Much likeSkyrimbefore it,The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis a title that has received a second wind thanks to the support of its modding community. The boundless creativity of the collective internet often leads to outlandish crossovers, however.
The Witcher 3was released in the spring of 2015 and has gone on to become one of the most decorated titles of the outgoing console generation. In fact, Geralt’s third adventure holds up remarkably well in 2020, though some fans, having exhausted every standard encounter on offer inWild Huntand its expansions, are turning to modding to breathe fresh life into the title. Most of these additions make subtle graphical tweaks, or impose extra challenges on Geralt, but sometimes, the results are a little odder.
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Case in point: Modder Hackeraxe has created a patch forThe Witcher 3that allows Geralt of Rivia to step into the sleek, high-tech armor ofOverwatch’scyborg ninja, Genji Shimada. The mod doesn’t change Geralt’s character model outright, but rather imports several pieces of armor that will combine to make the White Wolf look like theOverwatchhero. But it is best not to mix and match Northern Realms garb with the robotic ninja gear, even inthe pursuit of new heights of Witcher fashion. Hackeraxe cautions that “Geralt’s limbs start falling off” unless you wear the full set.
Genji isn’t the only striking character to visit the world ofThe Witcher,however. Thanks to modders, players can beGuts, from the grimdark mangaBerserk,inThe Witcher 3, as well. Given their shared calling of monster hunting, Guts may seem to make a little more sense in Geralt’s world. But there is a way the high tech armor’s presence could be explained.
When Ciri relays her story to Geralt, she describes an world that sounds an awful lot like Night City, the setting of developer CD Projekt Red’s forthcoming title,Cyberpunk 2077. And given thatGeralt’s sword is referenced inCyberpunk 2077,it seems plausible that some kind of transference is possible. Admittedly,OverwatchandCyberpunkare two very different visions of the future, but maybe Ciri was one lucky portal away from finding herself facing down Talon agents.
It is probably healthiest not to try rationalizing the implications of every outlandish mod, however. Trying to parseThomas the Tank Engine’s presence inSekiro,Skyrim, andFallout 4seems like a nightmarish line of inquiry.
Regardless of how gamers feel about Genji’s armor appearing inThe Witcher 3, the patch represents the tremendous promise of the modding community. Even though it is now nearly a decade old,Skyrimcan be breathtaking when heavily modded, and it is exciting to think about whatThe Witcher 3could look like in another five years.
The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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