THE WITCHER ranked by a Polish fan 🐺 | books vs games vs tv show
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- Fan from Poland, The Witcher's ( Wiedźmin ) country of origin, ranks the books, games, and Netflix tv show in time for season 4 release.
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00:00 intro
00:55 the books
08:55 the games
14:34 the show
20:04 final thoughts
20:37 future witcher plans
21:31 outro
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Hi all!
Thank you for watching this video, I think it's the one I am most proud of so far? (don't want to fully commit to that yet tho) There are still 2 things I'd like to touch upon:
1. At the end I say that I recommend having the proper expectations when starting the books, but didn't really define what I meant by that. Luckily for you, @cronkthebookguy has a video introducing The Witcher! There are a few things he gets not quite right, but overall he does a good job explaining the difference between the what people think this series is, and what it ACTUALLY is.
th-cam.com/video/POrkp0NRrqc/w-d-xo.html
2. Also, there is an AMAZING 5 episode series of videos by @alienplatypus1596 that go through all different aspects of the Netflix series. Again, I don't agree with 100%, but perhaps with 99%. They really touched upon everything and did so much research. I can't praise these highly enough.
th-cam.com/video/F9R85IwO460/w-d-xo.html
3. A commenter reminded me of how important culture is when adapting a work that it is based on. Central European and Slavic cultures are an integral part of the Witcher that just were not captured at all in the Netflix adaptation. BUT! A team of fans from the Czech Republic called The Witcher Stories have been creating video original vignettes set in the Witcher world and they have so much heart and soul poured into them. Hiiiighly recommend checking them out: www.youtube.com/@TheWitcherStoriesCZ
4. Importance of translating the Witcher correctly: th-cam.com/video/Gxg5INjNopo/w-d-xo.html
Happy watching!
Why is Season of Storms and Thronebreaker missing?
@@ezioarka runtime but also explained at end of video!
What's your take about polish show with Żebrowski? Excluding movie.
@@aleksanderzaremba9695 it was my childhood but that was a case of lack of adequate technology and perhaps being too faithful to the books. That being said, one of the most embarrassing moments of my life, was almost *walking into* Żebrowski in a cafeteria and saying “oooo Geralt, jestem pana fanem” (I’m your fan) as I jumped away 💀
The tv show fucking sucks, I hated it from ep 1.
Such an omega let down from the godly witcher games, even 1 is better, tbh a lot better and beautiful than the games, I don't care if it's dated, it's what drew me in, they made it when they had no money, and it's got some flaws, but it's soul shines through.
And tbh, whilst I like the books, the games blasted the books too.
wind's howling
looks like rain
@@valliyarnl a storm dammit!
Hmm, Medallion's humming
@@sgokul8175 place of power, it's gotta be
might wanna look around some
There's no Netflix Witcher TV show. There's just Henry Cavill cosplaying
Medallion's humming.
Place of power. It's gotta be!
The 2 DLCs (especially HoS) for Witcher 3 might be some of the best writings I have ever experienced in video games. And the conclusion to certain characters we have grown so attached to and in love with for decades at the end of Blood and Wine is immensely satisfying. Every time I look back at that B&W final quest, I'm just sobbing saying "they deserve to live happily ever after😭".
The fact you can’t get a happy ending where everyone survives and is happy breaks my heart every time 😭😭 but it’s part of the magic and cynicism of the world
@@valliyarnl What are you guys talking about? There is way to get a happily ever after at the end of B&W If you get the ribbon from the girl, Dettloff won't kill Sienna, after that there is a dialogue with her were you can prevent her from killing her sister.
@@JesusGarcia-ub2wt I wanted Dettlaf to live too 😭😭😭
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this video is absolutely fire...
Thank you 🥰
Love the outfit and giving us insight into the Polish roots! Beautiful!
Thank you ! 😊
The Witcher is by an absolute mile my favorite game and book of all time.
This whole universe is just breathtaking and i love the fact that it's not your usual fantasy world. It's brutal, dark, and most of the times punishing. You are never truly safe, there's danger everywhere.
I couldn't agree more with your tier list, the video is awesome, editing is on point and your outift is amazing!!! I hope your channel can grow a lot so you can keep bringing more content about The Witcher 😊
It's a shame that here in Brazil there aren't many creators that make videos about The Witcher in this format 😢
+ Witcher books fan
+ Witcher games fan
+ Witcher III favorite game
+ Polish
+ Fair and articulated analysis of the TV series
+ Big passion when mad about the worst offenses of the TV series
I love The Witcher. Read all the books multiple times, and same for the games. The Witcher propelled me to become a Game Developer, with CDPR being my focus to learn from while in University and my success today. The Witcher made me interested in Slavic folklore, Polish history and modern Poland. Glad that TH-cam algorithm recommended this video. Easily earned like, subscribe, and I'll be looking forward to more of your content!
+ Woman too that's a rare breed
@@lan9138 Extremely beautiful too
@@GG-ee5hm She not gonna let you hit bro
@@lan9138 I don't know polish anyway
@@GG-ee5hm she's probably just a pick me anyway
I honestly don’t know anything about The Witcher but I loved hearing your thoughts on what it takes to make a good adaptation! Someone who doesn’t enjoy the source material absolutely should not be adapting it 💀
thank you! I've been thinking about those 3 points for a long time and i just needed to get it out !
