

The quests are designed for Geralt characters level 30 or higher. Each Runeword will impact a different aspect of in-game mechanics and will allow the players to experiment with various strategies and tactics". It will introduce a new gameplay mechanic called Runewords that " significantly affects gameplay. The expansion features new characters, new powerful monsters, unique romance and new Gwent cards. Caught in a thick tangle of deceit, Geralt will need all his cunning and strength to solve the mystery and emerge unscathed. The expansion's tale doesn't quite have the same weight or effect on the world that Wild Hunt's narrative has, but it's so interesting and well-written that it still feels absolutely essential, even as a side story.Official Statement Hearts of Stone will take Geralt on an all-new, 10-hour-plus adventure into the wilds of No Man's Land and the nooks and alleys of Oxenfurt, where he'll try to complete a contract from the mysterious Man of Glass. I found myself constantly surprised and amazed by the places Hearts of Stone's ten-hour-long story took me. Still another thrusts you inside the world of an impressionist painting, where all of the colors blur together, not unlike Van Gogh's "Starry Night". Another task requires you to pull off an honest-to-God heist, complete with Ocean's Eleven-style recruiting and planning sequences. After spending hours playing as a perpetual stick-in-the-mud, this scene provides a chance for Geralt to puff his chest out, let loose, and finally have a bit of fun. One such request forces you to find the ghost of Olgierd's dead brother and take him out for one last night on the town - which involves attending a wedding with one of Geralt's old girlfriends while he possesses you. While the path the story runs is somewhat cliche, the individual moments that make up that story are anything but, and each of Olgierd's three tasks form the backbone of some of the most interesting tales the series has ever told.
