The Witcher 4: I am So Ciriously

[syz]

This was reportedly in pre-production 2-3 years ago iirc. At that point it was also planned to be the start of a trilogy, and all 3 games were also supposed to release within 6 years of the first one. If that's still the plan I think you could be looking at something along the lines of Mass Effect (one story over 3 smaller games). The amount of fires they had to put out for Cyberpunk post-release very likely could have shifted things around, though.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I think the Witcher 1 remake will be a massive plus for the Witcher 4 release. All the basics for Witcher 4 gameplay will have been tested in Witcher 1, so focus could be entirely on the new installments for the new game, and making sure they work as intended.

I'm cautiously optimistic about the release. I'm sure I'll like the game. I loved 3 enough that about 10 hours in, I went back and read the books and played the earlier games before returning to finish playing 3.

Halo Studios is likely doing the exact same thing with the Halo CE remake on Unreal. It’ll be a testing ground for future Halo games. I think it’s a great way to test things out while also giving us something fun to do before the real game launches.

 

[Turin]

I think it will probably be a really good game, but I don't have interest in playing it since it totally invalidates what I did in TW3.

 

[Sad People]

This will be CDPR's first project using Unreal Engine rather than their own tech. I'm hoping that CDPR's tech experts can help solve some of the problems we've been seeing with UE5 games so far.

So its inevitable that the game will have bugs and performance issues on launch

 

[aleshemsky83]

One thing I forgot to mention. I was always under the impression that Ciri was not a Witcher and didn’t undergo any of the trials or mutations and all her power came from her elder blood. She doesn’t show off any of her powers in the trailer so I’m guessing it’s going to be written as she lost them, probably fighting the white frost in 3. But that still doesn’t explain how she’s drinking Witcher potions when she didn’t undergo the mutations.

I actually like the original rumor of Witcher 4 years ago which was that it was a player created Witcher taking place shortly after the conjunction of the spheres where Witchers were more commonplace

 

[PeteWorrell]

I am happy that they are moving on from Geralt. It's not because i don't like him but because i have always disliked cowardly creators that don't take risks and make their heroes retire even when it makes sense to do so.

Ciri being downgraded is easily explainable by using the ending of the 3rd game. That the event took a huge toll on her.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Not quite. Witcher 1 was made using the Aurora Engine (of Neverwinter Nights fame). They created their own engine for the Witcher 2. The Witcher 1 remake will also be using the Unreal Engine, which should mitigate some of the potential issues for this game.

That is true, I should've said it is their first game using Unreal since recently switching to it from their own engine.

So its inevitable that the game will have bugs and performance issues on launch

It's a modern open world game so most likely yes. I can't think of the last one that didn't

 

[Andrei79]

I'm not convinced that CDPR fully learned from Cyberpunk. They reportedly started full production only last month, yet are getting the hype train rolling again before they even have a game.

The issues with Cyberpunk were mostly not related to being a new IP, but to bugs and performance. A lot of the performance issues had to do with releasing it on last gen consoles that couldn't handle it, which is an issue that they could run into again if they release this for the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at the very end of their lifespans.

I don't think they learned anything at all. The people who worked on the Witcher 3 are likely long gone and this is a publically traded company that launched a completely broken game not too long ago. And while Cyberpunks writing was excellent, it still didn't compare whatsoever to the depth of the Witcher 3. I don't mind the departure from Geralt either as his story was done, but so was Ciri's. She's just not an interesting protagonist and a clear downgrade. There were tons of prequel opportunities.

 

[Turin]

One thing I forgot to mention. I was always under the impression that Ciri was not a Witcher and didn’t undergo any of the trials or mutations and all her power came from her elder blood. She doesn’t show off any of her powers in the trailer so I’m guessing it’s going to be written as she lost them, probably fighting the white frost in 3. But that still doesn’t explain how she’s drinking Witcher potions when she didn’t undergo the mutations.

I actually like the original rumor of Witcher 4 years ago which was that it was a player created Witcher taking place shortly after the conjunction of the spheres where Witchers were more commonplace

Looks like they're butchering not only book lore but also the lore they already established in the game. Really annoyed to be honest. The right move was to leave the Witcher series behind with Geralt. Which is what they initially said they were going to do. So is this game about passion for the IP or a way to cash in on the IP because it cost a shit ton of money to fix Cyberpunk and only make one expansion?

 

[Mikeaveli]

I don't think they learned anything at all. The people who worked on the Witcher 3 are likely long gone and this is a publically traded company that launched a completely broken game not too long ago. And while Cyberpunks writing was excellent, it still didn't compare whatsoever to the depth of the Witcher 3. I don't mind the departure from Geralt either as his story was done, but so was Ciri's. She's just not an interesting protagonist and a clear downgrade. There were tons of prequel opportunities.

They learned how to make a combat system that doesn't feel utterly painful to engage with. If the gameplay looks even remotely as good as Cyberpunk I will give this game a shot.

 

[Voodoo Child]

I can roll with it, Ciri is a great and well written character, opens up gameplay opportunities as well because she's obviously not as strong as Geralt so she'll have to use other tactics to win fights.

she isn't as cool as Geralt but few are and as others have said, his story is over even though I hope he appears.

Only issue is that it has to canonize one of TW3's endings where she survives, but that's not going to be nearly the same clusterf*** the upcoming Mass Effect game has with 3's endings (First Contact War prequel game...it was that easy!).

Needs to have all of the stuff that makes TW3 great; good story, huge and diverse map, movie-tier writing with minimal Marvel quippery, great support characters, killer score and interesting monsters.

 

[GreytWun]

Would be cool if Geralt makes an appearance somewhere in the story.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Would be cool if Geralt makes an appearance somewhere in the story.

Doug Cockle the voice actor for Geralt has talked about that. Kind of a spoiler but yes he is in the game but doesn’t play a central role in the story.

 

[AlanHUK]

I actually like the original rumor of Witcher 4 years ago which was that it was a player created Witcher taking place shortly after the conjunction of the spheres where Witchers were more commonplace

I think this is going to be 'project sirius' and would also contain multiplayer aspects, I believe it's in early development at the moment

Only issue is that it has to canonize one of TW3's endings where she survives

She survives all of them, it's just not explicit what happens to her in one of them while it is in the other 2.
Based on the timeline it provides during the endings you could reasonably infer that the earliest one feeds into either of the other 2.

Hopefully they do something like they did in Witcher 3 where it asked what you did in 2, and/or there are follow up quests based on things you did in 3, like there was between Witcher 1 and 2

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'm down with whatever CDPR do.

Although it is worth noting that some of the leads on W3 and CP2077 left to make their own studio and they will be revealing their game in January.

Blood of the Dawnwaker I think it will be called. Dark fantasy, hopefully you get to play as a vampire since it looks like Bloodlines 2 looks kind of meh (could still end up great though).