The Witcher 4 - Interview - Exclusive Answers from CD Projekt RED

[@druig_ru]

Knowing that Geralt ended up with a nice house on a vineyard living with Yennefer while Ciri is out there being a Witcher, writing her own story, makes my heart warm.

[@Anti_Woke]

Living with Triss you mean /ducks/ [Team Fringilla!]

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Au contraire, seeing her getting smacked in the head because she forgot to take her potion would make Geralt join her on all her contracts Or to mention another comment on the release trailer, it's good Vesemir died before seeing this

[@xCytryn]

You mean he ended up with Triss, right?

[@druig_ru]

@@xCytryn Nope. 😏 Yen is his beloved. Always. Triss is just a friend who he once had a short fling with and Geralt considered it to be a mistake. Yen is the love of his life and the women who he wants to retire with.

[@EdouardPicard0224]

To think Geralt wouldn't remain on the path is being a fool

[@llxVxll]

"success of the tv series" There was success? lol

[@Eeyeloorelevi]

They have to say it sadly…

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

Probably talking about the 1st season. It was indeed.

[@TheAlyeid]

You know why the first season was good and the others weren’t? Focus shifted away from Geralt and monster hunting to focusing on Ciri and Yennifer’s petty squabbles.

[@jamescooley8099]

Briefly.

[@GNMbg]

@@TheAlyeid the series suck but this is not the reason... the books are brilliant and there isnt a lot of monster hunting in them

[@sam0luka735]

ask them real questions like why Jo Wyatt is not Ciri anymore

[@valliyarnl]

I second this!!

[@VIEWITIS]

Ciri also acts like a boring girlboss in the trailer. You have to ground women fighter characters' abilities and they should feel like a real woman socially. Instead they're just making Geralt with boobs. The trailer felt stupid and boring. Star Wars' Rey all over again.

[@sam0luka735]

@ what are you talking about ground women fighter characters?? Before even this woke thing was a thing Ciri was always the strongest being in the universe. Lady of time

[@valliyarnl]

@@sam0luka735 yup yup yup. and i'd argue the trailer did justice to her personality. dont get me wrong i have soe problems with it too, but its a first look and i trust the studio. im cautiously optimistic. just finished writing down my thoughts

[@kennyalpha22]

Trailer was perfect. I wanted Ciri to have a personality similar to that of Geralt. She is a freakin monster hunter ffs. WTF would you want her to be happy go lucky? Good lord! We live in a snowflake society. As long as the story is great, none of that woke sh*t has influenced the game, I dont care. I hope Witcher 4 is true successor to Witcher 3. I know the OG team behind Witcher 3 aint there anymore, but this has been developed by people behind Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty and I liked that DLC. Just hope CDProjekt Red dont not ruin this like Ubisoft have destroyed the AC franchise with their woke DEI rubbish.

[@Co1iber]

"success of the tv series" was there some succesfull TV show i don't know about?

[@bsl4762]

Season 1

[@Nagy.Patrik]

maybe the original polish one

[@BrandonNinja]

My only question is what's the update on the Witcher Remake?

[@Fenristripplex]

Me too!

[@DarksideGmss0513]

That will be after The Witcher 4 unfortunately

[@kewa_design]

Thats Not even in production right now since TW4 Just entered füll production weeks ago

[@TheJmann1892]

Different team is making the witcher remake at another CDPR studio so it'll probably be done before this game

[@kewa_design]

@@TheJmann1892 they literally Said they Remake IS coming Out AFTER Polaris/TW4

[@adamterefe8909]

I hope I will see Geralt, Triss and Yen in this masterpiece fantasy horror game.

[@Sam-el6hq]

Ciri as a lead is amazing, just please dont go woke and ruin it like Netflix did...

[@LordStaszko]

Poland is not that woke as America, and writers are same as for CP2077, so it should be OK

[@ydkma]

@@LordStaszko take a look at their social media...

[@Jonatan-Villa]

@@LordStaszko this is not Poland is CD project red studio that has been sold out to woke agenda for years already , so DIE i mean DEI ideology will be included unfortunately .

[@AhmadWahelsa]

@@LordStaszko Phantom Liberty is their recent work and literally just as good as their games before despite all the "CDPR has fallen" which makes me wonder, does these folks even tried it themselves and judge, or they just ride whatever the current bandwagon?

[@hansheitmann6920]

@@LordStaszko Well, after watching the trailer and seeing how they screwed up the lore, I think he will be awakened.

[@emulaplayz6818]

Capitalizing off The Geralt character and hype I respect this game I’m just sad this isn’t a duo character game that would make more sense if you can play as Geralt and Ciri 😒

[@coolbombprime986]

Completely remains to be seen

[@SOWEGAGuy]

I am too stoked! I think this is an awesome way to continue the Witcher franchise. I can’t understand the discontent from some people. One thing I hope they do is start the story out where you can see the buildup of her going through the trial of the grasses and training with the new mutations. Also, I hope Geralt and Yen are part of the story at some point.

[@LegDayEnjoyer-496]

"Lore retcon" this, "lore retcon" that. Have people forgot what's the most important thing about? IT'S GWENT, PEOPLE. IT'S ALWAYS GWENT! (i am definitely not addicted to it)

[@jdreal77]

My first question would have been, why did you change ciri's face and voice so drastically? She looks and sounds like a completely different person compared to the witcher 3. Why did you do that? I wish someone would ask that question.

