The Witcher 4: Even the Geralt actor is happy that Ciri is taking the lead role instead of him: Always thought it would be a really good move

At the Game Awards 2024, CD Projekt presented the next chapter of the Witcher saga with a first trailer.Although it doesn't have a release date yet, it should be the start of a completely new trilogy.

Probably the biggest change concerns the main character. Instead of good old Geralt, we play his foster daughter Ciri in the new part. Doug Cockle, Geralt's voice actor, has now spoken out about this decision.

This is what Geralt says about Ciri

This is what happened:Cockle hatIGNgave a larger interview, which is mainly about the animated Netflix film "The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep", which will be released in February. Among other things, he also talked about The Witcher 4 and Ciri.

He is enthusiastic about the decision to send Geralt into deserved retirement and instead introduce Ciri as the new main character and says:

"I think it's a really good move. I've always thought continuing the saga, but switching to Ciri would be a very, very interesting move, for all kinds of reasons, but mainly because of the things that happen in the books , which I don't want to reveal because I want people to read it. So yeah, I think it's really exciting. I can't wait to see what they do . d. Editor) have done.”

In the original book of The Witcher, Ciri actually plays a larger role than she has in the games so far,. Especially since that doesn't mean that Geralt is completely out of it. Shortly after the announcement.

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However, Cockle cannot reveal how this turns out. In the interview he points out that he has revealed too much in the past and therefore prefers to hold back from making predictions and speculations in public.

Are you looking forward to The Witcher 4 and do you think Ciri is a good choice as the main character?