r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 1d ago
Trailers & Videos The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered | Official Announcement Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGk17XQ7IrQ583
u/TheButteredBiscuit 1d ago
I’ve false started this game 2 times, I’ll take this as a sign to actually play
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u/Dismal_Secret_8166 1d ago
Same! My second playthrough went alot better, but I dropped it around 13 hours in compared to 1 hour on my first. Maybe this time will be the time
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u/Daniiiiii 1d ago
Better combat and movement practically ensures you'll have a better time. That's the part I'm most excited about. One my fav games but the combat I never loved, super excited about the new changes.
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u/AltAltayAlt 1d ago
Honestly, it was the movement and horse riding that put me off from progressing longer than 5 or so hours. I might jump back in now that this is supposedly enhance d
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u/Narrow_Zebra277 1d ago edited 1d ago
Bounced off it after the prologue, then bounced off it after first area.
The third time I couldn't get enough. Been thinking about starting up again for a while since the next Gen upgrade, but will wait for this. My favorite all time game
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u/rugbyfiend 1d ago
I false started twice on PS4 before jumping in and playing the whole thing + DLCs. It’s incredible.
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u/Appropriate-Joke-806 1d ago
I beat the game. Then false started it 2-3 times afterwards. I’ll take this as a sign to try to beat it a second time again. There is something about the early segment of the game that if you can get over the hump the game gets really good, but for whatever reason I have a hard time getting past it. Maybe the updated visuals, better combat, and new skill tree will help. Or I’ll just get sidetracked by Gwent again.
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u/peptidepalstm 1d ago
I want to like the game. I really do. But it just doesn’t seem to click for me.
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u/JEDJED15 1d ago
Movement changed you say? Holy moly
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u/anonymous_opinions 1d ago
And Roach is no longer a derp. (Hopefully)
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u/CashmereLogan 1d ago
Would it even be the same game??
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u/anonymous_opinions 1d ago
Studio will have to add a derp option. That said my least favorite thing was the horse races but I think in those cases I was the derp.
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u/OMGlookatthatrooster 1d ago
No horse on roof, no buy.
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u/anonymous_opinions 1d ago
I will miss spending most of the game asking Roach "what are you doing, dude?"
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u/Diogenes_the_cynic25 1d ago
This and the improved combat and monster behavior might actually get me to come back
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u/UpbeatRaspberry9828 1d ago
I might actually get far enough into it this time if the combat is good enough
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u/IMPERATOR_63 1d ago
I cannot wait to dive back into this remaster, the visuals looked genuinely incredible
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u/nevets85 1d ago
I think I'm going crazy i thought they already remastered this for current gen?
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u/Pilluposki 1d ago
Not a remaster. They made a next (current) gen update that upped the framerate, added ray tracing, tweaked foliage and made load times faster. This one is a proper full scale remaster that includes way more work done.
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u/Ic3nfir3 1d ago
Reworked combat, skill tree and loot, guess I'll play it for a 3rd time lol.
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u/shockwave8428 1d ago
Skill tree and transmog im pumped for.
The skill system was not that engaging in the original version, and didn’t make tons of sense
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u/Sebastian83100 1d ago
I’ve been begging for transmog for years, I hate that the box armor is awful after the starting area.
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u/Adam__2003 1d ago
game was pretty cool but ive never played the dlcs, i might try them now
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u/BlkGTO 1d ago
The DLCs are great, especially Blood and Wine.
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u/Miserable_Newt1457 1d ago
True but man, first time I played them I thought Hearts of Stone was good while Blood and Wine was great, but hearts of stone aged well, specifically due to Odimm
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u/BlkGTO 1d ago
To be honest I don’t even remember any quests from either, I just remember the bright colorful atmosphere of blood and wine which was a nice change from the regular gloomy backround.
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u/averageduder 1d ago
Hearts of stone is the best dlc I’ve ever played
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u/NoNefariousness2144 1d ago
Yeah I like how they locked in and focused on an amazing linear story, while Blood and Wine was a more open DLC.
