• @RizzRustbolt
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    1210 hours ago

    Because the dude saved the world like nine times already. He filled up his punch card and gets to retire now.

  • @[email protected]
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    1011 hours ago

    Because they can? Because it makes sense? Anyone questioning the choice has obvious motives.

  • Miles O'Brien
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    3916 hours ago

    I thought that was the expectation?

    They introduced us to a younger Witcher that the Geralt was training, Geralt’s story came to an end…

    It felt like that’s what they were intentionally setting up, a totally Ciri-focused next game.

    • @[email protected]
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      913 hours ago

      I’ve only played a few minutes of Witcher 3 so far and even I know Ciri is an apprentice to Geralt! I said to myself, “I don’t know who these people are yet but I guess she’ll be the main character in a sequel.”

  • Sickday
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    2416 hours ago

    Sounds good to me. My only gripe is that I don’t think Ciri needs to go through the Trial of Grasses. She kind of already had well-established abilities (Elder blood) that made it easy for her to deal with most threats and we got to see that on full display in like half of The Witcher 3. Frankly, I had more fun playing with her abilities than I did with Geralt’s.

  • @[email protected]
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    4620 hours ago

    Feels like a logical next step for the series. She is Gerald’s apprentice Witcher and Gerald’s story got it’s ending.

    • Scrubbles
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      1413 hours ago

      End of blood and wine was basically his farewell anyway. He got his vineyard, his lover came to join, he was done

  • @[email protected]
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    5121 hours ago

    Lets just wait for the backlash from the right for making the game woke by having a female protagonist

  • @[email protected]
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    5121 hours ago

    That and Geralt’s story got a natural end in Blood and Wine, and it would be stupid to bulldoze that.

    • @[email protected]
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      2521 hours ago

      That ending really left an impact on me. There was just something about it, having spent so many hours, seeing that ending made me just go wow

      • @[email protected]
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        2320 hours ago

        So true!

        I really loved the ending, and it would’ve been sad to see Geralts ending “undone” just because they wanted to make The Witcher 4.

        With that said, I do hope he makes an appearance.