@@TheKyra009 The girl that practically roofied Geralt (long story but fr) and who may not even be the real Triss (longer story, nutjob conspiracy theory level shit)? That's called the bad ending friend. Yen is the way
My list of must haves: 1. Find Geralt in Corvo Bianco and hopefully be able to socialize with him in everyday life. 2. Play Gwent 24/7 3. Find and see Triss in all her beautiful UE5 glory!😍
@@Balkancryptomining Geralt is an endgame millionaire with a massive villa and all skills unlocked. He should be running a Witcher School not sleeping in the mud.
It's interesting that in this video they even mention that Witchers are boys and not girls. Curious to see the reasoning they come up with that Ciri underwent the trials in the first place... and then how she managed to survive them. Imagining that it is something like the events at the end of the last game stripped her of her powers or something shortly thereafter did. Perhaps it is even killing her and she has to try the trial just to survive... and it's only her blood that permits her to live. Maybe she was even meant to die and her survival brings back the threat of the frost or something like that.
The Witcher schools are basically almost all dead / destroyed during the Witcher 3 timeline. There are NO more schools, no teachers - Every witcher in the Witcher 3 is, in effect, the LAST witcher living or likely to ever live (Witchers had already been dying as a group since Witcher 1 as the schools were already almost all wiped out by then). Ciri becoming a witcher is not a secret, she clearly underwent the trials with Geralt, not a school. There are side quests in the Witcher 1, 2 and 3 where Geralt finds some of the secrets behind the process of the mutations, so he likely pieces it all together to help Ciri undergo it. Done.
@@Hathur This is a lazy explanation that isn't up to CDPR's standards. 1. If she has her original powers the idea of her undergoing the trials makes her significantly weaker. If her goal is to slay monsters and save people - it would be better for her to just stay who she was. At the end of The Witcher 3 she was SIGNIFICANTLY more powerful than Geralt, Yen, Triss, etc. If she was still who she was then in this trailer, that monster wouldn't have even touched her. She would have just obliterated it. 2. In the books they do not want to give her these things because they are convinced it will kill her. So they need a motive to want to give it to her in the first place (like maybe to save her life or something along those lines) and then they need an explanation as to how she survived... because not only is she female and not male - but the trials are done on younger and more resilient individuals in the first place. The only thing I can think of to solve this is her blood permits it to happen. 3. If the explanation is "She just wants to be a Witcher because it is cool and her adopted Dad was a Witcher... so she pumps herself full of stuff that could kill her when she doesn't need to"... then that is just a horrendous way to kick off a new trilogy. CDPR can pull this off. But it has to be explained WAY better than some slop they just throw against the wall and hope it sticks.
I can kind of understand why Ciri underwent the trial of the grasses. She survived the White Frost; there are none as powerful as her, so she's an exception. As to why she'd want to undergo it in the first place... Maybe she knew it would replace the powers she can't control/ elven blood (which she has always hated, as they make her feel used) with the mutations of a Witcher (which is what she wants to become).
Here is my speculation lol. The Trial of Grasses makes you infertile, and if your child has a 50/50 chance to either destroy or save the world, probably the best decision would be not to take these chances and avoid having children altogether.
@@infjelphabasupporter8416 she physically can’t pass the trial because the female body isn’t built for the Trial of Grasses. These are not the same people that made The Witcher 3
@marcsutton1751 the fact that they aren't the same people is a problem... But I don't think the female body is in regards to the trial. I mean, a female (or male) body isn't built to survive the White Frost either, and she did it anyways.
@@infjelphabasupporter8416 she’s a descendant of one of the most powerful eldars in history. She was destined to fight the White Frost. Gerald taught her how to make oils, traps, and other Witcher tactics and tools. If that is Ciri by the time the official story details comes out they have a lot of explaining to do
I liked her in Witcher 3, when you got to play her when she was on the run, and during cut scenes. Her character, It was believable. Witcher 4 makes her look more…rough? Another masculine female character? Mutations get to her? Idk, cautiously waiting to see what this turns into, hope it’s good.
Still sooooo many questions need to be answered, Like she'd a Child of Elder blood and the Lady of space and time why does she need/want to go through the mutations it's not like it's a simple thing. Has she lost that power hence why she wants to be enhanced through mutations and why on earth would Geralt sit by and let her do that after what it done to him and what Ciri saw it do to him?
So many people are asking the wrong why. She always hated her power that power will only make her a target for the rest of her life without it she's more free.
Basically just a retcon so a female witcher makes sense. She was already a superhero, the most powerful in the entire universe, this way they can keep the witcher title and get around the pesky lore and source material parts they don't like.
She never wanted that power. She'd trade it any day, if she could. And books never stated women can't pass the trials. Only that according to Vesemir and Triss, they don't know how she'd react, as _they_ never heard about women witchers. But we have good reasons to believe this was done by Cat school (especially in the CDPR game-lore) and straight up know this happened in the table-top RPG (CDPR approved tabletop game).
@@mcw-lg2dm You dont seem to know the lore very well. It really was obvious that people will question Ciri finally being mutated and a witcher. Ciri has consistently proven she’s far beyond traditional definitions of what a Witcher can be. With her Elder Blood powers, extensive training, and survival against overwhelming odds, she’s more than earned the title. Gatekeeping based on outdated or even false/ not entirely true criteria only limits the incredible possibilities that her story can explore. Let’s trust CDPR to deliver something extraordinary and embrace the evolution of the series. Poeple need to try to not to be so stubborn and embrace the direction the story is taking, Ciri’s journey is a natural evolution, not a betrayal of the series. From the beginning, Ciri expressed a strong desire to become a Witcher and worked hard to gain her strength and skills. Overcoming challenges, it's natural for her character to eventually become what she always aspired to be like Geralt. Moreover, Yennefer's attempt to help women undergo the Trial of the Grasses, as mentioned in The Last Wish, shows that the concept of women becoming Witchers has already been explored in the lore. While Yennefer’s efforts were unsuccessful, Ciri’s unique abilities, especially her Elder Blood, make her success in becoming a Witcher plausible. Especially now where she is way more capable to control her power than in the time where she couldnt. Therefore, Ciri becoming a Witcher fits within the established lore, aligning with themes already hinted at in the series. The fact is that the possibility of a female Witcher was always part of the story. End of discussion. Oh and its fantasy theres always a way it just needs to be written well enough.
@@dawoodoo8913 in the books it's plainly stated that like 60% of the young healthy males die during the trial, so the number of females that would die, due to biology, would be much higher than that. So its never worth the risk of even trying. My point is that the only reason they wrote ciri going through the trials was to have a female character who is officially a witcher. She didn't need to as she was already basically a superhero stronger than literally everyone else
Friendly reminder to keep your expectations in check: the game director and key lead members of Witcher 2 and 3 left CDPR several years ago, and CDPR pledged their loyalty to the cult of ESG after their Cyberpunk launch debacle nearly bankrupted the company.
Phantom Liberty is good so i wouldn't worry, individuals are not irreplaceable, W3 is great because of entire team, not because of two or three people. The only way it can fail if it's going to have buggy launch, and false advertising like CP2077.
It doesn't actually. Example- Lambert is a goddamn prick who laughs at Geralt and Geralt laughs with him too. Also the Kaer Morhen drinking sequence when all the brothers are clearly happy and in a goofy mood. Its just the trauma of the trials getting in their way and supressing their emotions
Ciri with passing the field of grass trial becoming a full mutated witcher and her elden blood is a deadly combo for her to take on powerful monsters and utilizing her magic and teleportation to masterful levels of power.
Geralt retired as a millionaire to his villa with Yenn. Ciri as Empress was never going to be canon, the entire book series is about Ciri chosing to not be a god and chosing to become a Witcher.
