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'''''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'''''{{efn|{{Lang-pl|Wiedźmin 3: Dziki Gon}}}} adalah [[action role-playing game]] dikembangkan dan diterbitkan oleh [[Poland|Polish]] pengembang [[CD Projekt Red]] dan didasarkan pada ''[[The Witcher]]'' seri novel fantasi yang ditulis oleh [[Andrzej Sapkowski]]. Ini adalah sekuel dari permainan tahun 2011 ''[[The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings]]'' dan angsuran utama ketiga di [[The Witcher (video game series)|''The Witcher''{{'}}s video game series]], dimainkan di dunia terbuka dengan file [[third-person perspective]].
Permainan berlangsung dalam fiksi [[fantasy world]] berdasarkan [[Paganisme Slavia]].<ref>{{Cite web |language=ru |url=https://ru.ign.com/the-witcher-3/75214/feature/pochemu-vedmak-3-vzroslaia-igra |title=Why is the Witcher 3 an adult game? |date=28 Mei 2015 |publisher=[[IGN.com]] |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=ru |url=https://pikabu.ru/story/tolerantnost_golovnogo_mozga_amerikanskiy_zhurnalist_osudil_slavyanskoe_fyentezi_za_otsutstvie_negrov_3339053 |title=An American journalist condemned Slavonic fantasy for the lack of blacks |date=15 September 2015 |publisher=[[Lenta.ru]] |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=ru |url=https://gmbox.ru/materials/33798-slavyanskomu-folkloru-nuzhno-bolshe-vedmakov |title=Slavonic folklore needs more "Witchers" |date=30 Januari 2018 |publisher=[[Gmbox.ru]] |access-date=27 April 2020 }}{{Pranala mati|date=April 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Kontrol pemain [[Geralt of Rivia]], pembunuh monster untuk disewa yang dikenal sebagai Witcher, dan mencari putri angkatnya, yang melarikan diri dari dunia lain [[Wild Hunt]]. Pemain melawan banyak bahaya permainan dengan senjata dan sihir, berinteraksi dengan karakter non-pemain, dan menyelesaikan pencarian untuk mendapatkan poin pengalaman dan emas, yang digunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan Geralt dan membeli peralatan. Kisah permainan memiliki tiga kemungkinan akhir, ditentukan oleh pilihan pemain pada poin-poin penting dalam narasi.
Pembangunan dimulai pada 2011 dan berlangsung selama tiga setengah tahun. Budaya Eropa Tengah dan Utara membentuk dasar dunia permainan. [[REDengine 3]] memungkinkan pengembang untuk membuat cerita yang kompleks tanpa mengorbankan dunia terbuka permainan. Musiknya terutama disusun oleh [[Marcin Przybyłowicz]] dan dilakukan oleh [[Brandenburg State Orchestra]].
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== Permainan ==
''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' adalah [[action role-playing game]] dengan [[third-person perspective]]. Kontrol pemain [[Geralt of Rivia]], seorang pembunuh monster yang dikenal sebagai Witcher.<ref name="rivia" /> Geralt berjalan, berlari, berguling dan mengelak, dan (untuk pertama kalinya dalam serial ini) melompat, memanjat dan berenang.<ref name="Geralt can walk" /><ref name="Witcher3gameplay"/> Dia memiliki berbagai macam senjata, termasuk bom, busur silang, dan dua pedang (satu baja dan satu perak).<ref name="VGGuide" /> Pedang baja digunakan terutama untuk membunuh manusia sedangkan pedang perak lebih efektif melawan makhluk dan monster.<ref name="cite video game" /> Pemain dapat mengeluarkan, mengganti, dan menyarungkan pedang mereka sesuka hati. Ada dua mode serangan jarak dekat; serangan ringan cepat tapi lemah, dan serangan berat lambat tapi kuat.<ref name="sheathe" /> Pemain dapat memblokir dan melawan serangan musuh dengan pedang mereka.<ref name="VGGuide" /> Pedang memiliki daya tahan terbatas dan membutuhkan perbaikan rutin.<ref name="GRevTips" /> Selain serangan fisik, Geralt memiliki lima tanda magis yang dimilikinya: Aard, Axii, Igni, Yrden dan Quen.<ref name="51gn5" /> Aard meminta Geralt untuk melepaskan ledakan telekinetik, Axii membingungkan musuh, Igni membakar mereka, Yrden memperlambatnya dan Quen menawarkan pemain perisai pelindung sementara.<ref name="signs" /> Tanda-tandanya menggunakan stamina, dan tidak bisa digunakan tanpa batas.<ref name="mutations" /> Pemain bisa menggunakan [[mutagens]] untuk meningkatkan kekuatan sihir Geralt. Geralt kalah [[health (gaming)|health]] saat diserang musuh, meski memakai baju besi bisa membantu mengurangi kehilangan kesehatan. Kesehatan dipulihkan dengan [[Semadi]] atau bahan habis pakai, seperti makanan dan ramuan.<ref name="VGGuide" /> Pemain sesekali mengontrol Ciri, putri angkat Geralt yang bisa [[Teleportasi]] jarak pendek.<ref name="teleport" />
