Pls don't unsubscribe if you like Triss. that was a joke 🧡 Also remember that this is a booktube channel! I will be putting out more Witcher videos (bc it is the most important series in my life) but they will be spaced out :)
@@obergefreiterhack647 Yennefer and Geralt both have their share of affairs... but I don't think Triss ever did or ever would cheat on Geralt. She's the real keeper.
Netflix changed Dandelion fundamentally, and it's not just about his relationship with Geralt. As harsh as it sounds, book Dandelion isn't a comedian, but the punchline. He's supposed to be an _unintentionally_ funny, semi-oblivious dreamer, not a sarcastic rock star.
Semi-oblivious. That's a perfect word. You can't tell if he's pretending to be oblivious or if he's actually oblivious but kind of knows about it. Probably both
Ehhh, im part way through Lady of the Lake and can def understand turning his character into a rock star type personage. He’s exceedingly well known and when he lets his fame get to him he’s very much a sarcastic rock star. I view that more as a character flaw than anything though, as naturally his character is as you describe it; unintentionally funny but deep down, past his elitist douchiness, he cares for his friends greatly. I just see sequences like the audience at the Bleobheris Tree in the first chapter of blood of elves treated Dandy like he’s a superstar (and a little sacrifice) and in lady of the lake where he breaks his promise to Geralt about finding Ciri and choosing to stay with Anarietta in Toussaint as particular examples of him becoming that douchey sarcastic rock star.
@@elvancor to be honest, those last couple of books are indispensably important to understanding the main characters of The Witcher lol. Hard times drive them to desperate measures where you see their real characters get drawn out. I suggest you finish up the series - it’ll make the decision to make Dandelion a sarcastic rock star quite understandable.
@@johnstewart2981 I might, though the last one I've read already felt tedious to get through. Judging by the five books I know, I seem to enjoy CDPR's take on the universe more than Sapkowski's original vision.
The thing that I dislike about The Empress ending is how we got there. I don’t think that Geralt would take Ciri to Emher in the first place, and how things went with Dijkstra and Roche in Radvid's assassination mission
On that same note, Geralt is never portrayed to be selfish enough to not take her to meet her father. In the empress ending, I'm sure Geralt, being the absolute honorable and kind hearted hero he is, he'd want his adoptive daughter to be safe surrounded by thousands of armed legions and within a fortified palace at that. Sorry about the rant.
I also can't see Geralt taking Ciri there and about the assassination mission, it's very important to have a deep conversation with Dijkstra and learn that his goal is to establish a more modern and civilized government and when you learn that Roche has some secret agreement with the emperor, the choice is easy to do. I choose to follow Roche before but when i had some hints that he was just a guy ready to bend the knee for some power i turned on him.
@@kukipett Roche is pretty open about his absolute loyality to Temeria. He's also not very bright when it comes to politics. In Witcher 2, he's willing to sell himself out to Radovid to prevent civil war and preserve Foltest's bloodline, and Geralt has to explain to him why it's a bad idea. I find Thaler more convincing. It at least sounds like a good deal, providing Emhyr won't screw them over. Maybe not even surprising he didn't, since at that point it was victory speedrun any % for him, before someone shoves knife in his back.
@@kireta21Temeria's alliance with Nilfgaard is the best outcome for the both of them. In The Witcher 2 it's very much explicitly said that with the lack of Temerian Monarch, Radovid is quick to try and take over Temeria for himself. Their deal with Nilfgaard ensures Temeria not only maintains its Sovereignty, but most likely that Anais will become Queen as Foltest's legitimate Heir. And in turn that means Emhyr gets one less thorn in his side to worry about, because clearly saving resources to win the War as quickly as possible is a matter of life or death for him.
I'm Czech and I love playing the Witcher games in polish. It's the best language for both the humor and the emotions, and Gerald sounds SO MUTCH better. Also the Polish version of The Wolven Storm Is my favorite piece of videogame music, makes me cry every time. Polish also sounds a lot like hystorical czech so I can understand a fair portion without reading the subtiteles if I pay attention. Here In czech we love Witcher so mutch we made our own con(Blavicon)
4:34 I think pretty much everyone had a crush on either Regis, Detlaff or both of them while playing through Blood and Wine. Like, how can you not love how chill Regis is and how dedicated Detlaff is
i really like that the og Geralt group(milva, kahir...) is in the quent card, but sadly not really in the dialog of Geralt und Regis, and i enjoy the books in English and German and sometimes the German translation is more fiting/imersiv, especially in the battle of brenna
My most unpopular decision is siding with Dijkstra over Roche. I just thought Dijkstra was so funny and I had to side with the tank! Also he's a decent ending and I just couldn't let that creep Emhyr win...
Honestly, mostly surprisingly reasonable takes. I was very surprised to not be angry at any of them, except perhaps a bit peeved about the "story too long comment"
I’ll always say that the developers made it so first time players of the Witcher 3 would pick triss most of the time, if you have no experience with the Witcher franchise as a whole
OMG 100% agree that keeping the name Jaskier for the show was a horrible decision, that was only done so they can say they are faithful to the books while absolutely butchering the story. Czech translator of the Harry Potter books, which have a lot of weird names with specific meaning. You keep the original name if your audience still understands the reference, if it's very specific you translate to your language's equivalent. Dandelion is a good translation it nicely conveys his flamboyant nature, so there was literally no reason to change it. They were just pretentious.
Mine one is that TW3 does a horrible job explaining why Yennefer didnt contact Geralt sooner. The explaination is that she is just mad that he had a relationship with Triss... which isnt his fault. TW2 even explains that Yennefer also lost her memory, so why couldnt they go with that too? I agree Geralt would not take Ciri to Emhyr. Ciri specifically asks for his advice on it, and seeing that Emhyr is a scheming warlord that absolutely does not have her best interest at heart, that is the instigator for all these wars, Geralt would not give him the time of day. The empress ending would never happen, and being a leader of an empire will not necessarily change the nature of the empire. There are too many factions and people that wants the empire to keep pushing for war, oppression etc. It's a horrible ending for Ciri imo
After watching this video, as well as our discussion in the previous video's comments, I think you do have a lot of valid points for why Triss not a good choice for Geralt.
hehe 😈 again. i get it if the player chooses Triss bc they like cute redheads but Geralt catches one whiff of lilac and gooseberries and hes down bad 🥰
Man, a fellow pole who hates our accent? Sold. Other than that, there's an entire essay that can be written in response to this video :D But I'll spare you and say just those two most glaring things, calling Go'D one dimensional is criminal, he seems like the most fitting fan creation to the witcher universe ever and while playing, I sometimes forget he's not from the og books! Then the ending, I feel exactly like you said, best for the world is to either let Ciri be the empress and somehow survive all the incoming assassination attempts or let Dijkstra get the crown without being dumb. Other than that, I agree, Henry looks nothing like Geralt but he was the hero netflix definitely did not deserve. Can't wait to see my favourite literary character (Regis) be butchered thoroughly as was every single existing character. Pozdro!
Thanks for commenting! Want to clear one thing up: I definitely did NOT say that G.O.D. Is one dimensional because he most definitely is NOT. I think an argument is to be made that he’s the best addition to the Witcher world by CD Projekt. 😄
@@valliyarnl Oh, no no, not you, but someone from those hot takes said something along those lines as I understand comparing him and Dettlaff to the wild hunt :) And btw, also agree that Eredin is so much more interesting in the books!
When I first got into the Witcher, I picked Triss. After reading the books, I HAVE to pick Yennefer. Yennefers character is far better understood in the books.
Letho doesn't get enough love. Almost completely irrelevant in 3, but he is so well written in 2 that I genuinely believe you could put him in the books and he wouldn't be out of place at all. The final dialogue with him in 2 is probably my favourite piece of writing from any of the games, and "loyal, secret genius, meathead" is not a character I ever expected to see in anything except maybe a comedy. Is this an unpopular opinion? I have no idea.
I do not find the author's description of the place adequate especially. Kudos to CDPR for that. But i think CDPR has changed W3's art style couple of time from dark fantasy dark colours and bulky models to pastele pelletes.
I literally just found your channel and as someone who likes both Yenn and Triss hearing " unsubscribe if you like Triss" made me 😢 lol. Like if you like Triss more thats fine if you like Yenn more thats fine or if you dont like neither and prefer shani more thats fine to 😂 Ngl im just tired of always seeing people shit on each other just because they dont like or choose the same things ;-;
@@valliyarnl just the intro and also i had not seeing your video cause at the time i had barely found your channel. Also when i said i was tired of seeing people sh1t on other peoples opinions i meant that in general not about you. I aint hating that was just my first impression. Anw just followed ya after seeing the witcher ranking vid.
Triss doing what she did, especially when Geralt lost his memory is so fucked up! On my first play through, I picked Triss because I came into The Witcher cold. When I learned of what she did, I stuck with Yen all the way. And Triss even calls Ciri “little sis” when they all reunite in Kaer Morhen. So if you pick Triss, you’re getting into some Hub territory. Yennefer is Ciri’s mom, and Geralt is her father. Idc that Emimyr is her bio dad, Geralt and Yen are her parents. Not mention that Emimyr wanted to marry her and have kids with her. I get that that’s what Royal families did and still so, but it’s disgusting.
if yennefer has a thousand fans, i'm one of them. if she has ten fans, i'm one of them. if she has zero fans, someone should check-in on me bc that means i'm dead
I’m so happy to watch content of other women loving the Witcher. I’m obsessed with the books and the Witcher 3, but I literally know nobody else in my life who knows about them, so this is wonderful
hot girls love the witcher. its just a fact 👸🏼 so glad to see other women finding this video! don't get me wrong, love the gentlemen, but seeing girls get excited about it is super special
You're not alone! Glad to see as well more women who like the books and want to talk about the Witcher. 👍 I loved the books since they've been translated into Czech in the late 90's - for me one of the best fantasy series (aside from Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt, although that one's now a bit weird in the latest books - but that's another story). I've always appreciated how CDPR managed to picture the Continent and the characters so very close to their book originals. Even though they did deviate from some of the stories/canon here & there, overall the games in the Witcher series are spectacular! @valliyarnl - Great video, good discussion! Although I admit I've never liked Yennefer from the start since the books. And it has nothing to do with the games, nor with Geralt or Triss. Understand her very important role in raising Ciri and shaping her character & abilities, but I still think she's one of the worst (behaving) characters I've read in a book - and that's actually a testament to how wonderfully Sapkowski managed to write her. She's written very well - to the point she's so believable, that I wholeheartedly dislike her. 😏 In short - just because she had a tough life, it doesn't give her the right to treat everyone now like a piece of... well, you know... Aside from that - I tend to see things rather from a bigger perspective, so for the ending of the Witcher 3 game I believe Ciri as Empress is the best outcome, that has the most positive impact on the Continent. Even though she herself might be not so happy about it, but I think Ciri as a character would understand this as a form of responsibility, that she has towards the world and would accept it in the end.
My unpopular take is that from Radovid's perspective it makes sense that he burns witches. Not only did the lodge (Philipa) assasinare his father and humiliate him all his childhood, sorceress are helping Nilfgaard with the war. And the way I see it, he just has a lot of paranoia in the witcher 3. His chess speech makes sense if you let him explain it to you, and he is a great strategist, allying himself with the church of the eternal fire to win Novigrad and beating Nilfgaard (when they heavily outnumber him and Emyr is a good strategist as well) so bad that Emyr's own councelors decide to off him.
I always drew mental parallels between Radovid and King James the 1st of England (and 6th of Scotland) - he was convinced a bunch of witches conjured up a storm to prevent him from marrying Anne of Denmark and wrote his book Daemonologie on diabolism. He was also responsible for the insane exacerbation of witch trials in Britain right before the scientific revoloution. Both are very similar to me - paranoid, in their minds justified and self proclaimed "philosophers". (James was certainly a bit more rational/sceptical despite common belief)
Yes definitely. Radovid is a bit coocoo for cocopuffs when we meet him in W3 but I love how we see him get more and more paranoid throughout the series. Fascinating character 100%
@@valliyarnlwhen playing W1 i wondered how did he get so crazy in W3 then after playing W2 it made sense. THEN after reading the books I thought that CDPR made good work with his character.
He may be right in his reasoning to some extent, however burning every single one of them, forming special units specifically for extermination, banning all kinds of magic, no matter how big or small it is. I believe Djikstra has said it best, saying that Redania is ruled by a madman - a cunning one, but still a madman, no matter his past, reasons or beliefs. Djikstra is obviously biased as well, however when it came to people I believed he had a good outlook on everyone.
@@therealnemesis1627 that is a great opinion, i forgot to mention that non-humans and sorcerers sided with Nilfgaard from what I understand, therefore he is also weakening his enemy. I agree with you that he has gone way out of the necessity, but that is what paranoia does to ppl
I personally love the ending where ciri becomes a witcher, because i like the idea of her following in her "father's" footsteps. After training with geralt as a child and everything they have been through, it's awesome to see her fully adapting her witcher trait. Also the scene where geralt gives her the new sword is so freaking wholesome ❤
I prefer the bittersweet Empress Ending, because the Witcheress Ending feels too much like your average happy Fantasy coming to your average happy conclusion. Not to mention, the Witcheress Ending is incredibly selfish, because Ciri will do a lot more good as the Ruler of the North and South than playing Witchers, which she will never be because she never undertook the Trials. Yes, yes, she's strong and she can teleport, but realistically, she'll never have Geralt's reflexes, and a single mistake would be fatal to her as she doesn't possess a Witcher's endurance nor ability to consume potions. Lastly, to each their own i guess, but following the Blood and Wine Ending where Ciri visits you in Corvo Bianco (if you're crazy and you romanced no one or you're using Mods), it's clear that Ciri will have ample opportunities to visit her "Father" in Toussaint who's enjoying a well-deserved retirement, while it's also suggested that her relationship with her actual Father is improving as well, and i find that wholesome.
