Original Witcher story lead says the surprise twist at the end 'was a mistake,' because instead of focusing on Geralt the sequel was forced into 'a story about witchers who are killing kings for some reason'
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Artur Ganszyniec says The Witcher's flashy ending cutscene was created largely without input from the story team.

Artur Ganszyniec says The Witcher’s flashy ending cutscene was created largely without input from the story team.