The Witcher 4 is still a long way from players getting their hands on it, but CD Projekt Red’s team still wants fans to know that the lessons learned in the previous games will be reflected in the sequel. Narrative director Philipp Weber–who was previously the quest director for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt–recently said that The Witcher 4’s quests will embrace the example set by its predecessor. Among other things, that means Ciri won’t have to worry about meaningless fetch quests.
“We don’t do fetch quests,” Webber told GamesRadar, before expanding upon the reasons for that decision.
“A quest has to be something interesting,” said Weber. “I have to feel, as a player, that if I played that quest, my time was well spent and not just spent. I was busy doing stuff, and didn’t think about work or taxes. I experienced a story, or something else that was worth it. That basic rule is still there 100%.”