@@Tomcat_CentauriI disagree with this stance on so many levels lol. You’re treating the Witcher like it’s some sort of fallout new Vegas type universe, where factions are the ultimate concern of its main characters. This could not be further from the truth. In the novels, which the games are sequeling, this idea that it’s “selfish” to not become an empress is unbelievable. It’s genuinely jaw-droppingly misinformed. Are you aware of Nilfgaard lmao? What they did, what Emhyr did? Who they employed? How close they brought the end of the world? How much death they waged in the name of “progress”? And most notably of all, what they did to Ciri lmao? Emhyr’s pursuit of her is to blame for several near-death scenarios for Ciri. Her taking the teleportal to the Korath Desert in Tor Lara. Skellen sending Bonhart after her. Vilgefortz exacerbating his maniacal search for the elder blood (which he did by tearing out the wombs of women). Cintra being razed down. The second war with the north. Emhyr and Nilfgaard deserve absolutely NO sympathy from Ciri or Geralt. To them, they are both completely disenfranchised and hated figures by many. So it’s honestly ridiculous to consider it “selfish” not to force yourself to become the emperor for an objectively heinous faction. You would greatly reconsider this perspective if you read the books. And please do - they are phenomenal. But get it out of your head that Nilfgaard is this group of forceful benefactors bringing order to the chaotic North. They are evil, continuously commit heinous war crimes, rape, pillage, and the definition of contemptuous violence in the entire series. Not only did they put Ciri at risk of death, but they literally destroyed her entire life. But nooooo, it’s selfish to not want to permanently be the empress of a country you despise, based off some backwards logic of succession. No, my friend, that’s simply untrue. Everything about this series makes the witcheress ending 10 times more optimal than the Nilfgaard ending. For one, it concludes Ciri’s story finally, and in a way that is true to the books. Also, we’re one to talk about “average fantasy endings” considering how the books end lmao. If you’ve played the games then this isn’t a spoiler, so imma just say it. After being killed at the pogrom in Rivia, Ciri literally uses space aged teleportation powers to bring Geralt and Yen to the Isle of Avalon, where they live happily ever after in King Arthur’s court. Is that a cop out or what lmao? So even if you don’t like the Witcheress ending, its happiness is completely in line with the series.
@@johnstewart2981 Very bold of you to assume my entire stance on the Witcher world based on a short message, because there's clearly some things you've misunderstood. I'm well aware The Witcher isn't like Fallout and that our Protagonists are about navigating between the warring Factions, not joining them. Which doesn't mean i can still think that the Witcheress Ending is a selfish Ending, because as i wrote before, Ciri will never be a Witcher. She hasn't undergone the Trials, she'll never be able to consume potions, and despite her abilities, she'll never have a Witcher's reflexes or constitution. One mistake and she's dead, period. However, the Empress Ending allows Cirilla to do a lot more good on a vast scale throughout the Continent, more so than just hunting the occasional Monster. Besides, since you've read the books you'll remember that Geralt insists since the very first one that the Witcher profession is a dying one because there's fewer Monsters every year, so there isn't even much of a "point" to become a Witcher or pretend you're one. But ascending the Throne of the most powerful Nation on the Continent and perhaps try to guide them in a gentler direction. Sometimes the "right" choice isn't about what You/Ciri wants, but it might be about putting aside your own personal happiness to do what's best for the Continent. After all, after defeating the Wild Hunt and essentially saving the World, why not go all the way ? While you're right about the Games sequeling the Books ( obviously ) it's also worth noting that CDPR did make some "adjustments" to both story lines and characters, altering a few things and waving some of the more dubious plotlines of the books. So i know that a lot of people love to use to books to support their games arguments otherwise most of said arguments tend to fall apart, but personally i consider the CDPR lore to be sort of its own thing. And thus, the CDPR version of the characters slightly different as well. I absolutely am reading the books as we speak, unfortunately i'm not done with them yet ( i want to finish them, but also i don't because then they're over, you know what i mean ? ) and what i'm most interested about is the nuance of the characters in them compared to the CDPR interpretation. I know how they end and i know what happens through them as well, but it seems to me people have a lot of varied opinions and interpretations about them, and while they love to bring to the table the same arguments from the books, they also love to ignore some other elements of them. I also don't know where you got the idea that i think Nilfgaard is some kind of benevolent Faction. They're harsh, ruthless and brutal. What i think is that none of the main Factions of the Continent are good, and all are evil in their own way. The Northern Kingdoms aren't any better, if not downright worse for their constant attempts to genocide the Elder Races whenever they can, but i'm also aware that the books and games take place from a Northern perspective, and thus are to an extent biased. One thing is for certain, everyone loves to play the poor innocent victim in the Witcher. Even the Scoia'tael are from from being guiltless. So yeah, as you said, Ciri saving Geralt and Yen is an absolute cop out, but then again without that we wouldn't have any Games either, so they had to survive somehow. Right after however, the Games go back to following the Dark Fantasy vibe of the Witcher and immediately start to get pretty grim. Heck, the Witcher 3 is probably the least grim Game of the series, and that's saying much. Last but not least, we don't HAVE to agree on everything and it's usually okay to have diverging opinions regarding The Witcher 😄 It's a complex Universe, and not everyone will have to same outlook on it. Genuine Radobitch supporters are wrong though, and that's factual, not an opinion.
@@Tomcat_Centauri I personally do agree with the fact that CDPR’s continuation is odd, considering the retconns of crucial plot points from the books like the lack of false Ciri anywhere in the games. But I can assure you that after reading the books thoroughly, the character of Ciri as you see her in TW3 is extremely similar to the Ciri in Tower of Swallows and Lady of the Lake. That same Ciri who only cares about her loved ones. To me, that demeanor is intrinsic to her character and handing her over to Emhyr betrays not only that character, but Geralt’s as well. He’s done an insane amount of heinous things against Ciri’s pursuers. Has put himself in death’s path to make sure she lives her own life. The whole idea of them saving Ciri was to make sure she lives a lovely life, free from the shackles of overlords breathing down her neck. And she ends up doing so. In the books, she’s the lady of space and time. Her reward for her insane hardships that she overcame is limitless exploration of the multiverse. Quite poetic; the swallow in the cage has been freed. And considering this, the Witcheress ending makes complete sense as well. Considering Ciri is quite similar in TW3 to the same Ciri who escaped Tir Na Lia in the last book, I view the argument that her becoming an empress is “the best ending” just due to some political consequences is not sound. Not in the slightest. Geralt gives Ciri to Emhyr and permanently ruins her chances of living life as that free spirit that she was destined to be. That’s fucking awful lmao. It’s contradictory to the entire series. So if we’re going to be fans of this series who decry the Netflix series, perhaps we should also be looking at this ending in a similar lens because it makes literally no sense for Geralt to do. To each their own, but Geralt is not a blank slate. He is not a Tav or a Courier. He has an incredibly storied history, he is his own person through and through. The fact that this choice exists is a cop-out, a gameplay additive to make the ending of TW3 feel as impactful or more so than TW2 TW2 could get away with it because Geralt was still an amnesiac when it came to making decisions. But not in TW3. There, he knows everything. The years of chasing Ciri. Of protecting her. Of finding her. All of it. To hand her over to the same guy who employed fucking Vilgefortz to hunt her down is so unbelievably out of character, that it’s a laughably Deus-ex-machina kind of ending where it expressly seeks to add artificial “player choice” to an array of endings. And I, for one, view Deus ex machina in narratives to be the lowest form of story writing. It’s lazy. It’s cheap. And if by some logical metric it “fosters peace in the realm”, I don’t really care. Even past the character contradictions, it conveniently undermines the entire story of this saga. For that reason I cannot possibly subscribe to the idea that it’s “the best ending” lol. Discussing political consequences in The Witcher is laughable, it’s always been and always will be about the bond between family and friends.
It's a shame that Iorveth ended up being cut content in Witcher 3. It's actually a damn shame that these CD Projekt Red's projects are plagued with development problems and rushed releases. About the ending, I remember getting Ciri as a Witcher ending and I was really emotional about that. Seeing the sword with Zirael written on it was pretty fantastical to me.
Triss seems nice and sweet at first glance, but when you know her whole story, that's when you know she's not at all as nice and sweet as she looks. In the books and the game, she betrayed Yennefer (her best friend) several times - when she seduced Geralt despite knowing how much he meant to Yennefer and when she didn't lift a finger when Yennefer literally begged her for help at the end of the books. Triss then chose the lodge of the sorceresses, an organization that wanted to use Ciri as a pawn for their own benefit. Thats not how a kind and sweet person behaves :). Even in the last book, where after everything that happened Triss is like „Geralt will forgive me bla bla bla”, Yennefer literally tells her that Geralt would be able to forgive her for what happened to him, but he will never forgive her for what was done to Yennefer and Ciri, and thats 100% true. Geralt doesnt care about himself, but he would kill for Ciri and Yen and Triss betrayed them both. So yeah…on the other hand Yen seems cold and aloof at first glance, but she would do anything for the people she loves, regardless of the consequences, and for that she has my undying respect🫡
Well, I didn't read the books, I've only played the games and read most of the lore. I got attached to Triss because she's featured in all 3 of them but this puts everything into another perspective. I do like Yen, but since I recently replayed all the 3 games I sticked with Triss coz Im a hopeless romantic lol. I guess most people who choose Triss are Gamers, while those who choose Yen also read all the books, perhaps I should read them aswell Edit: I use to play the way I want, I always considered Yennefer being the best pick for Geralt, that is quite obvious to be fair, but yeah, I guess, some go with Triss coz they don't think/care what's best for Geralt, but instead go for what THEY want Plus... Ginger haired girls make me weak 🤷🏼
For me Triss of the books is not the same as Triss of the games. In the books, she is more like a manipulative person who like to do thinks only for her own happiness. For example, she uses magic to f*ck with Geralt when he just had a argument with Yen. ( I'm learning English so sorry for the mistakes.)
I can't remember which RUclipsr it was (probably xLetalis if we're being honest lol) but I recall someone saying that the bad endings of the base game and both DLCs are most in line with how the Witcher would actually play out. And I hate that I agree. I don't think Geralt would sell Ciri out (like xLetalis loves showing) but a the other choices you make really do feel like those of a man who's just gotten his daughter back and is now over protective of her. Blood and Wine's bad ending is the most in line with the world. Geralt needing to be bailed out of prison by Dandelion with several important people dead
yeah i think that was xLetalis (our king) but Neon Knight also has really good videos where he goes through each decision book Geralt would make in the games. very very good videos
I stand by my Dijktra comment and will not tolerate any Big D slander!!! Thank you for validating my stance, even if you said scrubbed pig and glossed over the “FRESHLY” scrubbed pig part 😌 my man cleannnn 🧼 Great video as always!
@@miguelangelgarciamunoz4793 In the short stories she treats him like crap, as he does to her, but in the novels they actually form a healthy relationship as the books progress.
My preferred ending: 1) Geralt ends up with Yen 2) Cerys rules Skellige 3) Dijkstra rules the united northern realms 4) Emhyr is finally dead 5) Ciri becomes a witcher I read the books too, didn't get to play Witcher 1 or 2 so didn't care much about Roche
I agree with all your points except Dijkstra. The North has committed far too many crimes against non-humans and mages for me to allow them to win under Dijkstra. An independent Temeria with Nilfgaard winning the war is what's best for everyone.
@@MrNeosantana With Dikstra, the non-humans and mages are a normal part of society and the north is finally investing in industrialization (therefore education aswell very likely which eventually will improve the life quality of non-humans and basically everyone)
Only ever taken the "best" ending where Geralt and Ciri meet up in White Orchard to go off witchering together. I can't bring myself to choose anything else.
Strongly disagree on the last one... SPOILER WARNING I guess? But yeah Geralt would never take Ciri to Emhyr. Basically he would let her make her own decision. But only when you choose the "you shouldn't" option Geralt actually tells her, that Emhyr only wants to see her because he has plans for her. Only then does Ciri know the full picture. And she then makes her own decision. Geralt would never take Ciri to Emhyr. He says that in the books during the end. He says in game that he will only if she wants it - which she doesn't, that's also stated in a little off screen conversion between her and Yen as she tries to convince her. And if you choose the "you should" option Geralt has to convince her with "he's your father" which Is a bullshit point in his case... With the Choices lore accurate Geralt would make, Ciri would become a Witcher. And I'm gonna die on that hill! XD
The game lets you choose what kind of father to be to Ciri. You can be judgmental and demanding or you can care about her feelings and let her make her own choices. But follow one path too far and she ends up dead.
I like Triss because my first game was Witcher 2. I stayed with her in Witcher 3 as I knew her better than Yen. But objectively I agree that Yen is a better fit for Geralt. Triss is more of a naive lady while Yen is a proper woman. In many ways it's odd they even added this whole romance between Triss and Geralt considering her character and actions. It should have just been plain and simple "I seduced you because I wanted you. Sorry about that. If you want to repeat, let me know". None of this love nonsense when their characters are so different.