[@ma9k9928]

Maybe because she got older?

[@jdreal77]

@ma9k9928 No, she doesn't just look older different, she looks like a completly different person from witcher 3 ciri and you know it. Stop trying to be the knight in shining armor to the rescue

[@michaelomahony1225]

@@jdreal77 Her facial skeleton has changed, cheek bones are higher / wider and jawline is wider. It could be from fighting or the trail of grasses, or just how modern companies in the west think females look like.

[@sfdgag9439]

@@ma9k9928 Elder blood? Elven blood line? Witcher transition? Does it have any meaning for you? Think, boy, think!

[@abbieee69]

She got older it's literally based years after the 3rd game.. You realise ciri is 21 in the witcher 3 right. Her look was bound to change as she grew up and her voice aswell it's called growing up, Something you probably haven't done yet clearly.

[@shachaaigars3358]

we want gwent in witcher 4 xD

[@garrukthewildspeaker262]

You meant, we need withcer in gwent, right?

[@yelg5790]

Ciri is a child of mystery, a source of universal power. No one could figure out what she was, which is why she goes into a completely different space at the end of the books. To make her a simple witcher is a stupid idea just to get hype because of success of Witcher 3.

[@Silvia-_-Boy]

Maybe she will still have those powers too, that would be pretty cool. Makes me more excited to learn about her lore on TW4 as a new player to Witcher series

[@birbidboxer]

She hated those powers and wanted a simple witcher life tho so its not stupid decision

[@AhmadWahelsa]

@@Silvia-_-Boy they can do it like GOW, Kratos is made to be OP but for gameplay reasons it can't be like that, Ciri's Elder blood powers might work like Kratos's Rage of titans with bar meter that must be managed carefully otherwise you just waste it on low level enemies

[@jr_olv]

She's called Witcher/Wiedzmin in the books by Andrzej Sapkowski himself. So no point in what you're saying.

[@abbieee69]

Just another fake witcher fan ain't ya 😂go read the books kid

[@danburke6568]

Did Yen make her a Witcher? The trail of grass is death to females and adults, and low survival for boys....so yen must have done a modified rite? The end of Witcher 3 she didn't go through the rite, but had the witcher skills, elder blood and mage skills. So she give up being a mage and her elder blood powers plus risked her life to go through the trail of grass...wow. cd project red has a lot to do. Hopefully you get to go through the trail and it's not some side note.

[@Rayeskie27]

one question that needs to be made clear in the game is why Ciri changed school for the Wolf to Lynx? Wolf has been her family you even have to go after ladies of the woods to get vesemir's medallion then you see her change schools why? and Lynx + Cats schools are a bunch of killer Witchers

[@romeojrRosete]

The trailer gave me goosebumps! I love it! Only gripe I have is that Ciri doesn't look like Ciri. I wish CDPR will bring back the Ciri on Witcher 3. 30 years won't make a girl with elder blood and a witcher at that, to age faster than a human would. I mean, Geralt is a hundred years old yet he still looks like he is around 40 to 50. Yennefer is 94 and she still looks a way lot younger than the Ciri in the trailer. I plead to CDPR to bring back the Ciri we love. Please...

[@devinmillican2873]

Ciri's new character model looks great. Now, if you can resist the urge to remind us ever 5 seconds throughout the game that Ciri is a bisexual "STrOnG iNdePeNdeNt wAhMaN wHo dON't nEeD No mAn," that'd be great.

[@TheFirstAtom]

As much as I love Ciri, I’d still love to have played as Geralt again. I love the grey wolf. But this is definitely a day 1 buy.

[@coolbombprime986]

Great interview, very excited

[@GAMES_CH]

Thanks!!!

[@synatiik7764]

We have known since 2016 that Geralt's story is over. Why do people act surprised?? People are questioning CD Projekt's choices 😂 We're not talking about Ubisoft here but a real studio with talented people. Don't look for problems where there aren't any

[@zaiKongsi]

Damn she speaks so fast lol, amazing

[@calebbailey4728]

Do yall think there will be an overarching plot like Witcher 3 was all about finding and saving Ciri. Along with many other side plots and so forth.

[@nihalsaiyed1]

you did great with the questions, great interview!

[@GAMES_CH]

Thanks a lot… it‘s bad I did not have a third microphone…

[@arsenalmagus7]

I am not gonna buy it if they stay with ciri. After 8 books, 1 game I grew tired of Ciri. For a triology I would have wanted to play as a custom witcher from the moment of abduction to the moment of his death in the last game. A trilogy with Ciri is just such a boring prospect. And I can‘t relate to her. Before social media warriors say something I have a girlfriend lmfao. Let alone CDPR is filled with DEI and stuff. No interest in playing a modern day feminist.

[@emulaplayz6818]

Exactly and every one is just so chipper about it it’s bs Geralt wouldn’t stand by while ciri is Witcher a ciri story ended in 3 we need Geralt or a custom character

[@ungeimpfterrusslandtroll7155]

Well i for sure don't feel any urge to play as Ciri that's all i can say and i also never read that people wanted this. When this came up people imagined another Witcher game about Eskel, Lambert maybe young Vesemir or someone of the bear or Griffin school but not Ciri.

