CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 4 gained’t be launching anytime quickly however has obtained greater than its share of consideration, particularly after the State of Unreal presentation. Whereas the event group goals to create the “most immersive and impressive open-world Witcher sport,” it hasn’t divulged a lot on the precise quests. Luckily, narrative director Philipp Weber confirmed there gained’t be fetch quests.
In an interview with GamesRadar, Weber stated, “We don’t do fetch quests” was a few of his first suggestions for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and that this rule continues to be in place for the sequel. He additionally revealed that every designer on the undertaking supplied “ten instances as many concepts as people who landed within the sport.”
The studio has been identified for tackling heavy themes with its quests (the enduring Bloody Baron storyline is one instance), however Weber says they’re not preaching “straightforward solutions.” “We don’t simply do it to be showy. We do it as a result of there’s an fascinating query to delve into – not essentially a query we wish to reply, however a query we wish to discover and suppose is price it. I might say that for those who by no means have these discussions, you’re in all probability not making artwork.
“‘Possibly we’ve got to be courageous? Dive deeper? Possibly that is one thing that would contact folks the improper manner. Are we prepared to try this?’ These are discussions that we’ve got to at the present time, but it surely’s necessary to have them as a result of in any other case, you’re by no means capable of do one thing like this.”
Based mostly on the State of Unreal demo, The Witcher 4 can have some acquainted components, as seen with Ciri choosing up the path of a Manticore to slay it. Powerful decisions additionally await, and CD Projekt RED is prioritizing participant company. As of now, nonetheless, we don’t know the central story of Ciri or what her fundamental drive is past being a Witcher.
The Witcher 4 doesn’t have a launch date or platforms, although it’s most assuredly coming to PC. Keep tuned for extra updates on it within the coming months.
