Witcher 4/Remake: Balanced fanservice/sexualization pls!

[Toyen]

I must admit I also liked Triss romance in TW2 better compared to TW3.

With it being a major plot point (especially on Iorveth path) it felt more real and more high stakes.

The Yennefer romance in TW3 is fine, not great but fine. However the Triss romance was always a bit lacking in my opinion.

Like even if you romance her she disappears after the Now or Never quest pretty much for the rest of the game until the last act and you're stuck at kaer morhen with Yennefer.

Wasn't really a fan of that approach but I've probably posted about that on here multiple times back in the day

 

[Draconifors]

Not necessarily, the way I see it. There's plenty of room for role-playing when navigating a romance that's part of the main quest. Does Geralt forgive Triss her involvement with the Lodge, does he believe her story or not? Does Geralt help Iorveth's/Roche's "higher cause" or does he redecorate the Nilfgaardian camp with the soldier's innards in order to help Triss escape torture and imprisonment?

Agreed.

I would also add the question whether the player character participates in the romance genuinely or only to get an advantage/solve an issue/other reason.

 

[AvarageEnjoyer]

Not necessarily, the way I see it. There's plenty of room for role-playing when navigating a romance that's part of the main quest. Does Geralt forgive Triss her involvement with the Lodge, does he believe her story or not? Does Geralt help Iorveth's/Roche's "higher cause" or does he redecorate the Nilfgaardian camp with the soldier's innards in order to help Triss escape torture and imprisonment?

The funny part is that none of it is romance related. You can just write it out completely and treat this relationship like a friendship.
Hell, the same questions would've arise if it was some male mage, who was also a friend of Geralt, instead of Triss.

 

[ReptilePZ]

The funny part is that none of it is romance related. You can just write it out completely and treat this relationship like a friendship.
Hell, the same questions would've arise if it was some male mage, who was also a friend of Geralt, instead of Triss.

I mean... yeah.

You could also replace the dating sim quests with ones where you befriend various people so that they'll finally agree to play Gwent with you. However, I hope we can agree that the change in context also alters the impact of those events.

 

[AvarageEnjoyer]

I mean... yeah.

You could also replace the dating sim quests with ones where you befriend various people so that they'll finally agree to play Gwent with you. However, I hope we can agree that the change in context also alters the impact of those events.

Of course, of course - it's just funny that essentially the parts you've listed as the most interesting parts of romance are not related to romance at all. Just something I find a bit funny.

 

[LeKill3rFou]

My one hope in terms of the inevitable romance subplot/s (really tired of these at this point, but sex sells - who knew) is that they don't make the same mistakes they did in TW1, TW3 and Cyberpunk, and that other RPG studios also make all the time. That is - don't have me follow the same kind of quest chain when meeting "bangable" characters.

I could be wrong, but could it be because for those who wouldn't want to be involved in romance at all can totally ignore them?
In short, there is nothing related to any kind of romance in the main quest lines.
But it's just a guess

 

[Princess_Ciri]

Chuckles? His last two romances turned out rather poorly for the other person.

Chuckles is living happily ever after in fade paradise with my Inquisitor so I don't know what you mean

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A weird man with half of his face deformed without an eye. Okay..... that's your personal exotic taste.
I don't want weird guys, I want guys with attractive designs like they did with the girls (Yennefer, Triss, Keira, Priscilla, Ciri etc..) That would be fair.

Give me guys like Cullen, I can't believe I forgot to add him.
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It's a taste shared by many other women of excellent taste u__u

The hottest women I've seen in a video game were probably Jack or Morrigan, I hope CDPR give us some women like that for Ciri's love interests. Or someone like Taash from Veilguard. They are hot.

Cullen is fine. Just a bit.... boring. I romanced him the first time but he just wasn't as compelling a character as Solas. I think Cullen was more appealing in the earlier games when he was this traumatised bastard (affectionate) who saw every single mage as a monster. It made him interesting. In Inquisition he got physically prettier but his personality took a hit

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also on the subject of the TW2 romance I think we can all agree the best romance was between Geralt and Roche/Iorveth. Now that is chemistry.

