The Witcher 3 Updates: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s super-detailed metropolis of Novigrad was designed by CD Projekt Red, the developer of the Witcher video game trilogy. With 2007’s The Witcher, CD Projekt Red began production on the action role-playing franchise based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s trilogy of novels. The release of Wild Hunt in 2015 catapulted the developer to new levels of recognition and critical acclaim.
WitcherCon, a Witcher television and game event set to air in July 2021, was revealed in June 2021. The partnership would bring together CD Projekt Red, the producer of the Witcher video games, with Netflix, the distributor of the Witcher live-action series.
The news comes just two months after the second season of the Witcher Netflix series, starring Henry Cavill as the titular Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, concluded filming. The fantasy franchise’s big announcements and surprises were expected to be revealed at the streaming event.
Many Witcher fans were looking forward to the event, with some expecting information on the show’s second season and others hoping for information on a fourth game in CD Projekt Red’s franchise. The Witcher Twitter account posted files allowing fans to 3D print Geralt’s famous medallion to create anticipation.
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ScreenRantCD Projekt Red discusses how The Witcher 3’s city of Novigrad was developed during the inaugural stream of WitcherCon, which was published to YouTube via Netflix. Fans of Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels were already familiar with the locale, so the game developer conducted an extensive study in order to accurately depict the city.
Novigrad’s role as a trading port inspired its architecture, with CD Projekt Red including a big harbor and crane to depict this. All of these small nuances, even if they go unnoticed, help players immerse themselves as Geralt in the game’s universe.
Novigrad, Velen, and Kaer Morhen are just a few of the enormous and incredibly detailed maps found in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. These regions are both extremely dangerous and breathtakingly beautiful, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in the story of Geralt of Rivia. One particularly inventive fan even programmed a stunning Witcher 3 location onto their treadmill. Bird berson22, a jogger and monster slayer on Reddit, was able to import Toussaint, the setting of the Witcher 3 DLC Blood and Wine, into their treadmill.
Bird berson22, a jogger and monster slayer on Reddit, was able to import Toussaint, the setting of the Witcher 3 DLC Blood and Wine, into their treadmill. The machine even adjusts to the imaginary terrain’s inclines and falls, allowing viewers a genuinely immersive experience of strolling around the world of the classic fantasy series.
The Witcher property has exploded in popularity in recent years, both to video games and live-action adaptations that have introduced the fantasy novels to a whole new audience. The game trilogy has successfully absorbed and charmed innumerable gamers, and CD Projekt Red‘s care and attention to detail is a significant part of that success. The developer’s devotion to detail in The Witcher 3’s Novigrad city mirrors far broader attention to detail throughout the Witcher trilogy.
