Worst decision in The Witcher 3

Key things

• Geralt's decision v
  The Witcher 3
  it can have significant implications for the story and his relationships with other characters.
• Players are faced with morally dubious choices such as rejecting Ciri's wishes, betraying allies, or releasing dangerous entities for personal gain.
• The game presents players with nuanced dilemmas and showcases the complex and morally ambiguous nature of the fantasy world.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the most acclaimed open-world RPGs of all time, and for good reason. The game has a large and beautiful open world that players can spend dozens of hours exploring, as well as an enticing story in which they play as Geralt and must gather their “family” all while fighting the external threat of the Wild Hunt. an elite troop of elves from Aen Elle posing as wraiths and ghosts.

The Witcher 3 is not the most traditional RPG, as the default protagonist is Geralt of Rivia. He has an established personality and was a character in a book series, meaning he has an established moral compass and isn't as free to make decisions as a created character from another RPG. While Geralt is traditionally a good character, some are morally questionable, if not outright bad decisions he can make.

8 Refusing to visit Skjall

Deny Ciri the opportunity

Skjall is a minor character in the game and has a rather unfortunate fate. After Geralt and Yen travel to Skellige in search of Ciri, they come across a village that has been ravaged by the Wild Hunt. There they learn of Craven, a young man who abandoned his people and was thus dishonored after his death. However, it is soon revealed that he did this to save Ciri.

After learning that he has died, Ciri wants to visit Skjall's grave. Geralt can offer her support and be her company, or he can coldly deny her this opportunity. This breaks Ciri's heart and contributes to unlocking the bad ending, resulting in a strain in her and Geralt's relationship, as well as the players missing out on the opportunity to come to terms with the past.

7 Killing the Baron's Child

Forcing the Stillborn to Suffer

The Bloody Baron quest line is one of the most nuanced and morally gray stories in the game, touching on themes such as abuse and abortion. Geralt becomes a participant in the story of a broken family and at one point has the opportunity to dig up the Baron's dead child and use it to find his wife and daughter.

One way to do this is to turn the coward the child becomes into a benevolent spirit to guide the witcher. However, players can also murder the child right in front of his father, and while this is probably necessary, it ends up retraumatizing the Baron and hurting him even more.

6 Accepting payment for Ciri

Making a fool of Geralt

Another decision related to Ciri is seeing Emhyr var Emreys before hunting Imlerith in Velen. While taking her away isn't negative in itself, if the player chooses to do so, they are faced with another choice: whether to accept the coin that Emhyr promised for finding Ciri. If Geralt refuses the coin, Ciri is very proud.

However, if Geralt accepts the coin, Ciri feels as if Geralt has sold her to the Emperor and betrayed her. The scene itself is extended as the coin is counted, almost written to humiliate the Witcher and make the player regret the choice. The game is about getting the negative ending with Ciri at the climax of the main quest.

5 Forcing Godling out

Rejection of a peaceful solution

During Geralt's visit to Novigrad, he seeks the help of a woman named Corinne Tilly, but there's a problem: She suffers from endless nightmares. The witcher investigates and discovers that a Godling named Sarah is responsible. He now lives in Corinne's house and causes these dreams.

The witcher can interact with her and find a way to resolve the situation peacefully, but the player can also choose to banish her with burdock. This leads to Sarah leaving the house and retreating to the swamp, cursing Geralt and calling him a tactless jerk. This is quite a ruthless decision when a peaceful alternative was available.

4 Choosing both Triss and Yen

Adultery

Yennefer and Triss are the main love interests in the game, and while each has their preferences and reasons for choosing one or the other, the game also allows the player to confess to both in their respective quests. While this seems like a real possibility at first, the outcome is not so clear for Geralt.

Just before heading to Skellige, Geralt is invited to a threesome with Yen and Triss, but ends up being tied to a bed and left overnight, with Dandelion eventually coming to the rescue. Despite Geralt's opportunity to settle down, he may choose to become an adulterer and betray both Triss and Yen and end up alone.

3 Freeing the Spirit of the Tree

Aiding an ancient evil

When Geralt encounters the old women, they give him the task of destroying an ancient evil trapped under an old tree. Finally, when Geralt discovers the creature, he hears a suggestion: Free the ghost from its prison and set it free so it can free the children the old women are about to eat and then carry out their revenge.

While the ghost keeps its promise and frees the children, it also destroys a nearby village along with all its people. He remains free and can still deal damage with no way to stop it, meaning Geralt has released a very dangerous enemy in exchange for only a few lives saved, making him a questionable choice.

2 The destruction of Olgierd

Condemn the soul to torture

IN Heart of stonethe story centers on a man named Olgierd von Everec, at first glance a morally dubious and even reprehensible person, a ruthless warlord who has a history of harming members of his own family. However, the player learns more context that allows them to sympathize with Olgierd, including details of the contract he made with the mysterious Gaunter O'Dimm.

The climax of the expansion is an encounter with Olgierd in a remote location where Gaunter tries to retrieve his soul. The player can save Olgierd from his curse and allow him to seek redemption for his actions, but they can also stand by and allow Gaunter to force Olgierd into a life of eternal suffering and agony.

1 Kill Keira Metz

Killing a friend

Keira Metz is the friend of Geralt, Triss and Yen from the books. You meet her in Velen and she is assigned a story-related questline. It involves investigating the Mouse Tower and helping to find notes from an old wizard. This may eventually lead to a date and a little romance between Geralt and her.

However, Keira eventually steals the notes from Geralt and leaves him. This culminates in the two clashing, and if Geralt acts rudely and provokes Keira, they enter into a battle in which Geralt kills one of his friends, depriving himself of a powerful ally, all because of an unresolved misunderstanding.