<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
played	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
follow	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
series	O
of	O
fantasy	O
novels	O
written	O
by	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
,	O
a	O
monster	O
slayer	O
for	O
hire	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Witcher	B-Application
,	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
his	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
run	O
from	O
the	O
otherworldly	O
Wild	O
Hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
-	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
:	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
expansions	O
and	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shipped	O
over	O
40	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
,	O
a	O
monster	O
slayer	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Witcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
occasionally	O
control	O
Ciri	O
,	O
Geralt	O
's	O
adoptive	O
daughter	O
who	O
can	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
short	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
responsive	O
,	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
and	O
dynamic	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
learn	O
about	O
their	O
enemies	O
and	O
prepare	O
for	O
combat	O
by	O
reading	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
bestiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geralt	O
's	O
witcher	B-Application
sense	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
objects	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
including	O
items	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
or	O
scavenged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
narrative	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
how	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geralt	O
must	O
make	O
decisions	O
which	O
change	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
lead	O
to	O
36	O
possible	O
endings	O
,	O
affecting	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
in-game	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
side	O
missions	O
include	O
Witcher	B-Application
Contracts	O
(	O
elaborate	O
missions	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
hunt	O
monsters	O
)	O
and	O
Treasure	O
Hunt	O
quests	O
,	O
which	O
reward	O
players	O
with	O
top-tier	O
weapons	O
or	O
armour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
activities	O
include	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
,	O
boxing	B-Application
and	O
card	O
playing	O
;	O
the	O
card-playing	O
mechanic	O
was	O
later	O
expanded	O
into	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
Gwent	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Continent	O
is	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
empire	O
of	O
Nilfgaard	O
—	O
led	O
by	O
Emperor	O
Emhyr	O
var	O
Emreis	O
(	O
Charles	O
Dance	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
invaded	O
the	O
Northern	O
Kingdoms	O
—	O
and	O
Redania	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
King	O
Radovid	O
V	O
.	O
Several	O
locations	O
appear	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
free	O
city	O
of	O
Novigrad	O
,	O
the	O
Redanian	O
city	O
of	O
Oxenfurt	O
,	O
the	O
no	B-Application
man	I-Application
's	I-Application
land	I-Application
of	O
Velen	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Vizima	O
(	O
former	O
capital	O
of	O
the	O
recently	O
conquered	O
Temeria	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Skellige	O
islands	O
(	O
home	O
to	O
several	O
Norse-Gaels	O
Viking	O
clans	O
)	O
and	O
the	B-Application
witcher	I-Application
stronghold	O
of	O
Kaer	O
Morhen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
the	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
,	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
(	O
Doug	O
Cockle	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
monster	O
hunter	O
trained	O
since	O
childhood	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
tracking	O
,	O
alchemy	O
and	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
stronger	O
,	O
faster	O
and	O
resistant	O
to	O
toxins	O
by	O
mutagens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
his	O
lover	O
,	O
the	O
powerful	O
sorceress	O
Yennefer	O
of	O
Vengerberg	O
(	O
Denise	O
Gough	O
)	O
,	O
his	O
former	O
love	O
interest	O
Triss	O
Merigold	O
(	O
Jaimi	O
Barbakoff	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
bard	O
Dandelion	O
(	O
John	O
Schwab	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
dwarf	O
warrior	O
Zoltan	O
Chivay	O
(	O
Alexander	O
Morton	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Geralt	O
's	O
Witcher	B-Application
mentor	O
Vesemir	O
(	O
William	O
Roberts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ciri	O
is	O
a	O
Source	O
,	O
born	O
with	O
innate	O
(	O
and	O
potentially	O
vast	O
)	O
magical	O
abilities	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
apparent	O
death	O
of	O
her	O
parents	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
trained	O
as	O
a	O
witcher	B-Application
while	O
Yennefer	O
taught	O
her	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deducing	O
that	O
Uma	O
was	O
the	O
victim	O
of	O
the	O
curse	O
Ciri	O
tried	O
to	O
lift	O
in	O
Novigrad	O
,	O
Geralt	O
collects	O
Uma	O
in	O
Velen	O
and	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
nearly	O
abandoned	O
witcher	B-Application
school	O
at	O
Kaer	O
Morhen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
with	O
Yennefer	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
witchers	B-Application
,	O
Geralt	O
breaks	O
the	O
curse	O
and	O
restores	O
Uma	O
's	O
true	O
identity	O
:	O
Avallac'h	O
,	O
Ciri	O
's	O
teacher	O
and	O
the	O
elf	O
seen	O
with	O
her	O
on	O
her	O
travels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Ciri	O
survives	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
meet	O
the	O
emperor	O
,	O
Geralt	O
helps	O
her	O
fake	O
her	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
becomes	O
a	O
witcher	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
with	O
a	O
self-funded	O
budget	O
of	O
US$81	O
million	O
over	O
three-and-a-half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
's	O
novels	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
official	O
continuation	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
Sapkowski	O
's	O
involvement	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
its	O
in-game	B-Application
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
of	O
any	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
unsuccessful	O
control	O
of	O
piracy	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
DRM	O
also	O
made	O
it	O
run	O
slowly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
REDengine	O
3	O
,	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
's	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
designed	O
for	O
nonlinear	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
open	O
world	O
environments	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
and	O
prepared	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
5,000	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
December	O
,	O
which	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
launch	O
date	O
of	O
February	O
2015	O
)	O
necessitated	O
its	O
postponement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Witcher	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
complex	O
story	O
with	O
multiple	O
choices	O
and	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
game	O
engines	O
,	O
REDengine	O
3	O
permits	O
a	O
complex	O
storyline	O
without	O
sacrificing	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
made	O
more	O
intuitive	O
with	O
grid-based	B-Application
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
animations	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
combat	O
sequences	O
than	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
lasting	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
second	O
for	O
quick	O
succession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Konrad	O
Tomaszkiewicz	O
and	O
senior	O
game	O
designer	O
Damien	O
Monnier	O
cited	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
