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Comparing The Open World Of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Some fans might be worried about The Witcher 3's leap to an open world, that the tightly-constructed narrative of previous entries might be sacrificed to appease a growing trend in the industry. Rest assured, the development team at CD Projekt RED is confident that they have created the perfect fusion of exploration and narrative.

Watch the video interview to hear the game's director and lead quest designer talk about converting the world of The Witcher and what lessons they have learned from games like Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, and Assassin's Creed 3. 

 

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  • Damn, they really are trying to get the perfect open world game here. Really scrutinizing other open world games and taking the bad stuff out and putting the good stuff in. Really looking forward to this.

  • Even though I have to admit that (in spite of trying several times) I could never bring myself to even remotely finish one of the Witcher games so far (I just don't fancy low-fantasy that much), EVERY word of this interview is *absolutely* true. That alone deserves respect. If they can follow up those statements with deeds and games, then I'll have to take a look at The Witcher 3 after all.

  • I just got a tingle down my leg, and it wasn't because of my lady.

    The more I hear them talk, the more excited I get. For two reason mainly.
    One is Witcher2. I played it. So I know the quality they can produce. two, is the fact I have played quite a few open world games, some they mentioned they played, and well its cool to see their learning and continuously trying to advance.

    Long story short, if they can pull it off. Witcher 3 is going to be freaking awesome. (Its also cool to see they got someone level headed in charge of their finances)
  • Ambitious ambitions. Don't know if they can get all they want in but looking forward to see if they can.

  • Can't wait for this

  • "Everyone likes Open-World-Games." - Mocks the best Open-World-Games of this generation through the whole video.
  • Great that they are going back into open areas.

  • Honestly between Skyrim and this game, I would choose Skyrim. They spent more time telling me what they didn't like about the game than spending time on what makes their game better. I might play this game if it comes on out console, but not if it stays PC.
  • I'm loving the continued coverage of this game. The more I hear, the more excited I get.

  • Elder Scrolls is less about the characters you interact with and more about the character you create. I think games where you create your own custom character or a little more fun. You get to decide kind of person your character is.