I have been repeating The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt this month as my Christmas game, and it's turning out just as great, if not better, this time after almost a decade without even starting it.
Those 200+ hours I put into the game on PS4 have almost become meaningless, and this has been as fresh as any return to a favorite game can be. It has been a pleasure to walk through the landscapes of Skellige, soaking up the atmosphere, the weather and the music; It's heartbreaking to replay missions like the Blood Baron's; and it's sadly fun to get caught up in the misery of the ongoing war and the politics surrounding it.
It's an ability so revolutionary and so tangibly effective that I'm already hoping, perhaps even assuming, that Ciri has it in her possession. The witcher 4As important as Geralt is to me in his latest adventure. Let me explain to you.
changing my mind
I had almost certainly missed this ability in my first playthrough 10 years ago, because I was so focused on building a tanky Geralt with high damage that I constantly overlooked the signs in general. Add in the fact that Delusion isn't really that useful in combat, and I probably discarded it for another ability that gave me more attack power.
What is definitely evident is that using a full-powered Delusion very early in the game changes many outcomes, conversations, and series of events. I have a reliable memory and know for a fact that I didn't have all of these conversations or events in my first playthrough.
What's more disconcerting that he hasn't used it before is that it can be a set-it-and-forget-it skill, and given the way The Witcher 3 The UI is, I'd rather try to aim for that in general rather than switching in and out constantly. Nobody has time for that. You could even (probably) get away with having it active with a single point for at least a while if you need the other points elsewhere.
It is also a tremendously useful skill in this same sense. It can help you avoid a lot of unnecessary bloodshed, combat, and, well, death, which, frankly, life on the mainland and on Skellige can do without. It fits perfectly with a Geralt who is more of a lover than a fighter, and can really help you avoid drawing your sword so often. Plus, I'm older and less impulsive now than I was 10 years ago, and I like to think my Geralt is too.
It's also helped me get a lot of extra experience points faster and early in the game, and each use in a conversation, even if unsuccessful, gives you 40 EXP points when fully upgraded. So it has practical implications for progress, as well as narratively, and even your Geralt's vibes and attitude as a problem-solver.
Powers of persuasion
I know this isn't groundbreaking at all; In fact, it's a pretty simple thing in the game that's also a core Witcher ability; Ciri just has to have this in The witcher 4And you know what, it certainly will. Surely.
I really want to see Ciri poetically greet angry peasants or arrogant and stubborn nobles who won't see reason, or irritated people who, with just a strange gesture of the hand, will hand them a sack of coins. I imagine it will at least be implemented that way for Ciri in The witcher 4 – similar to The Witcher 3 – but I hope there can be more practical applications in combat. Perhaps a more powerful and effective means of making enemies attack your own.
However, in preparation for The witcher 4It's another little thing I'm so glad I discovered all these years later in one of the best games ever made, and it's added another mile an hour or two to my hype train.
The best game consoles.
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