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[Lunatic_Gamer]

Ciri, who is Geralt’s apprentice/adopted daughter in the series, will naturally play differently than players were accustomed to with Geralt, which CPDR senior communications manager Pawel Burza emphasized in a recent episode of the AnsweRED podcast, citing a specific instance from The Witcher 4 trailer where Ciri nails an enemy to the ground before executing a “really cool” somersault to finish off her assailant.

“You don’t see Geralt doing these things,” Burza said. “He’s nimble, but he feels like a block in some sense. She’s like liquid compared to him.”

Game director Sebastian Kalemba added that Ciri “moves like she was raised by wolves in Kaer Morhen,” stemming “from her personality, her posture and stuff.”

Witcher 4 trailer director Tomek Suwalsk also discussed the importance of atmosphere and tension over action in introducing Ciri to the audience

“What I like about those films is that they allow for a slow burn, which is a very rare thing to have in short-form and in a trailer,” Suwalski said.

“I love slow burns. I love when the story has its own individual pacing. And I don’t believe that the audience has to be bombarded in the first five seconds, otherwise, they will just skip it… “They are dark movies, they’re horror movies. And I was like, ‘Wow… I really resonate with those kinds of vibes.’ So I was super excited and happy that it’s dark,” Suwalski said of the trailer’s atmosphere.

“Something we really wanted to capture in the trailer, is how fear and superstition drive people,” Suwalski added. “The books always had this theme where the real monsters are often not the creatures, but the people.”

The Witcher 4 devs on how Ciri's fighting style will differ from Geralt's

By now everyone knows players will play as Ciri instead of Geralt in The Witcher 4. The Witcher 4 devs on how Ciri's fighting style will differ from Geralt's.

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[Loomy]

Makes sense to differentiate them. They're both very smart fighters that would instinctively play to their character's strengths in a fight. I can't imagine anyone having any issues with this.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

He's Solid Snake and she's Liquid Snake?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Ciri gender fluid confirmed

 

[Sentenza]

FLOATY combat confirmed.