Every RPG Since The Witcher 3 Has Copied It Wrong

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt came out in May 2015, sold more than 65 million copies, and changed what people expect from an RPG. Almost every big RPG since has copied something from it. Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Fallout 4, Starfield and Hogwarts Legacy all took a piece. Most of them copied the part you can see in a trailer and left behind the part that made it work. This video essay goes through twelve things The Witcher 3 does: the side quests, the choices, the consequences, Geralt, the monster contracts, the humour, the companions, the open world, Gwent, the expansions, the danger and the ending. Each chapter covers how the rest of the industry tried to copy it, what got lost on the way, and the few games that got it right, from Red Dead Redemption 2 to Baldur's Gate 3. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Side Quests 08:34 Choices 15:23 Consequences 20:51 Geralt 26:29 Monster Contracts 31:47 Humour 36:47 Companions 41:37 The Open World 46:45 Gwent 51:37 Expansions 56:41 Danger 1:01:02 The Ending 1:05:34 Outro