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Alright so I have a few points to make.
Firstly, I dont think Geralt should be the main protagonist in any more games. I think this for several reasons
--Firstly) CDPR is creatively checked out from Geralt. They've said over and over that they've stuck with him for over a decade, and it was a good trilogy, but they're ready to move on. I also think that's the most important point to make in discussing ANY character as a possible lead in the next game is CDPR's ability to be creative with their game, if they really are feeling X charecter, making a game with that charecter is going to be better than making a Game with Y charecter in it. And after TW3, we all have super high standards for the next game. Not to mention after the whole CyberPunk Launch, CDPR needs another Witcher 3 to put out. Simply saying, for that kind of game to be made, it needs to be the creative love child of the developers. With amazing story lines and even better characters. And I dont think they are going to be able to do that with Geralt. They've said over and over they feel that they're done with Geralt as a main protagonist, he was a great chapter but they're ready to move on. If they're not creatively feeling it, whatever they give out, it's going to feel dry and wont be that bar setting game we all want.
--Secondly) We know Geralt's story, how it started, ended, and everything in-between. There's a Netflix series, Game trilogy, and book series all devoted to Geralt. What other story is there to tell? The only way we can get another story from him is by getting a prequel that we already know about. And this point actually leads me into Point 3 and 3.5, which is more about why we should have a brand new character, rather than someone we already know.
---Point 3 is more angled at the reasons why we should get a new character, not just not Geralt, but not Ciri, Eskle, Vesimir, ect. The Witcher 4 is going to be a blank sheet for CDPR. Despite having several adaptations in the Witching world. They all revolve around Geralt, mainly in the Northern realms during roughly the same time period. Despite that, most of the World we dont have an in depth story in. This gives them the ability to really take a step away from the source material and obtain a whole new level of creative freedom. A level I dont think we'd get from the eyes of Ciri, Eskel, and especially Geralt.
--Point 3.5) Is that we want a Witcher 4, not a witcher 3.5, and I fear that having the player play a character from TW3, esp one that was really close to Geralt isn't going to allow the game to really stand on it's own. And while this can be fixed with Eskle and Lambert by just putting them in a different country like Kovir, or Vesimir by having it be a prequel to the Witcher Trilogy and really focusing on the Golden age of Witching. I dont see any way you can create a game that truly stands on it's own. especialy with Ciri. if the main character was the person you spent the entire previous game looking for. I feel like any game with Ciri as the main character is just going to be TW3's sequel and not it's own game.
--Point 4) (character creation) One of the really fun thing about the witcher 3,2, and 1, was getting immersed in the story of Geralt. One of the reasons we love him so much is that we've had such a long and wonderful trilogy with that character. That wont hold true if we create our own characters. I think the whole trilogy design is a good roadmap for CDPR, its enough games to truly develop the main character and the Character's they're around while not stretching their story out. I love stepping into the shoes of Geralt and I think a lot of other fans did too. If we just create our own characters I think that's going to break the immersion for alot of us. And I think keeping that trilogy road map isnt going to work if we create our own characters and their background. My biggest fear is that we see a Cyberpunk like opening, where we create our own witcher. and then we have those 3 or however many backstory choices. In Cyberpunk it was nomad, Streetkid, and Corp. in TW4 it might be "School of the Cat, octipus, ect) and I just wont feel as close to my character. Especially in game 2 and 3.
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Dam, just did a like. whole comment that got deleted but here we go again.
Alright so I have a few points to make.
Firstly, I dont think Geralt should be the main protagonist in any more games. I think this for several reasons
--Firstly) CDPR is creatively checked out from Geralt. They've said over and over that they've stuck with him for over a decade, and it was a good trilogy, but they're ready to move on. I also think that's the most important point to make in discussing ANY character as a possible lead in the next game is CDPR's ability to be creative with their game, if they really are feeling X charecter, making a game with that charecter is going to be better than making a Game with Y charecter in it. And after TW3, we all have super high standards for the next game. Not to mention after the whole CyberPunk Launch, CDPR needs another Witcher 3 to put out. Simply saying, for that kind of game to be made, it needs to be the creative love child of the developers. With amazing story lines and even better characters. And I dont think they are going to be able to do that with Geralt. They've said over and over they feel that they're done with Geralt as a main protagonist, he was a great chapter but they're ready to move on. If they're not creatively feeling it, whatever they give out, it's going to feel dry and wont be that bar setting game we all want.
--Secondly) We know Geralt's story, how it started, ended, and everything in-between. There's a Netflix series, Game trilogy, and book series all devoted to Geralt. What other story is there to tell? The only way we can get another story from him is by getting a prequel that we already know about. And this point actually leads me into Point 3 and 3.5, which is more about why we should have a brand new character, rather than someone we already know.
---Point 3 is more angled at the reasons why we should get a new character, not just not Geralt, but not Ciri, Eskle, Vesimir, ect. The Witcher 4 is going to be a blank sheet for CDPR. Despite having several adaptations in the Witching world. They all revolve around Geralt, mainly in the Northern realms during roughly the same time period. Despite that, most of the World we dont have an in depth story in. This gives them the ability to really take a step away from the source material and obtain a whole new level of creative freedom. A level I dont think we'd get from the eyes of Ciri, Eskel, and especially Geralt.
--Point 3.5) Is that we want a Witcher 4, not a witcher 3.5, and I fear that having the player play a character from TW3, esp one that was really close to Geralt isn't going to allow the game to really stand on it's own. And while this can be fixed with Eskle and Lambert by just putting them in a different country like Kovir, or Vesimir by having it be a prequel to the Witcher Trilogy and really focusing on the Golden age of Witching. I dont see any way you can create a game that truly stands on it's own. especialy with Ciri. if the main character was the person you spent the entire previous game looking for. I feel like any game with Ciri as the main character is just going to be TW3's sequel and not it's own game.
--Point 4) (character creation) One of the really fun thing about the witcher 3,2, and 1, was getting immersed in the story of Geralt. One of the reasons we love him so much is that we've had such a long and wonderful trilogy with that character. That wont hold true if we create our own characters. I think the whole trilogy design is a good roadmap for CDPR, its enough games to truly develop the main character and the Character's they're around while not stretching their story out. I love stepping into the shoes of Geralt and I think a lot of other fans did too. If we just create our own characters I think that's going to break the immersion for alot of us. And I think keeping that trilogy road map isnt going to work if we create our own characters and their background. My biggest fear is that we see a Cyberpunk like opening, where we create our own witcher. and then we have those 3 or however many backstory choices. In Cyberpunk it was nomad, Streetkid, and Corp. in TW4 it might be "School of the Cat, octipus, ect) and I just wont feel as close to my character. Especially in game 2 and 3.
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