you see things. And this one wasn't just a game, it was a whole otherworldly experience, one which you couldn't find a single flaw. Even in 20-30 years time, we'll still consider The Witcher 3 as a once in a lifetime game. Absolutely magnificent!

I truly love this game with a passion!

"What is the technical and precise labor of writing code if not incantation: patterns and processes of logic weaving intricate worlds which like the spells in the Earthsea, depend on the comprehensive naming and ordering of things. And that’s what the witcher 3 represents " - (Nathan Ditum, 2020) I've never come across a more beautiful description of coding. Hats off

I have always known that this game was praised by everyone who has ever played it. But I could not give the game a shot myself just because it's not my type of game. But your 'love letter' for this game finally convinced me. I just bought it and I am going to play it tomorrow!

Once I looked up a full quest list on Skellige, turned out I did everything... Every question mark, marker and cave Never felt so empty after that

Nathan going back to his writing roots here and showing us why he’s one of the best around 🙏🏻🙌🏻 well put, what a epic game!

Nath still finding reasons to talk about the witcher 3, well played mate

I am not ashamed to say this game made me teary eyed on several occasions.

We should never stop talking about The Witcher 3, we’ll done sir 👏🏻

Witcher 3 still holds the record for the most GOTY awards

The way Nath talks about this game is beautiful. You e just inspired me to go back through it.

I can't wait to play again on the PS5. The witcher 3 is a masterpiece.

I am delighted that I had played Witcher 3 in my lifetime. Thanks, CD Project.

I love it when Nath and Rob do a passion piece, their quality of language and journalism is so high compared to a lot of YT "thought pieces". More of this please PlayStation Access 🙏

A game of such quality that it has basically spoiled me ever since. I'm still not sure it will ever be topped for me. It set the standard so incredibly high, nothing has really come close since. Witcher 3 The platinum standard

Hearing the music gives me chills every time I hear it even tho I have 600 hours on this game.

8:40 the irony here is that the Witcher books never had any map in them and it took the Polish community ages to establish a fan world map.

Witcher 3 is one of the most immersive games I've ever played. Most of the time I would just turn off the minimap and roam the world, taking in all the beautiful architecture and landscape. The focus on landscape near the end of the video really resonated with me. Not to bash or disrespect other games, but often game worlds feel somewhat ''designed''. It's like the content was decided on first, and the world was formed around it later. Witcher 3 feels like the world already existed, and the devs just found a way to tell stories in it. So often we hear the words ''alive'', ''living, breathing'' and ''sprawling'' when open worlds are described, but Witcher 3 is really on another level in terms of world believability and immersion. It feels like there are no copy-paste assets, no copy-paste quests and no copy-paste NPC's. Even when I come across the 100th abandoned house in the world, my mind doesn't go ''oh there's that asset again'', I'm just as intrigued as ever, treating it as if it's completely unique. And often when you investigate there is actually something hand crafted to it, that sets it apart from all the other homes. Sometimes when a game gets really popular, other games try to copy it. But no game company has been able to copy The Witcher 3. Why? Because it's not the parts that make up the game that made it popular, but how polished, high quality and well crafted each of those parts is. The Witcher 3 doesn't have one particular thing going for it that makes it beloved. People love it because it's one of the most detailed, best written RPG's ever made. You can't copy quality without putting just as much effort into it as the original! Really great video Nathan, I'll never get tired of hearing you talk about this fantastic game!

I always appreciate Nathan's videos. They come across so genuine and enthusiastic. He can often peak my interest in something I would normally not give a second look.

This game felt sentient. When I finished all the quests and the treasure hunts I felt I was leaving someone. Returning back to a world where I had forgotten how to live. I couldn't get enough of soccer but now it feels like a different life. The game is almost life changing. Never do I remember feeling emotionally attached to a game and feeling so empty after I finished. I never thought I would say this about the Witcher 3 but this game has become my favourite game and the best game I have ever played.

this is not a game... this is a work of art that will be saved through the annals of history

The video should've been called "A love letter to the Witcher 3", since it's like Nath is reading a poem, and yes, one of the best games ever

Absolutely beautiful game, the hours I’ve sunk in is scary and I can’t stop going back. One of its kind

The Witcher 3 is the greatest game ever created and I'll hear nothing more on the subject

So happy to hear people feel exactly how I felt, and feel till this day, about this spectacular work of art. Thank you for this video.

