CD Projekt Red about why Geralt should retire

It’s no secret that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be the last game of the series, the leading role in which the gray-haired Witcher Heralt from RIVII. CD Projekt Red announced the intention to send the hero to a well-deserved rest for a couple more years ago, but now the senior studio screenwriter Yakub Shmalek (Jakub Szamałek) decided to discuss with IGN journalists the topic in more detail.

“I think any good story should have an end. You can’t extend it to infinity. Geralta had an amazing adventure, and his saga had already become so long and difficult that it was time to think about a worthy completion – he explained. – Universe The Witcher – a huge environment with a lot of NPC, characters, places that we have not had time to show. So at some point we can go back to it … But, I think, now it’s time to let Herallet go on peace “.

And although in an interview Shmalek preferred not to delve into the discussion of the further fate of the series, the correspondents had the impression that the team decided to take a break from the world Angeya Sapkovsky (Andrzej Sapkowski) and take on something new. In conclusion, the screenwriter said that Wild Hunt – This is the game that will allow the White Wolf to leave beautifully, and, they say, this time the players wait for more diverse endings compared to The Witcher 2.