The Witcher Books VS Games (EPIC BATTLE)

While doing live streams on Twitch, The Witcher Games were one of the most common ones we played together. So when making the first KZbin video, there was simply no other topic I wanted to talk about. It was pretty obvious this was going to happen, right?
So what did the Witcher Games got it wrong when basing upon the book?
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[@gloriagloria716]

I like your informative style. I have read and listened to all the books, watched the Netflix series. I do not play the games but watch all the gameplay videos on You Tube so I know a bit! I am a 66 year old English Grandma a bit obsessed with The Witcher!

[@ActuallyRenard]

That is so lovely to read. I absolutely fell in love with The Witcher playing the first videogame and I love that more people get to know this story. What do you mostly enjoy watching gameplay? I'm curious.

[@gloriagloria716]

@@ActuallyRenard well I had contemplated getting the Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings but at the age of 66 my co ordination and memory isn’t hat it was!!! But I figured if I watched the play through enough I might learn some stuff!!! I love when graphics of 2 and 3 , the characters, the side quests and how fully immersed one can get. I love the barons story with Geralt searching for the wife and daughter. Mind you in 1 I love the striga scenes.

[@gloriagloria716]

In the first game

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@gloriagloria716 never doubt yourself, even if it can be hard at the beginning I'm pretty sure you can still enjoy the game. I'd recommend playing the 3rd it has the best gameplay mechanics. Just set the difficulty to the minimum and play in your own time/pace, no need to be perfect at the start.

[@guitarmama06]

That is awesome! At 38, I had found the Witcher world (cue TW3 game) and then I found out about the books, love both of them! Then I found out about the Netflix series, I was a bit skeptical about them, but I did watch the entire first Season, and maybe one episode of the Second Season. I do like the first season so far...I'll be 40 later this year, so I'm fairly new to this.

[@sodacan2594]

I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took a pitchfork to the gut.

[@InternetMouse]

While the games may not be canon ones, i consider them to be canon . I really enjoy the games alot.

[@ActuallyRenard]

At the end of the day, it is a fictional story, and we can make canon what we want it to be.

[@Vry9]

@Aaron9 . Games of course help sells the books but they was popular before. For many people books are better so of course is ok if you like games more but "no one" is simply not true. I like the games, especially 3 personaly and treat them as kind of extension of story but they change a lot not always in good way

[@miguelpereirasilva7662]

But they are not Canon

[@poere1234]

@Aaron9 fax

[@MegaMementoMori]

Sapkowski did give a license to make the games, so that makes them legally canon, no matter if he says so or not. Of course, he could make his own continuation discounting the games, which would be another alternative timeline.

[@todddollasign5635]

I’m surprised you didn’t talk about whether Geralts superhuman ability to sense incoming rain was canon

[@ActuallyRenard]

"Looks like rain."

[@Pinakiprime910]

wait was that superhuman? farmers are usually able to tell when rain would fall

[@karixblox9798]

He literally says “looks like rain””damn it a storm”while the storm or rain has been going on for more than 2 in game hours😂

[@karixblox9798]

He literally says “looks like rain””damn it a storm”while the storm or rain has been going on for more than 2 in game hours😂

[@dokorellan5271]

Sensing rain is more of a Polish and farmers thing, because even i can tell if it is coming or not.

[@kartikkaul560]

Geralt isn't ugly in the books. He has pale face, unpleasant voice, wears a leather headband, and has a masculine body. If he would be ugly I don't think the sorceresses would thirst for him. And i think the look for small ciri is pretty much accurate cuz she was a little ugly.

[@sarquin2549]

He IS ugly in the books, it's the result of the Trials of Grass, of which Geralt received most of all known witchers, due to how well his body endured the standard dose. The side effect of this extra dose was that his face got quite fucked up. And the explaination of why despite that women liked him in the witcher world, is the same of why women fell for guys like these in the real world - they're not as much for the pretty face, like men are when choosing a woman. As for Geralt, it was mentioned that it was more something in the way how he walks, how he moves, some charisma, etc

[@kartikkaul560]

@@sarquin2549 bro read the books carefully he had great masculine features and cat eyes and yeah he was really impressive in talking

[@sarquin2549]

@@kartikkaul560 okay, so at which part exactly am I wrong? 'Cause nothing you mentioned denied what I had said

[@arsenewenger4847]

@@sarquin2549Yennefer calls him good looking in the books. Even regular women are attracted to him in the books. He just has scars and is intimidating. You can be scary and handsome at the same time.

[@JuanFernandoRochaHoffman-qx5xt]

@sarquin2549 No he isn't! He is described as odd and inhuman but not ugly

[@daraoconnor3773]

I think the books make it pretty clear that Geralt and Yennefer both died but were revived by Ciri and the unicorn, the very end of The lady of the lake and the end of Season of storms both seem to make it clear they are alive at the end

[@ActuallyRenard]

That is my interpretation too, but there is room for discussion.

