The Witcher 3 5 Reasons To Stick To The Main Story As Much As Possible & 5 To Explore Every Side Quest

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The Witcher 3 5 Reasons To Stick To The Main Story As Much As Possible & 5 To Explore Every Side Quest

The Witcher 3 is so good, but should you really explore every side quest with Geralt, or stick to the main story of saving Ciri? Since 's release in 2015, the game has garnered substantial praise for the quality of its quests, both the main and the side ones. This has raised questions about how new players should go about playing through the game. Should they stick to the main quests so they can experience the story without distractions? Or should they try to explore all the wonderful side quests? This list attempts to help answer that question by giving five reasons why you should focus on the main story and five reasons why you should do all the side quests. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Stick To Main Story It s Quicker

Witcher 3 is a long game, and not everyone has the time or patience to experience every part of it. Solely playing the allows you to experience the most vital parts of the game. Yes, you will skip a few important quests, but you'll still get to witness a story from beginning to end. All the players who started Witcher 3 then either got distracted by a new game or just lost interest might have had a chance to finish it if they'd just stuck to the main story.

Explore Side Quests Get Better Equipment

Ignoring most of the side quests means missing out on a lot of cool weapons, , runes, and glyphs, due to the number of quest rewards and chests you'll bypass. The Witcher gear, in particular, would be a huge miss as they're some of the best weapons and armor in the game, and doing the scavenger hunt quests is required to be able to craft them (you can find the diagrams to each set of gear before actually triggering the quest if you know where they're, but that still counts as doing the quest).

Stick To Main Story Removes The Need For Level Scaling

Level scaling is useful in keeping Witcher 3 a consistent challenge; however it also removes a lot of the fun in leveling up. As instead of becoming an all-powerful Witcher who can slice through any low-level enemy at ease, everyone stays as strong as you are. Completing all the side quests makes level scaling a requirement; otherwise the final climactic fights would be too easy due to your high level. Whereas, focusing mostly on the main story means you can turn level scaling off, as you don't need it to be at the required level to have challenging fights with the main bosses.

Explore Side Quests Discover New Locations

The world in The Witcher 3 is huge and detailed, yet sticking to the main story means you'll miss a lot of it. During side quests though, you'll be led to all sorts of new , from hidden caves filled with danger to abandoned villages populated with pigs. While there are certain parts of the map that even notice boards and exclamation marks won't take you to, if you want to see everything Witcher 3's world has to offer, then doing all the side quests will give you a strong start.

Stick To Main Story Less Traveling

If there's one part of Witcher 3 that isn't amazing, it's traveling from place to place. The different environments are nice to look at, but both the horse and boat mechanics leave a lot to be desired. The beautiful Roach can be clunky to control, and riding her for long distances isn't fun. Boats are even worse, as sailing one in Witcher 3 is just plain dull. Players who focus solely on the main quest won't have to go to as many different places as those who are attempting every side quest, so tedious traveling will be kept to a minimum.

Explore Side Quests Interesting Characters

Throughout , you'll meet some great characters that don't appear in the main questline. Some of them are entertaining, whereas others have fascinating backstories. One of the standouts is Letho, who originally appeared in Witcher 2. Letho is a Witcher who was one of the main antagonists in the second game. His questionable morals and surprising wit make him an enjoyable character. Yet, even if he survives the second game, you won't meet him in The Witcher 3 unless you do the side quests he's involved in.

Stick To Main Story Combat Doesn t Get Stale

This entry shouldn't be seen as a huge criticism of the game's combat system, as it is good. However, after 100+ hours (which is roughly how long it takes to beat the game when doing all the side quests), getting into battles with random drowners or bandits is tiresome. In contrast, if you're only playing the story, then by the time you get the game's later battles, you'll still be excited by any chance to show off your sword skills. And excited is exactly how you should feel when going up against the game's biggest villains.

Explore Side Quests Great Quests

The simplest reason for exploring all the side quests is that some of them are amazing. Quests like A Towerful of Mice, Now Or Never, and The Last Wish, are as compelling and emotional as any of the main quests, with the latter two being as important as the main story also. The three quests mentioned aren't alone either, as many of Witcher 3's side quests match, and even sometimes surpass the quality of the main story ones. Skipping them means missing some of the best parts of the game.

Stick To Main Story Fits The Narrative

Geralt's main quest in Witcher 3 is to find Ciri and keep her away from The Wild Hunt. Straying from his main goal to play Gwent and compete in fist fighting tournaments isn't something Geralt would do. Being a good adoptive father, he would do everything in his power to find Ciri as soon as possible and keep her safe. He may complete the occasional Witcher contract to help keep his finances up, but he certainly wouldn't spend too long distracted, or The Wild Hunt would get to Ciri. Sticking to the main story allows you to experience how the narrative would actually play out.

Explore Side Quests Feel More Like A Witcher

Going straight for the main quest is what Geralt would do due to Ciri's predicament, however doing that would make you feel less like a Witcher. This is because, in the main questline, Geralt doesn't get much chance to do his job. Yes, he slays plenty of monsters throughout the main story, but it usually just because they're in his way. Many of the side quests involve taking contracts, haggling over rewards, and investigating, then killing a monster to help the people they're terrorizing. The side quests (particularly the Witcher contracts) are a better representation of the usual Witcher life.