The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt vs. Horizon Zero Dawn, Who Did it Better?

Which is the better game, Horizon Zero Dawn or The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt?

[Majin-vegeta]

Both did it good and have set the bar high for open world RPGS.We won't see RPGS this good for another while.

[UCForce]

Well, both of them did pretty well.

[blitz0623]

Honestly it's a toss up. Both games did some things better. I preferred Witcher 3's story and characters and how lively and well done the world was. But Horizon's combat, robot dinosaurs and fresh take on a post apocalyptic world is excellent.

[uptownsoul]

Yes...I agree with all above. BOTH are great & I'm glad gamers get to enjoy both

[UCForce]

@Shin-Zantetsuken The Story of Witcher 3 And Horizon Zero Dawn are different. HZD focus on Aloy Story and the old one. Witcher 3 story focus on politics, murder and most importantly finding Ciri. Let me put this way, HZD story is simple and easy to understand. Witcher 3 story is vast and more complex than previous Witcher games.

Edit : Let me repeat myself, I do enjoy Witcher 3 story and character. And I enjoy Horizon Zero Dawn Combat and beautiful graphics.

[bouzebbal]

If Horizon is compared to the Witcher 3 then we are in for a threat and just this comparison makes Horizon winner in my eyes cause it's the first episode of a new IP.
Bravo Guerrilla, they just discovered a gold mine.

[Ju]

I have the Witcher 3 on my HDD for maybe 6, oaths now but I never got further then the tutorial. I just don't have the time to wrap my head about a possibly story. It controls like the average and known rpg. Didn't really bring anything new to the table. If you are a die hard rpg fan, that game is from you.

But the Polish and story telling in HZD s another level above the Witcher. It's so easy to get into th game. It looks phenomenal better than The Witcher. If you are casual about RPGs but want to get a fix on a more complex game, HZD is that game. The action sequences are fresh, challenging and a great expansion of the genre.

[thekhurg]

If I had to pick, Witcher 3 is the better game.

They're both amazing though.

[kreate]

Witcher 3 did better. But horizon has the better gameplay.

[KOIMOJO]

Seems like pretty much everyone here agrees. The Witcher has such a great advantage in adapting fantastic characters from novels. I absolutely love the character in the witcher 3, it's my favorite game of all time. But horizon still has a great mainline story and probably more compelling gameplay and those robots are just amazing. I think they both have a lot to learn from each other!

[Bigpappy]

The Witcher3 feels clumsy on the X1. I still hit into everyone in town after many hours of playing. The people and the towns lack personality. I not being pull back for more. It feels like I am trying to complete it because I finished TW2 and enjoyed that game then paid $60 for this one. Feels like it needs mouse and keyboard. I don't want to play it on PC. Don't want to start over either.

[Takwin]

I played it on ultra settings on PC, but for third-person action adventures, I always use a controller. Mouse and keyboard gives a substantial edge in competitive games like FPS and MOBA, but these aren't competitive, so that is a moot point. For me, the mouse and keyboard is just inferior to analog sticks and comfort and muscle memory of a controller.

[ShadowKnight]

It has a 89 on metacritic

[TheFirstClassic]

How the hell does it feel like it needs mouse and keyboard, I bought it on pc but I would always use a controller for games like that.

[S2Killinit]

As great as Witcher was it had some really annoying issues like trying to get unto your horse to escape was a toatal mess. The stupid horse would move at the last second, or if your werent just perfectly linned up you would miss the horse amd get killed. I hated that.

[TheXgamerLive]

Your a funny boy "on the X1, huh". Sad. Just sad.

[Erik7357]

Why are we trying to compare the 87 metacritic average game Horizon to the 92 metacritic Witcher.

Why not the 98 metacritic Zelda? At Least Zelda is in the league of witcher in terms of critical acclaim

[Goldby]

more like reputation when it comes to zelda.

Zelda may have brought new things to its own table, but in terms of open world RPGs/sandboxes, nothing new came from that game.

[-Foxtrot]

If this was compared to Zelda, like it has been in articles before this one, then people such as yourself would do 2 things

1) Bitch that the two games are "completely different" and shouldn't be compared

or

2) Brag about the 98 Metacrtic score (which it seems you've already done) and make a big deal over it despite the fact most people can agree, even those who like the game, that it's way overrated and does nothing special. The same people who think that "oooo I cut a tree down for some wood" has never been done in a video game before.

Which one will it be?

Oh and if we are talking about Witcher 3 or Zelda BotW...Witcher 3 is better.

[2pacalypsenow]

Horizon is a 89 on Metacritic, not bad for a New IP. Maybe if Horizon Zero Dawn was a Zelda game, It would be at a 100 right now.

[meka2611]

Totally agree, I am thoroughly enjoying horizon, but everyone is praising it like it's the greatest game ever. The premise with the robot dinos is new, everything else has been done before, and better. Now bring on the salt!

[bluefox755]

Horizon has a higher user rating than Zelda on Metacritic. Zelda is held to a different standard by critics.

[Sparta07]

Ok GUYS!!! I'll will be moving the post again cause these guys can't make up their minds.
Reviews matter now.
Except when it comes to Microsoft exclusives.
🤗

If you call an 89 metacritic average, I wonder what you think about your console of choice exclusives..

[Goldby]

@Sparta

Whya re you bringing Microsoft exclusives into this conversation when its about Witcher, Zelda and Morizon, none of witch (hehe) are Ms exclusives

[OrangePowerz]

According to Metacritic GTA4 is also the best GTA game when it's more like the worst console GTA game.

As for the comparison between The Witcher 3 and Horizon both did an outstanding job. CD Projekt could draw from more experience in the field of making open world games, altough the combat does feel better and smoother in Horizon.

As for Zelda, it's from Nintendo and it is Zelda so it does get a few extra points like not really taking rating points away for an awful framerate that often goes down in docked mode. Look at Starfox Zero that has 36 positive reviews and many of them in the 80s altough the controls are completely garbage and writing the reviews in a way where they blame themselves for not having enough practice with the controls instead of just admiting that they are bad.

[MasterCornholio]

Horizon has a metacritic of 89 at the posting of this comment.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[LP-Eleven]

So we should compare the games based on Metascores, alone? Cool. Then I don't expect anymore Rise of the Tomb Raider vs Uncharted 4 articles (yes, this is utter nonsense).

OT: I haven't finished either of them, but I'll say they both have major strengths that make it hard for me to call it. Thankfully, I don't have to call it, I'll just continue to enjoy both games, regardless of which one "did it better".

[ninsigma]

Well horizons gameplay is better than witchers so there's that.

[DanteVFenris666]

@foxtrot literally no one that's played Zelda has said that. Just need to go to other places other than this toxic site.

@golby it's brought a lot new to the open world formula actually.

Zelda deserves its score.

[ShadowKnight]

You mean 89

[leahcim]

Horizon is 89 and increasing with the passing of the days do not be surprise if ends in the "same league" of Zelda.

[Stronk]

Can we stop overhyping Horizon in order to have it compete with Zelda? It sold more and it has better graphics, but none of those things decide the greatness of a game in the slightest. "If Horizon was a Zelda game, it would be at 100 metacritic score right now". Keep telling yourself that. If Horizon was a zelda game, ctitics would be beyond dissapointed with it's puzzles, variation in level-design, bosses, dungeons, and music. Oh, you guys haven't played the new Zelda so you wouldn't understand. (I've played this game since release and i've only beat one dungeon so far... so, how did you guys reach a conclusion on how "overrated" Zelda is one day after release? Says something about how much bullshit is being written here...)

