Arthur Gies from Polygon criticized that some of the female characters are overly sexualized and that there are no people of color in the main game. However, she was disappointed with the quality of the game’s endings. Wallace praised the game’s dialogue and its side-quests; each was similar to a short story, and player decisions in the quests would influence the state of the world. He considered the narrative more involving, with players witnessing key events and making consequential choices. Vince Ingenito of IGN and Shaun Prescott of PC Gamer were impressed by the game’s scenery and its day-night cycle, with Ingenito saying that it highlighted the game world’s authenticity. Leack wrote that every region had quests and activities for players to try, although he thought that much was filler which extended its length.<\/p>\n
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For the physical version, a new release with only the base game got released on November 1st, 2021, seemingly replacing the Complete Edition. As of August 2025, the digital Complete Edition is still available alongside the base game and its season pass (consisting of the also separately available expansions). On January 28th of 2021, CDPR announced that the base game and the expansions would be made available separately, and that the Complete Edition would eventually get phased out. For fans of the series, the online event “Killing Monsters”, a weekly giveaway of wallpapers and audio files that ran from 10 June 2013 to 14 August 2013, culminated in the release of the “Killing Monsters” cinematic trailer. The developers were quick to point out that while there was much to appreciate in Bethesda’s open world concept, they were also making an effort not to repeat what they perceived as the flaws in-game.<\/p>\n