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How could anyone hate Ciri :c

I've seen more posts complaining about complainers, than I've seen complainers.

No no you see it is because I have dedicated the last 20 years of my life to Witcher lore and have memorized not only every line but every plot in the series and books, and you see, Ciri is supposed to be much [choice: less/more] powerful than this trailer makes her appear! I’m boycotting this game and recommend everyone else does too! I’m tired of them shitting on lore with woke propaganda!

Anyway, I think that covers it.

Add Naughty Dog's "Intergalactic" to the pile: The protagonist is female and a PoC! The usual suspects are already frothing at the mouth and recording a bajillion outrage bait videos for their Youtube channels.

The thing is though, they don't care about women in video games, they just care about "ugly" women in video games. as long as they can look at an hourglass shaped woman with massive curves in a skinsuit they don't mind.

don't go down the rabbit hole of "fixing female characters"...

How come how the absolute worst men are allowed to represent the entire gender?

(Lore nerd rant ahead, tl;dr: Ciri being the protag is 100% fine and I expected it but her being a full witcher is weird)

There's exactly one somewhat valid complaint to be had here, and it's that Ciri in the books explicitly didn't go through the Trial of the Grasses (aka one of the main mutation processes that makes you a witcher or, as it often happens, just straight up kills you), so idk how they'll justify her being able to use witcher potions and stuff now. And (also in the books) she has lost her access to magic at one point, so using witcher signs is strange too.

I can see her wanting to take the plunge and go through with the trials, but I'm also certain that Geralt wouldn't want that for her bc of how much it fucks you up + most of the secrets of the trials have been lost.

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and wait and see what explanation they come up with for her being a full witcher, but it better be good.

So, from lore perspective, I have no objections to her being the protag but I don't love her being a full witcher. I liked what they did with her gameplay sections in W3, I hoped they'd have just expanded on that gameplay idea more.

I don't understand the hate for women in video games, If the next Doom game comes out with a female protagonist I'd be going "HELL YEAH RIP ITS HEAD OFF!!!" the same way I do in Doom Eternal

Doesn't Geralt basically retire at the end of 3??? Of course it's her turn to be the protag, fuck the haters.

Guaranteed the word “woke” will be thrown around left and right

More like it will be thrown from the right

Funny how none of them had a problem with like 10 games about Lara Croft.

Don't understand the hate. I also prefer sexy characters as I dont prioritize realism in games and am looking for escapism but that isn't the game. If you want a game with sexy characters, there are plenty.

I often mod games to add that asthetic. I'll probably wait for this to be on a big sale once there are such mods for that reason.

Don't like what they're selling? Don't play it. Or mod it. Don't screech on the internet that it's not fair to you. You didn't make the thing.

So much rage. It's like complaining a romantic comedy isn't an action movie.

Isn't female witcher technically a witch? 🤔

I guess they haven't finished the witcher 3 then🤷‍♂️ ciri is obv the only way foward by then.

Its only woke when it doesn't succeed.
To name two of way too many examples:
Baldurs gatev woke until it was a hit.
Dustborn, still woke cause it flopped.
The grifters have never been more obvious than now.

I hate how everything has to be stupid culture war nonsense these days.

I'll probably get the game but be disappointed I don't get to play as Geralt.

I'd also be disappointed to get a new Horizon game where I don't get to play as Aloy. Does that make me a misandrist?

Like this: I woke to news of a cool-looking Witcher game?

I started the Witcher 3 twice. Got bored with it both times. Seeing the trailer for the Witcher 4 is actuslly making me go back to finish the Witcher 3.

You're too late, they're already here.

I don't think I'll ever understand why people have a problem with a female protagonist. I'm a girl and my fave games ever all involve playing as male protagonists. One of the core essences of playing videogames is escapism, to be someone that you're not, I don't see what's immersion breaking about it. I've seen the trailer and I'm hyped!

As long as she's not Mary Skywalker Sue then I'm all for it.

Witcher 4 will get a female protagonist? In that case I might even get it.

Beyond bored of both sides hijacking games for their identity me so specia outlooks. Get a personally FFS. Oh no she's a bit hench for a woman. She's been training and killing monsters most her life. On no people mad because woman in game. literally wgaf Geralt was awesome but the arc has ended for now nice and naturally.

If you read the books you'd be pretty excited about Ciri being the protagonist as in the books she just goes off into the sunset whereas now we get to see her return pick up the mantle and possibly get some new settings in France and England.

Perfectly screwed up image

dude some even said they made her ugly ... she looks like fucking Tricia Helfer!

Ciri?

EDIT: guessed it.

Is it faithful to the source material? (I have no idea what's going on?

Translation: Ciri is too OP! How can I play looking at her!

Might be a hot take, but reporting on that just generates the wrong kind of buzz.

I read this and all I can think of is that voice line from the first area (outside visima) where the little girl asks "can girls become witche's too?"

I guess it doesn't really fit within the story of the original, but if they make a new story with new themes I don't see much of a problem. But no one really likes ret-cons