Jedyny plus 'adaptacji' Netflixa to to że się nareszcie kończy i może w przyszłości ktoś w końcu zrobi porządny serial, bo Widźmin zasługuje na adaptację która zadowoli miliony fanów książek Sapkowskiego.
no i że więcej osób zdecydowało przeczytać książki i gry!
The Witcher is my fav fantasy universe of all time. As someone who played all the games, starting when Witcher 2 came out, I just got around to reading the books. Witcher 3 is still my favorite game of all time to this day almost a decade later, so it felt like a dis-service to not read the books. I just finished Baptism of Fire last night. I gotta say, the very end with Geralt "properly" getting his 'of Rivia' title had be smiling ear to ear. Such a great moment. "It just sort of happened that way." 🤣⚔ Loved this video! It's super fun to see someone equally as passionate about The Witcher.
yesss the ending of Baptism of Fire is so sweet haha I looove the humor. thank you!
Making dandelion gay was just a stab in the back
if i would rank the games i'd also give seprate ratings to hearts of stone and blood and wine. because Witcher 3's expansions are so crazy good they're at the level of a brand new game.
True but I can’t choose which I like more 🤷🏼♀️
Blood and Wine would be in the running for game of the year in 2016 had it not been a dlc imo
I love that you're so into the topic. I will follow I could totally see your passion for my favourite fantasy universe. Greetings from Germany
Really loved that tier-list we can feel that you are a huge fan and know your stuff. I’ve only played the game’s so far and the witcher 3 really made me fall in love with this universe i will look forward to buy all books soon.
It's nice when YT recommends an interesting video! I'm glad I found out about your channel! My take on a list would be the following:
I really have trouble ranking the books individually -- every time I read most of them, I do multiple back to back, so they seem more like a continuum that I can't quite break off and it confuses me to try to separate them, so putting them as one big block of content, flaws and all, I'd rank them over the games at the top of S tier, since I do think the books are the ultimate The Witcher experience and definitely better in writing quality than what any of the games offer in general. There are some parts from the games that are comparable and the books also have some low points, but overall, I'd say the books are much better written, specially when it comes to the characters -- even Geralt is never done entire justice in the games, even after getting his memories back. The upside of the games is that they also offer the interactive experience of gaming, but I personally put story at the front, and thus the books take the win.
Having played all of the games multiple times to completion, I know them quite well and they're easily some of my most beloved. I'd put the first game on B tier -- despite being the one I finished the most times (10 times), it really has a lot of problems from a story and gaming mechanics standpoint despite being so fun to play, so it is what it is, but as you said, its remake has the chance to change that (and I confidently think to even be better than TW3). The second game (which I've finished 6 times, I think -- 3 in each path), is strangely one that I think is less fun overall than the first game to me (somehow), but trying to be a little more objective, it's obviously a better game from a pure technical standpoint in all fronts, so I'll put it in A tier. The third game, which is uncontroversially the best one out of the 3 overall (and I've finished 5 times), is going to go to S tier, behind all of the books.
I wouldn't even include the show in such a list since I think it doesn't even deserve to be called "The Witcher" and should be entirely forgotten, but if it gotta get in, I'll put all of the seasons in the very last tier -- even season 1, which tricks clueless people into thinking it's even a remotely acceptable representation of The Witcher, is horrible, and the thing that people cite as their favorite thing, which is Cavill as Geralt, is also a disgustingly bad representation of the character (and Henry was never even close to the best option to play him anyway, despite of what his fanboys think), so I don't cut any slack to that absolute disrespect in form of audiovisual media lol. The show as a whole is a stain on the whole intelectual property and it's a pity some people now visualize anything from the show when they think "The Witcher", 'cause virtually nothing there was done right...
Insanely eloquent, and all the points I think are valid. Brilliant video, earned a sub!
Least amazing polish person ( you are the best! ) ! Amazing video, cheers from Bulgaria, Witcher/Poland lover here!
No one talks about the comics lol
Tower of the swallow is just perfection. The setup, the flashback, leo bonhart being built up as an absolute menace, and Ciri ice skating at the end. If they end the netflix show focusing on that it will actually be pretty fun
Good take!!
As for the comics I actually haven’t read them 🫣 Neon Knight in one of his videos mentioned that he might do a breakdown of the comics so after he puts that out I’ll see which ones interest me :)
I am in love, her passion, hairstyle, earrings, make up style, cute two front teeth, facial expressions and body language when she speaks and how despite her disagreeing with Bookborn she was still so respectful. Whoever gets to marry her is a very lucky person.
That little mouth thing at 9:37 is so adorable
Baptism Of Fire is without doubt my favorite Books, specially for apparitions of his Friends. The lady of the Lake is an amazing book too
The vibes were immaculate and I think you were very fair!
thank you, thank you 👸🏼
I loved your video and the way your eyes shine when talking about The Witcher, I've that same feeling. The work done by CD Projekt is simply on another level, the affection and respect they had for the universe of the books is visible. Btw I liked your perception of the translations from Polish to English, imagine in my case that I read it in Portuguese hahaha
You're such a ridiculously charming book nerd. I adore people like you. Subbed.
Also, I agree with you. The best part of anything Wither related is The Witcher 3. But I also happen to think that The Witcher 2 is a very close second. What CDPR did with Iorveth and with all of the original characters like Letho and Saskia is truly extraordinary. It isn't easy to expand a universe in such a way and make it feel like a natural extension of the original writing. But they nailed it in The Witcher 2, which feels like Sapkowski himself wrote the script.
