For those that have questions or concerns, remember this is a first look reveal, we still have some years to go before release and the answers to the how and what are coming but we’ll have to wait awhile longer
Hey devs, just don't kill Geralt to score some easy drama points. I worked hard to get him to that vineyard, so just... let him chill at his vineyard for the entire new saga, ok?
Maybe he will die at the end of the trilogy, but Ciri doesnt seem very very old, in the books, Ciri sees a white haired witcher, it is not written that it is Geralt, but it is for sure. It was like 100 years later from the end of the books.
They won’t. Pretty sure the books has a part at the beginning set like 100 years after the year of Witcher 3 and they discussed a white haired Witcher which is clearly Geralt. He’s not going anyplace
TLDR for those needing it: New Details about Witcher IV as per this Interview. * New Regions and New Monsters will be Present. * Ciri will be The First Witcher by Choice. * Village shown in Trailer is called "Stromford" and will be in the game. As will be the characters shown as well. * Geralt will be present. * Player Choice will be Greater than Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
@@charismatic9467 you don't know anything about ciri don't you? Ciri is lots of things swordmaster,criminal,bandit(a ruthless one too)but she is not anywhere close to being modern. If you want to play as your own character with terrible writing bethesta is always there go and play their games
Considering she doesn't wear a wolf medallion I think that her school (lynx I believe) has found a way to mutate adults or it's just that her source powers make her immune to the various poisons Witchers use. Could also be that she starts her own school (which would be dope as well) after mutating herself. Possibilities are endless. I'm sure they came up with a satisfying explanation.
Do people not understand that actors some times are not available 24/7? Do people not understand that sometimes actors can't return to roles because of various reasons, and it's not completely in the devs hands?
I'm still reading through the books, and it does seem to me like Ciri being a witcher is what she was destined to be. She revealed she wanted to be one when she first met Geralt. Then she was trained in Kaer Morhen by Geralt, Lambert, Eskiel, etc. - though she was never forced to be a witcher by any of them. Having a female protag doesn't mean the game would be bad. Horizon Zero Dawn, Forbidden West, Nier Automata, Stellar Blade are fantastic games. Horizon Zero Dawn is my all time favorite next to Witcher 3 and Red Dead 2. CD Proyekt prioritize great storytelling and immersion above all else. I'm sure they're not encouraging any agendas, they never have. They're not even an American company so they have no reason to. Cyberpunk 2077 was raw, brutal, and honest storytelling. And Witcher 3 was a masterclass in narrative. Ciri is actually a great interesting character. I would love to explore where her path leads and how she will deal with the adversities of being a Witcher. I'm just looking forward to playing another Witcher game, forget about my real-world problems, and get immersed in the world again.
I applaud you for taking the time to read the books my friend. Keep reading. Ciri as a Witcher is a step down in her character progression. She is way more. A father figure protagonist is even more rare the a women protagonist. There are some choices that Gerald would make as parent that resonated with an over protective father many loved about the character. While I like Ciri as a character, she isn’t reason most people are watching , playing or reading the Witcher. Just my opinion 😅
regardless of the idiots accusing cdpr of being "woke" or "uglifying ciri", my issue (more of a pet peeve, I'm still excited af) isn't necessarily with her being a female it's basically maintaining lore accuracy, witchers couldn't recruit girls for example because their survival of trial of grasses is 0% while even boys are 30%. if they made her the protagonist with just the powers from 3 I'd have no issue (because as you said "immersion above all else" is why this is my favourite trilogy) but the other thing...(you're reading so I don't want to spoil anything, have you finished time of contempt yet?)
@@فايزالمطيري-س3مyou’re the problem if you can’t read between the lines. They are definitely showing signs of being way too liberal with their choices after their DEI pledge
@@فايزالمطيري-س3م Ciri also isn't like other girls though, she literally has the Elder Blood in her, and I wouldn't be shocked if that's part of the reason she could survive the mutations in the first place. I'm going to wait and see how CDPR explains the situation before critiquing whether or not it's ignoring established lore. As far as people complaining about it being "woke", frankly, I just hate when people use that as a criticism or complaint at all because it takes attention away from actual, valid criticisms. I think there are two types of people who complain about things being woke: actual bigots, and people who can spot bad writing and characterization but lack the capacity to explain why it's bad. I'd be willing to believe a lot of people fall into the latter category, but I also know there are plenty who fall into the first lol. I'd say "Dragon Age: Veilguard'" was a good example of people seeing bad writing and dismissing it as woke. There've been plenty of good games with female protagonists, and anyone dismissing this game purely because it put Ciri into the spotlight is genuinely an idiot. Mind you, I'm not saying people should automatically like the choice or that the game will be flawless or anything, just that we genuinely don't have enough information to form valid opinions on the game aside from dissecting lore implications because the only thing we've seen is a carefully curated trailer. Sorry, I know you weren't one of the people crying about the game being woke or anything, it's just a topic I find very annoying at the moment.
it just has been three weeks, and i cant wait anymore to learn more. This is the sixth interview i have seen with them, just in the hope to learn someting new
Nice to know for sure that it will be explained and we will actually be able to be a part of the process of Ciri becoming an actual witcher. It's got to be through Yen and some very hard twisting of Geralts arm to put Ciri through the trial of the grasses. I still can't believe that Yen & Geralt would risk her life to do it but, we all know Ciri can be very convincing. Great vid Paris!
@@partyfitnessexperience3857 It's either Yen or Avallac'h who does the trial on Ciri. I only say Avallac'h bc if Yen can do it, u know he can too. He's a more powerful mage than Yen w/more experience. He's 100% elf where Yen is only like 1/4. He's also been through the trial. I could see Ciri nagging him about it. Now that I think on it, it has to be him. There's just NO way Geralt or Yen would risk her life putting her through that.
