The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lead quest designer recalls the moment he suggested that one character be killed off, says the team's reaction was 'wide eyes and silence' — 'The weight of it is exactly what the act needs'

Ciri in The Witcher 3.

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lead quest designer Paweł Sasko says his suggestion to kill off a certain character shocked the team
• Sasko argued that "the weight" of the scene was exactly what the act needed
• He says the team ran into many technical difficulties during the Battle of Kaer Morhen questline

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lead quest designer Paweł Sasko has revealed that he shocked the development team into silence when he originally suggested killing off a certain character.