I WAS EXPECTING MORE SINCE I WANTED TO DO MORE SIDEQUESTS BUT IT WAS JUST THE IDENTICAL PAINFUL BORING GRIND (EVEN MORE SO THIS TIME OF COURSE)
ALSO, I WANTED TO GET A DIFFERENT ENDING BUT FOR SOME REALLY NUANCE SUBTLE SIDEQUEST CHOICE YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU DO/DON'T DO A CERTAIN ACTION IF YOU MESS UP ON THAT EVERYTHING YOU DID TO GET A PARTICULAR ENDING BECOMES IRRELEVANT SO I GOT THE SAME ENDING
STILL 7.0 OUT OF 10

MY NUMBER ONE REASON WHY THIS GAME ULTIMATELY DID NOT ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IS THIS: EXCESSIVE EXCESSIVE EXTREME ENDLESS MOUTH FLAPPING I THINK IF YOU BROKE IT DOWN THIS PLAYTHROUGH WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE - AND THIS IS LIKE 250+ HOURS: 70% MOUTH FLAPPING, 20% TRAVELING, 10% GAMEPLAY/ACTION, HALF OF WHICH IS EASY BORING REPETITIVE MINISIDEQUESTS
COMBAT SYSTEM WAS NOTICEABLY FLAWED
ENDLESS EXTREME BORING PAINFULLY REDUNDANT MINI SIDEQUESTS MAJORITY OF WHICH WERE SUPER BORING, EASY AND REQUIRED YOU TO ENDURE ENDLESS TOWNPEOPLE MOUTHFLAPPING; 80% OF THOSE FLOODED ICONS ON THE MINIMAP (ENDLESS AMOUNTS) WERE LIKE THAT AND FOR SOME DEMENTED REASON ALMOST ALL YIELDED PATHETIC XP AMOUNTS
THE ONLY REAL GOOD SPECTACULAR THING I CAN THINK OF WAS SEXY WHITE GIRL CIRI, YENNEFER, TRISH AND FEW OTHERS: ALMOST FLAWLESSLY DONE
7.0 OUT OF 10