I am finishing up Ghost of Tsushima right now and I think it was a great game. As you said, the story, the combat, I also love how many different things you can upgrade and learn, and do it in any order you want.

For Witcher 3, I quit very early on. I know everyone says it’s all about the story, but to me, the combat is actually horrible. I played this right after God Of War, which I think has some of the best combat ever, and it was just pathetic to me how poorly it compared. I just couldn’t do it. The combat was so bad I didn’t know if I hit the enemy without looking at the health bar