We chat with CDPR about Ciri, new weapons, the lore & more in The Witcher 4 | Friends Per Second #60

[@T1ttyLedz]

"Missed his flight" he just wanted to play POE2

[@quinn6464]

This will be Skill Up Lore.

[@urazz7739]

Or he was playing POE2 and got so absorbed into it that by the time he got off the game, he realized he missed his flight. 🤣 Either way, I'm perfectly fine with missing his flight due to POE2 being part of the lore of Skill Up.

[@hussainchoudhury8846]

i love his accent - i thought he said he missed his flat i.e. I decided i would miss my home too much 😏

[@Re-bl1li]

yo taxi driver, TGA or POE2? XD

[@OG_DSB]

Damn, my man missed his flight to the biggest gaming event of the year. 😔

[@forestcaine]

2nd biggest. Poe 2 launched. So he made the 1st one. 😂

[@LordMuzhy]

And it actually happened to be really good and massive improvement this year lol

[@basedkaneki4950]

He left an hour before but had to drive an hour 😂😂😂

[@LordMuzhy]

@@basedkaneki4950 Bro thought he was going to get dropped off at the airplane lol

[@MolinaKojima]

He was playing destiny

[@leithaziz2716]

Can't wait for Geralt as the final boss in a game of Gwent

[@sane7527]

Damn thats such an amazing idea

[@Zoombeanie132]

This needs to happen lol, CDPR take notes.

[@aminekenway9314]

I buy the idea hahhaha

[@JH-fp1lw]

Let's lay 'em down. *le le le le le le le le music starts playing*

[@Krenisphia]

**plays a spy on turn 1**

[@arianafox365]

L in the chat for Ralph missing his flight. Always get to the airport 3 hours early when you fly international dude!

[@Batlafication]

As a dad, I gotta say 5 Hours minimum

[@Pårchmēntôs]

4 hours is the sweet spot.

[@Noapologies-q3p]

totally agree. must always be at least 3hrs, big L.😅😅

[@ToxMod]

What a loser

[@buffywasright]

@@arianafox365 That’s what happens when you play Destiny mobile, the best game ever made lol

[@themightymander_extra]

Loving Jake's commitment to the bit of inserting "but can I get a gun" into the conversation about every game 😂

[@thelouisjohnson]

Bro: it's #60 FPS.

[@LeonidasGGG]

This comment needs to be highlighted. 😅

[@speedracer2please]

🤯

[@ThePokestopPapi]

How was this not touched upon lol

[@berniecat8756]

Bro you gotta go a couple of hours early for an international flight 😅

[@dr_diddy]

**£800 for a plane ticket.** you can bet your sweet little booty cheeks I'm at the airport 12 hours prior to check-in 😭

[@isaaccooper448]

Ralph thought he could get special treatment at the airport because gamer 😅

[@ezgeeky]

In GWENT Geralt better be the hardest opponent lmao

[@arctic_phoenix9936]

This would be absolutely hilarious if the final Gwent boss at the end of the game is just Geralt chiling, ready to play some Gwent with his daughter.

[@ezgeeky]

@ LIKE THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!!! I’m already tempted to start another play through solely for GWENT lmao

[@OasisMilo]

Like red in pokemon Crystal, just on a mountain with his cards

[@kinorio5092]

that would probably be a canon in the game. I mean, in my game, he is the champion of gwent lol

[@davec3583]

Another great thing about having Ciri as the protagonist is that we (potentially) get to see all the main W3 characters again, from the main game & DLC. Geralt, Regis, Yen, Triss, Eskel, Lambert, Letho, Keira, Dandelion, Zoltan, Cerys & Hjallmar, Anna Henrietta, Olgierd, Emhyr etc. I actually love that Ciri looks like female Geralt. Witchers are supposed to look battle-scarred. It's a tough job!

[@alexanderludwick1177]

I'm so glad you asked about the launch of CyberPunk, these kind of questions need asking, it's nice to see you use your platform for a balanced conversation, not just for devs to promote their next projects

[@arvindhmani06]

1:18:19 for anyone interested

[@anearthian894]

Some people are overthinking stuff, politics is corroding you, watch out. Trailer was great and we don't know anything about story yet so you never know how magnificent they might make it...a game's greatness is not decided by whether main character has aged or its girl. And they have done nothing serious wrong, but you would know it if you actually played the game.

[@shagaru1234]

People are allowed to be critical or have questions about a product they will pay money for

[@Wariyaka]

@@shagaru1234 Not the problem here, Don't move the goalpost to something its clearly not about.

[@djackson4605]

The fact that you're mentioning politics speaks to how you see the situation. A lot of us just don't want female characters masculinized because it's not appealing, especially in such visually appealing environment like AAA games tend to make. They made Ciri more quite a bit more manly in the face. If it doesn't bother you that's great, but pretending like its not happening or won't bother others is absurd and pointless. Just enjoy what you do, and let others have their opinion (even if we don't agree with them, that's fine).

