The Witcher IV revealed with Ciri as the protagonist

With a 6 minute cinematic trailer, CD PROJEKT RED have lifted the lid on The Witcher IV which will feature Ciri as the protagonist.

Powered by a "customized" Unreal Engine 5, the press email noted the new cinematic trailer "is pre-rendered in a custom build of Unreal Engine 5 on an unannounced NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU". Additionally they said it's "Powered by the same tech that The Witcher IV is built on, using assets and models from the game itself, it aims to provide players with a cinematic look at the kind of experience the game is aspiring to provide. The trailer was created through a close collaboration between CD PROJEKT RED and Platige Image, who are no strangers to The Witcher universe, having been responsible for intro cinematics in the previous installments of the series".

So keep in mind the actual game will probably still look quite a bit different. This is really just to start the hype machine and get players invested in the waiting game for it. At least we get our first look at the game world as Ciri takes on a Witcher contract in a remote village terrorized for generations by a monster demanding ritual sacrifice

Have a looksie below:

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“We're kicking off a brand-new Witcher saga, this time with Ciri as the heart of the story!” said Sebastian Kalemba, Game Director. “It feels so good to finally be able to say those words — for the longest time we knew that we wanted Ciri to be the protagonist of The Witcher IV; it just felt natural to us and we believe that Ciri deserves it. In this game we want to explore what it means to truly become a witcher by following Ciri on her Path. This trailer is a taste of both that, and just how dark and grounded the world of The Witcher can be.”