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Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a card game-it's based on Gwent-and also a "true Witcher RPG." If you're not quite clear on how that's going to work (which is entirely understandable), a new 37-minute video gameplay lays it all out.
The video begins with Nilfgaard's invasion of Lyria, then skips ahead (to avoid spoilers) to Meve's effort to break the siege of Dravograd. The full battle plays out, demonstrating the Gwent-style gameplay, resulting in a (and not so that spoiler), resulting in a controversy. the seat, or to keep money and resources focused on the bolstering the army.
"Some immediate, some far-reaching-eventually, a time will come when you have to deal with the consequences of making decisions," the narrator says.
From there, Meve takes the overmap and encounters a side quest, which results in a shortened battle: The rules are the same, but it only lasts for one round.
The core mechanics means that Thronebreaker is more likely to appeal to the game than to RPGers, but it looks like a legitimately fresh and interesting take on a genre that typically does not go in too heavily on narratives. It comes out on October 23 and is up for preorder now exclusively from GOG.
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