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

I'm just bummed it's Ciri, and as a proper Witcher Geralt, her, Yen, Triss etc.'s story arcs were done It was not even going to be called Witcher 4 And here we are all over again, nerfing Ciri, awkwardly changing lore etc

[@jonathanbaird]

@@shagaru1234"video game female ugly" is one of the most pathetic things to be critical about.

[@NPCLiam]

Best gaming podcast on the block. Thanks for having super long episodes of us to enjoy. Have a dope holiday y’all!

[@OlexiiSatserdotov]

Geralt when he cuts the monster's head off: "MONEEEEEEEEEY!" 😆

[@tacothunder2298]

I'm looking forward to Ciri in Witcher 4, but i would also LOVE a Witcher game from the perspective of the mages (Triss, Yen, Sila etc) and the hell they go through in that universe.

[@carlisborgon]

The Lodge of Sorcerers should have their own side story series, similar to Like A Dragon Gaiden. Shorter games all just going thru their origins one by one, even if just Triss and Yen.

[@johnwrath3612]

Yeah I was thinking about that after the last game. A Witcher game with character creation, multiple classes, and a deeper/less janky combat system. You could play as a mage with spells, or a ranger archetype bow focused character, or a Witcher who focuses on acrobatic melee, potions/poisons and signs. The bones of a great combat/build system are there, they just need to refine it and tune the numbers. You could make something really cool in that universe.

[@gamefax5741]

Yeah, they just reskinned the main Witcher and claimed a new direction.... Maybe it's fun, but I don't know if I would claim it is such a bold new direction. I personally think it would have been fun to be a newly minted Witcher in some time period that you get to customize, and pick the school you spawn at, etc.

[@carlisborgon]

@gamefax5741 its.......it's the same world.....are you ok? Did you even play TW3?

[@meowmeowmeow1243]

That would be so awesome!

[@AlanShore97]

Hearing Seb say he loves RDR2 gives me hope that crafting potions & oiling swords will have an immersive option. Where players who wish to can prep for a monster fight by starting a fire, brewing potions & oiling swords all fully animated & not just done in the inventory menu. Menu option is there for those who just want to fight but RDR2 style prep for those who want to play out the full Witcher fantasy.

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

Maybe the trailer hinted at that :)

[@sorarockss93]

RDR2 is extremely immersive so if they want to take lessons from that I'm all for it.

[@leithaziz2716]

My only advice is to not put too much importance on the amounts of animations taht it creates an akward gamefeel. That was my biggest problem with Rockstar's recent games. They start taking control away from the player too often.

[@thecactusman17]

God please no. Crafting bullets would actually make my carpel tunnel flair up and basic activity like looting corpses would sometimes take longer than the mission which preceded it.

[@poosquid]

They talk a lot. I remember CDPR said that they admire how polished RDR2 was before the launch of Cyberpunk as well. I would be very careful with interpreting anything into statements like that. I bet you half of the gameplay elements they hint at in this interview won't end up in the final game.

[@mdog86]

Honestly happy to hear Ralph ask about the cyberpunk launch and how they'll avoid that. I've already watched a handful of interviews with these 2 devs and I'm pretty sure Ralph is the only one to bring that up.

[@arvindhmani06]

1:18:19 if you're interested

[@FutureTrunks1337]

I think calling Nightreign a survival game is misleading, it’s not Elden ring Rust. A more accurate description would be a co op rougelike with set classes, similar to risk of rain 2.

[@mrpetebojangles21]

I believe From themselves have described it as a survival game, so blame it on them

[@donventura2116]

​@@mrpetebojangles21there's a surprising lack of open world survival games from Japanese devs. I wonder if the term/genre of survival games holds so little weight they didn't realize what it would imply to western audiences.

[@666slateran666]

With a fortnite cloud closing in lmao

[@mrpetebojangles21]

@@donventura2116but again, you can’t complain when a journalist describes a thing as what the maker of that thing calls that thing.

[@jeveritt8398]

Yeah it definitely takes more inspiration from a game like risk of rain as well as randomizer mods than anything like ark (thankfully because ark sucks ass)

[@Belkerlos]

Love Jake's movie line references that he does to describe a situation 😆

[@oldmatttv]

Not a movie line, but he threw a "it's like poetry, it rhymes" in there and nobody noticed >D

[@PookaBot]

"They looked like a wifi symbol" I laughed so hard at that 😂

[@TheKennyg138]

Always a good week when there's an FPS drop, enjoy the break while we all look forward the triumphant return of you lovely folks

[@3choblast3r4]

Secret level is actually pretty great. Much better than I expected, even the games I didn't care for were great. The pacman one was crazy lol. Super unexpected. I hadn't seen this new pacman game yet, but that explains pacman making clones and using them in the show. It's not just commercials. But some episodes are better than others.