Gim ini responsif, canggih [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) dan lingkungan yang dinamis. Siklus siang-malam memengaruhi beberapa monster; seekor werewolf menjadi kuat pada malam bulan purnama.<ref name="AI" /> Pemain dapat mempelajari musuh mereka dan bersiap untuk bertempur dengan membaca dalam permainan [[bestiary]].<ref name="kotakutips" /> Saat mereka membunuh musuh, mereka dapat menjarah mayatnya untuk mendapatkan barang berharga.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Naluri penyihir Geralt memungkinkan pemain untuk menemukan objek yang menarik, termasuk item yang dapat dikumpulkan atau diambil.<ref name="prima" /> Item disimpan dalam inventaris, yang dapat diperluas dengan membeli upgrade.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Pemain bisa menjual barang ke vendor<ref name="prima2" /> atau gunakan untuk membuat ramuan dan bom.<ref name="and bombs" /><ref name="4nd 80m85" /> Mereka bisa berkunjung [[Tukang besi]]s untuk membuat senjata dan pelindung baru untuk membuat baju besi baru dengan apa yang telah mereka kumpulkan.<ref name="blacksmiths" /> Harga barang dan biaya pembuatannya tergantung pada ekonomi lokal suatu daerah.<ref name="Witcher3gameplay" /> Players earn [[experience point]]s dengan menyelesaikan misi.<ref name="Witcher3gameplay" /> Ketika seorang pemain mendapatkan pengalaman yang cukup, Geralt's [[Level (permainan video)|level]] meningkat dan pemain menerima poin kemampuan.<ref name="points" /> Poin-poin ini dapat digunakan pada empat poin [[skill tree]]s: pertempuran, tanda, alkimia dan umum. Upgrade tempur meningkatkan serangan Geralt dan membuka teknik bertarung baru; tanda peningkatan memungkinkan dia untuk menggunakan sihir dengan lebih efisien, dan peningkatan alkimia meningkatkan kemampuan kerajinan. Upgrade umum memiliki beragam fungsi, mulai dari meningkatkan vitalitas Geralt hingga meningkatkan kerusakan panah otomatis.<ref name="mutations" />
Permainan berfokus pada narasi, dan memiliki [[Dialog tree|dialogue tree]] yang memungkinkan pemain untuk memilih cara merespons [[Karakter non-pemain]]. Geralt harus membuat keputusan yang mengubah keadaan dunia dan mengarah pada 36 kemungkinan akhir, yang memengaruhi kehidupan karakter dalam permainan.<ref name="thirtysix" /> Dia dapat memiliki hubungan romantis dengan beberapa karakter wanita dalam permainan dengan menyelesaikan misi tertentu.<ref name="prima3" /> Selain misi utama, buku menawarkan lebih banyak informasi tentang dunia permainan.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Pemain bisa memulai [[side quest]]s setelah mengunjungi papan pengumuman kota.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Misi sampingan ini termasuk Kontrak Penyihir (misi rumit yang membutuhkan pemain untuk berburu monster)<ref name="track" /> dan misi Perburuan Harta Karun, yang menghadiahkan pemain dengan senjata atau baju besi tingkat atas.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Permainan [[Dunia terbuka]] dibagi menjadi beberapa wilayah. Geralt dapat menjelajahi setiap wilayah dengan berjalan kaki atau dengan transportasi, seperti perahu. Roach, kudanya, dapat dipanggil sesuka hati.<ref name="at will" /> Pemain dapat membunuh musuh dengan pedang mereka saat mengendarai Roach,<ref name="roach" /> tapi kehadiran musuh bisa menakuti kudanya dan menggulingkan Geralt.<ref name="kotakutips" /> Tempat menarik dapat ditemukan di peta, dan pemain menerima poin pengalaman setelah menyelesaikan misi mini di wilayah ini.<ref name="GSpotstory" /> Pemain dapat menemukan Places of Power untuk poin kemampuan tambahan.<ref name="PoP" /> Kegiatan lainnya termasuk [[Pacuan kuda]], [[tinju]] dan [[permainan kartu]];<ref name="horse playing" /><ref name="dice" /> bermain kartu [[Game mechanics|mechanic]] kemudian diperluas menjadi [[Gwent: The Witcher Card Game|standalone game]].<ref name="gw3nt" />
