I know the games are not canon but the books are, and so my statement is and what I was explaining (and again it is stated in the book and I am relating it how close it is to the end of the canon in books/lore)
It is not really close if it removes an important element, the possibility that they are actually dead. One might say, the game's version is "fan service" like that short story mentioned below. Again, it is a different ending, at a different place and time, the books say nothing about Geralt settling down in Toussaint in 1273 with anyone. Thus, it is not an event that is canon to the books, even if it may seem somewhat similar. The only thing that is common is that Geralt and Yennefer are together. Which is what they wanted in the books. But whether that would stay the same 5 years later, after all the events of the games, is already a matter of opinion, the books offer no "canon" for this particular scenario. They tell that Geralt and Yennefer were in a relationship in 1268, but a relationship is not a permanent fact that can never change.
There is even a non-canon story called something ends, something begins were again they end up being together.
If it is non-canon according to the author, then it does not really matter, after all, it is probably non-canon for a reason. It is basically like that wedding quest for Witcher 1.
Edit: there was a somewhat related discussion
in another thread here.
The ending that is most faithful to the books is definitely the one with Yennefer. I doubt there are many people who question that.
It may be "most faithful" in the sense that Geralt is in the same relationship as he was in in the books. One may or may not believe that the events of the games can change that. But my original point was simply that there is no objectively "canon" ending in the game.
I became very spoiled from Witcher 3.
I don`t play any dumb games without story and without lots of romance and love options anymore (best are gothic love scenes). Cyberpunk would not be interesting at all without romance and love scenes, and without interesting characters, and it would become as uninteresting as Deus Ex.
We'll see, chances are indeed that it will include some.
Yes, that's what I wish they had done. As it stands, you either have to tell her Geralt never really loved her in all of those decades
That is not necessarily what he means, but even if we interpret it literally (which disagrees with the outcome of not doing the quest), it still does not imply that he could not love her in the past without the wish, only that he does not in the present. Of course, with the "magic" interpretation, the opposite is also true of the "still love you" option. Perhaps it is best to just skip this quest in the end, the wish was never broken in the books, either.
or refuse to help her when something she stresses it's important.
At least he has a good reason to do so. After all, if the djinn could already wait for 20 years, wouldn't it make more sense to rescue Ciri first, and then deal with the djinn later ?
But there is still a third possibility to end up without Yennefer if neither of the above options are to your liking - It Takes Three to Tango. It may even be more entertaining than the others.
It does not make our witcher look good, and it is far from a fitting end to their relationship, if the player chooses to go that way.
I do not think it ends simply because of ignoring the quest, but more as a result of Geralt' s recent relationship with Triss that Yennefer does not forgive easily (as it can be seen in Vizima and especially Kaer Morhen, and is also mentioned in the journal), unless they reconcile at the end of The Last Wish.
It's always funny, hearing Yennefer's jealous tirade. I couldn't help but wish Geralt could tell her that, really, she was seriously overestimating the extent of the relationship. I cannot help but feel slightly irritated that in a trilogy known for choice and consequence, I seem to get punished for something I, as the player, had absolutely no control over.
Well, you had no choice over what happened in the books before the games either, yet it is considered part of the story. The games cannot give choice over everything, and they are admittedly not good when it comes to implementing consequences to choices made in the previous game (or, in this particular case, even two games earlier). So, some parts of them end up being pre-defined.
I think one of the reasons why Shani was dropped in TW2 is that at the time when the game was written, it was already known that there will be a trilogy and that Yennefer will come back. Which means if they planned to give a choice in the final game, it was much easier to focus on only one of the love interests from TW1, and give her at least some pre-defined relationship with Geralt. Why Triss over Shani ? I guess she better fit the story of TW2, it is more believable that she would want the witcher even after he begins to search for Yennefer and less believable that she would change her mind shortly after TW1, and not least she makes Yennefer more jealous.
TW3 kind of assumes Geralt had this RELATIONSHIP with Triss even if you avoided all non-mandatory content with her and mostly blew her off at every chance (choosing Shani in the first game, refusing to abandon the hunt for Letho to go live with her, saying goodbye to her in Now or Never, etc.) which is a strange experience.
Even if you do choose Shani in Witcher 1, it is a short relationship, which is broken up at Shani's choice shortly after the ending. While providing a consistent timeline is a problematic aspect of the games (as
this recent example shows), one could very well imagine that Geralt was with Triss until and including the prologue of TW2 for a few months, even if it happened off-screen. Also, he says to Foltest in a conversation before the king is assassinated that what he wants as a reward for his services is to leave and settle down with Triss. Thus, even if you avoid it as much as possible, it is still a relationship more than just a one night stand. That is what the game is trying to show you with the scene in the tent in the prologue, and in the Foltest dialogue.