We’ve previously reported on the announcement that CD Projekt Red’s Geralt of Rivia would star in SOULCALIBUR VI as a guest character. Though his inclusion may be off-putting to some, the game’s producer, Motohiro Okubo, believes the Witcher “fits right in” with the world of SOULCALIBUR. Mr. Okubo sat down with European game outlet Gamereactor during E3 2018 to discuss how The White Wolf become a guest character in the game.
I think in Soul Calibur the fans have come to expect a guest character as kind of a legacy of the franchise, so in Soul Calibur VI we really went to great lengths to create this very immersive world and setting, so when we were looking for a guest character we wanted a character who, when we dropped into the world, would just fit right in, and of all the characters Geralt stood out and we approached CD Projekt and they were very supportive of it. There’s been a very positive response, and it’s been an interesting working relationship with CD Projekt. […] There were a lot of feedback cycles that went into making sure that was in line with the character, and we went to even greater lengths to really nail the character. We brought the mocap actor to our studio in Japan and recorded him for the motion of Geralt, so I think if you’ve played The Witcher and you’re playing this game, you’re really going to see Geralt come alive in Soul Calibur VI. The SOULCALIBUR franchise has had a guest char...