sv3672;n10880981 said:I do not think it is really because of the djinn, but the events of the games do give a chance for his relationships to develop in directions that were not possible during the time frame of the books. I definitely agree with the first part, it is a value in any RPG to allow room for the player's imagination regarding what the protagonist would do in various situations. And in The Witcher series, your decisions can sometimes also lead to unexpected outcomes.
Thanks - ya, I love the freedom they give you.
Reason I choose to chalk it up to the djinn is simply because I put myself in Geralt's shoes and there's just no way I would ever even consider choosing to try to have a relationship with Yennefer given her behavior. I'd have to be high on drugs to want to suffer through that type of toxic relationship - after the "event" in early Book 2, there's just no way I'd ever consider any type of emotional relationship with Yennefer. Ever. So the djinn it is.
Pythro;n10883291 said:Great to read everyone’s views on this topic. It is what I was hoping for. I feel like if I had read the books (if I had known there were books at the time) I probably wouldn’t have such a dislike for Yen. But since I had spent more time with Triss in the games I just grew to like her as a person and character. Even in the game when you go to that Witch hunter guy (forgot his name) in search of Ciri, Triss is willing to be tortured so you can get information. Yen I believe would have just started massive chaos. Now Triss does burn the place at the end but I feel like Yens actions would have been much worse. I never really let the torture go all the way though because I am too good of a person for that.
That at was probably one of my main reasons for not wanting to read the books when I found out there were books. I like the Triss and Geralt relationship from the game.
I also wanted to add in my first post that I loved the fairy tail references in the book. Like princes rescuing princesses from towers. The whole Rumplestilskin reference. And the guy who was cursed to look like an animal reminded me of beauty and the beast.
Ya, I was like you, I was totally sold on Triss but after I had played the games a couple times, I just wanted to fully understand what took place in the lore between Yennefer & Geralt so that I could make a fully "informed" decision. I started reading the books sort of hoping I'd "see the light" on why Geralt has this ~20 year relationship with Yennefer, but like I mentioned in my earlier post, I came out of the books disliking Yennefer even more intensely than before I read them. Now I don't hate her as a character overall - she can be an excellent ally to have on your side if you're going to war with somebody, but when it comes to an emotionally bonding relationship like you'd have with your wife, she's simply broken and does not function like a normal person, and I don't believe she ever can and I attribute a lot of that to her bad childhood. After reading the books I'm 100% content with choosing Triss.