[@xChronicleNurse]

Wym? The whole game literally pushed you torwards this, as we even got glimpses of playing as ciri. We never got that with other characters.

[@electrobrodude]

I have no issue with ciri being the main character. She's always wanted to be a witcher so in that way, it makes sense. As long as they make it fit with lore, and don't force it, I'm good with it... Also, where do I get that jacket?? Lol

[@VIEWITIS]

Unfortunately the trailer is forcing it. I don't believe she can fight like Geralt unless muscle mass means nothing in this universe, and her personality/dialogue sucks when interacting with the villagers.

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

@@VIEWITIS she cant fight like geralt ? bro she destroys whole wild hunt army in w3, it is clear you are just butthurt u will have to play her so you ignore whole ciri lore from books/games

[@corinasieber5524]

nice jackets 👍

[@rogersieber]

Order has been placed, right after the interview ;-)

[@onlyadel1388]

@@rogersieber where? As far as i know the jackets are only for cdpr developers .

[@corinasieber5524]

@@rogersieber this is a joke, right?!

[@GAMES_CH]

@@corinasieber5524nope… I‘ll tell you on Tuesday…

[@GAMES_CH]

@@onlyadel1388Yep Devs only as far as I know, but we might do something special next year in December. No Spoilers yer…😊

[@--Wingman--]

I personally don’t want to play a female main character, Geralt had so much charisma, I want to have somebody similar, I also enjoyed his romances…

[@abbieee69]

Then why are you here your kind of sexist aswell 😂.

[@abbieee69]

Then don't play the game simple go play another game and cry about it somewhere else.

[@--Wingman--]

@@abbieee69 Well they actually made Ciri look almost like a male, you must be proud about that too?

[@goric9860]

Go make something original for yourselves ​@@abbieee69

[@Wariyaka]

@@--Wingman-- No mate you be'll forever left on the ground.

[@teriyakipigeon1838]

Hope it gets a sub-title for example Witcher IV: Rise of the Lynx or Witcher IV: Elder Blood.

[@Balinux756]

Ask him how the mutations for Ciri were achieved!

[@mattafact808boom]

I'm hoping there is a whole questline of her remembering the transformation, that will be amazing.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Also why were they achieved

[@GAMES_CH]

You really want those spoilers?

[@automaticwriting4220]

@@mattafact808boomFrankly, I flat out believe that she won’t be “fully fledged” with mutations and everything for most of the game and the story actually play out so that at the end of the second act, she will “find the elixir” (as is said in traditional hero stories aka become a real Witcher) during her lowest moment in the story. Act 3 would be Ciri achieving whatever story/personal goal is planned. It would be a VERY bad storytelling to have some sort of flashback or memory instead of actually playing it. Honestly, I’m not worried about how she becomes a Witcher, what I’m actually interested in seeing how they’ll tie it back to the various endings in TW3. In my opinion, the more time that’s passed, the better.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

@@GAMES_CH at this point they are not spoilers but rather purchasing decision

[@ellynriearchimarre939]

wait they used you'r face for ciri!

[@Inferno912]

I am waiting for this game and new book 😂 my shopping list 😂😂

[@logosrising8248]

Its like the Game of Thrones tv show. They were fine until they ran out of material from the writer. Then midwits had to make stuff up on their own and derail their success.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Im starting to think whatever lore explanation they give pretaining to all of this, no one will accept it.

[@nirbakdarkon8074]

I can't wait to download The Witcher 4 from torrent. So, work harder out there.

[@Spanners_the_Monkey]

Having Ciri as main protagonist is just stupid and nothing but a DEI move. Would have been far better to have a new character with Ciri as a mentor. Anyways, CDPR git their non Witcher female wowman that will show the world what a "real" Witcher is supposed to be.

[@martineering.evoluzione]

I don't thin that the Witcher 4 will be successful enough like the last 3rd edition based on the real book and the last pages of his story. Most successful could be a solid remake of the previous one based widely on the book story. Too big hype about nothing.

[@scottneill7600]

Where do you get those jackets

[@GAMES_CH]

Devs only!

[@czarsv15]

They chose the easiest option by making Ciri the main character. This is no longer the same studio I knew before the success of "The Witcher 3," the studio that could surprise fans and push boundaries. They introduced Ciri as a full-fledged witcher, which was a mistake because, in the lore of "The Witcher," this is simply impossible, and the creators can't logically explain it to fans. I was hoping for a character creator that would allow us to create our own witcher and choose our own school, with Ciri possibly acting as our companion or mentor to help us rediscover this world. After so many years of waiting for a new installment, this is such a disappointment, it's still the same old thing nothing new. I give a like for the interview.

[@antont4974]

Geralt is the easiest option. Ciri is actually the hardest if you know anything about the character

[@aethertyr411]

I don’t think it was ever confirmed its “impossible” for a women to survive the trials of the grasses. It’s certain that there is a high likelihood that putting ciri through the trial could be quite detrimental for her health and development, especially as she still grows, but not that it is impossible. Especially considering the fact that she has elder blood, and that avallach survived the trial, I think it’s very possible. It definitely is the “easier” thing to do, and will definitely have a lot of plot armor, but I honestly prefer ciri over a custom protagonist. Although, as seen with V, cd project can certainly pull it off.

