Marcin Blacha calls Songs of the Past setting a natural fit but keeps Witcher 3 plot secret

Marcin Blacha, story director at CD Projekt Pink, has stated the setting of Songs of the Previous, the brand new enlargement for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, “felt like a extremely pure method to go.” He made the remark in an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun printed on Thursday. He gave little else away.

Blacha has deep ties to the sport. He held the identical story director function on The Witcher 3 when it first launched and likewise labored as a lead author on it. That makes him one of many individuals most chargeable for the ending many gamers assumed was remaining.

The essential premise of the add-on is already public. Geralt of Rivia, by now retired, is pulled again into motion to assist his outdated buddy Dandelion. The enlargement arrives a few decade after the unique sport. Rock Paper Shotgun describes it because the White Wolf’s new final hurrah, a job beforehand crammed by the Blood and Wine enlargement.

Thus far, CD Projekt Pink has shared an official teaser trailer and proven off the setting together with a handful of the characters Geralt will converse with. The plot is one other matter. Based on Rock Paper Shotgun, the studio has stored story particulars tightly guarded. Its author additionally went via different interviews concerning the DLC earlier than placing inquiries to Blacha straight, with the director parrying makes an attempt to attract out specifics concerning the narrative.

That warning matches the fabric. The Witcher 3 constructed its status on its writing and quest design, and its expansions have been praised for tales that stood on their very own. Revisiting Geralt after his arc appeared closed carries apparent threat for a studio that wishes gamers to expertise any twists unspoiled.

For gamers who worth The Witcher 3 primarily for its characters and selections, the Dandelion angle is the clearest trace of what Songs of the Previous will deal with. Geralt’s friendship with the bard runs via the collection, and a narrative constructed round a favor between the 2 suggests a extra private story than a world-ending risk. That’s nonetheless a studying of the premise, not one thing the studio has confirmed.

The interview doesn’t embrace a launch date or platform particulars. For now, the general public image of Songs of the Previous consists of the teaser trailer, the revealed setting and a brief listing of characters, plus Blacha’s description of the situation as a pure selection.