[Jeannyd]

Triss all the way! I read all the books at least twice and hated Yennefer. She's cruel, cold and not a nice person by any measure. Maybe Geralt loved her (or maybe still loves), but I'd choose Triss no matter what.

Besides, redheads are way hotter than black-haired women.

[Jaykel]

if they stick to the novels, you probably won't have much choice. Yennefer will rather kill Triss than giving up Geralt, so it's up to the ladies not us.

Reminds me of that picture on deviantart

Maybe your actions towards Triss in the last 2 games will decide, whether you have the option to choose.

At the beginning of TW2 Triss asks you, if you love her, maybe i am wrong, but i think you can say "yes" or avoid the question, i think that could be a crucial question for TW3.


Anyway, after reading the novels i'd take Yen, maybe she is a bitch, but you can't deny love, besides i like that kind of women, hard shell, soft core.

I just hope, that CDProjekt can portray Yen as she was portrayed in the novels, would be a shame if people, who hasn't read the books, just pick Triss, because she was there.

[Wichat]

BTW, in Something Ends, Something Begins Geralt and Yen get married..../>

[Kallelinski]

Wichat said:

BTW, in Something Ends, Something Begins Geralt and Yen get married..../> ›››

Is that marriage really canon or just fanservice? I remember reading that this marriage retconned the end of lady of the lake.

[Wichat]

Spakowski explains that he wrote this short story before writing The Lady of the Lake, but he always have the whole story decided from the begining.... I fact, Something ends, Something begins can easely happends some times after Geralt's dead and ressurection, or just be a parallel ending... In the prologue, he leaves an open choice for readers.

[Kallelinski]

Wichat said:

Spakowski explains that he wrote this short story before writing The Lady of the Lake, but he always have the whole story decided from the begining.... I fact, Something ends, Something begins can easely happends some times after Geralt's dead and ressurection, or just be a parallel ending... In the prologue, he leaves an open choice for readers. ›››

Hmm, i just read that chapter with the marriage. Much to my regret, it can't be an alternative ending, at least one person is attending the marriage, who is definitely dead, so it is just a spin-off.

Well anyway, it was a nice chapter for guys like me, who favor Yen and i think, i will prefer this ending to the original. Would be awesome if we can marry her in TW3 at the end.

[Guy N'wah]

Kallelinski said:

Is that marriage really canon or just fanservice? I remember reading that this marriage retconned the end of lady of the lake. ›››

It's not canon, not an alternative ending, not a retcon. It's not fanservice in the usual use of the term. It was written as a wedding gift for two of Sapkowski's friends.

Compare Sir John Falstaff, who is banished at the end of Henry IV, Part 2 and later reported dead in Henry V, but makes a comeback in Merry Wives of Windsor, (disputedly) on the request of Queen Elizabeth.

It's still a very sweet story. It's just no relation to any of the authentic history (i.e. that which Sapkowski told as a more or less consistent series of stories) of Witcher Geralt.

[WrathAscending]

Caveat: I can only speak English (and a little Japanese, which doesn't help for these purposes) so my knowledge of the books is limited to what's been translated and what I've read on Witcher wiki sites.

That being said, I was under the impression that Geralt and Yennefer wound up together as a result of events in "The Last Wish" where Geralt had to tie his destiny to Yennefer's in order to prevent the Djinn from slaughtering the township and then going on a rampage until someone could put it down, and that may have taken some time due to the power of the creature. They seemed to have a love/hate relationship where the power of the wish and destiny would bring them back to each other but then being together would drive both of them nuts until they parted ways, began pining for each other, got back together, and then drove each other up the wall again before starting the process over.

Being mostly dead and joining the Wild Hunt may or may not have been enough to break that cycle. If Geralt isn't being pushed by fate to be with Yennefer, he might well want to take another option, one that is willing to accept him as he is rather than try to make him fertile and all the rest. And unless he recovers his memories fully, he's going to know Triss a lot better than Yennefer when he finds her, which will have a major impact on his decision.

Personally I will probably go with Triss. I've seen more of her through the games than I have through the novels, so I'm more familiar with her; what I've seen of Yennefer in the books didn't really incline me towards liking her very much, which doesn't help. In terms of Sapkowski's stories, Geralt would probably end up back with Yennefer; unless she totally blows me away in TW3 I'm going to stick with Triss, though.

[RSIK4]

i m going to stick with Triss

[Thor666Arise]

Hmn Geralt can have Yen, I take Triss

[BarisM]

It's only been a few weeks since I've been introduced to the Witcher universe and in that time, I played the first game, then the sequel and then found the translations here and immediately started reading the books. (This community is awesome!) I've only read the first book and half of the second book (Sword of Destiny) so far. From what I saw from the comments here and there, "bitch" and "bitchy" were the words that stood out the most when it came to describing this Yennefer-whatever-her-face because really, she's pretty much a nobody in the games - at least to the players. Based on those comments, I expected her to be this dull superficial character Geralt loved for her.. beauty maybe? But I was pleasantly surprised. Even though I still haven't even started the saga and apparently Yen gets to be a "better person"? later I like her character, her complexity already. And physically, I guess it helps to see her through Geralt's eyes because the man just seems to take in every single flaw of her and decribe them as wonderful ^^ Their story also made me like Geralt more.