[@czarsv15]

@@aethertyr411 The Trial of Grasses was undergone by boys at a young age for biological reasons, with a survival rate ranging from 2 to 4 out of 10, as explicitly mentioned and confirmed in the books. You say that presenting Ciri as a full-fledged Witcher is easy for CDPR, but it's not, from the perspective of Witcher lore. The game creators shot themselves in the foot by making that decision.

[@aethertyr411]

@@czarsv15 You are right, it does not make sense. The trials were created for males, although, biological abnormalities happen and ciri is certainly not normal. Im sure her elder blood will be used as an excuse for how she was able to undergo the trial successfully.

[@grimsler3947]

The show on Netflix showed you what your core audience wanted and how badly it did when removing Geralt. I feel the game will follow the same path.

[@pranjaydass6240]

I think the problem was not entirely removing Gareld it was also what they did with siri and yenifer and in the novels siri is given more time than Gareld also in W3 it was literally sepup for siri to become the next witcher also in W4 trailer siri is shown as someone who doing this for the right reason and not only for money she's not happy at all that the village killed the girl and she is so badass in the trailer and she is not potrayed like girl boss who is always strong smart because she is a woman and never faces any difficulty but siri is shown struggling against the monster and is very angry at the village for killing the girl so she doesn't give any girl boss but a actually strong female character

[@Moonmonkian]

For a modern audience. Existing fans will be disappointed. Plus no one can afford a GPU to run the engine.

[@squigglytiger4796]

I'm really disappointed, i do not want to play as Ciri. I was hoping to be able to make my own Witcher, and have new characters as we have said goodbye to the old ones at the end of Witcher 3.

[@mookiestewart3776]

The fact you didn’t see this coming is astounding. Every real fan has known this was what was going to happen for about 7-8 years now.

[@mrumbrella9961]

Maybe after this game, if it becomes successful.

[@exysa2798]

WITCHER Multiplayer will be there for you

[@newbielives]

I would love to play as Ciri but with the original voice actress, with the new voice actress it might aswell be a complete stranger

[@mookiestewart3776]

Original VA retired so it seems. Her last credit was in 2021 so it seems she left the business

[@newbielives]

@mookiestewart3776 ahh I see thanks for the info

[@mookiestewart3776]

@ no worries, here’s hoping this game is a banger! I’m really looking forward to getting back into the world 🤞

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

@@mookiestewart3776 og ciri voice actor is rly old now 60 y i think so i buy it that she retired

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

I hope I'm reading too much into it but the Executive Producer mispronouncing Geralt on the first try is very concerning 4:47

[@antont4974]

In english it's more common to pronounce Geralt like that. Depends on the language being spoken, that's it. Some languages rarely use that sound

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

Bro u would not know who Geralt is if not for CDPR. They love him more than you. You dont need to look for problems where there is none. Culture war has eaten your brain

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

I know but it's weird to mispronounce your central character who you've lived with for decades English is not my first language either

[@jarvis__212]

You cant even have here an open discussion.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Why is she a Witcher, what is she trying to prove to herself or anyone? She dealt with the elves in the books, befriended unicorns, resurrected her parents She saved the world in the games, perhaps all worlds in all dimensions, from permanent destruction And now she is out hunting monsters? And not by using her elder blood or source abilities but by taking the trials, risking death, going against Geralt etc?

[@hern7213]

You are so on point mate.

[@itsgonnabeokay9341]

She literally ALWAYS dreamed to be a witcher. In the books AND in the games. It's clear you know nothing about the source material.

[@tannerchristenson07]

The game devs mentioned she was happiest when she was training with the Witchers in Kaer Morhen and in spite of Geralt's and Yen's feelings against it, wanted to become one and be on the Path. Second, there's speculation that after fighting the white frost she was drained of her Elder Blood power leaving her free to choose her path forward and needing to rely on other skills/powers learned from the Witchers, Yennefer, and now the mutations from the Trial of the Grasses.

[@retrocny5625]

She always wanted to be a Witcher? This is fairly well established.

[@CostantinoNicefalo]

She is litteraly the only character of the saga that really wants to be a witcher, it is even one of the ending of the book, I wonder how they will manage the other 2 endings.

[@sebastianbauer2121]

I think CDPR has nothing else than this cinematic trailer and witcher 4 will end in a disaster like BioWares Anthem. Thats how the Interview sounds.

[@VIEWITIS]

I hope that's the case. That would mean they can still change everything about Ciri, or just make a legit main character.

[@NaniNana881]

​@@VIEWITISits impossible, all the team that created witcher 1, 2 and 3 have left the company, the team that are working now on it is different its like firing your favourite chef and replacing him with a random waiter to cook your favourite meal

[@pawekaminski2051]

Im dissapointed ! I wanted to play as Dandelion! 😡

[@rtgh2010]

I stopped watching the Witcher tv series in season 2 episode 3 because it was terrible the writing and story was bad the actors did their best but it stunk.

[@xxxs8309]

Release date??

[@rtgh2010]

I waited years to play Geralt in another adventure. I knew they would pull this . Ciri isn’t for me. Giving it a miss.