This director is one of the people that had worked on Witcher 3 then left to go to blank studios and now he’s back here. He was in the photos shown as people who left cdpr for blank so apparently he’s back. I heard that lots of those that left did so because of forced overtime and crunch so after the cyberpunk launch issues they restructured to stop that stuff. Maybe they had some return after that.
Sure try and convince yourself of that. There's a reason Warhorse went from 14 people to over 200 and the biggest studio to poach talent from there was CDPR in nearby Poland.
To anyone wondering CDPR recently announced in their latest shareholders info that Witcher 4 aka Project Polaris JUST transitioned from pre production to full production. This game isnt coming out any time soon.
I'm hyped. And I'm still not a fan of the witcher series. But I recognize a good game when I see one. this is going to be my jump into it and I'm glad it's ciri.
I’m so happy they are going to respect the lore and what Sapkowski created and that everything has answers hinting of how Ciri is a Witcher. That was my only concern
Hey Parris, great interview, thank you! My only feedback is to get two mics next time, and or ones like you have. Gosia looked like she was left out a little, and the audio could have been better if it was on their jacket. Otherwise, thank you!
She just saved the world at the end of the Witcher 3 What does she have to prove, to risk her life becoming a witcher, instead of just using her elder blood abilities or source magic?
Yeah, she's emotionally attached to the idea of being a witcher, but her magical powers have negative associations. You have to remember that humans are emotional beings, and don't necessarily make what an outside perspective might consider "rational" choices, but choices that have meaning to the individual, founded in love (for Geralt, the Witcher cause?) or fear (of herself, her own elder blood?)
Because she wants to be a man, and by she I mean the developers want this. In polish, wiedźmin or Witcher is the male equivalent to the female wiedźma or Witch. As per the books author Sapkowski. She can’t be a badass female on her own per the developers, she’s gotta act like a man. Her powers, being the strongest not only female, but the strongest in the land? Doesn’t matter, she’s gotta be androgynous and be like a man, and be a wiedźmin. Agendas are strong. It’s depressing.
I know you mentioned UE5, but that was only a trailer it didnt show any gameplay so although the graphics could be amazing, it wont look like the trailer at all.
Were those actual in-game Unreal Engine 5 graphics in the trailer, or was it just a CINEMATIC trailer? Like Assassin's Creed trailers look nothing like the actual game, for instance. It was very hard to tell LOL. Thanks, Parris!
It's crazy because I've seen so many TH-camrs who I thought were logical thinkers make videos on how this game is going to be woke and how they made Siri ugly but it's like good Lord obviously she's older guys😂 she doesn't necessarily live in a beautiful stress-free world and in my opinion she's beautiful, she seems experienced and I'm so ready to see where this story goes, I think in today's world everyone is so hyper focused on DEI that people are starting to see things that aren't there and we need to be careful because that's going to cause otherwise great games to be panic changed last minute and then it really ruins everything
@idkaccountname3 over a CG trailer for a game that won't be out for a few years too. I dont get it i would get it even people were worried about a buggy launch. But people are acting like CD ProjectRed dosent know how to do good story telling. Every one of their games has spectacular story telling in every game they have made.
They probably just downgraded Ciri to make her be a Geralt 2.0 . i think if she stayed with her elder blood it would be better for her character and wouldnt break any pre estabilished lore
It doesn’t make any sense to make Ciri into a mutated Witcher. It is an extreme lore break and an unnecessary one at that. Even in the books the is a scene where Ciri is given water/poison of the broklion forest. Normally it transforms girls into Dryads, but when Ciri drinks it she doesn’t transform. Her elder blood nullifies the process and also the trial of grasses would be not possible to be executed onher. Her fate is already set in stone to be entwined with the elves. She is practically a Demi goddess in human form. When you study Celtic mythology and especially the Irish mythology then you would find out Ciri is reincarnation of a goddess. In Celtic mythology sometimes deities appear in human forms as well to teach a lesson. She should be a bridge between elves and humans.
Wait did you say rhe game is still few years so it will not be releqsed in 2025 at the end it will be 2026 or 2027 ? If that so then ee can grt gta 6 before this but idk if gta 6 runs 60 fps smooth on my ps5 standart i mean if the optimize the game so good then yes
Awesome interview!!! Congrats to Parris and to CDP, its GREAT to know that the crew developing and marketing for this franchise loves this universe as much as we do! Huge thanks to you all, and many blessons in this next years of development!! ❤
I personally don't like Ciri completely giving into her childish desires of becoming a witcher, mutations and all, despite probably knowing for a while that it isn't by any means a cool and rewarding life in the slightest and that she could've made way more difference in the lives of people by becoming empress of Nilfgaard, even if it meant some sacrifice on how she preferred to live. Of course, I already knew that the witcheress ending for TW3 was most likely the canon one given the comic Curse of Crows, I just don't think it's the path that makes more sense and keeps the most with the tone of TW as a franchise, being dark, tragic and bitter overall, while that ending is too feel good and inconsequential to the actual implications... In any case, could also be that they won't really canonize any ending and they'll just converge to her becoming a witcher anyway (even the worst one hints at her surviving), which might be seen as lazy, but I don't mind if it makes sense and the result is good. Regarding anything else, I'l just wait to see how they explain and justify things -- no sense in goong into a spiral of negativity because you particularly can't imagine how X thing could realistically happen within the constrains of that universe and previously established lore -- as long as they can truly make it work in the lore and the story is good, I'm down. Let's wait and see...