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Gim ini berlatarkan Benua, dunia fantasi yang dikelilingi oleh dimensi paralel dan dunia ekstra-dimensi. Manusia, elf, kurcaci, monster, dan makhluk lain hidup berdampingan di Benua Eropa, tetapi non-manusia sering kali dianiaya karena perbedaan mereka. Benua itu terjebak dalam perang antara kekaisaran Nilfgaard<ref name="Characters" />—dipimpin oleh Kaisar Emhyr var Emreis ([[Charles Dance]]),<ref name="CastDance" /> yang menginvasi Kerajaan Utara<ref name="Characters" />—dan Redania, diperintah oleh Raja Radovid V.<ref name="CharacterKotaku" /> Beberapa lokasi muncul, termasuk kota bebas Novigrad,<ref name="Novigrad" /> kota Oxenfurt di Redanian [[Tanah tak bertuan]] dari Velen, kota Vizima (bekas ibukota Temeria yang baru ditaklukkan), pulau Skellig (rumah bagi beberapa [[Norse-Gaels]] Klan Viking) dan benteng penyihir Kaer Morhen.<ref name="CharacterKotaku" /><ref name="Ramsey-May2016" />
Karakter utamanya adalah Witcher, Geralt of Rivia ([[Doug Cockle]]),<ref name="CharVoice" /> seorang pemburu monster yang dilatih sejak kecil dalam pertempuran, pelacakan, alkimia dan sihir, dan dibuat lebih kuat, lebih cepat, dan tahan terhadap racun oleh mutagen. Dia dibantu oleh kekasihnya, penyihir kuat Yennefer dari Vengerberg ([[Denise Gough]]),<ref name="CharVoice" /> mantan kekasihnya Triss Merigold (Jaimi Barbakoff),<ref name="CharVoice" /> si penyair Dandelion ([[John Schwab]]), prajurit kurcaci Zoltan Chivay ([[Alexander Morton]]),<ref name="
== Pengembangan ==
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''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' dibuat dengan [[REDengine 3]], Mesin permainan milik CD Projekt Red dirancang untuk [[Nonlinear gameplay#Role-playing games|nonlinear role-playing video games]] mengatur [[open world]] lingkungan,<ref name="redengine1" /> dibantu oleh [[PlayStation 4]] dan [[Xbox One]] konsol dan disiapkan untuk digunakan pada bulan Oktober 2014. Permainan pertama menunjukkan kepada pengembang bahwa dunia terbuka, terlepas dari konten dan generasi di sekitar pencarian, tampak kosong. Sebagai solusinya, tambah mereka [[points of interest]]. Permainan itu memiliki 5.000 [[Glitch|bugs]] Desember itu, yang (dengan tanggal peluncuran Februari 2015) mengharuskan penundaannya.<ref name="5000bugs" /><ref name="by hand" /> Seperti dua sebelumnya ''Witcher'' permainan, pemain diberi cerita yang kompleks dengan banyak pilihan dan [[Types of fiction with multiple endings#Video games|consequences]]. Tidak seperti mesin game lainnya, REDengine 3 mengizinkan alur cerita yang kompleks tanpa mengorbankan [[virtual world]] desain.<ref name="redengine2" /> [[user interface]] dibuat lebih intuitif dengan [[Tile-based video game|grid-based]] solusi. Sistem kamera ditingkatkan untuk digunakan [[Pengambilan gambar luas|tembakan panjang]] untuk pertempuran dengan banyak musuh dan [[Ambilan dekat]] untuk konfrontasi yang lebih intim.<ref name="the grid" /> Lebih banyak animasi digunakan untuk urutan pertempuran daripada di ''The Witcher 2'', dengan masing-masing berlangsung kurang dari satu detik untuk suksesi cepat.<ref name="animations" /> Direktur permainan Konrad Tomaszkiewicz dan desainer permainan senior Damien Monnier mengutip ''[[Dark Souls]]'' dan ''[[Demon's Souls]]'' sebagai pengaruh pada ''Wild Hunt''{{'s}} sistem pertempuran,<ref name="50u15" /><ref name="3xpr355" /> dan perancang tingkat Miles Tost dan seniman lingkungan senior Jonas Mattsson dikutip ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' dan seri ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' yang memengaruhi desain dan lingkungan level permainan.<ref name="design" />