[@mookiestewart3776]

How tf did you think they would make geralt the protag again?? They literally stated after blood and wine that his story was done. Anyone that’s a real fan (obviously not you) knew ciri was up next since the end of the third game . Stop being mad at the world due to YOUR lack of basic media literacy and common sense

[@jeh966]

Now i know whats the Problem

[@JoshWaldo-b1m]

They changed the lore so i want nothing to do with it

[@abbieee69]

You didn't read the books so shut up kiddo.

[@babayaga3520]

​@@abbieee69🤣😂🤣 You obviously didn't read the books or you would know why ciri can't be a witcher

[@antont4974]

​@@babayaga3520 you didn't answer anything

[@antont4974]

You don't even know how much Witcher 1 changed and you are complaining about the 4

[@Wariyaka]

@JoshWaldo-b1m You clearly don't understand the lore if you say that.

[@babayaga3520]

You could have gone with Vesemir , Eskel , Lambert, Letho or Gaetan...Hell even Mad Kiyan BUT NO You go with another dei girl boss flop character creation option or bankruptcy

[@wingedhussar1453]

They are all men. Cdred wanted to push a female .they are a woke studio who have diversity director lol the sales will be lower then witcher 3 .it wil go on sale and they have nobody to blame but themselves. They can fix this by making a witcher you can create

[@patrickkinnear8625]

As someone who played the Witcher 3 at least 4 times and thoroughly enjoyed becoming Geralt, i have to say I'm not interested in this game. I hope all the people that are looking forward to the Witcher 4 enjoy it and get what they want out of it, but I'm going to pass.

[@oliverl.9004]

Why though?

[@DRAKE_FORTUNATE]

Why? Are you gay? You don't like female characters?

[@rijlqanturis625]

A reasonable response. Not every game has to cater to everybody.

[@Draven.G]

He literally explained why ​@@oliverl.9004

[@jeh966]

The new angel of looking that Things huh 😂

[@sergeykiselov8238]

interesting but the sounds very bad... why? 2025 almost

[@GAMES_CH]

Sorry, had only 2 mics with me, and I thought it was best giving them to the devs!

[@adreu97]

What about Gwent ?!!

[@Ophmar4]

*nods awkwardly and takes out a deck

[@juanrubio6132]

Success of the TV series? Huh?

[@afcansf5996]

The trailer was one giant red flag. Whether it's about androgenizing and ageing Ciri up, which makes no sense what so ever due to her genetics. Though we all know why it has been done. Other major red flags are her being a fully fledged Witcher and using signs. Which simply can't be possible according to the lore from the books and the first 3 Witcher games. For somebody who was adopted by the school of the Wolf that she loved and respected; her changing schools doesn't make sense either. Embracing ESG/DEI, stating the new Witcher will be for that fictitious "modern audience", censored/altered remakes for the modern sensitivities, an activist dev team, discriminatorily ESG/DEI recruitment policies etc etc. Only mean one thing. And I'm 99,99% sure they will use the Elder Blood as the vehicle to defile the franchise and characters. Evil cannot create, it can only destroy.

[@abbieee69]

I think your the only one who thinks this.😂 So you think elves don't age 😂what a monkey brain everything you wrote was a redflag for being a hater

[@kenhellstern3770]

You are delusional and I sincerely hope that someday you will be able to grow out of what ever this shit is youre on about.

[@AdamSisko6]

good luck with the game im so happy we going to get witcher 4!

[@a.sonntag6788]

Gothic 1 Remake ist auch geil!!

[@antont4974]

Ehh.. we will see

[@antont4974]

Good questions, provided a lot of context

[@GAMES_CH]

Thank you, we had more, but we ran out of time.

[@knightmaremedia7795]

Rip Witcher... Im cool with ciri but not at the expense of the lore, character model and voice actor. Seems purposely butchered for what? ESG and DEI? Such a shame... everyone is abandoning this crap ... for good reason I guess CDPR wants to learn... apparently..

[@sillylittlesheepjax6009]

yeah RIP Witcher than u know only bec CDPR grow the brand, hahha

[@TheAlyeid]

Ya’ll seem hell bent on making this happen with Ciri as the lead protagonist. That being said, can y’all PLEASE just try to make her feminine and LIKABLE? The Witcher fans DO NOT want another feminist “empowered” woman trope who’s afraid to be feminine and nurturing. She can be awesome and feminine at the same time, no sacrifice needed. All you have to do is make her likable. That’s IT!

[@jamescooley8099]

These guys are a polish studio. The girlboss theme is generally an American problem.

[@Anwell100]

I am not too worried. They said we would have more dialogue options this time, and we will be able to shape Ciri's personality more than we did Geralt. Hopefully that means we get to decide how likable we want her to be. Or cold and angry if that's what some people want.

[@TheMimeFromHell]

Not really friend, Go watch the behind the scenes vids of CDPR They make games "For a modern audience " now that barely exists.✌​@@jamescooley8099

[@TheAlyeid]

@@Anwell100 Idk if you bothered playing Starfield…but sometimes the dialogue you even “choose” for your character seems to be pushing you towards a specific tone no matter what you do. I guess closest example is Dragon Age Veilguard and how stark in contrast the dialogue you choose is to what your voiced character actually said. It’s also rather apparent in body language (how you carry yourself) what kind of persona your character in taking on; cocky walking, timid/clumsy behavior…there’s more out of our control in the character design than there is within. You know? They need to have the intent of making that character feminine and caring for it to be believable and fleshed out.