[Ceaser9857361]

88 meta an average game?? LOL! so much of hate for no reason.. God! you guys even game bruh! Horizon is receiving amazing reviews but has to be people like you who would want to downplay it. Grow up!

[Wallstreet37]

Lol got to love the insecurity and trolling ways...

I have both Horizon and Zelda and although Zeida is good I prefer Horizon by a good margin...

Horizon music is better
Performance is better with no drops whatsoever
World is denser with more npcs and enemies spread around
Graphics lol that isn't even up for debate Horizon is the technological marvel of this generation and new benchmark
Story is subjective but I prefer Horizons and just skip fast through Zeldas dialogye
Combat hands down Horizon, also cool @ss weapons. When I kill an enemy in Zelda it doesn't make me feel accomplished like in Horizon.

I just prefer and find horizons gameplay more fun all around. Witcher lol I dropped witcher after skellig as the combat was just so weak and boring and too much dialogue. No doubt about it if Horizon would have been name Zelda Breathe of Dawn it would sit at like a 100 meta right now. You had reviewers saying "first few hours in Zelda were better than anything they've played" really? Plateau is the beginning and almost stopped playing bcus it was so boring and slow luckily I kept going and things got better. Just shows reviewers bias.

I think the only thing I prefer or think Zelda does better is climbing and world is a bit more dynamic. Also gliding is great!!!!

by the way feel free to add me on switch just pm me Eddienx and Gemmonl who love Nintendo on this site already have :)

[its_JEFF]

Too much emphasis on metacritic... battle of numbers over actually enjoying the game? I understand that the metacritic score of a game is "important" for this "war" that's going on. Its nice when a game gets a good score, a good score has pushed me to buying a game that I wasn't sure about, but that doesn't mean that the game met those expectations.

Picked up Witcher 3, mainly cause of the hype and the score, played for 15/20 hours... quit after that. Too much fluff, story didn't pull me in. Took me all of an hour to figure out that I did not like that combat system. I struggled to get to myself to play 15/20 hours of that thing.
Picked up Skyrim, cause of the hype and score, put about 10 hours into that game... wish I had quit at 2 hours in. Game felt boring and slow, combat was clunky. Kept playing cause I paid money for it. I personally don't give a poop about critical acclaim, games just aren't made for everyone... still, a lot of others liked it. I didn't go around sh*ting on their parade, like some on here like to do.

[rainslacker]

Horizon is closer to Witcher than Witcher is to Zelda.

And sure why not? Witcher and Horizon are actually more closely related in game play than it is to Zelda.

The only reason Horizon is being compared to Zelda now is because of the release dates practically being on top of each other.

[ColonelHugh]

@TomatoDragon

I think I found a glitch in the Matrix.

[KOIMOJO]

I mean skyward sword has a 93 and that game blows. Game reviewers can't block out nostalgia when it comes to Zelda games. They're good but remove the names and reskin some things and it would lose 5-10 metacritic points easily. Just my opinion. It's possible that I just don't get something when ot comes to those games though.

[Bathyj]

Thats the dumbest thing Ive read this week. You care THAT much about Metacritic? Youre literally saying the games cant be compared because of a 3 point difference in the rating?

[nitus10]

Here is an interesting test.

If you have The Witcher 3, Skyrim or Dragon's Dogma (just to name three) take a look at the trees and see if you can find trees that look identical. In Zelda Breath of the Wild (you can look at the videos as well) also take a look at the trees. If you can't see what the developers have done in Zelda for foliage then I suggest you get glasses.

To be fair no matter which way you look at the backgrounds this still does not detract from the gameplay although you can contrast the sparseness of the Zelda landscape to the much more detailed landscape of the games I mentioned above.

Note: You can also contrast Horizon Zero Dawn's landscape which (from videos) looks extremely realistic. Zelda's landscapes don't look realistic being more cartoony however it is functional.

[Old McGroin]

"Horizon has a higher user rating than Zelda on Metacritic. Zelda is held to a different standard by critics."

You seriously go by User ratings on Metacritic? Every negative User review for Zelda is no doubt actually a Sony fanboy jealous of the fact a game superior to anything else like it isn't available on the PS4. It speaks volumes of Zelda's quality that it has received a near perfect score from every reviewer out there, no matter how many petty excuses Sony fanboys come up with (nostalgia, reputation, ha!) they just need to get over the fact a near perfect game isn't available on their system.

[Overload]

"We won't see RPGS this good for another while."

Not the same kind of RPG, but Nier Automata and Persona 5.

[mastiffchild]

Indeed, Nier looks like being amazing and we know how good P5 is already. Nioh was just out and really hit all its targets on quality terms while HZD and BotW are also.stunning adventures with RPG elements.

I see little reason why we should now get some RPG desert. There's loads of quality out right now with more on the way with ME A incoming and Ni No Kuni almost here too. Tons of it-Beseria is another I've got yet to start ffs.

[joab777]

Exactly. It doesn't matter who did it better. Each raised the bar in their own way. I want to read an article about how games like Horizon and TW3 TOGETHER have set expectations for future open world rpgs!

[Qrphe]

Horizon isn't an rpg, the Witcher barely counts as one

[TFJWM]

They aren't jrpgs but they are most certainly rpgs...

[GUTZnPAPERCUTZ]

Exactly, hard to tell right now. The Witcher 3 top the bar for me over Skyrim and so far I am enjoying my 1st PS4 game, Horizon! Horizon actually reminds me of The Witcher 3 in a lot of aspects, it's almost like the devs shared stuff with Guerilla. Horizon is def a lot easier to grasp than the Witcher which can be overwhelming sometimes but it's hard to say right now until I finish Horizon which one is the better RPG, so far Im leaning towards The Witcher 3 but not by much ;)

[Relientk77]

Two of my favorite games this generation. Both are absolute masterpieces

[super_bruno]

Witcher all the way

[TheVetOfGaming]

I bought witches 3 last week on a pan sale, but I just can't get into it. I enjoy rpg games... I'm not sure if I'm just growing tired of gaming, or if it just isn't my game. The only thing thats stopping me buying HZD is if I spend $60 and feel the same about that.

[Zarock]

Both are Pretty close but I'd go with The Witcher since the side quests In that game helped shape the ending

[Smokingunz]

Zelda is better than both

[yeahokwhatever]

..until mass effect in 2 weeks.

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Both are average.

[strangerthings1995]

Andromeda

[zaherdab]

@Erik7357 why not compare the user reviews of metacritic of horizon vs zelda ? user scores matter too .. if not more

[FallenAngel1984]

How many games is Horizon going to be compared with

[Dark_Knightmare2]

It is nuts how many games it's been compared with its getting ridiculous. The next thing you know people will be comparing horizon and gran tursimo lol

[Erik7357]

People have always compared things, in human nature.

[Goldby]

alot of games have been compared to NMS, what does that tell you then?

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[LexHazard79]

@solid,

So in your world comparisons are made by the jealous. I compare alot of things. And its not because of jealousy!!

Example: So if I go to Best Buy to buy a TV and do comparisons of various brands...Am I jealous? Come on now dude...
Some of y'all get to sensitive on some topics.

[badz149]

@Erik7357

Comparison is nature, right? And that's how most games are reviewed these days. But when it comes to Zelda, there's no need for comparison. It just need to be a good Zelda game and it's 10/10. Double standards!

[Ron_Danger]

I'm more impressed with the fact the a brand new IP is on par with the third game in a very successful series.