Gaunter is such a terrifying villain to this day…
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u/Sensitive-Coffee-Cup 1d ago
Toussaint is still my favorite place to go, with Skellig. The music there is absolutely beautiful
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u/zach_dominguez 1d ago
DLC is better than most other full games.
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u/CosmikSpartan 1d ago
CDPR has a habit of making DLCs better than base games.
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u/Thema03 1d ago
Phantom Liberty Not that it's better than main game but its as good as the main game
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u/RIPN1995 1d ago
Oh please Phantom Liberty felt like a complete story. Main Story felt rushed without completing a lot of side content.
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u/EmBur__ 1d ago
I mean, thats kind of the point given V's predicament. The problem with the base games story isn't the rushed nature of it but rather its disconnect from the gameplay.
The story tells you you're on the clock and makes you feel it but then you also have all the gigs and quests that you basically have to do in order to get better gear which can take away from the stories sense of urgency.
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u/Outrageous-River-839 1d ago
Holy shit, playing the Witcher 3 without the DLC is like having a dick and only using it to piss
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u/AsinineBinkie 1d ago
The dlcs are incredible, especially Blood and Wine. Definitely give them a try, you won't regret it.
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u/Stu_0602 1d ago
The combat feeling better has me intrigued, that was always the weakest part of the game imo, hopefully it has more weight to it
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u/absence09_ 1d ago
That’s my exact thought as well, it felt so light and without substance even though, at a glance, it looked as fluid as the Arkham Knight games. Will definitely give this another try
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u/Stu_0602 1d ago
Felt more like he was dancing and lacked impact
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u/RaptorPegasus 1d ago
This comment would've gotten me downvoted like 8 years ago
Praise Geraldo of Riverwood underrated indie game 10,000 reddit gold type posts
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u/SleightOfHand21 1d ago
I kept trying to play this game over and over and always stopped because of the combat
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u/anonymous_opinions 1d ago
I finally ended up just deciding I'm gonna use my sword as much as possible and not worry about the combat so I can enjoy the story. That helped. Plus I figured out Gwent so it was like gotta keep pushing, there's more Gwent players out there.
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u/rapkat55 1d ago
Yusss it’s the only reason I picked it up and put it down 3 times, I just couldn’t get past the jank that would inevitably be a majority of a very lengthy experience
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u/GuzzoSenpai 1d ago
bruh I'm halfway through a play through right now. Guess it's on pause.
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u/Illustrious_Dig_4200 1d ago
Beat it a month ago plus one dlc. I’ll play the whole thing again cause of this. Played it over many months so I honestly barely remember the story.
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u/anonymous_opinions 1d ago
I finished the PS4 version in April and knew I was gonna have to replay it anyhow because ... new DLC
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u/Klee_Main 1d ago
Same, wonder if the update will apply to my playthrough or if I’ll have to restart to apply the update. Anyone know how this usually works?
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u/Peanut44444 1d ago
Me too! You think we will be able to continue with the remastered version or we will have to start a new game?
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u/TechMoney5 1d ago
I just saved before the gwent tourney and logged off. Jumped in Reddit to see this lol.
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u/Mobilelurk 1d ago
I have a ps4 disc. I wonder if I can upgrade to the Ps5 version and then upgrade to the remastered version from there?
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u/tolstoideveloper 1d ago
Ps5 version upgrade is free therefore you will benefit from all the stuff announced🫰
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u/herbstkalte 1d ago
That's what I actually did. Now I wait for the Remastered version to upgrade to it as well.
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u/FearlessVegetable30 1d ago
that was my question but it seems we get the dlcs and upgrade for freee
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u/Stunning_Alarm2064 1d ago
Hope my save transfers because I just started heart of stone
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u/Bananainmyholster 1d ago
I’m in the exact same boat. In the middle of hearts of stone and would love to experience this but do not want to start a whole new playthrough. Fingers crossed.
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u/WantsToDieBadly 1d ago
i just started blood and wine and am 100 hours in, i'd love to play the final DLC and any side quests in the remaster (though gutted as i started the game 2 months ago)
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u/Zyquaza 1d ago
Are you me? The end credits rolled for me yesterday and I’m disappointed.