[@Bones1701]

The reveal of Okami nearly made me scream. That was such a big deal to me that made the show an A+ overall

[@JH-fp1lw]

It bodes well that these two project leads seem normal and clearly very passionate about it.

[@Durp-E-Derp]

They clearly love it, and seem just as excited as me for Witcher 4... It's nice really :D

[@jingsterling]

The project leads have always been like this for the CDPR games just check the Red podcast that they have been doing with many of their lead artist, developers. Cyberpunk sequel has the same lead that took over Cyberpunk before it was revamped and these people have been known for years. I understand a lot of people are screaming DEI every time, but other than some strange hiring things which could have simply been to gain some bonus points with that crowd. There never has been any indication that the teams are filled with them or that the writing has some how dropped off a cliff due to Phantom Liberty having arguably better writing than Cyberpunks base game. Not to mention CDPR games have always had DEI in certain side quests, but they have always been implemented in a way that isn't in your face like Veilguard.

[@Sellinglobs]

And confident. They filled me with confidence when they said 'you have to trust us, we are the story tellers'

[@-t96]

​@@jingsterling Agreed man!! I am totally anti DEI, but I do not get the intense outrage over ciri being the protagonist, DEI infesting CDPR, Ciri being ugly, the game already confirmed to be bad. It's making the anti woke look so damn childish. The trailer was great! Cyberpunk was a great game and phantom Liberty was a crazy good DLC, maybe better than blood and wine for me. Why not just be hyped and wait and see how it goes? I'm hyped and hope the game can be set for release in 2027.

[@JH-fp1lw]

@@-t96 Another thing I've been pointing out to people concerned about "woke ideology undermining the game is that CDPR has made a video in the past discussing their approach to DEI and if you watch the video it's not nearly as bad as it sounds. In the video they reference the bloody barron questline as an example of them implementing DEI in their games as it explores difficult circumstances such as domestic violence and other family issues. If that's CDPRs take on DEI then i'm all in, give us more of that! I feel like DEI has turned into such a boogeyman lately and maybe a lot of the criticizm of the actions of a lot of studios recently is warrented but as with anything else, context matters.

[@Glowbox3D]

Ya, that was a fantastic show. Best one yet. So many great moments. Great watching you guys recap it, thanks.

[@MordeKa0s]

You know, every time when this theme plays at the end of the episode, i emotinally sad because i feel like im not getting to see friends for a long time again. I know you guys will be back, and i know its great to take time off to recharge (VERY NEEDED), but kudos to all of you for really making us feel like we are friends talking about this hobby we deeply enjoy. Until next year, Jake if you please?

[@f2pkeqing]

Friends Per Second Podcast is lowkey becoming my favorite place for video-game interviews. Your interview guests have been on point.

[@gmdoukas]

I was really hoping you guys would talk about how prince of persia won an award after the studio was disbanded..

[@themightyant.]

The studio wasn’t disbanded, they still work at Ubisoft but the team are working on different projects (Rayman has been rumoured, which would be a good fit)

[@gmdoukas]

@themightyant. actually, ubisoft has confirmed that it has been disbanded... Not fired. Most of the team has indeed been assigned to other projects...

[@rickylovesyou]

​​@@themightyant. A quick google search would have saved you the embarrassment of writing that comment, the team WAS disbanded, yes they still work there but not together. To be clear Ubisoft Montpellier are a developent studio and the team that made POP are not working together anymore, THUS, disbanded. SI: Ubisoft issued a statement to Eurogamer that confirmed Gautoz's report about The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team being disbanded. The publisher also clarified that Ubisoft Montpellier still exists, and the developers who worked on The Lost Crown were moved to other projects. 23 Oct 2024 BBC : Ubisoft confirms Prince of Persia game team disbanded 23 Oct 2024 - Ubisoft co-founder and boss Yves Guillemot told shareholders the move was due to the company's performance falling "short of our expectations".

[@drgonzo123]

Happy 2024 and Happy Holidays to Tam, Jake, Lucy and Ralph! I enjoy all of your content, both collaboratively and individually. Enjoy your break and see you in 2025! Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go tie my shoes and go to bed.

[@kqgluck]

Happy New Year FPS! Thanks for doing the show. Looking forward to new episodes next year and whatever you guys are cookin.

[@gabrielsorag]

Love you guys/gals! Enjoy the content as always. I don't always catch the podcasts, but something about listening to y'all chat about games, the industry, whilst folding clothes or playing games makes me a happy camper. Enjoy the vacation and get some rest guys/gals, stay safe out there!