I love how the team at project red actually use and reference the source materials of the Witcher and use it to enhance the stories instead of tossing it aside like Netflix did since they can clearly write a better story. That’s why their show is doing so well.
If Ciri's mutations are the exact same as the witchers' that came before her, then she no longer needs to worry about the prophesy around her bloodline. She's sterile now, so there's no risk of her having any prophesy babies.
Yes, I'm guessing that's why she did it. To try and prevent "destiny", I'm betting she's still gonna end up being the mother figure of a child - bingo bongo, prophecy still on track.
''Lore master'' at 6:28 mentions an event from the book, which event this is exactly referred to, I read the books but don't remember that particular situation?.
@@siriusgaming3981 i read the books i didn't feel like she was ever the main I'd put her on the same level of Yen for character development. Also Geralt & Yen would NEVER let Ciri do the trial or fight monsters w/o OP elder blood powers this retcon is ridiculous
I thought the information about the trial of the grasses was lost. How tf can she drink a Witcher potion. It doesn’t make sense. I also I’m disappointed they didn’t go the cyberpunk route to create our own Witcher.
Creating your own Witcher has the same problem. Vesemir said Ciri's elder blood is the key to making new Witchers. Maybe the first 10 hours of the game is rediscoving ToG and becoming a proper Witcher with Geralt as the trainer.
Yea idk I love ciri but still wish they would’ve went with creating our own. They could have had her as a major character but still coulda went with her and geralt creating and training new witchers and take the story from there. Idk I’m just not a fan of this choice.
Nice lore drop. "She became a witcher between games" . No mention of how they got the knowledge to do the ToG , how a women survived it, why ciri is so emotional as a witcher. They're taking a big dump straight on to the lore.
@@e303gt Witcher 3 quite literally starts with Geralt and Vesemir talking about Geralt's love for Yennifer and his longing for her. Vesemir is a jolly old grandpa to Ciri. The other Witchers are singing songs, telling jokes and laughing all night getting drunk.
I would hope they release a trailer or reveal of her transition to be a full mutant. Its a fence post that either they release it and explain it and generate more sales or they keep it for you to see for yourself and lose sales due to people thinking its click bait and they just desecrate the lore for her to become a mutant.
Witcher 4 goals: 1) Go through trail grass 2) Become a witcher 3) Go through mutations (Does Everybody Initiate) 4) Kill first enemy as the witcher (trailer) 5) Start story line with Ciri 6) Find Geralt
@marcuskane1040 nah bruh gerelt deserves to die old, he needs to be the vessemir of this next generation of witcher, or they can Indeed kill him and not make it like witcher 3
@@undefinednull5749 yeah but if she's undergone the mutations in the trial of the grasses she should be stripped of her emotions entirely like geralt and all the witchers
@@jacobthibeault2778 They will make it cohesive with the books somehow. They even have bought the official rights to storytelling within the Witcher universe. Emotions make the trailer really awesome and they fill a large void.
@@undefinednull5749 I hope they can stick to the lore somewhat more but I'm still looking forward to playing it and seeing how her story plays out and what happened to geralt
@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 😂 i said I PREFER the empress, what Ciri wanted Is another story. Many times, what the character wants doesn't happen, a become great and powerful all the same.
I couldn't disagree more, the same people that worked in Witcher from 1 to 3 are most likely not involved in Witcher 4. They destroyed cannon, and broke lore straight up by making Ciri go through the Witcher mutation. She doesn't even need it, Ciri is powerful enough as herself. Ciri always wanted to become a Witcher but never could, even if she could survive the trials because of her uniqueness, Geralt wouldn't ever allow Ciri to try to go thought the Witcher trials, he wouldn't ever taken the risk of losing her. This game already makes no sense.
Why would the lady of space and time with all her superpowers need to be a witcher to kill some monsters? They need to explain how and why she lost her powers
The entire book series is about her hating her powers and her wanting to be a Witcher like Geralt. Geralt retired in Witcher 3, him running a school makes sense.
The Witcher 3 is definitely one of the greatest games of all time. I’m super excited for this after seeing the trailer, it looks phenomenal! I have no doubts that CDPR will release nothing short of another award winning masterpiece. As for Geralt being part of TW4. Forget Geralt! There is bigger questions on peoples minds. *Will Gwent be part of TW4?* 😂 If you haven’t played either TW3 or Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on mobile/PC, I suggest you go and download them now!
Some people in the comments are hilarious. Yes, only boys are made into witchers, but I don't know where it says that women can't be witchers. They just aren't chosen to be witchers because women are generally weaker than men and would still be weaker after the mutations. Also their rate of survival for the Trials of the Grasses would be lower, so you would obviously make it a rule that only boys can be witchers. It's just logical. However Ciri is special, she is a child of the Elder Blood. If any woman has the vitality to survive witcher mutations it would be her. She might have even given up her Elder Blood powers for witcher powers. Perhaps the mutations took them away and then she was able to use normal magic which she was taught by Yennefer. My point is that wait for the game to explain this before you criticize.
It’s insane. People need ANY reason to hate something. They will all buy it, love it and be singing its praises post release. The internet and specifically comment sections are typically filled with the negative vocal minority. It’s sad. But there is plenty of positive vibes going around in regards to this trailer! I for one, cannot wait! But I’m sure we r 2-3 years away
Nah kid you just to chicken brained to get simple things . Boys wanna play boy characters because they can associate and save women that’s classic and that works. A
I think because many are tired of the strong and independent female protagonist because 9/10 is written so badly and turned into the usual unbearable authoritarian figure. Others are afraid that the plot has been put aside to promote political ideas (you can't blame them because lately it happens everywhere...) I personally have no problem with Ciri as a protagonist, as long as they don't ruin her entire development as a character. As for her becoming a witcher I don't know what to think, let's wait for more information... Some say that the manticore school also has female witchers but I don't know the reliability of the source.
But the problem is according to books, Geralt only gave her physical training, and not a single witcher ever wanted her to get through all those Trials. So I am a bit sceptical about her using elixirs in this trailer and also about how will they tackle her inherent powers.
@@chancellorgowron8992there’s no thing like “women can’t be witchers” they did try though and they did take little girls to schools however neither of them survived the trials. Is Ciri a simple girl? No. Would she survive the trials as a child? Probably yes, her blood would keep her alive. What inclusion are you talking about? She has the strongest powers both in the books and Witcher 3. That’s why everybody used to hunt for her.
@@chancellorgowron8992 you have to remember that the games are a separate entity to the books, while they do take heavily from them they aren’t canon to the books and are considered a seperate canon so girls being able to be witchers isn’t really a major stretch. Ciri becoming a witcher makes sense for her character, even in the books, and is an ending in W3. Having her undergo the trial of grasses and lose her elder blood magic is most likely a retcon for practicality reasons in terms of gameplay, not for “inclusion and equity”. Also, I’m fairly certain (although I may be wrong) that the books don’t directly state that girls CANNOT be witchers, just that girls DO NOT and have never been trained to be, however Ciri was trained to be one and I believe it’s even stated in the books that she’s destined to be one
You wanna talk lore??? WOMEN CAN NOT LIVE THRU the Trial of the grasses. So you’ve already retconned the lore. Ciri being one of the most powerful people in the world, the mistress of time and space, why would she attempt to take a long dead experiment (no one alive knows how to do it anymore) that would probably kill her to gain what powers???to be able to drink a potion and use signs?? CDPR just wanted a female protagonist. They could’ve used one of the sorceresses. They’ve already ruined the lore and then they sit there and pretend to preach it to you, Ciri did not become mutant in the games or in the books.
In the books it's stated ciri is the only key to unlock how to make new and better witchers Tell us you only played witcher 3 and think you know all the lore without actually telling us you only played witcher 3.
Seeing a face captured Ciri in the trailer makes me hope that a certain someone who just hanged his silver sword would return and take on the mantle and silver sword again.
