Summary

  • As previously confirmed by CD Projekt, the announcement trailer for The Witcher 4 is not a scene from the actual game but an “adaptation” of a quest that reflects a tradition encountered by protagonist Ciri.
  • Ciri’s similarity to the sacrificial ‘Mioni’ is a key theme, with the trailer charting their parallel preparation, one for sacrifice and one for combat.
  • The trailer sets out to demonstrate Ciri’s difference to Geralt, her predecessor as the game’s protagonist, and to show off the tough choices gamers will have to make.
  • It’s also a way to demonstrate the in-game exploration of attitudes towards gender, which was also mentioned in the developer’s previous comments on the game.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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