This is so fantastically written, I couldn't even begin to give it the praise it deserves.

when im gonna get my ps5 i will play this fresh from the start with all expansions can't wait.

I couldn’t get into this game because I really didn’t care for white orchard and didn’t ‘get’ what this game offered. It took me a year on and off to get through it. Then I got out to Velen and the whole game opened up for me and I’m in love. What a gaming experience!

Wild Hunt I have been playing it since November 2019 on PC, with a stable 1070 at 60fps. I took it a little lightly but it became my favorite game. Greetings from Italy!

This and Persona 5 will always hold a special place in my heart in this gen. I've probably played more than 600 hours in W3 but still the world never fails to amaze me. Thank you Nathan and the team of Access for this beautiful tribute. ❤

I never ever in my entire life spent 16 straight hours on a game other than The Witcher 3.👌😏😅

I'm on my third playthrough of the game with over 350 hours and I'm still not bored, I can't get enough of it. The gane truly is my favourite game of all time and I never thought a game that resonates with me this much would ever exist. A true masterpiece.

This masterpiece ❤️ Seeing this video makes me wanna do a 11th playthrough of it again! I miss Geralt 😭

This game will be a part of my life forever, still waiting on TW4 🤞

My one gripe- i want a photo mode And wow, when someone on Access gets talking about their favorite game, its incredible

"THE BEST GAME EVER MADE" like if u agree

This was my favorite game before RDR2 and still my most played games, I completed this game 8 times, going through different scenarios and builds. This is also the only game I platinum.

12 minutes and it appears Nathan forgot Yennifer all over again. Seriously though, such a great video and I hope you make that comprehensive video next. You even included a quote from Alan Moore!

This is the greatest game of all time. The emotions, excitements, anger, love, passion, attachments these feelings you feel It just hits different then any other game I ever played.

I got completely attached to this game. Even after all these years the music makes me wanna cry haha

My goodness that was well done! I mean honestly flooring. You've not wasted one single word in this thought provoking, exquisitely summarized motif. Btw thx alot looks like I'm installing w3 again

man, wolf gear stained red looks so awesome. I had the same scheme too.

Spent over 300 hours on it i totally agree a masterpiece my favourite game.Looking forward too the Ps5 upgrade reduced load times which was the worst thing about it.

What a great video essay! Such great literary touch points as well, have read all of them except now, in my mid-30’s am cruising through the wheel of time series. Me and my wife first bonded over a love of the Earthsea trilogy/quartet. I am still playing Blood and Wine! Also watching this as I cruise through a rainy autumnal south east England on my new commute to work so really feeling the map and territory vibe. Thank you.

That bit where he equates magic and computer programming - as the manipulation of symbols and signs that conjure something out of nothing ... Poetry ... that's always what I've thought; still can't get my head around how a bunch of 1s and 0s can be transformed into creating a completely new virtual world! It was amazing enough 48 years ago when you could play tennis on a TV with two rectangles and a square dot.

I remember Witcher 3 came out in May 2015 and it was around the time I was doing my GCSEs. It is the sole reason why I didn’t study and therefore failed most of my exams. No other game had me glued to it like Witcher 3 and I have zero regrets 😂

7:48 That hit me right in the feels. I can TOTALLY relate to it.

yeh im playing it now for first time 5 years after its release and its breathtaking

What a beautifully written love letter to this game

IMO Red dead redemption 2 and witcher 3 are game of the century(For now).

Currently replaying this. Absolutely astonishing in every way.

