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The Witcher 4 "won't focus on Geralt," but his voice actor says he'll at least be "a part" of the RPG sequel (www.yahoo.com)

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[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 1 month ago

I definitely see parts of it - at least narratively - but I think having Ciri as a full protagonist poses a lot of problems. Either you have to explain away her powers somehow - or you lean into it and end up with moving away from the Witcheriness. You'll have no Witcher senses, no potions, no signs and instead have a bunch of magic (not to mention teleportation and time travel).

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

yeah I don't really see either of those options as problematic. quite common to explain away powers in RPG sequels, and CDPR might very well want to go in a different gampleay direction than Witcher combat.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 1 month ago

That's fair. I think - behind a new customisable Witcher protagonist - Ciri is most likely simply because of name recognition and the value it carries into promoting the game.

My talk of Letho is only a personal pipe dream.