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  3. "You can't just have Geralt for every single game" says his voice actor, and if you think The Witcher 4 making Ciri the protagonist is "woke," then "read the damn books"

"You can't just have Geralt for every single game" says his voice actor, and if you think The Witcher 4 making Ciri the protagonist is "woke," then "read the damn books"

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  • I inaminate_carbon_rod@lemmy.world
    22 May 2025, 05:28

    They had overused CRT.

    They needed a new Buzzword.

    DEI is the current boogeyman anyway.

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    ledericas@lemm.ee
    wrote on 22 May 2025, 05:39 last edited by
    #65

    CRT is also something they couldnt grasp or understanding, i felt like that dint stick too long, like woke did. crt is meant for LAW SCHOOL graduate studies. it was harder for low-brain conservatives to comprehend then woke and dei.

    DEI is the new woke, but woke still is used heavily too.

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    • K k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works
      22 May 2025, 02:22

      As long as they remake the original Witcher(and maybe the 2nd one too) so i can experience it in a similarly cinematic way to The Witcher 3... I will be happy and excited to see what a Ciri-based game or even trilogy would look like.

      Will definitely miss the masculine indulgences of TW3 in the Ciri game though...

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      kbotc@lemmy.world
      wrote on 22 May 2025, 05:45 last edited by
      #66

      Ciri has a relationship with a woman in the books, so I’m not sure you will miss what I assume you’re referring to as “the masculine indulgences” as much as you think you will.

      On the other hand, CDPR retconned a shedload of that book so we shall see.

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      • V vince@lemmy.world
        22 May 2025, 00:53

        How is "woke" an insult now? What am I supposed be? Asleep?

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        goretantath@lemm.ee
        wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:04 last edited by
        #67

        Ikr, idiots would rather be asleep at the wheel of life.

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        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
          21 May 2025, 23:25
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          state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
          wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:05 last edited by
          #68

          Any person who unironically uses "woke" is a complete douche canoe and can go get fucked. Change my mind.

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          • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
            21 May 2025, 23:25
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            eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:13 last edited by
            #69

            Good to know the VA isn't a dickhead chud here. I'm not aware of him beyond this, but that's at least a small win in my book.

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            • B but_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
              22 May 2025, 03:22

              How in the heck would Ciri not be the main character after the events of Witcher 3? Did anyone actually think she wouldn’t be?

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              wrekone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:34 last edited by
              #70

              Came here to say this. Anyone that's played Witcher 3 should have already known that Ciri was going to be the protagonist in the next game. I can't wait. Ciri is badass.

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              • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
                21 May 2025, 23:25
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                mriswith@lemmy.world
                wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:38 last edited by mriswith@lemmy.world
                #71

                I've said for years that one or more of the main characters should be prominent, but you play most of the game as a custom character and you get to choose your witcher school. So I'm sort of hoping that she's the protagonist and main character in a similar way to how she is TW3.

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                • B but_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
                  22 May 2025, 03:22

                  How in the heck would Ciri not be the main character after the events of Witcher 3? Did anyone actually think she wouldn’t be?

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                  blackmist@feddit.uk
                  wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:45 last edited by
                  #72

                  Well, unless you fucked up the choices near the end. Really not fond of CDPR's habit of that.

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                  • S state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
                    22 May 2025, 06:05

                    Any person who unironically uses "woke" is a complete douche canoe and can go get fucked. Change my mind.

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                    brsrklf@jlai.lu
                    wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:46 last edited by
                    #73

                    I won't. Nobody is able to define what "wokeness" really means to them because it's mostly code for "subset of people I don't want to exist around me".

                    Surprisingly, that doesn't sound very good when said out loud.

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                    • I internetcitizen2@lemmy.world
                      22 May 2025, 03:05

                      think about it your cock is soaking up the estrogen right from the tapp. Woke afff

                      ^/s^

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                      biofaust@lemmy.world
                      wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:46 last edited by
                      #74

                      You suddenly made it clear in my mind that most talk about hormones and other "gym biochem" reeks of body horror.

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                      • Y ysjet@lemmy.world
                        22 May 2025, 01:17

                        The difference is that none of those characters had their stories wrapped up.

                        Geralt's story was wrapped up in Witcher 3. That was the whole point.

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                        piemeplenty@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:53 last edited by piemeplenty@lemmy.world
                        #75

                        Geralt could go on a Gwent tour.. but what's this? Upon entering this new land of Walachia, some bandits stole his Gwent deck while he was asleep in his camp. And he had the ultra rare nude Triss card in it, too! Open, The Witcher 4: a quest for cards and vengeance.

