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[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 116 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can't wait to see the Netflix adaptation again with Henry Cavill as Ciri.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're joking but I feel like that would satisfy EVERYONE's fantasies

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just cast him as all the roles. in everything

He's busy... Doing everything

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[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 95 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope she knows how to play Gwent.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I liked gwent. Tried the app, didn't understand wtf was happening, deleted it.

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (19 children)

As if anyone expected to play as any other character than Ciri.

[–] Pooptimist@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (16 children)

I hoped for a witcher (whichever gender) from one of the other schools, tbh

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I kind of hoped for a custom character like V

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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I did. The games already completely shit on the ciri book lore. I was hoping for a fresh slate with new characters, perhaps during a different time period entirely.

[–] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (7 children)
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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 42 points 1 week ago (20 children)

Super hyped, I've wanted a sequel with Ciri since finishing 3.

Please don't Cyberpunk this up, CDPR...

[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'd argue each CDPR game improves on the one before including cyberpunk, but since it was a new franchise and perspective it was like creating witcher 1 all over again except... The combat offered more choice that the witcher games, better 3d level design, pretty solid endings (better than deus ex, and mass effect).

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They will cyberpunk this, because they also witchered Cyberpunk. As in "delivered less than promised and then mostly fixed it with patches".

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, it's their business model. People were pissed about Cyberpunk because they'd only played Witcher 3 after it was complete.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago

I played Witcher 3 day one and have no idea what you're talking about.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

And I'm quick to forget that Witcher 3 had some nasty bugs at launch, too. I was stuck with at that damn giant in the ice cave for like a month before they fixed it.

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[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 32 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Is it just me or is her face a bit weird? Like too much jaw?

I'd love to play the game as Ciri though, hope they make up a good story, it felt the Wild Hunt was her story, IDK what can top that.

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might be a character redesign. Geralt definitely got that treatment from 2 to 3.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

And from 1 to 2, which was desperately needed.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I agree.

As someone else pointed out, Geralt looked quite different in the game vs the first cinematic launch trailer.

https://youtu.be/Swij8vsEEgQ

So who knows, time will tell. Also keep in mind it’s a new engine

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[–] filister@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I was hoping for Eskel or Letho to be honest. Ciri is a safe choice but a bit on the boring side. Eskel would have been a lot more multi-layered protagonist and dialogues would have been funnier.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 26 points 1 week ago

I was praying for Letho even though we all knew it was going to be Ciri (for better or worse, we'll see).

Leaning into the moral grey of the Witcher world with Letho would have been awesome, he says (in one of the endings to his story) he'll head out east over the mountains so we could have gotten some all-new environments and it would have been 100% CDPR IP so they could have done whatever they wanted without trampling over lore too much. Plus Letho is just an amazing character with huge protagonist energy. Oh well.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Feels like W4 being about Ciri is the worst kept secret in gaming.

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[–] aluminium@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Looks great... but it uses Unreal Engine 5

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (7 children)

What's wrong with unreal engine 5...

[–] AngryMob@lemmy.one 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Performance mostly. But also even when made by various AAA studios, the resulting games often have this uncanny similar-ness to them. Personally i prefer in-house engines even if its just to maintain variety in the industry.

Also obligatory shout out to id tech for continuing to show off their engines with indiana jones.

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[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago

Hey maybe then we can get player character shadows that aren't nightmare demons

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I knew at the end of 3 she was gonna take Gerald's mantle at least for one game

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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I can’t wait!!! A little sad the OG Ciri VA didn’t come back tho

Dread it. Run from it. Witcher 4 with playable CIri still arrives.

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