What an amazing review, astonishing. Hearing it my heart was warmed, my eyes were drowning with tears knowing that other people are feeling this game in the same way as me. Witcher 3 was the journey, an adventure and at the end of the game, I was really sad that it came to an end. The same feeling I have always when I finish the Back to the Future trilogy. Whenever I see when Doc came back to the '80s to tell Marty that he's fine and to give him their picture I'm sad that this adventure is ending. The same feeling was at the end of the Witcher when I finished the last expansion. Those feelings are telling us that we are dealing with a piece of art, something amazing.

im new to this game, because i just bought a gaming pc. still level 7 and just clocked about 3 hours of gameplay. i tell ya, this game is better than elder scrolls skyrim

I’ve played through the game 9 times. I’m currently on my 10th, I doubt I’ll make it in time for cp2077... just because every time I start a new play through I savor it tremendously and feel almost like a responsibility, a duty to play it as best as I can. It is not just “a game” it is something bigger. It’s a phenomenal phenomenal work of art, the absolute best piece of entertainment I’ve ever consumed. The feelings it conjured have never been replicated or even come close in any other game past or present, and I’ve been playing games for almost two decades. That scene where you’re just chilling with Regis, next to the fire... drinking his homemade Booz... the music starts playing as the moon sits in the background, a deep moment of serenity, despite all the ordeals you’ve gone through w/ Geralt... beautiful.

Knew it was Nath before i clicked Edit: That is some Magic writing mate! Please do more like this

I've collected all the trophies from Witcher 3 and W3 Goty version and im going for W3 Complete edition too. The Witcher 3 is my all time favourite game.

The emotions I felt while playing the Bald Mountain quest. Will never be topped by another game. I often think about how incredibly invested I got during that moment.

IMO, the best game ever made.

Just finished playthrough number 3 about a month ago. 500+ hours of this game and I still discover things I've never seen before. There are whole sets of videos with hours of crazy stuff just hidden throughout this game. I absolutely love it and it is easily my favorite game of all time. The stories in the side missions are better than most games' main stories. I wish more games were like this, but I also know there may be nothing like this ever again. A true masterpiece!

It rare in video game journalism that we get thought pieces written with this passion and fluency. Amazing piece and kudos for fitting it with in 13 minutes!

I was a PS4 user and played this game. I now am on my second playthrough on PC, just amazing experience on PC

the great thing about PlayStation Aceess, is that you get deep content like this from nathan (I never 100% got on with witcher 3, but it's still nice to hear someone who did explain why so eloquently). and then you get the sheer nonsense of watching the whole team play fall guys, all seemingly with a secret plan to wind rob up until he loses it. great stuff, and keep it coming team

You have no idea how hyped i am to go back and play this with a PS5 patch and 4k TV. I kinda hope it gets a new trophy list as well!!

This was brilliant. Genuine poetry and I think you hit the nail on the head as to why this is the best game I've ever played and why games are so magical

I just started playing it again like 3 days ago. It’s truly maybe my favorite game ever. It was Snake Eater for a long time but Witcher 3 is such a staggeringly amazing game. I hope the game gets even better with a potential performance boost on next gen.

this and dark souls series etch in my mind as a wonderland. a fantasy world we all dreamt of.

Nath, thank you. Such a beautiful „visual essay” born from a deep passion and love towards a world so near and dear to my heart. Amazing video, thank you for capturing the essence of this game.

beautifully written script Nathan. you recounted the things many of us felt with this game perfectly.

I've been on RU-vid since it's inception and watched it grow into an amazing resource of information. Quite incredible really. I was searching for videos on Mastercrafting my Griffin set (Hey... it's all about personal preference) and I stumbled upon your video "Why the Witcher 3 will always...(etc). For five years I have been trying to explain to my younger sister (48 y.o.) why a 'Grown Man' (53 y.o.) would engage in the same activity as her teenage son (13 y.o.) and, Lord knows, I have tried and tried and tried. The Witcher. Skyrim. God of War. Tombraider (the new ones). Nothing worked. Not a word got through. Nothing! Today is Christmas 2020 and she will not be able to escape me. I am going to sit her down and make her watch this video. Nathan, you have absolutely nailed it, Mate! Everything from world building and morally questionable decision-making to the joys of being a 'Kid with a Stick' (See George Carlin for more information on this particular truth). Congratulations. I think you've pointed out what 'Non-Gamers' just don't seem to get and you did it so eloquently. Search my profile. I NEVER comment on ANYTHING! (Too much of that stuff out there already) but I hope you continue to review well into the future and I will watch for your work. You mentioned the correlation between Art and Magic. I believe, personally, that the Art of Writing is to take something that is seemingly 'incomprehensible'. Explain it to an individual through lucid description and clear analogy that in no way condescends. Thus, the receiver leaves with a broader understanding of the world around them and a greater sense of the Adventure that is Life. You've done that in Spades, my friend. It won't change the world but it will explain to people why the Gaming industry is the largest sector of personal entertainment in the world today. Thankyou & Kudo's, dude. Merry Christmas.

