![]() ![]() It's the kind of place I personally wouldn't mind retiring on, but it admittedly seems little out of character for Geralt of Rivia, monster slayer extraordinaire and rider of Roaches. In fact, the vampire framework mainly serves as a backdrop for two good people struggling to justify their affection for their intractable friends and family and the consequences those relationships have for everyone else.īlood and Wine also introduces us to Geralt of Rivia, landed vintner, after he receives a dilapidated vineyard estate early on (and populated by peasants who seem completely unaware he's the boss). He mainly serves to give Geralt's returned friend more complexity. He comes off as a petulant though powerful idiot, and his one true moment of complexity vanishes as swiftly as he does when shifting out of corporeal form. It's generally handled well, even if the main antagonist is never so strongly depicted as the large cast of characters who surround him. A little unexpectedly for this tale of sun and wine-swigging fun, this is chiefly a tale about vampires. ![]() She embodies the complexities of Toussaint itself, adorning herself in finery when at peace but fighting valiantly and confidently when the need arises. But most of all I'm taken with the Duchess Anna Henrietta of Toussaint. There's a quick-tempered shoe-shine boy who never fails to try to make a profit out of any conversation there's Geralt's captivating, newly returned friend, whom I shall refrain from revealing and there's a roguish young woman whose spite threatens to end the comparative happiness of Toussaint for good. It's not just the sight of its picturesque castle surrounded by snowcapped mountains that won me over, it's also the strong cast of characters. Even though Toussaint is only about the size of Velen's No Man's Land, going back to Novigrad and Skellige now feels like exile. It gives us another side of Geralt's world, and it shows that CD Projekt Red can still spin a good tale without leaning too heavily on doom and gloom. ![]() “But I was love with the place within the first two hours of this roughly 20 to 25-hour adventure. ![]()
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