I hope it's something that keeps the big open world interesting, without it being another Skellige full of ?s all over the sea
Or more ways to use environment to your advantage in combat?
Absolutely, the combinations of races and classes are huge and will often give you some unexpected dialogue options in a lot of places (like, for example, the fact that Paladins of Vengeance can't spare Viconia without breaking their oath).
I'm thinking it's probably that (or at least hoping, because it would be extremely cool), like freezing spilled water to cause enemies to fall over or electrocuting it.
Some of the interactivity might be about UE's smart objects (or whatever they're called). Events that were previously impossible, like lowering a bridge, might work seamlessly (including enabling/disabling live navigation (mesh) for NPCs,...).
I find it weird that she seemingly pulled in water and cast what looked like lighting.
Well, the way magic works in Witcher is that you can draw power from four elements (earth, air, water and fire) to cast any spells - it's not like Avatar's air bending, where the element dictates what spell is possible, it's more flexible than that. A mage can cast an ice spell while using earth as a power source, for example.
Looking at it again, my theory is that she absorbed the "essence of water," then used magic to electrify the steam, creating a sort of lightning fog around the monster. So rather than a bolt of electricity, we wind up with a sort of AoE electricity.
Interesting. I'm not sure what to make of that. Three years between major games doesn't leave much time for game 1 or game 2 to mature before the next game in the trilogy is released. I wouldn't expect any significant expansions. I also prefer the "it will be done when it's done" version of CDPR over the "we're going to hit this release target" version of CDPR.
Same. While plans can always change, I think it's a mistake to "commit" to a six-year period -- because as we have seen multiple times in the past, if for whatever reason plans do change and the window isn't hit, there will be a lot of complaints and "broken promises" posts.
Yeah, I could do without another round of "broken promises" posts.
3 games in 6 years sound a bit ambitious...
I'm almost positive that there will be delays, but the more I think about it, the more 3 year per game target seems possible. After all, they've managed to develop Witcher 3 in 3,5 years with less people and having to rework the engine into the open world.
I guess they will reuse tons of stuff built for the Witcher 4 - the map, minor/crowd NPCs, environment sounds, game systems (quests, combat,...),...
I'm sort of hoping that's not what they choose to do. Sounds, basic game systems, maybe generic NPCs and such are fine. But I hope not to be playing the same map three times in a row; unless it's a ridiculously huge map.
If I remember, they already said it is not. The map won't be bigger than The Witcher 3's.
I'm around 80% sure that the actual map will be different with each chapter. It's a rather basic thing for a sequel that almost every game does, even the ones that come out in quick succession.
For Cyberpunk outside studio helped with locations for side quests, so they will probably do the same here. I imagine most of the assets will be reused between each game too.
Oh, that's curious - would you mind saying which studio was that?
