Whilst I do like her green eyes and red hair in the game... I would prefer if it was changed to chestnut and blue
Well, nothing a modder (even of my level) can fix.
That'd be awesome! Man I can't wait for the Red kit to come out!
Whilst I do like her green eyes and red hair in the game... I would prefer if it was changed to chestnut and blue
Well, nothing a modder (even of my level) can fix.
Her hair colour was fine in TW2,but in TW3 it was so red it made my eyes hurt.
Neither are they chestnut
Well, other than the obvious panicking in life or death situations, you really see a lot of insecurity and fear of conflict in her relationships with Geralt and Philippa. In the Witcher 3, Triss still respects Philippa and seems to view her as a mentor, even though Philippa views her with utter contempt and has screwed her over bigtime both in the books and games. It seems to me that she's afraid to face the truth and fracture her relationship with a powerful patron. And when she gets upset with Geralt for going to confront Imlerith without telling anyone (and she's right! It was stupid!), she concedes the argument immediately after he rebuts with the extremely weak "Uhh, hey, you know I'd never let anything happen to Ciri" and pecks her on the forehead.
She's showing more backbone, sure, but I think the panicked plunge into quick fatalism in Now or Never and the fact that she is scared to press home an argument against Geralt -- even when she's clearly in the right -- just reinforces that the flaw is still present.
you forgot to add "in my opinion" because there are people who think differently.Having read the books its still Triss of course. Far better option for Geralt.
you forgot to add "in my opinion" because there are people who think differently.
I've read the books for the first time in 2005, at age of 16, and was a bit shocked with Yen personality: it broke a few stereotypes in my mind about how main heroes in such type of books are usually portrayed. And I can't say that I was very fond of her, my final reception still was quite ambivalent.
Since then I've re-read the whole saga three times (right after TW1 release and right before TW2 and TW3 releases). And the deeper I get into the lore, the older I get myself - the better I understand her and her motives, and the more I respect and like her. Now I am strongly believing that Yennefer and depiction of her relationships with Geralt are the one of the greatest achievements of pan Sapkowski as a writer.
And I couldn't get rid of this feeling in the game, which is a compliment to CDPR writers
? Or are half of the guys who voted "read the books and choose Triss" because they started reading the books after the games, where they already have a bias opinion?
it's quite simple. They have different opinion. There is nothing wrong that they like Triss. Or you think Triss character is so bad that no one can feel sympathy towards her?Not sure if poll results are legit. Are we talking about the 'books' as in whole saga? How can people still hate Yen after reading Lady of the Lake?? Or are half of the guys who voted "read the books and choose Triss" because they started reading the books after the games, where they already have a bias opinion? Triss was portrayed quite negatively in the books as well. hm. May someone enlighten me?
It's really not ridiculous, though. One of the things that makes these characters fun and engaging and interesting is that they've all got a tragic flaw, and Triss's real glaring flaw is cowardice. That manifests itself a bunch of times in the books, and while I think they did an understated job of it in the games, it still shows through really well:
- Wanted to flee at Sodden Hill, and again in Rivia when the shit hit the fan. Both times Yen slapped some resolve into her.
- Wouldn't stand up to Philippa or other powerful members of the Lodge in the books, even though she says herself that what they're doing is wrong.
- When the Nilfgaardians have her in TW2 she loses it before they even get down to the torture.
- In Now or Never, she's completely panicked throughout the whole thing. If Geralt doesn't show up, the whole thing is doomed.
Yennefer's flaw is that she's completely self-absorbed and the examples of this are numerous going back to her introduction in The Last Wish.
And in their relationships with Geralt these flaws manifest themselves pretty obviously. Yennefer will never, ever allow Geralt to win an argument with her, she has to be the dominant force in the relationship. And Triss is too insecure to really assert herself, which makes her come across as weak and submissive when she's with Geralt (and she mostly is).
How can people still hate Yen after reading Lady of the Lake??
it's quite simple. They have different opinion. There is nothing wrong that they like Triss. Or you think Triss character is so bad that no one can feel sympathy towards her?
To me, their relationship is more of a tragic look at a good man trying to save a bad woman from herself, in kind of a twist on the classic device of a good woman trying to save a bad man from himself.