[@TheAlyeid]

@@jamescooley8099 I thought multiple branches from CDPR will work in this project like in Cali and Canada…

[@deanconstan481]

Opened video. Saw person on the right. Know the game is foocked.

[@Caucasian60]

For anyone saying they don’t want to play as Ciri because they can’t connect with women, that’s why you’re single.

[@afcansf5996]

Nobody says that, so don' be daft.

[@Caucasian60]

@@afcansf5996 Some guy in the comments just said that haha. Give me some wiggle room, I’m trying insult people on the internet for fun.

[@patrickkinnear8625]

This is what's referred to as a strawman argument.

[@SchoolOfWolf233]

I don't think anybody said that, we are only trying to say we've gotten used to playing as Geralt and transitioning to Ciri feels like a big change that's going to take time for us to adapt with. Having the Witcher being an immersive RPG game I personally prefer to play as a male protagonist and pursuing woman such as Triss. And there's nothing wrong with that, I have no issues with Ciri as a character. I just believe and think she isn't necessary to be a Witcher as she's already powerful and would be more suitable as a side character if anything.

[@MisterLuu]

even funnier - ciri likes women, that makes them even more pathetic :D

[@midik13]

Terrible audio

[@GAMES_CH]

Sorry only had two mics

[@yungglo4573]

overjoyed for some more witching adventures

[@MvL69]

Its SO weird for grown men to be excited to play as a girl. GERALT = THE ONLY Witcher GOAT

[@mookiestewart3776]

Would it also be weird for a girl to be excited to play as a guy?? Plenty of girls were excited for Witcher 3, why is this different? Sounds to me like you’re not an actual fan of this series and that’s why you didn’t see this coming and why you’re not excited

[@GAMES_CH]

So you did not like Tomb Raider and Stellar Blade?

[@guighee7310]

Great interview. I'm very excited for the game, please don't let me down CDPR

[@blackshield7745]

I dont want to Play as Ciri. And im married btw 🤣. Caucasian60🤣.

[@tjbullard4243]

This could truly be as good as Witcher III if not better if done right! Don’t follow in Americas direction of DEI/Woke mindset the whole time making this which has destroyed aspects of Hollywood and the Gaming industry and do whatever you all did with Wild Hunt and it will be a MASSIVE HIT!!…and please give us Triss😂❤

[@Moonmonkian]

Are you blind? It's already woke.

[@tjbullard4243]

@ How? If you get the best ending in Witcher III, then this is the most logical solution. I’m totally against anything Woke/DEI, but this isn’t woke…so far.

[@Moonmonkian]

@@tjbullard4243 Adults and females can't survive the Trial of the Grasses. And why would she need to anyway? She's of elder blood. Unless she was Cyril all along and on P Blockers. Still woke.

[@rayemra]

Bye-bye cdpr

[@the_game_chanel]

Треба всім гравцям зібратись, і через такі канали як цей, спитати, про те,, шоб Геральт просто жив собі, робив вино і продовав, а Цірі, просто, інколи приїздила би до нього в гості, мені цього було би достатньо, але якшо вони вирішать його вбити, це просто, не можно вибачити

[@CactusJack60]

I simply I'm not going to play this game I'm going to play The Sims and animal crossing.

[@Turkishguy3000]

The amount of stupidity this comment has....i am not even gonna say a thing

[@nightshadow5993]

I will not buy or play this game. You took what could have been real gold and turned it into fools gold. A male Witcher or Geralt would have made you real gold. The ability to play as Ceri or the ability to make your own Witcher also solid gold. To have to play as Ceri for we all know the reason is fools gold and will probably put you in the poor house.

[@swivft60]

Cheers cactusjack I can't sleep now

[@oliverl.9004]

You should have asked them why they decided to ignore the source material in making her a full fledged witcher?

[@rijlqanturis625]

Maybe you should actually play the game and find out instead of being outraged like a child over a single trailer.

[@annusaidshave9890]

​​@@rijlqanturis625You should take you own advise and relax

[@17dm7]

White hair, Viper amour and she is a Witcher. Really. Child of the Elder Blood and she's a Witcher. What are you thinking? No respect for the lore. I won't be buying this game.

[@FireJach]

and let me guess, she will realize the job is very tough and she will regret it at some point. I hope not.

[@VIEWITIS]

The trailer was just shallow and boring. I hope they get real writers who can ground Ciri as a real person and put female constraints on her. Also I hope she doesn't yell all the time like Meve did.

[@mookiestewart3776]

@@VIEWITISfemale constraints such as?? This is a world of magic my guy, there are no regular constraints if a person is trained properly/talented enough. Ciri was already basically the strongest character in the verse at the end of 3.

[@automaticwriting4220]

@@VIEWITISAh yes, the female constraints that made Ciri the most power being in the Witcher universe.

[@Mirlando1410]

Plötzlich ein englischer Kanal geworden? Ok........😮

[@GAMES_CH]

Ne, wir liefern den deutschen Text auf unserer Website noch nach! Wollten euch das Video nicht unterschlagen und möglichst schnell veröffentlichen!

