PLEASE READ: 1. I DID WATCH THE FULL TRAILER! I watched two versions and neither had Geralts voice in the end, it seems to have been in the live version from Game Awards only. Here is proof: ua-cam.com/video/54dabgZJ5YA/v-deo.htmlsi=eUkGCgznh-9KOR3D 2. For those who complain about Ciri becoming the protagonist. As the story progresses, Geralt ALMOST becomes a "side character" in the books. The whole story has always focused on Ciri. With Witcher 3, he finally did what he wanted to do - bring back Ciri, protect her from the Wild Hunt and help her prevent the White Frost. Geralts story is basically concluded. 🐺⚔ Cirilla as the next protagonist makes sense. The games are so awesome because all characters have a story, they share experiences, memories. If we introduce a random, DIY Witcher, they won't be addressed with their name, there won't be shared memories, all the little inside-jokes they have.. That Witcher would stick out like a sore thumb. I'd rather play as Ciri, a character I know and love, that knows and loves Geralt and Yen. Book spoiler: If we can ignore that Geralt and Yen died in the books, and can be brought back from the dead to make Witcher 1-3, then we can ignore the fact that the book stated females can't be Witchers. If Avallach as an adult can survive the trial of the grasses with the help of Yennefers powers, why not the child of the Elder Blood as well. 3. If you like Witcher music: ua-cam.com/video/agcFC3dxx7w/v-deo.htmlsi=rXbORS8EpR33Zxmu
We all read the books, but you cannot ''PLAY'' the books, lady. And Ciri's personality in Witcher 3 was that of a plank. But hey, maybe they will give her a new personality.
Yeah Ciri beeing a full witcher does not spark my likeing very much. The main character no problem, but a witcher? It takes away her unique character and the trail of grasses was never done on adults in the books, because adult bodies could not handle it. This throws so much lore out the window, i don't know what i make of this. Hype is absolutely not there only a sour taste. Same with her ability to draw power from the elements. Sure she learned it from Yen but destroyed it herself, because she saved a unicorn. I don't like this and i read the books sevearl times!
I am to understand that you are only referring to the books titled Lady of the Lake and Tower of the Swallow. What about the rest of the books/stories? As far as I know, only in these two editions Ciri “prevails” as the main character. You wrote that Geralt is almost a side character, in what other books besides the ones I mentioned above?
@@danieljung5862 It's clear that decades have passed between the Witcher 3 and this game. There's a number of ways they could come up with to legitimately make it possible for her to take some kind of Witcher potion. At the end of the day, that is NOT gonna be what makes or breaks how good this game is. It'll come down to the actual writing and gameplay and story, not strict adherence to known lore.
Just came to that conclusion myself rewathcing it. Ciri is correct at the end, faith does not bring people omens and death; disbelief or breaking traditions will never drive a knife into anyone; there are no Gods, only monsters.
You can see at 3:57 when the villager asks "whose coin did ye take?" that the father of the girl to be sacrificed looks down, as if in shame of himself, going to show that he paid Ciri to save his daughter.
all these subtle things bode well in the side quest story telling. it was one of my fave things of witcher 3. taken on what seemed to be a simple witcher contract and it just gets more complicated
When I first went through The Witcher One, I had no idea that it would become such a hit trilogy and the whole saga would get worldwide satisfaction. I love now how Witcher girls are touched by the fact that we'll be playing as Ciri. Love it.
According to tvgry, who have information from CD PROJEKT RED: - The main character is Ciri - Ciri is voiced by Ciara Berkeley in the English version - Ciri is a Witcher, after grass trial (no more info yet) - In the trailer we see the village of Burina in the far north (we don't know yet in which region exactly) - Sebastian Kalemba, Game Director of The Witcher says that the Studio wants to allow players explore new lands and new regions - The silver sword which Ciri uses is the well-known Swallow - The monster is Bauk, created based on Serbian mythology. This is a large monster and interestingly, the approach to this monster design, was influenced by the Cyberpunk expansion. Sebastian Kalemba mentioned in an interview that working on the Chimera in the "Phantom of Liberty" allowed the Studio to take another step in understanding fow to properly create large opponents in the game. The scale of the monster in relation to our character is important and will be important in terms of how we will have to defeat such a nice guy in the game. ...For more information, please type: "Wiedźmin 4 - wszystko, co wiemy z pierwszej zapowiedzi" and see English subtitles :D
"Ciri is a Witcher, after grass trial (no more info yet)" - this sounds very bad... there is none left who knew how that trial looked. Geralt was last generation of the witchers (so kids who had the trial) and he didn't have any deeper knowledge about it. Vesemir was probably the last who had any deeper idea how it was done. If this is true is seems that they ignore more and more of the lore to do what they want...
@@barno9752 Do not remember details from the games. In books Yen had very small knowledge about the witchers. In the books trial is a thing of the past. No one does it anymore. So even if she did trial of the grass in the game it is a lore stretch. But well, CDPR really wants Ciri as a witcher so they push it. I hoped they will move back in time and have many working witcher schools which would give us ability to make our own witchers with different schools and so on. Ciri was OP already in W3, so they need to make bunch of changes and nerfs to give us some progress :).
@@wojtek1582 I don't see it as that of a stretch. It existed once, it can be rediscovered again. I won't judge until the game is out and we get to see how they explain it. Only then we'll be able to fairly say it's a good or bad explanation
'There are no girls here, only transgenders!' Think they'll put top surgery scars on Cirilla? I sure hope so! That would be even better for when I'm NOT playing this game, and watching the terrible reviews on UA-cam...
I liked the subtle details of the trailer, the "villain" of the village at the beginning you briefly see the handle of his knife in his belt, then at the end the blade is missing from his waist. So clearly he was one who killed the girl. Nice touches.
@@lorkano What source material? Netflix and Henry Cavill wrote The Witcher, and now they are making a game based on it. Please don't believe the conspiracy theories that Witcher originated in Poland. I was there, and it looked nothing like the Witcher world, and there were no monsters like you see in the show. We finally get Queen bisexual lead in the game
I love this video! Its so good to see positivity and love for the trailer. I completely agree with you, i teared up the first time i watched it. Great video!😊
I saw a comment from a guy who excuses himself that Ciri can't be the protagonist like in the books because "you can't play books" bro, a guy who knows nothing about The Witcher isn't going to tell me who can be the protagonist and who can't.
Your reaction to this trailer has been my favorite. Not just for pointing out something I missed which was her medallion type from the another school, but because I also couldn't help being moved to tears when I first saw this. While I tried to show it to my significant other I am certain as I laid next to her that she could feel all the moments my body tensed in my abdomen from the emotional storm all of this makes me go through when I see it.
the trailer was really well made! I think many Witcher fans loved it and were tearing up or jumping and shouting in joy. I love that so many others are so passionate about this!!
@@boskee well, from a marketing point of view it is not weird at all. First, they give the awards attendants and producers something very special and exclusive, second if you want to know it all, you'll most likely watch both awards version and reactors version. Third, CDPR are absolute masters of marketing and hype and I'm 100% sure it was deliberate and it spikes up conversations about the game, the trailer, Geralt and everything game related. Such a small thing, but don't forget they had a whole team working on this trailer and years to think about it, and I'm sure they thought about every single little detail in this trailer, because it can bring them BILLIONS $ if executed right or end them if done wrong.
