I'll try my best to describe the game from my point of view! Disclaimer, I haven't played KOTOR, and plan on play Deus Ex: HR soon to prepare for Mankind Divided. Inquisiton was a disappointment to me, I enjoyed Skyrim very much, and enjoyed Witcher 2 as well. I just completed Witcher 3 the other day.

There is a main story where you meet many characters, and all these characters have motivations and goals of their own that spin-off into their own quest-lines, many of which have a good deal of depth. The side quests dotted through out the world were also almost always interesting and range from short encounters to a winding story. At worst, a quest involves killing a monster for a villager and you get paid, which makes sense considering that's basically your job.

The environment is gorgeous and does not overstay it's welcome. The maps are large, but not to the point of being annoying like it was in Inquisition. There is one very large city, a few others of decent size, and many small villages, which still harbor some interesting characters and side quests.

The combat is an improvement from Witcher 2. I also found it much more enjoyable than Inquisition or Skyrim. It can get chaotic at times with the camera and the targeting system. The skills tree consists of Physical, Signs, and Alchemy as the three main trees. Focusing on physical will improve your swordplay, signs will strengthen your magic, and alchemy will let you load up your character on more potent potions and bombs. At the difficulty I played it on, a step above normal, it kept me toes so when I slacked I definitely died but if I paid attention I generally did well. I'm sure on the highest difficulty you'd have to make use of all three facets of combat in order to succeed.

Will you like it? I don't know, maybe. People replying have been comparing it to Red Dead Redemption. I never thought to make that comparison but I definitely agree with it. It's an extremely beautiful world to explore with great stories to tell, whether you're following the main path or stumbling onto the many side quests in the world.