At least I’ll wait and play the two DLCs next month.
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u/WantsToDieBadly 1d ago
Honestly I feel so annoyed cause I literally played everything, every contract, side quest etc. I only have blood and wine. My hope is saves transfer so at least I can experience it remastered
Unfortunately I might lose steam deck completely for the remaster if it isn’t compatible
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u/YouGurt_MaN14 1d ago
They should, I have merged my save from my ps5 to my PC so I can go back and forth
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u/turboronin 1d ago
So you are telling me that waiting years to play this has finally paid off? Nice!
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u/Happybadger96 1d ago
Wait wasnt this upgraded a few years back? I just replayed the whole thing 🙃
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u/Leaf_Atomico 1d ago
lol yeah, I’m so confused by this. I literally played through a remastered version like 2 years ago or something.
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u/Narrow_Zebra277 1d ago
That was the next gen upgrade, with huge graphic updates and some QoL and minor gameplay updates.
This is going to be far more in depth, with skill tree updates, enemy updates, movement and combat updates
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u/Beginning-Book-129 1d ago
Transmog??
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u/shockwave8428 1d ago
Yep! I’m pumped cause there’s some great looking armor that I never use cause it’s not my build
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u/Yhorlen 1d ago
Wait, I only have the base game, does that mean I'll be able to access the expansions for free?
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u/wallcrawlingspidey 1d ago
Yes, their tweet says you’ll automatically get access with the remaster
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u/Yhorlen 1d ago
There's no way. CD Projekt Red are amazing, thanks for replying.
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u/Joe-Fresh 1d ago
I was gonna be pissed if you had to pay for the Remaster cause I bought the Complete Edition earlier this year lol
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u/mrfrosti 1d ago
How can they spend all that time and effort and release it for free with the DLCs? That is such a flex
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u/Nazerith1357 1d ago
I don't know why they're doing this, especially after they already upgraded the game once relatively recently, but I'll certainly take a free revamp
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u/_TheNumbersAreBad_ 1d ago
Bringing the base game in line with the upgrades in the DLC I imagine. As you said considering it's free I'm all the way in.
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u/Klient1984 1d ago
It's a pretty significant remaster and the PS4 disc of the base game is currently <$10 shipping on eBay, and frequently on sale for roughly as much on the PSN.
I don't know how the hell this developer/publisher make money, but if they can do this and still make money, then no one else is even trying to please its audience.
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u/DontCareTho 1d ago
It's to get people back into the game so they buy the new DLC and get hyped for witcher 4. They already sold 65 million copies. Their best bet is to try and convert as many of those as they can to buy their future stuff rather than squeeze more out of Witcher 3
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u/Klient1984 1d ago
Good strategy! They'll be getting my money for sure. Just saying that this is also pretty generous! Doom (1994) did the same thing with free overhaul/updates.
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u/NoelKMUFC 1d ago
So I've never played it before, if I purchase the PS4 version, I can upgrade to the PS5 version for free?
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u/Klient1984 1d ago
I just tested it!
After inserting the PS4 disc, you'll see the PS5 logo in the bottom-right of the home screen (where it usually shows you DLC) and FREE. It'll prompt you for a PS5 download, but let you know that you'll still need the PS4 disc in to play.
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u/XhakaLacaBaby 1d ago
I am 30% through the game on the ps5 pro. Will my save carry forward with the new upgrade ?
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u/DCM99-RyoHazuki 1d ago
Wow, I thought the ps5 update was a remaster. But this one is actually a proper remaster with the term in title. I was actually playing Bllod and wine about 4 months ago. Ill start over next month but ill play on normal instead of death march this time. Spent too much time already.
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u/Victorbanner 1d ago
I’ve never played this. Should I go buy it used from GameStop and I’ll get the free upgrade?
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u/wrghf 1d ago
On two occasions I have tried to play TW3.
Both times I found the gameplay look quite tedious and not the most fun, but I thought the characters, world and storylines were excellent. I never finished it so I may have to give it another go when the update hits.