[@hardlux]

I think calling the new Pac-Man the 'Bomberman Zero' of this generation is FECKING AMAZING!!!!!! Spot on.

[@diestormlie]

Chapter Marker error: Game Award Winners section starts at around 1:27:44, not the listed ~ 1:29:40. Thanks for the Podcast!

[@Shiningforceking]

Skill Up used to work at McDonalds but he got fired for skimming too many chicken nuggets. He says he regrets it since he hasn't had a better job since. Made me chuckle.

[@Obsidian0Sky]

What a year its been. Have not missed an episode. And do not regret the time at all. You guys really put the "FRIENDS" in FPS. Side not I do not think I could be any more excited fo the "untitled robot" shadow of the collosus game. I got chills. SotC is still to this day one of my favorite games ever. It is etched into my subconscious forever, that when I close my eyes I can see the tree in the tunnel, going from one zeon to the next.

[@NoMoneyNoQuality]

As always, love the show FPS! Happy sign off to 2024, and looking forward to more episodes in the new year!

[@X5J2UY]

This game sounds 3-4 years away by the sound of this interview.

[@zac-f2l]

Yeah the dude said they started production 2 weeks ago... So we are well away from launch.

[@X5J2UY]

@zac-f2l i know that the game just went into full production. That was announced a while ago. But this sounds more like 4 years of full development, not 3-ish, which I was hoping for

[@GreyEagle]

Actually crazy how we're at the stage now where we have a decade between game franchises

[@longjohn526]

@@X5J2UY I think the game has been in full production for longer than they are letting on. If you read their investor guidance stuff you'll see they had 400 out of 650 developers working on Witcher 4 on July 31 and the latest figures show there are 410 out of 639 developers working on it today. So obviously they started full production before July 31 just by the developer numbers

[@ThePokestopPapi]

2027 at earliest

[@oldmatttv]

Thank you so much for your podcast this year! You're such a great group of people, and this podcast is easily my favourite out there. Will be painful to wait a whole month ahah! Enjoy your holidays, and really looking forward to 2025.

[@philipegrimsley]

I find the confusion around the brands in Naughty Dog's game reveal so baffling. It's a cyberpunk trope. Has no one seen Bladerunner?

[@11nephilim]

Same thing in Akira and 5th element and probably a ton of other stuff I'm forgetting too.

[@burnt-croissants]

yeah it’s a thing in the cyberpunk genre. commentary on commercialism and capitalism.

[@CasasPlays]

Thanks for an amazing year! Excited for what’s in store in 2025.

[@whitewolf6113]

Thank you for this year, love you guys ❤️

[@the_sigil4340]

Maybe Geoff has written some of the TGA jokes but he has a team for that. For instance, Kyle Bosman, former Easy Allies, is one of the writers.

[@AnubisofScorpio]

"It's like poetry, it rhymes." I got this reference, sadly.

[@deaDislandBUGS]

I'm going insane trying to remember where did I heard that. What's the source of the reference comrade?

[@AnubisofScorpio]

@deaDislandBUGS George Lucas, about the prequels and how history repeats itself.

[@joker-sh5hv]

Todd Howard looked like a hobbit

[@marccreation1052]

Maybe he' s tiny, but he has 16 times the detail.

[@infinitysynthesis]

I'm sure he would love that. A good compliment.

[@isaaccooper448]

I wonder what you look like 😂

[@joker-sh5hv]

@@isaaccooper448 gremlin-esque

[@mota2028]

Todd looks like he has hairy feet anyway

[@LordMuzhy]

“For now let us cook” 👨‍🍳 haha love it

[@oursleepinggiant]

thanks for a great year, y'all

[@GrimTeacup]

Great interview! The trailer already got me hyped, but hearing more details I'm incredibly excited for Ciri as the protagonist. Definitely expecting this will be the game that forces me to upgrade my PC.

[@Joshluden]

excited to see how lucy feels finding out Trent Reznor will be doing another video game OST it’s been so long since he did Quake’s OST

[@tonyluiscomedy]

he's done a lot of soundtracks for movies and videogames

[@KnightPlaylist]

Unbelievably, I found Quake OST on Vinyl at my local WalMart.

[@Wombat57484]

I'm devastated that we'll be (assumedly) losing beard growth mechanics - it really added to the feeling to returning from town after a period spent in the wilds Leg hair growth, anyone?

[@t-rexreximus359]

I hope we still have the option to change Ciri’s hairstyle in game.

[@nelsonkhumbongmayum6094]

Dynamic ciri hair growth next gen?

[@anaguma90]

I guess there could be dirt and bathing mechanics? NPCs could comment on how much you stink!

[@urbanpitch90]

Thank you for the great year of show FPS! Looking forward to next year episodes!