Beberapa bulan sebelum tanggal rilis, sistem ekonomi, kerajinan, dan inventaris game tidak lengkap dan tampaknya tidak dapat memenuhi tenggat waktu. Perancang permainan senior, Matthew Steinke, memikirkan solusi dan menyusun [[system context diagram]]. Untuk mengalokasikan harga, Steinke menuliskan formula berdasarkan rate of damage, defense, atau healing. [[Polynomial least squares]] digunakan untuk menentukan kemanjurannya, dan ditemukan untuk menghilangkan bug dari sistem dan menguranginya [[Loading screen|loading times]].<ref name="reactor" /> Setiap karakter diberi kepribadian unik untuk membedakan [[Quest (video gaming)#Delivery quests|fetch-quest]] sistem yang biasanya digunakan dalam video game. Diputuskan sejak awal bahwa tulisannya akan jenaka, dengan [[Metafora]] dan arti tersirat. Dialog dibatasi hingga 15 baris, dengan pengecualian sesekali, untuk mempertahankan orisinalitas konten. Opsi pemain ditulis sebagai ambigu secara moral, mencerminkan [[Kehidupan nyata]] dan [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] asli [[The Witcher|''Witcher'' series]]. Alkoholisme, pelecehan, dan seksualitas, digambarkan sebagai bagian normal dari [[medieval]] dunia, dimasukkan ke dalam cerita untuk keaslian.<ref name="5000bugs" /><ref name="
Alur cerita seperti Yennefer memenjarakan Geralt di sebuah pulau dan perekrutan rahasia Geralt ke Perburuan Liar dibuang untuk membuat permainan lebih kecil dan menghindari membaginya menjadi dua bagian. Itu [[permainan kartu]] Gwent didahului oleh proposal permainan-kecil lainnya, termasuk [[drinking game]], [[Lempar pisau]], dan [[Seluncur es]].<ref name="5000bugs" /> Peragaan ulang [[Pertempuran Grunwald]] direkam untuk suara pertempuran, berbaris, [[tukang besi]], dan penembakan anak panah. Merekam suara para ksatria [[Audio editing software|post-processing]], speaker menggunakan helm untuk menghasilkan suara yang autentik. [[Marcin Przybyłowicz]] adalah direktur musik dan komposer permainan, dengan musik tambahan yang disumbangkan oleh band folk Polandia [[Percival (band)|Percival]]. Menurut Przybyłowicz, bekerja dengan Percival merupakan sebuah tantangan; dia mengharapkan pendekatan akademis sebelum mengetahui bahwa sebagian besar kelompok tidak dilatih secara formal, dan banyak musik yang diimprovisasi. [[Multi-instrumentalist]] Robert Jaworski dari band folk Żywiołak merekam [[Kecapi (alat musik)|kecapi]], Renaisans [[fiddle]], tertunduk [[gusle]], dan [[hurdy-gurdy]] bagian. Skor dilakukan di [[Frankfurt an der Oder]] oleh Orkestra Negara Bagian Brandenburg, dipimpin oleh [[Bernd Ruf]].<ref name="Makuch-2016" />
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== Rilis ==
''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' diumumkan pada 2013, kemudian dirilis untuk PC, PlayStation 4, dan Xbox One pada tahun berikutnya.<ref name="gi" /><ref name="ps4xone" /><ref name="Langshaw-2013" /> Tanggal rilis kemudian ditunda dari kuartal ketiga 2014 hingga Februari 2015.<ref name="standard of quality" /> Setelah melewatkan tanggal rilis yang direncanakan pada 24 Februari,<ref name="ReleaseDate" /><ref name="McWhertor-2014" /> CD Projekt Red mengkonfirmasi pada bulan April bahwa permainan itu benar [[Daur hidup rilis perangkat lunak|dirilis ke manufaktur]].<ref name="rtm" /> ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' dirilis di seluruh dunia pada 19 Mei 2015.<ref name="ReleaseDate" /> Perdana Menteri Polandia [[Ewa Kopacz]] dan Presiden [[Bronisław Komorowski]] mengunjungi CD Projekt Red untuk merayakan peluncurannya.<ref name="5000bugs" /> Itu didistribusikan ke pengecer oleh [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] di Amerika Utara dan [[Bandai Namco]] di [[Eropa Barat]], Australia dan Selandia Baru.<ref name="new australia" /><ref name="namco" /> Selain edisi standar, pemain juga dapat membeli Edisi Kolektor, yang mencakup game dasar dan item seperti artbook, patung Geralt yang bertarung melawan griffin, dan medali Witcher..<ref name="KotakuCollector"/> Di [[E3 2019]], sebuah [[porting|port]] untuk [[Nintendo Switch]], ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition'', diumumkan.<ref name="Makuch-Jun2019" /> Ini dikembangkan bekerja sama dengan [[Saber Interactive]],<ref name="Metro-Jun2019" /> dan dirilis pada 15 Oktober 2019.<ref name="Torbet-Aug2019" /> Port ini menampilkan sedikit penurunan grafis untuk mengkompensasi [[perangkat keras]] Switch yang kurang kuat, tetapi sebaliknya identik dengan versi yang ada.<ref name="Davies-Aug2019" />
