A current behind-the-scenes video about how The Witcher 4’s spectacular announcement trailer got here collectively featured footage of the character Ciri sporting a unique look–or not less than that is what some followers thought they noticed within the footage. The sport’s director has now responded, saying the studio has not modified Ciri’s look and tried to elucidate why her character mannequin within the behind-the-scenes video could seem to look totally different from the trailer itself.
“The behind-the-scenes video options the identical in-game mannequin of Ciri as seen within the authentic trailer. Now we have not modified it,” Sebastian Kalemba said. “What you are seeing is uncooked footage–without facial animation, lighting, or digital digicam lenses.”
Kalemba additionally assured followers that the newly launched footage within the behind-the-scenes video represents a “work-in-progress snapshot” of Ciri’s look.
“This variation is a pure a part of the sport improvement course of. At this level, any character’s look could range relying on the medium–whether it is in a trailer, a 3D mannequin, or in-game,” he mentioned.
After the unique Witcher trilogy targeted on Geralt, The Witcher 4 tells its story from the angle of Ciri. Kalemba beforehand talked about how Ciri was a “pure alternative” for The Witcher 4.
“There’s loads of room for her and for us, additionally, to construct on high of [her]. There’s a lot room for exploration, and since she’s such a nuanced character, the start of her journey offers us freedom and so many alternatives to have the ability to dig in and use [that] for good,” he mentioned.
The Witcher 4 kicks off a brand new trilogy of Witcher video games, that are in improvement alongside CD Projekt’s different video games, together with a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and a Witcher remake. The Witcher 4, like CD Projekt’s different video games, is being made utilizing Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 following CD Projekt and Epic placing a serious improvement deal.