Author: Nastassia "evewi" Nasko
It’s really hard to find a gamer that has never played The Witcher in the modern world. CD Projekt RED have created a game with a cult following that really breathed new life into the eponymous book series.During Geralt’s adventures, you always get distracted from the main goal. And that’s okay, because no one can turn down a game of Gwent! So let’s try and remember, what does this game within a game look like? Why are players so in love with this game? What problems were created by CDPR during the release of the independent Gwent game? And what…
From the mention in the book, to a quick made mini-game, to the separate collection card game, Gwent has evolved over the years.Today’s Gwent player base is mostly made up of people who started playing after ‘Homecoming’ ‘ the biggest update in the game’s history. Before this big event, Gwent still looked like a primary source from The Witcher 3. Still, a lot of people really liked it.Since ‘Homecoming’, many OG Gwent players claim the game is dead right now.To be honest, it’s a rather outrageous statement. The visual elements of the game became better ‘ each faction got their…