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That-Requirement-285 t1_iugezde wrote

Honestly, I do not think the books would be that popular without the games. Cirilla is ridiculously overpowered and almost every character wants to rape her or falls in love with her to the point of absurdity, very few characters get any development except for the main ones, most of the villains are either utterly incompetent and unlikable like Philippa and Radovid or get defeated in a very anti-climatic way.

Also, Mistle and Ciri are portrayed rather romantically even though she basically sexually assaults Ciri. Everybody wants to rape her. Girls, boys, sorcerers, relatives etc.

Meanwhile, the games give a bigger role to Triss, Shani, Djikstra, Philippa, Syanna, Henrietta, other sorceresses like Keira etc. They also integrate elements from stories like The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny in the form of side quests.

The first two books were the best because Sapkowski is WAY better with short stories.

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Live-Needleworker-60 OP t1_iugfoo4 wrote

Agreeeeed. All of this. I HATED Mistle. That whole subplot was repulsive to me. I haven’t played the games yet but I’ll get to it eventually I’m sure.

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That-Requirement-285 t1_iugh3s7 wrote

Honestly thought that Mistle could’ve been handled well if Sapkowski ever actually acknowledged in the text that she, a rape victim herself, sexually assaulted Ciri but that shit is like a romance.

It reminds me of those garbage 80’s romance novels for housewives where the main man treats the heroine terribly but they fall in love anyway. It’s comedy.

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