What Made WITCHER 3 A Big Deal?

We've logged a TON of time in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It's almost impossible to like single-player, narrative-driven games without having done this. But why does it suck so many people in? What made Witcher 3 a big deal?

[tokinGLX]

you have a baby in your arms and an oven in front of you. the father asks you to hand him his child. what do you do: *throw the baby in the oven*

[radagast]

I once heard a bunch of halfling NPCs talk about dill pickle soup. I looked it up and turns out it is a really old polish recipe... so I made it. It was awesome. Best game ever.

[jjstuartonwriting]

I just bought this game on Steam for $15 and have to say I was stunned. Decided to maybe play the tutorial after install and then go to bed. 14 hours later, the sun came up. Haven't pulled an all nighter gaming in decades.

[opedromagico]

0:16 - "DEEP" while showing Triss sex scene. Great move, Mr. Editor.

[nizarmessaoudi]

I dunno how they do it, but they get me emotionally invested with every single quest in that game.

[allie]

Me playing The Witcher: “Just a quick quest, 5 minutes in and out.”
Me 15 hours later: “Demonic Screeching.”

[johnlowden]

When you beat it for the first time it's like losing a dear friend

[regalcartoon]

There were points in The Witcher 3 where I was so invested in the side quests I literally forgot about the main quest.
Not to mention the fact that The Witcher 3 gave me more emotions than any other game I’ve ever played.
A true masterpiece.

[keomafernandes]

I never felt so empty as when I finished Blood and Wine. I was so immersed in the game, coming out of it was hard.

[azam]

Side quest characters in other games: “My cat is unwell can you collect 3 of these bushes to heal it?” —Quest ends—

Side quest characters in TW3: “My cat is unwell, can you help her?”
-Follows cat into woods.
-Cat actually not cat. 
-Cat was a women in love with the guy.
-Another women got jealous of them and turned her into a cat.
-Now the side quest progresses

And the most amazing part of this is that, this guy with the cat is just some other NPC you encounter on your path as you wander off. This is what makes The Witcher 3 so special.

[Al-Mahian]

i can't believe you didn't mention the amazing music in this game. that's one of the thigs that keeps you coming back to the game. every time i hear those soothing soundtrack of skellige, kaer morhen or tousaint i just can't help but take a stroll in those places. the music in this game is like paintings. love it

[littleoldme]

-Old lady "Can you get my pan sweety?"
-Geralt "Sure, where is It?"
-Old lady "Well an odd man asked for it and hasn't returned"
-Geralt goes to the man's house and finds that he used the pan's soot to make ink and send a letters because he was a Spy

[TheCenobyte]

I've got over 700 hours in the game and I'm STILL discovering new things. Love it.

[nickstapleton]

I paid $30 for this game the year it came out and still to this day I feel guilty about not paying full price.

[jackmary]

I'm 250 hours into it and still haven't finished Blood and Wine. It's so addictive.

[SuperAnkan]

This game is so immersive that when its over, I felt empty. A very sad feeling, and so I played it twice. Even the DLCs. Love it. Beautiful game. Aint nothing like it

[thiyagarajan]

There was this quest about chicken theif and found 3 orphans as culprits, told the women to adopt them and she said she will thinkl about it. The quest ended, yet i went back to check on her and there, the three kids playing happily near the women! She adopted them! made me so much happy, even though my quest ended long back! This kind of stuff is what makes Witcher 3, a beautiful game!

[kingbred]

I'm actually on my second playthrough of this game and I'm surprised of how much stuff I missed

[romperstomper]

I'm 42 years old and I think this is the best game ever made. The quality, professionalism and passion are noticeable every moment you play.

[popskiptea]

Blood and Wine is honestly the best dlc ever released. So good.