[@ad7265]

they are in another world… where Ciri took them… just the two of them living there. I don’t think they are alive in the actual world.

[@cosmiccow2803]

​@@ad7265 season of storms epilogue

[@stefvanroey8191]

Tbh i always found that ihuaraqaqax healing them and them getting married was just her lying to Galahad. Especially since she said it with tears in her eyes. When she described the spirits of all of geralts dead friends coming to push their boat out onto the lake there were some noteable ommissions (like Cahir) that are strange unless you take into account that Ciri is making this up. More over: the epilogue of seasons of storms features an ILLUSION of Geralt, placed there by the werefox as a thank you for helping her save her child

[@jonathan13co]

Apologises for the late reply but the books actually made it very clear it was the opposite, lol. Geralt was dead. Yenn exhausted herself to death. It's written black on white. That entire scene of them being put on the boat and ciri taking them away is too surreal and symbolic to indicate anything else. There's this repeating motive in the lady of the lake which says "something ends, something begins..." This was geralt's end, and ciri's beginning. The entire epilogue is her looking forward to going on a fresh start, in a new world. And regarding seasons of storms... Cmon. She was clearly hallucinating seeing geralt. Her visions were completely random and didn't make much sense - like, geralt wouldn't save her and then just leave her fainting like that, you know? It's been a while since I read it, but I think it was also implied something was causing those delusiosn in the forest. Add the fact that it occured 100 years AFTER the events of the lady of the lake, and you'd see sapkowski was just teasing the gullible and giving the devote readers a proper farewell from geralt..

[@qdllc]

There are several errors to address. The beard is a game mechanic. If you want to keep Geralt true to the books, you have to visit a barber regularly…however the player can choose otherwise. Yeah, they make him more handsome in the later games…pretty ugly in the first, but keep in mind several sorceresses wanted to bang him senseless (and a few did). So, he must have been more attractive than we suppose…or they were really into guys with scars. To me, my only issue with signs is that in the books, Geralt needed potions to “power up” for using them. In one battle, he used aard and was surprised that it worked because he hadn’t imbibed a potion to bolster his ability to use magic signs. This could have been incorporated into the game, but they just used a stamina bar. As far as death is concerned, nobody is “dead” until there is cellular death. Ciri arrives shortly after Geralt and Yennifer “die” and takes their bodies away. As I recall, there is no confirmation of final death. The games use this ambiguity to retcon that she brought them to a place that rejuvenated them and healed their wounds.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Yeah the looks is something I got a new found clarity to it, after re-reading the books this year. It is really just his self-loathing. But the beard isn't JUST about the game mechanic in itself. The Witcher 3 was heavily marketed with him having one.

[@Jester_Jingles]

@@ActuallyRenardI know this is three years after but the devs don’t do the marketing. The marketing is pretty much irrelevant.

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@Jester_Jinglesagreed, but it was probably CD Projekt Red's marketing team that chose that, probably to show that they could have the game mechanic, fun either way, three years but I'm still here!

[@spartanhuntergaming]

I do like that Geralt taking a pitch fork to gut, humbled him to be more cautious in the games and thought about a problem even more than just charging in spinning a silver sword around

[@ActuallyRenard]

Although it it pretty fun to just spin your sword around, let's be honest.

[@guitarmama06]

In the 3rd game, I have Geralt go to the barbershop quite often. Also me: why doesn't Geralt ever have any money?!

[@ActuallyRenard]

Yeah, I also used to keep my Geralt clean shaved as much as I could!

[@shehansoysa571]

I think the ugliness comes from Geralt's complexion rather than his actual face shape. Perhaps he filled up during his time with the wild Hunt. I do like the love accurate Geralt Witcher 3 mod.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Guess I need to take a look at that mod! It's been sometime since I played The Witcher :O

[@skyetan86]

I've been watching a lot of Witcher game clips so KZbin put this on my home page. Great video, keep up the good work and let the algorithm do its job.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you Skye. I am planning a few things for my channel this year. Those words really help me move forward with ideas.

[@olleolausson7134]

@@ActuallyRenard keep going I thought this video had like 300000 views so you got a good video

[@ActuallyRenard]

Maybe one day, thank you for the kindness.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

I mean, after the big rockus of A Time of Contempt, first thing Geralt says to Dandelion is ''Bring me a razor, I want to get rid of this damn beard''. It's clear enough for me. Book Geralt has a lot of emotional dicotomies, has existential problems, he's a man who years to find reason, in his life. He's also more menacing, can be extremely violent and much more threatening both the games and the show portrays. There are sequences in the books where Ciri, Dandelion, even Philippa Eilhart is terrified of him because of how vicious he can be if he just unleashes himself. To me, book Geralt looks too hideous for a visual adaptation to cope. When Dudu transforms into his form, first thing Geralt thinks ''What a hideous look I have, what a hideous smile I have'' But I don't think he's this extremely ugly, unbearable sort of a man either. He's just, freakish, very uncomely to the eye but he's someone who can attract women a lot too. Also, I don't get the skinny description. He's usually described as tall, lithe, not too muscular but a bit bulky, extremely quick sort of a guy.

