The studio announced alongside this trailer that there will be a second playable character in the game, and the trailer presented a few options of who this could be. Get ready to nerd out with me, as I walk through the four possible options and why they might or might not work (as a fan of the books upon which the games are based).<\/p>\n
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1. The random dude Geralt is fighting alongside for about 2 seconds. This is unlikely, as he\u2019s not a named character and not given much screen time. He also looks to be a Witcher, and we have one of those with Geralt.<\/p>\n
2. The black-haired woman. Her name is Yennefer, she\u2019s a powerful sorceress and romantic interest of the game\u2019s protagonist Geralt. She\u2019s been one of the main driving forces behind Geralt\u2019s search in the first two Witcher<\/em> games, and it\u2019s clear that she\u2019s a big part of the story here as she\u2019s been in the books.<\/p>\n
3. Triss Merigold. She\u2019s the red-haired sorceress from the first two games. Like Yennefer, she\u2019s a love interest to Geralt, but her presence in the other games makes her a more significant character to those who have played the games but not read the books.<\/p>\n
4. The white-haired woman (pictured below). Her name is Ciri and, like Yennefer, she\u2019s a significant character in the books. She seems to be the most likely. Not only is she shown in the trailer, but she\u2019s named as well. Additionally, in the books she\u2019s a sort of protege for Geralt and Yennefer, picking up skills of both a Witcher and a sorceress. This would give players a character with a moveset not totally unlike Geralt\u2019s, but with enough differences to be significant.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ciri and Yennefer are the most likely options, and both could add an interesting new dimension both through gameplay and through interactions with Geralt.<\/p>\n
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