Salah satu pendiri CD Projekt Red, Marcin Iwiński, menyebutkan tiga pilar yang dianggapnya integral dalam pemasaran: kualitas permainan, sebuah "gamer-sentris [[value proposition]]", dan komunikasi dengan penggemar. Untuk mencapai yang kedua, ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' dipasarkan sebagai "''[[Skyrim]]'' di sebuah ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' saus".<ref name="Leone-2016" /> Yang ketiga menjelaskan secara rinci penurunan visual dari rekaman promosi sebelumnya ke produk jadi, yang menurut Iwiński efektif.<ref name="Leone-2016" /> Logo itu dirancang untuk membuatnya kurang jelas ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' adalah sekuel; nomor tiga menyarankan tanda cakar atau topeng kepada penonton yang tidak terbiasa dengan serial tersebut, sementara penggemar akan mengenalinya sebagai tanda dari Perburuan Liar.<ref name="Crawley-2015" />
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== Penerimaan ==
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| MC = (PC) 93/100<ref name="MCPC" /><br />(PS4) 92/100<ref name="MCPS4" /><br />(XONE) 91/100<ref name="MCXONE" /><br />(NS) 85/100<ref name="MCNS" />
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''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' diterima "pujian universal" untuk versi PC, PlayStation 4, dan Xbox One, dan "ulasan umumnya menguntungkan" untuk versi Switch, menurut review aggregator [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCPC" /><ref name="MCPS4" /><ref name="MCXONE" /><ref name="MCNS" />
Narasinya juga mendapat pujian kritis. Carter memuji para pemeran karakter, yang disebutnya unik dan menarik. Dia menganggap narasi lebih melibatkan, dengan pemain menyaksikan peristiwa penting dan membuat pilihan konsekuensial.<ref name="Destruct" /> Wallace memuji dialog permainan dan pencarian sampingannya; masing-masing mirip dengan cerita pendek, dan keputusan pemain dalam misi akan memengaruhi keadaan dunia. Dia menyukai misi utama, yang menambahkan lebih banyak karakter ke Geralt, dan mengatakan bahwa opsi percintaan adalah peningkatan yang signifikan dari pendahulunya. Namun, dia kecewa dengan kualitas akhir permainan.<ref name="GI" /> Kevin Vanord dari GameSpot menggemakan Wallace, mencatat itu ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''{{'}}s cerita memiliki lebih banyak karakterisasi untuk Geralt dari pada permainan sebelumnya. Dia menyambut baik perubahan itu, karena itu memberi pemain koneksi emosional dengan karakter dalam permainan.<ref name="GSpot" /> Senior menikmati pencarian sampingan, memanggil mereka "kompilasi cerita pendek fantasi gelap" yang membayangi misi utama.<ref name="GRadar" /> Ingenito kecewa dengan cerita utamanya, mengatakan bahwa terlalu banyak padding dan terlalu banyak quest yang membosankan.<ref name="IGN" /> ''PC Gamer''{{'}}s Shaun Prescott setuju, mengatakan bahwa narasinya akan terasa hafal jika konten sampingan tidak menarik.<ref name="PCGUS" /> Van Ord, Wallace dan Brett Phipps dari VideoGamer.com memuji akting suara tersebut,<ref name="GSpot" /><ref name="VG" /> dengan Wallace menyebutnya seri 'terbaik.<ref name="GI" /> Arthur Gies dari [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] mengkritik bahwa beberapa karakter wanita terlalu seksual dan tidak ada [[Person of color|people of colour]] di permainan utama.<ref name="Poly"/>
Pertarungan gim ini mendapat sambutan yang umumnya positif. Bloodworth menemukan Geralt lebih mobile dan gesit dengan mekanik baru memanjat dan berenang.<ref name="GT" /> Carter mengatakan bahwa itu dirampingkan secara signifikan dan elemen strategis pendahulunya dihapus, tetapi menghargai tindakannya.<ref name="Destruct" /> Wallace menulis bahwa dengan sistem alkimia yang disederhanakan, itu layak [[user interface]] dan pengaturan kesulitan yang beragam, pertempuran lebih mudah diakses, meskipun dia tidak menyukai sistem degradasi senjata yang mengganggu dan mekanik penembakan panah otomatis.<ref name="GI" /> Leack berpikir bahwa sistem tersebut kurang kompleks dan mengkritik kurangnya polesan, yang disebabkan oleh sistem penguncian yang tidak dapat diandalkan, masalah kamera, dan animasi pertempuran yang terlalu lama.<ref name="GameRev" /> Senior mencatat bahwa beberapa mekanisme gameplay, seperti rolling dan dodging, tidak konsisten dan membuat sistem terasa tidak adil.<ref name="GRadar" /> Ingenito memuji pertempuran tersebut, menggambarkan fluiditasnya sebagai peningkatan yang signifikan dari pendahulunya.<ref name="IGN" />
