Just randomly passing by and since this topic has been raised.. I think the video linked on the first page explains the only real defect with w3...
The fact that the English 'adaptation' actually became the 'American' adaptation.
The only flaws which my mind scored down while playing w3 was when a good number of dialog lines suddenly changed the Geralt character to be completely different in belief, attitude and tone to the character who was playing before the cutscene played. I can appreciate how for American people who are formed with these attitudes the sudden change would be a seamless event, but for other English cultures that contrast is actually abnormal and really jarring. You can tell the same thing happen with Triss in general who you do get used to, and Dandelion who is just horrible. The same characters that were as done in witcher 2 fit in fine, the slider towards mainstream (non fantasy rpg players), younger Americans was pushed too far I think.
Also part of the appeal of everything to do with witcher is to experience something different, the Eastern European myth flavours are the best part of the game. If witcher just copied lord of the rings or Skyrim in western territories it would have scored much much worse (mainly because the pillars of western fantasy are very good!). Trying to change the flavour is a poor effort. As long as its coherent and can make sense the different tone is a strong part of the appeal.
The fact that the English 'adaptation' actually became the 'American' adaptation.
The only flaws which my mind scored down while playing w3 was when a good number of dialog lines suddenly changed the Geralt character to be completely different in belief, attitude and tone to the character who was playing before the cutscene played. I can appreciate how for American people who are formed with these attitudes the sudden change would be a seamless event, but for other English cultures that contrast is actually abnormal and really jarring. You can tell the same thing happen with Triss in general who you do get used to, and Dandelion who is just horrible. The same characters that were as done in witcher 2 fit in fine, the slider towards mainstream (non fantasy rpg players), younger Americans was pushed too far I think.
Also part of the appeal of everything to do with witcher is to experience something different, the Eastern European myth flavours are the best part of the game. If witcher just copied lord of the rings or Skyrim in western territories it would have scored much much worse (mainly because the pillars of western fantasy are very good!). Trying to change the flavour is a poor effort. As long as its coherent and can make sense the different tone is a strong part of the appeal.