Is the Witcher 3 the New Skyrim?

Justin van Huyssteen from NoobFeed writes - Bethesda and CD Projekt RED are not all that different. They both had a hit the likes of which has never been seen before or since at either company, and both companies want to recapture that as much as possible because it makes good business sense to do so. The Witcher 3 will release a new, updated version on current-gen consoles, but how similar is this to what Bethesda does with Skyrim?

[Terry_B]

Its pretty different.

Remember that when Skyrim came to consoles, the ports were pretty bad, and they did not receive updates..even free ones for PS4 or Xbox One ..they were simple new ports that were also still miles away from the PC version.

[Snookies12]

PS3 Skyrim was horrific, haha... My brother's save data had a memory leak or something. So it kept growing in size. At one point it was almost 100 MB. And when he was actually in-game. It was running around 10 FPS tops because of it. Looked like a slideshow especially when snow was falling.

[Terry_B]

..oh the pretty "eternal winter" memories ;)

[RaveTears]

PS3 Skyrim save data is that big because I made up to 800 mb. I remember how this game kept crashing my PS3 every 30 to 1 hour and even corrupted my save data.

[darthv72]

360 skyrim didnt have those problems.

[Father__Merrin]

After patch my copy of skyrim ps3 was perfect still Remeber that launch window snowing outside 111111

[MrVux000]

"they were simple new ports that were also still miles away from the PC version."

Miles away? For the vanilla versions?

From Digital Foundry: "... in virtually every regard, Bethesda has managed to bring the top-tier PC experience to the current generation of consoles and has indeed delivered the range of enhancements promised ..."

So unless you are talking about graphical mods, which is what Bethesda games are known for on PC that statement really needs more context.

[Inverno]

A free update compared to like 6 different re-releases of Skyrim is hardly the same. We got YouTubers making 3 hour long video essays about games and y'all here asking dumb questions.

[Crows90]

Considering there arent that many version I would say not similar at all.

[MrPerfect813]

Let me know when i can play the Witcher 3 on my Alexa...

[on_line_forever]

They have the same clunky gameplay & combat

[ChubbyBlade]

Thanks for sharing that you haven’t played them

[lucian229]

nah, witcher has pretty awful combat, all of them do. I still have one more dlc to beat but never am motivated because the gameplay is so bad.

[jambola]

depends
is a free update comparable to a full price remaster?
is one of the best expansions ever comparible to paying for horse armor?

[Ristul]

Not only that, but skyrim did not age well, it felt clunky when it released, and aged very poorly. Witcher 3 on the other hand is still very much playable, and the world lore/story is aging like fine wine.

[andy85]

Where do these articles even come from. Skyrim has had frequently releases, this is the only Witcher release and it's free unlike Skyrim.

[SinisterKieran]

you're kidding me right? you're comparing the witchers free next gen update to skyrims many many versions that are re-released full price very minor updated games. no, they're very different.
you still have to rely on a community made mod for skyrim to fix all its bugs.

[GhostScholar]

Not in the least. The witcher 3 hasn't been pushed onto fridges. And also it had a narrative.

[masterfox]

lol just let does die already , bring on the new stuff.

[CrimsonWing69]

Skyrim came out on Xbox 360 and PS3, so you’ll have to wait until next-gen and see if it comes out on there to make the comparison.

I’d say, seeing how we’re getting a new entry and a much needed remake of the first game, that no, it’s not the new Skyrim.

But you keep on game journalism’ing there.

[MrNinosan]

Let me know when I can play Witcher 3 on PSVR2 and I'll jump in right away again.

[Thundercat77]

Elden Ring is my new RPG king.

[Sonic1881]

I enjoyed the Witcher more than Elder Scrolls for some reason

[slayernz]

One of them had a decent main story, the other was basically a long drawn out fetch quest

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Never played The Witcher 3 or Skyrim. I'm more into Fallout and Cyberpunk.

[P_Bomb]

I was late to both but had a good time! Witcher 3 in particular just hit the right nerve with me. I still think about it despite buying it twice. Give it a whirl in December if you’ve got room for the upgrade!

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I actually plan on getting Skyrim for Switch soon so I will join the club on that one soon enough.

[MadLad]

They're two popular RPGs, and you're a "journalist" that has no ideas what to write about.

[Powerhug]

Can't really compare them. TW3 actually has a good story.

[SeenaBlack]

Both are masterpieces. Skyrim is more of a classic RPG where you design your own character. Have good replaybility. Mods are a plus. Side quests are meh. In witcher you are playing a well designed character (and Geralt's voice actor did a tremendous job). Witcher DLCs are a plus. Witcher DLCs themselves are way better than the majority of games out there. https://www.dqfansurvey.onl...

[Father__Merrin]

Nope not even close skyrim will be on microwave windows one day

[ikarodemon]

This sentence is wrong in so many ways that it makes me tired before I even answer.

[Abear21]

One is a true classic and still arguably the height of the open world RPG genre. The other has a card strategy mini game built in that’s better than the actual game.

[mastershredder]

Because they are medieval fantasy and had an updates it makes them the same? k. Witcher travels deep into Crigeeveal fantasy for a very specific demo. They are nothing alike. Should have just stated Witcher is getting an update (It is no where near the level of updates and add-ons and mods Skyrim has had).