The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt It has long been considered one of the most important role-playing games of this generation. The game received high ratings and remains popular years after its release, and two major additions – Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine – expanded the original story so much that they became an integral part of Geralt’s adventures for many.
at the same time CD project red Now it’s time to get back into the game again. A massive free remaster of The Witcher 3 will be released on September 29, along with two supplementary content, and a new expansion called Songs of the Past is expected to launch in 2027.
Returning to “The Witcher 3” after so many years is unusual in itself. More interesting is the question of whether such an established game is actually worth changing.
For Marcin Blaha, VP of Dubbing at CD Projekt, the answer is obvious. Blaha served as lead writer on The Witcher 3 and later directed the narrative for both expansions, so he’s more familiar with the game than most developers. However, even he did not consider it to be absolutely complete and inviolable.
According to the screenwriter, ten years later, he was still able to find moments in The Witcher 3 that he would write about differently today. However, this is not a criticism of the original work, but rather a natural result of professional and personal experience.
Blaha noted that he sees the game not as a distant monument to the past, but rather as a project that can return with a new perspective. That’s why the opportunity to come up with a complete story for her world again after so many years seemed particularly exciting to him.
For developers to create songs from the past Becomes a kind of time travel. According to him, the new work allows you to re-experience the atmosphere of the creation period of “The Witcher 3”, but at the same time, it can also use the knowledge and experience accumulated in the next ten years.
At the same time, Blaha admitted that he would actually implement some elements of the original game differently today. First of all, we are not talking about a large-scale plot rework, but more subtle changes.
For example, the writers thought Buttercup could be a little more mature and considerate of others so that his character wouldn’t be reduced primarily to a comic relief. Additionally, he doesn’t rule out adding more choices and consequences for Geralt’s decisions today and his relationships with other characters.
However, Braca stresses something important: some of these wishes arise purely because of changes in himself. Over the course of a decade, a person inevitably begins to view certain behaviors, relationships, and plot situations differently. Therefore, what I think is not subtle or profound enough today is not necessarily a flaw in the game itself. Perhaps his own view of history has changed.
That’s why Song of the Past shouldn’t be an attempt by series veterans to remake The Witcher 3 to modern standards based solely on their personal preferences. The new content is being developed by a team that includes developers from the original game and experts who have since joined the project.
In particular, Fool’s Theory studio was involved in the creation of the expansion, so the new story will be shaped not only by the original writers of The Witcher 3, but also by those who came to the project with their own experiences and ideas about the universe.
Blaha hopes the combination of generations of developers will make Songs of the Past a modern addition and not just a return to old tricks.
Meanwhile, The Witcher 3’s original trilogy will receive separate technical updates. The remastered version of the base game and two expansion packs will be released on September 29, and owners of the original version will be able to get it for free. CD Projekt Red isn’t just looking to improve the graphics, it’s also looking to make the decade-old game more relevant for modern gaming. However The plot has not changed The developers won’t introduce it.
Therefore, The Witcher 3 will receive both an updated version and a brand new story chapter. Although the original has long been considered the complete story of Geralt, its creators don’t seem to view this ending as a ban on further development of the world.
Song of the Past will launch in 2027, and a free remaster of The Witcher 3 and its two expansions will launch on September 29.