They ruined not only the essence of Ciri but that of the Witcher too. They Brought anger into it, too much emotion and while Ciri is emotional she is not loved because she's some hard ass, anger fueled Kratos like character. I Don't like it but I'll be cautiously optimistic with this. Quests where ciri will interact with people with anger or other emotions will ruin the vibe, as I believe it the trial of the grasses is supposed to remove all emotion but Geralts actor got it right, just enough emotion but it a very subdued way. The relaxed indifferent nature of him, made him badass, no need for anger. I hope they come to realise this through during production and this was perhaps a mistake on a cinematic studio that didn't understand the tone like the cinematics leading up to TW3 got the designs all wrong but since they got the tone correct.... aw man, I'm not feeling good about this at all. I understand they have to neuter her powers and all and make her grounded but this doesn't look like a ciri that had much interaction or training from Geralt in the time since TW3, which makes sense cause I think her pendant was of the cat school but IDK if this was the way to bring Ciri in and damn, I do love her character, I really hope they haven't misunderstood and ruined it.
As Visimer says "I've trained smarter, faster and stronger but none had her character". As we get to know adult Ciri in TW3 we get to see this character and it's one that should be maintained, not altered. She's perfect as she was. Picking up right from the ending where geralt gives her the sword, or a few months after and Geralt puts her through the trial of the grasses at Kaer Morhan May be much simpler and safer but dammit, it's what they should have done. Follow Ciri on a journey and THEN progress her character arc along the way, even if that leads to an anger fueled, Kratos like character but we'd see it unfold at least.
Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 13 December 2024
