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CD Projekt Red on relationships in Witcher 4

Madflavor

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As long as she's Bi and the game lets you choose who to romance, I don't see the issue. That said:

Tbf there's way too many lesbians in games. I think @Aenima has a point.

Like really, when was the last time we saw a female protagonist that was involved in a hetero romance? Its always no romance at all, bissexual options or lesbian.

Yeah I agree with this. Crystal Dynamics seems to be pushing Lara Croft to be a lesbian as well. A couple lesbians is one thing, but when it's a trend that so many Female Leads in gaming are lesbians, it feels performative after a certain point.
 

CLW

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Lokaum D+

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So, u are telling me, that Ciri, Yen and Triss ll have some fun together ?

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Anyone complainig about this, i have only one question for you.

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Three

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Tbf there's way too many lesbians in games. I think @Aenima has a point.

Like really, when was the last time we saw a female protagonist that was involved in a hetero romance? Its always no romance at all, bissexual options or lesbian.

That is the 'catering to their audience' that people keep asking for at play. Nobody wants to roleplay a female shagging different men, at least the bigger audience for the game don't. They find the lesbian stuff "hot" though so you always have the option to romance a woman still.
 
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Guilty_AI

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That is the 'catering to their audience' that people keep asking for at play. Nobody wants to roleplay a female shagging different men, at least the bigger audience for the game don't. They find the lesbian stuff "hot" though so you always have the option to romance a woman still.
I honestly dont think it matters nearly as much. The times when we did have a straight relationship for a female MC, i dont remember anyone caring.
 

IntentionalPun

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CD Projekt Red did not “confirm” non traditional romances.

They literally say nothing like that at all in the interview this article is based on.

That’s just Game Rant speculating.
 
The old me would have foolishly liked this news, now I just wonder why? and then I remember I won't be buying it, so let them do whatever they want as I am done caring about that sort of content in game. Not the romance mind you, but what comes with it in those cringe sex scenes.
 

Embearded

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Romance in video games must be one of the stupidest features. I'm fine with the hardcoded stuff that are part of the scenario but the player choice is just a waste of development resources that could be focused on more interesting stuff.
 

bbeach123

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Its kinda weird having her as a daughter type character and the next game let the players control her to fuck (literally) people .

Nah im good , no romance for me (maybe pure pure romance type is ok i guess) .
 
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Shubh_C63

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Ciri-woman romances will be handled very carefully because she's a woman unlike Geralt who is a man-whore lol

2-3 critical NPCs will be option interwoven with the main quest lightly and you gotta click Yes on one. You won't see her fucking every chic at the brothel.
 

Physiocrat

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Ah man I really don't want to see more lesbos in my video games...

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I think men like seeing girl-on-girl action but they do not actually want to see lesbian relationships as it removes the number of women available for them for a relationships. So if I use the modern lingo, heteroromantic bisexual women are fine but not actual lesbians.
 

Cakeboxer

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"Unique romances and non-traditional relationships"

Who would have guessed? Can't wait to see Ciri fucking with some human-animal hybrids.
 

pudel

Member
So, u are telling me, that Ciri, Yen and Triss ll have some fun together ?
Would be really nice to see Yen and Triss being back in the story. But I think Yen is a no-go in terms of "romance" options, cause she is more or less considered as Ciri's mother. (unfortunately)

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Mister Wolf

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I think men like seeing girl-on-girl action but they do not actually want to see lesbian relationships as it removes the number of women available for them for a relationships. So if I use the modern lingo, heteroromantic bisexual women are fine but not actual lesbians.

Men are not repulsed by it. Men are repulsed by male displays of homosexuality which is why none of the big developers including Sony will ever create a game with a male homosexual MC. Calculated DEI. You'll see tons of female homosexuality. Aloy, Elly, Ciri, etc.
 
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Physiocrat

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Men are not repulsed by it. Men are repulsed by male displays of homosexuality which is why none of the big developers including Sony will ever create a game with a male homosexual MC. Calculated DEI. You'll see tons of female homosexuality. Aloy, Elly, Ciri, etc.
They very much like hot women going at it but I don't think they particularly like the idea of genuine female romance; that said male homosexuality is positively repulsive to most men.

If it was easy and legal to edit game stories and characters, it would be interesting to see what the most common male preference would be. Between the following - all hereto romance, mostly hetero and some lesbian romance, and all hetero romance plus some heteroromantic bisexual action.
 
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