[@kylelenertz5509]

Okay, for all the people who apparently don't know the lore or have created their own head canon: there is no hard and fast rule preventing women from being witchers. It's simply the tradition they kept, and the mutations genetically work best with pubescent male hormones, adrenaline, endocrine etc. In the books, the witchers and Triss are actively considering whether or not putting Ciri through the trial of the grasses is worth it pros and cons style. The biggest obstacle to it all is not that Ciri is a girl, but that they don't have all the alchemical ingredients and a full working knowledge of how to administer the process. Vessimir was the last of the generation of witchers at Kaer Morhen that still did the trials and he was not the expert. There is no magic rule that says all witchers must be boys and all sorcerers must be women. That isn't the case so I'm not sure where so many people are getting that idea from.

[@alexanderknave1672]

Yeah and in the Tower of the Swallow, Ciri is referred to as a witcher. That she ultimately becomes one is a major part of the story in the books.

[@Atomy111]

Less than a handful of them and in any case the knowledge of how to make witchers was lost

[@kylelenertz5509]

@Atomy111 I may be mistaken as I only watched a playthrough of the first game, but wasn't one of the main early points that salamandra attacked kaer morhen to steal the knowledge for making witchers to build an army of mutants? Meaning that in cd projects expansion of the lore they've regained the knowledge/tools to create witchers. And that's not even considering all the other witcher schools that were never specifically stated to have lost that. Don't quote me on that, but I'm fairly certain that's part of the story started by the games.

[@derptothemaxclearly]

The entire process was designed to work with males because it was found that the females died 100% of the time. Males managed to survive 30% of the time. Its been established that Ciri wasn't showing any positive reaction to even taking the mild potions, and Geralt wasn't about to mutilate her with anything more.

[@kylelenertz5509]

@derptothemaxclearly first of all she absolutely was showing positive reactions, her strength, stamina and agility were all boosted by those, the side effects that were "negative" were her random jumbled prophecies. That was because she was a source not because she was a girl. Where are you getting that no girls survived? I've seen several people say that, but can't find that part in the books anywhere.

[@Cleric314]

I am very excited for Gwent 2! 😂

[@ChocolateFudgeWave]

Can we get Tam on the show permanently?

[@scabby.knees99]

I love how the CD projekt devs always start with, "Thank you for (the) question" ❤❤❤

[@samtagg8754]

It's testament to the elden ring art direction being so strong that a lot of us realised it was an elder ring game from the first second of the first screen

[@TheParody10]

they trapped ralph in the cube

[@godminnette2]

That football/soccer game by SloClap is the first time I've ever been hyped for a sports game that doesn't have Mario in it.

[@kunimitsune177]

Football.

[@GhostofWritersPast]

Don't know why I was getting Rocket league and Sega Soccer Slam vibes... And yes, it's football 😅

[@Doople]

Having a game that isn't just a Fifa advertisement is a big help

[@LykeTwice]

Helldivers is the game of the fucking decade. Y'all just don't see it yet

[@LordMuzhy]

No, I love HD2 but game of the decade is BG3

[@mamspugeti6931]

wtf I mean it's *fun* but it's kinda just a funny shooty game with friends. it PLAYS well but it doesn't really have any impact beyond that

[@LykeTwice]

@LordMuzhy oh so that's why it's not in the news anymore. Mid gate 3

[@fachasaurus]

Tamoor saying inshAllah after saying Miyazaki is working on Bloodborne 2 is the most represented I’ve ever felt in gaming!!!

[@solemnnod7962]

I wish Tam joined the crew more often, he's always got some damn smart takes

[@SwiftOlympian]

Won’t be touching this game until I see in what state it releases in. After cyberpunk, CDPR has to earn back the players trust.

[@Calladim]

Sounds like cyberpunk finally just got its last patch so once the full game with dlc is $30 or less I'll finally play it! I pre ordered on PS4 🤦

[@Plague_Doc22]

Exactly, it is like people forgot how incredibly bad they messed up on release. Game wasnt even really "finished" until like two years later.

[@miramaxcinemax5512]

you mean you going to do reasonable thing everyone should do to every game?

[@ilias856]

​@@Plague_Doc22No we didn't forget. It's that we also remember that they already earned out trust back by working their ass off turning a disaster into a miracle. We remember the positive things they've done as well, unlike people like you that still cling to how cyberpunk was on day one and ignore the next 4 years.

[@Ziggyvu]

@@Calladimyou’re in for a rough time if you playing that demanding of a game on a ps4

[@anearthian894]

The trailer depicts a lot of how currently a portion of internet is behaving and thinking.

[@WizzlyBearW0rms]

The woke stuff has people on edge and bitter, you can blame the people pushing that agenda. People are fed up with stuff and now they can’t even have a cool female protagonist without people pushing back. You can blame sweet baby gang and all those folks, the tides turning and people aren’t gonna be silent anymore

[@11nephilim]

@@WizzlyBearW0rms brain rottttt

[@WizzlyBearW0rms]

@@11nephilim truth

[@dr_diddy]

@@11nephilim it's bait, you're talking to a brick wall.

