Ciri Looks Closer To Her Witcher 3 Counterpart In New The Witcher 4 Gameplay Footage

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Ciri Looks More Like Her Old Self In New Gameplay!

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  • The new State of Unreal presentation revealed over 10 minutes of new cinematic and gameplay footage of The Witcher 4. 
  • The gameplay and cutscenes reveal that Ciri looks closer to her Witcher 3 counterpart compared to the criticised reveal trailer version.
  • Either Ciri’s model has been secretly updated after criticism, or she actually just looked awkward in the first trailer.

Despite controversies, fans were patiently waiting for new updates on The Witcher 4 after the reveal trailer. And after yesterday’s abrupt announcement by CDPR, the RPG has finally unveiled gameplay for the first time in the State of Unreal that spans nearly 10 minutes.

While the gameplay shows the allure of Unreal Engine 5, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that Ciri looks a lot closer to her Witcher 3 counterpart in the new Witcher 4 cinematic and gameplay scenes when compared to her model back in the reveal trailer.

Why it matters: After a motley of criticism and drama regarding Ciri’s updated appearance in The Witcher 4 reveal trailer, the new gameplay footage shows that she might look a lot closer to her Witcher 3 counterpart than we were led to believe.

Ciri’s face looks noticeably more feminine with a more natural jawline during the new Witcher 4 cutscenes and gameplay. The comparison below reveals that she more closely resembles her Witcher 3 model than the one we saw in the initial reveal trailer.

Old Ciri on the left side vs. new Ciri on the right side.
Old reveal trailer Ciri on the left side vs. the new Ciri model on the right side.

This development suggests that CDPR has likely updated her character model after facing a motley of criticism from fans, a sentiment the team previously openly rejected.

The more grounded and less exciting explanation is that Ciri just looked quite awkward in the criticised reveal trailer cutscenes, and nothing about her character model has been changed since then. 

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Rumors suggest Geralt might also be playable in The Witcher 4.

Regardless, the new footage shows that CDPR has preserved the series’ art style despite using Unreal Engine 5. The game will also run at 60 FPS on consoles to deliver impressive visuals with good optimisation.

The Witcher 4 may also appear at the Summer Game Fest, but the CEO was quick to shoot down the rumors.

Does Ciri look like her Witcher 3 counterpart in the new Witcher 4 gameplay? Did the CD Projekt Red developers change her model after all? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or join the discussion on the Tech4Gamers forum.

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