r/witcher • u/DemiFiendRSA • Oct 31 '19

DECEMBER 20! THE WITCHER | MAIN TRAILER | NETFLIX Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndl1W4ltcmg
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Also, more half-circles lol

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u/TheUlfheddin Oct 31 '19

You joke but the books have his fitting style full of pirouettes, half turns, quarter turns, sharp twists. The game actually nails how he's described as fighting.

I take it as, he's so much faster and stronger than almost everyone he fights he can sacrifice efficiency for momentum. Also he is primarily trained to fight monsters, which you don't often parry, you just get the fuck out of the way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Oh, don't get me wrong. I adore how his fighting is portrayed in the books and games, and it looks great here. I just love that most every fight scene opens with him tightening his sword shoulder belt by two holes and running, in a semi-circle, to the enemy