[mandingo]

Its not.... imo

[Ron_Danger]

@mandingo

You're missing the point. The Witcher 3 might be the better overall game (I wouldn't know, I haven't played it so I have no opinion) but it's the third in a very successful franchise, whereas Horizon is a brand new IP from a company who never made anything close to it.

It's like if (for example) the New York Yankees (a team that for years has been consistently successful with highs and lows mixed in) decided that for the next season they were gonna keep everyone on the team and head office but switch to the NFL (so staying in the realm of pro sports, just changing the sport being played) and in their first game they lose to the New England Patriots by a field goal. Would you focus on the Patriots winning and being better, or that an unproven team almost beat them?

[subtenko]

I wonder how it'll do against Drive Club

/s

[InTheZoneAC]

OT:
Driveclub may be done, but you could pick up that game now or in a year and still be amazed at the detail, sense of speed, and how fun it is.

If you are a racing fan I promise you'll enjoy that game.

[Takwin]

Well, it perfected systems present in a genre that includes many great games I played and enjoyed like Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Tomb Raider, The Witcher, Mass Effect, Batman, Shadow of Mordor, Dishonored, Deus Ex, and more.

To me, it takes the best of all of those games, combines them with the best combat system I've personally experienced in any third-person game, and puts that in a gorgeous, interesting, and unique setting.

Comparing things is totally fine.

[rainslacker]

Notice it's being compared with what's considered to be some of the best games? Maybe because it's in the same league?

I'm waiting for the game to be compared to Rayman: Raving Rabids. So many similar mechanics...what with demented bunnies and out of control dinos.

[BlakHavoc]

Come on with these click bait articles

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

To be fair, there is actually a bit of crossover between the Witcher team and the Horizon team. There's a reason Guerilla games suddenly have a game with good writing when that has been an area they've always struggled in. I think it's a fair comparison but it is true that we've seen a lot of clickbait articles on Horizon lately.

[Overload]

I think both are great, but I think Horizon does a lot of things better than the Witcher 3.

Horizon's combat first and foremost is the best in ANY RPG, the world of Horizon is better, the controls are better, the animations are better, the horse riding is better, horse back combat is better, the main character is better, the story is better, it's better from a technical perspective (it pretty much looks and runs like the target footage for TW3).

The Witcher 3 has deeper RPG mechanics (ranging from the choices to the approaches to your build) and deeper side quests.

Regardless of preferences, I can say this.... other studios better step it up, because Guerrilla Games is a legitimate contender in the RPG game now. Horizon was a fantastic first attempt and as they learn more about designing RPG's, they are going to only get better at it. The Witcher didn't start out at the quality level of TW3.

[TheOptimist]

You do know that from an RPG perspective, Witcher 1 is the deepest among the 3, right? Witcher 1 was pure old school RPG, Witcher 2 was an ARPG which was focused more towards the RPG side, Witcher 3 was an ARPG that weighed the 'A' of the ARPG equally with that of an RPG. Horizon Zero dawn was focused more towards the 'A' part of the ARPG. I wouldn't call Horizon a deep RPG, rather an action adventure game with RPG elements, because it may have the progression on a charactorial level, but it doesn't have branching storylines and the degree of depth for an RPG. They are completely different games.

[Overload]

I'm just saying Guerrilla will learn how refine elements as they progress in the same way CDPR did with the Witcher series. This is GG's first attempt. People don't celebrate the TW1 and 2 in the same way as they do TW3.

[Takwin]

You say some good stuff - you clearly understand the continuum of games withing the RPG universe, and indeed most games now are ACTION-adventure games with RPG elements. However, the last point you make isn't a good one. Horizon and The Witcher 3 are not completely different. They are ARPGs or third-person action-adventure, with TW3 leaning much more heavily on story choice and Horizon more on perfecting combat.

TW3 is my favorite game ever, but Horizon is probably my 3rd favorite, trailing only TW3 and TLOU.

[InTheZoneAC]

Your own explanation basically said these two are similar, but then you say they're not

[_-EDMIX-_]

Absolutely agreed I'm still not even sure how anybody could try to argue that The Witcher 3 has better RPG mechanics then the first the game.

They give you all of your moves in the beginning of the game in The Witcher 3
instead of you actually having to find all the ingredients to build up your potions and bombs when you need them you do it once and it auto generate so for you after you meditate.

So anyone trying to argue over which game is the better RPG you guys are basically trying to say the game that gives you all the things that you need absolutely for free at no cost in the game that actually gives you all your abilities in the beginning of the game is better than the one that actually has you progress, grow and add abilities.

I would argue that Horizon zero dawn has more RPG elements Than The Witcher 3 as at least I'm actually progressing this person's abilities.

When I actually need something in Horizon I just go ahead and crafts it I don't just simply meditate and it's given for free.

[Movefasta1993]

Bloodborne ,nioh and dragon dogma have better combat imo, this is no knock on horizon because it's an open world rpg but you said any rpg Dragon dogma has the best imo and it's open world

[Overload]

Bloodborne is right there with it, in my opinion.

[Movefasta1993]

PC gamers celebrate tw 1/2 highly tho, PlayStation has a large audience that's a big factor to the hype behind tw3 Like civ is huge on PC but it's not on consoles so the hype behind it on a lot of gaming sites isn't as big

[Masterchief_thegoat]

Play both but I take witcher 3 over bloodborne any day. One thing I pick bloodborne over tw3 is combat

[Overload]

I agree to a degree, but there is no doubt the TW3 is what launched them into the status they have now attained.

[Trez1234]

The witcher 3 is fantastic but combat is really lacking compared to the games you've mentioned. Dragon's dogma has amazing combat and Nioh takes the cake for me when it comes to combat.

Bloodborne though.. I thought it was an unbelievable experience when I finished it. I then went back in after grasping the story and what was going on and wow. Transcendent!!

[nitus10]

@Masterchief_thegoat

I will agree that Bloodborne has a very aggressive combat style and in many ways so does The Witcher 4, however, the actual combat style of the TW3 depends on the difficulty level you choose. On Easy to Normal, you can basically just mash the attack button for most enemies however on "Blood and Broken Bones" and especially Death March" (The best IMHO) you really do need to consider heavy and light attacks as well as the use of potions, oils and signs.

In TW3 you can pause the game at any time (you can't do this in Bloodborne) however when selecting a bomb or sign the game will slow but it will not pause.

In TW3 you can reduce your difficulty if you encounter a difficult enemy but IMHO you are really spoiling the game for yourself since it is not difficult to pull back, explore a different area then get better weapons, armor, potions, oils and level up your signs. You can actually do the same thing in Bloodborne except you can't reduce the difficulty.

[KingKionic]

Horizon is no Witcher 3.

Geralt remains the King this generation.

[Sparta07]

Your right!! Horizon is no witcher 3 and that's a good thing. . The combat alone on Horizon kills witcher 3. But I'm sure you know that cause you played Horizon right? RIGHT!?
No you didn't.
The king was replaced by the Queen. 😉

[KingKionic]

Looking a every gaming site no one feels Witcher 3 has been dethroned.

Witcher 3 clearly is a much bigger game and story then horizon so im not surprised.

[Aceman18]

I've played and beating the W3 love the game but the combat, animation, and feel of the game was clunky as hell. For the amount of time i put into HZD I'll say for me it's the better game of the two.

Im hoping other western studios take note of how this game was made and no longer use that clunky style in their RPGs.

[Bathyj]

The Witchers story bored me and went on for too long. I quit when they all got drunk at the castle. Im guessing that wont happen with Horizon. The combat alone would keep me playing but I genuinely want to know what happens next.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

Plus geralt bang two hot babe triss and yen ❤️

[FunAndGun]

Plus he looked pretty sexy in the hot tub!

