I'm a horrible person, and I didn't even realize it [SPOILERS]
(Game: Skellige / Book: Blood of Elves Spoilers)
(Game: Skellige / Book: Blood of Elves Spoilers)
I'm in my NG+ playthrough currently. I've finally gotten around to working toward the main quest, and I've also been reading the books. I finished Blood of Elves two days ago, and today I did Yennefer's romance quest.
In my original playthrough, I decided to choose Yennefer because that was "canon" to the original series, although I hadn't read the books, I was aware that she was "the one" in the books. For NG+ I decided to switch it up and romance Triss, and to be incredibly honest I think it was one of the work decisions I've ever made in a game. Yennefer's response to my rejection, to the fact that I was throwing our history down the drain hurt me in my soul. When I started reading the books, I thought she was a total bitch. She was callous, unsavory, and I didn't see what Geralt saw in her. Reading through Blood of Elves changed that for me. The love and care that she shows to Ciri, the bonding that goes on throughout the end of the book is just pristine.
I regret making the decision to romance Triss in NG+ based solely on Last Wish/Sword of Destiny Yennefer. I didn't give her time to open up, I didn't give the world enough time to wear down her hard shell. Needless to say, I'll be running through NG++ (if that's a thing...) again to romance Yennefer.
Just sharing my experience, but let me know if you agree/disagree.
In my original playthrough, I decided to choose Yennefer because that was "canon" to the original series, although I hadn't read the books, I was aware that she was "the one" in the books. For NG+ I decided to switch it up and romance Triss, and to be incredibly honest I think it was one of the work decisions I've ever made in a game. Yennefer's response to my rejection, to the fact that I was throwing our history down the drain hurt me in my soul. When I started reading the books, I thought she was a total bitch. She was callous, unsavory, and I didn't see what Geralt saw in her. Reading through Blood of Elves changed that for me. The love and care that she shows to Ciri, the bonding that goes on throughout the end of the book is just pristine.
I regret making the decision to romance Triss in NG+ based solely on Last Wish/Sword of Destiny Yennefer. I didn't give her time to open up, I didn't give the world enough time to wear down her hard shell. Needless to say, I'll be running through NG++ (if that's a thing...) again to romance Yennefer.
Just sharing my experience, but let me know if you agree/disagree.