i will eventually re-write this review but i just want to put this out there for now
the actual only perfect game ever made: Baldur's Gate 3
10/10 overall
10/10 gameplay (for a turn based)
10/10 soundtrack
15/10 voice acting
10/10 plot
10/10 rpg elements
10/10 atmosphere
10/10 immersion
12/10 emotional impact
Shadowheart: 100/10

Baldur's Gate 3 is the actual only perfect game ever made (that ive played)
i know i said this about the witcher 3 but there are things i can criticize with certainty about the witcher 3
there is nothing like that with baldur's gate 3

also shadowheart might be my new favorite character ever
quite literally changed my perspective on life when it comes to "ignorance is bliss"

i will probably bump the witcher 3 down to a 9.8/10 but phantom liberty will also stay a 10/10

one major thing bg3 does that the witcher 3 doesnt do is it fully allows the ending to sink in with the ending sequence, which i believe the witcher 3 does not

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt:
The ONLY perfect game ever made: my sole 10/10
10/10
10/10 story
8/10 gameplay
12/10 sound track
10/10 atmosphere
10/10 immersion
10/10 Side characters
10/10 Main Character
25/10 Side Character: Ciri
9/10 impact

cd projekt red is truely unmatched

if this games gameplay were better it would undoubtedly be the best game ive ever played. this game has better overall story, characters, memorability, and just a generally superior narrative. But, the one thing it lacks are the impact in endings to cyberpunk

the best part about this game by far, which this game is so amazing that's truly saying something, are the atmosphere and immersion. i can't even describe the feeling of this game, but you already probably know what im talking about. the most important part of that in my opinion is the soundtrack, which doesn't have any competition for being the greatest of all time

ciri is tied with songbird for being my favorite character of all time regardless of game. but so many characters are so great. triss, yennifer, zoltan, the other witchers, shani, regis, almost all of them are so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good. the moment i was hooked by this game was when i first did the romance for triss, i couldnt tell you why but that quest basically made me go from half-forcing myself to play the game to full out spending all of my free-time playing. sadly enough i ended up ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up all the romances and was left entirely alone in the end! i wont go into further detail just because of spoilers but yeah that was pretty rough

one small thing i want to add, cd projekt red so far is 2/2 in making phenomenal female characters, i cant think of a single one i disliked. both cyberpunk and this game do an incredible job of this, and i am extremely excited for witcher 4 because of it (people who complain about the trailer having too many girls are either incredibly ignorant or havent played a cd projekt red game before)

this game somehow both succeeds and fails by having an emotionless husk as a main charracter. because hes emotionless its hard to feel empathetic witha alot of decisions. but there are moments when there are emotions and holy ♥♥♥♥ those are so heartbreaking. my favorite parts of the game are the little bits of emotion you can sense in geralt. i kind of loved this part of the game but im also extremely excited for us to have the exact opposite of a character in ciri for witcher 4

all in all this game firmly places itself as my second favorite game ever at a 9.7/10 (edit: first favorite game ever, 10/10, unbelievable). my current ranking would be
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10/10
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 10/10
Cyberpunk 2077 9.8/10
Nier: Automata 9.6/10

Edit:
played through it again, this game is perfect, beyond perfect, i cant give words to describe how perfect this damn game is. the only possible thing that would make this game better would be if it had a phantom liberty tier of ending, which it isnt even far off

there is not a single game i could ever recommend more than playing this masterpiece