[@prasunmajumder8792]

Ciri CANNOT be a Witcher. Trials of the Grasses dont work on females, nor on adults. Both of which Ciri was. And her Elder Blood would have fought the mutations. This game breaks lore. Its stupid to downgrade her into a Witcher, she was more powerful than Witchers. Also, she is NOT a Goddess. She time travels, yes, but is a NORMAL HUMAN outside of that. She is NOT a Goddess. She isn't an Elf, she has normal human lifespan. And the books DID say that Witchers cant be females

[@CptRutford]

Totally agree, that's why there are no gods here. There are only monsters.

[@Wariyaka]

Maybe you should read those books and learn what they actually say. The reason there are no female witchers is a reason that can be changed through in world understanding and development. It was NEVER females can't be witchers period just because. There were no female witchers because they had not found a way to make it work. this can OBVIOUSLY change without breaking lore, it is just natural progression and world development. I get that some people don't want any change or development to anything but such people are truly morons who don't even understand the utter stupidity and selfishness of their wants.

[@prasunmajumder8792]

@@Wariyaka # Yasuka Legendary samurai...do you really think a girl over 20 year old can go through witcher process when there is written only children can be experiment with..which world you live in , you are probably among the modern audience theat CDPR mentioned in IGN article 😂😂🤣🤣

[@wingedhussar1453]

Liar. We don't want to play as ciri.she is not a witcher

[@stephenparsons-st6lp]

Ciri in witcher 4 looks to manly she lost all her women quality's no longer looks like Ciri

[@boiledliddo]

she is fuglified for the Modern Audience.

[@gvozdenvidakovic5402]

One more game ruined? How ciri got to be witcher? Adult female? Why not powerfull Elder blood monster slayer trained as witcher. Why you had to break lore as any good WOKE braking all rules... Did she become Man and than Witcher? So story goes that she is now sterile and cant have kids? Thing that everyone didn't want for her to become in lore...sterile monster that hunts monsters. Yes...sound like woke... I like ciri character in Witcher 3... And I really enjoyed games.Not looking forward to play with They / them girl ( does not look like ciri..even you gave they / them same name. Good like with revenue...

[@abbieee69]

I'm so excited for the witcher 4 all my witcher fans ( the true ones not the fake ones) are eating good ❤ Finally ciri's saga! Heck yes and the reception to the trailer was amazing so many reactions were all positive and so many fans are excited yh true fans not woke kids who ain't played the games or read the books.

[@NaniNana881]

With all my respect dont be exited the game will faill 99% i will tell you why, all the team that created witcher 1, 2 and 3 have left the company, the team that are working now on it is different its like firing your favourite chef and replacing him with a random waiter to cook your favourite meal

[@abbieee69]

@@NaniNana881 with all due respect stop being a hater and delete your comment please and thank you 🙏👍

[@NaniNana881]

@@abbieee69 i am not a hater, i am saying my opinion it's a human right, i love the game and i really dont wont it to fail

[@abbieee69]

@NaniNana881 you opinion is based of judgement and that judgement seems to be hate towards the new writers for the witcher 4 which you clearly don't know cdpr at all as some of the writers who actually were in the development team for the witcher 3 are helping with the witcher 4, granted yes not alot but still there are old writers from the previous game. If you saying the game will fail you are a hater Nd yes you stated those words yourself. No hater would state those words they would approach it with the sense of being worried not straight up saying the games gonna fail. So yes you are a hater.

[@gvozdenvidakovic5402]

She wants to be Witcher...so you made her one...delusional. She cannot be Witcher according to lore and books. Simple. You dont understand that for players who should buy your product lore is equally important as the game it self. You just delivered lie and big mistake.

[@HrRezpatex]

I have only two questions. 1. Will it be woke? 2. Why did they make beautiful Ciri more ugly? (i understand that she is a bit older, but this almost look like another person, and in a game world even older people can still be beautiful, like for example Jennefer and Triss.. I am not saying she is ugly now, i just don`t understand why they made her more ugly then she was. If anything they should have made her even more beautiful.. but i guess that would make the woke people explode.. lol)

[@ARmy2510]

Ciri us not ugly. I'm 40 and she's damn hot for me.

[@imed122]

she got old shes like 35 or something and shes still hot and no it wont be woke

[@HrRezpatex]

@@ARmy2510 I said clearly that she is not ugly, but more ugly then she used to be.. Just.. why can`t she be as beautiful as we are used to and as we have learned to like her? (It is a game and not real life after all..) Maybe the new woke culture have made them believe that people do not find beauty attractive anymore?

[@ARmy2510]

@@HrRezpatex She got older. It's the same person for me. She choose the way of the witcher. Always on the move, shitty food and a lot of shit to go through. I think she'll past the grass trial because of magic skills. But she's a woman so she is weaker than average male witcher and it all cost her a lot of energy.

[@abbieee69]

You need glasses kiddo 😂 Plus ciri looks hotter now then when she was a kid you literally haven't read the books and in witcher 3 ciri just got out of her teenage years so your basically saying a teenager is hot which is disturbing and disgusting unless your a teenager yourself

[@doloresabernathy9809]

I love the trailer and Citi’s look. But an option to cuatomize the player character as in Mass Effect and Cyberpunk would be a great addition. It would open up the game for more playera.