U know what i can relate to them tears. I was suffering with depression and anxiety in 2012 until 2015 which led me to become extremely reliant on weed. It drove me apart from my family. 2 things saved me back then and that is witcher 3 with the expansions and the elder scrolls skyrim. People underestimate the power of games and the way they can transcend you on a magical journey in a reality where you are in control of someone saving worlds, making a difference in what anyone would deem as fiction. Lets face it, we know monsters dont exist but these 2 games make you believe they do in a way no other game can. They saved me and helped me get my life back on track. So i kid you not when i say i can relate to your tears because my heart to felt magical when i watched this trailer and will feel even more so magical when i see the elder scolls 6.
@ bro, I love Geralt but his story is done. We had 3 games with Geralt, the Witcher 3 was his send off, it’s very clear from the blood and wine DLC. And CDPR has openly stated for years that this was their plan, to retire him. We all knew next game would be about Ciri, I love her too. Besides Geralt will still be in the game to a degree
@@dr.embersfield1551 yeah i know, but not all know bird names in english if its not their native tongue , and this generation knows that world from another thing :D
There was a theory that Ciri's powers diminished after defeating the white frost, allowing her to use limited magic. Maybe she won't be that OP, we will see.
op how when in game she was weakand terrible. where in witcher 3 was she op? teleporting with sword? she did zero powers other than cutscene. where you getting op
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Don't be so quick to jump to DEI accusations, you can't claim it's contradictory if the games haven't had a chance to explain it yet. It is simply a trailer
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Contradicting lore doesn't have anything to do with some DEI stuff. And having a woman as the protagonist isn't instantly DEI either, at least not in this case, because Ciri has been part of this franchise for forever and it only makes sense to see her as the protagonist.
Fellow massive Witcher fan here. Also was not expecting this trailer and I was buzzing around my home when I saw it! No doubt it’s a couple years out but I don’t care, I’ll wait as long as needed for Ciri!
That was Bauk, an animal like mythical creature with its roots in Serbian mythology. The bauk is described as hiding in dark places, holes, or abandoned houses, waiting to grab, carry away, and devour its victim.
I love her braid. It makes her look like a princess-warrior kind of character. Maybe she'll look differently depending on which ending you choose to follow from W3.
Wow. You were so authentic in your reaction. I really enjoyed watching this. Never played a Witcher game before although I do own a copy of Witcher 3 including all DLC's but just by watching that trailer and seeing you crying, I think now I'm gonna give it a try. I would've never thought of Witcher 4 becoming a reality. You really are a true fan of the Witcher series. i gotta admit.
In my opinion, the Witcher games - all three of them - are some of the best out there! And yea I am, I played all the games multiple times, read the books.. I just really love the world and characters that Sapkowski created
Thank you for this trailer, it was awesome. I love The Witcher as well, and you have nothing to be ashamed of. The tears are valid. Be who you are, and never be afraid to show emotion, for an outstanding, and powerful franchise. Thank you.
im one of the few polish gamers that never got into the wicher, but this trailer looks absolutelly fantastic and even if i dont know much about the series this has a lot ofninteresting stuff for me anyway
Well you should play the games they are literally some of the best games I’ve enjoyed playing 100% you could start with 3 actually then play 1 and 2 but up to you really 🤷🏾♂ just wouldn’t recommend starting with 4 when it comes out… thing is for 4 they are doing stuff that makes no sense like making Ciri a Witcher and in the hard lore that’s not supposed to be possible, she also doesn’t really act like herself in this trailer and it seems like they wanted to make her into a girl boss character despite the fact that she already is they didn’t need to f**k with the lore to do that so probably don’t expect the story telling to be all that good because they are changing stuff based on nonsense.. and they already said they are looking to bring a new group of players into the game aka they are probably going to f**k up the story to please the so called modern audience, just keep that in mind when playing enjoy 3 and love it because 4 is going to ruin stuff. Like her character, the lore, the overall story and more sadly. This game isn’t being made for the actual fans. Fair warning ⚰🪦
@@herbertcoxe3601 I went through this with someone on Twitter. Claiming it breaks lore or whatever. Except until you know what the story is, why and how you have no idea if it breaks lore. From what I understand especially with Witcher 3 CDPR have sort of created a parallel lore rather than a 1 to 1 adaptation of the books anyway. From what I've been told from book readers, it's only THOUGHT that women can't be Witchers because none of them have survived the process so they stopped. This doesn't mean it's impossible and I've been told it's never explicitly stated to be impossible. Just thought to be. From reading others reactions it also seems there's some time passage between 3 and what 4 will be. So until you're filled in on what the characters have experienced in between you have no idea what's in character, just that she's a bit different than the last time you saw her, which should be expected IMO. So I'm not buying any of these "it breaks lore" arguments and the other stuff that seem to be dishonest and fueled by an agenda. This was just a cinematic. This whole sequence may not even be a part of the game at all. You had like maybe 3 lines from Ciri and her looks, I don't see how you could possibly make the judgment you have about what they're doing with the game tbh. All that being said. I bought the first 2 for Steam and have owned 3 for a while and will see what 1 and 2 are like and if I can get into them. But definitely plan on playing 3 now because I think I'm gonna want to play 4 specifically because with my limited Witcher exposure she seems interesting.
@@ericmicke4130 I’m just telling the truth, there’s a very real chance the game is woke trash, based on their agendas CDPR.. not the players. If you’d like me to explain my reasoning I will. Is what I’m saying an assumption yes, is it a logical conclusion based upon facts and evidence yes. If you are new to these games and characters you ( probably ) don’t have high investment into the characters and lore just yet “maybe” so I don’t know if you understand what it feels like to see your favorite characters destroyed.. I however do understand that feeling.
"Evil is evil, lesser, greater, middeling it makes no diffrent. If I'm to choose between one evil and another I'd rather not choose at all" -Geralt of Rivia
For me, born in Poland, being a fan of books and games, where my father also met and worked with Sapkowski, I am proud of what CDPR creates and how it maintains the vibe
@@albundy4017 Po pierwsze mój ojciec nie pracował w CDPR tylko miał własne wydawnictwo fantasy jako jedne z pierwszych w Polsce. Po drugie nie znasz dokładnie historii skoro piszesz takie banialuki, a wjeżdżanie na mojego ojca to nie wiem skąd wziąłeś ale dzieci w podstawówce mają lepsze pojazdy na ojców i matki
if you dont play Witcher to play 1 w8 for remake what is going on right now , you can start witch 2 , but 3 is GOTY for so many years that you can start with it and you dont regred
Please play lol can’t die without playing 3, like I said a lot tho 4 is going to be iffy as hell because they are f**king up the lore with this one but 100% play 3 and at least try 4 when it’s out I guess 🤷🏾♂
You were so sweet with the reaction 😊, as a fan I can absolutely understand it, I literally did the same lol. After so much time it's hard to keep the emotions inside when one of our best series gets teased back. Can't wait.
So hyped for Witcher 4! Been waiting for Ciri to take over as protagonist for so long! Finally her moment and as real witcher fans we know this was coming and makes sense
Region is far north, maybe around Dragon mountains. And the monster is a BAUK, derived from Serbian mythology ... And I'm from Serbia 😁, cannot express how happy I am.
You crying over this video was the reason I suscribed. 🥺 I wish I had friends who had this kind of reaction watching the trailer so I could discuss it with them; it was everything I expected, and more! 😻
Always great to see the reaction of a person that is so into the universe of what they're watching! I agree that her voice didn't quite sound like the grown up version of the Ciri of Witcher 3 to me and she has a way darker demeanor now instead of the fairly light one in 3, which I can accept.