I've just finished reading the last book like 5 hours ago and I gotta say, while it is definitely too long I've really liked most of what's in it. At first I didn't really care for the Nimue storyline but the more it kept going the more I looked forward to that subplot, especially its ending i was basically giggling on the train as i read that. Another subplot i surprisingly liked was the Jarre/allout war one, not the battle itself but the parts inside the field clinic were so good in my opinion, really showed one of the worst parts of war, what you loose on the battlefield, almost shed a tear too while reading the fate of all those medics.
Thank you so much for giving us those beautiful insights on Polish culture and architecture, I always felt like it was all so grounded in reality even if it all felt like fantasy at the same time. This video was absolute fire.
Also one last thing I want to say, idk if I misunderstood this character or whatever, since I'm not familiar with the Arthurian legend but in my opinion right now Galahad is pookie.
Hi Wera, congratulations on the video! It's great to see someone passionate about The Witcher, and especially being from Poland, you have a much greater sense of the cultural impact of the work than I do (being Brazilian).
First, I wanted to point out that I'm still reading "Time of Contempt," and wow! What an incredible book! I'm super excited to continue with the next ones in the series. And I totally agree with you that The Witcher 3 uses the best of the original material to create something crafted with a lot of care-it's one of those cases where the adaptation really lives up to the book/original material.
The Witcher in Brazil, mainly because of the games, is quite an influential saga, and I think that, unlike in the United States, our translation is much more accurate as it was done by translators specialized in Polish. The tone of Sapkowski's humor, the sharp dialogues of the characters, and the whole "prophecy and the world don't matter" vibe but rather "the people I love and care about are what matter most."
And about the series... No comments. The second season kills any possibility of coherence.... It destroys the tone of the work.
Please, post more about the books! Do individual reviews, discuss theories if you like! I loved the video and congratulations on your work.
And one more thing about these cultural differences and capturing them. Here in Brazil, we actually have quite reasonable access to Eastern European literature, especially Russian-and I'm serious, many Brazilians read more Russian authors than South American ones.
One of the things I've noticed watching the series, having played The Witcher 3, and starting to read the books, is that North Americans often miss these nuances. The examples you showed of architecture and clothing are perfect to illustrate this. The Witcher is not a medieval world like Game of Thrones is. And I think it really (REALLY) lacked someone with this cultural knowledge in the production of the series.
Thank you for such a lovely comment! You’re the second person from Brazil to comment here and I’m truly surprised because I had no idea it was so popular there! I’m glad your translation is good 😊 I definitely will post more about the Witcher because it is really important to me. I will wait closer to season 4 release date or updates on the Witcher 4 for algorithm purposes tho :)
One slight correction though, Poland is central not eastern Europe and we get quite touchy about it (especially the older generations) because we weren’t popularly considered Eastern before WW2 and the USSR. So some people when they hear “Poland is Eastern Europe”, or worse, say we are basically like Russia, it is quite touchy bc we literally were the first country to get the USSR out! The similarities we share with Russia are mainly because they also have a Slavic background BUT the Slavs originated from clans that were located in modern Poland! Architecturally we are much more similar to Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, etc (other Central European countries 😊)
@@valliyarnl
Wera, first of all, thank you so much for such a heartfelt response! Seriously, keep up the great work! It makes a huge difference to see someone who is Polish talking about the series!!
And thank you for the corrections as well! I apologize for my misinterpretation of those geopolitical and historical issues. I had no idea that the term "Eastern Europe" was only applied to Poland after WWII. I can imagine how that might irritate you, so again, I apologize for that. As I mentioned, I was guided more by the Slavic references. Thank you for this new knowledge and for the polite correction, and I'm sorry again for the misconceptions I had-it's like when some people think we speak Spanish in Brazil or something like that.
The Witcher has made me very interested in Poland, and I hope to visit someday! :)
@@wilsonbemloco83 I hope you visit too! And when you do I recommend going to the Witcher themed bar and Ogrodzieniec Castle (my favorite castle in Poland and they shot a battle scene for the Witcher there too!)
What a great video! I really like your passion, particularly when explaining your love for the A and S tier books and frustration with the second and third seasons. You convinced me to start The Last Wish. I got the complete series for 99p on kindle a while back but I've never felt motivated to pick it up. I'm looking forward to a more philosophical and less grunty Geralt.
My only exposure to The Witcher is season 1 of the TV show, which was OK and even quite good in parts, but a little bitty in terms of storytelling. I'm not sure I'll continue after what you said. I can understand showrunners having to change some aspects when adapting from book to TV, but it irritates me when they think they know better and reimagine things or deliver what they think the audience wants.
The info about the games was very interesting. It's great how the designers took inspiration from Polish architecture. I agree that adding touches like that to the TV show would have made the visuals much less generic and given it a more Polish flavour, like you've done with the language and outfit in the video.
thank you for such a thoughtful and kind comment! Just a heads up: book 1 starts with Geralt being wounded and as he is healing in the Temple of Melitele, different people come in asking him questions, or he has a train of thought that triggers a memory, which leads into a short story. Over the course of the 300ish pages you go back and forth between Geralt being treated for his wounds (short story 1 explains how he got them) and the flashbacks/short stories.
