The Next Witcher Game Should Replace Gwent

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The internet has been abuzz ever since CD Projekt Red announced a new Witcher game is in development. In a post on The Witcher’s website, the announcement says CD Projekt Red will be utilizing Unreal Engine 5. Alongside the announcement was an image depicting a Witcher medallion in the shape of a lynx. This has led some fans to believe the new title won't include Geralt, but will instead focus on the start of a new saga. If this is the case and the series leaves its origins behind, it would be a great opportunity for CD Projekt Red to move away from Gwent, too.

For those unfamiliar, Gwent is a minigame that appears in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It's a card game that Geralt can play with various NPCs from around the world, with the object of the game being to score more points by playing cards with different number values. In addition to these values, Gwent cards typically possess different effects that can be utilized to prevent opponents from scoring. Gwent proved to be almost as popular as The Witcher 3, and was even redesigned into a standalone title. With a new Witcher game, however, now is the perfect time to push for the next evolution of series minigames.

The New Witcher Saga Should Feature a New Protagonist as Strong as Geralt

The original Witcher game and its sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, did not include Gwent. In its stead was a minigame called dice poker. Dice poker is basically a game of five-card draw poker, but with five dice instead of playing cards. Dice poker certainly doesn’t have the same level of polish as Gwent, but nonetheless it’s a fun inclusion that set a precedent for minigames in The Witcher, alongside fist-fighting and arm wrestling. The novelty of a minigame is to provide smaller,