Becoming an empress is giving into destiny her father wanted the books make it clear ciri hates being used and thats all everyone except geralt wants to do with her And her father was horrible in the books there is zero reason to forgive him and do what he wants
@ he is the reason the empress ending exists and the choice that leads to is Geralt telling “he is your father” which by the books account is kind of out of character considering how he’s done He also wants ciri to be married to Voorhis something she likely isnt interested in. Ciri wants to be who she wants to be and thats why the choices that lead to her living are Geralt letting her be herself and not the child of elder blood or empress daughter of Emphyr or Laura Dona’s descendant
@@chandlerburse If you can't understand how your perceived problems just don't really apply and things can totally work in another way that doesn't involve Ciri doing absolutely everything Emhyr wants, that's your problem. Everything points to her planning to try to make a government on her terms and push for a good change using Nilfgaards resources, given how she handles the meeting and her justifications for accepting the position in the departure. I'm not going to keep repeating myself, so this will probably be my last response to you if you're just going to keep the same discourse, which simply doesn't follow, going. I, however, do agree that Geralt justifying his encouragement of her to go see Emhyr with "he is your father" was a pretty stupid line by CDPR. The game isn't perfect and they fumbled way more lines, plot points and other things than just that one, but one messed up dialogue doesn't invalidade the path as a whole -- he could've said "let's just go and end this once and for all, as it's not like he'll give up on trying to talk to you anyway", or something like that. It can easily be framed as a purely utilitarian choice to go see him, which in turn just kickstarts Ciri's change of heart and realization that going for empress is the best way to do the most good.
Great get, Parris. Congrats! Everything here sounds like a perfect turn for the franchise, and Ciri as the protagonist is making the right folks melt down. LFG😁
A bit weird that they say that they really care about canon and lore, but the one thing that a lot of lore fans don't agree with is Ciri going thru the trial of the grasses at her age and actually surviving (given that in canon lore girls always died from it when attempted, but now suddenly because of a mcguffin called Elder Blood she suddenly can become one? That's a bit far fetched).
Not so much surviving, but it affecting her. In the books Ciri is forced to drink from the waters of Brokilon, a substance that transforms girls into dryads. It just does nothing to her. This is why it would be weird for potions and such to affect her at all, there is an established example that they just don't work on her.
Well in the interview they say everything you see in the trailer will be explained sufficiently so I am guessing they wrote a good explanation how Ciri can have Witcher powers without betraying the lore. Which they showed they had a very good grasp of with the first three games.
The trailer was a huuuuge surprise for all of us , I think! I always thought that Ciri was the natural choice for the next protagonist, since she is a major character in the books! I can't understand the people who are ranting about not wanting Ciri as a protagonist, I think she will be great! And, if any girl can pass the TofG, it is definitely Ciri! Great interview!
With how many people that are talking about the Witcher 4 right now it’s really surprising that this interview isn’t getting a lot more attention than it is
Everything seems good so far, We hope for the best. As someone who always think critically and never believed something just because everyone is believed in, I do my own diggn and come with my own opinion, Which what i always tell people to do, is to actually think critically, Becasue its the only way to find what you actually like and what you actually dislike. It doesn't matter if people think your right or wrong, if you think your right and do your own diggn to find informations and analyze it. That's all that matter. Don't let people influence your thoughts.
I think this was a bad decision, not many ppl are interested in having ciri as the main protagonist. I think they may have dropped the bag with this one
As a huge fan of the witcher(books and games), I was disappointed that ciri will be the main character. I wanted it to be a totally new character who has nothing to do with Geralt. I just dont like this kind of fanservice.
Hahahahaha. Here we go again with lies from CDPR. They said the same thing about the civilians of Cyberpunk 2077 city, whatever its called. Fool people once, shame on you, shame people again, with Witcher 2, then again with Witcher 3, then again with Cyberpunk....... yeah, shame on those morons. CDPR has yet to release a game in any sort of decent quality at launch like a behemoth like Naughty Dog ("Enhanced/Fixed Edition" of The Witcher 1 anybody?). They are not even in the same ball park, heck the same hemisphere of the planet lol.
I'm very concerned and confused about this game. Why Ciri? Why not a new character completely? Why appeal to a new audience when you already have a strong base?
Not really. Yes, she probably will not able to teleport through time anymore, but as you saw in trailer, she NEEDED witcher senses to kill that monster, as a human she wouldn't have a chance.
This interview came out over 12 hours ago yet there are still people crying about "not following the lore". Thanks a lot for this man and your voice is amazing!
I believe she's wearing the School of the Lynx pendant. Can't wait to learn more about how and why she made the switch from the Wolves. Maybe she wanted to start a new path with a not so established school to mold new ways
But people who made it great are still there (Quests Designers, Senior Writers, Composers, Lore Designers, Environment Artists) it's a very old news that most of the red engine staff left, but that's expected. They still Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty that proves they are still good at what they do best , Narratives and Characters !
@@TH-camCensors i think you are just delusional, why would that ever be true ? Cdpr has made cyberpunk 2077 which even with its launch being rough has then become both a qualitatively incredible game, not only with paid expansions but especially with free updates that literally improved every aspect of the game, and also sold a lot so why would cdpr ever flounder ? Also, it isn't like every single one of cdpr developers from tw3 left them, many are still there and many returned ( kalemba is one of them if i'm.not mistaken)
Lots of concerns. Adults can't survive the Trial of Grasses, no can woman. Ciri is an adult woman. Um. :( Changing pre-established lore is never a good idea. If they REALLY wanted Ciri to be the main character, they shouldn't have made her a Witcher and they shouldn't call in Witcher IV. And them creating a new way to do it, is just as bad. By doing that you are undoing the entire pre-established lore and that isn't good. We found a new way to make Witchers and now women and adults can become them if they want!! ...lame.. very very lame. The idea that only 3 out of 10 boys survive this horrible and painful process is heavy and deep. Them saying they are respecting the lore and then doing this.. red flag for me. Seems like they just wanted to make a female lead and not only that, as they said, more powerful than Geralt. Honestly they should just bring Geralt out of retirement. It isn't like he would actually stay retired. Anyone that thinks that, doesn't know the character. "No Witcher ever die in his own bed."
