Right this moment, CD Projekt Crimson has introduced {that a} remake of 2007’s unique Witcher is in improvement. The venture is being dealt with by Polish studio Idiot’s Principle and is being constructed from the bottom up in Unreal Engine 5 utilizing the identical instruments CDPR is creating for its personal future Witcher video games.
15 years in the past immediately, the unique Witcher was launched starring everybody’s favourite grumpy monster slayer, Geralt, as he tries to regain his reminiscences with the assistance of his buddies and fellow Witchers. The primary sport, like different video games within the franchise, relies on a fantasy ebook collection by Polish creator Andrzej Sapkowski. Since its launch, CD Projekt Crimson has gone on to make extra Witcher video games, in addition to spin-offs like Gwent and the dystopian sci-fi motion RPG Cyberpunk 2077. However the third-person fantasy RPG was the studio’s very first sport, and now CDPR desires to replace this traditional for “the subsequent technology of players.” CDPR describes the remake as a “fashionable reimagining” of the unique sport.
“The Witcher is the place it began for us,” mentioned Adam Badowski, CDPR’s Head of Studio. “It was the primary sport we made, ever, and it was a giant second for us then. Going again to this place and updating the sport for the subsequent technology of players to expertise it’s simply as large, if not greater.”
In keeping with Badowski, a number of the folks at Idiot’s Principle, the studio behind the remake, additionally labored on previous Witcher video games, so he believes they know the supply materials very effectively. Don’t anticipate to be taking part in the remake any time quickly, although, because the studio head mentioned in a press launch that it’ll “take a while” earlier than they’re even prepared to point out something of the sport, and that it’s nonetheless within the “early levels” of improvement.
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This Unreal 5 Witcher remake was beforehand often called codename “Canis Majoris,” as revealed earlier in October through CDPR’s “Longterm Product Outlook” replace. Alongside that venture, we additionally realized of one other Witcher sport in improvement by The Molasses Flood. And we all know that CDPR themselves are engaged on a model new Witcher trilogy, additionally utilizing Unreal 5 at the side of customized instruments made by the studio itself. Actually, the instruments and tech CDPR is constructing for these future video games are being utilized by Idiot’s Principle on this new Witcher remake venture.
No different particulars had been shared by CDPR or Idiot’s Principle concerning the upcoming RPG remake, which is sensible. Not solely as a result of it’s nonetheless early in improvement, but additionally as a result of CDPR is probably going going to be extra cautious about saying and advertising future video games after the tough launch and backlash it confronted with Cyberpunk 2077. Whereas the sport is usually in place immediately, it took a while to get there and the entire state of affairs has doubtless left an affect on the studio.