There are lots of lots of dev commentaries and interviews already about the new game. Worth a few looks and reads if you are a Witcher fan and have some spare time. Gives a lot more insight into the trailer, setting, new place she visits (which we will be able to vist ourselves in game), the mosnter Bauk and story. Also, Geralt will be an NPC which I absolutely love! Can't wait to play the game!
I can't wait for this game to come out. Ciri looked just fine to me and I enjoyed playing as her in The Witcher 3 from time to time. Makes me wanna replay The Witcher 3 all over again. Awesome reaction video. Witcher fans are awesome.
I was jumping up and down with joy when I saw this!!!!! I appreciate how deep your lore knowledge goes - it just adds another layer of depth to gameplay. I can't wait to watch you play it!!
also a theory her elder blood got mixed when she undergo the witcher trial that's why her eye color not fully yellow with splash of teal green since they show ciri power in witcher 3 with green teal color
Ciri has grown up magnificently, a beautiful typical Polish girl - that's all I can say. from the perspective of a 37 year old Pole. From the perspective of Ciri's "father" (because I grew up with the Witcher books , and later with the games in Polish, long before the rest of the world found out about it) I AM FRAYED !!! Who let her pass the grass trial !!!?? Do Geralt and Yenefer know about this ??! In addition, it was because of HER that the girl is dead ("Go back to the village, to your father"). A huge mistake right from the start :( And then her sword got stuck, another huge mistake that could have cost her her life ! If it wasn't for the power of the lady of time and places, she would have been dead :[ These are the things that really concern me
That just shows the kinds of choices you will probably have when you play the game. Perhaps when you do this quest or one like it you can tell her to do various things based on your own judgement.
It was the biggest surprise of the year to wake up this morning. The trailer is stunningly beautiful, and words cannot express how much I'm looking forward to the game. What I'm looking forward to with similar excitement is your playthrough Lizz.
You are a true and exceptionally valuable fan of our shared, beloved Witcher universe... A wonderful reaction, I wish you all the best and with a great pleasure I leave my subscription here! 😊
Man, watching it the second time hits different. Seeing the conviction and bravery of the girl about to sacrifice herself for the sake of her community, while knowing what end she’ll meet at the hands of these same people… I hope we can change the outcome in the game if this scene will be in it. Fantastic review/analysis of the trailer. There’s a couple of things I thought of while watching it too. Coen, witcher from the School of Griffin, also had yellow and green eyes! He’d been quite wholesome in his interactions with Ciri during her stay in Kaer Morhen. Maybe devs intended to pay homage to him that way, and we’ll get a comment about this similarly from one of the witchers during the game? Would be cool. Also Ciri’s braid might be symbolic in some way. Braids used to be very significant in slavic cultures. Their meaning changes depending on the number of braids, positions( down the back/ over a shoulder ), and accessories woven into them. I’m not sure about Polish specifics, but Ciri’s thick single braid laid over her shoulder, might symbolize her maturity/inner strength. Or I’m just reading too much into it and devs just thought it looks cool(it does look cool as hell).
After watching your reaction I went & bought a copy with the 2 expansions. Started playing I'm in by 180 hrs ,finally crept on to The Emperors boat. I'm at 34. Absolute blast getting to 34.
I love that you are a positive channel and not like others so called “fans” like some here in the comments that make hate comments because they dont want to see women in games.. thank you for the videos i will watch more of your content 💜
Noice prediction with Lynx, felow witcher girl. And yes, I also thought about the witch controlling the village mayor. Its obvious. You got my sub, I cried too, in the middle of a dark night, alone but happy.
Woke up at 8 in the morning after the award show, couldn't stay up as i had an early start in the morning. Watched this while havin my morning coffee.... what a start to the day!
Poland has The Witcher & Cyberpunk, Belgium has Divinity & Baldur's gate 3. As a Belgian I'm so proud of these beautiful companies and the love they have for their communities and game. CDPR & Larian you guys are amazing. ❤
I'm very happy that this trailer made you feel this way, I love to see people get as excited as I do when they see the witcher (my favorite franchise), I'm looking forward to playing the game
Watching your reaction made me tear up as well. I knew you'd be hyped as soon as I saw the news. I'm as well, Ciri is a good choice. I even kinda would have been offended if they'd changed the aftermath of Witcher 3 with Geralt living a happy life. Now the waiting begins. Time for another Witcher 3 playthrough ^^
Can't believe there are people crying about Ciri becoming the protagonist because they think its woke lol. Ciri is as much part of the lore as Geralt is
Mostly it is the lore issues in regards to Ciri apparenly having undergone "the trial of the grasses" that worries most and also me. Mostly because of the way many developers have been s..... on their fans and major franshises later years. With especially lazy writing and storytelling + trying to force political issues down peoples throat. But am feeling much more positive after some statements from the lead developer about how they will handle the lore and the story.
@@thomasjensen2285Political issues like “women”?? What do these men do in real life for example in the workplace or shopping where there are women everywhere and everyday do they complain that they have to see women and its “forced” on to them? Women are 4 billion people every game studio and every company has thousands of women, men are not a majority in the world there is no political point about women they just exist
@thomasjensen2285 it's CDRR they are known to be quite good at storytelling, explaining, and good to their fanbase. Most of yall complaining (mainly the DEI, woke, and woman protagonists) hater retards don't know wtf they are talking about which annoys the shit out of true fans of The Witcher series and also the ones that understand the lore, Ciris importance, and the differences from the games and the books. CDPR has never let us down when it comes to The Witcher and they totally turned around CyberPunk. Phantom Liberty was incredible. So the retards mad it's a girl protagonist (even though it's the best and most obvious choice), the ones who didn't pay attention or even play Witcher 3 to know Geralts story is done and that was massively shown in both books and games, the retards who pretend they know the lore when it's clear they read a summary, and the incel losers who think all girl characters need to look like Stellar Blade shown off sexually are why actual fans are defending the series we love and actually understand.
@@thomasjensen2285 the "culture war" really broke people's brains, didn't it? in just 10 years we went from blaming executives for their bad management and cost-cutting measures (IE, firing writers or forcing devs to push the project through the writers strike that just happened) but nowadays games are supposedly ruined because "devs hate white men" or something
Instantaneous goose bumps during the part of the fight where the music changes to those chanting female vocals and Ciri breaks out the silver chain(throw back to Witcher 1?) and starts swinging it. That music kinda gave me God of War vibes and man... just chef's kiss. Not many games give me that feeling of immense awe. Certainly not from a damn trailer. I've been waiting for so long for another Witcher game from CDPR. This is gonna be great.
Would be interesting if Yennefer had a hand in developing a new type of Trial of Grasses unique to Ciri after her experiment with Uma,leaning more into magic than alchemy.After all,Ciri's eyes aren't the traditional yellow,but they are cat eyes.
Absolutely loved the sword and medallion that you were wearing! edit: forgot to mention but your reaction was priceless, as a huge Witcher fan myself i share the same emotional investment as you
Medalion looked like lynx indeed! Please chain as new mechanic instead of crossbow 🙏The village dude killed the doughter. When we first time see him shouting at Ciri he got same knife behind the belt
In a Japanese gaming magazine, there was an interview with one of the creators of *The Witcher 4*, who admitted that in this installment, Ciri will become a witcher. At the beginning of the game, we will witness her undergoing the Trial of the Grasses. I'm really curious to see how they will justify this narratively. The interview also noted that Ciri is not Geralt and will have slightly more advanced magic. Additionally, the gameplay will look somewhat different from what we know from the third installment.
It's so heartwarming to see your genuine love for this game and reminds me alot of my own connection to similar games such as Dragon Age. What an impact video games can have on a person, it's really remarkable!
