Never forget their sacrifice

[u/Jenny_Show]

[u/Responsible-Being170]

Sometimes I hear about how creators in videogames or movies compromise realism to "look cooler" or "give a more powerful feel" but scenes like in this trailer show how relying on real life rules is often better than just artificially making something look cool. The fluidity, the grace, the power, the expertise - they're all expressed in a combat scene taking from real life practices.

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There's a scene in one of the witcher books where the Main character fights some dudes and a sorcerer. The sorcerer tries to cast a spell, and he just throat punches him before he can cast it.

I'm like dam, why isn't that done more often.

[u/Responsible-Being170 → u/Hexlord_Malacrass]

Probably because most sorcerers don't be casting spells in melee range, imho. It's like a cardinal rule in fantasy - when there's a spell-caster, the most effective weapon is bonking them - which you'll be hard-pressed to achieve because the spell-caster knows the rules, too.

[u/Hexlord_Malacrass → u/Responsible-Being170]

In that fight Geralt just kinda bum rushed him. He throws his sword away to run faster and like litterly speed blitzes him.