[@atinity6749]

What about when Geralt and Yennefer are in the banquet in Thanedd Island? I'm pretty sure some of the other sorceresses described Geralt as handsome. Maybe they did that just to tease Yen, I dunno. I could swear there were few times in the books where other characters described Geralt as good-looking, because I remember reading these and thinking "wait wasn't Geralt supposed to be like really ugly?". I could be wrong, I don't remember all the details from the books all that well. I really should re-read the books.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

@@atinity6749 I think it's partly because he hates his looks for not being usual. He feels like a freak and has some sort of a complex about it. He just sees himself that way

[@ActuallyRenard]

I think its mentioned in another comment, but his self-loathing is what it makes for people (like myself at the time), to jump into that conclusion. I don't see it like that anymore.

[@cooltjh4]

damn, thats one strong kid, to get a medieval level pitchfork to pierce through Armour and flesh.

[@zeanith5313]

I used to be a strong believer they died, but after i read season of storms (which i read after all the other books) i actually think they did survive and that, if you want ofcourse, take the games as canon. But ofcourse i respect everybodys own postbook story, its diffrent for all

[@ActuallyRenard]

I still think they are dead, but the realms are kind of interesting. It sure is polarizing, at the end of the day it is still a valid opinion.

[@zeanith5313]

@@ActuallyRenard wow would you look at that, somebody who can respectfully disagree on this subject😂 fair play👏

[@witcherjohn3440]

Doesn’t season of storms technically come second in the series chronologically

[@episky]

@@witcherjohn3440 somewhat yes. As the main story happens somewhere in between the first two books. But the final section clearly is not. As, according to The Witcher Wiki, Nimue travels to Aretuza in 1373. And Geralt's and Yen's "deaths" happened in 1268.

[@stefvanroey8191]

Do note that Geralt appearing to Nimue in the epilogue of SoS was an illusion placed there by the werefox

[@krejziks3398]

Witcher 1 was the best for me, atmosphere, characters, story, it all seemed like from a real fantasy novel even tho i didn't read the books.

[@ActuallyRenard]

I like the Witcher 1, but the combat system trying to play it now feels too wonky!

[@Xander_P.G.K]

Good video man! I personally like to connect the books and games as one, even if Sapkowski doesn't at all. Wild Hunt was my introduction to the universe and I thank it along with the Netflix series. I often imagined the characters to sound and look like the game versions-- though I took liberties, like I imagined Dandelion sounding like Carey Elways from Princess Bride and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, when reading the books. Also, I'm team Yennifer all the way! ✊

[@ActuallyRenard]

Yeah in the end I always say, it's a fictional universe so we can make them be as we want.

[@sergbastian5]

Team Yennefer all the way. Even though they're bound by fate through their encounter with the djinn (so maybe it's not "true love"), I love the idea of two rogues following their own moral codes who somehow make it work despite all odds. Yen is constantly defying and upsetting people and the Lodge of Sorceresses, Geralt is in a constant struggle with what it means to be a witcher, and I just love their badass energy together. Not to mention their mom/dad nature in raising Ciri. If I were Ciri and Geralt ended up with Triss, I'd feel betrayed like he married his step-daughter.

[@lanzpat0725]

I thought a huge youtuber made this due to the quality of your video, big up! wish you luck!

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you, I appreciate that! Maybe one day that will be true!

[@nickvize8310]

It does say in the books that Geralt and Yennefer died at the end of the main story. however at the end of 'season of storms,' which is a prequel to the main story, there is a character in the future (who was often mentioned during the series referring back to Geralt's adventure as history) that is saved by Geralt and she was shocked because Geralt had died. It suggests that somehow Geralt came back to life but didn't elaborate as to how and whether or not Yennefer also came back to life. I think Sapkowski put that in the book as a means of letting fans use their imagination on the matter as well as give the games as well as any film series the ability to add to the story without it going against the lore. Netflix ignored that however and said screw it, lets just steal the story you wrote but ignore the lore in the books and change things in a manner that makes no sense.

[@ActuallyRenard]

I got a Netflix one coming through in a couple of days, don't get me started before it haha.

[@oldnotweak]

the differences between THE BOOKS in the different versions of the translations was as big if not bigger at times

[@ActuallyRenard]

Yeah, I got to get my Polish going one day maybe.

