A monster slaying witcher, an adopted daughter to find, and a continent torn apart by war.

On gut feeling, the community ranks it high, ahead of 81% of games. And the detail says why we love it, but also where it snags. Attachment to the characters lands almost at the top, ahead of 95% of titles, and its soundtrack climbs higher still. Fun and the desert island pick follow, well above average. The one real letdown is controller feel, which falls back around average. Its whole world grabs you, its writing holds you, but its combat was never its strong suit, and the votes confirm it.

Next to other open world role playing games, it set a standard of writing and side quests that few have matched since.

So, who is it for? For you if you come for the story, the characters, and a world that breathes. Much less if you judge an RPG first on the sharpness of its combat.