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Of all the video games that came out in 2011, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was probably my far and away favorite. That’s even with not having played the original game. It’s just that good. So when developer CD Projekt Red announced the latest iteration, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, you can imagine how I felt. This excitement has only grown, and now they’ve released a whole mess of screenshots that show off what’s supposedly the final Witcher title from the studio.

The next installment of The Witcher will supposedly take a bunch of cues from the open world nature of many other role-playing games, most notably those in The Elder Scrolls franchise. Wild Hunt supposedly involves supernatural forces trying to take “that which matters most to Geralt,” the protagonist and eponymous Witcher.

1. No. 1 | Town

   

   This sure is a town.

2. No. 2 | Docks

   

   And these sure are docks.

3. No. 3 | Cilff Fight

   

   Finally, some fighting!

4. No. 4 | Igni

   

   And spellcasting!

5. No. 5 | Boat on the Sea

   

   Geralt's on a boat!

6. No. 6 | Whale

   

   Wait. A whale?

7. No. 7 | Even More Whale

   

   Okay, yeah. Definitely a whale.

8. No. 8 | Sheep

   

   There's also sheep.

9. No. 9 | Skellige Tavern

   

   And a tavern.

10. No. 10 | Tavern Interior

    

    See? Definitely a tavern.

11. No. 11 | Horse

    

    Geralt's on a horse!

12. No. 12 | Horse Ride

    

    Geralt's still on a horse!

13. No. 13 | Cliff

    

    Geralt's on a horse on a cliff!

14. No. 14 | Ice Giant Hunt

    

    Geralt's hunting giants!

15. No. 15 | Open World

    

    This world sure is pretty.

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