{"id":123374,"date":"2022-02-01T06:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T04:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=123374"},"modified":"2022-02-02T11:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:56:15","slug":"the-video-game-i-like-the-most-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/123374-the-video-game-i-like-the-most-2","title":{"rendered":"The video game I like the most"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a remarkable fusion of a beautifully detailed open world with deep storytelling that has me replaying it time after time.<\/p>\n<p>You play as Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher on a quest to locate his adopted daughter, Ciri.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, however, you&#8217;ll have to do the job of a Witcher &#8211; killing monsters.<\/p>\n<p>Undeniably, the two main aspects that have me revisit Geralt in his odyssey are rich storytelling and satisfying combat.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Choices make the world go round<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSpoiled for choice\u201d takes on a whole new meaning in the Witcher 3.<\/p>\n<p>Quests often branch out in multiple storylines, depending on your choice.<\/p>\n<p>Each choice you make influences the next available set of options and the story&#8217;s overall direction.<\/p>\n<p>It is all up to you.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t feel like helping an NPC you met in a main quest out with that favour they mentioned? Then don&#8217;t, but be warned that it could alter your story as you progress.<\/p>\n<p>This massive branching storyline is one of the reasons why I have completed the game three times already, and yet I still make discoveries with each playthrough.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Know thy enemy<\/h3>\n<p>The Witcher 3 gives the player the unique opportunity to prepare for the enemy you will face.<\/p>\n<p>Witcher contracts are a beautiful example of this &#8211; missions in which you hunt down powerful monsters.<\/p>\n<p>The following monster classes are found within the game:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Necrophages<\/li>\n<li>Specters<\/li>\n<li>Beasts<\/li>\n<li>Cursed Ones<\/li>\n<li>Hybrids<\/li>\n<li>Insectoids<\/li>\n<li>Elementa<\/li>\n<li>Relicts<\/li>\n<li>Ogroids<\/li>\n<li>Draconids<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<li>Good ol\u2019 Humans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bestiary is vital in helping you prepare to face these enemies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_123394\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123394\" class=\"size-large wp-image-123394\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Geralt of Rivia investigating the site of a monster attack\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Witcher-3-Wild-Hunt-Witcher-contract.jpg 979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geralt investigates the site of a monster attack.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before facing a monster, you can study up on its unique characteristics and weaknesses. This includes the blade oils, bombs, and magic most effective against a particular creature.<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to explain the satisfaction that comes with hunting down a monster, striking the killing blow, and riding back to the village with the creature&#8217;s head strapped to your horse.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t tired of doing this after nearly 80 hours of gameplay, and I&#8217;ve got many more hours ahead of me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/123426-bethesdas-rogue-warrior-swept-under-the-rug\">Bethesda&#8217;s Rogue Warrior: Swept under the rug<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a masterfully crafted action-RPG that still holds up 7 years after its release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":79349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[417,21,8657],"class_list":["post-123374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-action-rpg","tag-headline","tag-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123449,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123374\/revisions\/123449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}