A brand new Witcher saga will start when The Witcher 4 launches (someday sooner or later). Although Geralt of Rivia will seem, Ciri is within the highlight this time, bringing her personal monster-slaying fashion to the forefront. CD Projekt RED has additionally spoken about how a lot “sooner, extra agile” she is than Geralt and expanded on this within the AnsweRED podcast.
Referring to Ciri’s fashionable killing blow from the reveal trailer, senior communications supervisor Pawel Burza mentioned, “You don’t see Geralt doing this stuff. He’s nimble, however he looks like a block in some sense. She’s like liquid in comparison with him.” Sport director Sebastian Kalemba additionally famous how she “strikes like she was raised by wolves in Kaer Morhen,” based mostly on “her persona, her posture and stuff.”
Ciri can wield stronger magic, as seen together with her utilization of Bolt within the trailer, however the developer is guaranteeing she isn’t overpowered. One thing occurred between The Witcher 3 and 4 that resulted in her present ability set, although particulars are nonetheless pending.
Regardless, CD Projekt RED is trying to present extra participant company, citing classes discovered from Cyberpunk 2077’s construct selection. Whereas extra particulars are pending, it needs to “give gamers extra alternatives to really feel that they outline their expertise.”
The Witcher 4 lacks a launch date (understandably, because it entered full manufacturing in November 2024), however it’s coming to Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC. Just lately, the developer clarified that Ciri’s mannequin remained unchanged in its behind-the-scenes video. Head right here for extra particulars.