In my pinned comment I linked The Book Guy's video in which he goes into what to expect style-wise from the series because it is very specific and can easily turn people off if they have the wrong idea of what it is going in.
I hope you love it!
and thank you for the compliment of the "aesthetic" of the video :))
This is your best video in my opinion, your passion for this really shows here! I’ve watched the series on Netflix which I thought was ok..I do own the first book but never got around to finishing it. (Which I plan on doing now! ) and have never played the video games.. My favorite characters in the show are Yenefer and the minstrel guy whose name I can’t think of , he cracks me up.. Ciri I’m starting to like more in season 3.. love your polish outfit! And when you spoke in polish! So cool..my mother wanted to know on your outfit if someone in your family sewed the designs on it? She said it was really pretty..🌺🌼
Again well made video Wera!
Thank you! To both you and your mom! The minstrel guy you’re thinking of is Dandelion (they call him Jaskier in the show to be “faithful to the books” but that’s so superficial and hurts his character overall, but that’s a longer rant haha). The Netflix Witcher… like I say at the end, it’s not really the Witcher.
I hope you enjoy the books, though I highly recommend watching The Book Guy’s video introducing the series (I linked it in my pinned comment) because The Witcher is quite different stylistically than most fantasy.
As for my blouse, it’s actually meant to be an undershirt for a modified corset (which I outgrew and just haven’t gotten a new one yet). I got it from my grandmother’s sister and I might be wrong, but I think it was made by her nun friends? As for my skirt and the scarf on the bookshelf, they’re very popular in the Zakopane region when it comes to selling to tourists so I got them there! (Idk if you spotted it in the video but I have the same scarf on the shelf as the lady does holding her hair :)
Great video i want to reread the books now!
Haha thank you, Luke!
After reading the eight books a second time, I maintain my opinion that the short stories books are my favorites.
The Last Wish being the number one and Sword of Destiny in second place, with Baptism of Fire being my favorite of the saga.
I think the short story or novellas works much better in the Witcher universe.
godamn you raging about season 2 is so relatable. To watch this season was probably the most crucial and painfull experience I ever had sitting in front of a screen :
numerous neurons died while watching it and the sad thing is, I'll never get them back
Girl this is the motivation I needed to finish the book series lol. Love this
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"I feel like the Netflix series did a disservice to Ciri."
The Netflix series did a disservice to EVERYTHING...
Another problem with seasons 2 and 3 of The Witcher is that they reveal to the audience early on that the Nilfgaardian emperor is Ciri's father. They should have left it as a big reveal for the final season, before that only showing him from the neck down (like the head of SPECTRE in the first few Bond movies before You Only Live Twice).
As someone who isn't in it to books at all, this video made me realize i need to start reading the books ASAP. Played all 3 games and watched the Netflix adaptation as well, unfortunately, but i never realized just how much lore im actually missing out on.
Man it’s really nice to see someone actually be passionate about the Witcher… and you did an awesome job rating the books and the games… very close to my own rating… just perfect video!
Great video Hera! Your passion for this amazing universe is clear and it was really interesting and insightful to get a Polish perspective on the series. Netflix really did squander an amazing opportunity to do Sapkowski's world and characters justice... 😢pox on it all I say! Henry really did want them to stick to the material too. As for book rankings go Baptism of Fire is top tier for me purely for Geralt's hanza alone and their trek with the dwarves through the ravaged Continent.
Some truly great characters introduced and their interplay with one another is just *chef's kiss*. Cahir, Regis, Angoulme and of course who could forget Milva ❤ who just jumps out of the page and is hilarious and sassy I love her so much ❤
Hanza >>>>
PS I will NEVER forgive what Netflix did to my precious Cahir 😭😭😭😭
great video! totally agree on basically everything there.
On my 1st playthrough of Witcher 3. I was searching for a video on when to go to Skellige for the 1st time as I just now finished the part of finding Whoreson Jr. I'm glad this video was recommended to me. Still need to play the 1st game & finish the second. Wanna read the books too. Loving the Witcher 3. Nothing could keep me from the game this past week except your video. Good job. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos after I finish saving Dandelion.
thank you! and good luck saving Dandelion! he does seem to get into trouble a lot... ;)
Great video, thank you for making it! Season 2 really was an atrocity.
Great video! You should definitely make a video some time in the future about maybe your expectations for The Witcher Remake game, things they could include from the book series and just general thoughts and ideas would be cool. Although it is a while until the game comes out if you want to do something more relevant to the algorithm perhaps do something about HOTD S2 coming out in a month. Regardless I've subscribed after hearing you talk about the books specially so I won't miss out any vids
I love the gwent card art you used (i am also severely addicted)
you and me brother
May have to re-read Sword of Destiny because I remember that one being my favorite. The final couple pages of "A Little Sacrifice" have been burned into my memory ever since and really turned Dandelion into a 3 dimensional character.
I really appreciated The Last Wish and The Sword of Destiny because the short story format gives them such excellent pacing and variety of tones. Something the novels tend to lack at times.
Definitely agree with the rest of your thoughts. I have not seen anyone compare and contrast the books, the games, and the tv show in such a passionate and nuanced way as this.
I have yet to read the books but plan to in the future. Would you say a lot is missing in translation for the series as a whole or just certain books?
oh i've been WAITING for this one and i am SAT!