Aspek gameplay lainnya menerima tinjauan yang beragam. Van Ord memuji kustomisasi dan sistem peningkatan permainan (yang menawarkan para pemain rasa kemajuan), karena mengeras saat cerita dibuka.<ref name="GSpot" /> Ingenito menyebut sistem peningkatannya dalam dan fleksibel, karena pemain memiliki kebebasan yang cukup saat menyesuaikan keterampilan Geralt.<ref name="IGN" /> Leak tidak menyukai sistem pemutakhiran, menyebutnya "tanpa kegirangan".<ref name="GameRev" /> Carter kecewa dengan Witcher Senses (yang menurutnya berulang),<ref name="Destruct" /> tetapi Senior menganggap mereka lebih unggul daripada penanda objektif — norma untuk permainan peran.<ref name="GRadar" /> Prescott tidak menyukai antarmuka pengguna karena kecanggungan dan kebosanannya.<ref name="PCGUS" /> Senior menganggap permainan kartu Gwent sebagai permainan kecil yang membuat ketagihan.<ref name="GRadar" />
Permainan itu dikritik karena masalah teknisnya. Carter menyebut animasi pendakiannya kaku, mencatat bahwa beberapa bug gameplay akan menghalangi kemajuan pemain.<ref name="Destruct" /> Menurut Wallace, waktu muat permainan terlalu lama.<ref name="GI" /> Leak mencatat bahwa gim ini mengalami penurunan versi, dan gim sebenarnya tidak terlihat sebagus demonstrasi 2013.<ref name="GameRev" /> Senior, Phipps dan Ingenito mencatat [[frame rate]] masalah;<ref name="GRadar" /> meskipun Ingenito berpikir itu tidak mempengaruhi gameplay,<ref name="IGN" /> Phipps menyebutnya sebagai masalah terus-menerus yang membayangi banyak pencapaian permainan.<ref name="VG" />
=== Penjualan ===
Sebelum dirilis, lebih dari 1,5 juta orang melakukan praorder permainan tersebut.<ref name="one point five" /> ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' debut di puncak tangga lagu penjualan perangkat lunak Inggris pada minggu pertama, saat memperoleh 600 persen lebih banyak dari pendahulunya ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings''. Itu adalah permainan video terlaris tahun ini di Inggris, memecahkan rekor yang dipegang oleh ''[[Battlefield Hardline]]''.<ref name="breaking the record" /> Ini memulai debutnya menghentikan grafik penjualan permainan video Jepang, menjual 67.385 eksemplar di minggu pertama.<ref name="japansales" /> Empat juta salinan dari game tersebut telah terjual dalam dua minggu pertama peluncurannya.<ref name="Four million copies" />
Pada Juni 2015, lebih dari 690.000 pemain telah mengaktifkan permainan tersebut [[GOG.com|GOG Galaxy]].<ref name="g0g" /><ref name="gs2" /> Permainan tersebut terjual lebih dari enam juta kopi dalam enam minggu ke depan,<ref name="eurcost" /> dan studio menghasilkan keuntungan $ 63,3 juta pada paruh pertama tahun 2015.<ref name="Romano-2015" /> Pada Maret 2016, CD Projekt Red melaporkan bahwa permainan tersebut telah terjual hampir 10 juta kopi di seluruh dunia.<ref name="nearly 10" /> Pada akhir 2017, seri ini secara keseluruhan telah terjual lebih dari 33 juta.<ref name="Harradence-Mar2018" /><ref name="Wccftech-Mar2018" /> Pada Juni 2019, angka itu telah meningkat menjadi lebih dari 40 juta ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' terhitung lebih dari setengah dari angka itu.<ref name="Vitale-Jun2019" />
Setelah rilis musim pertama serial televisi Netflix ''[[The Witcher (TV series)|The Witcher]]'' pada Desember 2019, ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' mengalami peningkatan penjualan sebesar 554% pada bulan itu dibandingkan dengan Desember 2018.<ref name="Parlock-Feb2020" /> Pada Desember 2019, ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' telah terjual lebih dari 28 juta kopi di seluruh dunia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Management Board Report On The Activities Of The CD Projekt Group And CD Projekt S.A. In 2019 |url=https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/wp-content/uploads-en/2020/04/management-board-report-on-activities-of-cd-projekt-group-and-cd-projekt-s-a-in-2019.pdf#page=51 |website=[[CD Projekt]] |date=8 April 2020 |page=51 |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/04/08/the-witcher-3-sales-28-million-units/|title=The Witcher 3 Sales Top 28 Million Units Worldwide|date=8 April 2020|website=PlayStation LifeStyle|access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref>
=== Penghargaan ===
