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The Witcher 3 mod replaces combat with Gwent, wins GotY every Y forever

The Witcher 3, now with even more Gwent. What's not to love?

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If there was any way to make The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt better, it's definitely this.

Hearts of Cards comes to us from a modder known as DickDangerJustice, and is available on NexusMods. It replaces all combat encounters with Gwent matches.

Look, I enjoyed the combat in The Witcher 3. I know that isn't an uncontroversial position; the real-time action takes a backseat to RPG systems but the game doesn't make that obvious, leaving a lot of action fans annoyed and frustrated. But I liked it, and I also liked collecting and crafting powerful equipment, and working out how to get through difficult encounters.

Nevertheless, I'd happily throw it in the bin and replace it with Gwent. I love Gwent. Here's how it works:

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A friend flagged this mod for me on this morning and I instantly set up a Google alert for cheap Witcher 3 PC keys. I played Wild Hunt on PS4 because my gaming rig is feeling its years a bit, but as far as I'm concerned Hearts of Card is the definitive version of the game and my console copy can go suck it.

CD Projekt RED should make this a real mode. I would buy this as DLC. Hell, I'm buying another copy of the game just to play it.

The Witcher 3: Gwent Edition. Game of the year, every year, forever.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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