One of the many things that fans love aboutThe Witcher 3is it’s complicated yet likable characters.
Unfortunately, in theWitcheruniverse, bad things occur regularly.
Things like death, suffering, and heartbreak are common throughoutThe Witcher 3’semotional story.
And each heart-wrenching cut scene hurts even more because of the game’s excellent writing and haunting soundtrack.
She makes the decision for the right reasons, but it doesn’t make it any less sad.
The Witcher finally got Ciri back in his life, and now she is leaving.
For Yen, it is real, and she admits as such.
The Sorceress tries to remain strong, but it’s clear how hurt she is by his rejection.
The adult guardians flee, leaving the children behind as bait.
Geralt hears all of this from the only surviving child.
The boy then recounts the events of the attack.
But he admits that he held his hand there for too long.
Sile is in a critical condition and knows she’s going to die.
She requests to be put of out her misery.
The saddest, though, comes when the Witcher fails to lift the curse on her.
Anna bursts into flames right in front of her family after Geralt’s mistake.
Her daughter, Tamara, never gets to say goodbye.
And The Bloody Baron doesn’t get the chance to apologize for his misdeeds.
Thus, Anna dies without ever making peace with those closest to her.
The Baron was a broken man who had done some terrible things.
Still, it is truly sad to see his body once he is dead.
The Witcher gives her over to the cruel group (under her command) as he attends the meeting.
He just has to sit there and listen.
Once Geralt collects the rare object, he goes to see the man to receive payment.
It’s in this scene where Nidas divulges more about his wife.
He explains that she has a condition that makes her forget things, even him.
Once he kills her, he frantically searches for Ciri’s medallion that the Witch took earlier.
Upon finding it, he grasps it tightly as he sits heartbroken over the loss of his adoptive daughter.
Multiple creatures then advance on his position as the scene fades to black.
His fate is left ambiguous, though his presence in the DLC seems to suggest he survives.
However, that does not diminish how sad it is to see Geralt so grief-stricken.
After getting unfrozen and wondering what happened, Geralt notices Vesemir’s dead body.
And the look on the usually aloof Witcher’s face is heartbreaking.
Geralt can shrug off most things, but the death of his long-term mentor is not one of them.
To make matters worse, Ciri starts to blame herself for his death.
Both of their reactions make this scene even sadder than the moment Vesemir dies.
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