Continuing the discussion from Girls care more about playing as girls than boys do about playing as girls:
I think I need a new term for games like The Witcher. In many ways it feels closer to the Batman Arkham games and Shadow of Mordor than it does to a proper RPG like Skyrim. More of a role-inhabiting game than role-playing.
This quote kinda touches on my feels on the subject
Don’t get me wrong, I have fun with them all, and have put 200+ hours into each of the series (viz., witchers, arkhams, TES). But the experience is qualitatively different for me - in The Witcher I’m unlocking new scenes to watch someone else play an established role.