With all due respect i never could get into the Witcher and i have tried it on numerous systems .. i feel weird almost because everyone seems to love it on the internet ; and despite me not being able to like it as much, i still can see why people would like it because it has many qualities .. 😅 People did not like Final Fantasy 16 but i did, some people could not get into Vampyr and it is one of my favourite games .. I am not into medieval setting but i enjoyed the small part of Kingdom Come Deliverance i played years ago .. I dont know whenever the witcher 3 is being spoken of, i really would like to feel the same but i am more attracted to the universe/ambiance of Cyberpunk 2077 despite not being able to play through the prologue because i played it on Ps4 slim in 2022 and i am actually thinking about getting it again .. I am even more interested into other Lores that might be boring for the majority or just not as many players ( Banishers, Vampyr, Vampire The Masquerade Swansong, Final Fantasy 16, Kingdom Come Deliverance etc etc .. I even enjoyed some lore on Star Wars Jedi Survivor more than Fallen Order ). Ps : Despite it all, i would like to give The Witcher 3 and see if i can get into it 😅 , i like the Vampires, Werewolf, Ghosts and other monsters in it. What playes who played Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 preferes ? 😊
Problem with Ciri going through the ToG is it clearly stated several times that everyone who knew how to conduct the trials died long ago!!! How could she go through the trials is there is no one who knows what it entailed?
@@bretmannix304 I'm sure that will be explained. Maybe she's travelled to other witcher schools, maybe she and Geralt did some searching and found lost knowledge, or maybe they've built up a new set of Trials which are safer by using newer ingredients/technology. Lots of potential options, all with compelling parts to them.
Perhaps there was an enclave of Witchers like Kaer Mohren except a different school because if memory serves me correct, there was the Cat, Wolf, Bear and Snake. So I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some hidden enclave that survived somewhere - also didn’t Yennefer perform the first stage of the ToG on Uma? So there is a possibility of the ToG being performed albeit not “properly” perhaps?
I'm convinced the haters have never played Witcher 3. The obviously canon ending based on all of the lore has Geralt retire with Yen and probably start a witcher school and Ciri going off to become a Witcher.
@Vandelgard Correct, if they actually played the 3rd game they'd know that the group learned how to make witchers again. That was Yens whole thing and it caused some drama concerning the morals behind creating more.
I hope CDPR brings back Geralt in chapter 2 or 3 of the game, because we all bought this game and books because of him and the real story by Sapkowski.
@@westisthewaytogo He can do both. I don't think he should be the vagabond outcast till he dies. He earned his rest. He is rich iirc in the games. So a tucked away retreat where he trains new Witchers and is semi-retired is the way. That's my preference anyway.
Hit this button if you want A Witcher Trilogy for Ciri like what they did with Geralt! It would be hard for CDPR but they can Still Do another Trilogy! Also i am hype on how will Ciri Use her Elderblood as a skill set/moveset! 👇
I really hope CD isn’t planning to fully strip Ciri of her elder powers. I get not wanting a super OP character, but taking away what made her so special seems…wasteful. Plus, I don’t want the gameplay to feel too similar to the original trilogy. Here’s hoping to a God of War-like reboot transition for Witcher 4.
Ciri has always hated her Elder Powers and despises the concept of destiny, she only uses them when she needs to. Ciri has always wanted to be a Witcher like Geralt.
I am completely fine with her being mutated. I just hope it gets some room to be told about in the game. Whether it's a flashback to watch or play, or if Ciri at some points share her experience verbally. It should be a rather a huge event and opportunity to introduce that struggle for her to overcome, leaving room for new good and bad experiences as a mutated witcher, new internal conflicts, new challenges and further growth in character. So it would be a shame if it is just brushed off just like "yeah, she mutated now because wow cool eyes", and do nothing more with it.
It would be like playing Edward Kenway drunk in AC4. It wouldn't be a pleasant experience from a gameplay perspective. A lot of red tinged screen and a lot of yelling from pain. Being tied to a bed and screaming.
First game is absolutely worth playing, plus the fluid and smooth combat in it looks much more like what a Witcher should be in combat instead of the clunky fighting the clunky combat from 3. Plus 1 has much better alchemy and leveling up than W3.
I know this is probably not something they can answer, but can we at least see LETHO OF GULET? the kingslayer? Would love to see the grandmaster of the school of the Viper one last time.
Where did you get the info she couldn’t? They never even tried to do the trials on her simply because they didn’t have the recipes. And about 40 years passed since that time. Ciri also is probably the only person who is relatively safe to become a Witcher because her genetic is different from an ordinary person since she is a carrier of Hen Ichaer.
So now that there is no big war in the background - I wonder what the political or social upheaval in the Witcher 4 will be? Because all the Witcher games had that one big thing in the background and Gerald was always searching for Ciri.
It's known that witchers can't have kids. Now that Ciri went through the trials of the grasses, how can she fulfill the prophecy of having a child that will save or destroy the world when she can't even get pregnant anymore? I'm interested to see how they go around that plot hole.
@@neville2308 7:19 The lore designer himself said: "There are various interpretations of the prophecy but essentially they believe that Ciri's child will either be the savior of the world or the avenger who destroys it." I didn't read the books myself. PS. Even if it's not her child, how can she have heirs who will inherit it if she can't reproduce? Perhaps her elder blood will prevent her from becoming infertile after the mutagenic process.
Maybe that's the point? Ciri spent her entire life running away from people who want to use her as a breeding stock either because of her titles or the power of the elder blood. By becoming sterile she could make that pointless, which would allow her to live in relative peace (though that might not be the right word to describe a witcher's life). She may also want to make sure that the prophecy does not come to pass and she won't give birth to someone who destroys the world.
Ciri despises destiny and hates her elder blood. Ciri would absolutely go through the trials to make it impossible to continue prophecy. She hates prophecy.
G-damn boys.. (and girls) I'm so excited for another witcher game. Only game series I had to go back and read the books, and it was all more than worth it
I wish they took our previous choices iinto account. I figured since they were moving to unreal they were going to do some kind of reboot to start their new chapter. Maybe decades later with small nods to your choices in the first game. Was also hoping for a character creator, but oh well. I just hope the game sticks the landing narratively, mechanically, and financially. 🤞🏿
I know geralts story has likely finished as a playable character, and it's decent to move on from him. Ciri is a brilliant choice . But a part of me would gladly play Geralt forever and ever, as long as the games stories move along as outstanding as they have always been from this brilliant book series as well as these brilliant games have been so far. Absolutely thrilled to know this is all happening
But can we make a living exclusively hunting families of goblins out of a mix of genocidal rage and doing thankless work that is left to rookies to hone their skills not realizing that those 'low level monsters' are still a threat to people and still a problem to be dealt with?
The only good goblins are the ones who never come out of their filthy holes! - Goblin Slayer (whilst killing baby goblins) CD needs to make a Goblin Slayer game.
@@Balkancryptomining netflix didn't stick to the books, I don't remember Yen willing to sacrifice Ciri to a hag to get her magic back. Or rave parties with prostitutes at Kaer Morhen. Geralt's story in the games has been well wrapped up and well ended. Bring him back in an adventuring mode and what was the point of B&W.
So i need to wait 25 more years to finally play my favourite game, of course only as a girl 👧, instead of having the option to create my own f@cking character after all those 25 freakin years of development 😢.
@@antisystemicparadise1202 im saying it's beyond dumb to have expected to have a character creator in a franchise that never had that before. And for me no. This franchise is about specific characters from the books to the games and following either one or two main POVs that being ciri and geralt. As by the fourth book you start to follow the pov of ciri alot. This franchise isn't about making your own character.
