When discussing The Witcher 3's quests, there are many to choose from throughout the 100+ hour action-adventure game developed by CD Projekt Red, and the Blood and Wine expansion has one of its funniest. The award-winning Bloody Baron questline or the plot surrounding the Redanian king have powerful implications on the entire Witcher universe depending on the player's choices, and these two are often cited when discussing the game's quality of storytelling. Both of these are examples of The Witcher 3's darkest quests and ability to tell mature and serious stories about sensitive or controversial topics while still managing to make the quests engaging and rewarding for the player to participate in.
With the release of the game's two main expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, the writers also took the opportunity to explore different narrative approaches to quests, such as the Heart of Stone main quest involving a wedding with a twist, or the Blood and Wine quest involving a local statue's missing appendage. Both of these quests chose to focus instead on a more light-hearted escapade to thrust the seasoned monster-hunter into.
There is one side quest from the Blood and Wine expansion that tops them both in terms of humor. "Till Death Do You Part" is one of The Witcher 3's strangest moments and funniest side quests, and it can be picked up from an NPC named Charles Lanzano in the Clever Clogs Tavern. The quest involves Geralt being tasked with investigating some unusual noises coming from the Temple Graveyard after dark. A brief investigation leads Geralt to the source of the disturbance: the bickering spirits of the elderly couple Louis and Margot de Corentin.
Witcher 3's Till Death Do You Part Is Its Funniest Quest
In a departure from his usual sword-slinging methods, Geralt must play mediator in this marital dispute between the avid Gwent player and his pious wife. The quest has two different endings, depending on who the player chooses to side with, with each outcome offering a different reward for the Witcher's services. Players who have an interest in the card game Gwent or its associated quest Collect 'Em All will find that siding with Margot lands them two rare cards, the Vampire: Bruxa and Barclay Els, whilst siding with Louis will net the player a Steel Sword named Forged in Fire.
The quest's charm comes from its clever combination of the supernatural with the mundane. By taking the commonplace occurrence of a domestic dispute and immersing it into The Witcher's world of magic and the supernatural, the quest is instantly relatable to players while still different enough to make it a unique experience, one that feels unlike any of the other quests in the game, even compared to similarly rare, lighthearted Witcher 3 encounters.
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If the player opts to resolve the dispute by moving Louis de Corentin out of the tomb, they are treated to a scene which at first seems to show the Gwent enthusiast looking apologetically at his wife's tomb. The tender moment is quickly shattered when he proceeds to make a less than loving gesture in her direction before disappearing to his new tomb. Reddit user Anu_03 captured footage of the tender exchange (above) which serves as a perfect example of the moment that helps make "Till Death Do You Part" The Witcher 3's funniest quest.
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