[@atharva7462]

For me, Witcher Games told much better story than Andrezej Sapkowski did with the Books. I was much satisfied playing games rather than books which is unlikely as I'm a more interested in reading

[@ActuallyRenard]

I get myself reading books from time to time, but the games were the ones that got me into the books in the first place, so they will consistently rank 1st over here, too.

[@AleHernandez]

Seasons of Storms let you know that somehow Geralt comes back to hunt monsters at least 100 years after he supposedly died. Also very esoterically but comes back to the path.

[@ActuallyRenard]

It is a mystical world indeed, nothing is set in stone. At the end of the day it is just how I perceived what the story had told me.

[@stefvanroey8191]

That actually was a permanent illusion placed there by a werefox, not actually Geralt

[@DeadLikeMeJ]

One note, Geralt isn't ugly, he is different looking , ill looking , he has a tendency to use this features to push people away as they push him away but he isn't ugly. The term ugly thrown at him is usually used by people who dispise to hate him, and the term most commonly used is to describe the way he smiles - which is something as noted in the books is something he does on purpuse just like how he likes to be blunt or aggressive in his chatter. That being said he isn't bearded and he isn't as good looking as Game 3 portrayed him, some pretifying of characters as long as it doesn't ruin the core aspects / struggles of the characters is something completely understandable.

[@SchwaWasHere]

The most expensive fanfic series ever! I just really like how they tie in threads from the books and continue them in the games. (Philipa and Regis are the best examples)

[@ActuallyRenard]

And profitable!

[@pavel6688]

Sorry bro, but you completely failed to get the real differences between the books and games. It's his personality. In the books you have a captivating combination of a bad-ass sarcastic outsider and talkative (often self-pitying) philosopher. Either way he enjoys a good company and has many friends despite his problematic social status. And at times he is stubborn and dumb.. This of course cannot be fully captured in the game - where you need to give a floor to the player instead and can't go much deep without having a ridiculous amount of conversations. This is understandable, but as a result Geralt in the games looks emptier and less talkative then in the books. Plus it is a nonsense that Geralt in the books is ugly. Where do you have it from? It is made perfectly clear there that he is in fact very attractive for the females.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Mostly my perceived notion at the time, after re-reading the books in the og, I feel it's more about his self-loathing than anything else. (:

[@NoForksGiven]

To me I see the canon as something similar to the Pokemon franchise. Technically the games are the "official" canon however I do recognize that the anime and manga takes place in its own separate world, inspired by the games but with their own twist on things. The anime isn't fanfic and neither are the Witcher games. They are separate stories in their own timeline

[@ActuallyRenard]

Understandable. In the end we can always create our own stories from the base I believe. They can share the same universe, but have different outcomes.

[@zauxst]

The author said he didn't want Geralt to die at the end.

[@mariobenedicto3582]

...sometimes authors just HAVE to kill off a character... regardless of whether they like it or not; I did... and I KNEW it'd upset a lot of people.

[@nolataoists8575]

Great sense of humor brother, enjoyed this

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thanks! More to come after the recent hiatus.

[@sidoso9810]

also another difference is avallach, in the books first, he's way taller than humans and he would never halped ciri

[@sr_ryoadm]

Eita poxa, o brabo que fez o vídeo é BR kkkkkkkkkkkkk aí sim ein, representando!! Tu fala bem inglês e curti seu vídeo, ganhou mais um inscrito 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👍🏻👍🏻

[@ActuallyRenard]

Agradeço o apoio, tem muito mais conteúdo vindo por aí, um abraço. Não tem palavra que una mais o brasileiro que eita.

[@zangetsuee]

I was hoping you talk more about why they died. Is it after Geralt took Yen's place at the Wild Hunt ? cuz in the games and I read somewhere that this is the starting point of the story of the third game. and even in the game Geralt and Yen talk about their fuzzy memories after that day and how they felt like they died or something. BTW Im team Yen! I hope you make more videos like these, I enjoyed your information :)

[@ActuallyRenard]

I really want to make a new video about The Witcher, but I still want to stay true to what I want to talk about this channel. I'll keep that in mind, 2022 we'll get more going around, and I'll always pay tribute to this which is the video that makes me believe everything is possible.

[@stefvanroey8191]

That was after they died and after the books. Geralt never joins thehunt in the books

[@garok2412]

I'm quite sure the fall damage in games may be connected to Geralt's knee injury that haunted him later in the books :P And Geralt isn't necessarily dead in the books, it's unclear "make of that what you will" open to interpretation kind of thing. As for the wedding, remember the time and dimension powers Ciri have, she could have transported them into that scenerio, but iirc she can't control ghosts of dead people? And I don't understand your final argument, Geralt literally says **Almost** died, and you take that for "See? Even games confirm Geralt 100% died", while the game clearly states that he didn't.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Well that's a theory. But why isn't it that big on Witcher 1 and 2 then? (:

[@928kkkk5]

Yall wake up babes new Witcher book is to come out at the end of this year!

