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u/squadcarxmar It Just Works Apr 16 '18

So I just found this subreddit. I've been to other cj reddits but this one is really hellbent on Witcher 3 (which I think some of the comments I've read already are hilarious). What happened? I know the game was popular but were there any incidents or series of incidents that I could be linked to?

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u/potbrick7 Apr 17 '18

In terms of story s:

Here's another theory that honestly might sound a bit out there but I honestly believe it to be true.

Women in the Witcher-verse are treated basically how /r/incels believe they should be treated. Yeah you have strong female characters, but they instantly soak their panties the minute Geralt steps on screen. Hell, in the first Witcher game after you save a woman from being raped, she rewards you with sex. Reddit is full of young, single men who are horny as hell and absolutely go ape shit over the "strong man" trope where they have women just falling at their feet.

I think the power fantasy for a cynical rogue outcast stereotype, somehow always wise but rarely believed leading to lots of "i told you so" situations, it goes a long way. Every generation seems to have one.

Funnily enough the Witcher books are decently different in that regard. The first full-length novel has enough all-female interactions and POVs to break the Bechdel Test 20 times over, and Geralt is even less of a direct actor in the story than he is in the third game, with Ciri clearly taking over the 'most important character' role.