My unpopular opinion: Book Geralt would not want any of the Wild Hunt endings for Ciri, he wouldn't want her risking herself as a Witcher, he wouldn't want her being "brood mare" of Nillfgaard (his words, blood of elves), nor would he want her out of his life. I wish there was an ending where she is the apprentice of Yennifer, as I think this fits best, and would be what the characters want.
Funnily enough, I agree with your conclusions! - but I don't agree with your reasoning - Witcher ending: I never felt like Ciri should become one. I actually wrote a long, rambling reddit post about my reasoning for it a little while ago! It's too "neat" an ending for the world, and tries to reframe being a witcher as something worth aspiring to, when, afaik, no one ever *wanted* to be a witcher, not even Ciri, who only got her training due to necessity (what the only guy who didn't want to use/kill her being a witcher). There are also the logistical issues of her being physically only human, not being able to drink witcher potions/antidotes to compensate for physical shortcomings, and only having, like... at most half a year of actual witcher training. Everyone always plays up how she's been trained by the best witchers ever, but forget that she spent *one winter* at Kaer Morhen. A *decade* ago. The only things she knows about monsters was whatever she managed to pick up at *twelve* years old. - Empress: my personal favourite, but I agree that neither version of Geralt would want that for her if she didn't want it herself. For game Geralt, the brood mare thing probably wouldn't be that big an issue, though. The situation's changed quite a bit since the end of the books, after all; Ciri is acknowledged and widely known to be Emhyr's daughter. She'd also a sword-swinging, teleporting menace. Ain't no one forcing her into anything, as game-Geralt now full well knows. Completely disagree on the Yen thing. Those two would love more time together, I'm sure, but Ciri couldn't be apprenticed to a sorceress even if she wanted to be. She completely gave up on "classical" magic after the incident in the desert and only has her Elder Blood powers left, which Yen doesn't really have any idea about.
@@valliyarnl I only know about Annarietta and Dandelions relationship from the games. And little at that since I never got the bad ending where Dandelion shows up. I don't know how deep it is or if there is more in the books. I have only read the short stories and the first book. I just really like Annarietta.
Also I adored how long TW3 was, when I finished it, it felt like such an achievement, like I’d gone through so much and the cohesive, compelling story all the way through was such a breath of fresh air in video games
That comment about ciri appealing to the 'male gaze' is so shortsighted and biased it annoyed the hell out of me. If you look at like that from everyrhing there is to Ciri, even just the witcher 3, you are looking with coloured glasses
Great video! I actually got into The Witcher series because of Netflix during the pandemic. Then I played The Witcher 3 and read all of the books. The Witcher 3 became one of my favorite video games of all time. And needless to say I now try to forget that the show ever existed haha
Ahhh I love this comment! See that’s the one good thing that came out of the TV show! It got the Witcher out to new people like yourself and have you a gateway to fall in love with the world and characters thru the video game and novels 🥰
As for empress ending being the right one, it is rather simple. It happens if Ciri is given an option to accept Emhyr's offer. The choice isn't forced upon her. The witcher ending happens if Ciri is never given an opportunity to choose anything else. If the witcher ending was better, Ciri would have picked being a witcher over going back to Nilfgaard. Also, a fairy tale happy ending just doesn't fit in the universe of The Witcher. However, a bittersweet ending fits perfectly within the overall atmosphere of this universe. And that is precisely how I call the empress ending.
I used to believe this too but after watching that “All choices Geralt would actually make in W3” video, the creator kinda swung me back toward Ciri Witcher ending. Basically when the opportunity to tell her about Emhyr wanting to see her arises, Geralt would still tell her and present that option. But Ciri asks for Geralts opinion on whether she should or not. Even if you tell her it should be her decision she still says she wants to hear what Geralt thinks. And after all the nonsense from Emhyr and knowing that she’s just going to be used for politics - Geralt would tell her that he thinks the emperor just has plans for her. That’s when she says she doesn’t want to go and they skip it and thus a Ciri Witcher ending without lying to or refusal to tell her.
No way bro. Letting all of the other stuff aside like how that ending affects Geralt, Yen and Ciri herself, Ciri is not Empress material. It's quite curious how everyone says it's best for the world, but i really can't see that. Ciri as an Empress will be a mere figurehead and in the end her advisors will control the Empire.
Triss has a more outwardly kind personality, but she's subversively manipulative. In the games they reaaaally buffed up her charismatic / romantic side to help her appeal to players. Yen is far more brash and straightforward, but doesn't try to hide when she's pulling strings. They're both gonna use you. I've grown to weigh a persons genuineness in gold, so my favor goes to Yen. Aaaah fuck. Somehow the Last Wish ended up in my lap xP.
The WItcher Ending is my favorite ending (and the one I got). I like the Emperess ending because it's beautifully written but I neither consider it my canon, nor do I consider it the best ending. Here's why: From a Ciri perspective: Ciri fought her entire life in the books for one thing: Freedom, living life for herself and not being a political puppet for various factions. Having her end up a political figure, married off to that Nilfgaardian upstart... I don't think so. Also.. if you get that ending she talks about Emyr and calls him "papa" when talking to Geralt. No way in hell would that ever happen and it breaks my heart for Geralt every time. In regards to the better ending for the world: When has a politician (even one with the best intentions) ever managed to make the world a better place. As a witcher she can make the world a better place, just like Geralt did. And I borrow the explanation right from the finale of Quantum Leap: "Why did you want to invent time travel, Sam?" "To make the world a better place" "You are doing that" "But I didn't mean one life at a time" "Is that what you think you did? The lives you touched touched others, and those others. You've done a lot of good, Sam Backett" In my view this holds for the Witcher as well. Ciri can touch way more lives and do good as a witcheress than she will ever be able to do as an empress. Being in power sounds like you have control, but in reality you often have less than the lowest peasant. And again... after all she's been through, after everybody wanted her to play a role for their particular version of the ideal world, Ciri deserves to live life for herself and choose her own path. And in the books, whenever she's asked who she is.. she says "I'm a Witcher"
SPOILER FOR THE ENDINGS OF THE WITCHER 3. The Ciri empress ending is not really congruent with the books. Ciri wanted to be a Witcher. Furthermore, Geralt would not take her to Emhyr. Even if you suggest it to her the first time she is uncertain and doesn't wish to go since she fears that Emhyr has his own plans for her, a fact which Geralt is well aware of. It is more natural for Ciri to stay with Geralt and Yennefer, she doesn't want to be the empress. If we are talking about what's best for the world in the realm of decisions that Geralt would never make, then it is by far making Dijkstra rule the North and letting your friends die in that quest. This way Nilfgaard is repelled and the balance of powers is restored.
SPOILER I got Witcher Ciri ending and it’s easily my favourite because I think Geralt would not bring Ciri to Emhyr and because I think that being a Witcher with Geralt as her mentor is what Ciri would want and it’s the best ending for her
5:56 Considering the entire opening scene of the game, and just some moments in general, I'd say the scales are fairly balanced in terms of women and men being sexualized in the Witcher
I also got the empress ending the first time around. However, I think that the canon ending should be her becoming a witcher and forsaking her claim to the throne of Nilfgaard. After everything she experienced with the emperor hunting her down, there's no way that she would then willingly side with him, even if it was for the good of the world. Becoming the empress may have been her destiny, but as Geralt would say, "Destiny can go f*** itself."
yeah that works too with the idea of subverting prophies and all. idk i'm very conflicted because I find all three main endings plausible. i'm curious which will be canonised (if it will be)
Everyone says that, no one considers the logistical issues ._. Ciri's got, what, half a year of witcher training under her belt? The winter of 1295/1296? She spent more time at the Temple of Melitele with Yen than she *ever* did at Kaer Morhen. There's only so much a twelve-year-old kid is gonna pick up in a few months, even less that she's going to reliably remember a decade later, especially when considering that an actual witcher's training takes, what, a decade? She's also only human, physically, can't use any witcher potions to compensate for her physical shortcomings or neutralise monster venoms, and teleportation ain't gonna help her if some vampire or something decides to take advantage of her dull human senses to sneak up on her and open her jugular. Also, that ending makes out being a witcher to be something to aspire for. It might be for us living in the boring normal world, but in the witcher world, no one actually wants to be a one, because it's a dangerous, thankless, and increasingly pointless job, because canonically (see; separation of story and gameplay) monsters are dying out. Even Ciri only trained because it was like, the only thing to do at Kaer Morhen, and she wanted to learn to kill Nilfgaardians, not because she had the burning desire to be a witcher...
Witcher 3 starts to feel dragging slow once you get into Skellige, I'm pretty sure devs could have made Skellige a completely standalone DLC (just like HoS and BaW) but they got courage to make bigger game than necessary, people who whine about Witcher 3 game being too big and open should re-play original Witcher full of invisible borders, loading screens and inability to jump lolz
If we talk about netlfix shit adaptation crimes: 1. Yennefer in books was for Ciri like mother, she loved Ciri in Netflix sh1t she give's ciri for her powers 2. Eskel turned into tree (what the fuck) 3. Kear Mohren is made for borthel 4. A lot of monster's which look like shit only few from books 5. Jakaś pierd***na baba jaga i opętanie Ciri z d**y 6. In books you always have descriped how pearsons look like's in netflix ... You know how it look like... Is a lot of more of it, but I will not watch this, and will not waste my time. Jeśli dobrze zrozumiałem, też jesteś z Polski i też jesteś fanką wiedźmina. (Zresztą tak wskazuje nazwa kanału "Wera")
I discovered Witcher 3 first, then the books, (then watched play throughs of the first two games), and I still hated Triss right off the bat and loved Yen!
I got all of the endings! and I will get them several times over again because I fucking love this game. Witcher 3 kinda "ruined" gaming for me overall(But thats A GOOD THING!) sincen 2015. Ive not played anything that gives me the sort of agency and overall holistic immersion from the story, characters and so on. Im currently replaying it on PC(mostly played it on PS4) and trying to find the best concoction of mods that I feel works for me and doesnt kill the script merger
Triss’ “eye-area” (eyes+brows dunno how to explain this lmao) is what made me chose her. Her being soooo much nicer than triss IN THE GAME (I haven’t red the books I don’t care) was just a super nice bonus to her freaking flawless face lmao
Both I guess? I’m a book channel though. The Witcher bleeds into video games so I can’t really talk about it without mentioning them. Hope that explains it!
Going off just the last wish and sword of destiny (the ones I've read), book dandelion was largely annoying enough to explain show geralt's behavior toward him. Show jaskier's personality would match book geralt's affection for him. The dynamic in both book and show doesn't make sense to me.
Ok, I know I’m super late for this, but a few more unpopular opinions (minor spoilers) In Reason of State, you should let D. kill R. It's only the game's fault that made that decision unplayable, it would be the best option for the Norden Kingdoms. Also I fucking hate Emhyr (for the book reasons, mainly), so a bonus in this decision is Emhyr’s ending. Another unpopular opinion: In Blood and Wine, the best Ending is the one that looks the worse for us (S.dies,D. lives - it would be awful to put it all in Regis’ shoulders, he owes him too much. and I sympathies S.’ reasons, but this ending was technically her choice too)
Henry Cavill looks a lot like what Geralt would look like, but much, much younger. Maybe like.. 30s Geralt? Even then, for a witcher that's probably like a child to them. But uh... Yeah.
The virgin “THEY WERE TOGETHER IN THE BOOKS!!!” Yen fans vs the chad “I don’t like Yen cuz she’s a meanie mcmeaniepants :(“ (Jokes, I will always prefer Yen, but the discourse is hilariously chaotic)
⚠️Witcher 3 ending spoilers⚠️ ...... Regarding the end, I feel it's an impossible choice when you go through hours of the game, looking for Ciri and Yen, only to give them up and get coin in return. However, as you said, my first play through I was invested in the role of Geralt. So I wanted no part in politics, I didn't care who offended who, just wanted to get the job done. And to me, it made sense that Cirilla would be Empress. She's young and powerful, and a good head on her shoulders (unlike most everyone else in power). Emhyr knows this. I think that's why he wanted her back, he could have so easily chosen someone he could puppet but he wanted Ciri to take his place. I think, as you said, the world would also benefit from her being in power. But it's a hard thing to tell someone you love that they have to act on duty and not desire. Especially because Ciri got a taste for freedom, with the Witcher she would be happy and at home. But she could do so much more good in a place of power. It won't be fair on her, and I think Geralt wouldn't forgive himself. And neither would she. Bottom line would be that she'd grown into her crown, as did her grandmother, and would prove the enlightened era for nilfgaard. As an aside, I do think their world is so brutal that even the best case scenario, Ciri following Geralt and becoming a witcher, sees a high probability that they die a violent death. The politics alone are enough to drive a princess to the wilds 😂😂
My biggest unpopular opinion for which I get trashed is that I actually liked Witcher Season 2. Yes, it completely ruined the books for me but seeing it just from a cinematic perspective while numbing the book fan side of my brain, I really enjoyed it. This is also partly because I am not a big fan of Blood of Elves. I also found that the casual viewers loved Season 2 as well. Season 1 confused them a lot and 3 was reportedly boring with a dip in production quality. Okay fellas, start trashing me now.