I'm a male gamer and I think that Ciri is best option when it comes to story and character depth, Trail of grass is a little controversial but Im hyped as fuuuu
I don't understand why some guys are so pressed that Ciri is the next lead. ITS OBVIOUS. It was set in Witcher 3 I mean we actually PLAYED AS HER. The whole saga is about her and Geralt. Personally as a woman I never had any issues playing as Geralt, it's a fantasy game ffs.
bunch of incels if you ask me. Those "dudes" don't care what the story is, or how it was in TW3, they see woman and just hate it for no reason. Its not like she's a new character either, she's already well written character so there is no concern of getting a poorly written female lead like most stuff have these days.
It's because Ciri CANNOT be a Witcher. Trials of the Grasses dont work on females, nor on adults. Both of which Ciri was. And her Elder Blood would have fought the mutations. This game breaks lore. Its stupid to downgrade her into a Witcher, she was more powerful than Witchers. Also, she is NOT a Goddess. She time travels, yes, but is a NORMAL HUMAN outside of that. She is NOT a Goddess. She isn't an Elf, she has a normal human lifespan. And the books DID say that Witchers cant be females.
@@friendofdavid1423 The books also killed Yen and Geralt in the end, and here we are, 3 more games with Geralt and Yen still alive and kicking. Witcher 3 also performed the trial of the grasses on an adult, and he survived - Uma/Avallach. So I take it the only issue is that she is a woman? Well, she DOES have the Elder Blood.. which does make her special in many ways. The water of Brokilon also had no effect on her. CDPR already said that the game itself will tell us what happened to her. If they can bring back Geralt and Yen FROM THE DEAD and make it work, I believe they can explain how Ciri can become a Witcher.
We don't have a problem playing as women, I've just platinumed Stellar Blade, but Ciri going through the trial of grasses is lore breaking and unneeded she was already OP in the Witcher 3
Visually the trailer is a masterclass in atmosphere and storytelling. I hope that CDPR finds a lore apropriate way to explain how exactly she survived the trial of the grasses and how it influenced her elder blood, they can't just retcon it away and say "trust us bro", it could even be part of the prologue or something. I don't envy CDPR writers and their difficult task that lies ahead of them. Other than that I really have no objections at this time. I see some people complaining about how shee looks in the trailer and I have some things to say about that: first of all Geralt from "a night to remember" cinematic looks NOTHING like he does ingame so its very possible that the final Ciri model will look different ingame as well. And even if they didn't change her from this cinematic version, calling her unatractive or ugly is just plain grifting at this point. Lets not forget that the game director states that its been many years since TW3 (which could mean she's anywhere between in her 30s or 40s in this cinematic, since witchers age much slower thanks to their mutant metabolism). And lets be real... you would still hit that... Anyway, gonna be a looong 2-3 years as we wait for more details.
Ciri looks so badass in this. Can't wait to play her. I read people online who are mad at this, they haven't read the books for sure. She's an awesome, layered character.
PLEASE READ:
1. I DID WATCH THE FULL TRAILER! I watched two versions and neither had Geralts voice in the end, it seems to have been in the live version from Game Awards only.
Here is proof: ua-cam.com/video/54dabgZJ5YA/v-deo.htmlsi=eUkGCgznh-9KOR3D
2. For those who complain about Ciri becoming the protagonist.
As the story progresses, Geralt ALMOST becomes a "side character" in the books. The whole story has always focused on Ciri. With Witcher 3, he finally did what he wanted to do - bring back Ciri, protect her from the Wild Hunt and help her prevent the White Frost. Geralts story is basically concluded. 🐺⚔
Cirilla as the next protagonist makes sense. The games are so awesome because all characters have a story, they share experiences, memories. If we introduce a random, DIY Witcher, they won't be addressed with their name, there won't be shared memories, all the little inside-jokes they have.. That Witcher would stick out like a sore thumb. I'd rather play as Ciri, a character I know and love, that knows and loves Geralt and Yen.
Book spoiler: If we can ignore that Geralt and Yen died in the books, and can be brought back from the dead to make Witcher 1-3, then we can ignore the fact that the book stated females can't be Witchers. If Avallach as an adult can survive the trial of the grasses with the help of Yennefers powers, why not the child of the Elder Blood as well.
3. If you like Witcher music: ua-cam.com/video/agcFC3dxx7w/v-deo.htmlsi=rXbORS8EpR33Zxmu
We all read the books, but you cannot ''PLAY'' the books, lady. And Ciri's personality in Witcher 3 was that of a plank. But hey, maybe they will give her a new personality.
Yeah Ciri beeing a full witcher does not spark my likeing very much. The main character no problem, but a witcher? It takes away her unique character and the trail of grasses was never done on adults in the books, because adult bodies could not handle it. This throws so much lore out the window, i don't know what i make of this. Hype is absolutely not there only a sour taste. Same with her ability to draw power from the elements. Sure she learned it from Yen but destroyed it herself, because she saved a unicorn. I don't like this and i read the books sevearl times!
I am to understand that you are only referring to the books titled Lady of the Lake and Tower of the Swallow. What about the rest of the books/stories? As far as I know, only in these two editions Ciri “prevails” as the main character. You wrote that Geralt is almost a side character, in what other books besides the ones I mentioned above?
the last of us did the same bait and switch for their second game, i bet anything they kill geralt off in some pathetic humiliating way too
@@danieljung5862 It's clear that decades have passed between the Witcher 3 and this game. There's a number of ways they could come up with to legitimately make it possible for her to take some kind of Witcher potion. At the end of the day, that is NOT gonna be what makes or breaks how good this game is. It'll come down to the actual writing and gameplay and story, not strict adherence to known lore.
The knife used to kill the girl was tucked into the belt on the "chosen by the gods" guy that accosted Ciri when she started to follow the girl.
Even without that info it would be a pretty common assumption that he did it anyway based on his actions.
Definitely. But I just love the attention to detail they put into the trailer.
Just came to that conclusion myself rewathcing it. Ciri is correct at the end, faith does not bring people omens and death; disbelief or breaking traditions will never drive a knife into anyone; there are no Gods, only monsters.
You can see at 3:57 when the villager asks "whose coin did ye take?" that the father of the girl to be sacrificed looks down, as if in shame of himself, going to show that he paid Ciri to save his daughter.
yeah, the father tried to save her, so he hired Ciri. You can also see he is beaten up trying to defend her when she got back to the village.
@@relin3062 Indeed, he fought till the end to save her from that cruel tradition.
I came to this conclusion as well, and I love how subtle it is, a good example of show, don't tell.
all these subtle things bode well in the side quest story telling. it was one of my fave things of witcher 3. taken on what seemed to be a simple witcher contract and it just gets more complicated
Damn good catch!! This trailer is insane! Can not wait
And now, we will have to replay Witcher 1 Enhanced Edition, Witcher 2 and Witcher 3 all over again..... because it is our destiny.
we shall do that!
Can I wait for the remake of 1 to do the the playthrough ? I love the story but the combat I don't think my mind can take it. lol
When I first went through The Witcher One, I had no idea that it would become such a hit trilogy and the whole saga would get worldwide satisfaction. I love now how Witcher girls are touched by the fact that we'll be playing as Ciri. Love it.
@@pvp2death I want remake in U5.
