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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Nintendo Switch Digital): Standard $20, Complete Edition

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Nintendo eShop has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale starting from $19.99.

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  • You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. At your disposal is every tool of the trade: razor-sharp swords, lethal mixtures, stealthy crossbows, and powerful combat magic. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

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  • About this Deal:
    • Offer ends January 17, 2022.
    • This price for the Complete Edition is $30 Lower than the list price of $59.99.
    • Rated 85 out of 100 by Metacritic.

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Nintendo eShop has The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale starting from $19.99.

Thanks to Community Member DonoTreplyOhNo for posting this deal.

Available Options:About this Game:
  • You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. At your disposal is every tool of the trade: razor-sharp swords, lethal mixtures, stealthy crossbows, and powerful combat magic. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Offer ends January 17, 2022.
    • This price for the Complete Edition is $30 Lower than the list price of $59.99.
    • Rated 85 out of 100 by Metacritic.

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ghostfreckle
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Witcher hands down. Story is lengthy and phenomenal. So much to craft, wear, equip and explore. Put 250+ hours into first play through (Xbox Series X though). Blows BOTW out of the water… and BOTW was the best game that I've had ever played, until Witcher 3. I've been gaming since Coleco.

I never played on Switch though… Wonder about performance…

Then I wonder about pc version will play on Steam Deck 🤤

Point and click ain't my jam.
megacephalus
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There is cross save between PC and Switch. So if you started on GOG or Steam and want to take your save to the switch for Witcher on the go, you can do so with cloud saves:

https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-wit...Switch,_PC
DonoTreplyOhNo
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Diablo is more of a dungeon crawler RPG with an emphasis on multiplayer. Witcher is a 3rd person open world adventure RPG. So it depends what you're looking for.

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Jan 11, 2022 06:53 AM
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shjn_hcJan 11, 2022 06:53 AM
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Quote from SmithM :
What if your started your game on PC with a torrented version?
I asked myself the same question and I figure out the pirated versions do not support cross save function.
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Jan 11, 2022 12:58 PM
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IamthelawsometimesJan 11, 2022 12:58 PM
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Pulled the trigger

Have it on Xbox but haven't had time to play on that console.

Thanks for post. For Deku deals I had it at $25 for an alert but this is close enough.
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Jan 11, 2022 08:51 PM
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Shoryuken23Jan 11, 2022 08:51 PM
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Portable Witcher sounds awesome but I'll just wait for my Steam Deck lol
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Jan 11, 2022 11:44 PM
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inkredediblesJan 11, 2022 11:44 PM
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Quote from ghostfreckle :
Witcher hands down. Story is lengthy and phenomenal. So much to craft, wear, equip and explore. Put 250+ hours into first play through (Xbox Series X though). Blows BOTW out of the water… and BOTW was the best game that I've had ever played, until Witcher 3. I've been gaming since Coleco.

I never played on Switch though… Wonder about performance…

Then I wonder about pc version will play on Steam Deck 🤤

Point and click ain't my jam.
Switch version is great. I have it for PC and for Switch. Obviously the Switch isn't as great graphically, but kinda like NBA 2K or something on a PC/PS5 vs a Switch, it's not really a problem unless you only care about graphics. I have a PS5 and an RTX 3090, and unless I'm just going for visuals over story, I typically end up playing on my Switch far more since it's more portable and I can play from anywhere in the house. Yeah Playstation and Steam Remote Play options exist, but streaming Steam games is a horrible experience due to everything being optimized for PC and streaming Playstation is great except for the fact that you're now stuck playing next to your home router.

When I was single, I could just spend all my time in front of a computer or a TV, but now that I'm not, it's just so much more convenient to game on a Switch that I prefer it 8 out of 10 times.

Jan 12, 2022 02:07 AM
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spar7yJan 12, 2022 02:07 AM
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Quote from prettySlickDeal :
Don't look at YouTube videos before Patch 3.6. SIGNIFICANT improvements on sharpness and clarity since the last update, and highly customizable graphics settings, more than the PS4 version. Judge for yourself: https://youtu.be/f8zuaa6KdBQ At 2:00 they do side by side comparison from 3.5 to patch 3.6 "extra crispy edition" lol

When playing in handheld I cannot tell the difference from PS4 aside from some cutscene FPS drops. Only when playing docked is it apparent, but still amazing for the Switch's limited horsepower.

Agree that it's a step down graphically, but it is incredibly well done, responsiveness and speed in combat is retained and scaling of distant textures minimizes noticable issues.

I still find myself pausing to take in snow capped mountains or a vista at sunset, and they retained more bloom and lighting effects than I expected.

You still get lost in the world, I just wanted to test the different graphics settings and suddenly it was three hours later and I'd finished every Quest in White Orchard.