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@WizzlyBearW0rms Nah, I'll blame the silly gooners who took a trip down the radicalisation pipeline and who choose to shriek and whine about pronouns existing.

[@tonyharrison2112]

Any mention of why they changed Ciris voice actress?

[@NamelessONEMail]

Or why they made her extremely ugly...

[@SabiJD]

I'd like to hear something on that, too, given it's the first thing I noticed when she started to speak. I'd have expected they keep with Jo Wyatt, but no, and I'm interested to see why it was changed. Wasn't she as much a part of TW3 Ciri as Doug was to Geralt? CDPR tend to cast really well for the main roles, so I'm sure it'll be good. I'll just miss Jo.

[@Tornado5786]

The original voice actress is like 54 so that's probably a pretty big reason

[@aaravtribhuvan6747]

@@NamelessONEMail She looks different yes, but extremely ugly is just false lmao. People like you ruin valid criticism from others.

[@pigchamp3627]

Probably using a man

[@chrisf7345]

Finding out Lucy watches Bingo Brawlers is hilarious

[@mrGreen9o]

I'm so happy to play with Ciri. My wish came true! Can't wait

[@SmugNoot]

Can we all just calm the fuck down and let CDPR cook? You can say what you want about Cyberpunk’s launch but the writing of the game was never a concern. Phantom Liberty also came out last year to critical acclaim, so this game will be fine. Ciri is an incredibly well written character who spans 8 books and three games and is a fan favorite (until now for some reason). She is the best fit to lead the franchise for the next era.

[@fireballs7346]

nah they r filled with dei people i will wait for reviews

[@adamrousek2200]

@@fireballs7346 I mean if those DEI people wrote Phantom Liberty. Then I'm excited.

[@AhmadWahelsa]

@@adamrousek2200 I find this funny but also real, i remember in 2022 they randomly dropping these weird DEI ESG investor meeting videos on CDPR IR channel, then Phantom Liberty turned out to be amazing so at this point i'm just confused and keeps on praying for the best for CDPR

[@serioserkanalname499]

@@adamrousek2200 true pl was amazing

[@PunkarellaOG]

Just cause I loved the wticher series doesnt not automatically make this CG bullshit make me interested. Your only as good as your last game.

[@RobbieB2606]

Episode 60 FPS - what a missed opportunity

[@J-Vill]

People dont realize Ciri represents they care about the older fans instead of just putting a self insert.

[@Skateandcreate9]

Best Podcast Everrrr

[@TheMetalGaia]

Okami sequel getting announced had me about on the floor. I was so excited.

[@blackscorpionstinger]

Remember. No pre-order

[@John4343sh]

bugs or not I am playing this day 1. I honestly don't give a shit. The game will be amazing especially in the end. You get a game like this maybe once or twice in a decade.

[@SeCluDred]

Cyberpunk preodered dude here, NEVER PREORDER 😂😂 it was my first and last time ever 😅😅

[@SwiftOlympian]

@@John4343shstupid to say after what happened with cyberpunk. pre-ordering games reinforces the release now fix later policy these AAA developers have adopted in the past decade.

[@exysa2798]

No one preorders Games after Fallout 76 (2018) and Anthem (2019)

[@JH-fp1lw]

​@@John4343shWoah Woah Woah! Keep your expectations low and you'll never be disappointed. I really do hope it's great though.

[@michaelrenee9738]

if you’re concerned about playing as a woman or “politics and DEI” i would recommend going outside and talking to real people

[@Cozmicsaber]

Did you come up with that yourself?

[@michaelrenee9738]

@ does your mom ever let you out of the basement?

[@xwize]

"only a basement dweller could disagree with me"

[@Take_The_Ride]

if you think politics and DEI dont negatively impact the products and IP you care about, you should maybe go outside and talk to real people. ds.

[@Endemoniada_1]

@@Take_The_Rideart has always been political, wether it’s direct or indirect, it’s always been the case. Also, do you even know what “DEI” even means? This has just become another meaningless buzzword used by keyboard warriors to hide their blatant bigotry behind the facade of “caring about gamers 🥺” Say what you actually mean brother and save us the effort, this shlt is so tired atp.

[@NesanikaMV]

DMC3 remake as rebooted Devil May Cry is my dream come true.

[@memoryboy]

Ralph nailing the questions.

[@AdamWainberg]

You guys have a great break, this years' FPS has been awesome! Looking forward to more in 2025!