 

[ReptilePZ]

I could be wrong, but could it be because for those who wouldn't want to be involved in romance at all can totally ignore them?
In short, there is nothing related to any kind of romance in the main quest lines.
But it's just a guess

In theory... but my point is that what ends up happening is that every other quest in a major supporting character's quest-line is a thinly-veiled setup for a smooch opportunity. So, unless you just don't do that side-content, you actually end up experiencing even more romance sub-plots (with the option to politely say "Thank you for the opportunity, but no").

So, under the assumption that romance is inevitably going to be in the game, my preference would be that it's actually properly integrated into the story and woven into it.

also on the subject of the TW2 romance I think we can all agree the best romance was between Geralt and Roche/Iorveth. Now that is chemistry.

Exactly. And the "bromance" there, too, was part of the main quest. In my opinion, it all helped ground the (otherwise fairly impassive) grandiose plot of warring nations, make it feel more personal. I don't think the main plot would have been quite as impactful had those beats all been removed from it, reworked as side-stories with Geralt optionally smooching... Well, scratch that, you probably would have preferred that last part... But my point stands - it's an approach that helps elevate the romance while infusing a potentially somewhat dry plot with personal stakes.

 

[Balinux]

Y'all can make excuses for your ugly men all you want but the fact is, most women in the games are super hot conventionally attractive babes while most men are ugly or average at best

I'd like to point out that there's a lore specific reason why the sorceresses at least were overly attractive. You probably know about beautifying magic.
One might argue that the sense of a gender biased beauty standard is part of the witcher world, so this discussion is sort of pointless.

 

[superdemus]

I disagree (a bit), but I think I have make a difference between "romance" and "sex scene". From what I saw on Cyberpunk, for many, when asking for more romances, they pretty much want more sex scenes for which I couldn't care less...
For me, romances are great in games and gaming shouldn't get rid of them, unlike sex scenes.

In some cases it can be a funny diversion. Some examples:
Triss and Geralt in TW2, when they are trapped in that elven bathing room in Cáelmewedd while one of the scoia'tael above them is telling a story about the statue of the elven couple. It then ends with that dwarf, astonished from the noises he thinks he's hearing from the statue, while those noises come from Triss and Geralt humping down there.
TW1, when Geralt is doing his thing with Vesna the barmaid in the abandoned watermill, while some bystanders at the other side can hear them make noises. They think the watermill is haunted and that a witcher should look into it, followed by one of them lamenting that there's never a witcher around when they need one.
TW3, when Geralt and Triss are making love in the lighthouse while all the mages are fleeing Novigrad by boat. Triss' uncontrolled magic aura causes the flames in the lighthouse to randomly illuminate and delluminate. Two of the mages in the boat, thinking someone from land is sending them signals in code, start to decypher the alleged message.

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also on the subject of the TW2 romance I think we can all agree the best romance was between Geralt and Roche/Iorveth. Now that is chemistry.

I really miss Ioverth in TW3. Having Roche back was nice, but Ioverth was always my favorite.
It would be cool if he returns at some point in TW4. Then he can tell Ciri all about his adventures with Geralt.

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Witcher games have always been 100% focused on the male audience with many beautiful women and only female nudity.
I would like to request the CD Projekt team to balance this aspect in the next games for us girls players. Balanced sexualization and nudity.

Make more attractive male characters, male sexualization/nudity in brothels. or at least make Geralt model hotter (like Henry Cavill in the Netflix show ), add Geralt nudity in the sex cutscenes.

Update:

Ciri confirmed in Witcher 4
if this game has a lot of romance like Witcher 3, Give us some hot men options for Ciri, male fanservice!
Don't make her just be a lesbian girl with only female fanservice..

Come on CD Projekt team, make some attractive guys!
We have so many good examples, some handsome characters in other games:

I'm going off topic for a moment, but who is the the guy on top at the left and in which game does he appear? I don't recognize him.