[Sparta07]

@ master, yeah I'll give you that, lol

[Sparta07]

" Looking a every gaming site no one feels Witcher 3 has been dethroned. "
😂 Sure pal.
The game with the clunky controls ( witcher ) has been dethrone.
Anybody can go to your history comments and how you been trying to down play Horizon day one.
As far as the story goes that's debatable. I haven't beaten Horizon yet I'm about 14 hours in, but I'm loving it.
I read it takes about 30hrs if you do the story alone and about 60 to do everything so that's a pretty big game. I think it took me about the same time ( without the dlc) to complete witcher 3.
So I have no idea what you mean by bigger game🙄.
I loved witcher 3 but I hated the damn controls

[KingKionic]

I didnt mention how either game controls but looking at the overall reception of horizon i have yet to see anyone say it dethrones witcher 3 from any major gaming website.

Witcher 3 is definitely like masterclass this generation for sure.

[starchild]

I had no problems with the controls. The whole thing about Witcher 3 having bad combat started with SoulsBorne fanboys who expected it to play like those games. The truth is, though, the Witcher 3 controls better and has better combat than usual for the RPG genre.

Do the SoulsBorne games have deeper, more refined combat? Yes, and they should, because that's the whole focus in those games. But that doesn't make The Witcher 3's combat bad. I enjoyed it and I had no issue with the controls in general. There's no way a game with bad gameplay would be one of the highest rated and most beloved games of the generation, I don't care how good the story is.

[BlackTar187]

i wish i could like Witcher :(

The controls/ combat were horrible imo and really took me out of the game.

Witcher is one of those games i know is great and am sad i couldn't get over the controls and combat to enjoy becasue the Lore, the time period magic all that stuff appeals to me but the combat was lower tier compared to the rest of the picture in my opinion.

I haven't played Horizon yet and will do so once i beat Nioh.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Completely agreed The Witcher 3 controls are absolutely terrible I like the game and I enjoy the lure of The Witcher but one of my biggest gripes was the controls.

Some of the gameplay Concepts was my next gripe because being a huge fan of the first Witcher game I actually completely hate what they did with the Witcher 3 you're no longer creating the Alchemy ingredients every time you need them they Auto generate after the first time you create them which is disappointing because what's the point of even playing the damn game if they're going to give you everything for free after you meditate?

Which brings me to my next gripe you could actually meditate anywhere in the game instead of specifically in front of a fire you could even meditate in front of enemies.

Smh.

People let me help you understand the first Witcher game with nothing like this they never held your hand and casually destroyed the game the way the third game did.

I also do not like that they gave you all of your abilities in the very beginning of the game I would have actually like that if they just said he lost his memory or he got hurt or the wild Hunt did some magic on him and he needs to reclaim all of his abilities.

This takes me to the story the main story in The Witcher 3 is absolutely terrible and anybody trying to pretend that it's this amazing game does not know what they're talking about basically you're given the run-around every damn Mission you go on you're going to find this person and every time you talk to somebody that have answers they ask you to do a irrelevant task after irrelevant task and then tell you a snippet of an answer you go to the next area and rinse and repeat over and over again I just never believed this would continue for the first two Acts.

This is absolutely a terrible way of doing this story I'm sorry but we're trying to find someone and I don't think talking to all of dandelions girlfriend or a horse race or trying to find someones wet laundry or any stupid crap like that is going to help the story it's just filler and run around.

Horizon zero Dawn puts the story in the Forefront of the game, within the main quest you are never asked to do anything irrelevant or that has nothing to do with the concept of the game everything is about finding this person as well as building the tribe and uniting the people.

[Sparta07]

@ kionic, my mom always said you can't argue with stupid, so I'll leave you alone.

@starchild, WTF is " soulsborne fanboys "!?
W3 controls is awful period!!!!!!
That was one of my main problems with W3 and many, many others.

[Bathyj]

The Witcher does not have bad controls. (Unless you count Roach, Roach sucks arse). They were way better than Skyrim. But Witchers controls and indeed its combat are merely good.

But Horizons are sublime, Theres not really any debate here. Horizon is simply better in this area. Story, setting, blah blah blah, we can argue about that until the cows come home, but not controls or combat. And you can add graphics to that as well, at least on console.

[_-EDMIX-_]

You mean the game that auto generates all of your potions and bombs absolutely for free and then gives you the majority of your abilities at the very beginning of the game at no cost?

So yes Horizon zero Dawn is no Witcher 3, you actually build up your character and you actually have to craft everything you need there is no simply meditating and then here's everything for free.

The combat in Horizon zero Dawn absolutely murders The Witcher 3.

TW story is so terrible in the third game the majority of the game is this complete run around, literally the majority of the game goes like this I need to find where Ciri is can you help me ? can you do an irrelevant task for me and then at the ending of the series of missions I'm going to tell you one small bit of where she could be.

Go to different area and the next person that believes they know where she is gives you the same run around and repeat.

What's pathetic is that literally is the absolute bulk of The Witcher 3 story.

If you were watching an anime or any show you would actually consider the main story of The Witcher 3 actually filler.

[starchild]

So let me get this right.. the narrative is terrible, the controls are bad and the combat is horrible, yet it's one of the highest rated games of the generation and loved dearly by most of the gaming community? Seems legit.

[_-EDMIX-_]

@star- who said I said anything about narrative being terrible? The overall theme The Narrative of The Witcher 3 is find simply the execution of its story is actually very bad and terrible.

And as I recall it was you and I that were actually defending this game when it first released or guarding its downgrade issue, but I'm not going to defend the poor execution of the actual story as well as the changes they made to the gameplay that basically made this game casual for god sakes they're giving you items perfectly for free with zero cost.

I'm sorry buddy but I own the Witcher 3 and it's story is just absolutely terrible I still love the lore in the world of The Witcher series and I enjoyed the narrative in general but the actual execution is one of the worst I've seen in a game in a pretty long time basically the entire game is filler and giving you the runaround of irrelevant stories for god sakes at some point you're doing a horse race to get the answers to something...,..

After you get one answer you basically go up on another irrelevant West and rinse and repeat this is almost the entire game.

I was okay with the baron Mission simply because I felt it was simply going to be like a larger tutorial to set up for the concept of the game I never knew literally the whole damn game was going to be this ridiculous red herring run around of fillers

Be like " the pigs got loose from the stable I'll tell you where your friend is if you bring them back"

" I need something from the market be a dear and get the correct armor that I need and I'll tell you where your friend is Maybe"

LMFAO!

I mean of course I'm joking and being facetious but to be honest what I'm telling you is not even that far from what was going on in this game almost to the point where I was in disbelief some of the missions that were in the game as main missions.

Please don't exaggerate the combat, it's a very bad inside of this game I only like The Witcher because of The Narrative of going from town to town in fighting contracts, the main execution of the story is bad, in the controls are not Devil May Cry or anything like that so please let's not try to pretend as if their revolutionary or feel great.

Most of the Gaming Community didn't even play the first Witcher to even understand just how terrible some of the mechanics were in The Witcher 3 I'm sorry but there's no excuse for the game allowing you to meditate anywhere at anytime even in front of enemies and then rewarding you by giving you free bombs and Potions every single time at no cost

I basically stopped collecting items in the game cuz there was no point I was being given everything for free like a child.

If Call of Duty was highly awarded like The Witcher 3 would you seriously and defend what you know or terrible game mechanics?

Buddy all you have to do is look back at the original comments when The Witcher 3 was getting bombed for the downgrade and you will know we're right there side by side defending it but just because I'm a fan of The Witcher series doesn't mean I'm going to lie about this games shortcomings.

