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The thing that makes me curious is how are they going to deal with all the flirting and romance shit that was found in the first 3 games now that it is Ciri?

We just going to bed man meat all over the realms? Ciri going full scissor sister? They just going to sideline it entirely for a 'more serious' story? Yeah, it’s roanot super important to the previous games but it was a well known and enjoyed part. I am real curious how they are going to go about diffusing that bomb before it blows up in their face cause there are so many ways it could go wrong PR-wise.
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They will probably handle it just the same as all the relationships and flirting and sexual encounters in all the other RPGs with created female leads.

Jesus I don’t remember you whiny fucking faggots saying this shit for DAO, DA Inquisition, any of the mass effect games, Cyberpunk, etc.
 
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Breakdown Breakdown how's it looking? You think strong jawed puffy cheeks Ciri gonna be awesome? It was only natural this was where the story was heading.
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looking about the same as I said before. Nothings changed since the trailer release besides you limber dick cock suckers raging at shitty articles filled with lies and misleading titles that you guys didn’t read before sperging out on.

I still sit in the camp that I’m not gonna buy it or play it ubless people I trust recommend it and it ends up great, but I haven’t seen anything bad to cause me to have a faggot conniption fit like the boomer brain rot pack in this thread.
 
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looking about the same as I said before. Nothings changed since the trailer release besides you limber dick cock suckers raging at shitty articles filled with lies and misleading titles that you guys didn’t read before sperging out on.

I still sit in the camp that I’m not gonna buy it or play it ubless people I trust recommend it and it ends up great, but I haven’t seen anything bad to cause me to have a faggot conniption fit like the boomer brain rot pack in this thread.
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So....Witcher 3 was such an amazing game that if they had released a sequel a few years later....99% of gamers would have bought it with gusto and abandon. Now everyone who thinks this is going to be utter shit, based off tons of evidence lately from most gaming companies including this one, is just a limber dick cocksucker....except for you who is doing the exact same thing..... gotcha.

Now, I completely understand your lack of concern. It's not like the main character they used from the first 3 games was changed, is it? It's not like the series was severely damaged by a woke and shitty Netflix adaptation, is it? There are TONS of examples of a badass female lead in the medieval setting they have used exclusively, right? C'mon guys! WTF are you thinking?! Witcher got better every time and Breakdown is so convinced....he's waiting for people to tell him if he can buy it. Gotcha.
 
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Just waiting how they are gonna explain how she became a Witcher, that is not following the lore at all.

I will probably wait till the game drops if I get it.
 
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Mao said:
The thing that makes me curious is how are they going to deal with all the flirting and romance shit that was found in the first 3 games now that it is Ciri?

We just going to bed man meat all over the realms? Ciri going full scissor sister? They just going to sideline it entirely for a 'more serious' story? Yeah, its not super important to the previous games but it was a well known and enjoyed part. I am real curious how they are going to go about diffusing that bomb before it blows up in their face cause there are so many ways it could go wrong PR-wise.
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Mao said:
The thing that makes me curious is how are they going to deal with all the flirting and romance shit that was found in the first 3 games now that it is Ciri?

We just going to bed man meat all over the realms? Ciri going full scissor sister? They just going to sideline it entirely for a 'more serious' story? Yeah, its not super important to the previous games but it was a well known and enjoyed part. I am real curious how they are going to go about diffusing that bomb before it blows up in their face cause there are so many ways it could go wrong PR-wise.
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Yeah I guess that's what I was pointing out the other day. That's why somebody else would mentioned it would have been a perfect game to create your own Witcher male or female, and then Ciri is your fellow with your companion that you're running around with, I'm just helping her on whatever goofy Quest. I mean I guess either gender could potentially romance her or something, I'm sure that would make a lot of people happy.

I really think they're painting themselves into a corner. I mean unless it's just the greatest game ever, I don't ever plan on buying it. Probably just end up watching some reviews about the story if it's interesting.
 
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So....Witcher 3 was such an amazing game that if they had released a sequel a few years later....99% of gamers would have bought it with gusto and abandon. Now everyone who thinks this is going to be utter shit, based off tons of evidence lately from most gaming companies including this one, is just a limber dick cocksucker....except for you who is doing the exact same thing..... gotcha.

Now, I completely understand your lack of concern. It's not like the main character they used from the first 3 games was changed, is it? It's not like the series was severely damaged by a woke and shitty Netflix adaptation, is it? There are TONS of examples of a badass female lead in the medieval setting they have used exclusively, right? C'mon guys! WTF are you thinking?! Witcher got better every time and Breakdown is so convinced....he's waiting for people to tell him if he can buy it. Gotcha.
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Looks to me like two things can be true at the same time:

-There's nothing wrong with Ciri taking over as lead and the series was always going to do this, and people are freaking out over literal nothing.

-There's also a track record the last however many years of gaming companies fucking up pre-existing properties with weird ideological shit that only about 20% of the population likes or cares about - mostly non-gamers to begin with - and given CDPR's public comments on DEI some people are understandably skeptical that this game's quality is going to be prioritized over ideology.

Personally I'd hold the outrage until something almost-inevitably happens to give us some actual pause on the second thing. Expending all your outrage about Ciri now is retarded and there'll be none left for when the second-to-main character is a non-binary cat-person who teaches Ciri about pronouns and takes over for her as Witcher at the end.
 
