"You'll give 30," the commander cuts him off. "There'd be more sir, but our lads took from us earlier and…" "See the callouses? These are the hands of a farmer. The Northern War of the The Witcher 3 is all about waiting, survival, and boredom.
Soldiers describe combat as a lot of boredom and waiting punctuated by moments of frenzied madness. Geralt has his own motivations, and he does his best to avoid politics and the larger conflict between Nilfgaard and the Northern Kingdoms.Īnd CD Projekt never depicts war as glorious or fun. Many video games are power fantasies, and most that involve warfare depict the glory of combat and put the player in the lead role. Such beasts flourish during war, so Geralt is busy. Witchers are bounty hunters who specialize in tracking down griffins, ghosts, and ghouls.
The player controls the witcher Geralt of Rivia. The Nilfgaardian Empire to the south, a fantasy version of the Holy Roman Empire, invades the Northern Kingdoms and seeks to absorb it into its empire. There is no good or bad in this world, just competing interests. The Northern Kingdoms are a stand-in for Poland, and the franchise is similarly steeped in Polish folk tales and cultural traditions. The games take place in a medieval fantasy setting called the Northern Kingdoms, a collection of small territories interconnected by trade and treaties. It shatters lives, separates families and ravages the land. But more than that, CD Projekt took a staple video game setting-war-and presented it in a way games rarely do. Polish developer CD Projekt crafted an immersive world, told a compelling story and made every moment fun to experience.
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