A surprising fan-made alteration of Geralt from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt shook players when a user known as PTRMO released a fresh adaptation titled Original Witcher. This mod reshapes the main character, granting him the same facial design as in the very first Witcher game from CD Projekt RED. PTRMO shared multiple in-game frames from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to illustrate how Geralt now resembles his younger self from the inaugural installment, highlighting a deliberate throwback in appearance.
The Original Witcher mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is freely downloadable and has been met with mixed reactions. A portion of the community welcomed Geralt’s new visage, praising the nostalgic link to the original game. Others criticized the alteration, with some noting that Geralt’s new look fell short of expectations and that earlier adaptations had achieved a more convincing blend of the two eras. It is also common for players to tweak not just Geralt’s appearance, but the visual design of other beloved characters as well, including Yennefer, Ciri, and Triss, often experimenting with alternate hair, scars, or attire to fit personal preferences.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt originally released in 2015. Reports circulated that a refreshed edition with updated graphics would arrive for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 in late 2022. Alongside this, CD Projekt RED has been publicly advancing work on a new installment, The Witcher 4, though it remains unclear whether Geralt, Yennefer, or Ciri will appear in the fourth chapter of the saga. The ongoing interest in revisiting iconic looks demonstrates how the Witcher universe continues to inspire fans to reimagine its characters, sometimes bridging the gap between generations of games while others prefer to preserve the original visual language that defined the series.