Ciri isn't just a normal woman though, she has elder blood, she's unique in that respect. She was stronger than Geralt in W3 aready lol. Also she always wanted to be a Witcher and was raised by a witcher. It makes perfect narrative sense to me. CDproject has handled the Witcher lore just fine for so many years, I doubt they're not going to respect it in W4
They are not disregarding the lore tho. It's never stated women can't survive the trial only said that when they tried women died so they decided to focus on men only instead and started to engineer the trial for men so it would never work for women due to the engineering. Being an adult isn't a problem either, never fully said adults WILL die if they take the trial. Avallach literally underwent the mutations in witcher 3 as an adult elf and survived when yennefer performed it on him. Yennefer clearly is very skilled at it and knows how to perform the trial. Geralt also took another mutagen at around 100 years old in blood and wine. There's no lore tears in ciri becoming a witcher and it makes sense for her character to become a witcher. I know you do not have a problem with Avallach and geralt undergoing these things in witcher 3 so stop trying to care like you care about the lore
Is The Witcher IV just a placeholder name as it makes zero sense otherwise when it doesn’t Star Geralt of Rivia. Substituting Siri in place of Geralt should mean a title change surely? Otherwise it is a direct insult to the character of Geralt. It is not a continuation of his story so therefore it is not The Witcher 4.
For those that have questions or concerns, remember this is a first look reveal, we still have some years to go before release and the answers to the how and what are coming but we’ll have to wait awhile longer
and what we saw is not a gameplay, it's not a game, it's just cinematic rendered on unreal engine 5 with witcher 4 village / npc and design IDEAS ;)
Well, if that's the case, better let them know now what we don't like (everything about this), before its too late.
@@FirstNameLastName-ln5op bro who's we
@@moonprincess_xoxo The people who buy video games, you must be from the other crowd.
@@FirstNameLastName-ln5op since when have broke incels the money to buy video games.
Hey devs, just don't kill Geralt to score some easy drama points. I worked hard to get him to that vineyard, so just... let him chill at his vineyard for the entire new saga, ok?
Geralt ain't going anywhere just yet imo
Maybe he will die at the end of the trilogy, but Ciri doesnt seem very very old, in the books, Ciri sees a white haired witcher, it is not written that it is Geralt, but it is for sure. It was like 100 years later from the end of the books.
bro getting TOU2 flashbacks lol
They won’t. Pretty sure the books has a part at the beginning set like 100 years after the year of Witcher 3 and they discussed a white haired Witcher which is clearly Geralt. He’s not going anyplace
@@joshnizzleyou never know
TLDR for those needing it: New Details about Witcher IV as per this Interview.
* New Regions and New Monsters will be Present.
* Ciri will be The First Witcher by Choice.
* Village shown in Trailer is called "Stromford" and will be in the game. As will be the characters shown as well.
* Geralt will be present.
* Player Choice will be Greater than Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
so, the exact reason they made female a Witcher was...fuck gamers?
do you know if this game will also take place in Temeria
"* Player Choice will be Greater than Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077."
Forced to play as modernized girl boss
@@charismatic9467 you don't know anything about ciri don't you? Ciri is lots of things swordmaster,criminal,bandit(a ruthless one too)but she is not anywhere close to being modern. If you want to play as your own character with terrible writing bethesta is always there go and play their games
@@charismatic9467 your comment is shit but your username is brilliantly ironic.
YO HUGE INTERVIEW! This was an awesome video!
Considering she doesn't wear a wolf medallion I think that her school (lynx I believe) has found a way to mutate adults or it's just that her source powers make her immune to the various poisons Witchers use. Could also be that she starts her own school (which would be dope as well) after mutating herself. Possibilities are endless. I'm sure they came up with a satisfying explanation.
"There is an explanation for every single piece." Doubts mostly dispelled.
I just want to know why they decided to change her voice actress. Her Witcher 3 voice is so memorable!
Feminine vs Butch figure it out
The new voice actor is very good
her old voice actor is 54 she probably doesn’t want to voice act anymore
play on polish dub then, we gor same actress lol
Do people not understand that actors some times are not available 24/7?
Do people not understand that sometimes actors can't return to roles because of various reasons, and it's not completely in the devs hands?
I can’t wait to see more from this game. The Witcher 3 was a masterpiece.
I'm still reading through the books, and it does seem to me like Ciri being a witcher is what she was destined to be. She revealed she wanted to be one when she first met Geralt. Then she was trained in Kaer Morhen by Geralt, Lambert, Eskiel, etc. - though she was never forced to be a witcher by any of them.
Having a female protag doesn't mean the game would be bad. Horizon Zero Dawn, Forbidden West, Nier Automata, Stellar Blade are fantastic games. Horizon Zero Dawn is my all time favorite next to Witcher 3 and Red Dead 2.
CD Proyekt prioritize great storytelling and immersion above all else. I'm sure they're not encouraging any agendas, they never have. They're not even an American company so they have no reason to.
Cyberpunk 2077 was raw, brutal, and honest storytelling. And Witcher 3 was a masterclass in narrative.
