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ajuc 6 hours ago

No mention of the Witcher? The whole franchise is based on moral dilemmas like that.

relaxing 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe the author, being Czech, wanted to look beyond the quintessential Slavic contribution to the genre. It’s the only explanation I can think of.

The idea that monsters can be understood, and spared because in the end they’re exhibiting human flaws, is such a powerful storytelling device.

Aerolfos 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Or Nier, which are inspired by and connected to Shadow of the Colossus in the same way as SotC is connected to Zelda (explicitly mentioned in the article)

xxs 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There are so few (2) succubi mutagens in Witcher3. Gotta do what you gotta do, 30% damage is nothing to scoff at.

lukwoz 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Came here to mention the same thing. It's one of the pillars of the whole Witcher saga, but most clearly it's visible in Sapkowski's short stories - The Lesser Evil, A Grain of Truth, A Question of Price, The Witcher, to name just a few.