Oh.. Just wait until we will have to play Witcher 1, Witcher 2, Witcher 3, Witcher 4 and Witcher 5 waiting for Witcher 6 lol
According to tvgry, who have information from CD PROJEKT RED:
- The main character is Ciri
- Ciri is voiced by Ciara Berkeley in the English version
- Ciri is a Witcher, after grass trial (no more info yet)
- In the trailer we see the village of Burina in the far north (we don't know yet in which region exactly)
- Sebastian Kalemba, Game Director of The Witcher says that the Studio wants to allow players explore new lands and new regions
- The silver sword which Ciri uses is the well-known Swallow
- The monster is Bauk, created based on Serbian mythology. This is a large monster and interestingly, the approach to this monster design, was influenced by the Cyberpunk expansion. Sebastian Kalemba mentioned in an interview that working on the Chimera in the "Phantom of Liberty" allowed the Studio to take another step in understanding fow to properly create large opponents in the game. The scale of the monster in relation to our character is important and will be important in terms of how we will have to defeat such a nice guy in the game.
...For more information, please type: "Wiedźmin 4 - wszystko, co wiemy z pierwszej zapowiedzi" and see English subtitles :D
Thanks for the info!
"Ciri is a Witcher, after grass trial (no more info yet)" - this sounds very bad... there is none left who knew how that trial looked. Geralt was last generation of the witchers (so kids who had the trial) and he didn't have any deeper knowledge about it. Vesemir was probably the last who had any deeper idea how it was done. If this is true is seems that they ignore more and more of the lore to do what they want...
@@wojtek1582 Bro... Yen literally performed the trial of grass on Uma in the game
@@barno9752 Do not remember details from the games. In books Yen had very small knowledge about the witchers. In the books trial is a thing of the past. No one does it anymore. So even if she did trial of the grass in the game it is a lore stretch. But well, CDPR really wants Ciri as a witcher so they push it. I hoped they will move back in time and have many working witcher schools which would give us ability to make our own witchers with different schools and so on. Ciri was OP already in W3, so they need to make bunch of changes and nerfs to give us some progress :).
@@wojtek1582 I don't see it as that of a stretch. It existed once, it can be rediscovered again. I won't judge until the game is out and we get to see how they explain it. Only then we'll be able to fairly say it's a good or bad explanation
Ciri doing the same move Geralt did with the chain when he fought the Striga from Witcher 1. Her father trained her well.
Finally someone noticed^^
'There are no girls here, only transgenders!' Think they'll put top surgery scars on Cirilla? I sure hope so! That would be even better for when I'm NOT playing this game, and watching the terrible reviews on UA-cam...
it was bruxa
@@cathulhu3772 it was striga
@@matejkacmar325 amazing fight from the book:)
I liked the subtle details of the trailer, the "villain" of the village at the beginning you briefly see the handle of his knife in his belt, then at the end the blade is missing from his waist. So clearly he was one who killed the girl. Nice touches.
"Gods? There are no gods here, there are only monsters!"
Me having a proud dad moment ^^
Yeah, it's a direct call back to the "What are you doing? Killing monsters" from the Witcher 3 trailer
44 year old man and im sat in my livingroom literally jumping for joy for the new trailer. Absolutely love love the Witcher games 👌
Joy should not know age!
me too
Watched this live, and thought to myself "the only thing that will improve this, is a Lizz reacts."
The female lead in 2024 is so modern and groundbreaking. The TV show was so good, tho; I'm glad they are making a game about it!
meh, i don't really care about some random youtuber, although i am here, but i clicked thinking this was a critical video of the trailer.
@@wooshbait36 TV show was not good, especially if you care about the lore. They did not respect source material what so ever in seasons 2+
@@lorkano What source material? Netflix and Henry Cavill wrote The Witcher, and now they are making a game based on it. Please don't believe the conspiracy theories that Witcher originated in Poland. I was there, and it looked nothing like the Witcher world, and there were no monsters like you see in the show. We finally get Queen bisexual lead in the game
I love this video! Its so good to see positivity and love for the trailer. I completely agree with you, i teared up the first time i watched it. Great video!😊
Ciri being a Slavic goddess there. Geralt will be proud of his daughter, NOT as his replacement, but as his legacy.
I saw a comment from a guy who excuses himself that Ciri can't be the protagonist like in the books because "you can't play books" bro, a guy who knows nothing about The Witcher isn't going to tell me who can be the protagonist and who can't.
Your reaction to this trailer has been my favorite. Not just for pointing out something I missed which was her medallion type from the another school, but because I also couldn't help being moved to tears when I first saw this. While I tried to show it to my significant other I am certain as I laid next to her that she could feel all the moments my body tensed in my abdomen from the emotional storm all of this makes me go through when I see it.
the trailer was really well made! I think many Witcher fans loved it and were tearing up or jumping and shouting in joy.
I love that so many others are so passionate about this!!
The Game Awards one ended with Geralt saying New Saga Begins, See you on the Path. Weird they cut it out from the official trailer.
@@boskee well, from a marketing point of view it is not weird at all. First, they give the awards attendants and producers something very special and exclusive, second if you want to know it all, you'll most likely watch both awards version and reactors version. Third, CDPR are absolute masters of marketing and hype and I'm 100% sure it was deliberate and it spikes up conversations about the game, the trailer, Geralt and everything game related. Such a small thing, but don't forget they had a whole team working on this trailer and years to think about it, and I'm sure they thought about every single little detail in this trailer, because it can bring them BILLIONS $ if executed right or end them if done wrong.
U know what i can relate to them tears. I was suffering with depression and anxiety in 2012 until 2015 which led me to become extremely reliant on weed. It drove me apart from my family. 2 things saved me back then and that is witcher 3 with the expansions and the elder scrolls skyrim. People underestimate the power of games and the way they can transcend you on a magical journey in a reality where you are in control of someone saving worlds, making a difference in what anyone would deem as fiction. Lets face it, we know monsters dont exist but these 2 games make you believe they do in a way no other game can. They saved me and helped me get my life back on track.
So i kid you not when i say i can relate to your tears because my heart to felt magical when i watched this trailer and will feel even more so magical when i see the elder scolls 6.
LOVED your reaction..I cried watching you cry.. so many of us LOVED Ciri and it was so good to see her again
I’m a 36 year old man and last night when I saw the trailer I yelled and got chills 😂
Don’t u want geralt the iconic character instead of this?
@ bro, I love Geralt but his story is done. We had 3 games with Geralt, the Witcher 3 was his send off, it’s very clear from the blood and wine DLC. And CDPR has openly stated for years that this was their plan, to retire him. We all knew next game would be about Ciri, I love her too. Besides Geralt will still be in the game to a degree
I'm almost 60, and very much the same.
@Kazaki3089 I wanted to create my own Witcher. But that was out of the picture because Witchers can only be men. Gives the wrong message.
@@BrotherAzrael uh school of the Cat witchers have 3 witchers that are female.
I love that Ciri is still wielding Swallow here
swallow? :D
@NostalgicMem0ries Yes, her sword is named Zireael which is elder speech for The Swallow.
@@naggoob naughty af
@@NostalgicMem0ries It's a bird :)
@@dr.embersfield1551 yeah i know, but not all know bird names in english if its not their native tongue , and this generation knows that world from another thing :D
There was a theory that Ciri's powers diminished after defeating the white frost, allowing her to use limited magic. Maybe she won't be that OP, we will see.
true!
@icebulletice6195 They probably found a lore loophole and cut her powers to make gameplay more balanced!
op how when in game she was weakand terrible. where in witcher 3 was she op? teleporting with sword? she did zero powers other than cutscene. where you getting op
@@shannoncurry2037what powers. she had zero powers zero in witcher 3 gameplay
@@JosephHandibode in the final battle, she's basically a god, she sliced through the wild hunt like they were made of paper lol.
