Pretty good DLC here, but it had its shortcomings. Think the real draw of B&W is Touissant itself and just exploring it. Like my first hours in TW3, I was hooked just running around, stumbling into one quest after another, and just checking out the landscapes. Story kinda meanders in the middle (from Tesham Mutna to Masquerade Ball 2.0), but it does pick up after that. But ultimately, like TW3 itself, eventually you've seen and done everything on offer and things get stale fast.
One of the best DLCs of any game ever
Vastly improves upon the base game with a bunch of little stuff. I liked it because it wasn't supremely long, and the story was more engrossing. Listening to Regis talk is always a delight. Blood and Wine, however, managed to pull everything together for the ending better than the base game did, so thats awesome.
Best dlc i have ever experienced.
The real GOTY 2016
the best fucking expansion ever
zone great
story great
gear and stuff great
:)))))))))))
zone great
story great
gear and stuff great
:)))))))))))
vampire
Palmerin is the DUMBEST AI ever to exist, "Yeah, sure.... Just stand in that super powerful AOE the whole time and don't bother backing up while you die. Good job, you're dead, again."
I guess this is what Citadel felt like in Mass Effect 3 huh?
A masterpiece in almost every sense of the word. An expansion to an already amazing game that in many ways, for me, surpasses the greatness of base game. A game and story I did not want to end, although there are many hours of truly amazing content in this expansion. If you are a fan of role playing games in any way, you owe it to yourself to play this expansion. You won't be disappointed.
Otra expansión muchisimo mejor que el juego base e incluso que la anterior, que ya era buena. Si HoS es un must, esta debería directamente ser ilegal no jugarla.
I know it really doesn't need me to sing its praises but this truly is the right way to expand your game because it builds upon every single mechanic without exception. Colorful, clever, with the real darkness and cruel twists we expect from The Witcher. Upon entering and engaging in the expansive Toussaint I felt a whimsy I hadn't since I first entered Velen or Skellige. It really outmatches pretty much anything in the base game outside of scale, and the Quixote-inspired setting really breathes fresh air after almost 90 hours of the base-game and first DLC.
Better than main game
Simplesmente a melhor DLC já feita na história dos videogames, Blood and Wine só fecha a jornada de The Witcher 3 com maestria, com um novo mundo de Toussaint e com uma bela história e sidequests fantásticas.
melhor dlc da história
The Best DLC ever made, i dont understand how can anyone score this low, it improved on everything the Witcher 3 had, with a fairly low price and so much content, this is my favorite expansion ever.
"Silk kerchief, monogrammed d.l.C. A noble's accessory, clearly."
CD Projekt Red are no stranger to neat references inside their games, this is evident from the Assassin's Creed reference in Witcher 2, and the famous Tyrion scene from Game of Thrones in the open-walled cell, they usually love to poke funny easter eggs, and this one is funny and spot on.
The easter egg is placed near a pouch filled with florens which was the developers gab at the overpricing of a lot of other companies game DLC. Fantastic!
Blood and Wine is a legit expansion, its filled with awesome new content at an insane value, its the most satisfying piece of content you can get for a post release video game.
Toussaint, the land of love and wine is a new area introduced in the expansion, it differs from the main game grim atmosphere, Toussaint is a colorful and fairy-tale like, the country-side is super beautiful, the landscape looks phenomenal. I believe (Southern France/Northern Italy/Switzerland) inspired the location.
Beauclair the capital city is one of my favorite cities ever, the city is beautifully designed, you can see its distinct architecture, its vibrant culture and glorious palace while taking your tour, admiring the view (especially at the festival in the beginning near the lake, absolutely breathtaking view).
Toussaint is a land rich with culture and lore, it has its accent, its tradition and folklore, its festivals and religion, exploring the map will reveal hidden treasures, pieces of lore and history and old interesting stories that took place way before. Exploration is very rewarding and interesting.
Superb job on the voice acting and sounds design, hilarious sketches from the fairyland quest (big bad wolf), what's better is a new soundtrack collection with fantastic music. Taverns are bigger and more carefully designed, the lighting at night is so well done, its calm and romantic, embodies the land of love and wine.
Story Premise is interesting; Geralt goes on a high value contract, tracking a powerful beast that plagues the peaceful calm land which is Toussaint, Dutchess send after Geralt (they had previous connections from the books). Story starts out like a murder mystery, with Geralt doing his detective work to track down the beast (serial killer) with impressive attention to details, afterwards the story progresses into branching paths with crazy reveals, its tightly written and not journey-adventure type like the story of the wild hunt which makes it better.