 

[AvarageEnjoyer]

I'm going off topic for a moment, but who is the the guy on top at the left and in which game does he appear? I don't recognize him.

Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 8.

 

[Princess_Ciri]

Exactly. And the "bromance" there, too, was part of the main quest. In my opinion, it all helped ground the (otherwise fairly impassive) grandiose plot of warring nations, make it feel more personal. I don't think the main plot would have been quite as impactful had those beats all been removed from it, reworked as side-stories with Geralt optionally smooching... Well, scratch that, you probably would have preferred that last part... But my point stands - it's an approach that helps elevate the romance while infusing a potentially somewhat dry plot with personal stakes.

yes, yes i would u_u
tbh if i had the time to learn how to mod I would have done some dark magic to swap Triss' model with Iorveth's

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I really miss Ioverth in TW3. Having Roche back was nice, but Ioverth was always my favorite.
It would be cool if he returns at some point in TW4. Then he can tell Ciri all about his adventures with Geralt.

This is the dream for me!!!!!! Bring Iorveth back!!!!!!! It would be a really cute moment to have Ciri and Iorveth meet, it might make me forgive CDPR for cutting his storyline in TW3.

 

[AvarageEnjoyer]

This is the dream for me!!!!!! Bring Iorveth back!!!!!!! It would be a really cute moment to have Ciri and Iorveth meet, it might make me forgive CDPR for cutting his storyline in TW3.

I keep dreaming about Iorveth-centered immersive sim spin off. The switching between stealth and open combat - with focus on stealth - archery and swords, choices who to side with, who to help - somewhat like Dishonored, but without magic. More like Thief, I guess.

 

[Princess_Ciri]

I keep dreaming about Iorveth-centered immersive sim spin off. The switching between stealth and open combat - with focus on stealth - archery and swords, choices who to side with, who to help - somewhat like Dishonored, but without magic. More like Thief, I guess.

That would be so fun!

 

[Toyen]

This is the dream for me!!!!!! Bring Iorveth back!!!!!!! It would be a really cute moment to have Ciri and Iorveth meet, it might make me forgive CDPR for cutting his storyline in TW3.

I think they would get along pretty well actually.

They both have very strong convictions and know what they believe in.

 

[Princess_Ciri]

I think they would get along pretty well actually.

They both have very strong convictions and know what they believe in.

I agree!!!!!! I think it would be really fun to have Iorveth in a witcher game again, I can definitely see him and Ciri teaming up and discovering they get on very well Also0o0o0oo they could totally make Iorveth a romance option for Ciri. I will become a human advertisement for TW4 if CDPR do that.

 

[Pol]

Cirilla, as her mother and grandmother (Povetta and Queen of Cintrias were the juiciest broads in the neighborhood), should have only gotten more beautiful and desirable over the years. It's sad that the developers don't take this part of the canon into account in pursuit of modern trends.

 

[Toyen]

Cirilla, as her mother and grandmother (Povetta and Queen of Cintrias were the juiciest broads in the neighborhood), should have only gotten more beautiful and desirable over the years. It's sad that the developers don't take this part of the canon into account in pursuit of modern trends.

I find Ciri in the newest trailer attractive

 

[GrimReaper801]

I find Ciri in the newest trailer attractive

She is extremely attractive. This idea that she was made ugly is so ridiculous.

These same people said the same thing of Lara Croft in the the reboot. Which, by any metric, was extremely attractive too.

 

[Toyen]

She is extremely attractive. This idea that she was made ugly is so ridiculous.

These same people said the same thing of Lara Croft in the the reboot. Which, by any metric, was extremely attractive too.

Yeah. I actually prefer the oldschool Lara but not because of looks but because of the overall vibe.
Even though she pretty much looked like an instagram baddie before that was ever a thing!

The new Lara is still attractive even though she is more realistic and 'toned down' so to speak.

Like there is no way that a character with fit body, symmetrical face and harmonious, balanced facial features is ugly.

Some people really need to log off social media for a while.