Ciri is actually a great interesting character. I would love to explore where her path leads and how she will deal with the adversities of being a Witcher. I'm just looking forward to playing another Witcher game, forget about my real-world problems, and get immersed in the world again.
I applaud you for taking the time to read the books my friend. Keep reading. Ciri as a Witcher is a step down in her character progression. She is way more. A father figure protagonist is even more rare the a women protagonist. There are some choices that Gerald would make as parent that resonated with an over protective father many loved about the character. While I like Ciri as a character, she isn’t reason most people are watching , playing or reading the Witcher. Just my opinion 😅
regardless of the idiots accusing cdpr of being "woke" or "uglifying ciri", my issue (more of a pet peeve, I'm still excited af) isn't necessarily with her being a female it's basically maintaining lore accuracy, witchers couldn't recruit girls for example because their survival of trial of grasses is 0% while even boys are 30%. if they made her the protagonist with just the powers from 3 I'd have no issue (because as you said "immersion above all else" is why this is my favourite trilogy) but the other thing...(you're reading so I don't want to spoil anything, have you finished time of contempt yet?)
@@فايزالمطيري-س3مyou’re the problem if you can’t read between the lines. They are definitely showing signs of being way too liberal with their choices after their DEI pledge
@@فايزالمطيري-س3م Ciri also isn't like other girls though, she literally has the Elder Blood in her, and I wouldn't be shocked if that's part of the reason she could survive the mutations in the first place. I'm going to wait and see how CDPR explains the situation before critiquing whether or not it's ignoring established lore.
As far as people complaining about it being "woke", frankly, I just hate when people use that as a criticism or complaint at all because it takes attention away from actual, valid criticisms. I think there are two types of people who complain about things being woke: actual bigots, and people who can spot bad writing and characterization but lack the capacity to explain why it's bad. I'd be willing to believe a lot of people fall into the latter category, but I also know there are plenty who fall into the first lol. I'd say "Dragon Age: Veilguard'" was a good example of people seeing bad writing and dismissing it as woke.
There've been plenty of good games with female protagonists, and anyone dismissing this game purely because it put Ciri into the spotlight is genuinely an idiot. Mind you, I'm not saying people should automatically like the choice or that the game will be flawless or anything, just that we genuinely don't have enough information to form valid opinions on the game aside from dissecting lore implications because the only thing we've seen is a carefully curated trailer.
Sorry, I know you weren't one of the people crying about the game being woke or anything, it's just a topic I find very annoying at the moment.
@@فايزالمطيري-س3م Didn't the school of the cat actually succeeded in making female witchers?
Great interview Parris. Looking forward to picking this up.
Solid interview and great questions my guy now i was already sold on the game now thanks this im extra pumped
it just has been three weeks, and i cant wait anymore to learn more. This is the sixth interview i have seen with them, just in the hope to learn someting new
Anybody that played Blood and wine would want to play Ciri,Geralt is basically a retired/part time witcher in my head cannon
Geralt will go in legends as the first Witcher to die in bed.
Nice to know for sure that it will be explained and we will actually be able to be a part of the process of Ciri becoming an actual witcher. It's got to be through Yen and some very hard twisting of Geralts arm to put Ciri through the trial of the grasses. I still can't believe that Yen & Geralt would risk her life to do it but, we all know Ciri can be very convincing. Great vid Paris!
Maybe they don’t even know bro
@@partyfitnessexperience3857 It's either Yen or Avallac'h who does the trial on Ciri. I only say Avallac'h bc if Yen can do it, u know he can too. He's a more powerful mage than Yen w/more experience. He's 100% elf where Yen is only like 1/4. He's also been through the trial. I could see Ciri nagging him about it. Now that I think on it, it has to be him. There's just NO way Geralt or Yen would risk her life putting her through that.
@ I agree brotha, hope it’s explained in detail when the game comes out
yes this os a first look, I wouldn’t be concerned yet, plenty of time to get more details
This director is one of the people that had worked on Witcher 3 then left to go to blank studios and now he’s back here. He was in the photos shown as people who left cdpr for blank so apparently he’s back. I heard that lots of those that left did so because of forced overtime and crunch so after the cyberpunk launch issues they restructured to stop that stuff. Maybe they had some return after that.
Sure try and convince yourself of that. There's a reason Warhorse went from 14 people to over 200 and the biggest studio to poach talent from there was CDPR in nearby Poland.
@@TH-camCensors You don't have to convince yourself for something that is factual.
@@TH-camCensors warhorse still makes slop
No he is not him.
@ yes it is. Go look at photos of the ones who started blank studios. Looks exactly like him in the pics.
Good interview! Very excited for this game and to see Ciri as the protagonist.
Interview starts @ 2:41
To anyone wondering
CDPR recently announced in their latest shareholders info that Witcher 4 aka Project Polaris JUST transitioned from pre production to full production.
This game isnt coming out any time soon.
Congratulations on the interview! This is so dope
Great questions G!
Thank Parris!!! Great interview
I'm hyped. And I'm still not a fan of the witcher series. But I recognize a good game when I see one. this is going to be my jump into it and I'm glad it's ciri.
I’m so happy they are going to respect the lore and what Sapkowski created and that everything has answers hinting of how Ciri is a Witcher. That was my only concern
Huge interview; you deserve it!
Thank you, CDPR!!! Thank you!!!
Sad at least 3 to 4 years away.
This man is plugged in foreal.
Hey Parris, great interview, thank you! My only feedback is to get two mics next time, and or ones like you have. Gosia looked like she was left out a little, and the audio could have been better if it was on their jacket. Otherwise, thank you!
