If you don't remember the nuances of The Witcher 3, it's not because the writing was bad, it's because you clearly weren't paying attention. Characters like Geralt, Yennefer, Triss or the Bloody Baron are gaming icons precisely because of their dialogue, wit, and charisma. They stay with you for years.
In Crimson Desert, the protagonist's emotional range is basically "Yes", "Understood" and "Mhm." It's so dry that the lack of a skip dialogue button feels like a design flaw. You can dislike TW3's combat all you want (I agree - it was its weakest point even 11 years ago), but pretending that a generic CD lead has even 1% of Geralt's charisma is just delusional.