CD Projekt Red has just announced the release date of its upcoming next-gen exclusive open-world action role-playing video game called The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Being third installment in the game's series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt features almost all the characters that were present in the previous games in the series. Here is a screenshot/GIF comparison showing how the characters of The Witcher 3 look like in next-gen visuals compared to the characters in the previous games.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Characters Compared to Previous Games in The Series - Characters Rendered in Next-Gen Visuals Look Stunning

Scheduled to release on Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt concludes the story of the witcher: Geralt of Rivia, who is the protagonist of the game's series and the previous games cover the start and median of his story. The game is said to feature absolutely stunning next-gen visuals and dynamic in-game environments. It was not developed for the previous gen consoles because, according to the developer, the game needs much more hardware potential.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt features the same main characters that were shown in previous games Thanks to NeoGAF, we have a screenshot/GIF comparison that compares the characters of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt rendered in next-gen visuals with the characters of The Witcher and The Witcher: Assassins of Kings rendered in last-gen visuals. This comparison shows how a generation gap can change the entire looks of the in-game characters. Of course, older characters are no match for the upcoming one's that will be rendered with whole new technology and hardware.

The comparison goes like this: In each pair, the screenshot shows one character from The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of the Kings and the GIF, taken from the recently release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt E3 trailer, shows the same character in next-gen visuals. In each screenshot, character at the left is from The Witcher and character at the right is from The Witcher 2.



Geralt of Rivia (Screenshot: The Witcher 1/2 - GIF: The Witcher 3)



Triss Merigold (Screenshot: The Witcher 1/2 - GIF: The Witcher 3)



Dandelion (Screenshot: The Witcher 1/2 - GIF: The Witcher 3)

Eskel (Screenshot: The Witcher 1 - GIF: The Witcher 3)

Vesemir (Screenshot: The Witcher 1 - GIF: The Witcher 3)





Lambert (Screenshot: The Witcher 1 - GIF: The Witcher 3)





King of the Wild Hunt (Screenshot: The Witcher - GIF: The Witcher 3)