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Looks to me like two things can be true at the same time:

-There's nothing wrong with Ciri taking over as lead and the series was always going to do this, and people are freaking out over literal nothing.

-There's also a track record the last however many years of gaming companies fucking up pre-existing properties with weird ideological shit that only about 20% of the population likes or cares about - mostly non-gamers to begin with - and given CDPR's public comments on DEI some people are understandably skeptical that this game's quality is going to be prioritized over ideology.

Personally I'd hold the outrage until something almost-inevitably happens to give us some actual pause on the second thing. Expending all your outrage about Ciri now is retarded and there'll be none left for when the second-to-main character is a non-binary cat-person who teaches Ciri about pronouns and takes over for her as Witcher at the end.
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Not many are outraged. They just won't buy the game. My response was to someone who was calling people out for basically doing the same thing. Saying that people are idiots for raging against something they were obviously concerned over themselves. There's a reason I just now commented yesterday. I haven't followed this game at all. I haven't expended a dime or an ounce of effort towards this IP after they fucked up the show. It just showed up as a current topic of discussion and I saw the IOOTI idiocy.
 
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Everyone could see main character Ciri coming from a mile away, I don't get why all you retards are pretending that's why people are dubious about this switch.

The Witcher series had a formula.

There is a monster mystery, the Witcher investigates, and along the way meets a big tittied sorceress. Kill monsters, solve mystery, bang big tittied sorceress.

How does this formula work with Ciri?

It's like all these TV shows that seem to know sex sells in the 1st season, gets popular, then proceeds to fuck it all up in subsequent seasons.

Or are we pretending the amazing combat is why people liked these games?

Can they change the formula and make a good game? Of course, but I think it's fair to be skeptical.
 
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Daezuel said:
How does this formula work with Ciri?
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She can frustrate procreation. If Geralt was an incubus, Ciri can be a succubus.

However, I don't think CDPR will understand what they have in their hands. The potential for a deeply symbolic and rich story. I was hopeful earlier, but the more evidence I see of their corruption the less interest I have in this game. Just a "wait and see" thing at this point.
 
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The big issue is even in the books, all the main characters are all tied into each other, thru a very long lineage that the author designed.

You can't do multiple Lead Characters in a video game(Unless you want like a 500hour long game *laugh*), Ciri was always going to be next but they are still fucking it up badly, just because she is all the sudden a "Witcher" which breaks the whole thing.
 
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The team that made Witcher is long gone. They're all diversity hires now. I have zero expectations of this being an enjoyable game to play. Another studio ruined by DEI hires.

Ciri was a trope. A princess and adopted daughter to give Geralt access to the nobility. She isn't a Witcher and in no way should she be carrying the torch. No matter how much they ugly her up and make her look like a tough fat lesbian she won't work as the protagonist.
 
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Breakdown said:
They will probably handle it just the same as all the relationships and flirting and sexual encounters in all the other RPGs with created female leads.

Jesus I don’t remember you whiny fucking faggots saying this shit for DAO, DA Inquisition, any of the mass effect games, Cyberpunk, etc.
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You’re a tranny fucker, sit this one out dude.
 
Mao

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Daezuel said:
Everyone could see main character Ciri coming from a mile away, I don't get why all you retards are pretending that's why people are dubious about this switch.

The Witcher series had a formula.

There is a monster mystery, the Witcher investigates, and along the way meets a big tittied sorceress. Kill monsters, solve mystery, bang big tittied sorceress.

How does this formula work with Ciri?

It's like all these TV shows that seem to know sex sells in the 1st season, gets popular, then proceeds to fuck it all up in subsequent seasons.

Or are we pretending the amazing combat is why people liked these games?

Can they change the formula and make a good game? Of course, but I think it's fair to be skeptical.
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This is a more concise expression of what I was getting at. There is a core way the games have played out, and that is going to have trouble working with Ciri as the main character. They are going to have to mix it up some how and I don't see how they do it without alienating some core faction of their audience, especially with everyone on a hunt for DEI/Woke these days either to promote it or denounce it.

Can they make a good game that could accomplish this? Sure, but they have chosen a difficult starting position before we even begin accounting for the woke pandering the company is exhibiting.
 
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Replacing the main character of an established and popular franchise rarely goes well, whether its "coming from a mile away" or not.

Can't think of any examples where it actually worked out
 
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Replacing the main character of an established and popular franchise rarely goes well, whether its "coming from a mile away" or not.

Can't think of any examples where it actually worked out
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The gender swap is the real problem. They could have done a younger or older Witcher and kept the same tone.

I wonder how many players in BG3 made a female avatar just to get dicked down by all the male companions? I'd wager not very many.
 
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I made a fem shep just to lez it up with the blue alien chick, that's about it
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Fem shep being voiced by one of the best VAs in the business vs. male shep being voiced by some dude with practically zero experience (before or after ME) who got cast because he knew someone at BioWare made the choice rather easy too.

Don't expect any of the lore to make sense going forward anyway. Back in 2023 CDPR thought it would be a good idea to fill the position of "Franchise & Lore Designer" with a degenerate lunatic games urinalist who ranted and raved on twitter about how much he hates gamers, Cyberpunk 2077 was transphobic, etc. You have to have your head fully buried in the sand at this point to not realize that CDPR is lost.
 
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