The first Witcher is a game that I put off completing for a very long time, because when I tried it for the first time, I was terribly unhappy with its gameplay, but after a long time I finally decided to complete it.
The first thing that catches your eye and repels you is the gameplay and combat. Frankly speaking, they are very so-so, but if you overcome yourself for a couple of hours and get used to it, you stop paying attention to them and only the positive aspects of the game are revealed.
Plot, characters, history, atmosphere, music, humor, side quests... All this is done at the highest level and even at the moment the game plays very well and it is interesting to go through it both for the first time and to replay it, since the game is not at all linear and the choices influence what will happen in the game world further.