I did get a... bad ending in the game, twice, coz I was too protective and had no idea, that was an issue. But now I see the problem and like witcher 3 even more coz of pointing this out:3 Also, Triss is smoking hot, that is one hefty reason, why most of people, who didn't read books, chose her) Dijkstra is a beefcake and the best ruler of nothern kingdoms B)
My unpopular take is that the ‘bad’ ending is the best in the W3. It fits the world vibes rly well and the ‘good’ ending feels too happy in comparison. Still, all three are amazing!
I'm pretty sure to get the empress ending, just telling Ciri that Emhyr is looking for her is enough. You don't have to bring her to him. Also, I didn't let her steal the horses, which was completely irresponsible and in the style of the Rats gang that Ciri was in. And I hate the Rats. I mean, if you lie and keep from her that her father is looking for her, that wouldn't be Geralt's style. So yeah, empress ending is still the best for me also.
I think that Geralt is happier with Triss overall tho. He has his experiences with Yenn throughout the books. And the game is a progression of his story after the books and things can change. He even says it in game when Ciri asks why he chose Triss over Yen and the way he says that it just feels right with her and it’s more comfortable with her and he can be himself. I just think that hits. Great video I dropped a sub! (Even tho you said unsub lol 😆. I like both!)
Read the books, watched the show, but 4,000 plus hours into the game, my humble thoughts: Don't pick Yen or Triss, the ending in B&W is much more satisfying. But, only if you make the choices for Ciri to be a witcher, which is the best choice, because she needs the experience. Cerys is always the best choice for Skellige. Reason of State is an amazing quest, and Dijstra, for all his cunning, is a cunt. Radovid must die. Always help the Cat witcher, always fight beside Letho. Get the drawing from the girl. Be nice to all godlings. Hunt down the vampires in Novigrad. Side with Olgierd, challenge GoD, too clever and arrogant for his own good. Don't forget to equip your gear after the storm and before you have to fight the Mage. Always do the side mission Equine Phantoms, Roach is the Queen. Give Vivian her life as she sees fit, save the shaelmar, save the wright. Always do the Big Game Hunter, and learn about his daughter, the painting is awesome. Do your best to reunite the Duchess with her sister. But most importantly, enjoy the path Witcher...there is always NG+ for another 1,000hrs of pure enjoyment!
Jestem Niemcem z Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii. I kocham polską historię i kulturę. My first ending in witcher 3 was the suizide ending, unfortunately 🙈 But in my opinion the empress ending is truly the best ending for the whole world and maybe everyone excelt ciri and maybe gerald. Maybe it's okay for him as a parent. As the empress of nilfgaard should be fairly safe 😂
There is something I have been wondering for some time now. Triss sounds like a deplorable person as she is portrayed in the books and she does morally questionable (at best) things in the first two games. Why then is she depicted as such a selfless, caring, and heroic person in the third game? Does anyone have any insight into this? I can't figure out why the writers took this path. Did the developers see some seed of admirable qualities in the "book Triss?" I've only heard about book-Triss by gamers who make Witcher content on YT as almost all of my knowledge on the Witcher universe comes exclusively from the games. My only theories are that this is kind of her redemption arc, or as previously mentioned the writers saw something in book Triss that they admired and they wanted to explore that, or they just needed to create a viable choice other than bitc... I mean Yen, without having to introduce a completely new character in the games. Yes, going off the games alone, Triss is the correct choice, even though I prefer brunettes.
Yen and Geralt’s relationship in the books is pretty toxic. Most of the relationships in the books are honestly. I think it says more about Sapkowski and how he views romantic relationships than people like to acknowledge. My unpopular opinion is: the Witcher books are basically Twilight for boys. I still love the books! They are far from perfect though, and even though the show butchered them to no end… If there was an adaptation that could actually be good, they should still change a lot of the dynamics of the characters relationships. Also!!! SPOILERS!!: Did basically everyone really need to die at the battle at Stygga Castle? Like in that final novel Sapkowski spends so much time writing chapters about minor characters that I really don’t care about… It’s like he ended up pushing a deadline and ran out of time to write some of characters we actually care about into the ending. So he decided to conveniently off them all in one go. After everything they’ve all survived though! They have an immortal higher vampire on their side and somehow he’s just instantly turned to mush. And Dandelion is conveniently not at the castle so he can survive to write the story. He easily could have originally planned to have him at the battle but when he decided he had to kill everyone off, he goes back, erases all mention of Dandelion, and writes a few paragraphs that had him staying in Toussaint. So no one would think it was strange that Dandelion had survived this crazy battle that offed everyone else but the main 3, because Dandelion needs to survive to tell the story of Yen, Geralt, and Ciri. That’s my conspiracy theory about the last book, because it just irks me! I’m not saying they all had to survive… but come on!
Olgierd's story is very misunderstood by so much of the community... alot of the "foul deeds" people cite take place after his humanity was stripped from him. the few that we are made aware of that take place before the deal with gaunter are under some of the worst circumstances a man can be in. at the end of the day its not fair to categorize him as good or evil, as is true with many characters.
The problem I have with Yen(game only opinion) is she treats Geralt like an employee rather than a partner. I would never treat a partner like that and I would not tolerate someone treating me like that. I know in the books her and Triss are different people but I have not read the books and have no desire to do so. And Netflix can F right off. So I much prefer Triss over Yen, but Shani is the best. If you read the books and love Yen, well I am happy for you, I just don't like her no matter how many times book readers try to convince me otherwise. And I made a mod for the game that prevents Geralt from complimenting her outside of a dialogue choice. As for my unpopular opinion, I did not like the play as Ciri parts of TW3, all of those in my opinion would have been better as just cutscenes. I find it very jarring to go from one character with their abilities, gear and level to suddenly be playing a completely different character with different abilities, gear, and level. I just did not enjoy it just as I did not enjoy Johnny in CP2077.
Triss or Yen or.... Essi? IDK I didn't play TW1 & -2 so I only rudimentarily understand how people feel that Triss betrayed Geralt and Yen while Geralt had amnesia, but I don't feel it like they do. I have to go a bit on a tangent, but Sapkowski does an excellent job of presenting the broken souls of Geralt and Yen from their childhoods. I also had a gf who was extremely like Yen - basically neurotic about certain things, and extremely controlling about somethings while completely flippant about others. Geralt and Yen basically fit together--hand in glove--except where Geralt cannot get over himself and talk to Yen, but rather just disappears--child-like, which is his emotional development level. Anyway, Triss in the books is only after Geralt when he's not with Yen, and Triss knows that they have basically an open relationship, so she takes advantage of that. What Sapkowski never does is to flesh out who Triss is with regards to her feeling toward Geralt. We only see that she is infatuated by him, but how that fits into her personality and life, we never learn, which kind of saddens me--I love fleshed out characters. Sapkowski does an equally poor job of really explaining Ciri. That she is highly traumatized by her capture in and fleeing from Cintra and Cahir was kind of alluded to by her having nightmares, but any changes to her personality outside of nightmares, is glossed over. During her time with The Rats her deep-seated hate against especially authority figures explodes in relentless violence, often against anyone near her. There is no rhyme nor reason to it, and there is no explanation for it. One can look back at her mother dying while she was a small child along with her father who was not actually dead, and that her Grandmother, who then raised her, was strict and demanding, but Sapkowski never writes anything about any of that. I hold that against Sapkowski, but I guess that is just his style. He just presents you with some facts and lets you figure it out. But when he wants to, he can delve into personalities and conflict. The huge fight between Triss and Geralt in Kaer Morhen is one example, or the argument between Zigren and Geralt about choosing sides is another. When I think about it, both are in The Blood of Elves. I wonder why he abandoned that style of writing. As far a Polaris goes; I hope not a single character from the games appears in it. I hope the protagonist is a young Witcher just starting his journey on the path and that all his adventures have a lot to do with his leaning to be on his own and in the big world. I think one setting it might take would be Falka's story--young Witcher meets young, wild girl, with a claim to a throne, it could be an epic and tragic love story, and make for some excellent games.
i only played the games. Witcher 3 is a reboot and doesn't deserve the 3. Yen and triss are strangers to me and i don't like them. I will always choose and love Triss.
After watching this I decided to google what "Jaskier" means in Polish (btw. what is it with you Poles and your loathing of your desperately gorgeous English accents - every Pole I ever met says this). And it means "buttercup". I can see why it was changed to "Dandelion" in the English translations and why they used it in the series. Dandelion is a stupid name but Buttercup is way stupider, particularly in a period of history when it became part of a clichéd populist right meme about how terrible those goons think it is for people to have actual feelings.
How can a good game be too long?!?! It's like saying I received too much ice cream Lol In all seriousness the main story line is actually not long at all but you have SO much side quests/activities that you could easily be overwhelmed if you wanna do everything.
So for anyone who’s interested the Witcher games are currently on sale on Steam for really cheap. Witcher 1 is like $2 and Witcher 2 is like $4 I believe.
For the polish accent I agree that the actors are too bri'ish but I don't think I would be better with especially polish accent, it's a fictional story. I would have been better to have different accents in differents town. Something like more northerns in Skellige, more dutch with Dijsktra (maybe because of the name) etc etc.
StumbIed upon this vid, had a great time with your video! untill you blasted me with Tree man Eskel. Some truly blashpemous imagery and you should never ever do this again. This never happend and we will not speak about it. It is Blood Origin in a single scene, please spare our souls next time.
I read books. Yes, Gerald and Yen love each other. No, Yen isn't good for him neither is Gerald. Their relationship are just very toxic. Like when Gerald left Yen after year of relationship. Or Yen slept with Gerald and other sorcerer in a one day. And then she just left. I know they had tragic romantic finale. However it was masochism tango not a happy relations.
if you look at 8:00 - geralt try to clam down ciri by breaking things in avallach lab and ciri then joines with geralt. and yen just watch them seems doing nothing..but at 8:05 she saw the avallach's portrait and scribbled over the painting 8:09, by doing this she also joins with them silently, without showing😎
Thank you! I moved to the UK when I was young and went to an international American school. Then when I moved back to Poland my parents didn’t want me to forget the language so I continued in the same system. Now I study in Ireland. Hope that explains it!
Pls don't unsubscribe if you like Triss. that was a joke 🧡
Also remember that this is a booktube channel! I will be putting out more Witcher videos (bc it is the most important series in my life) but they will be spaced out :)
Thank's for saying this! I had already runned out of tissues!
*Top 10 anime betrayals*
Pls do a part 2, your videos about The Witcher are gold 🙃
@@Icy_Cream94 gonna do a poll :)
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Triss is Geralt's true love when he becomes more emotionally mature... at least when I play.
@@obergefreiterhack647 Yennefer and Geralt both have their share of affairs... but I don't think Triss ever did or ever would cheat on Geralt. She's the real keeper.
Netflix changed Dandelion fundamentally, and it's not just about his relationship with Geralt. As harsh as it sounds, book Dandelion isn't a comedian, but the punchline. He's supposed to be an _unintentionally_ funny, semi-oblivious dreamer, not a sarcastic rock star.
Semi-oblivious. That's a perfect word. You can't tell if he's pretending to be oblivious or if he's actually oblivious but kind of knows about it. Probably both
Ehhh, im part way through Lady of the Lake and can def understand turning his character into a rock star type personage. He’s exceedingly well known and when he lets his fame get to him he’s very much a sarcastic rock star. I view that more as a character flaw than anything though, as naturally his character is as you describe it; unintentionally funny but deep down, past his elitist douchiness, he cares for his friends greatly.
I just see sequences like the audience at the Bleobheris Tree in the first chapter of blood of elves treated Dandy like he’s a superstar (and a little sacrifice) and in lady of the lake where he breaks his promise to Geralt about finding Ciri and choosing to stay with Anarietta in Toussaint as particular examples of him becoming that douchey sarcastic rock star.
@@johnstewart2981 I didn't mean to say that he wasn't popular or selfish. Admittedly though, I haven't read the last couple of books, so fair enough.
@@elvancor to be honest, those last couple of books are indispensably important to understanding the main characters of The Witcher lol. Hard times drive them to desperate measures where you see their real characters get drawn out. I suggest you finish up the series - it’ll make the decision to make Dandelion a sarcastic rock star quite understandable.
@@johnstewart2981 I might, though the last one I've read already felt tedious to get through. Judging by the five books I know, I seem to enjoy CDPR's take on the universe more than Sapkowski's original vision.
The thing that I dislike about The Empress ending is how we got there. I don’t think that Geralt would take Ciri to Emher in the first place, and how things went with Dijkstra and Roche in Radvid's assassination mission
fair enough!
On that same note, Geralt is never portrayed to be selfish enough to not take her to meet her father. In the empress ending, I'm sure Geralt, being the absolute honorable and kind hearted hero he is, he'd want his adoptive daughter to be safe surrounded by thousands of armed legions and within a fortified palace at that. Sorry about the rant.
I also can't see Geralt taking Ciri there and about the assassination mission, it's very important to have a deep conversation with Dijkstra and learn that his goal is to establish a more modern and civilized government and when you learn that Roche has some secret agreement with the emperor, the choice is easy to do. I choose to follow Roche before but when i had some hints that he was just a guy ready to bend the knee for some power i turned on him.
@@kukipett Roche is pretty open about his absolute loyality to Temeria. He's also not very bright when it comes to politics. In Witcher 2, he's willing to sell himself out to Radovid to prevent civil war and preserve Foltest's bloodline, and Geralt has to explain to him why it's a bad idea.
