Witcher 3 - Geralt’s Past, Present and Future

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt launches next month, so we thought it was the ideal time to take a look back at Geralt of Rivia's shadowy exploits in the previous two games, as well as mull over where the enigmatic protagonist is headed in this latest adventure – and where the series could go next on next-gen consoles.

Super-human warrior Geralt has starred in two video game escapades so far, but what you might not be aware of is that his origins lie in literature. The work of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher series of novels and short stories were first published back in 1986, and has since been translated into several languages as well as being adapted for film, television, comics and even a board game. The video game trilogy is based on the books but features all-new storylines set later in the narrative. Sapkowski considers them to be non-canon, despite the fact that their popularity has led to a massive spike of interest in the original books.