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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 86 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Stands to reason she's has her face broken once or twice.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The skin looks a bit too smooth for a medieval setting, but maybe its magic 🀷

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

she is so magical that the biggest baddest faction was hunting her most of her life, only fair it also grants perfect skin.

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[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Probably. Her adopted mother, the witches, do this, so maybe they taught her.

I blame UE5 though

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[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is more psychotic than any of the dialogue in American Psycho.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Oh, it is not. It is on par with the book.

The book is faaaaaar more psychotic than the movie.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

You like Huey Lewis And The News?

Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

[–] el_bhm@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

#TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

Bet this guy can tell someone’s IQ by their ~~skin color~~ skull shape.

oh noooo a fictional female character that is not catered for my wanking needs boohoo

[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm more worried about her having mutation potions (and them working instantly, but that's more expected), they better have a damn good reason for her body not melting

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They pretty explicitly make it sound like she underwent Witcher mutations in the meantime. How that happens, I have no idea, maybe it'll be a plot point in the game? If they hand-wave it away I'll be disappointed

[–] skoell13@feddit.org 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah I was also wondering as soon as I saw her cat-like eyes.. Thought it's not possible anymore but let's see. Hopefully they'll explain it

[–] Jobe@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wasn't one of the endings of Witcher 3 that Ciri goes through the trial of the grasses and becomes a witcher? Seems pretty damn possible to me.

[–] skoell13@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't remember but I thought that for the Witcher ending I had she didnt go through the trials. I mean one reason is iirc that there is noone knowing how to do it.

[–] Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

What's a couple decades with a dying witcher school, the world's most powerful sorceresses and the ability to teleport to the dimension where magic was birthed?

I'm pretty sure Yenn or Triss mention how trivial it would be for them to figure out the potions and transmutations required to make the trials happen but the Witchers are very, very against an outsider touching it all. The original plans were made by a sorceress in any case.

I'm sure they'll have a perfectly reasonable way of explaining how she went through the trials.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

She looks 40, now as a 30 year old I couldn't have less of a problem. At this stage of my life I prefer my women to look like they've been an adult for a while.

[–] hector@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I find her extremely well made, kinda like I imagined when reading the book: full of scars, beefy, and angry at the stupidity of tradition (recurring theme in the books)

[–] intoner@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago

When you get so into looksmaxxing that you start sounding like you're going through psychosis

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 22 points 1 week ago
[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One of the reasons I avoid the gaming communities. So much complaining / whining / negativity / cynicism.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Misogyny, racism, transphobia, toxicity, unfunniness, bullying. Fuck gaming communities. I'll play my single player games and seldom post anywhere about them.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is like the lame version of those people who can locate your position on the globe by analysing the only visible cloud in one of your photos.

more like mentally unwell people who get that invested in the media they come to analyze the bone structure of a character and link it as a reason to some imaginary wokeness

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yeah it’s sad. I’ve also seen a lot of people crying because Ciri is just sooo boring. I’m guessing those either didn’t play or like W3.

I will say I’m disappointed in the voice actor change as I liked the original VA, but any fan will get over that pretty quickly.

Her facial shape or whatever does look slightly different from W3 Ciri in ways that don’t happen just with age but given the new engine and whatnot, who cares :) (also a Witcher goes through many physical changes so it fits lore-wise also)

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[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Must be the same kind of person that cares what a man's canthal tilt is.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wish she had sharper rather than rounder features to resemble her model in W3 closer, but I don't see anything wrong with her new look, and anyone who does should probably touch grass.

Also, I'm an inveterate enemy of the braid

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I agree with everything you've said, but with the comment that the trailer as a whole had uncanny valley vibes to me. I think that the red pill crowd don't know how to properly voice their complaints. They see the model look different like you said and they like it less. Maybe they see the same sort of general weirdness in the characters like I do. Then they chalk it up to making characters less perfectly beautiful because they're going woke lol.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So what is the point they are trying to make in that video?

Is it just listing facial changes since Witcher 3? Or is it whining because the girl became less fappable in their opinion and claim it is woke?

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 9 points 1 week ago

Well you see, she isn’t wearing bikini armor and flirtatiously interacting with everyone in the trailer, so it is woke. Wokedy woke woke.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Witcher 4 comments are bad, but Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is getting a lot worse heat. You would think that a new IP by renowned devs who have not made a single bad game would be hype.

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They're exceptionally upset that the rough-and-tumble female bounty hunter lead character of the 80's cassette-retro-futurism sci-fi action game isn't some generic-looking 80's supermodel type, instead of someone who you'd actually expect to be a space-bounty hunter. I have no doubt Naughty Dog has made another banger game, but sexist coomers are gonna be sexist coomers, and there's not a whole lot you can do for them.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yeah, like when was there ever a heroine in 80s action sci fi that was a no-nonsense rough & tumble ass-kicking type? I can't think of a single one, let alone multiple iconic characters that headlined my favourite movies from the era.

[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

First I can think of is Ellen Ripley from Alien and Aliens. Didn't start out badass or ass-kicking, but sure as shit ended up doing so.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

Her and Sarah Connor were the main ones. T2 wasn't technically 80s but it's close, and the character started in the 80s.

[–] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

If only that era of movies hadn't spawned a TV Trope that sadly coloured these folks' perceptions on strong, independent, rough and tumble women: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VasquezAlwaysDies

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[–] cloud_herder@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It looked like just weird angles and lighting to me.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

the trailer did feel a bit off in general, what really gets to me is how.. badly? ciri fights, she just throws up her sword over and over again which makes her look like a panicked amateur, when she's supposed to have trained with a sword since childhood!

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure those aren't real word.

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[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm soooo excited. Ciris whole story arc in the prior games. Now seeing her as an older adult.

I know this post is about the toxicity of people. But I'm excited, that's all.

[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Determining if games are any good is getting really tiring because it involves wading through an insufferable number of manchildren whining about stupid things.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Essentially you need to find some influencers you agree with. That are willing to call out a game for being shit, too.

Wait for game to be out, wait for your favourite YouTuber to review it. Read Steam reviews that aren't oneliners or religious rants

Just don't preorder. You know what I told my friends several years ago?

"Cyberpunk 2077 is the first game I'm actually considering preordering because it looks so awesome"

I didn't. And I'm glad I didn't. I still enjoyed the game a lot, just later, after it had been patched to hell and back.

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[–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I don’t want to sound like a neck beard but I would prefer her character model to look like her w3 one with just age applied. This one looks like someone doing cosplay and they also have Botox. It was cool trailer … excited about Ciri … just hope they improve her model.

[–] zeezee@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you'd sound a lot less like a neck beard if you just didn't comment on her looks?

[–] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I want her to look like the same character who was in w3. It seems off to me.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean. Shading, shadows, lighting. How she looks I'm comparison to the previous game depends on like, more than just her base model.

It's also kinda weird to say you want her to look the same but also older. People's appearance changes as they age.

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