I find Thaler more convincing. It at least sounds like a good deal, providing Emhyr won't screw them over. Maybe not even surprising he didn't, since at that point it was victory speedrun any % for him, before someone shoves knife in his back.
@@kireta21Temeria's alliance with Nilfgaard is the best outcome for the both of them. In The Witcher 2 it's very much explicitly said that with the lack of Temerian Monarch, Radovid is quick to try and take over Temeria for himself.
Their deal with Nilfgaard ensures Temeria not only maintains its Sovereignty, but most likely that Anais will become Queen as Foltest's legitimate Heir.
And in turn that means Emhyr gets one less thorn in his side to worry about, because clearly saving resources to win the War as quickly as possible is a matter of life or death for him.
I'm Czech and I love playing the Witcher games in polish. It's the best language for both the humor and the emotions, and Gerald sounds SO MUTCH better. Also the Polish version of The Wolven Storm Is my favorite piece of videogame music, makes me cry every time. Polish also sounds a lot like hystorical czech so I can understand a fair portion without reading the subtiteles if I pay attention. Here In czech we love Witcher so mutch we made our own con(Blavicon)
I prefer the Polish language because the temperament makes more sense. It's why I can't listen to the English audiobooks for so long.
Disagree Czech dabbing of Witcher 1 is the best, cant change my mind
I actually would like to have Eskel as the main character in the Witcher 4
4:34 I think pretty much everyone had a crush on either Regis, Detlaff or both of them while playing through Blood and Wine. Like, how can you not love how chill Regis is and how dedicated Detlaff is
Which is why I was devastated with their casting for Yen on Netflix!!
i really like that the og Geralt group(milva, kahir...) is in the quent card, but sadly not really in the dialog of Geralt und Regis,
and i enjoy the books in English and German and sometimes the German translation is more fiting/imersiv, especially in the battle of brenna
(As a book fan) I like both of them and I've played through the game several times because the game gives you a choice.
My most unpopular decision is siding with Dijkstra over Roche. I just thought Dijkstra was so funny and I had to side with the tank! Also he's a decent ending and I just couldn't let that creep Emhyr win...
Honestly, mostly surprisingly reasonable takes. I was very surprised to not be angry at any of them, except perhaps a bit peeved about the "story too long comment"
I’ll always say that the developers made it so first time players of the Witcher 3 would pick triss most of the time, if you have no experience with the Witcher franchise as a whole
OMG 100% agree that keeping the name Jaskier for the show was a horrible decision, that was only done so they can say they are faithful to the books while absolutely butchering the story.
Czech translator of the Harry Potter books, which have a lot of weird names with specific meaning. You keep the original name if your audience still understands the reference, if it's very specific you translate to your language's equivalent.
Dandelion is a good translation it nicely conveys his flamboyant nature, so there was literally no reason to change it. They were just pretentious.
i wasn't a subscriber of the channel but because of what you've said about triss i've subbed and unsubbed.
Mine one is that TW3 does a horrible job explaining why Yennefer didnt contact Geralt sooner. The explaination is that she is just mad that he had a relationship with Triss... which isnt his fault. TW2 even explains that Yennefer also lost her memory, so why couldnt they go with that too?
I agree Geralt would not take Ciri to Emhyr. Ciri specifically asks for his advice on it, and seeing that Emhyr is a scheming warlord that absolutely does not have her best interest at heart, that is the instigator for all these wars, Geralt would not give him the time of day. The empress ending would never happen, and being a leader of an empire will not necessarily change the nature of the empire. There are too many factions and people that wants the empire to keep pushing for war, oppression etc. It's a horrible ending for Ciri imo
agreed
After watching this video, as well as our discussion in the previous video's comments, I think you do have a lot of valid points for why Triss not a good choice for Geralt.
hehe 😈 again. i get it if the player chooses Triss bc they like cute redheads but Geralt catches one whiff of lilac and gooseberries and hes down bad 🥰
Man, a fellow pole who hates our accent? Sold. Other than that, there's an entire essay that can be written in response to this video :D
But I'll spare you and say just those two most glaring things, calling Go'D one dimensional is criminal, he seems like the most fitting fan creation to the witcher universe ever and while playing, I sometimes forget he's not from the og books! Then the ending, I feel exactly like you said, best for the world is to either let Ciri be the empress and somehow survive all the incoming assassination attempts or let Dijkstra get the crown without being dumb.
Other than that, I agree, Henry looks nothing like Geralt but he was the hero netflix definitely did not deserve. Can't wait to see my favourite literary character (Regis) be butchered thoroughly as was every single existing character.
Pozdro!
Thanks for commenting! Want to clear one thing up: I definitely did NOT say that G.O.D. Is one dimensional because he most definitely is NOT. I think an argument is to be made that he’s the best addition to the Witcher world by CD Projekt. 😄
@@valliyarnl Oh, no no, not you, but someone from those hot takes said something along those lines as I understand comparing him and Dettlaff to the wild hunt :)
And btw, also agree that Eredin is so much more interesting in the books!
When I first got into the Witcher, I picked Triss. After reading the books, I HAVE to pick Yennefer. Yennefers character is far better understood in the books.
I would jump in front of a fire breathing dragon to protect Dandelion from being butchered any further by Netflix.
Letho doesn't get enough love. Almost completely irrelevant in 3, but he is so well written in 2 that I genuinely believe you could put him in the books and he wouldn't be out of place at all. The final dialogue with him in 2 is probably my favourite piece of writing from any of the games, and "loyal, secret genius, meathead" is not a character I ever expected to see in anything except maybe a comedy.
Is this an unpopular opinion? I have no idea.
Ahhhh yes HARD AGREE
It’s always “Yennefer is better” or “Triss is better”
But never “Geralt should live at Convo Bianco with Regis” smh
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I do not find the author's description of the place adequate especially. Kudos to CDPR for that. But i think CDPR has changed W3's art style couple of time from dark fantasy dark colours and bulky models to pastele pelletes.
Gwent is the only thing that matters, but the video is still good at explaining the not so important stuff 👍👍
Highest praise
I literally just found your channel and as someone who likes both Yenn and Triss hearing " unsubscribe if you like Triss" made me 😢 lol.
Like if you like Triss more thats fine if you like Yenn more thats fine or if you dont like neither and prefer shani more thats fine to 😂
Ngl im just tired of always seeing people shit on each other just because they dont like or choose the same things ;-;
… did u watch the video or just the intro.
Also clearly u missed my rant the other day about how I won’t tolerate death threats in the comments
@@valliyarnl just the intro and also i had not seeing your video cause at the time i had barely found your channel.
Also when i said i was tired of seeing people sh1t on other peoples opinions i meant that in general not about you. I aint hating that was just my first impression. Anw just followed ya after seeing the witcher ranking vid.
Triss doing what she did, especially when Geralt lost his memory is so fucked up! On my first play through, I picked Triss because I came into The Witcher cold. When I learned of what she did, I stuck with Yen all the way. And Triss even calls Ciri “little sis” when they all reunite in Kaer Morhen. So if you pick Triss, you’re getting into some Hub territory. Yennefer is Ciri’s mom, and Geralt is her father. Idc that Emimyr is her bio dad, Geralt and Yen are her parents. Not mention that Emimyr wanted to marry her and have kids with her. I get that that’s what Royal families did and still so, but it’s disgusting.
Henry Cavil doing a Polish accent would be quite something lmfao
Medaljon is hamming, mast be a plejs of połer... 💀
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Łind ees hałling
@@valliyarnl YF aj hef tu czus bitłin łan iwul end enoder, ajd rader not czus at ol.
if yennefer has a thousand fans, i'm one of them. if she has ten fans, i'm one of them. if she has zero fans, someone should check-in on me bc that means i'm dead
This is so real
Least Naughty Yennefer's fanboy POV:
Ik that Wera said it in the video too btw lol
So based
Same 🥰
We love yen
I’m so happy to watch content of other women loving the Witcher. I’m obsessed with the books and the Witcher 3, but I literally know nobody else in my life who knows about them, so this is wonderful
hot girls love the witcher. its just a fact 👸🏼
so glad to see other women finding this video! don't get me wrong, love the gentlemen, but seeing girls get excited about it is super special
Witcher Sisters must unite ! We must form an Alliance, the whole... 20 of us or something 😄
@@Tomcat_Centauri literallyyyy you should see the statistics on these videos 😪😂
Omg same!! I feel like there’s no one I can talk to about the series outside of my male friends
You're not alone! Glad to see as well more women who like the books and want to talk about the Witcher. 👍
I loved the books since they've been translated into Czech in the late 90's - for me one of the best fantasy series (aside from Salvatore's The Legend of Drizzt, although that one's now a bit weird in the latest books - but that's another story). I've always appreciated how CDPR managed to picture the Continent and the characters so very close to their book originals. Even though they did deviate from some of the stories/canon here & there, overall the games in the Witcher series are spectacular!
@valliyarnl - Great video, good discussion! Although I admit I've never liked Yennefer from the start since the books. And it has nothing to do with the games, nor with Geralt or Triss. Understand her very important role in raising Ciri and shaping her character & abilities, but I still think she's one of the worst (behaving) characters I've read in a book - and that's actually a testament to how wonderfully Sapkowski managed to write her. She's written very well - to the point she's so believable, that I wholeheartedly dislike her. 😏 In short - just because she had a tough life, it doesn't give her the right to treat everyone now like a piece of... well, you know...
Aside from that - I tend to see things rather from a bigger perspective, so for the ending of the Witcher 3 game I believe Ciri as Empress is the best outcome, that has the most positive impact on the Continent. Even though she herself might be not so happy about it, but I think Ciri as a character would understand this as a form of responsibility, that she has towards the world and would accept it in the end.
My unpopular take is that from Radovid's perspective it makes sense that he burns witches. Not only did the lodge (Philipa) assasinare his father and humiliate him all his childhood, sorceress are helping Nilfgaard with the war. And the way I see it, he just has a lot of paranoia in the witcher 3. His chess speech makes sense if you let him explain it to you, and he is a great strategist, allying himself with the church of the eternal fire to win Novigrad and beating Nilfgaard (when they heavily outnumber him and Emyr is a good strategist as well) so bad that Emyr's own councelors decide to off him.
I always drew mental parallels between Radovid and King James the 1st of England (and 6th of Scotland) - he was convinced a bunch of witches conjured up a storm to prevent him from marrying Anne of Denmark and wrote his book Daemonologie on diabolism. He was also responsible for the insane exacerbation of witch trials in Britain right before the scientific revoloution. Both are very similar to me - paranoid, in their minds justified and self proclaimed "philosophers".
(James was certainly a bit more rational/sceptical despite common belief)
Yes definitely. Radovid is a bit coocoo for cocopuffs when we meet him in W3 but I love how we see him get more and more paranoid throughout the series. Fascinating character 100%
@@valliyarnlwhen playing W1 i wondered how did he get so crazy in W3 then after playing W2 it made sense. THEN after reading the books I thought that CDPR made good work with his character.
He may be right in his reasoning to some extent, however burning every single one of them, forming special units specifically for extermination, banning all kinds of magic, no matter how big or small it is. I believe Djikstra has said it best, saying that Redania is ruled by a madman - a cunning one, but still a madman, no matter his past, reasons or beliefs. Djikstra is obviously biased as well, however when it came to people I believed he had a good outlook on everyone.
@@therealnemesis1627 that is a great opinion, i forgot to mention that non-humans and sorcerers sided with Nilfgaard from what I understand, therefore he is also weakening his enemy. I agree with you that he has gone way out of the necessity, but that is what paranoia does to ppl
I personally love the ending where ciri becomes a witcher, because i like the idea of her following in her "father's" footsteps. After training with geralt as a child and everything they have been through, it's awesome to see her fully adapting her witcher trait. Also the scene where geralt gives her the new sword is so freaking wholesome ❤
Too sweet for the Witcher, unsatisfying to me.
I prefer the bittersweet Empress Ending, because the Witcheress Ending feels too much like your average happy Fantasy coming to your average happy conclusion.
Not to mention, the Witcheress Ending is incredibly selfish, because Ciri will do a lot more good as the Ruler of the North and South than playing Witchers, which she will never be because she never undertook the Trials. Yes, yes, she's strong and she can teleport, but realistically, she'll never have Geralt's reflexes, and a single mistake would be fatal to her as she doesn't possess a Witcher's endurance nor ability to consume potions.
Lastly, to each their own i guess, but following the Blood and Wine Ending where Ciri visits you in Corvo Bianco (if you're crazy and you romanced no one or you're using Mods), it's clear that Ciri will have ample opportunities to visit her "Father" in Toussaint who's enjoying a well-deserved retirement, while it's also suggested that her relationship with her actual Father is improving as well, and i find that wholesome.
@@Tomcat_CentauriI disagree with this stance on so many levels lol. You’re treating the Witcher like it’s some sort of fallout new Vegas type universe, where factions are the ultimate concern of its main characters. This could not be further from the truth. In the novels, which the games are sequeling, this idea that it’s “selfish” to not become an empress is unbelievable. It’s genuinely jaw-droppingly misinformed.
Are you aware of Nilfgaard lmao? What they did, what Emhyr did? Who they employed? How close they brought the end of the world? How much death they waged in the name of “progress”? And most notably of all, what they did to Ciri lmao? Emhyr’s pursuit of her is to blame for several near-death scenarios for Ciri.
