The Witcher 4 wants to "at least live up to" The Witcher 3's legacy, but it's not "out to beat" CD Projekt Red's past RPG
Dec. 3, 2024The devs just want to “create the best game possible”
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Following director Sebastian Kalemba’s announcement thatThe Witcher 4has now"entered the full-scale production phase"and an accompanying teaser, the community has wondered whether the new RPG will live up to its predecessor’s stellar reputation - butCD Projekt Redsays it isn’t “out to beat” The Witcher 3.
“Our goal is to at least live up to that legacy,” says the director, “and the only way we can is to stay true to what makes The Witcher what it is, and to simply create the best game possible!” It’s a good attitude to hear during development, especially with little public information about the new game. The studio’s joint CEO Michał Nowakowski recently saidCDPRwill stay pretty quiet before release, buthe wants to “drop crumbs” to “whet the appetite” of fans.
As a longtime Witcher stan myself, I’m more than ready for some of these crumbs to fall my way. It’s an exciting time to be a fan withupcoming CD Projekt Red gameslike The Witcher 4 in full swing, and other titles like the codenamedProject Sirius, a Witcher entry that developers say will “differ from past productions” at CDPR, in the works.
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After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she’s not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she’s probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she’s spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you’ll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.
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