Like the titans of the industry that go by the names Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII, Skyrim, GTA III etc. it may have taken almost two years of being on sale, but the PS4/Xbox One generation finally has its masterpiece. The Witcher 3 is hands-down the one game from this generation that'll absolutely floor anybody when they get eyes on its graphical capability, overall world size, detail, player agency and subtly branching narrative. In what's a work of pure storytelling genius, developer CD Projekt RED have managed to provide not only a perfect starting point to the series (despite it being their last one, featuring Geralt anyway), giving you enough optional dialogue prompts to talk to all sorts of characters and flesh everything out, alongside pushing forward with the events at hand. As such, W3 puts you on the hunt for your adopted daughter, Ciri. Her presence in the world makes her incredibly important for both the surrounding realms and even across multiple-universes, creating a tale wrapped in politics and large-scale Game of Thrones-style power-plays, all the while an emotional heart beats away at its centre. The various realms are beautiful at every turn, Andrzej Sapkowski's original mythology is adapted and expanded on in the best way possible - the lore filling out your actions and the world itself in a supremely engaging dark fantasy - and Geralt himself is the perfect sword-slinging badass to carry everything on his wizened shoulders. Hell, even the minigame Gwent is developing a devout following, and if you were looking for one title to show off every aspect of your new hardware, Wild Hunt does that with flying colours. What's become your favourite game from across the summer? Let us know in the comments, and what you still can't wait to play!