[@ActuallyRenard]

Really? I'll be following that with great interest!

[@krisania96]

i'm not a 100% sure on this one, but i think "ugly" comes from a few factors, 1st one is a translation error. (though i'm not sure about that one), the other is more of his complexion, he is pale, has scars, a not very nice smile, and large dark eyes. This description always makes me think of him as a bit "undead-ish" looking, though also he has no bussiness looking that muscular, he should be thin, i think the witcher 1 geralt and the Michal Zebrowski version are the best examples. In my mind he has not good looking (not ugly per se either) but has a certain charm, but also looking a bit scary aswell by normal human standards. Like imagine if you are walking on the street, and see a guy who is pale as a fuckin wall, white hair, and large all black eyes. yeah he can be handsome, (face shape etc.) but it will be kinda scary like he is possessed or something lol

[@spookydreamer7370]

Thanks, really good stuff. I wondered why they didn't use signs more in the Netflix series, knowing it was based more on the books, so you explained that one. I was hoping you'd cover the ladies, I'm team Triss and hate the casting of her in the Netflix series, where's my red headed pale celtic Triss, but I've heard the books were a bit iffy in describing her so I'm guessing the games just went in their direction. Thanks again.

[@ActuallyRenard]

I'm working on a new Witcher video, so I'll mention that topic. But all in all, she wasn't ever meant to be that bright red hair, but I agree S1 you can barely notice she's a red head. S2 screens and trailers made her a bit more reddish so I'm looking forward to that. Netflix usually also goes for a more diverse cast on their adaptations so there's also that.

[@spookydreamer7370]

@@ActuallyRenard I noticed in the S2 trailer that he might be using more signs. As for casting, yep, but why my darling Triss, just do Dandelion or some other secondary character. I guess we're lucky Triss and Yen weren't changed into blokes. Looking forward to your next vid.

[@demonic_myst4503]

Trish is alot less important in the books and is less likable

[@CWCloven32]

I would have never guessed this would have been your first video tbh great job

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you. There's more content coming in the future.

[@izanlemosroma4917]

Very nice video. I have to point that I think Sapkowski confirmed that the wedding between Geralt and Yenn is not cannon, so the fact that some dead characters appear doesn't mean that Geralt and Yenn are dead too.

[@dnoid3757]

Lmao the way u talk bout the Fall damage got me

[@ActuallyRenard]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dnoid3757]

@@ActuallyRenard thanks for the video too

[@kimchiandquesofresco]

I have always felt like the Witcher games are a fabricated reality created by Ciri, because Geralt is good looking unlike the books, there are plenty of monster contracts, and Geralt is an OP Witcher god, unlike the books, also *spoilers* if you don't act a certain way with Ciri she abandons them by going to face the white frost. They hint that it's a death but she just creates a new universe e.g. new game plus.

[@kimchiandquesofresco]

Great video

[@ActuallyRenard]

That is a theory that I had never thought about. Loved it.

[@roanoke7551]

Games were really well written and even though its not the EXACT same canon it still could be. I think geralt was way more emotionally immature in the books though. Lots of sulking for no reason other than ego. (Baptism of fire. Im thinking of Baptism of fire.) Also, i think that geralt was less ugly and more horrifying to look at. Like people got freaked out just by his presence, without really seeing his face. Also ill never forget how him smiling was one time described as "a massive scar blooming across his face". He was terrifying.

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

reading the books verified my decision that yen is cold hearted and isn't worth it and Triss should be the true interest

[@tushartanvir5672]

of-course the who sold Geralt and Ciri to lodge in a heartbeat and not the one who gave her life to save him

[@lukasbenjamin_]

Actually just saw that you uploaded this video. Great video even though I’m a little late to the party 👀

[@ActuallyRenard]

No one is never late to the party 🎉. This was the very first to get my face out there, now I need to focus up!

[@nickjordan7671]

Also someone correct me if I'm wrong but Ingi is not a sign in the books and Quen is called Heliotrope in the books

[@xavierdavila4363]

He’s not ugly in the books. He just makes ugly faces ‘cause he’s usually being intimidating, and, or, annoyed by people and the situations he finds himself in. In the first book, “The Last Wish”, Yennefer mentions his ‘good looks’, and tells him, ‘not to pull that face’. In several instances in the books, women seem to be attracted to him almost immediately.

[@benbaker4198]

Do people even understand that the games are not cannon and nor do they hold true to the witcher the Arthur sued cd

[@ActuallyRenard]

Andrzej sued CDPR not because of fhs story, but rather because he sold the rights to the game for a single sum of money. That has since been settled.

