As others have said, the game started initially very confusing. Like many others, when I first met Triss in the game, I was wondering why we'd split up. Admittedly it had been a number of years since I'd played The Witcher 2 but I remembered choosing to rescue her to the expense of anything else. She had been the one I romanced in the first two games but for no apparent reason and with no explanation as to why, we've suddenly split up. That was handled very poorly, as is the entire romance which is the only let down in what I would consider the best game I've ever played (seriously, this game should sweep the board with awards).
I disagree with the moving of the choice to later in the game, I think it's perfectly fine where it is but no matter who you choose, you never get any quality time with them. Kaer Morhen, in my opinion, was where things went wrong for the Triss romance though. I was very confused as to why there was no mention of her and actually searched the entire keep thinking she must be somewhere. Clearly not. Why wasn't she there? Why was the game ignoring the events of Now or Never? The entire Act 2 is actually a confused mess when it comes to the events of Act 1 and would have been made better if there had been tensions between Triss and Yennefer. Both trying to come to terms with the change of events while both are trying to keep their friendship alive in-spite of it.
The throwing of the bed out the window reference, for example, could have lead to an interesting argument between them. Even a "how are you and Yen getting along?" question with associated dialogue would have been something because it would have been an acknowledgement of the romance choice and love triangle you'd been in for years. Would it have been so bad to have something similar to the prologue's first few moments sometime later in the game regardless of whether you choose Triss or Yen? Could we not have had an additional romance (sex) scene at that point? If you choose Triss then you can finally relax, she's not in danger any more and you can both take a moment to breathe. If you choose Yen, you've finally got a few moments of quiet time after two years apart. It would have added more depth to both romances in my opinion.
It's not about cramming another sex scene in to the game, it's more about having some quality time with your partner. From a role playing perspective, that was important. Instead it was dropped for the rest of the game, save for your brief conversation at the beginning of the mission to save Phillipa. Because the wider game ignored your choice of Triss and assumed you'd chosen Yen, it reduced Triss' romance to just another Witcher contract, in terms of the importance on the plot. I really hope they're willing to listen to the poll and what's being said in this threadnought and either patch in some additional material or add some premium DLC that expands upon either of your choices. I'm not willing to buy DLC for some additional sword or armour, which thankfully CDPR are giving away for free, but I am willing to pay for additional story content. Perhaps something in Kovir that reunites you with your friends would be good. If you romanced/married Triss at the end of the game, your journey starts there. If you romanced/married Yen or chose the Witcher's path, then you could travel there in a short cut scene. Either way, I really hope we see some expanded material on both romances but especially Triss since it was the more ignored of the two.
I disagree with the moving of the choice to later in the game, I think it's perfectly fine where it is but no matter who you choose, you never get any quality time with them. Kaer Morhen, in my opinion, was where things went wrong for the Triss romance though. I was very confused as to why there was no mention of her and actually searched the entire keep thinking she must be somewhere. Clearly not. Why wasn't she there? Why was the game ignoring the events of Now or Never? The entire Act 2 is actually a confused mess when it comes to the events of Act 1 and would have been made better if there had been tensions between Triss and Yennefer. Both trying to come to terms with the change of events while both are trying to keep their friendship alive in-spite of it.
The throwing of the bed out the window reference, for example, could have lead to an interesting argument between them. Even a "how are you and Yen getting along?" question with associated dialogue would have been something because it would have been an acknowledgement of the romance choice and love triangle you'd been in for years. Would it have been so bad to have something similar to the prologue's first few moments sometime later in the game regardless of whether you choose Triss or Yen? Could we not have had an additional romance (sex) scene at that point? If you choose Triss then you can finally relax, she's not in danger any more and you can both take a moment to breathe. If you choose Yen, you've finally got a few moments of quiet time after two years apart. It would have added more depth to both romances in my opinion.
It's not about cramming another sex scene in to the game, it's more about having some quality time with your partner. From a role playing perspective, that was important. Instead it was dropped for the rest of the game, save for your brief conversation at the beginning of the mission to save Phillipa. Because the wider game ignored your choice of Triss and assumed you'd chosen Yen, it reduced Triss' romance to just another Witcher contract, in terms of the importance on the plot. I really hope they're willing to listen to the poll and what's being said in this threadnought and either patch in some additional material or add some premium DLC that expands upon either of your choices. I'm not willing to buy DLC for some additional sword or armour, which thankfully CDPR are giving away for free, but I am willing to pay for additional story content. Perhaps something in Kovir that reunites you with your friends would be good. If you romanced/married Triss at the end of the game, your journey starts there. If you romanced/married Yen or chose the Witcher's path, then you could travel there in a short cut scene. Either way, I really hope we see some expanded material on both romances but especially Triss since it was the more ignored of the two.
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