Her taking the teleportal to the Korath Desert in Tor Lara. Skellen sending Bonhart after her. Vilgefortz exacerbating his maniacal search for the elder blood (which he did by tearing out the wombs of women). Cintra being razed down. The second war with the north. Emhyr and Nilfgaard deserve absolutely NO sympathy from Ciri or Geralt. To them, they are both completely disenfranchised and hated figures by many. So it’s honestly ridiculous to consider it “selfish” not to force yourself to become the emperor for an objectively heinous faction.
You would greatly reconsider this perspective if you read the books. And please do - they are phenomenal. But get it out of your head that Nilfgaard is this group of forceful benefactors bringing order to the chaotic North. They are evil, continuously commit heinous war crimes, rape, pillage, and the definition of contemptuous violence in the entire series. Not only did they put Ciri at risk of death, but they literally destroyed her entire life.
But nooooo, it’s selfish to not want to permanently be the empress of a country you despise, based off some backwards logic of succession. No, my friend, that’s simply untrue. Everything about this series makes the witcheress ending 10 times more optimal than the Nilfgaard ending. For one, it concludes Ciri’s story finally, and in a way that is true to the books.
Also, we’re one to talk about “average fantasy endings” considering how the books end lmao. If you’ve played the games then this isn’t a spoiler, so imma just say it. After being killed at the pogrom in Rivia, Ciri literally uses space aged teleportation powers to bring Geralt and Yen to the Isle of Avalon, where they live happily ever after in King Arthur’s court. Is that a cop out or what lmao? So even if you don’t like the Witcheress ending, its happiness is completely in line with the series.
@@johnstewart2981 Very bold of you to assume my entire stance on the Witcher world based on a short message, because there's clearly some things you've misunderstood. I'm well aware The Witcher isn't like Fallout and that our Protagonists are about navigating between the warring Factions, not joining them. Which doesn't mean i can still think that the Witcheress Ending is a selfish Ending, because as i wrote before, Ciri will never be a Witcher. She hasn't undergone the Trials, she'll never be able to consume potions, and despite her abilities, she'll never have a Witcher's reflexes or constitution. One mistake and she's dead, period. However, the Empress Ending allows Cirilla to do a lot more good on a vast scale throughout the Continent, more so than just hunting the occasional Monster. Besides, since you've read the books you'll remember that Geralt insists since the very first one that the Witcher profession is a dying one because there's fewer Monsters every year, so there isn't even much of a "point" to become a Witcher or pretend you're one. But ascending the Throne of the most powerful Nation on the Continent and perhaps try to guide them in a gentler direction. Sometimes the "right" choice isn't about what You/Ciri wants, but it might be about putting aside your own personal happiness to do what's best for the Continent. After all, after defeating the Wild Hunt and essentially saving the World, why not go all the way ?
While you're right about the Games sequeling the Books ( obviously ) it's also worth noting that CDPR did make some "adjustments" to both story lines and characters, altering a few things and waving some of the more dubious plotlines of the books. So i know that a lot of people love to use to books to support their games arguments otherwise most of said arguments tend to fall apart, but personally i consider the CDPR lore to be sort of its own thing. And thus, the CDPR version of the characters slightly different as well.
I absolutely am reading the books as we speak, unfortunately i'm not done with them yet ( i want to finish them, but also i don't because then they're over, you know what i mean ? ) and what i'm most interested about is the nuance of the characters in them compared to the CDPR interpretation. I know how they end and i know what happens through them as well, but it seems to me people have a lot of varied opinions and interpretations about them, and while they love to bring to the table the same arguments from the books, they also love to ignore some other elements of them. I also don't know where you got the idea that i think Nilfgaard is some kind of benevolent Faction. They're harsh, ruthless and brutal. What i think is that none of the main Factions of the Continent are good, and all are evil in their own way. The Northern Kingdoms aren't any better, if not downright worse for their constant attempts to genocide the Elder Races whenever they can, but i'm also aware that the books and games take place from a Northern perspective, and thus are to an extent biased. One thing is for certain, everyone loves to play the poor innocent victim in the Witcher. Even the Scoia'tael are from from being guiltless.
So yeah, as you said, Ciri saving Geralt and Yen is an absolute cop out, but then again without that we wouldn't have any Games either, so they had to survive somehow. Right after however, the Games go back to following the Dark Fantasy vibe of the Witcher and immediately start to get pretty grim. Heck, the Witcher 3 is probably the least grim Game of the series, and that's saying much.
Last but not least, we don't HAVE to agree on everything and it's usually okay to have diverging opinions regarding The Witcher 😄 It's a complex Universe, and not everyone will have to same outlook on it. Genuine Radobitch supporters are wrong though, and that's factual, not an opinion.
@@Tomcat_Centauri I personally do agree with the fact that CDPR’s continuation is odd, considering the retconns of crucial plot points from the books like the lack of false Ciri anywhere in the games. But I can assure you that after reading the books thoroughly, the character of Ciri as you see her in TW3 is extremely similar to the Ciri in Tower of Swallows and Lady of the Lake. That same Ciri who only cares about her loved ones. To me, that demeanor is intrinsic to her character and handing her over to Emhyr betrays not only that character, but Geralt’s as well. He’s done an insane amount of heinous things against Ciri’s pursuers. Has put himself in death’s path to make sure she lives her own life. The whole idea of them saving Ciri was to make sure she lives a lovely life, free from the shackles of overlords breathing down her neck.
And she ends up doing so. In the books, she’s the lady of space and time. Her reward for her insane hardships that she overcame is limitless exploration of the multiverse. Quite poetic; the swallow in the cage has been freed. And considering this, the Witcheress ending makes complete sense as well. Considering Ciri is quite similar in TW3 to the same Ciri who escaped Tir Na Lia in the last book, I view the argument that her becoming an empress is “the best ending” just due to some political consequences is not sound. Not in the slightest. Geralt gives Ciri to Emhyr and permanently ruins her chances of living life as that free spirit that she was destined to be. That’s fucking awful lmao.
It’s contradictory to the entire series. So if we’re going to be fans of this series who decry the Netflix series, perhaps we should also be looking at this ending in a similar lens because it makes literally no sense for Geralt to do. To each their own, but Geralt is not a blank slate. He is not a Tav or a Courier. He has an incredibly storied history, he is his own person through and through. The fact that this choice exists is a cop-out, a gameplay additive to make the ending of TW3 feel as impactful or more so than TW2
TW2 could get away with it because Geralt was still an amnesiac when it came to making decisions. But not in TW3. There, he knows everything. The years of chasing Ciri. Of protecting her. Of finding her. All of it. To hand her over to the same guy who employed fucking Vilgefortz to hunt her down is so unbelievably out of character, that it’s a laughably Deus-ex-machina kind of ending where it expressly seeks to add artificial “player choice” to an array of endings. And I, for one, view Deus ex machina in narratives to be the lowest form of story writing. It’s lazy. It’s cheap. And if by some logical metric it “fosters peace in the realm”, I don’t really care. Even past the character contradictions, it conveniently undermines the entire story of this saga. For that reason I cannot possibly subscribe to the idea that it’s “the best ending” lol. Discussing political consequences in The Witcher is laughable, it’s always been and always will be about the bond between family and friends.
It's a shame that Iorveth ended up being cut content in Witcher 3. It's actually a damn shame that these CD Projekt Red's projects are plagued with development problems and rushed releases.
About the ending, I remember getting Ciri as a Witcher ending and I was really emotional about that. Seeing the sword with Zirael written on it was pretty fantastical to me.
Triss seems nice and sweet at first glance, but when you know her whole story, that's when you know she's not at all as nice and sweet as she looks. In the books and the game, she betrayed Yennefer (her best friend) several times - when she seduced Geralt despite knowing how much he meant to Yennefer and when she didn't lift a finger when Yennefer literally begged her for help at the end of the books. Triss then chose the lodge of the sorceresses, an organization that wanted to use Ciri as a pawn for their own benefit. Thats not how a kind and sweet person behaves :).
Even in the last book, where after everything that happened Triss is like „Geralt will forgive me bla bla bla”, Yennefer literally tells her that Geralt would be able to forgive her for what happened to him, but he will never forgive her for what was done to Yennefer and Ciri, and thats 100% true. Geralt doesnt care about himself, but he would kill for Ciri and Yen and Triss betrayed them both.
So yeah…on the other hand Yen seems cold and aloof at first glance, but she would do anything for the people she loves, regardless of the consequences, and for that she has my undying respect🫡
I want to frame this comment on my wall. I want to make it a card that I could give out to people who say Triss is better *for Geralt*.
Well, I didn't read the books, I've only played the games and read most of the lore. I got attached to Triss because she's featured in all 3 of them but this puts everything into another perspective.
I do like Yen, but since I recently replayed all the 3 games I sticked with Triss coz Im a hopeless romantic lol.
I guess most people who choose Triss are Gamers, while those who choose Yen also read all the books, perhaps I should read them aswell
Edit: I use to play the way I want, I always considered Yennefer being the best pick for Geralt, that is quite obvious to be fair, but yeah, I guess, some go with Triss coz they don't think/care what's best for Geralt, but instead go for what THEY want
Plus... Ginger haired girls make me weak 🤷🏼
100%
For me Triss of the books is not the same as Triss of the games. In the books, she is more like a manipulative person who like to do thinks only for her own happiness. For example, she uses magic to f*ck with Geralt when he just had a argument with Yen. ( I'm learning English so sorry for the mistakes.)
Triss belongs in da streets
I love how most comments are about triss and yen, the fact that debate is still going on is absolutely amazing XD Great video Wera! 💜
shocking since there is a correct answer.... ;)
thank you!
@@valliyarnl Correct answer = Fringilla.
@@valliyarnl You mean Essi Daven?:)
I can't remember which RUclipsr it was (probably xLetalis if we're being honest lol) but I recall someone saying that the bad endings of the base game and both DLCs are most in line with how the Witcher would actually play out. And I hate that I agree. I don't think Geralt would sell Ciri out (like xLetalis loves showing) but a the other choices you make really do feel like those of a man who's just gotten his daughter back and is now over protective of her.
Blood and Wine's bad ending is the most in line with the world. Geralt needing to be bailed out of prison by Dandelion with several important people dead
yeah i think that was xLetalis (our king) but Neon Knight also has really good videos where he goes through each decision book Geralt would make in the games. very very good videos
@@valliyarnllove Neon Knight, been watching him since almost the beginning and catch every video on release
@@valliyarnli still wait for him to make B&W choices video. By the way, do you too have a feeling that they are the only big witcher youtubers?
Right, Gaunter tells you what to do for her too.
I stand by my Dijktra comment and will not tolerate any Big D slander!!! Thank you for validating my stance, even if you said scrubbed pig and glossed over the “FRESHLY” scrubbed pig part 😌 my man cleannnn 🧼
Great video as always!
ahh yes sorry! how COULD i have misquoted Big D's appearance! Sexiest man on The Continent 100%. He could "push me aside forecfully" any day
I never knew i would live to the day where somebody calls Djikstra BIG D, but i'm not complaining
You just like him because he hangs out at a sauna club.
@@whssy MAYBE. I can't say that doesn't help.. but that's not the sole reason!! (only 75% of it)
just found the channel and i get a witcher video immediately perfect lol
If you've read the novels, you should automatically be a Yenn fan
If you have good tastes, you should automatically like Yennefer 💜💜💜
yeah I read the books, and I just can't choose Triss
i read the novels and i hate yen, she treats geralt like his dog
@@miguelangelgarciamunoz4793
In the short stories she treats him like crap, as he does to her, but in the novels they actually form a healthy relationship as the books progress.
@@bretalvarez3097 yeah, because they spend almost the entire novel separated from each other
Nice to see fellow Witcher fan that's passionate about the books and likes Yennefer 💜
My preferred ending:
1) Geralt ends up with Yen
2) Cerys rules Skellige
3) Dijkstra rules the united northern realms
4) Emhyr is finally dead
5) Ciri becomes a witcher
I read the books too, didn't get to play Witcher 1 or 2 so didn't care much about Roche
So my unpopular opinion: Dijkstra is the best ruler of the northern realms
@@SatiaroSanchezthat is not unpopular. It's just the way to get there is idiotic.
@@songschannel9059 yeah true, I called it unpopular because to me it seems like most people side with Roche
I agree with all your points except Dijkstra. The North has committed far too many crimes against non-humans and mages for me to allow them to win under Dijkstra. An independent Temeria with Nilfgaard winning the war is what's best for everyone.
@@MrNeosantana With Dikstra, the non-humans and mages are a normal part of society and the north is finally investing in industrialization (therefore education aswell very likely which eventually will improve the life quality of non-humans and basically everyone)
Only ever taken the "best" ending where Geralt and Ciri meet up in White Orchard to go off witchering together. I can't bring myself to choose anything else.
Strongly disagree on the last one... SPOILER WARNING I guess?
But yeah Geralt would never take Ciri to Emhyr. Basically he would let her make her own decision. But only when you choose the "you shouldn't" option Geralt actually tells her, that Emhyr only wants to see her because he has plans for her. Only then does Ciri know the full picture. And she then makes her own decision.
