As a hyper-realistic, massively detailed open world game, squashing the thing down to fit on a console that has only really proven itself capable of large open worlds via highly aesthetically abstracted experiences (Breath of the Wild), is a technical feat that I didn't think possible. To be fair, on a technical basis the fact that the game on Switch at all is truly impressive. No doubt it will rise higher over the week, and continue to sell at a steady rate for quite some time to come, but in comparison to what we saw with the original release of the game this is certainly a more niche product. and the fact that the game launched at only #21 in the charts (in Australia) would appear to confirm that. On that basis alone I imagine the audience for the Switch edition is limited. It's the kind of epic blockbuster that sells consoles, or people pick up, years later, when they finally have a console or PC capable of running the game. I would hazard a guess that the majority of people who are interested in the adventures of Geralt of Rivia would have already played The Witcher 3 on a console or PC. With that being said, the port itself is a fascinating curiosity and example of technical brilliance, and for some it will be better this than nothing. It's not the creative vision that CD Project Red had for The Witcher, and to be very blunt I don't think that the game is worth it on that basis. By that I mean that the hardware is simply unable to realise the vision of the original masterpiece. Why do I mention this bit of vaporware? It's because The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch is a very, very compromised port of a very, very good game, and its greatest problem is exactly the same as what Resident Evil on the Game Boy Color experienced. You'll see that it does indeed lack all the qualities that made Resident Evil a masterpiece, but it's nonetheless a fascinating curiosity and bit of technical brilliance to see what the developers were able to do with that supremely underpowered handheld game console. Thankfully that near-complete version of the game was eventually found and gameplay footage from it recorded, and you can watch it here. With the game about 90 per cent complete Capcom pulled the plug, deciding that it simply wasn't possible to get the key features of Resident Evil - the fear and cinematic production values - into the GBC. Related reading: Our review of the original release of The Witcher 3.

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