“It was always about her”

The Witcher 4 has formally been confirmed, by way of an epic six-minute-long video that includes a grown-up Ciri.

A sequel to 2015’s The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt was first teased again in 2022 with manufacturing ramping up earlier this 12 months. Now builders CD Projekt Purple have shared a six-minute teaser trailer of The Witcher 4, giving followers their first glimpse of the brand new sport.

The trailer focuses on a grown-up Ciri as a substitute of earlier protagonist Geralt however the two are linked. Ciri is Geralt’s adopted daughter and featured closely in Wild Hunt.

“There are not any gods right here, solely monsters. We’re thrilled to disclose the primary take a look at The Witcher 4 — our upcoming single-player open-world RPG,” reads an announcement. “It marks the start of a brand new saga with Ciri as a protagonist, embarking on her personal journey to change into knowledgeable monster slayer.”

In direction of the top of the video, a mysterious voice might be heard which some followers imagine is Geralt. It could again up what voice actor Doug Cockle mentioned in August – “What we all know is that Geralt will probably be a part of the sport, we simply don’t know the way a lot, and the sport gained’t deal with Geralt. ”It was revealed earlier this week that Cockle was given a “slap” on the wrist for that spoiler from CD Projekt Purple.

Talking in regards to the choice to deal with Ciri this time round, government producer Małgorzata Mitręga instructed IGN that it was a “very natural, very logical” alternative.

“It was at all times about her, ranging from Saga whenever you learn it within the books. She’s a tremendous, layered character. And naturally, as a protagonist we mentioned goodbye to Geralt beforehand. So it is a continuation. I suppose for all of us it’s like she was meant to be. That was at all times her.”

“She actually deserves a stage and we would like gamers to essentially expertise her story as a result of she has a lot to inform, a lot to show,” added sport director Sebastian Kalemba. “The quantity of challenges which can be in entrance of her give us a lot wonderful vitality and gas to create an epic saga that we had no alternative however to go together with it. All of us felt that that is the best way. I imagine that is the tremendous proper alternative.”

No launch date for Witcher 4 has been introduced simply but.

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