The witcher 4 is not even in beta after 4 years and they wana release 3 games in y years sureeeee. Also square eniq cant release 3 remakes in tht time but they can?
CDPR re-confirms that they plan to release the new Witcher trilogy within a six-year period
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Ammogeddon
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If there's one thing I've learnt over the years, it's that game developers speak fluent overpromise.
TheRedRiders
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Isn't 2 years between each game a somewhat unhealthy cycle given the nature of the game?
I mean, ideally you want market the game, release it, and allow the audiences to buy it and enjoy it... and especially so with the Witcher games based on Witcher 3, that one game alone kept me along with many of us here entertained and immersed for a few years (3 and 4) due to its incredible depth of story, side quests, world map, explorations. Ideally they'd want to support the game with post launch DLC like they did with W3.
Correct me if I'm wrong here.
I mean, ideally you want market the game, release it, and allow the audiences to buy it and enjoy it... and especially so with the Witcher games based on Witcher 3, that one game alone kept me along with many of us here entertained and immersed for a few years (3 and 4) due to its incredible depth of story, side quests, world map, explorations. Ideally they'd want to support the game with post launch DLC like they did with W3.
Correct me if I'm wrong here.
Bernardougf
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So its a trilogy of games with Ciri as MC ? .... oh my..
KungFucius
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Huh? 3 years between games is not such a short period. It's long enough for most people to forget all but the biggest plot points.
I don't see why this couldn't be done if they are developing these games to be 3 of the "same" games with different content or one game with 2 very large expansions. They might even share much of the same map or do other things to make the process more efficient. And its not like they aren't spending many years developing the first game. Its probably going to be something like 8 years + 3 yrs + 3yrs as a goal to get 3 games released that share assets, gameplay, engine customization, writers, etc. And they will probably slip to 9 +4+4 yrs because they are ambitious.
calico
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He means 3 years between games. Counting starts when the first game is released.
I feel like longer than that is getting too long of a gap if it's a continuing narrative, but whether they can meet that schedule is another matter.
calico
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As a cameo in these Ciri spin-offs probably. As the main character... eventually.
Depends how long it takes them to realise they've overestimated the appeal of the setting and underestimated the appeal of the (heretofore) titular character.
Kadve
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Remember. They made 3 of the worst PC ports of all time.
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CentralScrutinizer
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I for one would welcome games that reuse assets in different forms to speed up development.
IDKFA
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He is very clear these are full blown games:
our plan still is to launch the whole trilogy within a six-year period, so yes, that would mean we would plan to have a shorter development time between TW4 and TW5, betweenTW5 and TW6 and so on.
CentralScrutinizer
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Blood and Wine would've easily justified itself to be a $40-$50 standalone game.
Donald mac Ronald
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How worth is playing. Both expansions. I've always wanted to play them. But I don't think I have it in me to replay the game and it's bad combat
CentralScrutinizer
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The first expansion was so so. Blood and Wine is pretty much a sequel set as an expansion. It's awesome.
calico
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They're both great imo. Hearts of Stone is more integrated, while Blood & Wine is a new region (could almost be considered a game in itself) and best played as an epilogue after finishing W3.
Alex11
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Witcher 3 is one of my favourite games of all time and I like them, but man, why do they have to put themselves in this situation, they also have CP 2 and people expect that game also in the next 4-5 yrs.
They could have only said, Witcher 4 and CP 2 and fans would have been more than happy, I know I would.
They could have only said, Witcher 4 and CP 2 and fans would have been more than happy, I know I would.
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I collect VHS tapes
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I've only played 2 and 3 but I've always wanted to play 1
Would be great if they re release it
Would be great if they re release it
Killer8
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Witcher 1 is being remade in UE5 by Fool's Theory. Been in dev now for just over three years.
Wouldn't be surprised if CDPR are doing some sleight of hand and "three Witcher games in 6 years" is actually W4 and W5 spread 6 years apart with the remake sandwiched in the middle.
Treasure Hunter
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A trilogy sounds good, maybe Ciri is young for the most part and the ugly geriatric version from the trailer only appears at the end of the third game right before she dies.
DeepEnigma
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Poppinfresh
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2-3 years between sequels used to be the norm, even for long JRPGs
We need to return to that "normal"
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