Geralt would never take Ciri to Emhyr. He says that in the books during the end. He says in game that he will only if she wants it - which she doesn't, that's also stated in a little off screen conversion between her and Yen as she tries to convince her. And if you choose the "you should" option Geralt has to convince her with "he's your father" which Is a bullshit point in his case...
With the Choices lore accurate Geralt would make, Ciri would become a Witcher. And I'm gonna die on that hill! XD
100% agree, and from Ciri's perspective there is no way she would want to be an Empress especially having read the books
The game lets you choose what kind of father to be to Ciri. You can be judgmental and demanding or you can care about her feelings and let her make her own choices. But follow one path too far and she ends up dead.
I like Triss because my first game was Witcher 2. I stayed with her in Witcher 3 as I knew her better than Yen.
But objectively I agree that Yen is a better fit for Geralt. Triss is more of a naive lady while Yen is a proper woman. In many ways it's odd they even added this whole romance between Triss and Geralt considering her character and actions. It should have just been plain and simple "I seduced you because I wanted you. Sorry about that. If you want to repeat, let me know". None of this love nonsense when their characters are so different.
unpopular opinion, I would say that the netflix show sucked right from the start. Even season 1 is atrocious and unwatchable.
Yeah it was rough
My unpopular opinion:
Book Geralt would not want any of the Wild Hunt endings for Ciri, he wouldn't want her risking herself as a Witcher, he wouldn't want her being "brood mare" of Nillfgaard (his words, blood of elves), nor would he want her out of his life. I wish there was an ending where she is the apprentice of Yennifer, as I think this fits best, and would be what the characters want.
Funnily enough, I agree with your conclusions! - but I don't agree with your reasoning
- Witcher ending: I never felt like Ciri should become one. I actually wrote a long, rambling reddit post about my reasoning for it a little while ago! It's too "neat" an ending for the world, and tries to reframe being a witcher as something worth aspiring to, when, afaik, no one ever *wanted* to be a witcher, not even Ciri, who only got her training due to necessity (what the only guy who didn't want to use/kill her being a witcher). There are also the logistical issues of her being physically only human, not being able to drink witcher potions/antidotes to compensate for physical shortcomings, and only having, like... at most half a year of actual witcher training. Everyone always plays up how she's been trained by the best witchers ever, but forget that she spent *one winter* at Kaer Morhen. A *decade* ago. The only things she knows about monsters was whatever she managed to pick up at *twelve* years old.
- Empress: my personal favourite, but I agree that neither version of Geralt would want that for her if she didn't want it herself. For game Geralt, the brood mare thing probably wouldn't be that big an issue, though. The situation's changed quite a bit since the end of the books, after all; Ciri is acknowledged and widely known to be Emhyr's daughter. She'd also a sword-swinging, teleporting menace. Ain't no one forcing her into anything, as game-Geralt now full well knows.
Completely disagree on the Yen thing. Those two would love more time together, I'm sure, but Ciri couldn't be apprenticed to a sorceress even if she wanted to be. She completely gave up on "classical" magic after the incident in the desert and only has her Elder Blood powers left, which Yen doesn't really have any idea about.
100% agree on the yennefer talk lmao
Triss is a hussie. Yen is badass and what she goes through in the books for Geralt and Ciri would melt any heart. 💪
Im so so glad I’m finding people with the correct opinion
@@valliyarnlBut where was that Anna Henrietta romance option in Blood and Wine. That was the true crime of the game. 😂
@@nikjovan4816 Geralt wouldn’t wanna steal Dandelions ex
@@valliyarnl I only know about Annarietta and Dandelions relationship from the games. And little at that since I never got the bad ending where Dandelion shows up. I don't know how deep it is or if there is more in the books. I have only read the short stories and the first book. I just really like Annarietta.
This video popped up on my reccomended and I'm glad it did :D. It just feels nice seeing someone with the same passion for the witcher universe.
Popular opinion: If you kill trolls in Witcher 3 that you could talk to and spare you are a psychopath
Also I adored how long TW3 was, when I finished it, it felt like such an achievement, like I’d gone through so much and the cohesive, compelling story all the way through was such a breath of fresh air in video games
Agree! I didn’t want it to end’
100% with that guy saying short stories are better than novels.
That comment about ciri appealing to the 'male gaze' is so shortsighted and biased it annoyed the hell out of me. If you look at like that from everyrhing there is to Ciri, even just the witcher 3, you are looking with coloured glasses
Peter Kenny is still the best Geralt
Also the best Yennefer
Also the best Ciri
Also the best Triss
Triss is also awful
Great video! I actually got into The Witcher series because of Netflix during the pandemic. Then I played The Witcher 3 and read all of the books. The Witcher 3 became one of my favorite video games of all time. And needless to say I now try to forget that the show ever existed haha
Ahhh I love this comment! See that’s the one good thing that came out of the TV show! It got the Witcher out to new people like yourself and have you a gateway to fall in love with the world and characters thru the video game and novels 🥰
it sucks that the witcher show is going downhill after superman left.....it sucks
As for empress ending being the right one, it is rather simple. It happens if Ciri is given an option to accept Emhyr's offer. The choice isn't forced upon her. The witcher ending happens if Ciri is never given an opportunity to choose anything else. If the witcher ending was better, Ciri would have picked being a witcher over going back to Nilfgaard.
Also, a fairy tale happy ending just doesn't fit in the universe of The Witcher. However, a bittersweet ending fits perfectly within the overall atmosphere of this universe. And that is precisely how I call the empress ending.
yes tonally 100%. The Witcher rarely has happy endings. Maybe there's a reason why the Empress ending is also the longest epilogue?
I used to believe this too but after watching that “All choices Geralt would actually make in W3” video, the creator kinda swung me back toward Ciri Witcher ending. Basically when the opportunity to tell her about Emhyr wanting to see her arises, Geralt would still tell her and present that option. But Ciri asks for Geralts opinion on whether she should or not. Even if you tell her it should be her decision she still says she wants to hear what Geralt thinks. And after all the nonsense from Emhyr and knowing that she’s just going to be used for politics - Geralt would tell her that he thinks the emperor just has plans for her. That’s when she says she doesn’t want to go and they skip it and thus a Ciri Witcher ending without lying to or refusal to tell her.
No way bro. Letting all of the other stuff aside like how that ending affects Geralt, Yen and Ciri herself, Ciri is not Empress material. It's quite curious how everyone says it's best for the world, but i really can't see that. Ciri as an Empress will be a mere figurehead and in the end her advisors will control the Empire.
I love Triss, so I'm not subscribing 😂
Unpopular opinion:
I havent played the witcher 3🥶
😱 drop everything now it’s so so good
9:15 And I took that personally !
Wait... April?!
Gotta be April Fools' then! 😭
… ;)
(Don’t spoil the others 🤫)
Picked up on that too
Triss has a more outwardly kind personality, but she's subversively manipulative. In the games they reaaaally buffed up her charismatic / romantic side to help her appeal to players. Yen is far more brash and straightforward, but doesn't try to hide when she's pulling strings. They're both gonna use you. I've grown to weigh a persons genuineness in gold, so my favor goes to Yen.
Aaaah fuck. Somehow the Last Wish ended up in my lap xP.
The WItcher Ending is my favorite ending (and the one I got). I like the Emperess ending because it's beautifully written but I neither consider it my canon, nor do I consider it the best ending.
Here's why:
From a Ciri perspective: Ciri fought her entire life in the books for one thing: Freedom, living life for herself and not being a political puppet for various factions. Having her end up a political figure, married off to that Nilfgaardian upstart... I don't think so.
Also.. if you get that ending she talks about Emyr and calls him "papa" when talking to Geralt. No way in hell would that ever happen and it breaks my heart for Geralt every time.
In regards to the better ending for the world: When has a politician (even one with the best intentions) ever managed to make the world a better place. As a witcher she can make the world a better place, just like Geralt did. And I borrow the explanation right from the finale of Quantum Leap: "Why did you want to invent time travel, Sam?" "To make the world a better place" "You are doing that" "But I didn't mean one life at a time" "Is that what you think you did? The lives you touched touched others, and those others. You've done a lot of good, Sam Backett"
In my view this holds for the Witcher as well. Ciri can touch way more lives and do good as a witcheress than she will ever be able to do as an empress. Being in power sounds like you have control, but in reality you often have less than the lowest peasant.
And again... after all she's been through, after everybody wanted her to play a role for their particular version of the ideal world, Ciri deserves to live life for herself and choose her own path. And in the books, whenever she's asked who she is.. she says "I'm a Witcher"
SPOILER FOR THE ENDINGS OF THE WITCHER 3.
The Ciri empress ending is not really congruent with the books. Ciri wanted to be a Witcher. Furthermore, Geralt would not take her to Emhyr. Even if you suggest it to her the first time she is uncertain and doesn't wish to go since she fears that Emhyr has his own plans for her, a fact which Geralt is well aware of. It is more natural for Ciri to stay with Geralt and Yennefer, she doesn't want to be the empress. If we are talking about what's best for the world in the realm of decisions that Geralt would never make, then it is by far making Dijkstra rule the North and letting your friends die in that quest. This way Nilfgaard is repelled and the balance of powers is restored.
Guys should I play the Witcher 3 again
Yes
SPOILER
I got Witcher Ciri ending and it’s easily my favourite because I think Geralt would not bring Ciri to Emhyr and because I think that being a Witcher with Geralt as her mentor is what Ciri would want and it’s the best ending for her
5:56 Considering the entire opening scene of the game, and just some moments in general, I'd say the scales are fairly balanced in terms of women and men being sexualized in the Witcher
One thing i want to say is the music from witcher 3 when you meat the 3 old Crones is so satfiying but also very creepy !!!!!!!
Marcin Przybyłowicz outdid himself
The Soundtrack of the Witcher 3 is incredible. I always feel oppressed by the music every time I go to Vizima.
I also got the empress ending the first time around. However, I think that the canon ending should be her becoming a witcher and forsaking her claim to the throne of Nilfgaard. After everything she experienced with the emperor hunting her down, there's no way that she would then willingly side with him, even if it was for the good of the world.
Becoming the empress may have been her destiny, but as Geralt would say, "Destiny can go f*** itself."
yeah that works too with the idea of subverting prophies and all. idk i'm very conflicted because I find all three main endings plausible. i'm curious which will be canonised (if it will be)
Everyone says that, no one considers the logistical issues ._. Ciri's got, what, half a year of witcher training under her belt? The winter of 1295/1296? She spent more time at the Temple of Melitele with Yen than she *ever* did at Kaer Morhen. There's only so much a twelve-year-old kid is gonna pick up in a few months, even less that she's going to reliably remember a decade later, especially when considering that an actual witcher's training takes, what, a decade? She's also only human, physically, can't use any witcher potions to compensate for her physical shortcomings or neutralise monster venoms, and teleportation ain't gonna help her if some vampire or something decides to take advantage of her dull human senses to sneak up on her and open her jugular.
Also, that ending makes out being a witcher to be something to aspire for. It might be for us living in the boring normal world, but in the witcher world, no one actually wants to be a one, because it's a dangerous, thankless, and increasingly pointless job, because canonically (see; separation of story and gameplay) monsters are dying out. Even Ciri only trained because it was like, the only thing to do at Kaer Morhen, and she wanted to learn to kill Nilfgaardians, not because she had the burning desire to be a witcher...
Witcher 3 starts to feel dragging slow once you get into Skellige,
I'm pretty sure devs could have made Skellige a completely standalone DLC (just like HoS and BaW) but they got courage to make bigger game than necessary,
people who whine about Witcher 3 game being too big and open should re-play original Witcher full of invisible borders, loading screens and inability to jump lolz
If we talk about netlfix shit adaptation crimes:
1. Yennefer in books was for Ciri like mother, she loved Ciri in Netflix sh1t she give's ciri for her powers
2. Eskel turned into tree (what the fuck)
3. Kear Mohren is made for borthel
4. A lot of monster's which look like shit only few from books
5. Jakaś pierd***na baba jaga i opętanie Ciri z d**y
6. In books you always have descriped how pearsons look like's in netflix ... You know how it look like...
Is a lot of more of it, but I will not watch this, and will not waste my time. Jeśli dobrze zrozumiałem, też jesteś z Polski i też jesteś fanką wiedźmina. (Zresztą tak wskazuje nazwa kanału "Wera")
I discovered Witcher 3 first, then the books, (then watched play throughs of the first two games), and I still hated Triss right off the bat and loved Yen!
I got all of the endings! and I will get them several times over again because I fucking love this game. Witcher 3 kinda "ruined" gaming for me overall(But thats A GOOD THING!) sincen 2015. Ive not played anything that gives me the sort of agency and overall holistic immersion from the story, characters and so on. Im currently replaying it on PC(mostly played it on PS4) and trying to find the best concoction of mods that I feel works for me and doesnt kill the script merger
Triss’ “eye-area” (eyes+brows dunno how to explain this lmao) is what made me chose her. Her being soooo much nicer than triss IN THE GAME (I haven’t red the books I don’t care) was just a super nice bonus to her freaking flawless face lmao
Wait is this video for book fans or game fans cuz some people dont get it
Both I guess? I’m a book channel though. The Witcher bleeds into video games so I can’t really talk about it without mentioning them. Hope that explains it!
@@valliyarnl yes and as a man who played witcher 3 for like 1000 hours i have no hot takes 😄😄
Going off just the last wish and sword of destiny (the ones I've read), book dandelion was largely annoying enough to explain show geralt's behavior toward him. Show jaskier's personality would match book geralt's affection for him. The dynamic in both book and show doesn't make sense to me.