Holy crap congrats Parris! Glad to see some of the CDPR people doing these interviews, and giving us more info on the game.
She just saved the world at the end of the Witcher 3
What does she have to prove, to risk her life becoming a witcher, instead of just using her elder blood abilities or source magic?
Because that's what she wants
she hates the powers she had, she mentioned this in the game and also in the books. She always wanted to become the witcher.
@@Krafcik226 yeah everyone is into her for her blood, not so out of character for her to just decide to mutate in spite of these
Yeah, she's emotionally attached to the idea of being a witcher, but her magical powers have negative associations. You have to remember that humans are emotional beings, and don't necessarily make what an outside perspective might consider "rational" choices, but choices that have meaning to the individual, founded in love (for Geralt, the Witcher cause?) or fear (of herself, her own elder blood?)
Because she wants to be a man, and by she I mean the developers want this. In polish, wiedźmin or Witcher is the male equivalent to the female wiedźma or Witch. As per the books author Sapkowski.
She can’t be a badass female on her own per the developers, she’s gotta act like a man. Her powers, being the strongest not only female, but the strongest in the land? Doesn’t matter, she’s gotta be androgynous and be like a man, and be a wiedźmin.
Agendas are strong. It’s depressing.
I know you mentioned UE5, but that was only a trailer it didnt show any gameplay so although the graphics could be amazing, it wont look like the trailer at all.
Were those actual in-game Unreal Engine 5 graphics in the trailer, or was it just a CINEMATIC trailer? Like Assassin's Creed trailers look nothing like the actual game, for instance. It was very hard to tell LOL. Thanks, Parris!
It's crazy because I've seen so many TH-camrs who I thought were logical thinkers make videos on how this game is going to be woke and how they made Siri ugly but it's like good Lord obviously she's older guys😂 she doesn't necessarily live in a beautiful stress-free world and in my opinion she's beautiful, she seems experienced and I'm so ready to see where this story goes, I think in today's world everyone is so hyper focused on DEI that people are starting to see things that aren't there and we need to be careful because that's going to cause otherwise great games to be panic changed last minute and then it really ruins everything
Why on Earth would you hire a games journalist as your lore designer
Someone needs to send this interview to the haters and grifters.
true, people are so mad for no reason
@idkaccountname3 over a CG trailer for a game that won't be out for a few years too.
I dont get it i would get it even people were worried about a buggy launch. But people are acting like CD ProjectRed dosent know how to do good story telling. Every one of their games has spectacular story telling in every game they have made.
It will only make them more incensed. The "anti woke" crowd has been raging since the trailer released.
@@mattmn2891because “woman bad, it’s woke!! DEI!!!!”, that’s literally all they have to say about anything ever
No point. Grifters won't care. Farming outrage gives them an easy reliable payout.
Omg Parris this was such an awesome interview! I am so hyped for the Witcher 4 LFG 🤯
So many incels in the comments, I always wanted CIRI in the WITCHER 4 to be the main protagonists since playing blood n wine in 2016.
Only in 2016? I played in 1016. And .16. And -.16
@@Creationseed9 no not only you sped 🙄
some people actually care about the lore. apparently that offends you.
@@vladmods y'all the only ones offended haha, bunch of sooks.
@@vladmods y'all the only sooks offended, don't deflect that onto me haha.
Make Geralt and Ciri both playable. DO NOT TURN GERALT INTO A CUTSCENE REFERENCE..
We’re so back
Y’all should check out blood of the dawnwalker Witcher 3 team is working on it.
They probably just downgraded Ciri to make her be a Geralt 2.0 .
i think if she stayed with her elder blood it would be better for her character and wouldnt break any pre estabilished lore
It doesn’t make any sense to make Ciri into a mutated Witcher. It is an extreme lore break and an unnecessary one at that. Even in the books the is a scene where Ciri is given water/poison of the broklion forest. Normally it transforms girls into Dryads, but when Ciri drinks it she doesn’t transform. Her elder blood nullifies the process and also the trial of grasses would be not possible to be executed onher. Her fate is already set in stone to be entwined with the elves. She is practically a Demi goddess in human form. When you study Celtic mythology and especially the Irish mythology then you would find out Ciri is reincarnation of a goddess. In Celtic mythology sometimes deities appear in human forms as well to teach a lesson. She should be a bridge between elves and humans.
I wish cd projekt red had released a remaster of Witcher 2 by now for ps5. Never played the Witcher 2 :( since I'm on ps.
I hope before the interview someone let Paris know this doesn't take place in the Path of Exile universe.
Wait did you say rhe game is still few years so it will not be releqsed in 2025 at the end it will be 2026 or 2027 ? If that so then ee can grt gta 6 before this but idk if gta 6 runs 60 fps smooth on my ps5 standart i mean if the optimize the game so good then yes
Awesome interview!!! Congrats to Parris and to CDP, its GREAT to know that the crew developing and marketing for this franchise loves this universe as much as we do! Huge thanks to you all, and many blessons in this next years of development!! ❤
I personally don't like Ciri completely giving into her childish desires of becoming a witcher, mutations and all, despite probably knowing for a while that it isn't by any means a cool and rewarding life in the slightest and that she could've made way more difference in the lives of people by becoming empress of Nilfgaard, even if it meant some sacrifice on how she preferred to live. Of course, I already knew that the witcheress ending for TW3 was most likely the canon one given the comic Curse of Crows, I just don't think it's the path that makes more sense and keeps the most with the tone of TW as a franchise, being dark, tragic and bitter overall, while that ending is too feel good and inconsequential to the actual implications... In any case, could also be that they won't really canonize any ending and they'll just converge to her becoming a witcher anyway (even the worst one hints at her surviving), which might be seen as lazy, but I don't mind if it makes sense and the result is good.