Devs confirmed she went through the trials of the grasses.
so they contradicted their entire lore of the last 3 games. its typical for DEI ACTIVIST companies nowadays. look at dragon age or suicide squad
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it yeah i've read all the books, i dont think so. This could be explained rather easily.
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Typical anti-DEI bullshit to disregard all reasonable thought and spout pure lies and speculation
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Don't be so quick to jump to DEI accusations, you can't claim it's contradictory if the games haven't had a chance to explain it yet. It is simply a trailer
@@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it Contradicting lore doesn't have anything to do with some DEI stuff. And having a woman as the protagonist isn't instantly DEI either, at least not in this case, because Ciri has been part of this franchise for forever and it only makes sense to see her as the protagonist.
Fellow massive Witcher fan here. Also was not expecting this trailer and I was buzzing around my home when I saw it! No doubt it’s a couple years out but I don’t care, I’ll wait as long as needed for Ciri!
Good morning from Poland :) I cant wait for W4.
me neither!!
Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦 this is my best game ever🥰
@@KondzioGDI STRONG AND INDEPENDENT GIRL🤣
@@KondzioGDI the best thing out of Poland is witcher
Ja też ❤
didn't you hear what hag said to Ciri? "you cannot change anything" and just before Ciri killed the hag, hag's voice changed to the girl's voice.
@@Jussi138 it's a bauk not a hag
I already had tears in my eyes, but after Ciri magic punches the monster/Crone, and the music picks up MY GOD that music and singing!!!
Same. The track goes hard af with the cinematic.
That was Bauk, an animal like mythical creature with its roots in Serbian mythology.
The bauk is described as hiding in dark places, holes, or abandoned houses, waiting to grab, carry away, and devour its victim.
It was meh
@@annusaidshave9890 To each their own.
@@user-Zath Indeed, perfectly said
I love her braid. It makes her look like a princess-warrior kind of character. Maybe she'll look differently depending on which ending you choose to follow from W3.
Wow. You were so authentic in your reaction. I really enjoyed watching this. Never played a Witcher game before although I do own a copy of Witcher 3 including all DLC's but just by watching that trailer and seeing you crying, I think now I'm gonna give it a try. I would've never thought of Witcher 4 becoming a reality. You really are a true fan of the Witcher series. i gotta admit.
In my opinion, the Witcher games - all three of them - are some of the best out there! And yea I am, I played all the games multiple times, read the books.. I just really love the world and characters that Sapkowski created
Thank you for this trailer, it was awesome. I love The Witcher as well, and you have nothing to be ashamed of. The tears are valid. Be who you are, and never be afraid to show emotion, for an outstanding, and powerful franchise. Thank you.
Music is made by P. T. Adamczyk who also made music for Cyberpunk 2077
im one of the few polish gamers that never got into the wicher, but this trailer looks absolutelly fantastic
and even if i dont know much about the series this has a lot ofninteresting stuff for me anyway
I am SO happy. I'm not the only one who cried when watching the trailer. ❤️
Your excitement and emotion has me like "... I guess I should play The Witcher games?"
If you like a really good story, fantasy RPG, fun gameplay, immersive world and characters, great humor.. then ye!
@@ericmicke4130 do it! ❤️❤️
Well you should play the games they are literally some of the best games I’ve enjoyed playing 100% you could start with 3 actually then play 1 and 2 but up to you really 🤷🏾♂ just wouldn’t recommend starting with 4 when it comes out…
thing is for 4 they are doing stuff that makes no sense like making Ciri a Witcher and in the hard lore that’s not supposed to be possible, she also doesn’t really act like herself in this trailer and it seems like they wanted to make her into a girl boss character despite the fact that she already is they didn’t need to f**k with the lore to do that so probably don’t expect the story telling to be all that good because they are changing stuff based on nonsense..
and they already said they are looking to bring a new group of players into the game aka they are probably going to f**k up the story to please the so called modern audience, just keep that in mind when playing enjoy 3 and love it because 4 is going to ruin stuff. Like her character, the lore, the overall story and more sadly. This game isn’t being made for the actual fans.
Fair warning ⚰🪦
@@herbertcoxe3601 I went through this with someone on Twitter. Claiming it breaks lore or whatever. Except until you know what the story is, why and how you have no idea if it breaks lore. From what I understand especially with Witcher 3 CDPR have sort of created a parallel lore rather than a 1 to 1 adaptation of the books anyway. From what I've been told from book readers, it's only THOUGHT that women can't be Witchers because none of them have survived the process so they stopped. This doesn't mean it's impossible and I've been told it's never explicitly stated to be impossible. Just thought to be. From reading others reactions it also seems there's some time passage between 3 and what 4 will be. So until you're filled in on what the characters have experienced in between you have no idea what's in character, just that she's a bit different than the last time you saw her, which should be expected IMO. So I'm not buying any of these "it breaks lore" arguments and the other stuff that seem to be dishonest and fueled by an agenda. This was just a cinematic. This whole sequence may not even be a part of the game at all. You had like maybe 3 lines from Ciri and her looks, I don't see how you could possibly make the judgment you have about what they're doing with the game tbh.
All that being said. I bought the first 2 for Steam and have owned 3 for a while and will see what 1 and 2 are like and if I can get into them. But definitely plan on playing 3 now because I think I'm gonna want to play 4 specifically because with my limited Witcher exposure she seems interesting.
@@ericmicke4130
I’m just telling the truth, there’s a very real chance the game is woke trash, based on their agendas CDPR.. not the players. If you’d like me to explain my reasoning I will.
Is what I’m saying an assumption yes, is it a logical conclusion based upon facts and evidence yes.
If you are new to these games and characters you ( probably ) don’t have high investment into the characters and lore just yet “maybe” so I don’t know if you understand what it feels like to see your favorite characters destroyed.. I however do understand that feeling.
"Evil is evil, lesser, greater, middeling it makes no diffrent. If I'm to choose between one evil and another I'd rather not choose at all" -Geralt of Rivia
My favorite fact about this quote is that the whole point of that story is this statement being proven wrong
For me, born in Poland, being a fan of books and games, where my father also met and worked with Sapkowski, I am proud of what CDPR creates and how it maintains the vibe
oni okradli Sapkowskiego. Twoj ociec na socialu nie robem byl...
@@albundy4017 Po pierwsze mój ojciec nie pracował w CDPR tylko miał własne wydawnictwo fantasy jako jedne z pierwszych w Polsce. Po drugie nie znasz dokładnie historii skoro piszesz takie banialuki, a wjeżdżanie na mojego ojca to nie wiem skąd wziąłeś ale dzieci w podstawówce mają lepsze pojazdy na ojców i matki
I never played any witcher game but this looks amazing the protagonist looks dope af
witcher 3 is the best game of all time my man maybe should pick it up
Stop lying
@@Mojo-w6p Cry more 🥰😍
if you dont play Witcher to play 1 w8 for remake what is going on right now , you can start witch 2 , but 3 is GOTY for so many years that you can start with it and you dont regred
Please play lol can’t die without playing 3, like I said a lot tho 4 is going to be iffy as hell because they are f**king up the lore with this one but 100% play 3 and at least try 4 when it’s out I guess 🤷🏾♂
You were so sweet with the reaction 😊, as a fan I can absolutely understand it, I literally did the same lol. After so much time it's hard to keep the emotions inside when one of our best series gets teased back. Can't wait.
When she takes chaos from the water, I am reminded of her time in the desert and healing the Unicorn
YES!
It feels so wild even saying the words Witcher 4. I’m so excited! I started a new Witcher 3 play through last night!