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Very happy this came into my recommended, made it so easy choosing the video for dinner
Nice video! To me it's funny how Netflix introduced me to the series after which i played all the games and ended with reading all the books. I defo think that Netflix dropped the ball so hard after the first season tho, for me the experience is worsened after i read the books because now i know what could have been. I'm also kinda sad like you mentioned that sometimes the translation takes away part of what is actually said in Polish, but i guess that's what every translation deals with. Witcher 3 is also my favourite game that I've played thus far, really hope that the next game will somehow do better but that will be difficult. Have fun reading season of storms, i thought it had a different flair to it than the rest but still liked it.
Thank you for commenting! Apropos the translation: in my pinned comment I linked a video to the Witcher 3 producers talking about how they handled the translation and man I looove their approach. I’m glad the Witcher Netflix show motivated you to read the books 😄
I'll admit I was a bit stunned throughout the intro session of this video, but I loved all of it. The passion is clear. I'm a Brazillian man who had no idea about anything at all relating to Poland, The Witcher was my first Poland contact and it really opened my eyes and developed an interest in the culture and history.
The end of season 2 killed me with what ciri did and kaer morhen. The witcher 3 was perfect. Wish i coukd play it again for the first time.
Random video find today. Admire your passion. I’ve never been to Poland but the Witcher experience of visiting the castle and playing some Gwent and sword fighting really holds some appeal! Not sure if it’s still being done but one day maybe. I can’t wait for the next games, Polands best export in my opinion
haha it's funny you say Poland's best export because in a bit of the opening that was left on the cutting room floor, I call it Poland's best export (perhaps after Chopin and Marie Skłodowska-Curie?). 😂
I think you're referencing the LARPing Witcher castle? Idk if it is still up after 2020 and I never took part in something like it but man it would be so fun! I guess for now I have to content myself with the Witcher themed bars in Krakow :)
Yep, never Larped in my life but that looked fun. I’ve visited most of Europe (I’m UK based) so a good excuse to tick the country off my travel list. I’ve read all the books, I’m not a hardcore gamer, but I spent so much time in Witcher 3 I earned that platinum trophy for finishing it on the hardest difficulty. I never want to fight the last few bosses ever again. But then not do I want to watch the next season without Henry Caville 😞 Your English is really good, without accent? Impressive 👏🏻
@@Anotherperson81 i was an international school student all my life so that explains the accent!
also FINISHING THE WITCHER 3 ON THAT DIFFICULTY AND WINNING THE PLATINUM TROPHY!?!? that's insane. I don't even want to ask about how the Frog King battle went. He made me rage quit a few times, I must admit.
@@valliyarnl frog king sucked, especially as doubled up with the mage on the beach fight back to back. The worst by far was the final boss after the fights leading up to it. Ciri vs the Hags was also laborious. Still, great game, happy memories overall 😬
I really loved the witcher books (the german translation) but I feel like for completely different reasons. For example I absolutely love all of the ciri stories in the first two books and just how full circle it feels with the end of something more (I tear up every time). And on the other hand baptism of fire everything unlikely that happens for example regis and the horseshoe (Or Regis in general I love Regis).
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Great video and love your passion!
I think you hit the nail on the head when you say that it's easier to point out what they kept the same for the Netflix show, especially season 2. Still can't get over Yen trying to sacrifice Ciri, Vesimir trying to make Ciri a Witcher, everybody allowing that travesty of a "party" happening in isolated and secret Kaer Mohren, etc. etc... It's depressing how far from the source material they went.
I also love The Witcher 3 so much and might have also got addicted to Gwent haha I'm not European, but I fell in love with the world and Slavic lore they made.
Very nice video!
I am new here (siema), love the video. Let's be honest the 17:10 is why we are here tonight :D (and respect you for saying it) . I haven't seen the 3rd season of the show. But like you said, what they did in 2nd one was traumatizing for us book readers. Would love to hear from you, the favorite pages from the books and quests from the games that you love. For example the pov narration of Cahir durring the confrontation with Ciri and Geralt on Tanned gives me goosebumps everytime i read it.
Sword of destiny has the best moments where you meet ciri and the ending where ciri and geralt finds each reunites! That would raise it for couple of tiers for me. but of course you have to look at the whole picture, also i listened it in finnish and that was really good
Finally a video by an actual polish person about the witcher. Great video and nice ranking
Wheel of Time mentioned, automatic sub! Btw, great video about The Witcher (in general) series! You've got a new fan and follower!
ohmygoshicantbelievethedragonrebornhimselfhascommentedonmyvideo
*deep breath innnn*
i'm so glad the Wheel has weaved you into my channel's Pattern :)
@@valliyarnl 🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
As a huge fan of the Witcher, I relate to this video SO MUCH 🥹💜 I'm currently rereading the entire series and hopefully I'll be able to reread them in Polish someday :)
The video game is so dear to me that I still can't help but make happy family pictures using mods to pretend their story hasn't yet ended after BaW 😂😂
Anyway, awesome video! Looking forward to checking out your other ones :3
Your passion about this serie is adorable. Thank you for your views it was enlightening
14:35 - It's so true, I hate what they did to the witcher. The entire Slavic nature is gone...
Love from the Czech Republic.
Thank you. I loved the games, played through all endings, still think about the characters. I'm Scottish so I still laugh when I remember the dwarfs saying that there's hee haw left in Geralts box at Cianfanelli Bank. Very funny. I was excited for the Netflix show but couldn't watch past season 2 and then forgot all about it. Maybe I should make time to read those books, though. Thanks again!