@@aliquidgaming1068 Well ok i get that, it's a story driven franchise and it was just a thought and an ambition as well, it's not dumb to make thoughts, on the contrary it's creative unless you're that strict for some reason. Anyways, the Witcher to me is a saga story right?? In that story it wasn't only Geralt who was a Witcher or a bunch of others who were practically at the verge of retirement, and it doesn't mean it was only them left either. So why not to have a world in which you can create your own Witcher with a different plot??
@@aliquidgaming1068well clearly CD project red are making their own character cuz this ciri in this trailer is completely lore shattering and is not even close to the ciri we know from Tw3. If they had us play as her but didn’t destroy the lore turning her into a mutant the way they did maybe I’d give some grace but this is trash and makes the lore built in the books and last 3 games feel worthless. Right when she sipped on that potion and didn’t drop dead I knew they were pulling some BS.
Books finished his story arc long before the first game was even released. You really want to try and play this game of "b b b b but his story is finished now"
People who say Ciri becoming a Witcher makes no sense clearly don't understand or know the lore. It has never been stated that women can't undergo the Trial of the Grasses. The issue for women is biological: due to differences in physiology, they are less likely to survive the process. The mutagens target specific biological systems, and women’s bodies tend to react differently, making the process more lethal for them. So of course they chose boys because they were more likely to survive. Ciri, however, isn't just an ordinary human, by the end of The Witcher 3, she learns to control her powers to a significant degree. Given her unique abilities and Elder Blood, it’s entirely plausible that she could survive the Trial. Yennefer also attempted, in The Last Wish, to adapt the Trial to make it less lethal for women. So, what’s the real discussion here? It has always been stated as possible. Its just that nobody witnessed otherwise and that the survival rates of women is very low. Before voicing an opinion people need to fact check if that what they say is even right.
i personaly dont have problem with the proces. But I am strongly wandering, what makes ciri to do that. Like in the books, geralt clearly doesnt want her to do trial of grass. Lot must hapend after the last game.
@@ondrejstajer8434 Ciri doing Trial of the Grasses is probably the first 3 hours of Witcher 4. Geralt is probably running his own school, he's a retired millionaire with a villa.
Only thing I didn’t like was that Ciri isn’t going to be neutral What does that mean when it comes to story choices or am I going to be forced to lean a certain way?
I really wish they would of made a create your own character for witcher 4... like the idea of picking a look style and witcher school could have been insane
Now this is a good thing ciri as new protagonist i taught it would be some nobody but nah let's go but i also waiting for the Witcher 1 remake the most i want to see thr beginning of the trilogy
✅Find out if Geralt is in the Kingfisher Inn
✅Find out if Geralt is in Crippled Kate's
✅Find out if Geralt is in Passiflora
No Spoilers! 😂
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Ciri : Dad !!! .... leave some for me
Or Corvo Bianco
Laughed out loud at this lmaoo
Can a play Gwent in it? That s the real question?
😂😂Probably
110% if not I will boycott in the streets
Gawd I hope
@@Rqblt boring? U must not be a real Witcher fan if u don’t enjoy Gwent lol
They would absolutely be idiotic to not include Gwent. It will be there
Okay fine I’ll play the Witcher 3 for the 22nd time
Hahahahaha I was thinking the same thing bro!!
Count me in too.
Same here.. Hearts of Stone and Blood & Wine
Hearts of stone.... what a masterpiece it is I hope master mirror returns in witcher 4
Those are rookie numbers lol
Wait for xLetalis if you want lore videos.
exactly . Bro will explain everything even the DNA present in the soul.
Him or neon knight
@@DarksideGmss0513 Both are the goats fr
He's going to have a field day!
yep
I’m so glad Ciri is the main character Geralt deserves his peace with Yen
Yea, but I hope Ciri crosses paths with Geralt one more time in this game.
@@killmonger5097 or Tress if you chose a different ending
Nah, Geralt is with me.
@@TheKyra009 The girl that practically roofied Geralt (long story but fr) and who may not even be the real Triss (longer story, nutjob conspiracy theory level shit)?
That's called the bad ending friend. Yen is the way
Exactly how I feel, one of my biggest complaints about 3 was only playing as Ciri for a little bit. Her abilities were so badass and cool
My list of must haves:
1. Find Geralt in Corvo Bianco and hopefully be able to socialize with him in everyday life.
2. Play Gwent 24/7
3. Find and see Triss in all her beautiful UE5 glory!😍
4. take geralt end leave ciri in corvo bianco with triss
girls stay home...
@@Balkancryptomining Geralt is an endgame millionaire with a massive villa and all skills unlocked. He should be running a Witcher School not sleeping in the mud.
option 4) leave witcher 4 before going there and stay with witcher 3 characters
It's interesting that in this video they even mention that Witchers are boys and not girls. Curious to see the reasoning they come up with that Ciri underwent the trials in the first place... and then how she managed to survive them.
Imagining that it is something like the events at the end of the last game stripped her of her powers or something shortly thereafter did. Perhaps it is even killing her and she has to try the trial just to survive... and it's only her blood that permits her to live.
Maybe she was even meant to die and her survival brings back the threat of the frost or something like that.
In the first game one of the female mutant you fight is pretty much a female version of the witcher.
It's called retcon, prepare yourself for more.
The Witcher schools are basically almost all dead / destroyed during the Witcher 3 timeline. There are NO more schools, no teachers - Every witcher in the Witcher 3 is, in effect, the LAST witcher living or likely to ever live (Witchers had already been dying as a group since Witcher 1 as the schools were already almost all wiped out by then). Ciri becoming a witcher is not a secret, she clearly underwent the trials with Geralt, not a school. There are side quests in the Witcher 1, 2 and 3 where Geralt finds some of the secrets behind the process of the mutations, so he likely pieces it all together to help Ciri undergo it. Done.
@@Hathur This is a lazy explanation that isn't up to CDPR's standards.
1. If she has her original powers the idea of her undergoing the trials makes her significantly weaker. If her goal is to slay monsters and save people - it would be better for her to just stay who she was.
At the end of The Witcher 3 she was SIGNIFICANTLY more powerful than Geralt, Yen, Triss, etc. If she was still who she was then in this trailer, that monster wouldn't have even touched her. She would have just obliterated it.
2. In the books they do not want to give her these things because they are convinced it will kill her. So they need a motive to want to give it to her in the first place (like maybe to save her life or something along those lines) and then they need an explanation as to how she survived... because not only is she female and not male - but the trials are done on younger and more resilient individuals in the first place. The only thing I can think of to solve this is her blood permits it to happen.
3. If the explanation is "She just wants to be a Witcher because it is cool and her adopted Dad was a Witcher... so she pumps herself full of stuff that could kill her when she doesn't need to"... then that is just a horrendous way to kick off a new trilogy.
CDPR can pull this off. But it has to be explained WAY better than some slop they just throw against the wall and hope it sticks.
@@lexalexa3604I highly doubt the author of the original books wasn’t involved. I wouldn’t be too concerned.
I can kind of understand why Ciri underwent the trial of the grasses. She survived the White Frost; there are none as powerful as her, so she's an exception. As to why she'd want to undergo it in the first place... Maybe she knew it would replace the powers she can't control/ elven blood (which she has always hated, as they make her feel used) with the mutations of a Witcher (which is what she wants to become).
bullshit.... her power are more great that signs she behave still like spoiled brat
Here is my speculation lol. The Trial of Grasses makes you infertile, and if your child has a 50/50 chance to either destroy or save the world, probably the best decision would be not to take these chances and avoid having children altogether.
@@infjelphabasupporter8416 she physically can’t pass the trial because the female body isn’t built for the Trial of Grasses. These are not the same people that made The Witcher 3
@marcsutton1751 the fact that they aren't the same people is a problem... But I don't think the female body is in regards to the trial. I mean, a female (or male) body isn't built to survive the White Frost either, and she did it anyways.