Mam nadzieje. że na końcu. Powyrzynała tych potworów.
Ciri is school of the Lynx
Don't feel ashamed its passion. I always have this with Hideo Kojima games. Every new teaser tears in my eyes.
This announcement must have been like getting all the birthday gifts ever, all at once. ❤
Literally for me, lol 😂. A wonderful birthday!
@@yannrousseau6709 Really?? wow. Gratz!
@gjermund8053 thanks 😊.
I love the fact that the girl's father's words at the begining could be Vesimir's words to Ciri
So hyped for Witcher 4! Been waiting for Ciri to take over as protagonist for so long! Finally her moment and as real witcher fans we know this was coming and makes sense
Region is far north, maybe around Dragon mountains. And the monster is a BAUK, derived from Serbian mythology ... And I'm from Serbia 😁, cannot express how happy I am.
@@PejicVladimir bauk? Never heard of it
@@PejicVladimir Kosovo Je Srbija jak Polski Jest Lwów...Pozdrawiam z Polski 🤍❤👋👊
@@TwojaStaraIFrytki it's a folk tale creature that uses your fears against you
@@alicjabielak5946 Źle...pozdrowienia z Anglii 🇬🇧
You crying over this video was the reason I suscribed. 🥺 I wish I had friends who had this kind of reaction watching the trailer so I could discuss it with them; it was everything I expected, and more! 😻
you are no. 1 with Witcher 4 reaction ! :))
and you are the best person with your knowledge to comment this trailer !
The best reaction I've seen on this trailer. Your emotions say it all! Since the first time I finished wild hunt, I've missed Ciri. Let's go kiddo
Always great to see the reaction of a person that is so into the universe of what they're watching!
I agree that her voice didn't quite sound like the grown up version of the Ciri of Witcher 3 to me and she has a way darker demeanor now instead of the fairly light one in 3, which I can accept.
There are lots of lots of dev commentaries and interviews already about the new game. Worth a few looks and reads if you are a Witcher fan and have some spare time. Gives a lot more insight into the trailer, setting, new place she visits (which we will be able to vist ourselves in game), the mosnter Bauk and story. Also, Geralt will be an NPC which I absolutely love! Can't wait to play the game!
I can't wait for this game to come out. Ciri looked just fine to me and I enjoyed playing as her in The Witcher 3 from time to time. Makes me wanna replay The Witcher 3 all over again. Awesome reaction video. Witcher fans are awesome.
U are a real Witcher fan :)
I love how the ending parallels the Witcher 3 trailer, how Humans are monsters as well.
Ciri all grown up and badass❤❤
Ciri looks amazing...so glad they are using her and not a generic, choose your own character
Thank you. Anyone who has read the books KNOWS that Ciri is the main character... yes even though she doesn't appear in the first couple of books.
Witcher fans HYPEEEEE lets go my girl Ciri!! 🥳🥳
Witcher fan here, and I liked the trailer too. Exciting times ahead! Loved your reaction
This is a good time to be in The Witcher community 🙏
I was jumping up and down with joy when I saw this!!!!! I appreciate how deep your lore knowledge goes - it just adds another layer of depth to gameplay. I can't wait to watch you play it!!
also a theory her elder blood got mixed when she undergo the witcher trial that's why her eye color not fully yellow with splash of teal green since they show ciri power in witcher 3 with green teal color
Ciri has grown up magnificently, a beautiful typical Polish girl - that's all I can say. from the perspective of a 37 year old Pole. From the perspective of Ciri's "father" (because I grew up with the Witcher books , and later with the games in Polish, long before the rest of the world found out about it) I AM FRAYED !!! Who let her pass the grass trial !!!?? Do Geralt and Yenefer know about this ??!
In addition, it was because of HER that the girl is dead ("Go back to the village, to your father"). A huge mistake right from the start :( And then her sword got stuck, another huge mistake that could have cost her her life ! If it wasn't for the power of the lady of time and places, she would have been dead :[ These are the things that really concern me
That just shows the kinds of choices you will probably have when you play the game. Perhaps when you do this quest or one like it you can tell her to do various things based on your own judgement.
Love that I saw this trailer for the first time watching your reaction along with it! Cant wait for this game!
It was the biggest surprise of the year to wake up this morning. The trailer is stunningly beautiful, and words cannot express how much I'm looking forward to the game. What I'm looking forward to with similar excitement is your playthrough Lizz.
Ciri had that lynx medallion since the books so i guess she just chose to activate this one and not get the wolf school medallion
Brilliant Trailer. Sooo hyped about that. Thanks for the reaction.
You are a true and exceptionally valuable fan of our shared, beloved Witcher universe... A wonderful reaction, I wish you all the best and with a great pleasure I leave my subscription here! 😊
Man, watching it the second time hits different. Seeing the conviction and bravery of the girl about to sacrifice herself for the sake of her community, while knowing what end she’ll meet at the hands of these same people… I hope we can change the outcome in the game if this scene will be in it.
Fantastic review/analysis of the trailer. There’s a couple of things I thought of while watching it too.
Coen, witcher from the School of Griffin, also had yellow and green eyes! He’d been quite wholesome in his interactions with Ciri during her stay in Kaer Morhen. Maybe devs intended to pay homage to him that way, and we’ll get a comment about this similarly from one of the witchers during the game? Would be cool.
Also Ciri’s braid might be symbolic in some way. Braids used to be very significant in slavic cultures. Their meaning changes depending on the number of braids, positions( down the back/ over a shoulder ), and accessories woven into them. I’m not sure about Polish specifics, but Ciri’s thick single braid laid over her shoulder, might symbolize her maturity/inner strength. Or I’m just reading too much into it and devs just thought it looks cool(it does look cool as hell).
I had goosebumps in waves throughout this trailer and your reaction. I cannot wait for this game. ❤
I love you. This true tears. Kiss from Poland
Tears of joy kicked in at 7:30. Ohellyeah.
One thing to notice is that in Witchers world, there are no "good ending" stories. Or very, very little.
...and no good beginnings now. I wonder if Yen will be Indian, and Triss will be black too?
@@allhopeabandon7831 Why are you obsessed with race? Calm down
I knew when I saw this during the live show that you were going to love this!!!
I am so hyped for this. I don't care how long it takes, I am going to play the hell out of this when it is launched.
After watching your reaction I went & bought a copy with the 2 expansions. Started playing I'm in by 180 hrs ,finally crept on to The Emperors boat. I'm at 34. Absolute blast getting to 34.
Damn, i feel you. When that chorus kicks in in the middle of the song. Damn, i felt a lot. They nailed music, again
I love that you are a positive channel and not like others so called “fans” like some here in the comments that make hate comments because they dont want to see women in games.. thank you for the videos i will watch more of your content 💜
Noice prediction with Lynx, felow witcher girl. And yes, I also thought about the witch controlling the village mayor. Its obvious. You got my sub, I cried too, in the middle of a dark night, alone but happy.
Woke up at 8 in the morning after the award show, couldn't stay up as i had an early start in the morning. Watched this while havin my morning coffee.... what a start to the day!
Poland has The Witcher & Cyberpunk, Belgium has Divinity & Baldur's gate 3. As a Belgian I'm so proud of these beautiful companies and the love they have for their communities and game.
CDPR & Larian you guys are amazing. ❤
larian yeah, 100%
cd project red? 10 years ago? yeah, but now? hell no...
also Silent Hill 2 remake was made in Poland
It is nice to see somebody such a fan as myself. Entertaining vid. Thanks
"I... don't like the show." Based.
understatement, but yea.