[@malgeezeart7545]

Im pretty sure hes good looking he has a lot of girls he slept with in the books, Dandelions friend Essi fell in love with Gerald at first sight.

[@redjohniii8665]

Really enjoyed this video, thanks for it. Wish you could wear the headband in the game

[@legendsofthebravebard]

#TeamShani or #TeamCerys or #TeamTomira

[@ActuallyRenard]

Bold statement.

[@flower6462]

lol that fall damage bit was hilarious

[@ActuallyRenard]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@grimreaper1221]

in the witcher 1&2 we weren't taking fall damage then must br a sick joke if it is in the 3rd game

[@ActuallyRenard]

You die quite easily from fall damage on The Witcher 3. But don't let that make you not play the game if you haven't already, it is a masterpiece and by far my favorite game of all time.

[@randomedgygamer2191]

Honestly, I find w3 Geralt more than just good looking…..

[@ohlambert3562]

good video, i'd like to see more stuff to compare books and games. team Yennifer always and forever.

[@ActuallyRenard]

She is the only one!

[@Selfobsessed_7]

So who's stronger tho? Gerlat from the books or the games?

[@Leo_HomoLudens]

Excellent video partner. First video of yours that I see and I would like to add a humble suggestion - full of audacity and selfishness - on my part, which I dare say will bring benefits to your channel now that we are heading to the second season of the netflix series and therefore The Witcher will be on the rise, and also serving as a type of content that I would consume (and I dare say many others as well). The suggestion would be for you to make this same type of video, only longer, covering more characters, events, lore (like the signs you showed in the video, swords, details about the witchers like the height Geralt fell you told in the video, their eyes, personality as well as abilities, age that is not well defined, etc) and the accuracy of their counterparts in games or even in the series. Well, forgive the audacity and possible selfishness in my suggestion, but it is content that I would be delighted to see.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Hi LeoArk, thank you for your suggestion. Though I want to talk more about the Witcher, it is not my sole goal for this channel. That being said, I am planning on making a much better video about it before S2 launches on Netflix. This wasn't only the first video you saw from me, this was literally my first video, so forgive me the lack of quality into it. Your suggestions will be kindly looked into when I'm scripting the next one. Thank you.

[@Leo_HomoLudens]

@@ActuallyRenardI greatly appreciate the attention. And don’t worry about the quality. ‘Twas pretty good. A simple thing (only you and a camera) yet efficient, with the right dosage of humor and information.

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@Leo_HomoLudens thank you. That's why I want to create content, if I make just one person enjoy it, it was worth it.

[@Al-Basha_]

Do more this could be a good serie And the witcher fans will just come soon

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thanks, yeah I got some more Witcher things to do, but I didn't want to focus solely on that on my channel. But will put it in the backlog, it was always my beginning.

[@springhillbouvardia1533]

The fall damage, although the game is 'open-world', kinda binds you to follow their linear path of individual quests. similar to how the 'fast-travel' mod can break quest, being persistent on finding and climbing paths to skip areas can also break it.

[@ActuallyRenard]

And that's why I always play with mods :D

[@crazyjamese1061]

all three games take place after his death in the books so the games can I you said be seen as sequels which personally I love the idea not to mention the games themselves are awesome.

[@MrNewVegas101]

Nice video mate, dropped a like 🙂

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thanks man, I got to go back doing videos, this comment motivates.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you. I plan on doing some more content couple weeks from now.

[@sl9wdive]

Is that really what book geralt looks like in the thumbnail? Jeez he looks horrendous

[@ActuallyRenard]

That is what an artist draw him like based off the description. It is actually pretty accurate.

[@annahedlund3687]

The trip thing really got me

[@Smoked_Cheddar]

Have you read season of storms. Or the end of lady of the lake? Might clear up geralts final moments

[@sankh4914]

Twas good......but i want /NEED more

[@ActuallyRenard]

I might do a new video on The Witcher again, since S2 is coming. I'll put it on the board.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Quick question! Anything about The Witcher you'd still like to know? I'm working on a new video, so I'd love to hear what you are looking for.

[@gracjanstanosky9698]

Ok since you insist - Why meteorite steel? If it is only for killing people, why not ordinary steel, such a meteorite must be expensive - Who and where forged these swords, from where they had silver for their sword? - Where did the witchers learn about monsters, how they behave, what weaknesses they had, interrogated them before killing them? - Did magic have something to do with genes, or did the children of the magician / sorceress inherit abilities? Does it have anything to do with the inability of witchers and magicians to have children? - Why magicians / sorceresses "looked and took" people with magical abilities? What happened to the gifted if they were not trained in magic? That's it for now. I can get more questions if you want. :D

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@gracjanstanosky9698 feel free to add as many as you can. Thanks.