Thank YOU for watching 😊
I am playing The Witcher 3 for the first time rn and was thinking of watching the series or reading the book. So... Books then! Thanks for the video 😁
Do not watch the series if you don’t want to recieve severe and irreversible trauma for the sweet price of a Netflix subscription :)
Hope you like the books! Remember book 1 is The Last Wish ‼️
I am starting to think that this story is some kind cursed bad movie adaptation.. nasz polski serial z Żebrowskim był tak słaby, że ogladnelem 10 min i już nie wracałem same thing is with Netflix adaptation.. stupid, boring, pointless..😮
Zgadzam się w 99% z twoim zdaniem o poszczególnych książkach/grach/sezonach. Całą serię przeczytałem chyba ze 3-4 razy (btw polecam słuchowiska! OMG jakie one są dobre, po co komu adaptacja jak można takie coś słuchać...). Gry też przeszedłem kilka razy. Serial porzuciłem po 2 sezonie bo był taki tragiczny.
Fajnie się wypowiadasz bezbłędnym angielskim i widać w tobie pasję, życzę sukcesów na yt :)
Pozdr.
Fantastic video. My first of yours and i couldnt agree more woth your words. Gained a follower 🐺
I love this video, your outfit and the music, the Witcher 😍
Thank you!
Podoba mi się ile masz przemyśleń na temat show oraz oczywiście książek i gier, co prawda ja już w pierwszym sezonie wiedziałem, że coś będzie nie tak gdy zobaczyłem co zrobili z cahirem, który nagle jest psycholem i vilgerfortz który po prostu nie ma otoczki geniusza którym był. Został znerfiony, i odebrano mu całą tajemniczość. Było jeszcze dużo tego. Co prawda przestałem oglądać na 2 sezonie odc 2 więc nie wiem co dalej netflix napsuł :d Cieszy mnie, że są ludzie na świecie którzy też tak doceniają dzieło Sapkowskiego i CD RED, jak na Polskiego janusza zrobił moją top 3 serie a przeczytałem ich bardzo dużo.
i really enjoyed your video alot and also funny thing to say is i first watched the witcher season 1 and 2 and i actaully liked them then i played the games AND OMG it felt so weird after re watching them , like what was that i just watched
Hey, how are you?, I'm new to the channel and I really liked the video, I'm sad about one thing because I'm Brazilian, and The Witcher's content is not as valued in Brazil as it is abroad, such a perfect game deserves all the recognition in the world, Perfect video, congratulations girl
I love the audiobooks then again, Peter Kenny's voice is a comfort voice to me.
Nice video. Wondering, what about Season of storms?
Excellent video that respects the source material, shows a true passion and expertise across all three mediums, while presenting a balanced and, I believe, accurate assessment/ ranking. Thank you, Wera! ⚔
Wow you are so generous 🥺🙏 thank you so much Chris ⚔️
So you’re Polish. Name every polish city then
I'm only halfway through the book series so far (and am loving it) but I was curious if you had any thoughts on Netflix's animated Witcher movie Nightmare of The Wolf? Asking as someone who hasn't seen it yet myself.
Thank you for this! I had purchased Witcher III when it came out for my daughter. I had only watched a few moments of her playing it and was impressed by the graphics...however, did not spend enough time watching her play to get a feel for what it was about. Now I wish that I had. So...the 1 good thing that the netflix series did for me personally was this: I saw Witcher I, II and III available on steam last winter. And I did enjoy season 1 of the show...I didn't exactly understand why season 2 and season 3 felt like a mess, but I now understand why.
I have since played the games Witcher 1 and 2, I expected 1 and 2 to be dated, but it gave me a feel for what it was about. Witcher II, I really liked as far as the story, and impact of the choices....Witcher III...oh my god. hands down the best game I have ever played. I'm not a gamer per se, but everything about this game is perfect. (just gave Uma the horsey ride to the destination), so I haven't finished yet. But playing the game has led me to reading the books. I LOVE IT SOO MUCH!
Which then made me reflect back on the show...how severe must ones incompetence be to have taken a world, characters and storylines that in some cases are so well fleshed out and developed that if one simply copied them line by line would make for a good series...and then plough it right into the dirt? If I didn't know better, I would have bet all my Orens that the names of the writers are Ogg, Pogg and Rogg....
12 stars out of 10 for Witcher III game. And thank you for your commentary on some humor in the books that is lost in translation. The Witcher games are the first video games that has caused me to burst out laughing at the dialogue. It's gritty, realistic, the fantasy elements even have the element of realism to them. Hats off to CD Projekt Red. If they remaster the game in VR. I'll buy another copy of it I love it that much.
Wow thank you for this comment! I loved reading your journey with the Witcher. As for the video game, you have some fantastic sequences coming up! 😄
And the pun about betting your Orens is fantastic as well 😅 what’s more Im so so happy you enjoy the books as well!
Happy reading/gaming 😄
My polish fiance got me into witcher HEAVILY! Went over to the 3 cities (Gdańsk) to visit her family and her lil bro had so much witcher memorabilia I was jealous at that point. O kurwa! Love from the states!
Im currently reading the lady of the lake for the third time, It's my favorite of the books BECAUSE of the filler. The world building is tremendous, the battle of brenna and the part with ciri near the end when she jumps between worlds are some of the highlights of the series in my opinion.
