Selv om hovedspillet ble sluppet i fjor, er ikke polske CD Projekt Red ferdige med storspillet The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Tvert imot jobber de på spreng med den neste utvidelsen, Blood & Wine, som de hevder vil bli "enda bedre enn" originalspillet:
- Blood and Wine is an independent plot, not strictly tied with the main plot of Wild Hunt. With our experience and with all the feedback received after the game's release, we believe we have made something even better than the main game, kommenterer manusforfatter Jakub Szamalek til Eurogamer.
Med tanke på hvor god kritikk hovedspillet fikk er dette mildt sagt store ord. Som begrunnelse finner vi blant annet en avgjørelse om å gjøre fiendene man møter i Blood & Wine mer karismatiske enn Wild Hunt-hæren man kjemper mot i hovedspillet:
- For example, we believe that we failed in Wild Hunt to create a charismatic enemy, and then we worked to make a unique and memorable opponent in this expansion. We also created a rather complex story that we believe players will appreciate. We're quite satisfied with this work, but we know that we can do even better, fortsetter Szamalek.
Han kan også avsløre at de vurderte å ha en annen hovedperson enn Geralt of Rivia i Blood & Wine:
- One idea was not using Geralt as the main character. In our early plans it was Berengar, the Witcher that guides you through the early stages of The Witcher, that was the main character. We tried to make it work but this choice didn't appeal to everyone. There are many Witchers but only one is THE Witcher. In our heads, The Witcher's saga has always had Geralt of Rivia as main character, then we got to the point and we said "Ok, we will use Geralt", avslutter Szamalek.
Nå er vi om mulig enda mer gira på den nye utvidelsen, som etter planen skal komme en eller annen gang i løpet av året.