This game is very pleasing to the eye, and offers a lot of replayability. I can tell that even from my first two hours of playing. However, this game only gets 3 stars for 3 reasons.
1. Climbing the walls with Ciri has you believe there will be all sorts of platforms in the world. Then found a bandit site that somehow the fantastic Geralt of Rivia can't climb? What the hell? After seeing Ciri do 30 flips and jumps I'd expect Geralt to climb a slightly steep hill.
2. The combat training with Vesemir showed you basic combat, but the training didn't show you how any sort of NPC or monster fights. The whole part was useless. Would've been easier to show me a buton layout and not waste my time.
2. 5 bugs in 2 hours. Although not game breaking bugs, still annoying. This has been out 5 years? That's a lot for being out this long.