I don't remember that lines, i think he just said something about the bed Yen throw out the window and Triss like this one
Yeah, all he really said was "Solid oak frame, down mattress, Triss always said that she - Ohh!"
Not sure about Lambert though, i only think he is cause there is a options to tell him Geralt and Yen aren't couple anymore
Lambert mentions Triss once but it's not a satisfying conversation.
"Speaking of old friends, Novigrad, and ploughing... How's Triss?"
Geralt's possible responses are:
"Fuck off"
"I was talking about Uma"
"Triss is managing"
If you say she is managing, the most pro-Triss choice, that's all Geralt really says. Lambert then asks about the scars she got at Sodden and if they are still there. Guess she fixed them up somehow. Still, a chance for him to say something about her and Geralt doesn't really take the chance. Guess because Yen is sitting right next to him. Not the case later when he has an option to speak his mind.
L "Great story! With a moral, too."
G "Really? What's that?"
L "Stay away from dangerous women."
G "You can breathe easy. Yen and I - we're not a couple. And we won't ever be one..."
L "Ah, explains why the Sorceress Superior was so damn sulky."
E "Lambert, drop it... Sorry, Geralt, that was, uh, insensitive. We didn't know. You wanna... Wanna talk about it?"
G "No. I wanna drink."
When he said that last line and we weren't given an option to say anything. Made me wanna strangle him. Tell them you'll be fine - you've got Triss instead. Alas, nothing really from Geralt in this scene. :X
In reality, Triss Merigold was added only for the fan service for the players of the first two games.
All along the main adventure, I even feel that Triss is only present as a decoration.
It does feel like she is in there just for fan service but I don't like this idea. :X It's quite disheartening.
I wish Triss was like in the first game. I didn't like this Triss.
You're entitled to your opinion but I personally like the way Triss turned out. Triss from the first game was quite Yennefer-like. Not a big fan myself. :X
I'd like an end where Geralt and Ciri end up together for the rest of their lives.
Uhh, gross?
it's very very clear that for all intents and purposes Ciri is Geralt's daughter. May not be biological, but there's no doubt about it.
Very true. Their relationship, as I understand it, has a very father-daughter dynamic to it.
Edit: I also now get Yen kissing Geralt when he brings Ciri to Kaer Morhen because I read the books. I get the relationship that drives that kiss but considering you can choose Triss over Yen, that kiss should cause some serious fallout and spark a tough discussion about the family dynamic. Considering how complicated a talk like that would be, I'm not surprised CDPR decided they didn't want to tackle it, especially as they'd not spent any time building up to it. Sad, really.
The more I think about it, the more okay with the kiss I actually am. But only if something else would have come of it. A conversation between Triss and Geralt, Triss and Yen, or all three of them. If they weren't going to have any "fallout" as you say, I would prefer it removed altogether. As it stands now, it's just an awkward moment that you have to move past and basically force yourself to forget.
The issue they failed to take into consideration is that the vast majority of people playing the Witcher series have not read the books and don’t consider Triss anything less than Geralt’s primary love interest with Yennefer playing the part of an old flame.
This was my feeling going in. I also understand the history between Yen and Geralt and I recognize that she is an important part of the story. She's a good character in her own right but when it comes right down to it, I just prefer Triss. Simple as that
As for the rest of your post, it's horribly logical and I don't like the feeling that she was an afterthought. It's a disservice to us, it's a disservice to her character, and I think it's a disservice to the possible narrative they were telling.
The same thing happens with the Triss romance. You get resistance because it goes contrary to the inherent flow of the Yen heavy story. It's not so much poor storytelling as it is a lack of effort in making choices truly meaningful. RPGs like this should treat every "what if" branch just as seriously as the canon one. This game doesnt and that's the cause for a lot of disappointment here.
Great point and I wholeheartedly agree. The canon plot line is treated as the "proper" or "correct" choice and that is why some of the other possibilities result in our dissatisfaction and disdain. I'm sure there are other examples you could list but the reason I think the Triss side of things is so disappointing is because she was a major character going in. She's also one of the choices for the most meaningful and significant personal relationships that Geralt can find himself a part of.
