To allow newcomers to experience the overarching decisions and consequences of the previous titles, CD Projekt Red created a simulation that plays out during the initial part of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Those who did import their saves from Assassins of Kings got to skip this segment.
While you should definitely immerse yourself in roleplaying as Geralt and choosing what he would, some choices are objectively better than others based on their outcomes.
Warning: spoilers for all parts of Witcher 3 ahead.
Best Vizima interrogation answers in Witcher 3
Best vizima interrogation choices: 1. Killing Aryan La Valette
2. Siding with Vernon Roche
3. Saving Triss Merigold
4. Saving Sile de Tansarville
5. Sparing Letho of Gulet
Best Aryan La Valette answer
The opening of The Witcher 2 features a siege ordered by King Foltest. Geralt encounters Aryan La Valette, the enemy commander, and has the option to either kill or spare him.
Killed vs. Spared
Killing Aryan La Valette has some drastic consequences that come into play during the Broken Flowers main quest. Upon encountering Mary Louisa, Aryan’s mother, she either immediately calls Geralt a murderer and refuses to go to the races or, if Aryan is alive, agrees to, while Molly remains a housemaid.
The best answer in the Vizima interrogation here is the first one. It adds a dramatic weight to the questline and doesn’t change the difficulty at all. It also makes more sense, as Aryan was the commander of the enemy’s forces.
Best Roche or Iorveth choice
The first chapter of The Witcher 2 places Geralt in Flotsam, where he rescues his well-known pals, Dandelion and Zoltan Chivay. As the events unfold, Geralt can side with either Vernon Roche, commander of the Temerian “Blue Stripes,” or Iorveth, leader of the elven renegades Scoia’Tael.
Siding with Roche vs. Iorveth
This choice affects a sidequest associated with Vernon Roche that can unfold regardless of the decision made. However, if one picks the Iorveth path, Vernon Roche will forbid Geralt from entering his Partisan Hideout, making Geralt find another way inside.
Naturally, Roche would have a positive outlook on Geralt if he had sided with him and let him in, so this is a far better choice.
Should you save Triss or Anais?
This question’s choices are entirely based on what you chose in the previous interaction, as both decisions have separate questlines in The Witcher 2.
If you escaped Flotsam alongside Vernon Roche, you had two options: to save Geralt’s lover, Triss Merigold, or to aid Roche in rescuing Anais, Foltest’s daughter. Triss Merigold is one of the most popular characters in the Witcher franchise, and choosing her has a direct consequence in Wild Hunt.
A mage named Carduin will appear in Oxenfurt and be available as a talkable NPC. However, if you decide to help Roche and rescue Anais, nothing happens.
As a result, choosing to save Triss Merigold is the best option, providing you with extra flavor and content with Carduin in Oxenfurt.
Should you save Triss or Saskia?
The Triss option here is precisely the same as with Vernon Roche and has the same consequences. If you decide to side with Iorveth and help him lift the spell from Saskia, a dragon disguised as a human, there will be no general consequences, so we again believe that saving Triss Merigold is the better choice.
Should you save Síle de Tansarville?
Sile de Tansarville was a powerful mage who played a significant role in the assassination of King Foltest and other rulers. At one point, she is discovered by Letho of Gulet, who tampered with her Megascope.
You are faced with the choice of saving her or leaving her Megascope alone, leading to her death.
Saving Sile vs. leaving her to die
If Geralt saves Sile, she reappears in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. However, she ends up a prisoner beneath Temple Isle, Redania’s zealots of Eternal Fire headquarters.
They lead a campaign against mages, so she’s kept prisoner in a maximum security dungeon. As Yennefer can only teleport herself and one other person, Sile is forced to stay due to her weakness. Geralt can then choose to leave her to suffer or deal the merciful blow.
Leaving Sile to die in The Witcher 2 removes her from the following game entirely. It’s one of the game’s most dramatic moments, so during the Vizima investigation, you should pick option one: saving Sile.
Should you spare Letho in Witcher 3?
Letho of Gulet was the titular “Assassin of Kings” and played the primary role in the many regicides. When Geralt encounters him in The Witcher 2, he can either kill him or let him escape. Once again, this is one of the best character moments for Geralt, where he stands at the crossroads of loyalty to Foltest or to the Witchers.
Killing Letho vs. setting him free
Killing Letho is the most straightforward consequence. Geralt ends the mastermind of kingslaying. This results in his complete absence from The Witcher 3, which is a horrible outcome, as Letho is a great, layered character. The best option is to save him.
Saving him causes him to reappear during one of the many contracts Geralt takes on in The Wild Hunt. You can then go down a fantastic questline with Letho, Ghosts of the Past, and experience the true side of his character.
In the end, Geralt can send Letho to Kaer’Morhen, where he’ll be available as an NPC and much-needed help during the Wild Hunt’s siege.
| Question | Best Answer | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Killing or Sparing Aryan La Valette | Killing Aryan La Valette | This adds a dramatic and believable outcome to the previous game’s decisions. |
| Siding with Rocher or Iorveth | Siding with Roche | Vernon Roche and his comrades play a big part in The Witcher 3 again, and siding with them during the Vizima interrogation gives you access to them. |
| Saving Triss or Anais/Saskia | Saving Triss | Geralt doesn’t like to choose between two evils, but saving a very important friend is just what he would have done. This also adds an NPC that you can interact with. |
| Saving Sile de Tansarville or letting her die | Sile de Tansarville | Saving Sile de Tansarville adds a very dramatic and touching moment to The Witcher 3, even if the ultimate fate of the Sorceress remains the same. |
| Killing or Sparing Letho of Gulet | Sparing Letho of Gulet | Letho is a very deep and complex character, and sparing him adds one of the best sidequests to The Witcher 3. |
Most important choices
While most of the Vizima interrogation choices have no lasting impact on the main story of The Witcher 3, they still add a lot of lore flavor to an already rich game. Among the five questions Geralt is asked in Vizima, the most important ones are the fates of two characters: Triss and Letho.
Triss is simply one of the most important people in Geralt’s life, and he’d move mountains to save her from harm, while Letho adds even more ambiguity to the game full of gray morals.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do the Vizima interrogation choices affect the narrative?
A: While they don’t change the major plot points, they still affect the fates of several characters in a very meaningful way.
Q: Do I need to answer these questions if I played The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings?
A: If you have the save files ready, you can choose to import them instead.
Q: What’s the ultimate fate of Letho of Gulet?
A: If Geralt chooses to spare the big Assassin in the second game, he can help Letho take care of the past and start a new life.