Ok, I know I’m super late for this, but a few more unpopular opinions (minor spoilers)
In Reason of State, you should let D. kill R. It's only the game's fault that made that decision unplayable, it would be the best option for the Norden Kingdoms. Also I fucking hate Emhyr (for the book reasons, mainly), so a bonus in this decision is Emhyr’s ending.
Another unpopular opinion: In Blood and Wine, the best Ending is the one that looks the worse for us (S.dies,D. lives - it would be awful to put it all in Regis’ shoulders, he owes him too much. and I sympathies S.’ reasons, but this ending was technically her choice too)
Henry Cavill looks a lot like what Geralt would look like, but much, much younger. Maybe like.. 30s Geralt? Even then, for a witcher that's probably like a child to them. But uh... Yeah.
The virgin “THEY WERE TOGETHER IN THE BOOKS!!!” Yen fans vs the chad “I don’t like Yen cuz she’s a meanie mcmeaniepants :(“
(Jokes, I will always prefer Yen, but the discourse is hilariously chaotic)
⚠️Witcher 3 ending spoilers⚠️
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Regarding the end, I feel it's an impossible choice when you go through hours of the game, looking for Ciri and Yen, only to give them up and get coin in return.
However, as you said, my first play through I was invested in the role of Geralt. So I wanted no part in politics, I didn't care who offended who, just wanted to get the job done. And to me, it made sense that Cirilla would be Empress. She's young and powerful, and a good head on her shoulders (unlike most everyone else in power). Emhyr knows this. I think that's why he wanted her back, he could have so easily chosen someone he could puppet but he wanted Ciri to take his place.
I think, as you said, the world would also benefit from her being in power. But it's a hard thing to tell someone you love that they have to act on duty and not desire. Especially because Ciri got a taste for freedom, with the Witcher she would be happy and at home. But she could do so much more good in a place of power. It won't be fair on her, and I think Geralt wouldn't forgive himself. And neither would she. Bottom line would be that she'd grown into her crown, as did her grandmother, and would prove the enlightened era for nilfgaard.
As an aside, I do think their world is so brutal that even the best case scenario, Ciri following Geralt and becoming a witcher, sees a high probability that they die a violent death. The politics alone are enough to drive a princess to the wilds 😂😂
My biggest unpopular opinion for which I get trashed is that I actually liked Witcher Season 2. Yes, it completely ruined the books for me but seeing it just from a cinematic perspective while numbing the book fan side of my brain, I really enjoyed it. This is also partly because I am not a big fan of Blood of Elves. I also found that the casual viewers loved Season 2 as well. Season 1 confused them a lot and 3 was reportedly boring with a dip in production quality. Okay fellas, start trashing me now.
Yennifer my GOAT
I did get a... bad ending in the game, twice, coz I was too protective and had no idea, that was an issue. But now I see the problem and like witcher 3 even more coz of pointing this out:3
Also, Triss is smoking hot, that is one hefty reason, why most of people, who didn't read books, chose her)
Dijkstra is a beefcake and the best ruler of nothern kingdoms B)
My unpopular take is that the ‘bad’ ending is the best in the W3. It fits the world vibes rly well and the ‘good’ ending feels too happy in comparison. Still, all three are amazing!
I'm pretty sure to get the empress ending, just telling Ciri that Emhyr is looking for her is enough. You don't have to bring her to him. Also, I didn't let her steal the horses, which was completely irresponsible and in the style of the Rats gang that Ciri was in. And I hate the Rats.
I mean, if you lie and keep from her that her father is looking for her, that wouldn't be Geralt's style. So yeah, empress ending is still the best for me also.
I think that Geralt is happier with Triss overall tho. He has his experiences with Yenn throughout the books. And the game is a progression of his story after the books and things can change. He even says it in game when Ciri asks why he chose Triss over Yen and the way he says that it just feels right with her and it’s more comfortable with her and he can be himself. I just think that hits. Great video I dropped a sub! (Even tho you said unsub lol 😆. I like both!)
Read the books, watched the show, but 4,000 plus hours into the game, my humble thoughts: Don't pick Yen or Triss, the ending in B&W is much more satisfying. But, only if you make the choices for Ciri to be a witcher, which is the best choice, because she needs the experience. Cerys is always the best choice for Skellige. Reason of State is an amazing quest, and Dijstra, for all his cunning, is a cunt. Radovid must die. Always help the Cat witcher, always fight beside Letho. Get the drawing from the girl. Be nice to all godlings. Hunt down the vampires in Novigrad. Side with Olgierd, challenge GoD, too clever and arrogant for his own good. Don't forget to equip your gear after the storm and before you have to fight the Mage. Always do the side mission Equine Phantoms, Roach is the Queen. Give Vivian her life as she sees fit, save the shaelmar, save the wright. Always do the Big Game Hunter, and learn about his daughter, the painting is awesome. Do your best to reunite the Duchess with her sister. But most importantly, enjoy the path Witcher...there is always NG+ for another 1,000hrs of pure enjoyment!
Jestem Niemcem z Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii. I kocham polską historię i kulturę.
My first ending in witcher 3 was the suizide ending, unfortunately 🙈
But in my opinion the empress ending is truly the best ending for the whole world and maybe everyone excelt ciri and maybe gerald. Maybe it's okay for him as a parent. As the empress of nilfgaard should be fairly safe 😂
There is something I have been wondering for some time now. Triss sounds like a deplorable person as she is portrayed in the books and she does morally questionable (at best) things in the first two games. Why then is she depicted as such a selfless, caring, and heroic person in the third game? Does anyone have any insight into this? I can't figure out why the writers took this path. Did the developers see some seed of admirable qualities in the "book Triss?" I've only heard about book-Triss by gamers who make Witcher content on YT as almost all of my knowledge on the Witcher universe comes exclusively from the games.
My only theories are that this is kind of her redemption arc, or as previously mentioned the writers saw something in book Triss that they admired and they wanted to explore that, or they just needed to create a viable choice other than bitc... I mean Yen, without having to introduce a completely new character in the games. Yes, going off the games alone, Triss is the correct choice, even though I prefer brunettes.
The Witcher 3 is the GREATEST GAME of ALL TIME!
It's not a propaganda, it's a FACT.
Without flaws? There's no such thing in the universe.
Yen and Geralt’s relationship in the books is pretty toxic. Most of the relationships in the books are honestly. I think it says more about Sapkowski and how he views romantic relationships than people like to acknowledge. My unpopular opinion is:
the Witcher books are basically Twilight for boys.
I still love the books! They are far from perfect though, and even though the show butchered them to no end… If there was an adaptation that could actually be good, they should still change a lot of the dynamics of the characters relationships. Also!!!
SPOILERS!!:
Did basically everyone really need to die at the battle at Stygga Castle? Like in that final novel Sapkowski spends so much time writing chapters about minor characters that I really don’t care about… It’s like he ended up pushing a deadline and ran out of time to write some of characters we actually care about into the ending. So he decided to conveniently off them all in one go. After everything they’ve all survived though! They have an immortal higher vampire on their side and somehow he’s just instantly turned to mush. And Dandelion is conveniently not at the castle so he can survive to write the story. He easily could have originally planned to have him at the battle but when he decided he had to kill everyone off, he goes back, erases all mention of Dandelion, and writes a few paragraphs that had him staying in Toussaint. So no one would think it was strange that Dandelion had survived this crazy battle that offed everyone else but the main 3, because Dandelion needs to survive to tell the story of Yen, Geralt, and Ciri.
That’s my conspiracy theory about the last book, because it just irks me! I’m not saying they all had to survive… but come on!
Olgierd's story is very misunderstood by so much of the community... alot of the "foul deeds" people cite take place after his humanity was stripped from him. the few that we are made aware of that take place before the deal with gaunter are under some of the worst circumstances a man can be in. at the end of the day its not fair to categorize him as good or evil, as is true with many characters.
The problem I have with Yen(game only opinion) is she treats Geralt like an employee rather than a partner. I would never treat a partner like that and I would not tolerate someone treating me like that. I know in the books her and Triss are different people but I have not read the books and have no desire to do so. And Netflix can F right off. So I much prefer Triss over Yen, but Shani is the best. If you read the books and love Yen, well I am happy for you, I just don't like her no matter how many times book readers try to convince me otherwise. And I made a mod for the game that prevents Geralt from complimenting her outside of a dialogue choice.
As for my unpopular opinion, I did not like the play as Ciri parts of TW3, all of those in my opinion would have been better as just cutscenes. I find it very jarring to go from one character with their abilities, gear and level to suddenly be playing a completely different character with different abilities, gear, and level. I just did not enjoy it just as I did not enjoy Johnny in CP2077.
Triss or Yen or.... Essi? IDK I didn't play TW1 & -2 so I only rudimentarily understand how people feel that Triss betrayed Geralt and Yen while Geralt had amnesia, but I don't feel it like they do. I have to go a bit on a tangent, but Sapkowski does an excellent job of presenting the broken souls of Geralt and Yen from their childhoods. I also had a gf who was extremely like Yen - basically neurotic about certain things, and extremely controlling about somethings while completely flippant about others. Geralt and Yen basically fit together--hand in glove--except where Geralt cannot get over himself and talk to Yen, but rather just disappears--child-like, which is his emotional development level.
Anyway, Triss in the books is only after Geralt when he's not with Yen, and Triss knows that they have basically an open relationship, so she takes advantage of that. What Sapkowski never does is to flesh out who Triss is with regards to her feeling toward Geralt. We only see that she is infatuated by him, but how that fits into her personality and life, we never learn, which kind of saddens me--I love fleshed out characters.
Sapkowski does an equally poor job of really explaining Ciri. That she is highly traumatized by her capture in and fleeing from Cintra and Cahir was kind of alluded to by her having nightmares, but any changes to her personality outside of nightmares, is glossed over. During her time with The Rats her deep-seated hate against especially authority figures explodes in relentless violence, often against anyone near her. There is no rhyme nor reason to it, and there is no explanation for it. One can look back at her mother dying while she was a small child along with her father who was not actually dead, and that her Grandmother, who then raised her, was strict and demanding, but Sapkowski never writes anything about any of that. I hold that against Sapkowski, but I guess that is just his style. He just presents you with some facts and lets you figure it out. But when he wants to, he can delve into personalities and conflict. The huge fight between Triss and Geralt in Kaer Morhen is one example, or the argument between Zigren and Geralt about choosing sides is another. When I think about it, both are in The Blood of Elves. I wonder why he abandoned that style of writing.
As far a Polaris goes; I hope not a single character from the games appears in it. I hope the protagonist is a young Witcher just starting his journey on the path and that all his adventures have a lot to do with his leaning to be on his own and in the big world. I think one setting it might take would be Falka's story--young Witcher meets young, wild girl, with a claim to a throne, it could be an epic and tragic love story, and make for some excellent games.
i only played the games. Witcher 3 is a reboot and doesn't deserve the 3. Yen and triss are strangers to me and i don't like them. I will always choose and love Triss.
Glad to find another who has a crush on Detlaff XD. I thought he's the most attractive guy in the games (if we remove his simping).
After watching this I decided to google what "Jaskier" means in Polish (btw. what is it with you Poles and your loathing of your desperately gorgeous English accents - every Pole I ever met says this). And it means "buttercup". I can see why it was changed to "Dandelion" in the English translations and why they used it in the series. Dandelion is a stupid name but Buttercup is way stupider, particularly in a period of history when it became part of a clichéd populist right meme about how terrible those goons think it is for people to have actual feelings.
How can a good game be too long?!?! It's like saying I received too much ice cream Lol
In all seriousness the main story line is actually not long at all but you have SO much side quests/activities that you could easily be overwhelmed if you wanna do everything.
So for anyone who’s interested the Witcher games are currently on sale on Steam for really cheap. Witcher 1 is like $2 and Witcher 2 is like $4 I believe.
For the polish accent I agree that the actors are too bri'ish but I don't think I would be better with especially polish accent, it's a fictional story. I would have been better to have different accents in differents town. Something like more northerns in Skellige, more dutch with Dijsktra (maybe because of the name) etc etc.
StumbIed upon this vid, had a great time with your video! untill you blasted me with Tree man Eskel. Some truly blashpemous imagery and you should never ever do this again. This never happend and we will not speak about it. It is Blood Origin in a single scene, please spare our souls next time.
I read books. Yes, Gerald and Yen love each other. No, Yen isn't good for him neither is Gerald. Their relationship are just very toxic. Like when Gerald left Yen after year of relationship. Or Yen slept with Gerald and other sorcerer in a one day. And then she just left.
I know they had tragic romantic finale. However it was masochism tango not a happy relations.
if you look at 8:00 - geralt try to clam down ciri by breaking things in avallach lab and ciri then joines with geralt. and yen just watch them seems doing nothing..but at 8:05 she saw the avallach's portrait and scribbled over the painting 8:09, by doing this she also joins with them silently, without showing😎
Wow you don't have any accent, how did you become so fluent? I'm from Finland my self and our accent is pretty noticeable :D
Thank you! I moved to the UK when I was young and went to an international American school. Then when I moved back to Poland my parents didn’t want me to forget the language so I continued in the same system. Now I study in Ireland. Hope that explains it!
@@valliyarnl That explains it, too bad I was hoping for some easy hack 😂