Great variety of cast to meet along the way, memorable characters with likeable personalities.
Side quests are the same high quality you would expect, personal favorites are the bank parody which was hilarious and Roach side quest (this was was touching and funny at the same time).
Gameplay wise i loved the new Gwent deck as it added extra layer for strategy, the quest design and dialogue is very well presented. New enemies with more attack patterns, better boss fights, new and better gear that adds passive specials, a new system which offers mutation and adds variety to builds, cool skills to unlock, its obviously a step up from the main game.
Also one of my favorite, you get a house to decorate, paintings, artifacts, swords get to shine in your new marvelous house, the place is amazing, loved the river and gardens surrounding it.
I love this expansion, its like a sequel disguised as a DLC, the new area, the new soundtracks, the upgraded gameplay elements, the story and characters, its fantastic all around, it offers both quantity and quality, and it serves as a love letter to the last Witcher book.
Its an essential part of the Witcher experience and marks the end of Geralt's journey, it completes the Witcher 3 and elevates it as some of the finest gaming experiences ever made. Its like a beautiful mixture of a Book, Movie, Video game, all packed together like a symphony.
CD Projekt Red are no stranger to neat references inside their games, this is evident from the Assassin's Creed reference in Witcher 2, and the famous Tyrion scene from Game of Thrones in the open-walled cell, they usually love to poke funny easter eggs, and this one is funny and spot on.
The easter egg is placed near a pouch filled with florens which was the developers gab at the overpricing of a lot of other companies game DLC. Fantastic!
Blood and Wine is a legit expansion, its filled with awesome new content at an insane value, its the most satisfying piece of content you can get for a post release video game.
Toussaint, the land of love and wine is a new area introduced in the expansion, it differs from the main game grim atmosphere, Toussaint is a colorful and fairy-tale like, the country-side is super beautiful, the landscape looks phenomenal. I believe (Southern France/Northern Italy/Switzerland) inspired the location.
Beauclair the capital city is one of my favorite cities ever, the city is beautifully designed, you can see its distinct architecture, its vibrant culture and glorious palace while taking your tour, admiring the view (especially at the festival in the beginning near the lake, absolutely breathtaking view).
Toussaint is a land rich with culture and lore, it has its accent, its tradition and folklore, its festivals and religion, exploring the map will reveal hidden treasures, pieces of lore and history and old interesting stories that took place way before. Exploration is very rewarding and interesting.
Superb job on the voice acting and sounds design, hilarious sketches from the fairyland quest (big bad wolf), what's better is a new soundtrack collection with fantastic music. Taverns are bigger and more carefully designed, the lighting at night is so well done, its calm and romantic, embodies the land of love and wine.
Story Premise is interesting; Geralt goes on a high value contract, tracking a powerful beast that plagues the peaceful calm land which is Toussaint, Dutchess send after Geralt (they had previous connections from the books). Story starts out like a murder mystery, with Geralt doing his detective work to track down the beast (serial killer) with impressive attention to details, afterwards the story progresses into branching paths with crazy reveals, its tightly written and not journey-adventure type like the story of the wild hunt which makes it better.
Great variety of cast to meet along the way, memorable characters with likeable personalities.
Side quests are the same high quality you would expect, personal favorites are the bank parody which was hilarious and Roach side quest (this was was touching and funny at the same time).
Gameplay wise i loved the new Gwent deck as it added extra layer for strategy, the quest design and dialogue is very well presented. New enemies with more attack patterns, better boss fights, new and better gear that adds passive specials, a new system which offers mutation and adds variety to builds, cool skills to unlock, its obviously a step up from the main game.
Also one of my favorite, you get a house to decorate, paintings, artifacts, swords get to shine in your new marvelous house, the place is amazing, loved the river and gardens surrounding it.
I love this expansion, its like a sequel disguised as a DLC, the new area, the new soundtracks, the upgraded gameplay elements, the story and characters, its fantastic all around, it offers both quantity and quality, and it serves as a love letter to the last Witcher book.
Its an essential part of the Witcher experience and marks the end of Geralt's journey, it completes the Witcher 3 and elevates it as some of the finest gaming experiences ever made. Its like a beautiful mixture of a Book, Movie, Video game, all packed together like a symphony.