[@withoutthejuice7193]

The 2020s gender war is so annoying. Like why do so many of my fellow brothers have such a seething hate for women 😂😂

[@LordMuzhy]

It’s more of a hate for ugly women or men pretending to be women 😂

[@Endemoniada_1]

There aren’t that many of them, they are just super loud. If these people had any real influence, then BG3 would’ve never won GOTY because it was woke af, just ignore them.

[@withoutthejuice7193]

@nightrain1121 I think we just live in a certain era of gaming where it’s way too popular. People who don’t actually know anything about video games consider themselves hardcore gamers because they play Fortnite or COD every day. Then they throw a fit when a game they’ve never heard of wins an award that they don’t even really care about. It’s just a weird and toxic cycle that I hope we get out of as a community.

[@LordMuzhy]

@nightrain1121 To be fair BG3 was actually a good game with good writing and attractive characters and the identity politics weren't shoved down your throat like in Dragon Age Veilguard. I think that's the main difference. Personally I think Ciri looks great and I can't wait to play as her, however if the writing is cringey and Ciri told us she identifies as they/them then yes it would be annoying and I would be turned off.

[@withoutthejuice7193]

@ Seriously tho how would Ciri going by they/them turn you off? Like how do you let something that minuscule get you upset? Personally, I wouldn’t understand the choice either, but I’d get over it in about 10 seconds and continue playing the game. We really gotta stop this weird behavior. There’s bigger stuff to worry about.

[@gmdoukas]

28:55 what i found extremely funny is how a game published by EA has the main villain be an evil publisher...

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

Ive seen gamer bros crying about how unrealistic it is for a wOmAn to fight super powered monsters; while saying that shes ugly because she is athetlic, has survived living off the land for years, has battlescars, aged... Like dudes.. complaining about the adolescent that you fapped to growing up isnt the flex you think it is

[@3dhelikiller]

It feels like these comments came when gacha/anime became popular but I refuse to believe that cartoon characters are setting beauty standards. Crazy times ..

[@muzamilnabinadroo]

We may agree or disagree with the winners and not winners in this year's TGA but when it comes to overall presentation and the criticism of the last year's TGA alongside the show acknowledging the unfortunate layoffs and few of the great reveals , this year's TGA was arguably the best one we've had so far.

[@BobberW]

Isn't time that Tam becomes a host on the show ? He's awesome.

[@andyw3919]

Great interview. I got into witcher when 3 came out. This is my most anticipated game period. I have complete faith in CDPR after what happened with Cyberpunk.

[@jestrella89]

I’m just flabbergasted that no one is talking about why Ciri would risk the trial of the grasses, knowing how big of a slap in the face it is to the people she supposedly loves.

[@3dhelikiller]

Her becoming a witcher and passing the trial will be part of the game. The trailer isnt about the beginning of the game, but rather about a sidequest later in the game. You dont know what risk she'll undertake and what the motivations are. There are different trials in different schools and for example in the books she only did a partial trial. We also know mages can assist the trial and maybe the elderblood makes her more resillient. Why judge a story you dont know anything about yet?

[@jestrella89]

@@3dhelikiller that's a BS response and you know it. Sounds like "buy our game to find out why we did this really controversial thing!" It makes me less excited to play it.

[@matsui90]

@@jestrella89you’ve never heard of buying a piece of media to receive a story? Get over yourself, you’re not owed an explanation. If you’re not interested in a continuation of Ciri’s journey then play something else

[@oldmatttv]

Glad to hear it was nothing serious ShillUp and everything is okay! That's a fairly tough way to miss out on this trip though, I feel for you. On the Concord bit (as I'm watching this still), just a pointer... one of the reasons that game failed was because nobody even knew or cared about it. So, to be honest, I don't think anyone actually knows to make any sort of mental connection with these two ahahah. I'd have never even known myself either and I actually follow this stuff. It's just something you guys experience with such more detail being in this industry as you are.

[@vitterverse]

Happy holidays!

[@Starfield-Guy]

When the guy said for now let us cook, I preordered mentally 😂

[@alk3rio97]

Sorry, but I want to play as Ciri, not female Geralt. Just randomly saying she has now gone through the Trial of the Grasses is lazy. Despite all the reasons why she can't in the books and the lore of the games. She has her own powers. She should just be using the skills she was taught and her own abilities.

[@Addam_]

This was my disappointment, like sure, I'm still gonna play it cause it's more Witcher but if I'm gonna play as Ciri I wanted to play as super fancy magic powers Ciri. I would have rather had a game set hundreds of years in the past/future with a create your own character MC than Trial of Grasses Ciri.

[@TESMediaGroup]

She is going to, they have stated she's going to have unique magical powers. That being said I don't really care about her having or not having gone through the trial of grasses; it's a give or take for me.

[@TESMediaGroup]

@@Addam_ She has magical powers, that’s been stated. I for one would have been suuuuper disappointed by a character creator and that would have made me skip the game until a deep sale. The Witcher isn’t elder scrolls.