Even though I played the games first, I have not much to say about Triss. I don't like or dislike her. I just can't get a feeling of who she is. I was actually just starting to like her near the end of TW1 but she seems like a different person in the sequel.

So, team Yen all the way! I mean, I don't care what the author or CDPR tells me what is cannon and what is not I'll just take all of the books and the games as part of the Witcher universe. And when I do that, it seems unfair to Geralt that this choice would be left to the player because in my opinion, it's quite obvious who he'll go to hell and back for. And thousand of times if need be. Well, Geralt has his Yen, most players have their Triss. I'm curious to see how CDPR will handle this. I just really really hope there won't be a catfight or anything in TW3. I hate those kind of things. I hate love triangles too but oh well. We'll see.

[Kallelinski]

BarisM said:

It's only been a few weeks since I've been introduced to the Witcher universe and in that time, I played the first game, then the sequel and then found the translations here and immediately started reading the books. (This community is awesome!) I've only read the first book and half of the second book (Sword of Destiny) so far. From what I saw from the comments here and there, "bitch" and "bitchy" were the words that stood out the most when it came to describing this Yennefer-whatever-her-face because really, she's pretty much a nobody in the games - at least to the players. Based on those comments, I expected her to be this dull superficial character Geralt loved for her.. beauty maybe? But I was pleasantly surprised. Even though I still haven't even started the saga and apparently Yen gets to be a "better person"? later I like her character, her complexity already. And physically, I guess it helps to see her through Geralt's eyes because the man just seems to take in every single flaw of her and decribe them as wonderful ^^ Their story also made me like Geralt more.

I also think that "bitch" is not the proper description only for Yen, she is a sorceresses, they are all kinda "bitchy", even Triss.

BarisM said:

Even though I played the games first, I have not much to say about Triss. I don't like or dislike her. I just can't get a feeling of who she is. I was actually just starting to like her near the end of TW1 but she seems like a different person in the sequel.

You get more information about Triss in "Blood of Elves".

BarisM said:

So, team Yen all the way! I mean, I don't care what the author or CDPR tells me what is cannon and what is not I'll just take all of the books and the games as part of the Witcher universe. And when I do that, it seems unfair to Geralt that this choice would be left to the player because in my opinion, it's quite obvious who he'll go to hell and back for. And thousand of times if need be. Well, Geralt has his Yen, most players have their Triss. I'm curious to see how CDPR will handle this. I just really really hope there won't be a catfight or anything in TW3. I hate those kind of things. I hate love triangles too but oh well. We'll see. ›››

I think this could be really interesting, if they stay true to the lore, Geralt HAS to go back to Yen and ditch Triss, but does the player want it? Well, i do

[BarisM]

Kallelinski said:

You get more information about Triss in "Blood of Elves". ›››

Yes I'll just have to be patient and read on =) As to the not leaving the option to choose Triss to the players, when CDPR did give that option since the very first game, would upset a lot of Triss fans I guess. And rightfully so, no? So by giving the players Triss the potential serious relationship and then not making Yennefer stay dead, CDPR seems to already made it hard for themselves to stay true to the lore.. Hmm, or they will come up with something so extraordinary that I will regret any doubt I have regarding this particular problem.

The funny thing is, I always looked at the "romance" storyline as secondary, even unimportant in TW1 and didn't care much. And it is far from the main storyline in both games. But then, enter the Yen! I can't ignore it anymore ^^

[The Grey Ranger]

If possible I'll play it both ways just to see how they work out, plus I'm sure the game will be worth more than one play through.

[TheRivian]

I have a simple answer. Both.
whether it is possible or not is irrelevant. I want Geralt to have them both.

Tragically I am unable to get the other books that have been translated into english where i'm from other than The Last Wish and Blood of Elves so i cannot say or offer a thought on the novels.

Hmn Geralt can have Yen, I take Triss -Thor666Arise

Or the above. =D

[Kallelinski]

TheRivian said:

I have a simple answer. Both.
whether it is possible or not is irrelevant. I want Geralt to have them both.

Tragically I am unable to get the other books that have been translated into english where i'm from other than The Last Wish and Blood of Elves so i cannot say or offer a thought on the novels.

Hmn Geralt can have Yen, I take Triss -Thor666Arise

Or the above. =D ›››

Well, why don't you read the fan translations?

I don't think it will be possible to have both, that would be too much out of character for all three of them.

[chaosapiant]

I'm picking both because I will definitely play the game thru more than one time. Probably more than 10 times.

[Calthea]

Pff... In the books Triss doesn' have ALL this importance. In fact she's rather useless.
Yennefer is very important for the plot, but it's useless speak about this since you have only played the games and never opened a single book.

Cheers.

[VinceValentine]

Calthea said:

Pff... In the books Triss doesn' have ALL this importance. In fact she's rather useless.
Yennefer is very important for the plot, but it's useless speak about this since you have only played the games and never opened a single book.

Cheers. ›››

I think that even if you haven't read the books, like me, you surely can understand how important Yeneffer is after having that conversation with Letho.

[Maerd]

Well, the real Geralt from the books won't be able to decide... he'll spend a week in the brothel and a tavern interchangeably with friends then will have them both on occasion and/or let the girls settle it themselves.

Monogamy in witcher's blood was mutated out.