[@dimitrescucrncevic9746]

Geralt was never ugly though, there’s no line from the books to justify Geralt’s ugly appearance. In fact in the Books women found him quite handsome, I mean Geralt is literally self loathing and sees himself as the world does. He is insecure and has mommy issues. Geralt under the facade is a very emotional individual. The books describe his features yes. But never did it state he was ugly. He who is Geralt sees himself as Ugly Those who read the books and believe him to be ugly have poor comprehension or didn’t pay attention to when they read the books; Witcher 3 Geralt at least his face is how I pictured him; Witcher 1 and 2 Geralt is far from how Geralt looks, and is more like the perception of how he sees himself. Witcher 3 Geralt’s face combined with Witcher 1/2 Geralt’s physique is book Geralt. He’s no pretty boy, but he is very handsome. That pic bro, that you said looks more like Geralt is far from what I’ve read. I even read the last wish and all the other Witcher books to find what you are stating is fact; saying Geralt is Ugly is like Saying Legolas in the books has silver hair; when he doesn’t Legolas is supposed to have brown hair and that’s very important because the Kindred of Elves who do possess Silver Hair were not present in the time of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Witcher 3 Geralt is closer to book Geralt except for his body type. That’s literally all that is missing; in all truth.

[@ActuallyRenard]

As I do understand what you perceived, I still think he's ugly compared to what they portray him in the last game. I personally always saw him as the way he looked on the first game as canon, but it is a book, so really at the end of the day, it's how we see it ourselves. Having read the Russian translation now I do lean towards less of an ugly in looks to more of self loathing but in the end, I won't ever imagine Geralt from the books looking like his representation in TW3 or the Netflix adaptation.

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@dimitrescucrncevic9746 yeah I would most likely phrase it differently where I to shoot this video again.

[@ninaafmartins]

Kd vídeo pros brrr? 😭 parabéns pelo primeiro vídeo, amigo!

[@ActuallyRenard]

Conteúdo ING pros meus fãs do mundo todo. Mas nunca se sabe...

[@kfirmj]

I couldn't watch the entire video because of spoilers, so let me ask you this, which stories are better? the novels or the games? and ith the novels are are better, how good of a job cd project red had done in their stories? because most of the time when trying to make a sequel especially when it is not by the same person the sequel doesn't live up to the same level as the original

[@ActuallyRenard]

I truly believe the games do justice to a sequel, the story is really well written but I couldn't say one is better than the other because the pacing is so different.

[@dmitrishostakovich3156]

0:37 You didn't even try to pronounce it correctly. Next time at least try to get the author's full name right before talking about his entire series of books. This really hurt my ears.

[@kingofbel6499]

wait so the books ends with Geralt and Yen deaths? Or does it continues through Ciri`s perspective?

[@ActuallyRenard]

I don't want to spoil it too much. But there's a lot of story to happen timeline wise after Yennefer and Geralt are sent to the other dimension by Ciri.

[@genichiroashina1]

really liked this video.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you, I really liked making it.

[@debopamroy56]

It's been 2 years, you could stand to edit the title of the video by now couldn't you? :P

[@lain39x]

good one.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@efai]

I barely tolerate Triss, so I'm team Yennefer all the way and always..

[@ActuallyRenard]

You're on the right team! :D

[@SgtCroaker]

The books are quite mid. Sapkowski is not a good author, really. The games catapulted The Witcher to international success. Sapkowski has always been bitter over the fact that he signed a contract when giving licensing rights to CDPR (which makes the games canon) and chose a lump sum because he didn't think that the games would be successful. He then threw a hissy fit like a child and began smearing CDPR. CDPR put him on the map and made better stories with that material. I will say that i wish that CDPR had stuck more to the mechanics from TW1 like alchemy, while keeping the combat more TW2, but replacing the rolls with pirouettes. Fortunately for those of us on PC, we have mods that correct these errors like W3EE and SCAAR. The biggest disappointment about TW3 was how great it looked in 2014. The lighting, textures, HUD, etc.. and it is sad that it can never be recreated no matter how many mods.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Got to have to check out these mods!

[@brianwilliams8203]

Team Triss and yes very good content.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Glad you enjoyed, more things coming next week... (;

[@hazardhazard7224]

Games are set after books so they good why they need to be the same i mean characters passed some years and a lot a fck alot hhappened

[@erickliberty158]

Team Philippa lol

[@ActuallyRenard]

Hahaha yeah that's a small team, but hey, we got to cheer for what we believe it's best for Geralt, right?

