- The Witcher 4’s narrative director says he knew the decision to cast Ciri in the lead role could be ‘controversial’
- Narrative director Philip Weber understands that some players will prefer Geralt, but wants to prove Ciri’s character by providing “a lot of interesting things to do”
- Weber said making Ciri the next wizard “is really a natural evolution of what we’ve been doing for a long time”
CD Projekt Red knew how to make Ciri the protagonist The Witcher 4 “It may be controversial” to some, but it was a decision the team made “a long time ago.”
in a recent interview gas chromatography,follow reveal The Witcher 4 at The Game Awardsnarrative director Philip Weber discussed the fan reaction to Ciri being cast as the playable protagonist.
“I think we definitely knew that this might be controversial for some people because, of course, in the first three wizard Geralt is the protagonist of the game, and I think everyone really enjoys playing Geralt,” Weber said.
“I really enjoyed playing Geralt, so I think we know that if some people now think they would still prefer playing Geralt, I do think that’s a legitimate concern, so if that’s where that concern comes from, This works.
According to Weber, the decision to make Ciri the titular wizard of the next big game was made “a long time ago” and hopes to achieve “a lot of interesting things” with the adopted daughter of Geralt of Rivia. .
The narrative director also pointed out that Ciri was originally a minor protagonist in Andrzej Sapkovsky’s novel, in ” wizard 3: Wild Huntso for the development team “this is really a natural evolution of what we’ve been doing for a long time.”
It also allows CDPR to “respect” the outcome of the event blood and wine In the expansion pack, players can see Geralt retire.
wizard 4’s executive producer Małgorzata Mitręga also commented on the positive response from fans, saying the team was “overwhelmed and excited about how many people liked the choice” and “understands where it’s coming from.”
“The community itself has actually done some of our work and is explaining why this is the right choice,” Mitręga said.
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion and we do believe that comes from the passion for our game and I think the best answer will be the game itself at launch.”