I might be a fan of the series but I have to be honest about how I feel about this game's shortcomings and its tremendous.

I haven't even got started on the numerous bugs and glitches that still actually plague this game.

[2pacalypsenow]

Let's compare Horizon to Fifa 17 while were at it, which game is the better Soccer game?

[Sm00thNinja]

What a ridiculous comment. As much as I hate these comparisons too the Witcher 3 and Horizon are comparable. There's things the Witcher does better and things Horizon does better

[meka2611]

Actual not even in the same league. Horizon is more of a cross between farcry 3 and uncharted; nothing like witcher 3. I mean just because you gain levels and earn skill points doesn't mean rpg. Farcry 3 had the same progression, is that an rpg?

[Sm00thNinja]

Both open world, both have sidequest, both have a main question line you can follow. HAVE YOU EVEN PLAYED HORIZON IT'S AN OPEN WORLD ACTION RPG. Regardless of what you believe the fact remains the Witcher 3 and Horizon have several things in common to compare. You think Horizon has more in common with Uncharted than the Witcher 3? I question whether you've even watched a video of this game.

[Last_Boss]

@Smooth, he's talking more about gameplay not the atmosphere. You are right on the world setting and rpg part. Horizon has the climbing, zip line, and repel element, so it is an unique cross breed. Both great.

[meka2611]

@smoothninja; Done more than watch a video, I own it and am enjoying it thoroughly, but to say it has in common with witcher is nuts. Let's see the checklist, farcry 3; you gain experience to earn skill points to unlock new skills. In horizon you gain arbitrary levels to unlock skills. Witcher 3 you gain experience to gain levels to earn better stats and get stronger, you buy and gather new swords and armor to get stronger. They are no where near the same except open world. Does that mean GTA should be compared to horizon?

[Sm00thNinja]

@Last Boss but you just made my point there are things to compare. I DON'T THINK we should be deciding which one is better but Horizon and The Witcher can be likened

[Last_Boss]

Exactly

[galmi]

Horizon Vs Tetris??

Amma just leave this here.....

[FunAndGun]

Tetris is a classic puzzle game that has touched almost every gamers hands. There is no way in hell Horizion's combat beats the "L" shaped piece and the power of clearing a Tetris stack. Hell, the long single piece would demolish Aloy all by itself. Don't even get me started on the Tetris OST that makes Horizon look like a school band.

/s

[Greyfoxdbz]

Witcher 3 did characters better and was longer. That game will always be one of my top favourites. Horizon has such an amazing open world technically, this game is the most impressive thing i've seen in an open world game. Makes my jaw drop and makes photo mode really fun to use.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Dragon Age Inquisition was longer because of all those crazy side quests that better than The Witcher 3?

And by longer you mean it had lots of irrelevant filler?

[Greyfoxdbz]

here's something you may not know. When a game is really good. you kind of don't want it to end. So it being longer is very welcome. Also dragon age was shit.

[Inzo]

Pshh, I knew it was only a matter of time before this comparison was made. CD Projekt is loving HZD, thats all I need to know.

[mastiffchild]

There's a lot of mutual respect maybe as a result of the employee crossover? Makes me wonder if, because of his strong links with GG we might see some cross pollination between CDPR and Kojima?

What could that do to Death Stranding or Cyberpunk2077 ?

[TheOptimist]

The hell with this comparison. Tired of it all. Witcher 3 is an ARPG, Horizon is an action adventure game with RPG elements. There isn't even a 'Versus' here, it's like comparing Age of Empires to DOTA 2..... Someone stop these media sites from spreading stupid messages

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol

The Witcher 3 actually Auto generates all of your crafting for you and Horizion zero Dawn you must craft everything by hand nothing Auto generates for you, so what the hell are you talking about?

You're talking about The Witcher 3 that gives you all of your magical abilities in the very beginning of the game?

Witcher 3 the game Auto generate everything for you absolutely for free by literally meditating anywhere even in front of enemies?

Ummmmm no bud.

I would actually argue that The Witcher 3 is lesser of an RPG than the first game simply because of all the stupid changes they made.

There's nothing you could do in Horizion zero Dawn before boss fight that just gives you all your health absolutely for free at zero cost of crafting.

[TheOptimist]

"The Witcher 3 actually Auto generates all of your crafting for you and Horizion zero Dawn you must craft everything by hand nothing Auto generates for you, so what the hell are you talking about? "

Yep. I am aware of that mechanic, and you do know that we need to actually craft the item, before it is attainable directly through meditation, right? You need to craft swallow before you can have it for free after meditation. Even then, you need to have the ingredients to make it. It doesn't come for free. Also this is a great mechanic, it streamlines the process of having to fiddle with the menus, every time you need something made.

And no it's not for free, as I said, you need to have the ingredients.

As for the magical abilities, yeah in Horizon Zero dawn, you get the bow through whom exactly? Even signs need to be developed for having alternate uses- Firestream for IGNI, Spherical shield for QUEN, and all that stuff.

Witcher 3 is a lesser RPG than Horizon Zero Dawn? Not in a million years.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Buddy it doesn't matter if you have to craft it once , after you're done making it a single time for the next hundreds of hours it's absolutely for free after meditating.

"You need to craft swallow before you can have it for free after meditation"

Yes... as once you craft it one time it's a free forever after that.

Soooo yes.

It's free.

Sorry but it's casual compared to the first Witcher in which you actually had to craft every single time you needed something.

Sorry buddy but in Horizion zero Dawn you actually have to craft items that you actually need.

They are not simply just given to you for free simply for crafting it once.

Smh.

The Witcher 3 is so Nerfed for casuals it's not even funny they basically stopped making it a real RPG with the third game.

I'm not entirely sure why you're bringing up the actual bow in Horizon zero Dawn considering you also purchase weapons in The Witcher that's actually irrelevant to what we're talking about
😂😂😂

I love how you're completely oblivious to the actual point that the problem is the fact that they're giving you the item perfectly for free every time you meditate at no cost once it's been created.

Go play the first Witcher game and see how far you get continuously meditating expecting free items simply cuz you crafted it once

Smh.

The Witcher 3 is basically a kids game compared to the first one and it's nothing compared to Horizon zero Dawn or you actually have to work for your damn items.

I literally ran through the Witcher 3 like a walk in the park because of how easy they made the game I'm sorry but the first Witcher was nothing like the snoozefest that was Witcher 3 in regards to its extremely easy and laxidasical combat I could barely call The Witcher 3 an RPG

For god sakes I stopped even picking up Alchemy items after I started to make the first couple ingredients because they basically broke the entire system.

Do you also want free Phoenix Downs in Final Fantasy just because you made it one time? About free high potions in all final fantasies just because you made it once?
While we're at it let's give all the characters all the abilities that they're going to have for the rest of the game.

Soooo exactly what are you even leveling up in building in The Witcher if they're handing everything to you for free?

So of course you like The Witcher 3 it basically did everything for you 😂😂😂

You won't get far in the first Witcher because of how pampered you were in Witcher 3 buddy, they don't hold your hand like a snowflake in the first game and Horizon zero Dawn by no means gives you free health, bombs etc and hold your hand like a child.

It sounds pretty damn easy when all of the abilities are given to you in the beginning of the game all the items are given to you perfectly for free by meditating and even meditating could be done in front of enemies at any time regenerating all of your health AND BOMBS!

so I question what's the challenge?

