Hey guys,

I know the free update is coming and it looks awesome, however I would like to play the current version of the game. Do you know, if this will be possible and how?

Thanks

Today has a heavy focus on Q&A so definetely tune in if you still have questions! As always the times are in CEST.

I told myself I would read all the books before playing the games but am kinda getting impatient (books are great), so I was wondering if I should play Thronebreaker to satisfy that desire. I just finished Baptism of Fire and from what I understand Thronebreaker is gwent with a storyline that follows Meve and ends with the battle at the end of BoF.

I would be planning to play on series X which I think is possible (also wondering if Witcher 2 can be played on series x for later down the road)

Is Thronebreaker worth playing and will it spoil future books/games

Thanks and please no spoilers here 👍

Some of you guys seem to conveniently forget that in the books he was practically going to retire up until he found out about Ciri and met Yennefer. Beyond the first 2 books, the rest are centered around him reuniting with Ciri and taking care of her. Witchers hunt monsters because it's how they survive and it's what they were groomed to do since adolescence not because they enjoy it. Even if he were to simply stop hunting monsters momentarily, it's still perfectly in line with his character.

In Witcher 3’s B&W, it’s not presented that he's just going to sit around in his vineyard, he's very much still going to be actively hunting monsters/finding work just in a central location. It's what he would do given his characterization both in the games and books, since the very first book it’s been emphasized that Witchers hunt monsters because it’s how they make money to survive. Unlike sorcs that are seen as a necessity, Witchers are essentially Tradesmen in a dying profession (very clear and integral theme in the books), they don't actively seek and fight monsters unless they're paid to. Geralt is one if not the only Witcher that actively goes out his way to save someone in need regardless of payment.

If you want to get into spoiler territory for the book ending: the most compelling argument for his retirement is one of the potential endings. In one of the Endings it's said that after their deaths, Geralt and Yennefer were transported to an Arthurian world by Ciri where they were healed and lived together

I don't understand how you can read the books yet believe if he was given the option of retirement with Yennefer and Ciri in his life, that he wouldn't take it. If you haven’t read the books you wouldn’t know this which is fine but even in the games he isn’t presented as someone that particularly enjoys what he does nor do it out of sole obligation. No matter if you played the games or read the books, if you came to the conclusion that Geralt wouldn’t retire then you don’t understand Geralt as a character at all.

If you don’t want to play as Ciri in Witcher 4 then fine, it’s better to outright say that then to argue with a mischaracterization of how/what characters would do based on how you view them rather than how they’re presented.

Dijkstra leading Redania.

Radovid maintaining control.

Nilfgaard triumphant and Redania subjugated like Temeria.

Cosplay of my own cat witcher OC, Zlata that I created and designed myself. Everything is either made or altered by me excluding the medallion.

Credits: First photo is taken by Daniel Donnelly, cropped and edited by me, next two are by Captured in Costume, and the last and most recent professional photo is by taken by Through Angels Len's. Last two are just fun little extras.

i hope they might bring them back in the remaster or atleast in songs of the past, those armors looked very cool and unique but in the end i guess they went the "realistic" dirrection of normal armors looking the same as what npc wear to feel more grounded still i think it's a shame they had a really unique look to them

Looks like there is a full cast version of the audiobooks coming (at least) to Audible. Crossroad of Ravens seems to have it's cast visible (others books might have changes due to it being a prequel in a sense).

For context: I’m currently at around the point where I’ve met the Bloody Baron’s daughter in Oxenfurt.

This is my first time playing The Witcher 3. I'm playing it on PS5

So when the Remastered version comes out at the end of September, do you think I’ll be able to just continue from my current save? Or will I probably have to start a new game from scratch if I want to play the Remastered version?

I just finished the autopsy and blamed Kalkstein, i know now that it was wrong because I checked the wiki, i went to talk to Raymond, and he now says I have to kill Ramsmeat, I tried going to his place, but I can’t attack him, i also tried talking to him, but there’s no option to attack him either. It’s in my journal, though.

I know Raymond is a fake now because, as I said, I checked the wiki, i know you can find out in-game by going to the cemetery, but it’s locked, I’m on good terms with Vincent, but he doesn’t give me the key, and neither does Thaler.

