Im approaching the endgame ofThe Witcher 3.
Ive loved thequests, thelocations, and even thelimited fast travel.
Put simply,I dont want it to end.
However, this is a game first released in 2015, and sometimes it shows.
In fact, some parts feel a decade older than that.
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First, weve got to talk costumes.
When Geralt arrives at her hut, she retreats to a magical chamber and… takes a bath?
The pair arent even flirting in this scene, although that does come a little bit later.
The cutscene ends with the camera panning down to show two rabbits shagging.
There are more strange costume choices, too.
Some protection that would give her.
Again, context matters here.
There are no male characters similarly adorned.
Who is that benefitting other than pervy players?
Take the strumpets, too.
It wouldnt be hard to improve on this.
Whats more, theyre all women.
On this front,Cyberpunk 2077does improve things, so theres hope for The Witcher 4 yet.
The Witcher 3 has some great female characters.
The main crew of Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer is 66 percent women.
That increases to 75 percent if you include Triss, but I dont.
These characters have stories and agency, theyre not just pawns for Geralt to push around.
Yen also has her own motivations, and the sex scenes between her and Geralt have narrative importance.
Theyre still shot for the male gaze, but she and Geralt have a past and a future.
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