I've said it many times before but Letho would be my pick. Very nuanced character, big protagonist energy, CDPR original content so they don't have to worry about lore as much. Also an even better character than Geralt if you want to really lean into the morally grey side of the Witcher universe.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought they were pretty clearly setting up Ciri to take the mantle in W3.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I definitely see parts of it - at least narratively - but I think having Ciri as a full protagonist poses a lot of problems. Either you have to explain away her powers somehow - or you lean into it and end up with moving away from the Witcheriness. You'll have no Witcher senses, no potions, no signs and instead have a bunch of magic (not to mention teleportation and time travel).

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yeah I don't really see either of those options as problematic. quite common to explain away powers in RPG sequels, and CDPR might very well want to go in a different gampleay direction than Witcher combat.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 4 months ago

That's fair. I think - behind a new customisable Witcher protagonist - Ciri is most likely simply because of name recognition and the value it carries into promoting the game.

My talk of Letho is only a personal pipe dream.

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I killed him back in The Witcher 2 haha

One thing I loved about the original three games - through save importing you could have a line of unbroken continuity (with only a few strange abrupt departures from the narrative.. #TeamShani)

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 4 months ago

Letho is too cool to be killed, such a great character in my opinion. Plus he took care of Yen, you know, and he had his reasons - even if he got a bit naively manipulated. Loved the conversation with him at the end, sharing a drink.

The unbroken continuity is cool, though I think very few things carry over all the way from 1 to 3? I know there is the tattoo, probably something else too.