Loved the video! Wieża Jaskółki and the 3rd game are my favourites too. But I think Czas pogardy is a bit overrated and Pani Jeziora is underrated - the chapter with Bitwa pod Brenną is a masterpiece let alone big amount of different colourful events. (Btw all netflix seasons should be in a poop row lol). Thanks for the video once again!
Hi! Thanks for the nice video!
I didn't even know the books existed until i played TW3 almost 10 years ago and fell in love with the characters and story, and i have to say i liked them a lot and i can see the games (or at least the 3rd entry) as a very good interpretation of Sapkowski's world: very immersive, very morally gray situations, subversion of classic tropes or expectations, deep a thoughtful characters with complex inner conflicts...
About the show, i couldn't get past the first chapters of s2, i can understand Henry Cavill becoming frustrated with how the director/writters were treating the story and specially the character of Geralt... Just why? another thing that i couldn't bear was Yennefer and other characters cursing 24/7 like unrully teenagers when they are supposed to be wise, classy and intelligent...
Hurra w końcu wartościowy content, co do ,,Czasu Pogardy,, miałem dokładnie ten sam problem, musiałem przeczytać książkę jeszcze raz aby mieć holy moly. Również lubię moment kiedy Ciri cięła ich na lodzie w ,,Wieży Jaskółki,,. A co do adaptacji Netflixa, zgadzam się ze wszystkim co powiedziałaś.
jak to się mówi po angielsku: a person with taste 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
@@valliyarnl Una persona con gusto🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻, jak się dowiedziałem że Włosi są bardzo wrażliwi na gestykulację to radzę się pilnować😅, nadgarstek pojdzie nie tak jak trzeba i znieważysz kogoś rodzinę😂
The Witcher books have very special place in my heart. I love them all so much, I wish I had an opportunity to meet Sapkowski. This video is so sweet, seeing someone caring so deeply this universe means so much. ❤️ I met this saga with Netflix series but then I realize I'm getting addicted to all books and games. I agree on some of your thoughts, it is very magical that this saga has different and strong impact on each one of us. Love and greetings from Türkiye, I love Poland so much and I wish to come Poland someday. Btw I totally loved Ciri's journey and development too. 💚💜🩶
Gonna leave my two cents and like here, so the algorythm does its job. 😁
I am from Switzerland I got introduced to The Witcher Universe when I was like 18 with Witcher 3 (obviously). The game was special for me during my years at the job trainee and it had such an impact, I bought the previous games and all the books. Now, I have all the books on my shelf behind me and I want to give them a reread as well, because while I loved to read it, I dont remember a lot of things and I got confused the longer it went. Maybe because I read not as much as I should, but I forgot so many details and I actually start to blame the german translation for it, because I know I had some difficulties to imagine the descriptions. But I will give them either a reread or more likely, I will give the audiobooks a shot, because they work for me better for whatever reason (i finish like 3 or 4 books in a year, while I finish audiobooks on a monthly basis, sometimes faster.) I liked the short stories very much, especially the conversation between Geralt and Vilentretenmerth and his two Sarrakanian warriors. And I remeber I sort of disliked Lady of The Lake because of how loooong it went. The last 150 pages are completely unnecessary and I actually got mad.
So yeah, when the show was in production I already got high alerted, when rumours got around to cast an actress of anysort of "minority" (black, asian, ethnic minority) and they changed that very quickly. Season 1 did a good job when I watched it in 2019, but after Season 2... I mean, what is there to say, what hasn't been said already? I would go so far and claim, I, an amateur author, could have done a better job, than them. It was the reason I stopped watching it and will never watch it again. It's the biggest disappointment after GoT Season 8 and a prime example on how NOT to adapt anything. And yes, Season 2 made Season 1 sort of suck, quite the accomplishment. I will never understand the goal of Netflix's woke agenda to disrespect the cultural heritage of their source material, especially if said material sort of already is a minority when it comes to the big screen (There aren't many Medievil-Fanatsy novels with slavic influences).
Was nice to hear your opinion as a polish native on perhaps one of the biggest cultural successes of your country worldwide and especially the fair critique. Would be nice to maybe hear more reviews about Witcher materials. 😁
Wow thank you for such a thoughtful comment! 🥹
Whats your opinion about the upcoming The Witcher animation series ?
The only reason I'm waiting for Witcher Season 4 is your video on how to do it better 😂
Dzien Dobry
I read all 8 books and i even like them more than third game. But talking about DLC maybe they are best out of Witcher universe.
And Regis is my favourite one, such a pleasant atmosphere in fifth book where we meet Kagyr, Regis, Milva.
Just love this team 😢.
Check out the Fonopolis audiobooks (they are basically audio plays). Despite a couple of voices that take some time getting used to and the fact that it was never finished, I would easily put them in the A tier. They've been my therapy after the trainwreck that was the Netflix adaptation.
Trust me I know Fonopolis very well. If I ever become a famous TH-camr w lots of money I will make it my mission to reunite them to finish the last two books 🫡
Here's hoping!
Such a refreshing video to see someone who isn't heavily biased, I find people who are die hard fans of the books try to find any reason to discredit the games as imperfect adaptations. E.G. Geralt growing a beard, triss as a love interest. But despite certain things, the games bring those incredible books to justice. Furthermore you do an excellent job at summarising the importance of book/game and articulating why netflix failed so bad in their adaption. Great video, earned a sub from me.
