Me too, that game is an excellent first contact with the franchise.
Bossy women
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Your post reassures me a bit. After posting, I wondered if my lack of knowledge (not read the books and "only" started with The Witcher 2) haven't really influenced my opinion and "push" me to prefer Triss.
TW2 definitely made me have doubts, it's the Triss game after all. You can play it as a love story between Triss and Geralt. But then Yen came along in TW3 and stomped those doubts into the ground with those black heelsYour post reassures me a bit. After posting, I wondered if my lack of knowledge (not read the books and "only" started with The Witcher 2) haven't really influenced my opinion and "push" me to prefer Triss.
So I assume, it doesn't
Yennefer is the best
Triss for the win
Completely agree. I was gonna choose Yen, but she just seems so different from the books. She became distant and a bit too unyielding, the lines on Geralt's side doesn't help either, it's like whenever there's a conversation between them Geralt is just trying his best to comply with her opinions just because of their history, even if you select the less accusatory options. Triss on the other hand just became a lot more likeable. Unlike Yen, her character growth can be felt throughout the Witcher games. For me, the games are like a long redemption arc for Triss. Yen was just introduced too late and the character traits remain stagnant the whole time. It all feels like the reunion of a really old couple who hasn't seen each other for a while, nothing particularly interesting, and there's no clear sign of leaving the past behind and moving forward. So I had to choose Triss, at least my Geralt can actually feel a sense of livelihood, positive energy and hope with her around.
Honeslty, hard to disagree with everything
I love me some ruthless womenHoneslty, hard to disagree with everything
But I think both are different and in both case it could be a problem... Sometimes it's better to say what you think and sometimes it's not. And both maybe goes to far in their own way.
What "annoys" me the most with Yennefer, It's her lack of empathy and tact sometimes.
I mean again, in my current playthrough, at Lofoten, it still "hurt" my little heart when Yen talk to the women... It's obvious that finding is important and we have no time to waste, but come on... Half of the villagers were killed, the few survivors have just buried their loved ones and are in mourning, so a little of empathy and respect couldn't hurt...
Yes she has a single minded focus and that is entirely on finding Ciri no matter the cost. But she can take it as proven by when those same women started in on them for killing off the tree she stood up, stepped in and took all the blame and taking any of the blame off of Geralt .... She is willing to do the work no matter how dirty that work is but not for herself, it's entirely for Ciri .... She keeps a lot of things secret until the last minute but only because she doesn't want anyone to stop her from doing what HAS to be done ... for Ciri. The killing of the tree, and putting Uma through the Trial of Grasses because it was the only wayHoneslty, hard to disagree with everything
But I think both are different and in both case it could be a problem... Sometimes it's better to say what you think and sometimes it's not. And both maybe goes to far in their own way.
What "annoys" me the most with Yennefer, It's her lack of empathy and tact sometimes.
I mean again, in my current playthrough, at Lofoten, it still "hurt" my little heart when Yen talk to the women... It's obvious that finding is important and we have no time to waste, but come on... Half of the villagers were killed, the few survivors have just buried their loved ones and are in mourning, so a little of empathy and respect couldn't hurt...
Can't disagree that it was only to find Ciri at all cost, which is good and a good intention... But again, it doesn't mean that she have to talk to these women as if their problems didn't matter at all... Even if you think it, you don't say it. In short, show a little respect. Because they also lost their loved ones, the half the village was massacred by the wild hunt... they lost almost everything.