[@mordor1779]

So you would rather have no alchemy, no potions, no Witcher spells ? Her not being a real Witcher would mean missing out on so many possible builds and gameplay possibilities. And by the way the director of the game clearly says in the video that we will experience in the game how Ciri becomes a Witcher so it's not simply " she took the trial and that's it " like you said My worry is more with her being turned into a cringe girl boss rather than her taking the trial, as long as she's the only female Witcher who exists it doesn't bother me. I mean she's so powerful in Witcher 3 the fact that she could survive the trial and become a Witcher doesn't shock me at all

[@theydisintegrate]

Geralt trained her at kaer morhen and Yennifer trained her in magic.. She's going to be a Witcher and a sorceress at the same time.. I think it's great

[@jamesford2192]

I had no idea how down to earth Todd Howard is….

[@vitterverse]

This version of Pac-Man was first introduced in Secret Level, and it was fantastic-probably one of the best episodes. The announcement that it’s actually a game was totally unexpected. Out of the eight episodes released so far, I enjoyed all but one. Some were excellent, while others were simply good (even if too short). Next week, we’ll get to see the remaining eight episodes! I wish Hollywood would produce more adult cgi films like this (Looking at you Armored Core!).

[@RafunkV]

Lucy is wearing the most elegant snuggie I've ever seen

[@jerrypetrov6594]

Can’t wait. Witcher 3 still the Goat for me.

[@geovannihs8634]

amazing interview, I'm really excited about this new The Witcher game, even though is going to take at least 3-4 years for the game to actually launch

[@Florkl]

Ciri being a Mutated Source sounds really interesting, and I’m glad the focus seems to be on exploring the idea of Ciri as the first Voluntary Witcher.

[@leoSaunders]

lol

[@montequilla6821]

Ralph is pronouncing Balatro correctly.

[@waffel_haus]

he's pronouncing it the way most people pronounce it. the Latin pronunciation has emphasis on the first syllable (yeah I know, weird for Latin)

[@waffel_haus]

He's pronouncing it the way most people pronounce it. If you look up the Latin pronunciation the emphasis is supposed to be on the first syllable

[@Gabriel3Gamu]

ThtTThank you for al your guys hard work. Enjoy the holydays

[@faraihalle7800]

Lucy will not regret playing 1000XRESIST. What a game

[@philipajfry]

The product placement in Intergalactic was weird. But I think it could be a compromise, like "we'll give you the blank check for this game, but we need ads to make up for it."

[@langleymneely]

I also think its a purposeful commentary on the nature of Intergalactics alt history. Their universe is like ours up until the 80s when intergalactic travel becomes ubiquitous. I think the commercialism is a byproduct of the universe being influenced by 80s culture? Like it’s going for 80s aesthetics and 80s capitalist values.

[@LeonidasGGG]

Nobody spends a lot of money without wanting something in return... I fear what more they haven't shown us.

[@gzzuss]

It's definitely a design choice

[@philipajfry]

Yeah, if there was no way around it, of course ND would intergrate into the art and lore, etc, etc. But the question is, was it forced?

[@nathandrake9737]

It was personally too much for me.

[@galacticmaui2]

Astro was easily the rightful winner

[@feircy]

I just wanna know why ciri is chugging potions like she went through witcher mutations and what happened to the whole interdimensional witch power thing lol. Why turn her into female geralt when she had her own identity already. Still happy for more witcher though

[@Gikarin.Gamemaster]

In the third game one of the endings made her into a witcher, looks like they consider that one cannon

[@erwins_arm]

This has been coming for a long time isn't it obvious

[@hihihi1q23]

They confirmed that she went through the Witcher mutations, but we'll have to wait and see why. I think they'll have to get rid of her OP powers to make her playable, so that probably has something to do with it.

[@feircy]

@@Gikarin.Gamemaster i dont recall her ever going through the mutations, just following the path and wandering as a witcher. Its not like she couldn't do the work as she was. Seemed like geralt and vesemir were both heavily against her undergoing them

[@theydisintegrate]

One of the endings of tw3 she goes off to be a Witcher.. She was also trained by Geralt in combat and by Yennifer in magic. Also using her elder blood powers is what attracted the wild hunt after her.. It makes sense to me

[@dufflebagg]

These guys keep landing bigger and bigger interviews, really makes me wonder what Jake is gonna be like when they finally get Kojima 😅

[@ShiningEyeBrigade]

‘At the end of the day, we make emotion.”

[@SusieGrace-tn2ve]

Finally, another upload from you!

[@jonathanbaird]

You know you've made it when OF bots invade your channel.

[@ViNncentSmith]

We all would rather see OF instead of you jonathan

[@deaDislandBUGS]

Link your OF please