We're all still reeling from the excitement of last night's Witcher 4 cinematic reveal trailer that aired at The Game Awards. Although everyone was aware that CD Projekt moved the game into full production, none of us were expecting to see a trailer for at least another year.
The trailer revealed Ciri (who appears to have been recast) as The Witcher's next protagonist, showcasing her in action against a powerful arachnid creature called a Bauk. The tone of the trailer is a bleak one, reflecting the unrelenting cruelty of the world that witchers inhabit.
The trailer takes place in a remote northern village where the villagers are intent on sacrificing a woman named Mioni, one of their own. This is done to appease a great evil (the Bauk) in the nearby woods. Ciri arrives to save Mioni, relying on her silver sword to solve the situation rather than a misguided sense of faith like the villagers. She tells Mioni to run back towards the village while she fights the Bauk.
Ciri eventually slays the creature after using several tools in her witcher arsenal, reflecting how far she's progressed in the art of monster slaying since the events of The Witcher...
