I was never a fan of the Witcher series, and only read one book. The combat system was too problematic for me. Having turned on The Witcher 3, I simply forgot about everything and enjoyed every minute of being in this Universe. To say that the developers put their soul into the game is to say nothing. Many studios should learn to make quests as interesting and varied. Here you won’t see the task “bring 50 wolf skins to the merchant” - the merchant himself will lead you to a separate storyline the size of DLC (figuratively speaking).
Many people look at the graphics and find “a ray of the Sun that does not hit as brightly as was demonstrated at E3” - these people can only sympathize, because when you visit the first tavern you understand that you will “live” this atmosphere for many, many hours.
Of course, not a single game is without its drawbacks - The Witcher is not without exception: NPC dialogues are very often repeated, which is sometimes very annoying\horse Roach very often “slows down” or does not appear at all (until the first load or quick movement)\there is at least one glitchy quest that does not allow you to move to other locations. I think that the developers will fix all the most obvious problems over time, but for now I give 8.5 out of 10.