''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' menerima penghargaan pra-rilis di [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] pada 2013 dan 2014. Permainan ini terpilih sebagai permainan bermain peran terbaik di IGN Best of E3 Awards pada 2013 dan 2014.<ref name="best 13pg" /><ref name="best 14pg" /> Itu memenangkan IGN's E3 People's Choice Award pada 2013 dan 2014, GameSpot's E3 People's Choice Award pada 2014,<ref name="ignpca" /><ref name="gamespotpca" /> dan Penghargaan Paling Dicari pada tanggal 31 dan 32 [[Golden Joystick Award]]s.<ref name="goldenjoy13" /><ref name="goldenjoy14" /> Itu adalah Permainan yang Paling Diantisipasi di [[the Game Awards 2014]] di [[Las Vegas]].<ref name="tga14" /> Ini menerima penghargaan 260 game of the year dan merupakan game paling banyak diberikan sepanjang masa hingga 2021, ketika disusul oleh [[The Last of Us Part II]].<ref name="critical" /> Pada Agustus 2016, telah menerima lebih dari 800 penghargaan.<ref name="over 800" /> Pada 2020, [[GamesRadar+|Gamesradar]] mendaftarkannya sebagai permainan teratas generasi.<ref>{{Cite web|last=December 2020|first=GamesRadar Staff 15|title=GamesRadar's 100 best games of the generation|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/100-best-games-of-the-generation/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=gamesradar|language=en}}</ref>
Pujiannya berasal dari beberapa acara, termasuk Golden Joystick Awards,<ref name="Hurley-2015" /> [[The Game Awards]],<ref name="Sarkar-2015" /> [[D.I.C.E. Awards]],<ref name="Pereira-2016" /> Game Developers Choice Awards,<ref name="GDC-2016" /> [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] Gaming Awards<ref name="Sarkar-2016" /> dan the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Penghargaan.<ref name="NAVGTR-2016" /> ''The Witcher 3'' diakui sebagai game of the year oleh IGN,<ref name="ignawards" /> GameSpot,<ref name="gspotawards" /> Game Informer<ref name="giawards" /> dan publikasi permainan lainnya.<ref name="KillScreen-2015" /><ref name="DigitalSpy-2015" /><ref name="EGM-2015" /> Permainan ini menerima Penghargaan Golden Joystick untuk Mendongeng Terbaik, Desain Visual Terbaik, dan Momen Game Terbaik,<ref name="bbcawards" /> dan Penghargaan Game untuk Game bermain peran Terbaik dan Studio Tahun Ini untuk CD Projekt Red.<ref name="polyawards" /> Ia memenangkan Prestasi Luar Biasa dalam Desain Permainan, Prestasi Teknis Luar Biasa dan Prestasi Luar Biasa dalam Cerita di D.I.C.E. Penghargaan,<ref name="outstanding" /> dan memenangkan [[Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] dan penghargaan Teknologi Terbaik di Penghargaan Penghargaan Pengembang Game Tahunan ke-16.<ref name="game developers choice" />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="auto"
|- valign="bottom"
! scope="col"| Tanggal
! scope="col"| Penghargaan
! scope="col"| Kategori
! scope="col" | Hasil
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | [[Golden Joystick Award#2013|31st Golden Joystick Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Most Wanted
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/watch-our-golden-joystick-awards-livestream-3pm-bst/|title=Here are your Golden Joystick Award winners 2013|website=GamesRadar+|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2014
! scope="row" | [[Golden Joystick Award#2014|32nd Golden Joystick Awards]]
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/winners-and-trailers-32nd-golden-joysticks-awards/|title=The winners and trailers of the 32nd Golden Joystick Awards|website=GamesRadar+|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[The Game Awards 2014]]
| Most Anticipated Game
| {{Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/5/7343105/the-game-awards-2014-winners|title=Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2014|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=6 Desember 2014|website=Polygon|language=en-US|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | 2015
! rowspan="4" scope="row" | [[Golden Joystick Award#2015|33rd Golden Joystick Awards]]
|[[Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="4" | <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joysticks-all-winners-year/|title=The Golden Joystick Awards: all the winners this year|website=gamesradar|access-date=5 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Best Gaming Moment