@@infjelphabasupporter8416 she’s a descendant of one of the most powerful eldars in history. She was destined to fight the White Frost. Gerald taught her how to make oils, traps, and other Witcher tactics and tools. If that is Ciri by the time the official story details comes out they have a lot of explaining to do
I already know this game is gonna be my game of the year in 2028
2026 maybe
2026
cyberpunk gave me PTSD
Cyberpunk was great on a capable pc from day 1. You all tried to play a cutting edge game on 10 year old mobile hardware lol
@@dougr8646 Nope, it wasn't even on high end pc's. Stop coping.
I liked her in Witcher 3, when you got to play her when she was on the run, and during cut scenes. Her character, It was believable.
Witcher 4 makes her look more…rough? Another masculine female character? Mutations get to her?
Idk, cautiously waiting to see what this turns into, hope it’s good.
The model they used for Ciri is absolutely frightening
Still sooooo many questions need to be answered, Like she'd a Child of Elder blood and the Lady of space and time why does she need/want to go through the mutations it's not like it's a simple thing. Has she lost that power hence why she wants to be enhanced through mutations and why on earth would Geralt sit by and let her do that after what it done to him and what Ciri saw it do to him?
So many people are asking the wrong why. She always hated her power that power will only make her a target for the rest of her life without it she's more free.
Basically just a retcon so a female witcher makes sense. She was already a superhero, the most powerful in the entire universe, this way they can keep the witcher title and get around the pesky lore and source material parts they don't like.
She never wanted that power. She'd trade it any day, if she could. And books never stated women can't pass the trials. Only that according to Vesemir and Triss, they don't know how she'd react, as _they_ never heard about women witchers. But we have good reasons to believe this was done by Cat school (especially in the CDPR game-lore) and straight up know this happened in the table-top RPG (CDPR approved tabletop game).
@@mcw-lg2dm You dont seem to know the lore very well. It really was obvious that people will question Ciri finally being mutated and a witcher. Ciri has consistently proven she’s far beyond traditional definitions of what a Witcher can be. With her Elder Blood powers, extensive training, and survival against overwhelming odds, she’s more than earned the title. Gatekeeping based on outdated or even false/ not entirely true criteria only limits the incredible possibilities that her story can explore. Let’s trust CDPR to deliver something extraordinary and embrace the evolution of the series. Poeple need to try to not to be so stubborn and embrace the direction the story is taking, Ciri’s journey is a natural evolution, not a betrayal of the series. From the beginning, Ciri expressed a strong desire to become a Witcher and worked hard to gain her strength and skills. Overcoming challenges, it's natural for her character to eventually become what she always aspired to be like Geralt. Moreover, Yennefer's attempt to help women undergo the Trial of the Grasses, as mentioned in The Last Wish, shows that the concept of women becoming Witchers has already been explored in the lore. While Yennefer’s efforts were unsuccessful, Ciri’s unique abilities, especially her Elder Blood, make her success in becoming a Witcher plausible. Especially now where she is way more capable to control her power than in the time where she couldnt. Therefore, Ciri becoming a Witcher fits within the established lore, aligning with themes already hinted at in the series. The fact is that the possibility of a female Witcher was always part of the story. End of discussion. Oh and its fantasy theres always a way it just needs to be written well enough.
@@dawoodoo8913 in the books it's plainly stated that like 60% of the young healthy males die during the trial, so the number of females that would die, due to biology, would be much higher than that. So its never worth the risk of even trying. My point is that the only reason they wrote ciri going through the trials was to have a female character who is officially a witcher. She didn't need to as she was already basically a superhero stronger than literally everyone else
Friendly reminder to keep your expectations in check: the game director and key lead members of Witcher 2 and 3 left CDPR several years ago, and CDPR pledged their loyalty to the cult of ESG after their Cyberpunk launch debacle nearly bankrupted the company.
yea, in my case witcher died the moment i saw ciri
CDPR let Netflix force Henry Cavill out in favor of the show writers who disrespect the lore
Now they are doing the same by retconing it
Phantom Liberty is good so i wouldn't worry, individuals are not irreplaceable, W3 is great because of entire team, not because of two or three people. The only way it can fail if it's going to have buggy launch, and false advertising like CP2077.
I feel like they forgot to mention somewhere in the beginning that the procedure to make a witcher, can and will strip them of there emotions
It doesn't actually. Example- Lambert is a goddamn prick who laughs at Geralt and Geralt laughs with him too. Also the Kaer Morhen drinking sequence when all the brothers are clearly happy and in a goofy mood. Its just the trauma of the trials getting in their way and supressing their emotions
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Ciri with passing the field of grass trial becoming a full mutated witcher and her elden blood is a deadly combo for her to take on powerful monsters and utilizing her magic and teleportation to masterful levels of power.
She is the chosen one
cant wait to play witcher in 2035
Too early, 2089
Absurd comment.
The Witcher is a classic, definitely needed this information!
Seems like yesterday to me. Making me feel old. Stop that
I really hope we get even more lore and understanding of the world in this one
I want more Geralt. Ciri in my mind became empress lol.
Geralt retired as a millionaire to his villa with Yenn.
Ciri as Empress was never going to be canon, the entire book series is about Ciri chosing to not be a god and chosing to become a Witcher.
Then wait for the Witcher 1 remake because it's next after this releasing
Geralt's journey is over. Let the wolf rest already.
I love how the team at project red actually use and reference the source materials of the Witcher and use it to enhance the stories instead of tossing it aside like Netflix did since they can clearly write a better story. That’s why their show is doing so well.
If Ciri's mutations are the exact same as the witchers' that came before her, then she no longer needs to worry about the prophesy around her bloodline. She's sterile now, so there's no risk of her having any prophesy babies.
Like you said she is like a Witcher but maybe without the consequences of it we don't know anything yet until some more information
Yes, I'm guessing that's why she did it. To try and prevent "destiny", I'm betting she's still gonna end up being the mother figure of a child - bingo bongo, prophecy still on track.
I thought the prophecy was done when she ended the White Frost.
This game is gonna break me emotionalwise.
Ciri is the kind of badass character we need more of in gaming. Cannot wait for this!
''Lore master'' at 6:28 mentions an event from the book, which event this is exactly referred to, I read the books but don't remember that particular situation?.
if this two's a lore master of witcher4, we're cooked.
It is in the books idk which one I think time of contempt or blood of the elves. She is learning to fight so she is no longer scared by her nightmares
"Ciri's more important than Geralt" WhAt!?! Have you lost your mind??
@SgtHodl in the books, she becomes the main character in like book four. And Geralt is chasing after her, but she is the main point of view.
Geralt appeared in 4 other games nobody cares about this ciri chick. She will not be popular like Geralt
@@siriusgaming3981 i read the books i didn't feel like she was ever the main I'd put her on the same level of Yen for character development. Also Geralt & Yen would NEVER let Ciri do the trial or fight monsters w/o OP elder blood powers this retcon is ridiculous
@@SgtHodlin the books ciri is stated to be the only key left to making new and better witchers
@@adriajones4044 Geralt retired a millionaire to his vinyard villa. It makes way more sense that he is running a Witcher school.
I thought the information about the trial of the grasses was lost. How tf can she drink a Witcher potion. It doesn’t make sense. I also I’m disappointed they didn’t go the cyberpunk route to create our own Witcher.
Creating your own Witcher has the same problem. Vesemir said Ciri's elder blood is the key to making new Witchers. Maybe the first 10 hours of the game is rediscoving ToG and becoming a proper Witcher with Geralt as the trainer.
Yea idk I love ciri but still wish they would’ve went with creating our own. They could have had her as a major character but still coulda went with her and geralt creating and training new witchers and take the story from there. Idk I’m just not a fan of this choice.
Nice lore drop. "She became a witcher between games" . No mention of how they got the knowledge to do the ToG , how a women survived it, why ciri is so emotional as a witcher. They're taking a big dump straight on to the lore.