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                        • T taicrunch@sh.itjust.works
                          22 May 2025, 00:28

                          https://ioi-xd.net/files/wokeornot.html

                          As it turns out, not a lot.

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                          brsrklf@jlai.lu
                          wrote on 22 May 2025, 06:59 last edited by brsrklf@jlai.lu
                          #76

                          Many diverse characters all fighting back against their unfair economic situation.

                          "... and that's terrible."

                          I also remember Portal 2 being on that list for "Most male characters are being depicted as incompetent compared to female characters" or something.

                          Dude. There are 4 characters in the whole game, counting one that's dead but probably has the most characterization. Two are male. One guy is definitely a moron by design, but the other was definitely not incompetent. Mad, evil, sure. But he certainly achieved stuff.

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                          • R righthandofikaros@lemmy.world
                            22 May 2025, 01:00

                            "You can't just have Geralt for every single game."

                            I mean... Yes. You literally can.

                            Mario, Sonic, Zelda, Metroid, Kirby... You can create infinite video games with the same main character over and over again. Its like an infinite money glitch if the character is popular and well liked.

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                            mrscottytay@sh.itjust.works
                            wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:07 last edited by
                            #77

                            All of those games' characters are essentially just mascots though (other than samus). So they're not really an applicable comparison for continuing a character long term in a story focused world that tries to be somewhat grounded in terms of consequences and passage of time.

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                            • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
                              21 May 2025, 23:25
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                              stebo02@sopuli.xyz
                              wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:08 last edited by
                              #78

                              i love woke, keep it coming

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                              • Z zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                                22 May 2025, 05:09

                                If Legend of Zelda first came out today, you can bet your ass these people would be complaining about Link not being 'manly' enough.

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                                brsrklf@jlai.lu
                                wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:10 last edited by
                                #79

                                The first trailer of Breath of the Wild had a lot of people literally wondering whether that Link was a girl. I didn't see a lot of complaining about it, I wasn't looking for some though.

                                Also, Gerudo town. I'm not sure what kind of mental gymnastics you'd need to shit on "wokeness" and somehow filter out BotW completely from it.

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                                • S sterile_technique@lemmy.world
                                  22 May 2025, 03:23

                                  They need to release a fake "Witcher 4" that's just an older Geralt moping around his vineyard bitching about how his knees hurt. All of his quests would be things like pestering his workers about how badass he used to be, going to town to return a watermelon to the fruit vendor because of a mushy spot he didn't notice when he purchased it, shit like that.

                                  All the while, the townsfolk would slip idle chatter about crazy shit that Ciri's doing off camera.

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                                  tassietosser@aussie.zone
                                  wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:12 last edited by
                                  #80

                                  I'd be down for Witcher 4: Winedew Valley

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                                  • S state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
                                    22 May 2025, 06:05

                                    Any person who unironically uses "woke" is a complete douche canoe and can go get fucked. Change my mind.

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                                    knock_knock_lemmy_in@lemmy.world
                                    wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:15 last edited by
                                    #81

                                    Wrong way round. The unironic woke is the BLM socially aware activist.

                                    It's since around 2020 woke is mostly used as an insult by douche canoes.

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                                    • W wrekone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                      22 May 2025, 06:34

                                      Came here to say this. Anyone that's played Witcher 3 should have already known that Ciri was going to be the protagonist in the next game. I can't wait. Ciri is badass.

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                                      knock_knock_lemmy_in@lemmy.world
                                      wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:17 last edited by
                                      #82

                                      Someone who can tame unicorns and jump through time and space is much more interesting than a berserker monster slayer.

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                                      • S state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
                                        22 May 2025, 06:05

                                        Any person who unironically uses "woke" is a complete douche canoe and can go get fucked. Change my mind.

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                                        dragonfucker@lemmy.nz
                                        wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:38 last edited by
                                        #83

                                        Woke means being aware that an interaction with a cop is a life or death situation. Cops aren't your friends, they're not here to protect you. They're a threat, motivated by cruelty and love of power. When dealing with a cop, you have to speak gently, keep your hands visible at all times, and declare your intentions for every action. Or you could die. You could still die even if you do all that.

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                                        • V vxx@lemmy.world
                                          22 May 2025, 02:57

                                          I have a friend that's the same. She refuses ro play witcher 3 because you cant pick a female character.

                                          I think it's ridiculous.

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                                          dragonfucker@lemmy.nz
                                          wrote on 22 May 2025, 07:42 last edited by
                                          #84

                                          This is understandable if someone has a strong gender identity. Most people don't have much of a gender so it's less important to them.

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