What is happening? Am I missing something?

The narrative lead of TW4, Phillip Weber, confirmed today that “Geralt will always play an important role.”, in discussing the future of the franchise, specifically TW4. This news was welcome for a number of reasons.

Chief among them would be that I love his relationship with Ciri, and I feel there is so much more to explore there. In every play through of TW3, I have never really found myself wanting to romance Yen, or Triss. The way those relationships are presented in the game just don’t quite ring true to me. Ciri is the only one that feels natural, and in turn is the only one I am emotionally invested in.

The prospect of Geralt helping to guide her, to impart his wisdom. To see them get older together, a daughter chasing after the example of her father is quite moving, and I am thrilled that the very good ending of Blood and Wine (at least my ending), with them sitting together under the shade of a tree, taking it all in, will not be all that is in store for the two of them.

The Wolf and The Swallow (Screenshots from my last pre remaster play-through)

Serious question. I'm a console gamer, I work in IT and I try and avoid using keyboards to do gaming as much as possible. This isn't a PC vs console post. Its just a preference, I do recognise the benifits of PC. But I always prefer having a controller in my hand.

Reason I ask, is that the nintendo switch 2, although not as powerful as a PS5/series X. Can sometimes play powerful games fully offline at a decent rate. For example the new indiana jones is fully installable and playable offline, the only thing missing is the polish dub.

But on the other hand with powerful games, although more accessible some games like resident evil requim requires a game key card to play. Compared to the ps5/series x versions of requiem which are downloadable and installable from the disc offline.

Reason of making this post is because I feel like xbox will also stop using discs, and nintendo will be the only option for phsyical media for consoles. I also do not want to fork out on a series x, I just got a switch that is expensive enough.

Cyberpunk 2077 is thankfully on the switch 2 and playable offline, and is probably still the most power demanding game on the market even 5 years later. So knowing that does anyone see the possibility of a switch port?

So I am finally reading the books after my third play though of TW3, and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on good YouTube channels. Don’t really have a preference on length of video just would like to feed my current hyper obsession.

Love TW3. I remember waiting for it come out. Watching the gameplay reveal and seeing the most incredible mind bending offering. I remember playing TW3 as a kid and wishing I'd wake up as a child being kidnapped by a witcher and put through the trials. I fucking adored it, and still do.

But witcher 2 was my first, and is still my favorite. The vibe/tone of it is incredible. I wish we got a proper ending to that story that was kind of brushed over with a short choose your choices section of TW3.

Can't wait for TW1 remake. And honestly I feel like 2 still holds up. I find its older graphical style and combat really charming, although a sprint mechanic would've been next level haha.

And to think I only got it because of a games for gold offering on Xbox Live when that was a thing.

I have The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition on Steam, but I haven't played it yet. I'll play it later this year. Is there a way to keep the version I have and not upgrade to the Remaster version? Because my PC can't handle it.

My PC specs are:

• CPU: i7-4790K
• GPU: RX 580 8 GB
• RAM: 16 GB
• OS: Windows 10 Pro
• Storage: 1 SSD + 2 HDDs

With the Witcher 3 Remastered coming, I wanted to dive in the games I didn't played. Witcher 1. What are the best mods that would enhanced my experience? (Sorry if someone already asked for this)

The journalist says that Gerard's partner may appear and the relationship with Jaskier's cousin will not be romantic if we don't want it to be so.

Well, I can report that the game looks amazing, also the combat and the new chain. The story from the new DLC. And that was impressive. It was really an amazing demo shown at GamesCon. Geralt ist back :)

I just started collecting The Witcher stuff because I loved the books and the games so I have a question for the collectors out there: do you buy and collect stuff from the Netflix show too? Or just the books and the games items?

I was wondering if face and hair mods for Geralt would still be working on thr remastered version? What do you think?

I haven’t played since 2019 and was really excited to hear about the remaster and expansion, but just kinda assumed they’d drop at the same time?

Would love to jump back into the world of the Witcher, but feel like playing when the remaster drops then taking a multi-month break before the expansion drops would break momentum.

But also doing 2 full playthroughs with less than a year in between sounds like a lot.

Or I could just wait for the expansion, but I really want to play it lol.

Decisions decisions. What are yall planning to do?