Regarding anything else, I'l just wait to see how they explain and justify things -- no sense in goong into a spiral of negativity because you particularly can't imagine how X thing could realistically happen within the constrains of that universe and previously established lore -- as long as they can truly make it work in the lore and the story is good, I'm down. Let's wait and see...
Becoming an empress is giving into destiny her father wanted the books make it clear ciri hates being used and thats all everyone except geralt wants to do with her
And her father was horrible in the books there is zero reason to forgive him and do what he wants
@@chandlerburse Nope, she doesn't have to be shackled by her father's purposes or forgive him at all.
@ he is the reason the empress ending exists and the choice that leads to is Geralt telling “he is your father” which by the books account is kind of out of character considering how he’s done
He also wants ciri to be married to Voorhis something she likely isnt interested in.
Ciri wants to be who she wants to be and thats why the choices that lead to her living are Geralt letting her be herself and not the child of elder blood or empress daughter of Emphyr or Laura Dona’s descendant
@@chandlerburse If you can't understand how your perceived problems just don't really apply and things can totally work in another way that doesn't involve Ciri doing absolutely everything Emhyr wants, that's your problem. Everything points to her planning to try to make a government on her terms and push for a good change using Nilfgaards resources, given how she handles the meeting and her justifications for accepting the position in the departure. I'm not going to keep repeating myself, so this will probably be my last response to you if you're just going to keep the same discourse, which simply doesn't follow, going.
I, however, do agree that Geralt justifying his encouragement of her to go see Emhyr with "he is your father" was a pretty stupid line by CDPR. The game isn't perfect and they fumbled way more lines, plot points and other things than just that one, but one messed up dialogue doesn't invalidade the path as a whole -- he could've said "let's just go and end this once and for all, as it's not like he'll give up on trying to talk to you anyway", or something like that. It can easily be framed as a purely utilitarian choice to go see him, which in turn just kickstarts Ciri's change of heart and realization that going for empress is the best way to do the most good.
@ Ciri doesnt want to be dictated by anyone but herself
Great get, Parris. Congrats! Everything here sounds like a perfect turn for the franchise, and Ciri as the protagonist is making the right folks melt down. LFG😁
Fantastic interview, Parris 👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
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thx for that interview. It kinda put me at ease.... i am not so worried anymore
I'm prepared to see balatro in tw4.
A bit weird that they say that they really care about canon and lore, but the one thing that a lot of lore fans don't agree with is Ciri going thru the trial of the grasses at her age and actually surviving (given that in canon lore girls always died from it when attempted, but now suddenly because of a mcguffin called Elder Blood she suddenly can become one? That's a bit far fetched).
Not so much surviving, but it affecting her.
In the books Ciri is forced to drink from the waters of Brokilon, a substance that transforms girls into dryads. It just does nothing to her.
This is why it would be weird for potions and such to affect her at all, there is an established example that they just don't work on her.
Well in the interview they say everything you see in the trailer will be explained sufficiently so I am guessing they wrote a good explanation how Ciri can have Witcher powers without betraying the lore. Which they showed they had a very good grasp of with the first three games.
That's a difference beetween lore fan and lore expert. These days avarage Andy on tweeter thinks he knows lore better than Sapkowski himself.
awesome interview!
The trailer was a huuuuge surprise for all of us , I think! I always thought that Ciri was the natural choice for the next protagonist, since she is a major character in the books! I can't understand the people who are ranting about not wanting Ciri as a protagonist, I think she will be great! And, if any girl can pass the TofG, it is definitely Ciri! Great interview!
Nice jacket, Parris. I hope you didnt butcher too many sofas manufacturing it.
Very blury video
Nice work Parris !
Thanks!
fantanstic interview dude,I also cant wait!!!!
Great interview
Wow even they seem to be exited to play the game 😂😂
Good to see them passionate about this can’t wait for the release in a couple years 🔥
You should’ve asked them about gwint man 😂 hopefully they make it an even better then in Witcher 3.
This is awesome! Ton of info I didn’t think they would share yet. Great interview
With how many people that are talking about the Witcher 4 right now it’s really surprising that this interview isn’t getting a lot more attention than it is
Great interview! Congrats!
Everything seems good so far, We hope for the best.
As someone who always think critically and never believed something just because everyone is believed in, I do my own diggn and come with my own opinion, Which what i always tell people to do, is to actually think critically, Becasue its the only way to find what you actually like and what you actually dislike. It doesn't matter if people think your right or wrong, if you think your right and do your own diggn to find informations and analyze it. That's all that matter. Don't let people influence your thoughts.
A few years later but they changed her VO
Will the music and soundtrack live up to the legend?
What an awesome vid 🤘
I think this was a bad decision, not many ppl are interested in having ciri as the main protagonist. I think they may have dropped the bag with this one
As a huge fan of the witcher(books and games), I was disappointed that ciri will be the main character. I wanted it to be a totally new character who has nothing to do with Geralt. I just dont like this kind of fanservice.
Nice one Parris!
Hahahahaha. Here we go again with lies from CDPR.
They said the same thing about the civilians of Cyberpunk 2077 city, whatever its called. Fool people once, shame on you, shame people again, with Witcher 2, then again with Witcher 3, then again with Cyberpunk....... yeah, shame on those morons.
CDPR has yet to release a game in any sort of decent quality at launch like a behemoth like Naughty Dog ("Enhanced/Fixed Edition" of The Witcher 1 anybody?). They are not even in the same ball park, heck the same hemisphere of the planet lol.