[jznrpg]

I like Horizon a little bit more overall, but I played all of the Witchers and enjoyed them as well. Horizon being their first rpg game is amazing, it took makers of Witcher longer to get to Horizons level. The first Witcher was good but had a lot of flaws. Either way both games are great and I am happy they exist

[Paytaa]

The Witcher started as an independent project that pushed it's way into the AAA market. CDPR footed the bill for development and had third party distribution. A company founded on localizing Balders Gate in Poland being compared to a developer backed by Sony is a little unfair.

I'd say the road to The Witcher 3 was a lot more impressive. A lot of unpaid overtime went into all those games due to being an independent developer.

[starchild]

You also have to consider that The Witcher 3 came first and Guerrilla had time to study what made that game great and apply it to their own game. This is how gaming progresses. Horizon Zero Dawn is an awesome game in any case.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Development of Horizon zero Dawn began in 2011 which actually means it's unlikely that they just took all the information from something that released in 2015 that actually just doesn't make sense.

[starchild]

The Witcher 3 was released nearly two years ago, and had plenty of demonstrations and previews for a couple years before that. Are you really going to claim it had no influence on Horizon? If you do you are very naive.

[EddieNX]

Zelda shits on both of them lol. The gameplay is perfect.

[Goldby]

and old. but ya, tkae a game thats been in development for how many years and brings nothing new to the table.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

Zelda is amazing game but is overhype

[Goldby]

ya im not bashing the game, its good, i've tried it out, but it isn't anythign special, nothing different than alot of open world games, just ahs Zelda attached to it

[SpeedDemon]

If it's gameplay is old, then whats that say about Horizon's?

https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Imalwaysright]

And what did Horizon brought that it was new to the table aside from being a new IP?

[ReesesPuffs]

Eddie's comment screams fanboy but you saying Zelda adds nothing new tells me you haven't actually played the game or you haven't played a lot of open world games.

[Goldby]

@Resses, So tell me what does it bring to th table that hasn't been done before?

it iosn't crafting, it isn't a day night cycle, it isn't consistent frames with no drop in an open world
it isn't a weather system, it isn't mounts, it isn't weapons and armor.

[Imalwaysright]

SpeedDemon

I have yet to play these 2 games but after watching those videos to me they show that Zelda is just as impressive as horizon from a tech point of view. Horizon's graphics are on a completely different level rivaling games that aren't open world and have much less going on but Zelda has more interactivity that allows for a more realized world and its physics system is on a completely different level. Both games are stunning examples of tech in open world games even if their respective devs were targeting different goals in their game worlds.

[Majin-vegeta]

Zelda doing things that have been done for over a decade.Seems Ninty finally got the message to.come into the future.

[ninsigma]

Yeah zelda looks great! Really looking forward to playing it! I applaud them for finally catching up to modern day gaming. I hope it lives up to the hype because HZD has set a huge bar for it to reach for me.

[Paytaa]

The Witcher 3 > Zelda

[Last_Boss]

Nah young man!! I love the game, and is damn good, but it's time to get off the slow cooker neat stick. All 3 games are great. BTW it's a Wii U game, delayed cause the console only had Bomberman to play.

[Liqu1d]

Why aren't you playing it then? You spend more time trolling than playing Zelda.

[StormLegend]

Both of them are good. The developers of Witcher 3 helped create HZD.

[bluefox755]

Witcher did certain things better, like story (IMO), and quests. HZD did the gameplay (combat and exploration) better. Both fantastic games though.

[Fishy Fingers]

I very much enjoyed the witcher and I'm very much enjoying HZD (what free time I've managed to get), so for me they're both great, rather boring comparison conclusion but there you go.

[DialgaMarine]

Unfortunately I couldn't play the Witcher 3 for very long because the game's really crappy combat system really pushed me out of the experience. It felt like I was a sloth trying to play whack-a-mole. Everything else about it seemed pretty damn good though.

On Horizon's front, the combat was pretty much perfect, and the open world just so lush, detailed, and beautiful. The machines are incredible just to look and really fun to fight.

In this case, it is very fair to say both games have their pros and cons.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

Combat was easy to attract causal gamer still didn't take the fun outta the story which by the way had better story than horizon..

[DialgaMarine]

Can't say you're wrong, but I find that hard to believe. Horizon's story was insanely deep and the ending opened the sequel up to a lot of possibilities as to where things can go from here on out.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

The witcher 3 is better.. rich story plus three hot babe Triss, yen & ciri.

[UCForce]

But the Combat of Horizon Zero Dawn is better. The story of HZD is far from garbage. It's deep and interesting and it's also the rare sci fi story that people barely notice it.

[StifflerK]

IMO, Horizon is my fav new IP.
Witcher 3 is my game of the gen so far, although I haven't played the new Zelda yet.

[mezati99]

any other open world rpg pales in comparison to the witcher 3, but i gotta say, horizon came closer than any other game out there

[Naji4Me]

The Witcher bigger, longer with amazing Dialogue
Horizon Deep, intense Game play with perfect Graphics and details

[subtenko]

Horizon Zero Dawn

[Manofgod]

See why they compare them.But most likely comparing them because both developers where complimenting each other on Twitter lol

[ninsigma]

Main quest and gameplay goes to horizon for me. Side quests and characters goes to witcher 3. Both worlds were fantastically realised.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

Witcher 3 story was top notch plus dlc was fantastic deserve goty

[princejb134]

Horizon by far
I have the witcher 3 and I stopped after the baron mission
The game was so boring for me to continue

[Masterchief_thegoat]

What I love baron mission

[Bennibop]

Hated the Baron mission also, gave up on the game and went back and finished it months later. Still didn't like the game.

[princejb134]

Surprised you finished it
I deleted it off my hard drive

[_-EDMIX-_]

If you hated that mission I'm sorry but it doesn't get better after that

you are led on so much stupid red herrings it's not even funny every time you think the story is going to start to progress they keep bringing you on irrelevant missions so you're not going to like the rest of it if you don't like how they did to the baron mission

It literally gets as irrelevant as doing a horse race for someone to tell you something, looking for a series of women for someone to tell you something, plugging up holes where rats come out of so someone could tell you something.

I love the previous Witcher games, but with the whole run around crap they did in The Witcher 3 got very tiresome very quickly and I actually only like the side west were I'm just doing individual contracts for towns.

[WelkinCole]

Yea I can see that. However I still slogged though it because I had to find Ciri!!.

Great game. Just hated how I had to constantly had to do things for people to get info for someone to get info about the small encounter they had with Ciri lol!.

Most of the time I just knew that when I go somewhere to get info about Ciri they would always want me to do something. Then when I get to a place or person they want to to do something and it just was madness.

If we cut most of the things the story was actually quite short.

In all of it though its still the best Open World RPG this gen sofar and HZD is right up there. Might change as I have not complete it yet. Amazing sofar.

[WickedLester]

Combat mechanics are much better in Horizon. I also like Aloy as a character much more than I did Geralt. I also think the overall story in Horizon is more interesting. However Horizon's world is much more constrained than Witcher 3's. I can't walk into every home or interact with as many things as I can in Witcher 3. I can't submerge in Horizon and explore what's under the water.

[BlakHavoc]

I guess I'll answer this for the hell of it...

