There is no doubt that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the best RPG of the past decade, winning more than 200 awards. This huge mobile game puts you in the role of Geralt of the mage Rivia, and then sets you on an adventure across continents, pitting you against people and beasts.
In fact, The Witcher 3 is remarkable for more than just its thematic turmoil. Every turn in this open-world RPG is filled with excellence: excellent exploration, excellent creature design, excellent combat mechanics, excellent character development. But those lingering moments reveal the pain deep within the world's inhabitants. In one mission you reunite two lovers, one of whom is now a rotten witch .
In another story, an obese spouse-abuser must find a way to love two different lost souls, each testing the limits of his affection. Don't worry these vague descriptions spoil the important events: these are simple examples of the obstacles each resident faces. In the Skellig Islands and the city of Novigrad, there is no corresponding sadness without joy.
When I first played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I remember how beautiful the game looked and how detailed it was compared to other games at the time. Its story, missions, and cast of characters are made for an action RPG and keep your attention throughout its 100-plus hours. I never actually finished it, but its recent next-gen update makes it easy to pick up again.
Don’t forget that The Witcher is a game from 7 years ago. CD Projekt Red didn't need to take the time to make this update, but doing so brings new meaning to a game that has already received a plethora of awards, downloadable content, and even a Netflix show that continues to attract new audiences. The result is quite nice and enhances an already incredible experience.
1. Enhanced game experience
In the next-generation version of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", the PBR technology based on physics-based 3D rendering is used in the game and is replaced by ray tracing. An additional "ray tracing" option has also been added to the PS5 version. Whether it is performance mode or light tracing mode, both can be upgraded to 4K dynamic resolution using AMDFSR2.1 technology on PS5, and the high-quality effect is significantly improved compared to before.
After turning on light tracing, we can very vividly feel the change in Geralt's body and temperament. Not only Geralt, but also dramatic lighting locations such as sunrise and dusk in the game, as well as various scenes with metal materials and water, the ray tracing method brings players a more accurate and vivid interface experience. The
ray tracing method appears on PS5 and is subject to some limitations. In performance mode, the next-generation version of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" can maintain stable operation at 60 frames basically throughout the entire process. Once ray tracing is turned on, you basically have to play at 30 frames or even lower. Normal city exploration is fine, but when riding a horse or fighting, this frame rate is not enough for most players.
However, even if light tracing is not turned on, the quality of the scenes in the game has been qualitatively improved compared to the previous version. CDPR applied the screen space reflector (SSR) that was originally only used on the surface to a global level. Therefore, the texture of Geralt's weapons, metal armor pieces, and even the riding boots have been very surprising improvements. Many players said that when they experienced the next-generation version of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" on PS5, they almost didn't feel that it was actually a game that was released more than 7 years ago.
For many players, the performance of ray tracing and other functions combined with DLSS/FSR is more meaningful. This part of the content will be adjusted after realizing the PC version experience, and players can keep looking forward to it. Although the PS5 version cannot open the upper limit of the picture quality of the next-generation version of "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt", it will definitely bring players an overall gaming experience.
When playing various scenes, such as heavy attacks, attacks, riding horses, and falling, I can feel that the PS5's DualSense joystick has matching vibration feedback, especially the delicate vibration feedback during stabs and consecutive cuts, which adds a lot to the game's combat experience and details such as the sense of impact.
2. Surprising Chinese dubbing
The biggest content of this upgrade is the Chinese dubbing. In fact, all the content has a new interpretation because of Chinese. Unlike other next-generation game upgrades, this language expression upgrade allows both new and experienced players to have a very smooth gaming experience. As long as you are not a player who has completed the game three or four times, knows every corner of the terrain map, and memorized all the storyline text word for word, then the Chinese dubbing this time will definitely bring you unexpected surprises.
The Mandarin dubbing in this game is very professional. CDPR has arranged more localized text for the Chinese voice. Even the Chinese mouth shapes have been adapted, and the tracks in the game have been localized into Chinese. Although the classic lines have some flavor of translation accent, games with a Western magical worldview like "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" are very suitable for translation accent.
Whether it is the performances of several key characters or the various characters encountered in the plot, they are all very appealing. The originally traditional pictures can be given a new feeling under the Chinese interpretation. When I played the passage of a certain baron, I once hoped that you could be a player who has never been exposed to "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" to experience this specific content.
As long as the interpretation is excellent, Chinese is unlikely to replace English as the best solution. The reason why Chinese dubbing has become one of the highlights of the game is mainly because with Chinese voices, the game experience and data acceptance have been qualitatively improved. In such a large open world, there are too many people talking. No matter how good Chinese gamers are in English, there will still be certain obstacles in obtaining information for content that is not expressed in Chinese.
Daily tasks, world view, storyline... Chinese dubbing not only adds a better sense of immersion for Chinese players, but also gives players who love storyline games a good opportunity to further understand the world.
3. Other detailed changes
. Material collection is more convenient
This time when Geralt collects green plants and other materials on the world map, he will no longer need to check according to the additional dialog box, which improves the overall rhythm of the game to a certain extent. But to open the box or as before, you need to perform a second operation in a separate dialog box.
. Some game props are easy to change
In the previous generation, consumable game props such as time bombs required players to open the weapon menu and modify them one by one, which was cumbersome to use. However, after this game update, skills or props such as seals will be able to be adjusted directly using the posture menu bar. Especially in the second half of the game, the number of game prop types increases rapidly, and this function will become more and more practical.
. The perspective is closer to the character
The camera perspective of the game after this update will be closer to Geralt than before, so players can experience more ambitious scene performances. If you feel that the angle is getting closer, you can modify it in the settings at any time.
, Embedded MOD
PC games have always had a cultural foundation of "MOD", self-made game content by netizens. However, this next-generation game upgrade of "The Witcher 3" only embeds some fan-made MODs in an official form. MOD is dominated by interface decoration and feature improvement. Although it is not very intuitive when playing, it is still good news for home console gamers.
Conclusion
Overall, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s next-gen update is an impressive collection of new features, tweaks, and enhancements that make one of the best RPGs of the past decade, even better. If you've never played The Witcher 3, you must give this game a try. If you've already played The Witcher 3, there's still enough experience here to keep it fresh.
"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" next-generation version is a sincere work, a masterpiece that you will definitely not regret. The narrative is done to the extreme, and may be one of the most exciting narratives in the history of games. The script is excellent, the plot is fully supported, the interface is harmonious and unified, the unique world view and the huge and detailed game content can ensure that players can explore and discover in the game to their heart's content, and can encounter various beautiful NPCs by chance. The results are also touching, and the performance in all fields is obvious to all.