@@e303gt fail troll fails. You clearly have no clue wtf you are talking about and have obviously never player any Witcher game. fail troll fails.
@@e303gt Witcher 3 quite literally starts with Geralt and Vesemir talking about Geralt's love for Yennifer and his longing for her. Vesemir is a jolly old grandpa to Ciri. The other Witchers are singing songs, telling jokes and laughing all night getting drunk.
I would hope they release a trailer or reveal of her transition to be a full mutant. Its a fence post that either they release it and explain it and generate more sales or they keep it for you to see for yourself and lose sales due to people thinking its click bait and they just desecrate the lore for her to become a mutant.
Witcher 4 goals:
1) Go through trail grass
2) Become a witcher
3) Go through mutations (Does Everybody Initiate)
4) Kill first enemy as the witcher (trailer)
5) Start story line with Ciri
6) Find Geralt
This all looks very good and promising. Man I can't wait. WHEN DAMMIT?
I got the feeling that they are about to pull a "TLOU 2" where they kill off Geralt early on to give Ciri motivation.
i think they kill ciri at the end of this game , and we get mad as fuck old
geralthino in the next 2 games xD
1000%
I'm gonna be completely fine with it as long as it will be handled properly
@marcuskane1040 nah bruh gerelt deserves to die old, he needs to be the vessemir of this next generation of witcher, or they can Indeed kill him and not make it like witcher 3
in the last book of witcher series, time is about 100 years later from witcher 3 game and geralt is still alive so no geralt not going to be dead.
That would be dumb af
I really like how expressive Ciri is with strong emotions on her face too. Hopefully in the game they will keep it that way.
@@undefinednull5749 yeah but if she's undergone the mutations in the trial of the grasses she should be stripped of her emotions entirely like geralt and all the witchers
@@jacobthibeault2778 They will make it cohesive with the books somehow. They even have bought the official rights to storytelling within the Witcher universe. Emotions make the trailer really awesome and they fill a large void.
@@undefinednull5749 I hope they can stick to the lore somewhat more but I'm still looking forward to playing it and seeing how her story plays out and what happened to geralt
The mentioned event that happened in 1373 in Magpie forest was in an epilogue of Lady of the Lake not Season of Storms.
Is Ciri a Witcher now? Like did she go through the trial of the grasses? I thought only teens can go through that cause their body is changing?
Seeing Ciri made me smile
From an Empress and the lady of time and space to a lowlife Witcher.
Totally horrible, i prefer the empress
Based Ciri
RETVRN TO WITCHER, REJECT MODERNITY
she always wanted to be a witcher, u act like she was forced shows u dont know lore at all, she wants to make her own destiny
From someone she was born as, to someone who she always wanted to be
@@sillylittlesheepjax6009 😂 i said I PREFER the empress, what Ciri wanted Is another story.
Many times, what the character wants doesn't happen, a become great and powerful all the same.
CDPR gave us better Witcher content than Netflix and the author himself. We're in good hands because *fate cannot be changed.*
From Witcher 1 to 3, this new one is highly debatable ...
I couldn't disagree more, the same people that worked in Witcher from 1 to 3 are most likely not involved in Witcher 4. They destroyed cannon, and broke lore straight up by making Ciri go through the Witcher mutation. She doesn't even need it, Ciri is powerful enough as herself. Ciri always wanted to become a Witcher but never could, even if she could survive the trials because of her uniqueness, Geralt wouldn't ever allow Ciri to try to go thought the Witcher trials, he wouldn't ever taken the risk of losing her. This game already makes no sense.
@@caioteixeira1541 Just wait and see what the plot is. lmao It's not difficult.
@@GeraltOfArabia better than the author himself? That's a silly take since all the best characters in the game are fan favourites from the book
But they can't give us better content anymore
Why would the lady of space and time with all her superpowers need to be a witcher to kill some monsters?
They need to explain how and why she lost her powers
They will. In the game. You will just have to wait
Don’t think she lost them, I think she has control
I'm sure they will, calm down
The entire book series is about her hating her powers and her wanting to be a Witcher like Geralt. Geralt retired in Witcher 3, him running a school makes sense.
she dont lost her powers bro
TOSS A COIN!!!!
The choice of musics in IGN videos is good
So excited to see post dimensional travel Ciri with mantis arms and sandevistan cyberware
The Witcher 3 is definitely one of the greatest games of all time. I’m super excited for this after seeing the trailer, it looks phenomenal! I have no doubts that CDPR will release nothing short of another award winning masterpiece.
As for Geralt being part of TW4. Forget Geralt! There is bigger questions on peoples minds.
*Will Gwent be part of TW4?* 😂
If you haven’t played either TW3 or Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on mobile/PC, I suggest you go and download them now!
Some people in the comments are hilarious. Yes, only boys are made into witchers, but I don't know where it says that women can't be witchers. They just aren't chosen to be witchers because women are generally weaker than men and would still be weaker after the mutations. Also their rate of survival for the Trials of the Grasses would be lower, so you would obviously make it a rule that only boys can be witchers. It's just logical. However Ciri is special, she is a child of the Elder Blood. If any woman has the vitality to survive witcher mutations it would be her. She might have even given up her Elder Blood powers for witcher powers. Perhaps the mutations took them away and then she was able to use normal magic which she was taught by Yennefer. My point is that wait for the game to explain this before you criticize.
It’s insane. People need ANY reason to hate something. They will all buy it, love it and be singing its praises post release. The internet and specifically comment sections are typically filled with the negative vocal minority. It’s sad. But there is plenty of positive vibes going around in regards to this trailer! I for one, cannot wait! But I’m sure we r 2-3 years away
Nah kid you just to chicken brained to get simple things . Boys wanna play boy characters because they can associate and save women that’s classic and that works. A
@@XiLock_Alotxur just low iq to get simple things .
I think because many are tired of the strong and independent female protagonist because 9/10 is written so badly and turned into the usual unbearable authoritarian figure.
Others are afraid that the plot has been put aside to promote political ideas (you can't blame them because lately it happens everywhere...)
I personally have no problem with Ciri as a protagonist, as long as they don't ruin her entire development as a character.
As for her becoming a witcher I don't know what to think, let's wait for more information... Some say that the manticore school also has female witchers but I don't know the reliability of the source.
But the problem is according to books, Geralt only gave her physical training, and not a single witcher ever wanted her to get through all those Trials. So I am a bit sceptical about her using elixirs in this trailer and also about how will they tackle her inherent powers.
5:47, for the people like me who've been wondering if she went through the trial of grasses to be able to take potions
The books specifically State females cannot be witchers.. but let's change the lore for inclusion and equity
@@chancellorgowron8992 Ok, so according to the books, just cancel Witcher 1, 2 and 3, they shouldn't exist.
@@chancellorgowron8992there’s no thing like “women can’t be witchers” they did try though and they did take little girls to schools however neither of them survived the trials. Is Ciri a simple girl? No. Would she survive the trials as a child? Probably yes, her blood would keep her alive. What inclusion are you talking about? She has the strongest powers both in the books and Witcher 3. That’s why everybody used to hunt for her.
@@chancellorgowron8992 REEEEEEEEEE!!!
@@chancellorgowron8992 you have to remember that the games are a separate entity to the books, while they do take heavily from them they aren’t canon to the books and are considered a seperate canon so girls being able to be witchers isn’t really a major stretch. Ciri becoming a witcher makes sense for her character, even in the books, and is an ending in W3. Having her undergo the trial of grasses and lose her elder blood magic is most likely a retcon for practicality reasons in terms of gameplay, not for “inclusion and equity”. Also, I’m fairly certain (although I may be wrong) that the books don’t directly state that girls CANNOT be witchers, just that girls DO NOT and have never been trained to be, however Ciri was trained to be one and I believe it’s even stated in the books that she’s destined to be one
The trailer shown in the TGA livestream has someone's voice like Geralt's saying "See you in the path", I hope he makes it to the 4th part as well.
