The Witcher 3 Will Bring Back Focus on Monster Killing, Geralt's Powers

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will have a much heavier focus on monster killer and on the powers of protagonist Geralt, especially since he is a Witcher, a very powerful killer for hire.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is set to debut this year and, according to previous statements from CD Projekt Red, it will conclude the adventures of Geralt of Rivia in a big way.

While The Witcher 2 was very well received, the studio has admitted to IGN t hat the core plot of that title saw Geralt be more involved with the politics of the realm, instead of actually doing his profession, that of powerful monster killer for hire.

"It's funny, because in The Witcher 2, Geralt got so involved in the world of politics and wars that we kind of forgot he was a monster hunter. Witchers are like outcasts born out of a hellish initiation from which very few survive.

Those who survive are given different mutagens that grant them superhuman abilities, so they're very fast, agile, and resilient. They're also very skilled swordsmen who have magical powers."

As such, the monster encounter in the new game will see players use all of Geralt's powers in order to defeat the beasts.

"You'll see we have a whole system of tracking monsters using special Witcher senses. You will also be able to refer to our in-depth Bestiary that will be populated as you find out more about a mon ster through the story or side-quests."

"You can then use that information to pinpoint their weaknesses, and fight them more effectively. So yes, the monster hunting bit will be an important part of the game, and will make for some really cool side-quests."

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will debut later this year for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One platforms.

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