9.5
Maybe the best expansion of all time?
Maybe the best expansion of all time?
The perfect expansion pack to an already fantastic game. Toussaint is mindblowingly gorgeous and I cannot overstate how enchanting everything about Blood and Wine is.
Debatably the best expansion for any video game, ever, not just RPGs, and for good reason. Blood and Wine is a phenomenal narrative treat, nailing down all of the core pillars of what makes the universe of The Witcher tick, all while introducing a bountiful array of new content.
While Blood and Wine's story isn't as personal as Hearts of Stone previously, Blood and Wine is no slouch in the narrative department; the story is memorable and the vocal performances are phenomenal. While it's very easy to dive into spoilers involving Blood and Wine, I can just simply say it's nothing short of masterful and is definitely required for those who enjoyed the base game experience.
To add on top of the already amazing main story of Blood and Wine, it additionally introduces a new map, tons of side quests of many varieties, and even a new add-on to Gwent, so freaks like me can have a roaring good time experimenting with new cards and abilities in between monster-slaying and taking care of the seemingly time-sensitive main quest.
Like Hearts of Stone, and the base game of The Witcher 3, Blood and Wine made me laugh, craft a deeper connection with its characters, fall in love with CDPR's admiration for eloquent details, and it even had me search for the missing testicles of a statue, as well as posing for a heroic portrait that ended up being a glorified nude.
Simply fantastic, no better way of putting it.
While Blood and Wine's story isn't as personal as Hearts of Stone previously, Blood and Wine is no slouch in the narrative department; the story is memorable and the vocal performances are phenomenal. While it's very easy to dive into spoilers involving Blood and Wine, I can just simply say it's nothing short of masterful and is definitely required for those who enjoyed the base game experience.
To add on top of the already amazing main story of Blood and Wine, it additionally introduces a new map, tons of side quests of many varieties, and even a new add-on to Gwent, so freaks like me can have a roaring good time experimenting with new cards and abilities in between monster-slaying and taking care of the seemingly time-sensitive main quest.
Like Hearts of Stone, and the base game of The Witcher 3, Blood and Wine made me laugh, craft a deeper connection with its characters, fall in love with CDPR's admiration for eloquent details, and it even had me search for the missing testicles of a statue, as well as posing for a heroic portrait that ended up being a glorified nude.
Simply fantastic, no better way of putting it.
8.5
This should be a standalone game...
Still short some of the base game's emotional intelligence and finer shades, but the short-story quests dripping with lively, lived-in, and inventive mythos are back with a vengeance, and at the end of the day that's more than I expected from an expansion.
A huge expansion to a huge game, a very satisfying conclusion to the game's story, plenty of fun weird silly stuff alongside dark heavy moments. I loooooove it, I love Witcher 3, and I think you have to play the expansions to consider the game truly finished - they're required reading at this point.
Funny that the expansion is separate, but I fully believe that this expansion is its own game. Completely new area, "new" characters introduced. It's my favorite area, and is hands down one of the most beautiful areas in video game history. Do yourself a favor and play this, there are not really many spoilers going into it from the main game besides one bit of dialogue (as far as I know).
Mejor incluso que el juego base
tomar vinho e matar vampiro. minhas duas verdadeiras paixões
Prostibulos, vinho, sexo e vampiros. 10/10.
Holy SHIT what a way to cap it all off. You've earned a rest indeed.
This review contains spoilers
While the characters aren't as endearing as in Hearts of Stone, the story is longer and the setting feels a lot more fleshed-out. Toussaint is an excellent area and is surprisingly large to boot. The area music is fantastic and the colorful environment is a pleasure to traverse. The sidequests are great, I particularly enjoyed the one where Geralt has to sit in a bank for hours trying to get the forms he needs to make a withdrawal and the one where he's the subject of a painting with a comical result. Getting my own vineyard was nice even if I didn't spend a lot of time there, it at least gave me something to spend my money on. Participating in the knight competition was also very cool even if a tad too easy and it's nice they added a new mutation system to help with unnecessary skill points. The main quest is very eventful, particularly the fantastical fairy tale segment and the vampire action. While the duchess and the villain weren't great, Regis, Detlaff and the knights of Toussaint made up for it with their likable personalities and sympathetic plights. I also quite liked how Blood and Wine works as a conclusion to the game overall with Geralt finally getting to happily live in peace with Yennefer in his own comfy vineyard.