That was Geralt, and they’ve confirmed he will be in the game.
Im low-key hoping that one of the new surprise content updates to cyberpunk 2077 is a run-in with a time traveling white-haired woman....
You wanna talk lore??? WOMEN CAN NOT LIVE THRU the Trial of the grasses. So you’ve already retconned the lore. Ciri being one of the most powerful people in the world, the mistress of time and space, why would she attempt to take a long dead experiment (no one alive knows how to do it anymore) that would probably kill her to gain what powers???to be able to drink a potion and use signs?? CDPR just wanted a female protagonist. They could’ve used one of the sorceresses. They’ve already ruined the lore and then they sit there and pretend to preach it to you, Ciri did not become mutant in the games or in the books.
In the books it's stated ciri is the only key to unlock how to make new and better witchers
Tell us you only played witcher 3 and think you know all the lore without actually telling us you only played witcher 3.
Seeing a face captured Ciri in the trailer makes me hope that a certain someone who just hanged his silver sword would return and take on the mantle and silver sword again.
I miss Jo Wyatt.
Same
Elder Blood Ciri, could be the most powerful Witcher. I'm just happy to get another Witcher game.
But she lost this power tho... She almost lost with weak ass monster in trailer
@@PythonForLifeBoysits just trailer
@@VancaGaming Geralt killed high class vampire in the trailer
@@VancaGaming Did you played Witcher 3? She was trashing monster like this within seconds...
@@PythonForLifeBoys i did..she slew wolfking, some random wildhunt Soldiers, and The navigator mage whom i forgot his name, the crones etc2.
With all due respect i never could get into the Witcher and i have tried it on numerous systems .. i feel weird almost because everyone seems to love it on the internet ; and despite me not being able to like it as much, i still can see why people would like it because it has many qualities .. 😅
People did not like Final Fantasy 16 but i did, some people could not get into Vampyr and it is one of my favourite games ..
I am not into medieval setting but i enjoyed the small part of Kingdom Come Deliverance i played years ago ..
I dont know whenever the witcher 3 is being spoken of, i really would like to feel the same but i am more attracted to the universe/ambiance of Cyberpunk 2077 despite not being able to play through the prologue because i played it on Ps4 slim in 2022 and i am actually thinking about getting it again ..
I am even more interested into other Lores that might be boring for the majority or just not as many players ( Banishers, Vampyr, Vampire The Masquerade Swansong, Final Fantasy 16, Kingdom Come Deliverance etc etc ..
I even enjoyed some lore on Star Wars Jedi Survivor more than Fallen Order ).
Ps : Despite it all, i would like to give The Witcher 3 and see if i can get into it 😅 , i like the Vampires, Werewolf, Ghosts and other monsters in it.
What playes who played Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 preferes ? 😊
Problem with Ciri going through the ToG is it clearly stated several times that everyone who knew how to conduct the trials died long ago!!! How could she go through the trials is there is no one who knows what it entailed?
@@bretmannix304 I'm sure that will be explained. Maybe she's travelled to other witcher schools, maybe she and Geralt did some searching and found lost knowledge, or maybe they've built up a new set of Trials which are safer by using newer ingredients/technology. Lots of potential options, all with compelling parts to them.
Perhaps there was an enclave of Witchers like Kaer Mohren except a different school because if memory serves me correct, there was the Cat, Wolf, Bear and Snake. So I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some hidden enclave that survived somewhere - also didn’t Yennefer perform the first stage of the ToG on Uma? So there is a possibility of the ToG being performed albeit not “properly” perhaps?
Yen learned to do that in order to lift the curse from Avallac'h
I'm convinced the haters have never played Witcher 3. The obviously canon ending based on all of the lore has Geralt retire with Yen and probably start a witcher school and Ciri going off to become a Witcher.
@Vandelgard Correct, if they actually played the 3rd game they'd know that the group learned how to make witchers again. That was Yens whole thing and it caused some drama concerning the morals behind creating more.
I left this girl at the castle at the end of Witcher 3 I made her go be queen and yet here it is a game about her 😒
Look better than Concord 2: Intergalactic
This game will have a better story than some movies
Can't wait for this, Witcher 3 is a stone cold classic.
Gerald Will appear they holding a secret ,and gwent probably only with online connection. Theory coming from their eyes , breath taking.
I'm assuming Ciri has gone through the Trial of the Grasses? How is she drinking potions or decoctions without the mutations?
I hope CDPR brings back Geralt in chapter 2 or 3 of the game, because we all bought this game and books because of him and the real story by Sapkowski.
Hopefully we can play as Geralt in TW4 just like we played as Ciri in TW3
Geralt: Ah shit, here we go again
Nah. He deserves his rest. That man has gone through so much pain and trouble. He should be happy with Yen.
@@troubadour0663 a hundred years after TW3 he’s still fighting and hunting monsters according to the books
@@westisthewaytogo He can do both. I don't think he should be the vagabond outcast till he dies. He earned his rest. He is rich iirc in the games. So a tucked away retreat where he trains new Witchers and is semi-retired is the way. That's my preference anyway.
@@troubadour0663 yea that’d be cool. I still would like to see an appearance in the next game
God i can't wait Ciri is one of my favorite characters in tw3
Hit this button if you want A Witcher Trilogy for Ciri like what they did with Geralt! It would be hard for CDPR but they can Still Do another Trilogy!
Also i am hype on how will Ciri Use her Elderblood as a skill set/moveset!
👇
Sadly tho,i dont think W4 would be released on 2025,i will let them cook if it means a More Quality Game
No I dont want a Ciri trilogy.
I want them to move away from Ciri and geralt
I really hope CD isn’t planning to fully strip Ciri of her elder powers. I get not wanting a super OP character, but taking away what made her so special seems…wasteful. Plus, I don’t want the gameplay to feel too similar to the original trilogy. Here’s hoping to a God of War-like reboot transition for Witcher 4.
There is a part of the trailer that we see her eyes glowing green...
God of war might be inspiration for gameplay like igni chains, and elder blood powers might work like kratos rage mode, OP but must be used carefully
kid this is not hack end slash game like God of War
Ciri has always hated her Elder Powers and despises the concept of destiny, she only uses them when she needs to. Ciri has always wanted to be a Witcher like Geralt.
I am completely fine with her being mutated. I just hope it gets some room to be told about in the game. Whether it's a flashback to watch or play, or if Ciri at some points share her experience verbally. It should be a rather a huge event and opportunity to introduce that struggle for her to overcome, leaving room for new good and bad experiences as a mutated witcher, new internal conflicts, new challenges and further growth in character. So it would be a shame if it is just brushed off just like "yeah, she mutated now because wow cool eyes", and do nothing more with it.
It would be like playing Edward Kenway drunk in AC4. It wouldn't be a pleasant experience from a gameplay perspective. A lot of red tinged screen and a lot of yelling from pain. Being tied to a bed and screaming.
@troubadour0663 yeah I meant more like the process of getting there but the procedure to be a cutscene
That guy looks like the monster from the trailer😄❤️
First game is absolutely worth playing, plus the fluid and smooth combat in it looks much more like what a Witcher should be in combat instead of the clunky fighting the clunky combat from 3. Plus 1 has much better alchemy and leveling up than W3.
I know this is probably not something they can answer, but can we at least see LETHO OF GULET? the kingslayer? Would love to see the grandmaster of the school of the Viper one last time.
The only thing you need to know is Ciri isn’t a Witcher because she couldn’t do the trials
Where did you get the info she couldn’t? They never even tried to do the trials on her simply because they didn’t have the recipes. And about 40 years passed since that time. Ciri also is probably the only person who is relatively safe to become a Witcher because her genetic is different from an ordinary person since she is a carrier of Hen Ichaer.
they literally said in the video that she has done the trials
good news to see geralt is there
Well time to go back to Witcher 3 for the 100th time 😅 can’t wait for this game 🔥🔥🔥
So now that there is no big war in the background - I wonder what the political or social upheaval in the Witcher 4 will be? Because all the Witcher games had that one big thing in the background and Gerald was always searching for Ciri.