Horizon is the better overall game imo, tried playing TW3 the first time and quit 2 hours in, then forced myself to play through a few months later and enjoyed it. For me it's way too dense, far too much content in the game and it was overwhelming for a gamer with OCD. The combat is superior in Horizon but the dialogue and voice acting is much better in TW3. Can't say how I compare the stories since I haven't beaten Horizon yet but TW3 so far has better sidequests because they in a way are hard to differentiate from the quality of the main quests. However in Horizon I definitely can tell when I'm playing a side quest, the quality imo is noticeably lower. TW3 may have more to discover in its world but I actually care more about exploration in Horizon because of the beauty and lore of the environment, sometimes I just have to drop the controller and take in the games beauty. For me gameplay trumps everything else and Horizon has that in spades, the story could be a little better but I haven't finished it yet so I'll reserve my opinion until then. But 30 hours in, it's obvious that the dialogue and voice acting is better in TW3. But while I had to drag and force myself through TW3 at times, I've had a blast with Horizon so far cause fighting the machines is the most fun I've had with combat since Shadow of Mordor.

[WickedLester]

For the most part I agree with your post. I didn't think about comparing dialogue but you're right. It's definitely better in TW3. I agree 100% with you on TW3 being too dense. Generally most videogames are reductionary, which is to say the more of it you complete, the less there is in front of you to accomplish. TW3 felt the opposite to me. The game felt like it actually got bigger, the more of it I completed. After a while it felt way too overwhelming and ultimately I never fished the whole thing. I only abandoned it because I just wanted to move on. Not trying to take anything away from CD Projekt Red or the game itself because it was quite the achievement in many ways. However sometimes you CAN have too much of a good thing and I think in the end that's what hurt TW3 the most. That and it's clunky fighting mechanics. This is why overall I have to give the edge to Horizon in being the better overall game.

[Ceaser9857361]

ohk! now lets not compare the two... Witcher 3 was amazing and beautiful.. Horizon is also Amazing and beautiful..

I would only say CDPR has set the bar high.. like R* did with GTAO..

[Stenmark]

HZD is an Action-Adventure game with RPG elements,not comparable.

[Vizigoth04]

Never played The Witcher 3 but I should and I want to. Having a blast with Dawn. All I can say.

[Fist4achin]

I did it better. I supported both titles!

[higgins78]

Ever heard of a little game released recently called A Breath of the Wild? Let me tell you, it schools both Horizon and The Witcher 3 in terms of adventure, RPG, open world...everything really. Please don't negg me unless you have actually played Zelda aka ABOTW first, like I myself have.

[Majin-vegeta]

I love when Zelda fanboys come in and say "Zelda BOTW Is best open world game" yet never actually give a reason as to why

[higgins78]

Frequent any videogames website and in reviews search for Zelda: ABOTW. That should give you numerous reasons why, since you don't take my word for it. You should give it I try, since I guarantee you have not. You may tend to agree with what others are saying.

[XXanderXX]

Witcher 3

[Razzer]

LOL

[XXanderXX]

Why is my response to the question funny .

[Razzer]

As if there was any doubt how you would respond

[mynameisdon]

Horizon easily

[Phill-Spencer]

I must admit i'm having alot deja vu when playing through the world of horizon. But horizon did the one thing better than what killed the witcher 3 for me and not even finishing it, the story. The graphics are top notch in both games, the side quests are extraordinary and far away from the typical sidequests in other games. But imo witcher 3 main story was boring to the fullest.

[PlayableGamez-]

IN MY OPINION:
Horizons combat system is more fun and addicting at times.
Witcher III has more interesting characters and far better story.
Horizon has far better graphics and animation.
Witcher III has more variety of enemy types.
Horizons world is a tad bit more interesting and atmospheric with diversity in region types.
Witcher III has variety of weapons and armor with a more in depth progression system.

Nitpicks:
A couple of things that I feel Witcher III does better than Horizon: There is a lot more things to do, side quests are better, dialogue is more engaging, variety of mission types, and swimming is superior.

A couple of things that I feel Horizon does better: The story grabs you faster than Witcher III, enemies are more aggressive and less predicable, missions can be approach in multiple ways, the world is one map, less loading, and loot is more rewarding...

TL;DR:
Both are great games with one game doing some things better than the other. Both games should be in every PS4 owners library.
Depending what type of gamer you are, you would think either or is better.

[Kokyu]

Visually I think Horizen did it better on console . While horizen had an ok story ( I thought the ending wasnt very good) but as far as story and side missions I perfer The Witcher. They both have good combat to me. Either way both are great games.

[Wallstreet37]

IMO Horizon has done open world better than any game I've played. Witcher 3 open world was good but Horizon just aced it. I got super bored of Witcher 3 because combat sucked IMO and Horizon combat is just ohhhhh so good. Also too much dialogue in Witcher 3 it was a nuisance and detracted me from the game. To me Horizon is Witcher 3 on steroids with fun combat and gameplay.

[cd1]

I enjoyed both but Horizon feels more fresh with more originality and had far less bugs at launch.

[InTheZoneAC]

The Witcher set the standard then, and now horizon has raised the bar. I feel sorry for future open world games who think they can get away with less...Crackdown pay attention

[OrbitingTheOrb]

Why must everything be pit against each other?. This is why we cant have nice things. Look they're both amazing games for different reasons, but if we have to make this a pissing contest, then the Witcher 3 is the clear winner. Its the best game this gen, and I dont see Horizon overtaking it. However, when im playing Horizon, im not thinking, oh this is better than the Witcher, or oh, the Witcher did this type of thing better. Who cares?. Play both, enjoy both.

[ChronoJoe]

Horizon wins, graphics, environmental diversity and primary plot, and combat by a significant margin, but I prefer W3's sidequests, dialogue, looting and sheer scale. It's a toss up between Alloy and Geralt but I think for me I prefer Alloy.

They're both great games. I think if W3 had nailed the combat it would have been a candidate for the best game ever made, but it's not quite there and that's a shame for the third entry in the series.

[discobastard]

HZD gets my vote. Witchers interaction design was a fkng joke. On console at least. Turned it off. A clumsy mess of what felt like a lazy port of PC controls. Lost count of the amount of candles I extinguished... And the menu system was also terrible. I played before updates that apparently improved this but I'd be hard pressed to bother turning it back on

[Kaiou]

Played both games and they are amazing in their own way . Horizon is and will remain one of the best games this year but come on comparing it to Witcher 3 ? Seriously? I personally believe that Geralt's last adventure is the absolute pinnacle of role playing games.

[yeahright2]

bit too early to ask that. It's the same reason most sites have a cut off for game of the year nominations. Horizon JUST came out.

[Xb1ps4]

Both great get both.

[Liqu1d]

Overall, The Witcher 3. Horizon comes close though and the combat is much better, hopefully DLC or a sequel are in the works after that ending.

[47]

Are you f'ing kidding me? This is even a question? No one in their right mind thinks this game is on the same level as Wild Hunt. Get that nonsense the hell outta here.

[txboy05]

These are my two favorite games this gen but i would have to give the edge to Horizon because of the combat system that is second to NONE.

[on_line_forever]

what i hate about Witcher 3 is the game play and fight system , just imagine if the Witcher 3 has the same game play in dark souls , it will be so great and epic

[leemo19]

Both are great, you can't go wrong with anyone. Both have its strengths and faults and really more of personal opinion on which is better. I like the combat better in HZD, it was smoother. Side quest clearly better in Witcher 3 no comparison there. Enemy type Witcher 3 has the variety, but the AI of them to me were better in HZD. Side note HZD enemy types in future games will probably see even more variety. Character facial expressions and voice acting is better in Witcher 3. HZD was very up and down on lots of the characters you meet, hopefully in future games GG improves it.
Last thing I'll touch on is story. Both stories were great and exceeded on what they were trying to represent. I just think a little bit of Witcher 3 story was better. Due to your action matter in the story, well as HZD not so much. The characters through out the story were more intriguing at times compared to HZD. HZD has interesting characters but there just wasn't enough of them to care about. Overall both games should be in your PS4 library of games you should play.

