The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2015 · CD Projekt
Source book
- The Witcher saga — Andrzej Sapkowski
A sequel to the books, not a retelling. It treats the saga's ending as history.
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Fidelity
The Witcher games follow Sapkowski's novels. Wild Hunt is the third game, released in 2015 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with a Switch port in 2019 and current-generation versions in 2022. It continues Geralt's life after the books rather than retelling them.
Read first?
01
When to read first
Read the saga first if Sapkowski's ending is still yours to discover. The game assumes you know these people and where the books leave them.
02
When playing first is fine
Play first only if you have already read the books, or you know you never will. It stands up as a game. It is a leaky first meeting with the story.
03
Why
A sequel spoils by continuing. Wild Hunt is the clearest case on this shelf: magnificent, and full of the saga's aftermath.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt
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