I'm very happy that this trailer made you feel this way, I love to see people get as excited as I do when they see the witcher (my favorite franchise), I'm looking forward to playing the game
I'm so happy for you. I'm looking forward to this as well.
Watching your reaction made me tear up as well. I knew you'd be hyped as soon as I saw the news. I'm as well, Ciri is a good choice. I even kinda would have been offended if they'd changed the aftermath of Witcher 3 with Geralt living a happy life. Now the waiting begins. Time for another Witcher 3 playthrough ^^
Can't believe there are people crying about Ciri becoming the protagonist because they think its woke lol. Ciri is as much part of the lore as Geralt is
Mostly it is the lore issues in regards to Ciri apparenly having undergone "the trial of the grasses" that worries most and also me. Mostly because of the way many developers have been s..... on their fans and major franshises later years. With especially lazy writing and storytelling + trying to force political issues down peoples throat. But am feeling much more positive after some statements from the lead developer about how they will handle the lore and the story.
@@thomasjensen2285Political issues like “women”?? What do these men do in real life for example in the workplace or shopping where there are women everywhere and everyday do they complain that they have to see women and its “forced” on to them? Women are 4 billion people every game studio and every company has thousands of women, men are not a majority in the world there is no political point about women they just exist
@thomasjensen2285 it's CDRR they are known to be quite good at storytelling, explaining, and good to their fanbase. Most of yall complaining (mainly the DEI, woke, and woman protagonists) hater retards don't know wtf they are talking about which annoys the shit out of true fans of The Witcher series and also the ones that understand the lore, Ciris importance, and the differences from the games and the books. CDPR has never let us down when it comes to The Witcher and they totally turned around CyberPunk. Phantom Liberty was incredible.
So the retards mad it's a girl protagonist (even though it's the best and most obvious choice), the ones who didn't pay attention or even play Witcher 3 to know Geralts story is done and that was massively shown in both books and games, the retards who pretend they know the lore when it's clear they read a summary, and the incel losers who think all girl characters need to look like Stellar Blade shown off sexually are why actual fans are defending the series we love and actually understand.
@@thomasjensen2285 the "culture war" really broke people's brains, didn't it? in just 10 years we went from blaming executives for their bad management and cost-cutting measures (IE, firing writers or forcing devs to push the project through the writers strike that just happened) but nowadays games are supposedly ruined because "devs hate white men" or something
@thomasjensen2285 oh, give your verbose, sanctimonious mouth a rest, please.
Instantaneous goose bumps during the part of the fight where the music changes to those chanting female vocals and Ciri breaks out the silver chain(throw back to Witcher 1?) and starts swinging it. That music kinda gave me God of War vibes and man... just chef's kiss. Not many games give me that feeling of immense awe. Certainly not from a damn trailer. I've been waiting for so long for another Witcher game from CDPR. This is gonna be great.
Would be interesting if Yennefer had a hand in developing a new type of Trial of Grasses unique to Ciri after her experiment with Uma,leaning more into magic than alchemy.After all,Ciri's eyes aren't the traditional yellow,but they are cat eyes.
Absolutely loved the sword and medallion that you were wearing!
edit: forgot to mention but your reaction was priceless, as a huge Witcher fan myself i share the same emotional investment as you
Medalion looked like lynx indeed! Please chain as new mechanic instead of crossbow 🙏The village dude killed the doughter. When we first time see him shouting at Ciri he got same knife behind the belt
yeah I knew he killed her "because it is tradition".. but didn't notice the knife on him before that, nice catch!!
And look at her dad's face when he asks whose coin she took. It was 100% him, and he got beaten up trying to protect her from him later on.
Yes, and the knife behind his belt was missing in the very last scene!
In a Japanese gaming magazine, there was an interview with one of the creators of *The Witcher 4*, who admitted that in this installment, Ciri will become a witcher. At the beginning of the game, we will witness her undergoing the Trial of the Grasses. I'm really curious to see how they will justify this narratively. The interview also noted that Ciri is not Geralt and will have slightly more advanced magic. Additionally, the gameplay will look somewhat different from what we know from the third installment.
10:07 The game director did a breakdown. If you make different choices during the mission the girl lives.
It's so heartwarming to see your genuine love for this game and reminds me alot of my own connection to similar games such as Dragon Age. What an impact video games can have on a person, it's really remarkable!
Great Reaction and analysis from your heart Lizz.
Really good stuff, Lizz! I am immediately loving your channel
I'm a male gamer and I think that Ciri is best option when it comes to story and character depth, Trail of grass is a little controversial but Im hyped as fuuuu
I cried with you, thanks for the emotions Lizz !
I don't understand why some guys are so pressed that Ciri is the next lead. ITS OBVIOUS. It was set in Witcher 3 I mean we actually PLAYED AS HER. The whole saga is about her and Geralt. Personally as a woman I never had any issues playing as Geralt, it's a fantasy game ffs.
some people can't immerse themselves in women, but can play a purple dragon in Spyro. Lost causes haha
bunch of incels if you ask me. Those "dudes" don't care what the story is, or how it was in TW3, they see woman and just hate it for no reason. Its not like she's a new character either, she's already well written character so there is no concern of getting a poorly written female lead like most stuff have these days.
It's because Ciri CANNOT be a Witcher. Trials of the Grasses dont work on females, nor on adults. Both of which Ciri was. And her Elder Blood would have fought the mutations. This game breaks lore. Its stupid to downgrade her into a Witcher, she was more powerful than Witchers. Also, she is NOT a Goddess. She time travels, yes, but is a NORMAL HUMAN outside of that. She is NOT a Goddess. She isn't an Elf, she has a normal human lifespan. And the books DID say that Witchers cant be females.
@@friendofdavid1423 The books also killed Yen and Geralt in the end, and here we are, 3 more games with Geralt and Yen still alive and kicking. Witcher 3 also performed the trial of the grasses on an adult, and he survived - Uma/Avallach.
So I take it the only issue is that she is a woman? Well, she DOES have the Elder Blood.. which does make her special in many ways. The water of Brokilon also had no effect on her.
CDPR already said that the game itself will tell us what happened to her. If they can bring back Geralt and Yen FROM THE DEAD and make it work, I believe they can explain how Ciri can become a Witcher.
We don't have a problem playing as women, I've just platinumed Stellar Blade, but Ciri going through the trial of grasses is lore breaking and unneeded she was already OP in the Witcher 3
Visually the trailer is a masterclass in atmosphere and storytelling. I hope that CDPR finds a lore apropriate way to explain how exactly she survived the trial of the grasses and how it influenced her elder blood, they can't just retcon it away and say "trust us bro", it could even be part of the prologue or something. I don't envy CDPR writers and their difficult task that lies ahead of them.
Other than that I really have no objections at this time. I see some people complaining about how shee looks in the trailer and I have some things to say about that: first of all Geralt from "a night to remember" cinematic looks NOTHING like he does ingame so its very possible that the final Ciri model will look different ingame as well. And even if they didn't change her from this cinematic version, calling her unatractive or ugly is just plain grifting at this point.
Lets not forget that the game director states that its been many years since TW3 (which could mean she's anywhere between in her 30s or 40s in this cinematic, since witchers age much slower thanks to their mutant metabolism). And lets be real... you would still hit that...
Anyway, gonna be a looong 2-3 years as we wait for more details.
0:32 Only brought the silver sword, I see... Expecting actual monsters in the comment section?
as stated in the video.. two swords at once is very uncomfortable
Ciri looks so badass in this. Can't wait to play her. I read people online who are mad at this, they haven't read the books for sure. She's an awesome, layered character.