The issue of the engagement of Geralt was for us, the writers, one of the most difficult problems to solve. The trouble came from couple of reasons:
- Many players don't know Yennefer at all. The forum is not representative in this respect, because it brings together the core fans and the game will be played by a wider range of people.
- Triss was Geralt's partner in the previous installments of the game, but again you have to acknowledge the fact, that not every player will be familiar - for example, many console players.
- From books we know, that Yennefer had a particular bond with Geralt. But the common experiences of Triss are livelier and more up to date. And sincere (because of amnesia).
- Oh and do not forget about Ciri. She's not a sexual partner, but then, love life is not just about sex. If Ciri is back in Geralt's life, it must be assumed, that Geralt begins to look at the world with her mind (sorry for being enigmatic, but I do not want to reveal the details).
- There's plenty of other novelties and subtleties and various design issues that deserve separate treatment.
In any case, we had different ideas on how to implement threads of Geralt's relationships with the girls. Each of them had its advantages and disadvantages. As a result, we decided to do it according to three principles:
- So that the player was able choose his own way.
- So we can reproduce the situation from the books as well as possible and to create NPC of flesh and blood.
- So that we liked it. (Contrary to what people think, we often do things, that we do not like, but we know that will appeal to players).
The result is this: we have provided interesting female characters with their advantages and disadvantages, not shown merely as a partner for romance and we put your hero in certain situations with these girls. Also we try to choice was difficult. *
You [as fans] have the context in mind - wider or narrower, depending on whether you read the book and played the previous games - and given in the situation, choose what you want.
I think it's a good deal.
* Tough choice = tears, guilt, sleepless nights, silent "sorry", kissing a print a screenshot, maybe even rage quit ... (*dreamy*)