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CD Projekt Red announces a new Witcher game that is the first in a new saga, built with Unreal Engine 5
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For like 90% of the Yakuza games Kiryu isn't in the Yakuza lol
I get your point but I don't think that would stop them calling it a Witcher game
They aren't.
Read that again
REDengine, the technology which powers Cyberpunk 2077, is still being used for the development of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.
Yakuza isn't actually the title of the series in Japan. That was Sega of America being dumb.
My point is a game called "The Witcher" wouldn't make sense if the protagonist is not a Witcher.
Nah, they're using REDengine for that
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Official Website
The offical website of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Your number one source for news, latest videos and screenshots from the upcoming RPG developed by CD PROJEKT RED!
What an anti-climatic way to announce a new game in this celebrated franchise.
It's also interesting they're moving away from their Red Engine and over to UE5.
It'll be interesting to see where they take the franchise with this new entry. Though I didn't love the Witcher 3, and am not impressed with CP2077 - CDRP has some work to do to get me excited for this.
It's also interesting they're moving away from their Red Engine and over to UE5.
It'll be interesting to see where they take the franchise with this new entry. Though I didn't love the Witcher 3, and am not impressed with CP2077 - CDRP has some work to do to get me excited for this.
Here's what it says if it doesn't load:
We're happy to announce that the next installment in The Witcher series of video games is currently in development, kicking off a new saga for the franchise.
This is an exciting moment as we're moving from REDengine to Unreal Engine 5, beginning a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games. It covers not only licensing, but technical development of Unreal Engine 5, as well as potential future versions of Unreal Engine, where relevant. We'll closely collaborate with Epic Games' developers with the primary goal being to help tailor the engine for open-world experiences.
At this point, no further details regarding the game — such as a development time frame or release date — are available.
REDengine, the technology which powers Cyberpunk 2077, is still being used for the development of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.
Why not? She may not technically be a Witcher, but she has magic bs powers, is a liked character, and goes off to do the monster hunting thing herself in one of the W3 endings.
Makes sense to me.
I am very dissapointed in the setting, just seems to be the same part of the continent; would've loved to see going down south in an Arabian/MENA inspired Witcher with monsters and all inspired by Arabian/MENA folklore.
Also the change of engine seems... interesting? And that partnership with Epic sounds worrying (though I'll grab this game if it's good on GoG anyways).
Also the change of engine seems... interesting? And that partnership with Epic sounds worrying (though I'll grab this game if it's good on GoG anyways).
They're still supporting CP2077.
Yeah, and Like a Dragon is a better name for the series
Well I think they might just move onto a new (or custom) character, but I'd be fine with a Ciri led game. It would follow on well from the end of 3 anyway
also just realized the Witcher 3 next gen patch isn't out yet, wonder why they didn't time that with this announcement
No Red Engine? Now that is an interesting move.
Excited for this though. Might give the trilogy a replay when this gets closer.
Edit: Ah, partnership with Epic. Makes sense for the engine change then.
Excited for this though. Might give the trilogy a replay when this gets closer.
Edit: Ah, partnership with Epic. Makes sense for the engine change then.
I guess I would be alright with a custom character.
Ciri is just too OP and I don't really think it would be that fun to play as her WELL after her role in the story is truly done with. Let her rest, she fucking earned it. She and Geralt both.
So do I. Still doesnt make sense, unless the game dcides to just disregard the source material and lore completely
Interesting.
Because they realized it's ass, I guess.
Yeah true. I'd prefer an authored character over a custom one, but I wouldn't be mad if it was a whole new cast
Well engines are MASSIVE undertakings, not only from a dev standpoint, but also from a maintenance and update perspective. UE doesn't suck. Using middleware doesn't suck. It's smart and takes a massive burden off of devs and allows them to actually focus on dev work, which is especially useful as games become more complex.
Just read up on how much of a pain DICE has maintaining Frostbite
UE isn't as moddable as RED iirc
I know what engines and middleware are, what is involved in their development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using/not using them.