I would love to see more of this video essay type of content

The witcher 3 was the first game that made me feel the characters, you just love them, is so natural, everyone looks alive, this game is a masterpiece.

Nathan's writing on this video is incredible.

I wish more people would talk about games as passionately as this.

I just finished replaying it and the DLCs. Still so great

This game reignited the magic I felt playing Zelda as a kid. Something I thought I would never feel again and I'm extremely thankful for it.

I agree with everything in this video! They tackle the suffering of people in such an empathetic way in this game it truly moved me. And then the world just looks like my hometown and it also feels like home

Playing The Witcher 3 was one of the best experiences of my life. I hope CDPR releases the new remodeled version soon.

This game is absolutely amazing. Its uncanny to think that they are still unlocking hidden dialogues within the game

nate has such a beautiful way with words. truly magic indeed. a treasure to this channel he is. he could sell a sunhat to an eskimo but luckily he is trying to sell the greatest entertainment product of all time to thousands of people who already love it lmao

The quality of Nathan's work is utterly astonishing, I feel like a better version of myself having watched this. One of the best passion pieces I have ever seen (the other being Rob's on What Remains of Edith Finch)

I've been looking for a video to adequately explain just what it is I'm missing in this game forever and now I get it. What a lovely piece.

Listening to Nath talk about Witcher 3 makes me want to try it.

I've always wanted to play this game but time constraints made me avoid it due to the investment I knew that would have to be made to actually play it, and just recently I downloaded it from the Playstation store for 10 bucks and let me tell you..... I'm hooked! The level of immersion in this game is ridiculously GOOD, I can't believe that these are the same ppl that spewed out cyberpunk

Nathan, very rarely have I enjoyed listening to someone talk about something they love as much as I enjoyed this. Thanks. In fact, I think I will listen again now.

So beautifully said it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for that Nathan

It's the only game I have a platinum for and I still play it every once in a while

Well I have 300h in my Witcher 3 on PC, guess I can add another 100h on PS5.

Nathan this video is bloody good mate, been following ps access for years, videos this good are rare, well done mate

This was a wonderful video and bit of prose. Lovely job!

Hey this was amazing and the quote at the end hit hard, we got a serious video from Rob and you now about a generation gone by and your favorites from it, any chance we can get one from the rest of the cast as well?

Playing it again for the 9th time as we speak after discovering it late last year.

Dude, this is the kind of eloquent ode that this masterpiece deserves. Hats off to you my friend for reminding me about the absolute magic of The Witcher 3.

Wow this video is amazig! I got so lost in the commentary and sprawling landscapes while watching. It brought back so much nostalgia of the game but also of reading fantasy books and imagination of the worlds in them. Awesome🙂

Hello. You've caught me watching a Friday Feature without a single reference to Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy or even What Became of Edith Finch!

I’ve personally never managed to get into The Witcher games, however that does not stop me from enjoying this absolutely stunning video. I think I may just watch it again!

Thank you sir, for this poem of praise. I have loved Witcher since i was a child, books and then games. You sum up, so sensitively and truthully what this love means to me. There is special feeling of connection to someone who does not only love same piece of art as me, but loves it in a same way.

Did not finish the game. Was doubting if to play it again. Watching this video was all I needed. This is one of Access’ top videos. It is kind of a poetic and personal review. Awesome video, Nath!