The voice actor behind The Witcher franchise’s Geralt of Rivia, Doug Cockle has spoken about CD Projekt RED’s choice to have Ciri as the first protagonist in The Witcher 4. In an interview with IGN, Cockle spoke about how Ciri being the primary protagonist brings some fascinating new concepts for the sport, calling it “a extremely good transfer.”
“I’m actually excited,” mentioned Cockle. “I feel it’s a extremely good transfer. I imply, I all the time thought that persevering with the Saga, however shifting to Ciri can be a extremely, actually fascinating transfer for every kind of causes, however principally due to issues that occur within the books, which I don’t wish to give away as a result of individuals, I would like individuals to go learn. So yeah, I feel it’s actually thrilling. I can’t wait. I can’t wait to see what they’ve performed.”
Cockle additionally declined to disclose extra particulars about how Geralt would have an effect on the story of The Witcher 4, stating that he received’t be a predominant protagonist. He did go on to disclose that he didn’t know way more concerning the upcoming title other than what was proven within the trailer, nevertheless.
“Properly, we all know that Witcher 4 goes to concentrate on Ciri, so no matter position Geralt has within the recreation, it received’t be a predominant protagonist sort of factor,” mentioned Cockle. “However past what we all know from the trailer, I don’t know something.”
When requested about whether or not his hypothesis about The Witcher 4 earlier than the sport’s official announcement bought him into any hassle with CD Projekt RED, Cockle said that he had by no means left the studio’s good books, and that he bought a really gentle slap on the wrist.
“Yeah, I used to be by no means actually out of their good books,” he mentioned. “All builders are like this. They wish to maintain their surprises and I really didn’t know something, so I used to be simply making guesses at issues and stuff like that. And possibly certainly one of their requests was to only to cease guessing, Doug, you is perhaps proper. You may not be proper. It doesn’t matter if you’re speaking me, Doug, who performs Geralt, no matter you say goes to be taken as one thing.”
“So it was a really, very gentle slap on the wrist. It wasn’t actually a giant deal. However yeah, we’ve all seen the trailer now, so we all know one thing of what’s coming.”
The truth that the primary protagonist of The Witcher 4 can be Ciri was confirmed when the sport was first unveiled with a trailer again in December. The trailer confirmed us Ciri tackle a classical Witcher-styled quest on her personal, killing a monster that was preying on a close-by village, and sadly, having to face the results of the evil all people are seemingly able to.
CD Projekt RED has additionally beforehand confirmed that the position of Ciri’s voice has been recast for the reason that final time we noticed the character in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The studio revealed that Ciara Berkeley can be taking on the position of Ciri from Jo Wyatt, who beforehand voiced the character in The Witcher 3.
Whereas Ciri would be the predominant protagonist of The Witcher 4, the studio has additionally confirmed that Geralt will nonetheless be showing within the recreation. CD Projekt RED confirmed this whereas additionally avoiding giving extra particulars in an effort to forestall spoiling his exact position. “You’ll have to attend to be taught extra for now,” mentioned a CD Projekt RED spokesperson.