[@waalex11]

Damn. That's a huge spoiler. I forgot that I read it on Reddit years ago after finishing the main game. I only played the third and watched recaps of the first two, while having never read the books. Appreciate this information. I'm enjoying the Netflix tv series, but I'm a little frustrated at how unclear or lacking in depth the bonding of characters occurs. The chemistry of some relationships doesn't feel concrete and unfull, as if it's rushed and skipped years or months of bonding ...even though 16+ hours each of 2 seasons, with 5 more coming and movies seem like it could cover 7 books and several short stories fairly well.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Yeah, about the Netflix series, though I seem to think they'll be taking the live action adaptation into their own hands now, just using the books as guidance. You should read the books, they're pretty good. I'm planning into doing a new video taking S1 and S2 of Netflix into account, so stick around and check for that one.

[@Hynotama]

Sounds like Andrzej Sapkowski is just butthurt.

[@mysteryneophyte]

They’re pretty did, just not as did as the those games in my opinion

[@neamraven]

Different from*

[@TAOBIAF]

I think they got his look right in the games. He's pretty ugly in 1 and 2, and regardless of what we in 2022 think of him, the way he looks in tw3 would be hideous back in yhe medieval day lol

[@freshcity]

It different all the way bc the books ends and the games carry the the story bruh

[@kendannon4435]

Cool video.

[@ActuallyRenard]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@navaneethjoshy6783]

I watched witcher show, played games and read books . I like books more than games because it gives more character depth in the stories and i doesn't like witcher show it is completely trash . Butchered almost all characters in the show . They killed my boy eskel 😥😥😥 and I am team yennefer

[@jackhidvegi7129]

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[@Mangofetish]

Great video! Since you've read the books, can I ask you a question? I know I'm late, but which armor is more book accurate?

[@ActuallyRenard]

Seeing he gets excited by buying a leather jacket in one of the books, I'd always saw his armor on the books to be more like he's dressed in the first game.

[@Mangofetish]

@@ActuallyRenard thank you! I can't believe you replied that quick even after the video was released for a while lol.

[@ActuallyRenard]

@@Mangofetish not a problem at all, my channel is still pretty small, so it's manageable to answer to viewers when they join the comments. (:

[@Leo_HomoLudens]

@@ActuallyRenard I´d dare say the first two versions (basic and enhanced) of the Cat School gear would be something Geralt would use, due to the leather vest and the general outfit simplicity. The "New Moon armor" from Hearts of Stone DLC would also fit him, in my humble opinion.

[@qzoid3060]

probably manticore, seems roughly like what he would use

[@Somnus6790]

Actually geralt in the witcher 3 is Actually more Accurate to the books ugly with handsome features an ugly smile and rough and weathered skin

[@ActuallyRenard]

I think the first two are more accurate Witcher ones, on the third he's too bulky.

[@Soulintent95]

The book description is just exagerating his features to show hes a battlescarred mutant. Not only that, but hes a mutated mutant. Hes not just unique among men, hes unique among witchers. Above all, i think what the author was going for is that if you had no notion witchers existed (which in a world like the witchers, a fair amount of peasants would have no clue) if one barged through your door and looked right at you... itd be the most terrifying person youd ever seen. Not ugly, just something is clearly wrong. Clearly his humanity was robbed from him, and hes something else. Clearly it isnt a race thing, nor an evolution thing. Clearly something horrid happened to him. If geralt was ugly, sorceresses especially would be uninterested. Afterall, they literally reform their own bodies to make themselves gorgeous. Why would they want to love someone who became ugly when they reformed their body with mutageons rather than spells? They wouldnt. Theyd detest witchers. Geralt's description in the books is just meant to make you feel that first impression. Once you are familiar with witchers and been around him enough, youd only be weirded out by his eyes.

[@laniakeas92]

I'm a female and consider book Geralt very cool looking. Game Geralt from 3rd game has a classic playboy superhero look and I find that annoying. :/ Too many male characters protagonists are like that. I still enjoyed the game yet I'd prefer to see a Geralt with appearance from the 1st game.

[@The0Mann]

I cant stand the fall damage. Witchers are supposed to be physically supiorer

[@ActuallyRenard]

2nd playthroy and beyond I've started playing with mods. There's a no fall damage, makes it much better.

[@shawnheatherly9219]

I thought that the Netflix series was based on the books? Are you really telling me that Geralt isn't a hunked out sex symbol?

[@ActuallyRenard]

I think when I wrote this video I should've been more careful. But yeah, he isn't supposed to be a sex symbol, but at the same time, he does have his fair share of lady encounters, if you know what I mean. Mostly re-reading it I feel like it's just a lot of self-loathing from Geralt towards himself on the books. Also the Netflix is based on the books, but it looks like they also took liberties of their own.

[@RordanGamsay]

Please dont give geralt a soul patch

[@ActuallyRenard]

The only thing that truly matters.