Witcher’s Ending Was a Mistake

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Artur Ganszyniec, the primary author of the narrative for the first Witcher game, has called the game’s ending a mistake made by CD Projekt Red. During a recent YouTube live stream of his Witcher playthrough, Ganszyniec revealed that neither he nor his writing team created the ending. The original Witcher concludes with Geralt defending King Foltest from an assassin, who is then revealed to be another Witcher. Ganszyniec stated that this was not the ending his team had written and that no one on the writing staff was aware of it. The team’s intended ending had Geralt leaving Vizima, accompanied by a caption hinting at a different story: “What happened to the Witcher? That’s another story.” However, without the team’s knowledge, a CG cutscene was added during the credits, altering the original plan.

Ganszyniec believes that the surprising twist ending was a misstep. He explained, “I think it was a mistake—this animation tells a different story than the static images.” He feels this decision steered the sequel away from focusing on Geralt’s story, instead centering it around witchers battling kings. According to Ganszyniec, “Instead of an open-ended future brimming with possibilities, it steered the series towards a narrative focusing on Witchers killing kings—limiting The Witcher 2’s potential to delve deeper into Geralt’s character.” Ganszyniec hopes that the upcoming remake of The Witcher will be an excellent game. He also suggests that CD Projekt Red may need to include the Foltest ending in the remake to maintain continuity with The Witcher 2. CD Projekt Red has stated that the remake of The Witcher will be released after The Witcher 4.

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