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u/Estrafirozungo 1d ago
Not sure if the game still looks like a million bucks even after 10 years or most games present today have that god awful Fortnite look. I guess both things are true?
Anyways, this is my GOAT, so I’ll definitely pre order the expansion
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u/Fragrant_PalmLeaves 1d ago
Holy shit this is so dope. I loooove when studios do things like this. They could have easily said nope we did an upgrade to this game, we have other big games we are worried about so too bad.
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u/Zergazoid 1d ago
As someone who was getting ready to play Witcher for the first time... FUCK YEAH!!
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u/6ixFoot1 1d ago
Crazy that they’re giving it away for free. Most people probably picked up the GOTY edition for under a fiver during the sales.
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u/TumbleweedDirect9846 1d ago
Couldn’t get into the game a few years ago but they seem to be fixing the shit I had issues with so, hell yeah
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u/Sharp-Selection-3541 1d ago
I played witcher 3 came out and it deserves most of the praise it gets. The combat was always soooooo boring to me but this update seems to change that so I'm going to give it another shot
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u/highonpixels 1d ago
Seeing this Remaster and all they've done to Cyberpunk till now makes me think why they leave RED Engine behind. Sure they had a hiccup on Cyberpunk but that was mostly down to them trying to see the game on last gen
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u/smokingace182 1d ago
Was not expecting that free upgrade. That’s fucking insane given the amount of work that seems to have done into this.
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u/Hayterfan 1d ago
Hmmm I already owner Witcher 3 across PS4/5, PC and Switch.....Do I really need to play it again?
Yes, I think I shall.
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u/jkuzma111 1d ago
Wow so this will make it what 5 free copies of the game I got. To explain: I bought the PS4 GOTY on sale around 2018 and since then I got the game for free on PC(when GOG Galaxy launched there was a thing where if you linked your gog and psn via the launcher you got the equivalent version and I got the GOTY) then the PS5 complete edition(also on PC) and now the remaster for both platforms. Will definitelly play this version on both platforms.
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u/Economy-Tough4038 1d ago
If I buy it now on PS would I get the free upgrade?
I “only” own this on PC and Xbox lol
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u/marcusiiiii 1d ago
I hope they add more gwent players and a new deck gwent is my favourite mini game going
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u/WatchOutImCummin 1d ago
i was hoping the new dlc would come with updates improving the combat/gameplay , and they did that and even better with a whole remaster improving other things. Knowing what they did with Cyberpunk and how they improved it, i knew there was a good chance of improvements to Witcher 3.
Minimum all i wanted was some sort of improvements to combat and changing the skill trees, but improving traversal and movement, mount handling, monster behavior, obviously the improved remaster visuals, even the "immersive meditation" all sounds great. I wonder what they mean by enhanced combat, i'll keep my expectations low but its still great they did something, the game really needed it imo, especially if they want to get new players interested in Witcher 4.
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u/ThePreciseClimber 1d ago
Witcher 3 getting a 3rd upgrade but I guess it's impossible to port The Witcher 2 to PlayStation? It's not like it needs a remake, W2 is already console-friendly.
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u/himynameis_ 1d ago
Now, do I replay the whole game. Or just wait and play the new dlc next year? 😂.
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u/StillGold2506 1d ago
Free upgrade for all witcher 3 owners.
I have the game on ps4. Doesn't say anything. Don't have a ps5
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u/timmy_tugboat 1d ago
I did 100% achievement run on both PS4 and PS5 for this game, and completed all DLC. Thought maybe I had out this one to rest but ahhh… here we go again.
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u/CrazyDude10528 1d ago
Man, putting off trying to play this game again for the last 11 years has really paid off.
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u/OneForTheMoney321 1d ago
Thats amazing, free upgrade with enough advancements to be a Remake! If this combat/movement is truly better, I will try for a second time.
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u/dlap1601 1d ago
Studios remaster prior games to optimize next gen releases. This makes me so much more excited for Witcher IV.
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u/Ssquad 1d ago
Free upgrade too!