The Witcher 3 meets Sherlock Holmes, as Geralt gets ready to retire. Geralt has seen kings fall and cities destroyed, had a hand in the crumbling of empires, and even fought off a supernatural invasion. He has defended the realm against gods themselves, so it’s only right that he gets a rest. Blood and Wine lowers the stakes considerably, sending the titular Witcher to a land unravaged by war, where chivalry and aristocratic whimsy rule in place of the tyrants and criminals we’re used to..