Game based in reality or game that is fantasy. Another thing to consider is whether you feel like shooting guns or wielding swords and magic. I personally would recommend both games, but if you must pick one I would choose based on whether you want better story/quests (Witcher) or deeper combat (MGS5). It reminds me very much of the quest structure of Fallout 1 and 2.īoth games do suffer from a bit of repetitiveness however Witcher has a ton more unique quests whereas MGS5 tends to recycle areas and quests. There are usually multiple ways of completing quests and quests can usually be done out of order. The quest system in Witcher is also probably the best I have ever seen in a video game. The world feels a lot more alive than MGS5 where the world is entirely filled with bad guys. For example in Witcher there are regular towns people, even children, doing their day to day work. However I think the story, quests, and variety of the world is far better than MGS5. I wish you could grapple guys and throw them, use bows, bash people with shields, and have a little more variety than just weak attack and strong attack. The combat reminds me a little bit of Dark Souls and Assassins Creed except those games do it much better and I guess that's my problem.

Witcher's combat isn't that great and can feel repetitive. I think Metal Gear Solid 5 has better combat but a mediocre story.

Having both and liking both I think I can give you a fair analysis.

Metal gear solid 5 vs witcher 3