Thank you 😄
Great video.
Where did you get the art you used in the video? It is really cool and interesting and I think I have never seen it before
I linked it in the description!
@@valliyarnl yes, thank you. I hand't read it so my bad 😅. Also I really like how you got passionate about the series in the end. I haven't read the books yet but as I am currently reading The Wheel Of Time and the Dune books so I gess it would be a good idea to at least finish one of them and, since I am not finishing Wheel of Time anytime soon, I will try to finish Dune before starting The Witcher.
Note: One of the reasons I did not read it sooner is because I would like to get some editions in english without the stupid unremovable Netflix logo on them. The editions in my country do not have those but buying books in my country cost double or triple the money of books in English.
@@luissimoes2645 you know what? That’s a valid reason. Unremovable stickers should be a crime 😤
Totally agree with your 3 points of adaptation. Love, understanding, and desire to do right by the original author and intent of the work itself. I couldnt finish the books, but I was using the audiobooks
You missed Thronebreaker and Gwent :(. But honestly, when I played this game in 2019 it introduced me to Poland and other slavic culture. The Witcher 3 is one of my favorite games of all time without a doubt. The story, characters, and world are so perfect and I really look forward to Witcher 4. They say they are entering production later this year. I am stoked for it. I hope to travel to Poland one day. It's really refreshing to hear your thoughts on the franchise especially a native fan.
Banana Tiger 🍌🐯
Couldn’t agree more on your opinions on the show. It’s also clear that the show was heavily ‘netflixed’ in their attempt to just make it your bog standard fantasy show, with random and pointless new plots just to tick boxes.
Hmmm... You just gained another subscriber. You really deserve more subscribers...how on world do you not have like 100 000 subs. I liked the rating the talking the whole video when I saw you put witcher 3 in the s tier i tapped the subscribe button as soon as posible and i for sure agree with the tower of swallow and lady of the lake in the s tier but I would put blood of Elves and the sword of destiny to the s tier too ... The games are very underrated and they deserve more praise. And by the way Happy witcher 3 anniversary to the best game ever made.
This is one of the kindest comments I’ve recieved 🥰 thank you so much!
As for the rankings, when compared to the majority of things I read they would be S tier but I just decided to be really harsh on myself haha
I don't know how to say this but even if your content was about agriculture(how to plow the land etc) I would watch it. You are mesmerizing.
Fortunately they’re remaking not remastering the first game.
Btw great video. Glad that someone ranked every witcher thing in one tier list.
Great list! The Witcher 3 is my personal favorite interpretation of the Witcher story. Also, completely agree with your guidelines for making a good adaptation.
1:19 I will not been explaining anything, I will not taking any questions. Goodbye
What a great video. I would love to read these books in polish but unfortunately I don't speak the language. So far I have only read the English translation and I plan on reading the German translation.
I also pretty much agree with your takes about the series. I kind of enjoyed the first season, mostly because of some action scenes. But I was already skeptical when they kind of butchered the Renfri plot. I also physically cringed when Yen called Ciri "my ugly one" in the show.... it felt so undeserving compared to the books. Oh also Yen trying to kill Ciri.... yikes.
But I will most likely continue to watch that dumpster fire of a show because I finally want to see Regis, Milva, Cahir and Geralt in action together on the big screen.
That being said I really enjoyed this video so thx for uploading.
Thanks for commenting! See my take is… I have NO CLUE how they would even attempt to get Cahir on friendly terms with Geralt. Like that’s just impossible in the show I think. Idk. I’d love to see the Hanza together but Netflix has a track record of 0 when it comes to understanding the characters so my faith in them understanding the Hanza?! -100. I’m still undecided abt whether I will watch s4 but I’m curious how it will turn out with the actor change
@@valliyarnl Yeah no it will no doubt be a disaster. Its truly unfortunate how they have massacered cahirs character.
The only thimg I am hoping for is maybe a cool fight scene...
But when it comes to being accurate to the books Neflix will 100% fail
I remember watching the first episode of S2 early because of some event/stream that Netflix did. That was the last time the series felt like the Witcher. I realise a lot of the humour and other parts of the writing were poorly translated into English, but I would still rank this franchise as my favourite ever. I've spent a small fortune on all the statues, and it has been the only franchise that has me trying to collect everything like you see Gundam or Nintendo collectors doing 😅
The only thing in your ranking that I would change is I would push Sword of Destiny up to be the bottom of B tier. A Shard of Ice is one of my top 3 favourite short stories. (Yes, the other 2 are Last Wish and Grain of Truth lol)
As for the audiobooks... Yeah, I would prefer Doug Cockle narrated them. Peter Kenny isn't THAT bad, but there were some bizarre tones and inflections in the way he speaks that just didn't feel like Geralt would say them that way. Not to mention the absolute cock up with Dandelion's name... I would describe Peter Kenny as someone who is good at his job, but he's trying to do this series while having very little knowledge of the world itself. I also wonder how much he was made to rerecord, because OMG how the hell did they manage to get Dandelion's name right in 1 book then proceed to say "Dan-dil-eon" for the rest of the series?!!
Yayyy!! So nice to hear your opinions on this series 🇵🇱❤️✨
hehe i am veeeery passionate about it :)