The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Embraces the Next Generation

20th June, 1 replies

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, The Witcher, CD Projekt Red Studio

CD Projekt RED's The Witcher series has quietly been building up steam since the first game's release in 2007, working it's way to up cult classic status to become one of the most inspired RPGs of the last decade. Its 2010 sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kngs, faired even better, launching to critical acclaim and elevating the franchise to blockbuster status. As a result, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a next-gen sequel coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PCs, is easily one of the most anticipated games of E3 2013. And after sitting down with developer CD Projekt RED to see the game in action, I can see why.

Our demo began with our first real introduction to the Wild Hunt, the enigmatic army of spectres that have plagued Geralt on the periphery of previous Witcher games, and are responsible for his amnesia. A village burns as the dark, heavily armored knight of the Wild Hunt stabs a helpless citizen. One villager, later revealed to be a villager named Bjorn, is able to escape, before the camera looms on an ominous flying ship, sailing through the air towards the village...

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