The Witcher 4 Recasts Ciri : pcgaming

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Holy clickbait title Batman. They recast her as compared to the previous games. The title makes it seem like they recast her as a response to all the neckbeards shitting on the trailer.

[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The title makes it seem like they recast her as a response to all the neckbeards shitting on the trailer.

In what way? The title doesn't make it seem like anything, it literally just says she's been recast

[+] Thorry84@feddit.nl -11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

By being intentionally vague, a lie by omission. They could have easily included something that made it clear a different actress has the role as compared to the previous games, but chose not to.

They also used the word "recast" to imply a change was made in the casting of The Witcher 4, whilst this isn't the case. They simply went with a different actress as compared to the previous games, which is casting and not re-casting. I don't know if anybody expected the same actress after such a long time between games?

They would also be well aware of the sad reactions to the trailer because the lead in a game isn't a man. So I content they intentionally chose this title to imply some sort of a reaction in the casting in response to the trailer. And judging by the number of up votes and people saying the same thing, I don't think I'm alone.

[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 17 points 6 days ago

Idk man I think you're reading too much into it

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Was pretty obvious to me that they meant the voice actress.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 days ago

I thought the same thing

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It happens. Hope the VA is up for it and the outrage tourists stay quiet.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Are these the same people that complain about cancer culture? It feels like it.

[+] nesc@lemmy.cafe -9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One can hope that in witcher 5 there won't be anyone from the books, better yet set it in the past. So you can actually play as a real witcher.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Ciri took the Trial of the Grasses in 3

What about that makes her not a "real Witcher"?

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

She didn't take the trial of the grasses in W3 though....that was avaloch or whatever his name was.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And it was slightly repurposed Trials, no? It used the Trials as base, but they needed it to do something else

[–] Gamoc@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I think the difference was that Ciri used her powers to reshape him rather than having him drink the decoctions that change a witchers body.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 days ago

She didn't. Trial was made for men, she can't use witcher signs. It wasn't about Ciri I meant a story about witcher as in mercenary that kills monsters not as a side quest at best or hobby at worst. Additionally witchers aren't needed anymore.

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