[@williammora88]

No it wouldn't lol

[@JjD-bd1cw]

@@williammora88 Yes it would. Too many girl boss ugly main characters. A good chunk of previous players either want a new witcher or a character creator.

[@williammora88]

@@JjD-bd1cw i dont mind playing as ciri but her design is terrible and creating a character doesn't make sense with this game lmao...it's like creating a character in God of war or horizon and thats just ridiculous lol

[@goric9860]

😢 not buying 😒 depressed

[@joebaloni646]

CDPR please dont make the campaign short like cyberpunk. And dont make it first person again please 🙏

[@hern7213]

I simply cannot force myself to play females in video games because I like to identify with my character and I simply cannot do that with females, because I'm a damn guy. Whenever someone refers to me as “she” in games I just feel uncomfortable. I love Ciri from books and games but I just hate the fact that she's forced as the main playable char. As a kid I played with GI Joe figurines and not Barbie dolls. I feel disappointed at best as there was a multitude of alternatives that could have been chosen as an interesting protagonist. We could have character creator and make our own witchers who could follow Ciri along her path. To me in the Witcher 3 base game the main character was Ciri, yet we played as Geralt.

[@Caucasian60]

Okay… but what about females who feel the same way about how you feel? Shouldn’t they get an opportunity to connect to a character in a massive RPG? Suck it up, buttercup and just replay the last 3 Witcher games.

[@tannerchristenson07]

I'm sorry your fragile masculinity can't allow you to expand and experience great stories just because the main character is not a guy 😂 the majority of games have a male lead, but that doesn't stop female gamers from playing them. Ciri is an amazing character and I look forward to playing her as the main protagonist even though I'm a guy. This mentality that you CAN'T play a game with a female lead is soft and entitled my dude

[@JW-fm2cy]

@@tannerchristenson07 how about this "guy" plays what he wants to play and you play what you want to play. You probably wouldn't say something like this if the commenter was a "woman" instead of a guy. As for entitled, this "guy" is entitled to play what he wants to play.

[@oliverl.9004]

Dude you're so far away from Geralt that you may as well play as Queen Elizabeth II

[@retrocny5625]

So what about women gamers who can't connect with male characters every time they're referred to as a he in-game? Just... tough shit for them? Man up and deal with it? Where's their recourse? Like bro, in some ways I get it, but this is absolutely a YOU problem. This is something unique to your mindset. I'm a straight dude, been a straight dude all my life. I've played women characters in games, I don't feel emasculated lol. Sorry but... yea this is a personal problem.

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

I love CDPR. They talk to fans a lot and this was a great interview this early into production. I trust them to make the sequel to TW3 spectaculars and worthy of its legacy.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Let's hope

[@NaniNana881]

With all my respect dont be exited the game will faill 99% i will tell you why, all the team that created witcher 1, 2 and 3 have left the company, the team that are working now on it is different its like firing your favourite chef and replacing him with a random waiter to cook your favourite meal

[@szklanedomy9675]

W co wy jesteście ubrani? W worki po ziemniakach?

[@ARmy2510]

u ciebie na wsi kurtek nie znają?

[@antont4974]

Have you seen military equipment - that thing is more of a potato sack than this

[@zenon7774]

There are people having doubts..? Nobody wants to play as Ciri.. and "Witcher" litteraly means male witch. lol

[@daemianmatthews2062]

A male witch is a warlock

[@zenon7774]

@@daemianmatthews2062 what does warlock have to do with the etymology of "witcher" ??

[@starlitshadows]

I do. When you say nobody you mean you.

[@zenon7774]

@@starlitshadows oh I see. so you're blind to what you don't want to see, makes sense.

[@daemianmatthews2062]

@zenon7774 witcher is a made-up word by Andrzej Sapkowski. It has no etymology in our world, but a Warlock is, by definition is a male witch.

[@northernsmallbeard7999]

Ohh yes just butcher the lore that will go well with the fans.

[@th3w1tchk1ng0f4ngmr]

Ooh the next flop

[@tomassali8870]

As a fan of the books from early 90’s. My question is, why did you F ed it up like this in the 4th adaptation of this game? Female Witchers? Never heard of one. And where is the Witcher….the real protagonist of the lore? Why not to make a game where Geralt was still very young or even his childhood when he became a Witcher? Why are we going this nonsensical direction?

[@annusaidshave9890]

Well it was fun while it lasted ladies and gentlemen

[@redroom4rent]

I hope they make her more attractive 😂

[@DRAKE_FORTUNATE]

I think it's a good change to have Ciri as the lead. Geralt had no gumption, his voice over was absolutely terrible and every dialogue of his was a total borefest. He had no personality. Enough with the woke comments. We haven't seen the game yet. The only thing I would change is Ciri's appearance. She looks darker here. Maybe because it's a dark game and we'll get to know how she changed.

[@afcansf5996]

You clearly aren't a fan of the franchise if you have so little appreciation for Gerald. And another reason why I know you aren't a fan is, is because you clearly didn't picked on the red conning of the lore in the trailer (her being a Witcher, using signs, changing Witcher schools etc). Ironically androgenizing and ageing Ciri lore wise also makes no sense what so ever due to her genetics. But hey if you want to continue to make a fool our of yourself be my quest. If there is one thing that needs to stop, then it will people like you pretending to be fans of an franchise.