The time has come when I have to finish the main game -- albeit with a little reluctance. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been such a wild ride I will miss the excellent storytelling not only of the core story but also its two expansion, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.
Awesome trailer
I actually wasn't that keen on playing HoS in the beginning -- I thought it was just more running around doing repetitive side quests -- but I was wrong. From the word go this expansion is action packed and full of challenges (argh, the Toad Prince and the Ofieri mage)... and as the story unravels, the main characters -- Shani, Olgierd and Iris -- are nicely fleshed out. I like this story so much my Geralt continues to wear/use all the exclusive gears from this expansion: the Venomous Viper Amour Set, the Ornate Robe & Boots and New Moon Trouser, and, of course the Iris steel sword.
I've also started the second/last expansion Blood and Wine, which is VERY important in that it unlocks the new mutation skill tree (Euphoria!!) and the exclusive Grandmaster Manticore Armour Set.
Which also means that I should have no problem killing the Wild Hunt now. My setup is only slightly OP -- like, I have not even used enchantment or high-level rune stones to boost my armour and sword stats -- but my "Alchemy" build does mean my Geralt has incredible combat and defence buffs: he heals as he attacks, and damages he dishes out are massive when his toxicity level reaches sky high.
So, onward with the game and I hope I get the "happy" ending in which Ciri becomes a Witcher. She would make a good empress I guess but his dad (Emperor Emhyr) is such a nasty piece of work I rather not leave her in his hands ... EWW...
