Gone is the relatively muted tones of the main game’s Novigrad, Velen and White Orchard, replaced with a level of vibrance that I still hadn’t fully adjusted to, after over a dozen hours of play. Toussaint is a farming and winemaking ragion, where the sky is always an iridescent blue that contrasts sharply against the lush greens of the hills and grapevines. Toussaint is WILDLY different to any other location presented in The Witcher 3 while it is described in promotional materials as a ‘region untouched by war’, nothing sells this more than the colour palette. The biggest difference in the execution of this is that Blood and Wine takes place in an entirely new area, rather than being bolted on to the main zone of the vanilla game. Much like previous DLC, Heart of Stone, this expansion also contains a central narrative thread as well as various Witcher contracts, scavenger hunts and side-quests. must unravel to return Toussaint to its picture-perfect state once more. Investigating the Beast of Beauclair opens up a greater mystery that Geralt and co. A mysterious beast is stalking and killing famed knights in the city of Beauclair, and it’s up to the surly witcher to figure out what it is and how to stop it. Called to the area by a contract issued by its Duchess, Anna Henrietta – a former contact of Geralt’s. “Blood and Wine” takes place in the newly-added region of Toussaint – a picturesque and mountainous duchy inspired by southern France.

It’s a good thing then, that this last outing is a marathon rather than a sprint. It’s an amazing expansion to the game – and make no mistake, this fits the classification of ‘expansion’ in a way very few DLC do in the modern gaming landscape – but it’s also our last outing with CD Projekt Red’s version of Geralt of Rivia. Last week’s The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine expansion is a bittersweet proposition.

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