| {{Won}}
|-
|Best Storytelling
| {{Won}}
|-
|Best Visual Design
| {{Won}}
|-
! rowspan="6" scope="row" |[[The Game Awards 2015]]
| [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9846760/the-game-awards-2015-winners|title=Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2015|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=4 Desember 2015|website=Polygon|language=en-US|access-date=7 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Best RPG
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Narrative
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees|title=Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2015|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=13 November 2015|website=Polygon|language=en-US|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Best Score/Soundtrack
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Best Performance
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Best Art Direction
| {{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="26" |2016
! scope="row" |[[Writers Guild of America Awards 2015|68th Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing
| {{Nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners|title=2016 Nominees & Winners|website=The Writers Guild Awards|language=en-US|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=8| 19 Tahunan [[D.I.C.E. Awards]]
| Game of the Year
| {{Nom}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":24">{{Cite web|url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/2016_19th_awards.asp|title=19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards|last=AIAS|website=www.interactive.org|access-date=8 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Character
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Story
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":24" />
|-
| Outstanding Technical Achievement
| {{Won}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
| {{Won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| 16 Tahunan [[Game Developers Choice Awards]]
| [[Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":GDC2016">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gdconf.com/news/witcher_3_wins_game_of_the_yea.html|title=Witcher 3 wins Game of the Year at 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards|website=gdfconf.com|access-date=18 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Best Technology
| {{Won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=8| 2016 [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] Gaming Awards
| Game of the Year
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="SXSW16">{{cite web | url = http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/awards/gaming | title = SXSW Gaming Awards Info | publisher = [[South by Southwest]] | access-date = 24 Maret 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Excellence in Gameplay
| {{nom}}
|-
| Excellence in Art
| {{nom}}
|-
| Excellence in Technical Achievement
| {{Won}}
|-
| Excellence in Visual Achievement
| {{Won}}
|-
| Excellence in Narrative
| {{Won}}
|-
| Excellence in Musical Score
| {{nom}}
|-
| Most Enduring Character
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=7| [[12th British Academy Games Awards|12th]] [[British Academy Games Awards]]
| Artistic Achievement
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/10/bafta-games-awards-2016-nominees-revealed | title = BAFTA Games Awards 2016 Nominees Revealed | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = 10 Maret 2016 | access-date = 12 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
| Audio Achievement
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Academy Games Award for Best Game|Best Game]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Academy Games Award for Game Design|Game Design]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[British Academy Games Award for Performer|Performer]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Persistent Game
| {{nom}}
|-
| Story
| {{nom}}
|}
{{Notelist}}
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