I think game Ciri is a reasonable extrapolation of the book Ciri but with a "lighter and softer" twist. In the books. Book Ciri is a lot more cynical and wants to get away from it all. The Ciri of the game has decided to come back and settle things with a slightly more heroic twist but I think she's still a very-very good version of the character.
I loved book Ciri.
Game Ciri is one of my favorite video game characters of all time.
Plus, I love the choice of an Estuary Accent.
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I think the best way I can describe it is that game Ciri is the sanitized, kid friendly, idealized and perfect version of Ciri.
I very much think so.
I have three of the books reviewed on my blog.
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
The Blood of Elves
You have to take into account that in the books she's a teenager who just went through A LOT. Where's in W3 she's basically a woman, many of her wounds have probably healed, so it makes sense that she's more of a libertine type now than a straight up cynic. Anyway, personally i feel CDPR nailed Ciri. Her and Yen are just perfect.
This.You have to take into account that in the books she's a teenager who just went through A LOT. Where's in W3 she's basically a woman, many of her wounds have probably healed, so it makes sense that she's more of a libertine type now than a straight up cynic. Anyway, personally i feel CDPR nailed Ciri. Her and Yen are just perfect.
The only moment that bugged me a bit it's her refusal to keep training with Avallac'h after 8 fails. Seriously, it's not her attitude, especially after childhood practices with witchers and Yen.
Except that I have zero complaints about her (and Yen), she's pretty believable grown up version of book-Ciri
Except that I have zero complaints about her (and Yen), she's pretty believable grown up version of book-Ciri
Well, to be fair, she's not worried about training, she's worried about what she did to Vesemir.
Book Ciri is a lot more vengeful and psychotic. She also tends to be selfish like Geralt and value her own desires over everyone else. Book Ciri would never have chosen to be Empress for instance, she would have valued her own personal happiness over sacrificing her freedom on the behalf of some vague greater good.
The book character is more intersting, imo. Ciri in the game is good, one of my favorite characters, but she's too much of a good person.
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Pretty much this... It's kinda like the complete opposite of what The Witcher is all about. A character more true to book Ciri would have been better.
Eh, I don't think it's entirely inappropriate because Geralt is our POV.
Ciri could murder fifty people and eat their livers and he'd be like, "Those bastards for making her do it!"
I like everything apart from her looks. I can't fathom a girl that has been trained by basically few of the remaining Witchers in the world in a school that is renowened for, especially, it's defensive fighting prowess to run around like she does. Vesemir would spin in his grave. Why the highheels? Why the open shirt and the bra showing? Why no armor whatsoever, not even leatherstraps or what have you. Geralt would have scolded her and Triss would have frowned given that, unlike most sorceresses, she is actually known for dressing sensible. Also I don't really buy the Avallach is such a nice dude and helping me bs... he tried to force her to fuck his king and now she's all: what a nice dude and acts surprised when she discovers that he still only regards her as a piece of meat and below him? Seriously?
Nah sorry... in terms of parts of her personality, I think she is more relateable than the book Ciri. In terms of a complate image of a woman she fails. Also half of her backstory is missing. The end of the books is never really referenced to (I mean her faith). Also her early childhood trauma as well as her trauma during her teenage years seem to be completely gone. She's like mainly this sweet, stubborn, silly and a little bit daft blondie. What I'm most surprised is actually the lack of depth in her relationship with Geralt and Yen. For crying out loud... Yen called her her daughter in the books.
Nah... I'm disappointed from a canon standpoint but even more so from the standpoint of a real lack of feminism displayed here. She is empowered, she has been on the run, she has suffered psychologial trauma, she had to make do on her own, she always wanted to be a witcher, she is strong willed yet you're always left with the impression that she is mainly some eyecandy out of some developers wet dream and as soon as Geralt and Yen are near she basically let's them decide for her? Not the kind of Ciri I read.
Nah sorry... in terms of parts of her personality, I think she is more relateable than the book Ciri. In terms of a complate image of a woman she fails. Also half of her backstory is missing. The end of the books is never really referenced to (I mean her faith). Also her early childhood trauma as well as her trauma during her teenage years seem to be completely gone. She's like mainly this sweet, stubborn, silly and a little bit daft blondie. What I'm most surprised is actually the lack of depth in her relationship with Geralt and Yen. For crying out loud... Yen called her her daughter in the books.
Nah... I'm disappointed from a canon standpoint but even more so from the standpoint of a real lack of feminism displayed here. She is empowered, she has been on the run, she has suffered psychologial trauma, she had to make do on her own, she always wanted to be a witcher, she is strong willed yet you're always left with the impression that she is mainly some eyecandy out of some developers wet dream and as soon as Geralt and Yen are near she basically let's them decide for her? Not the kind of Ciri I read.
Yeah nothing about book Ciri is sweet. I would have liked to see more off a violent undertone to her in the games.
I'm sorry but I disagree. Every sort of mature decision you take for her like: don't trash the lab because it's stupid to do so when we might learn something from it or let me go in with you because it might be easier to take to the lodge dudettes when it's you and me instead of 3 or 4 chicks ganging up on you leads to her losing confidence in herself but letting her do daft and nilly willy stuff helps her. Furthermore she is daft enough to trust Avallach... come on now. She charges into nearly each battle without any clue or plan whatsoever. That's something that definitely wasn't taught at Kaer Morhen and basically any time she does it you are supposed to go along with it and pat her on the head for it simply because that's Ciri.
Silly is also being on the run and having nothing in the way of clothes besides a thin and half open linen shirt some trousers and highheel boots. For crying out loud... as if the Baron or Dandelion wouldn't have been able and willing to provide her with some protection or at least some clothes that might hold out in the weather.
And again... she has suffered massive trauma. Has been betrayed, has been chased nearly her whole life... yet is as trusting to everyone like she was born yesterday and turns into a silly child every chance she gets.
I don't think so either. I like game Ciri, I just wish more of her backstory was present.