It's known that witchers can't have kids. Now that Ciri went through the trials of the grasses, how can she fulfill the prophecy of having a child that will save or destroy the world when she can't even get pregnant anymore? I'm interested to see how they go around that plot hole.
I thought it just said a child of the elder blood. Not Ciri’s kid specifically?
@@neville2308 7:19 The lore designer himself said: "There are various interpretations of the prophecy but essentially they believe that Ciri's child will either be the savior of the world or the avenger who destroys it." I didn't read the books myself.
PS. Even if it's not her child, how can she have heirs who will inherit it if she can't reproduce? Perhaps her elder blood will prevent her from becoming infertile after the mutagenic process.
Also maybe mutagens affect women differently than men? Witchers are typically male could only sterilize men.
Maybe that's the point? Ciri spent her entire life running away from people who want to use her as a breeding stock either because of her titles or the power of the elder blood. By becoming sterile she could make that pointless, which would allow her to live in relative peace (though that might not be the right word to describe a witcher's life). She may also want to make sure that the prophecy does not come to pass and she won't give birth to someone who destroys the world.
Ciri despises destiny and hates her elder blood. Ciri would absolutely go through the trials to make it impossible to continue prophecy. She hates prophecy.
G-damn boys.. (and girls) I'm so excited for another witcher game. Only game series I had to go back and read the books, and it was all more than worth it
They, CDPR, embraced ESG... That's all I needed to know.
I wish they took our previous choices iinto account. I figured since they were moving to unreal they were going to do some kind of reboot to start their new chapter. Maybe decades later with small nods to your choices in the first game. Was also hoping for a character creator, but oh well. I just hope the game sticks the landing narratively, mechanically, and financially. 🤞🏿
I know geralts story has likely finished as a playable character, and it's decent to move on from him. Ciri is a brilliant choice . But a part of me would gladly play Geralt forever and ever, as long as the games stories move along as outstanding as they have always been from this brilliant book series as well as these brilliant games have been so far. Absolutely thrilled to know this is all happening
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Damn she grew up. Gotta finish the 3 rd one
Yeah like 40 years...
if this two is lore master of witcher4, we're cooked.
But can we make a living exclusively hunting families of goblins out of a mix of genocidal rage and doing thankless work that is left to rookies to hone their skills not realizing that those 'low level monsters' are still a threat to people and still a problem to be dealt with?
The only good goblins are the ones who never come out of their filthy holes! - Goblin Slayer (whilst killing baby goblins)
CD needs to make a Goblin Slayer game.
Love the Serbian Mythology inspiration!!
These dudes seem to know source material very well. This is the main difference between cd projekt and netflix screenwriters.
netflix stick to books CD dont so they can put geralt back share like ho wants to geralt back
@@Balkancryptomining netflix didn't stick to the books, I don't remember Yen willing to sacrifice Ciri to a hag to get her magic back. Or rave parties with prostitutes at Kaer Morhen. Geralt's story in the games has been well wrapped up and well ended. Bring him back in an adventuring mode and what was the point of B&W.
So i need to wait 25 more years to finally play my favourite game, of course only as a girl 👧, instead of having the option to create my own f@cking character after all those 25 freakin years of development 😢.
You expected a game franchise that never let you create a character to now do that?
Logic at its finest I guess
@aliquidgaming1068 Why not? Ciri is great and definitely has a huge role in the lore, but wouldn't it be nice if we could have the option?
@@antisystemicparadise1202 im saying it's beyond dumb to have expected to have a character creator in a franchise that never had that before.
And for me no. This franchise is about specific characters from the books to the games and following either one or two main POVs that being ciri and geralt. As by the fourth book you start to follow the pov of ciri alot.
This franchise isn't about making your own character.
@@aliquidgaming1068 Well ok i get that, it's a story driven franchise and it was just a thought and an ambition as well, it's not dumb to make thoughts, on the contrary it's creative unless you're that strict for some reason. Anyways, the Witcher to me is a saga story right?? In that story it wasn't only Geralt who was a Witcher or a bunch of others who were practically at the verge of retirement, and it doesn't mean it was only them left either. So why not to have a world in which you can create your own Witcher with a different plot??
@@aliquidgaming1068well clearly CD project red are making their own character cuz this ciri in this trailer is completely lore shattering and is not even close to the ciri we know from Tw3. If they had us play as her but didn’t destroy the lore turning her into a mutant the way they did maybe I’d give some grace but this is trash and makes the lore built in the books and last 3 games feel worthless. Right when she sipped on that potion and didn’t drop dead I knew they were pulling some BS.
Omg this game is still so far away! I need it now!!!!
Just wait for xLetalis to drop true Witcher lore
Books finished his story arc long before the first game was even released.
You really want to try and play this game of "b b b b but his story is finished now"
Yeah, and he's only 100. Witchers live to 500 years or more. What exactly is Geralt going to do during a 400-year retirement?
@@malceum Geralt will be running a Witcher school with a safezone. He's a millionaire with a vinyard villa and finally got his happy ending with Yen.
Bro literally said that Geralt is going to be around for a long time and that we should not expect to have seen the last of him, calm down lmao
Ciri in other game collabs will be hype too
Will Ciri be able to teleport like in Witcher 3?
But what about Lambert 😭
Finally, I get to play a game as a strong and powerful woman! 😂
counting down the days
People who say Ciri becoming a Witcher makes no sense clearly don't understand or know the lore. It has never been stated that women can't undergo the Trial of the Grasses. The issue for women is biological: due to differences in physiology, they are less likely to survive the process. The mutagens target specific biological systems, and women’s bodies tend to react differently, making the process more lethal for them. So of course they chose boys because they were more likely to survive.
Ciri, however, isn't just an ordinary human, by the end of The Witcher 3, she learns to control her powers to a significant degree. Given her unique abilities and Elder Blood, it’s entirely plausible that she could survive the Trial. Yennefer also attempted, in The Last Wish, to adapt the Trial to make it less lethal for women. So, what’s the real discussion here? It has always been stated as possible. Its just that nobody witnessed otherwise and that the survival rates of women is very low. Before voicing an opinion people need to fact check if that what they say is even right.
yea cuz they die so its a waste of time, yea u can do whatever: jump from a clif if u a bolder but u cant if u a human
Seeing this post makes me smile.. a true fan indeed
i personaly dont have problem with the proces. But I am strongly wandering, what makes ciri to do that. Like in the books, geralt clearly doesnt want her to do trial of grass. Lot must hapend after the last game.
@@ondrejstajer8434 Ciri doing Trial of the Grasses is probably the first 3 hours of Witcher 4. Geralt is probably running his own school, he's a retired millionaire with a villa.
THANKS YOU @dawoodoo8913 you are the only one to understand the witcher here 😉
Wind's howling.
Only thing I didn’t like was that Ciri isn’t going to be neutral
What does that mean when it comes to story choices or am I going to be forced to lean a certain way?
Garrett wasn't really neutral
He also wasn’t a knight in shining armor looking to do right by the world.
@@Panamaniax507They gave you choices the same way you probably will get choices with Ciri.
Why'd they change her face to look like that?
I really wish they would of made a create your own character for witcher 4... like the idea of picking a look style and witcher school could have been insane
Now this is a good thing ciri as new protagonist i taught it would be some nobody but nah let's go but i also waiting for the Witcher 1 remake the most i want to see thr beginning of the trilogy
Fine ill do another 500 hour playthrough of the Witcher 3 all DLCs 100 percent.
GWENT!!