Witcher 4 Success Or Gamble?

[pjedilord]

With all due respect to Ciri character i like her and think she was great in wild hunt
loved her voice, despite the trailer look wow it does not look right about it seeing
her trying to carry their Francise, does not seem believable, this would do very

well as DLC or mini standalone adventure what she does, but not as direct sequel.
Company is taking vast risk here, we should have male character I would play
male and female if was, people would want the replay value playing male and female
CP 2077 we could play male and female, people would also want to play male?

I accected Ciri in Wild Hunt but this is gamble? game has to be so far advance
from other games? So is Ciri as she was or Witcher? info stated she can not be?
When is release?

[pjedilord]

Do people think will be success or gamble?

[Gallai]

It will probably sell well but since I wont be able to play as male im not gonna buy..

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by Gallai:

It will probably sell well but since I wont be able to play as male im not gonna buy..

Maybe they intro male character?

[Sentient_Toaster]

All large game projects that have any creative direction (i.e. not just updating a sports game for a new annual roster...) are gambles.

CDPR isn't new to that. Cyberpunk 2077 was certainly not a sure thing, for instance.

[Flinsberg]

Way too early to know. We've literally only seen the first cinematic trailer.

That's like judging a whole movie based on its trailer; it doesn't make any sense.

[Namethatworks]

Originally posted by Sentient_Toaster:

All large game projects that have any creative direction (i.e. not just updating a sports game for a new annual roster...) are gambles.

CDPR isn't new to that. Cyberpunk 2077 was certainly not a sure thing, for instance.

Still one of the worst AAA game launches ever.

[Deo]

Gamble, in my opinion.

Calling the game "Witcher 4" just confirms that developer is not sure that Cirilla as a main character has enough personality and backstory to hold a new game solely about her.

If it would be other ways around, the game would be called "Lady of Time" or "Zireael" or something, where you would have no needs to make Cirilla a witcher, but where she could be on witcher's road.

[DeadInside]

I only liked Witcher series because of Geralt, every side character was just a plus in the story. No Geralt = no Witcher for me, it's that simple. That's like making God of war 3 but you play as his son instead of Kratos.

[Reeva!]

In Witcher 3:
* Combat animations are random. Will your light attack hit them faster than they hit you? Roll the dice, maybe Geralt does a spin and gets half his face torn off.
* Signs are whimsical. Will you Igni the person infront of you? Or will Geralt turn around and miss completely? Roll the dice.
* Roach. 'nuff said.
In W3, you never really control Geralt, you just give him orders, and he follows those orders however he damn well pleases. The combat's often out of control, and the movement is even moreso.

Never played W3 for the gameplay, I played it for the story, and the writing. If they start retconning stuff, I'm out. Once you start tearing the foundation apart and applying duct tape to everything, it's all downhill from there.

Will see how the ingame version of Ciri looks as well, cuz her lips got botox'd to hell. That ain't aging, it's botox. I'd rather they keep it logical and faithful to the lore and previous depictions, which can be done with aging. When things change randomly, everyone always asks "why?" and an honest answer is never given.

[LeftPaw]

If you could play as either male or female would mean giving you a choice, and they are not likely to do that. You will get what your given and be happy about it,

[Ecthelion]

Originally posted by DeadInside:

I only liked Witcher series because of Geralt, every side character was just a plus in the story. No Geralt = no Witcher for me, it's that simple. That's like making God of war 3 but you play as his son instead of Kratos.

I quite agree, and yet I think that playing Lambert, with his personality, would be really fun.

[LeftPaw]

Originally posted by Ecthelion:

Originally posted by DeadInside:

I only liked Witcher series because of Geralt, every side character was just a plus in the story. No Geralt = no Witcher for me, it's that simple. That's like making God of war 3 but you play as his son instead of Kratos.

I quite agree, and yet I think that playing Lambert, with his personality, would be really fun.

Yeah, how ever they spin it it is going to leave a massive dent in it's popularity. It might do well but it will never be quite as big. Interest will fade into the fog of nothing special.

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by baaph0m3th:

Originally posted by Deo:

Gamble, in my opinion.

Calling the game "Witcher 4" just confirms that developer is not sure that Cirilla as a main character has enough personality and backstory to hold a new game solely about her.

If it would be other ways around, the game would be called "Lady of Time" or "Zireael" or something, where you would have no needs to make Cirilla a witcher, but where she could be on witcher's road.

They should have made the game be a spin off, not a main series game and make after maybe "Witcher 4" with Gerald or another male witcher.
This way you do not break lore and makes more sense.

I would of prefer it as spin off sure most companys in these situations would do ?

[Simbolic]

Depends on the early impressions of the gameplay. Now a days that can make or break a game. Her powers combined with the witcher powers would be pretty dope. In terms of combat I really liked how she zipped around in the Witcher 3 with her teleportation.
Actually would make for more innovated gameplay regarding the Witcher. If kept to the basics would get boring fast.
Then if the story elements seem on par with the other Witcher games. Then should be a solid game. They really want a Win Win should also have another character can play off and on as a sorceress. Be dope to be able to mess around with one of them. Maybe like Geralt she will fall in love with one too. Which I would personally love.

[RomanRingOnIt]

Square Jawd Ciri is not MY Witcher...