and	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
as	O
influences	O
on	O
Wild	O
Hunt	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
designer	O
Miles	O
Tost	O
and	O
senior	O
environment	O
artist	O
Jonas	O
Mattsson	O
cited	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
as	O
influencing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
designs	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
gameplay	O
designer	O
Matthew	O
Steinke	O
thought	O
of	O
a	O
remedy	O
and	O
drew	O
up	O
a	O
system	B-Application
context	I-Application
diagram	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polynomial	O
least	O
squares	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
determine	O
its	O
efficacy	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
eliminate	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
from	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
reduce	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
options	O
were	O
written	O
as	O
morally	O
ambiguous	O
,	O
reflecting	O
real	O
life	O
and	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
's	O
original	O
Witcher	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
game	O
Gwent	B-Application
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
other	O
mini-game	O
proposals	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
drinking	O
game	O
,	O
knife	O
throwing	O
,	O
and	O
ice	O
skating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recording	O
the	O
knights	O
 '	O
voices	O
for	O
post-processing	B-Application
,	O
the	O
speakers	O
wore	O
helmets	O
for	O
an	O
authentic	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
purchase	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
artbook	O
,	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
Geralt	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
griffin	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Witcher	B-Application
medallion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
–	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
Skyrim	B-Application
in	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
sauce	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logo	O
was	O
re-designed	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
less	O
obvious	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
;	O
the	O
number	O
three	O
suggested	O
a	O
claw	O
mark	O
or	O
mask	O
to	O
an	O
audience	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
fans	O
would	O
recognise	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
mark	O
of	O
the	O
Wild	O
Hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
studied	O
Witcher	B-Application
forums	O
and	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Reddit	B-Application
to	O
predict	O
what	O
players	O
generally	O
desired	O
from	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
of	O
16	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
,	O
as	O
announced	O
before	O
release	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
announced	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
Blood	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Blood	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
on	O
31	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	B-Application
of	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
follows	O
Geralt	O
as	O
he	O
contacts	O
a	O
mysterious	O
entity	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Man	O
of	O
Glass	O
and	O
an	O
immortal	O
man	O
,	O
Olgierd	O
von	O
Everec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
and	I-Application
Wine	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
Geralt	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
Toussaint	O
(	O
a	O
Nilfgaardian	O
duchy	O
untouched	O
by	O
war	O
)	O
to	O
track	O
down	O
a	O
mysterious	O
beast	O
which	O
is	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
expansions	O
and	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-released	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
existing	O
owners	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
but	O
also	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
news	O
site	O
Kotaku	O
had	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
re-release	O
would	O
include	O
content	O
from	O
mods	O
produced	O
by	O
fans	O
;	O
"	O
HalkHogan	O
"	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
a	O
mod	O
that	O
improves	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
textures	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
had	O
entered	O
talks	O
to	O
include	O
content	O
from	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
HD	O
Reworked	O
Project	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next-gen	O
update	O
included	O
new	O
outfits	O
and	O
a	O
quest	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Netflix	O
series	O
,	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
performance	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
schedule	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
introducing	O
performance	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
ambitious	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
was	O
grand	O
in	O
scale	O
,	O
but	O
marred	O
by	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Van	O
Ord	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
echoed	O
Wallace	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunts	I-Application
story	O
had	O
more	O
characterisation	O
for	O
Geralt	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
welcomed	O
the	O
change	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
gave	O
players	O
emotional	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wallace	O
wrote	O
that	O
with	O
a	O
simplified	O
alchemy	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
decent	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
diverse	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
the	O
combat	O
was	O
more	O
accessible	O
,	O
although	O
she	O
disliked	O
the	O
disruptive	O
weapon-degradation	O
system	O
and	O
unrefined	O
crossbow	O
shooting	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Senses	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
repetitive	O
,	O
but	O
Senior	O
considered	O
them	O
superior	O
to	O
objective	O
markers	O
—	O
the	O
norm	O
for	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prescott	O
disliked	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
its	O
clumsiness	O
and	O
tedium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
found	O
the	O
Gwent	B-Application
card	O
game	O
an	O
addictive	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
called	O
its	O
climbing	O
animations	O
stiff	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
some	O
gameplay	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
would	O
hinder	O
player	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
debuted	O
atop	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
earned	O
600percent	O
more	O
than	O
predecessor	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assassins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Hardline	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
number	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
over	O
40	O
million	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
accounting	O
for	O
over	O
half	O
of	O
that	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
Netflix	O
 '	O
television	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
had	O
a	O
554%	O
increase	O
in	O
sales	O
that	O
month	O
compared	O
to	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
28	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
received	O
pre-release	O
awards	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
260	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
awards	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
awarded	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
until	O
2021	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
overtaken	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
Part	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
recognized	O
as	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
other	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