I'm very concerned and confused about this game. Why Ciri? Why not a new character completely? Why appeal to a new audience when you already have a strong base?
The “strong base” appreciates ciri as the mc
Because the poursue money instead of art. The trailer looked a like a pale imitation of the Killing monsters trailer
congratulations for actually having the opportunity to talk to the higher ups. not everyone gets the chance. even when they have millions of subs.
If you get another chance, maybe ask about her Elder Blood p owers. Seems like becoming a witcher is a downgrade for her.
Not really. Yes, she probably will not able to teleport through time anymore, but as you saw in trailer, she NEEDED witcher senses to kill that monster, as a human she wouldn't have a chance.
Thank you for the interview and CDPR guys for the insights. You have my trust and faith to create an epic game!
Damn Parris, some banger interviews!
My body is ready 😩
This interview came out over 12 hours ago yet there are still people crying about "not following the lore". Thanks a lot for this man and your voice is amazing!
Great interview. Respectful, balanced, and you gave them the space to talk comfortably.
I believe she's wearing the School of the Lynx pendant. Can't wait to learn more about how and why she made the switch from the Wolves. Maybe she wanted to start a new path with a not so established school to mold new ways
They look so excited to talk about it
So Hyped
Really great setting for Ciri's story!
Paris lookin like he's running for Govenor of Kinshasa.
The only gripe I had with the witcher 3 was boss fights felt repetitive after death march the moves felt linear even in blood and wine
Awful decision to make Ciri a real Witcher as opposed to one in name only. Won't even mention the other disaster.
Director looks cool. I gotta finish Witcher 3 DLC now
I hope Witcher 4 wil be dark as hell.
The people who made the Witcher triolgy they are not on cp red
But people who made it great are still there (Quests Designers, Senior Writers, Composers, Lore Designers, Environment Artists) it's a very old news that most of the red engine staff left, but that's expected. They still Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty that proves they are still good at what they do best , Narratives and Characters !
Yup, all the best talent went o Warhorse Studio.
So as CDPR flounders Warhorse will take the Mantle
@@TH-camCensors i think you are just delusional, why would that ever be true ? Cdpr has made cyberpunk 2077 which even with its launch being rough has then become both a qualitatively incredible game, not only with paid expansions but especially with free updates that literally improved every aspect of the game, and also sold a lot so why would cdpr ever flounder ? Also, it isn't like every single one of cdpr developers from tw3 left them, many are still there and many returned ( kalemba is one of them if i'm.not mistaken)
This is not the same CDPR that brought us The first trilogy and it shows.
Waiting for The Witcher 4 😎
Lots of concerns. Adults can't survive the Trial of Grasses, no can woman. Ciri is an adult woman. Um. :( Changing pre-established lore is never a good idea. If they REALLY wanted Ciri to be the main character, they shouldn't have made her a Witcher and they shouldn't call in Witcher IV.
And them creating a new way to do it, is just as bad. By doing that you are undoing the entire pre-established lore and that isn't good.
We found a new way to make Witchers and now women and adults can become them if they want!! ...lame.. very very lame. The idea that only 3 out of 10 boys survive this horrible and painful process is heavy and deep.
Them saying they are respecting the lore and then doing this.. red flag for me.
Seems like they just wanted to make a female lead and not only that, as they said, more powerful than Geralt.
Honestly they should just bring Geralt out of retirement. It isn't like he would actually stay retired. Anyone that thinks that, doesn't know the character. "No Witcher ever die in his own bed."
Ciri isn't just a normal woman though, she has elder blood, she's unique in that respect. She was stronger than Geralt in W3 aready lol. Also she always wanted to be a Witcher and was raised by a witcher. It makes perfect narrative sense to me. CDproject has handled the Witcher lore just fine for so many years, I doubt they're not going to respect it in W4
They are not disregarding the lore tho. It's never stated women can't survive the trial only said that when they tried women died so they decided to focus on men only instead and started to engineer the trial for men so it would never work for women due to the engineering. Being an adult isn't a problem either, never fully said adults WILL die if they take the trial. Avallach literally underwent the mutations in witcher 3 as an adult elf and survived when yennefer performed it on him. Yennefer clearly is very skilled at it and knows how to perform the trial. Geralt also took another mutagen at around 100 years old in blood and wine. There's no lore tears in ciri becoming a witcher and it makes sense for her character to become a witcher. I know you do not have a problem with Avallach and geralt undergoing these things in witcher 3 so stop trying to care like you care about the lore
Day f'n one buy! Collectors edition once available.
I just hope it will not be annouce for PS 5, it should be only for newest consoles and modern PC parts
I hope they dont girl boss(bull shit or retcon lore) to make this withchering possible.
Please make this explanation make sense.
Read the books. Play the games. Smh.
They already BS retconn everything by making her an Witcher which is totally unnecessary
@@TH-camCensors Cry harder
@NF_Redux done it all + comics and gwent buddy.
@@TH-camCensorsThe Witcher games have been retconning stuff from the books since 1. Now it’s all of a sudden a problem?
Where the F is geralt
At the end of Witcher 3 they made it perfectly clear he wasn’t going to continue as the main character.
happily retired as he deserves!
Nice
Is The Witcher IV just a placeholder name as it makes zero sense otherwise when it doesn’t Star Geralt of Rivia. Substituting Siri in place of Geralt should mean a title change surely?
Otherwise it is a direct insult to the character of Geralt.
It is not a continuation of his story so therefore it is not The Witcher 4.
Witcher 4 is going to the redemption arc for the Netflix show 😂 can’t wait
Cannot wait looks amazing it had to be ciri anyway