[Father Murder X]

You guys are getting a little carried away here.

[ASBO-5]

HZD by a mile

[Segata]

Zelda over both TBH and I'm not a Zelda fan but Botw is the most well designed open world I ever played. Saying something playing open worlds since mid 80s. It's not that it's big or has elements done before but the kind of creative freedom so few games allow. The game has the more direct way to go here or accomplish that but it totally leaves it up to you in how you want to do it. Not even talking dungeons. I have only done 1. 8 tower climbs later and only killed 1 enemy even tho most people might try and fight there way to climb them. I am in the final boss area even tho I have done nothing story wise to get there. I just went there. I plan on getting a end game item then leaving.

[mastiffchild]

We had this with HZD and Zelda the other day! Are we just throwing great games at each other hoping they'll teach us something more through comparison?

Witcher is way more RPG than Horizon and Horizon iOS lighter in writing, not being based on a series of novels. Witcher 3 is a third entry while HZD a new IP. They're both open world games with real-time combat and RPG elements but, like Zelda, the similarities end there.

Both great games that I don't think there's much between them in terms of quality and while I might prefer Geralt I would-be been invested longer, same as with Link. HZD is an amazing game and even better debut for a series-wound we be happy with that? Sometimes feels like we're asking a lot of this fresh IP and sometimes I dunno if these comparisons aren't a bit unfair and unnecessary.

[stonecold3]

horizon dawn for me

[Eterna1Ice]

Ughh, not a big fan of relevancy advantage, then again, the nature of comparisons like these, when the games even have different genres, seems dumb to me anyways.

[Scatpants]

I feel like the Witcher has much better quest structure. I feel like most of the side quests in Horizon are just go to X location and kill stuff.

[lolosgolos]

PlayStation sites on Metacritic are at an all time high

[Kingcorey13]

Witcher is bigger and deeper with better side quests. Horizon is imo more beautiful with better combat and a more interesting story and lore. But it all comes down to what you enjoy more.. for me I'm leaning slightly towards horizon. Witcher 3 was still my game of the year for 2015 tho

[ziggurcat]

did each developer release a version of each others' games or something? because they're two different games, so there's no "who did it better" here.

[Count_Bakula]

I found Witcher to have atrocious movement controls, and combat just hacking and slashing with no visible damage was pretty dumb to me. So Horizon gets the nod in general fluid movement controls and satisfying combat.

[Chexs1990]

Both of them are awesome, don't incite flame wars

[Servbot41]

Combat, overall gameplay and graphics go to Horizon. RPG mechanics and sidequests go to Witcher 3. Both have pretty equally great stories and worlds. Both are top of class.

[abra511]

nothing can compare to witcher 3
not hzd nor zelda

[Hardiman]

I go with both as they are two of my favorite games!

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Zelda.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Drakul]

what a lame question....what the hell is horizon zero dawn????

[Razzer]

"what the hell is horizon zero dawn?"

That is indeed a lame question.

[windblowsagain]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

I want this game remade or an update game that plays like it.

https://youtu.be/wPfbETCLGE...

As for Witcher 3 - completed it and was a 9/10.

Haven't play horizon yet, but looks good.

[redaxis]

I like art style of horizon and the story of witcher.

[jorellpogi]

Definitely both games did it better on their respective themes. I love both games! I hope HZD will have awesome DLC's similar to W3.

Kudos to GG and CDPR!

[Edito]

I haven't played Horizon yet and i love The Witcher i will have to play both but the thing i love the most about The Witcher 3 is the soundtrack and how it makes everything more special...

[MagicBeanz]

Both are great and people should experience and enjoy both games for what they bring to the world of gaming.

[DafunkyRebel]

Irony is Geralt's voice actor is in the game and he act really angry sometimes

[Clown_Syndr0me]

The Witcher no doubt but that doesn't mean Horizon isn't brilliant. The Witcher was just phenomenonal.

[captainexplosion]

I have a low open world and RPG IQ but I didn't like Witcher. It was boring and un-user friendly. I am enjoying Horizon quite a bit. The combat and control could be better and some side mission are boring, but its such an addictive game.

[mandingo]

Witcher .... what a dumb question?

[J-DARKnes]

Gameplay wise I prefer HZD.

[TheXgamerLive]

Onestly, its a toss up? Both dis pretty well? Again dudes really. Im sure zero dawn is good, but Witcher 3 has been out for so long and has tone of content so lets AGAIN try to be real here.

[Indigon]

You really need both.

[C-H-E-F]

I still haven't opened up my Witcher 3 game yet, but Horizon is definitely better than whatever metacritic has it at now. if Witcher 3 is similar to Horizon then who cares? Two great games.

[RedPill86]

Deus Ex. The real, by definition, RPG. With one hell of deep, interactive world. Something both of these world's fail at. Miserably empty. Shallow. Video game equivalent of Oscar bait. Easily amused masses do not a truth make. Period.

[Mr Marvel]

Both are great, but Horizon ZD gets my pick.
It's the most polished open world game I've ever played.

[Night99]

What the hell Witcher 3 is one of the best games ever a true masterpiece I played it for like 300 hours with 2 amazing expansion both of them better than most full games people will still praise this game in 20 years from now but horizon zero dawn on the other side is just an ok game, average in 2 weeks everyon has forgotten that this game even exits like it happens with most games, its fun for a week and this is it.

[pyroxxx]

Did what better?
I automatically like Horizon 100 times more since Gerald controls like crap,.. a cripple on ice.

[McGamer]

What a rhetorical question, because there is no way anyone can compare Horizon to Witcher 3. Just more pro-feminism BS from the author apparently.

[Orionsangel]

In terms of controls I would say, Horizon Zero Dawn. It's very fluent and tight. The graphics might get the win too because they're slightly more modern. In the areas that Witcher 3 tops HZD is in acting and story. It's superb and compelling to listen too. The other is the amount of things to see and do. Witcher 3 is 300+ You'll never get bored.

[Razzer]

Biggest complaint I had about W3 was the reuse of character models. Horizon doesn't have that problem.

Both are great games though. Neither is definitively better than the other.

[pyroxxx]

Biggest complaint regarding Witcher 3 is that it controls like shit,.. and that is a valid complaint. They patched it,.. but it is still awful. Cannot even remember a game that controlled that poorly,.. must have been some PS1 era strange control scheme thing,.. because I really cannot remember a game that would control like utter shit like Witcher 3. Even with no lock on Aloy controls so well they did not even need it

[Warshade]

Both are amazing though I prefer the Witcher 3s combat.

[MilkMan]

Witcher did it better. But Horizon is still a great game. Hell you could add Breath of the Wild in this competition also and the Witcher still comes up on top.

[SynestheticRoar]

Witcher 3 lol.

[GrmpyolGamer]

Graphics r better in HZD (obviously, it a newer title) but story, gameplay and side quests all go to Witcher 3. Cant comment on DLC cause HZD hasn't had any yet but its gonna be hard pressed to beat witcher DLC

[thonystarks13]

You see, it's a never ending debate. We're all gamers here. Some of us has different taste when it comes to games. Witcher 3 will always be one of the best games on ps4 do doubt on that, based on ratings and by experience playing it. With regards to Horizon, I just felt that it is the upgraded version of the Witcher 3. It's like Witcher 3 and Mad Max at the same time. Graphics wise? You do know that Horizon is much better. Story wise? I'll go with Witcher 3. This is based on my own opinion. We just have to be thankful for good games like this and hoping to have some other good shit like this in the future.

:)