While Elden Ring has dominated the action-RPG landscape of 2022, one player is helping fans anxiously awaiting The Witcher 4 with something to enjoy while they wait. Elden Ring's vast and open world has captivated audiences since last February. However, many RPG fans still have a soft spot in their hearts for 2015's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a game many still regard as one of the best open-world fantasy games ever made.
Thanks to the successful Netflix show and the incredibly well-received third Witcher game, the series has gained massive popularity in the last few years. The game's developer, CD Projekt Red, had an infamously rough launch with its following title, Cyberpunk 2077. However, fans continue to covet the compelling story and engaging gameplay featured in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Players control Geralt the Witcher, who can cycle between powerful magical abilities and uses customizable weapons and gear to battle monsters, warriors, and almost everything in-between. Although Elden Ring has a similar formula, one fan has demonstrated how fans of The Witcher games can transform Elden Ring into the closest thing they will get to a fourth Witcher game for some time.
Witcher fans now have a detailed guide on making their Elden Ring experience shockingly similar to playing as Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Reddit user FatgOd posted the helpful video detailing everything fans will need to make a near-perfect recreation of Geralt and his playstyle in Elden Ring. Unlike many of the game's customized characters, this build does not require any Elden Ring mods. The video below highlights the outfit, weapons, magical abilities, and even the items that help further the similarities between the two games' playstyles. Customizable potions and weapon grease also help add elemental buffs and increased damage.
The dramatic plot, series lore, and intriguing characters set The Witcher games apart from other action-RPGs. Unlike Elden Ring, The Witcher series is loaded with well-written characters who have a lot more to say and do compared to the many stoic and mysterious characters found in FromSoftware's latest game. However, Elden Ring's impressively tight and varied gameplay allows players the freedom to create a large variety of playstyles. Thanks to this, fans have been able to easily create their favorite characters to maximize their enjoyment of the game.
More than seven years after its release, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still being talked about in high regard. Recent news excited fans of the series with the announcement that work on The Witcher 4 has begun. It promises to start a new saga in the franchise's story while also being made on the gorgeous Unreal Engine 5. Fans also learned that the next-gen upgrades for Witcher 3 will, unfortunately, be released later than planned. However, thanks to FatgOd's helpful video, fans can now play through Elden Ring like it's a new Witcher game until The Witcher 4 finally releases.
Source: FatgOd/Reddit