This is still one of the greatest games and stories of all time in my book, akin to Skyrim but with so much more heart and soul. Some choices I made in game still haunt me to this day, which is rare for a game for me.
Ooo, do tell! What choices?
Jan 12, 2022 06:39 AM
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barrera_jJan 12, 2022 06:39 AM
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Quote from prettySlickDeal :
Don't look at YouTube videos before Patch 3.6. SIGNIFICANT improvements on sharpness and clarity since the last update, and highly customizable graphics settings, more than the PS4 version. Judge for yourself: https://youtu.be/f8zuaa6KdBQ At 2:00 they do side by side comparison from 3.5 to patch 3.6 "extra crispy edition" lol

When playing in handheld I cannot tell the difference from PS4 aside from some cutscene FPS drops. Only when playing docked is it apparent, but still amazing for the Switch's limited horsepower.

Agree that it's a step down graphically, but it is incredibly well done, responsiveness and speed in combat is retained and scaling of distant textures minimizes noticable issues.

I still find myself pausing to take in snow capped mountains or a vista at sunset, and they retained more bloom and lighting effects than I expected.

You still get lost in the world, I just wanted to test the different graphics settings and suddenly it was three hours later and I'd finished every Quest in White Orchard.

This is still one of the greatest games and stories of all time in my book, akin to Skyrim but with so much more heart and soul. Some choices I made in game still haunt me to this day, which is rare for a game for me.
do not just post NINTENDO LIFE videos, they are pretty much just press fanatics
show the DIGITAL FOUNDRY tests
at least those guys do show the upsides and downsides of the graphical settings
as like the "ultracrisp" edition making tons of surfaces glimmer and flicker due to the lack of AA

https://youtu.be/eLKOLverlr0
Jan 12, 2022 11:22 AM
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prettySlickDealJan 12, 2022 11:22 AM
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Quote from barrera_j :
do not just post NINTENDO LIFE videos, they are pretty much just press fanatics
show the DIGITAL FOUNDRY tests
at least those guys do show the upsides and downsides of the graphical settings
as like the "ultracrisp" edition making tons of surfaces glimmer and flicker due to the lack of AA

https://youtu.be/eLKOLverlr0
I just posted the first video I could find that showed side by side video comparisons of gameplay. Yours is fine in that regard too, either way you can see how it looks and runs with your own eyes, decide if it's good enough.

No one should be going into a switch edition expecting it's going to compare to PC or PS4 with horsepower more comparable to Xbox 360 generation.

It looks good enough, especially on the size and resolution of the small handheld screen, and retains smooth FPS and responsiveness in combat.

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Jan 12, 2022 07:04 PM
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amhemelJan 12, 2022 07:04 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank amhemel

I feel obligated to share a personal story here. I had heard nothing but good things about this game and the awards it earned speak for itself. Was recommended this by countless friends as well. With that said, I wish there had been a trigger warning associated with part of this game.

My wife and I went through a particularly tough time in our life where we lost a baby. It is not uncommon to miscarry, but either way it sent me into a less than ideal headspace.

Wanting a distraction, I bought this game on sale and fired it up. I played a few hours (maybe 3-6 hours), and got to a quest in which the main character had to help someone and their baby who died before birth. It was borderline triggering, but I progressed cautiously.

A few minutes later, and without spoiling what I have since learned is a very well known quest, the baby (seemingly without warning) transformed into this big monster with baby-characteristics! I had to fight and kill it! It was one of the most messed up things I've ever seen in a video game.

Looking back, I can laugh at the situation, but holy smokes, this was the OPPOSITE of what I needed at that point in my life. I turned off the game and never opened it up again.

Again, I know this game is popular and presumably very well made, but I just share this tale because I know that people are in a range of headspaces when they play various games. I wish someone had mentioned this to me so wanted to share it here. Cheers
Last edited by amhemel January 12, 2022 at 12:08 PM.
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Jan 12, 2022 09:00 PM
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gamerwooJan 12, 2022 09:00 PM
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I'm a casual Switch gamer and been wanting to check out this game since watching the Netflix series. Thanks OP!
Jan 15, 2022 03:38 PM
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AcemanXJan 15, 2022 03:38 PM
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Why people like this game is beyond me, with the clunkiest gameplay and fighting, crappy graphics engine, I tried playing it so many times in so many systems, pc, ps4, they all play like crap
Jan 16, 2022 05:40 PM
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technofoxJan 16, 2022 05:40 PM
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If it was for buying the Witcher 3 on Switch, I probably would have never beat the main storyline. In all seriousness, the cross-save is a godsend for those who have this game on PC and Switch. For those that crab about this game's graphics, it is a technical marvel that it was successfully ported to the Switch with relatively good performance. The graphics, storyline, and just overall gameplay is phenomenal.
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Jan 17, 2022 02:44 AM
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Nobiggity4134Jan 17, 2022 02:44 AM
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Have played this twice through on Xbox and can not decide for the life of me if I need this on switch
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