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Okay, so imagine this: you’ve been wandering through a game for like, what, a bajillion hours? Well, not a bajillion, but 1,000 hours still feels like a feat, right? That’s what happened to some Witcher 3 fan. They were just bumbling around the vibrant chaos that is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt—seriously, it’s like one big mess of monsters and magic—and then BAM! They stumble across a little hidden gem. Turns out you can save some random dude from being roasted alive outside Novigrad’s gates. Like, where was this guy hiding the whole time?
So yeah, this gamer missed it for ages. We’re talking years because the game dropped in what, 2015? And here they are, fighting off the same monsters and still managing to miss this scene. Maybe it’s easy to overlook—or maybe we’re all just perpetually lost in video games. That feels real.
Oh, and this game isn’t just some throwaway thing—it’s a legend by now. Ports on everything from the PS5 to the Switch, keeping those hardcore fans busy. It’s all about our guy Geralt who talks to folks, slashes at beasts, and has a real moment or two.
But back to our player and Reddit (of course Reddit!). Some user named… err, something like Skip13ayles—I can never pronounce these usernames right—posted a video showing how they saved this guy being barbecued by witch hunters. Iconic, I know! They even joked about spending all that time in-game and never knowing. Who could blame them when there’s so much happening all the time?
Once the wannabe bonfire survivor’s saved, he’s like, a sorcerer named Moritz. Got nabbed for using magic—typical. But if you manage to save him, you can chat afterward—thanks to a quest called “A Matter of Life and Death.” Real dramatic, the title.
What’s strange is you could scold Moritz for pointing you out at a party—you know, a masquerade one (fancy)—or tell him about Triss Merigold. She’s all wrapped up with mages plotting an escape from some evil king. Anyway—oops, lost my place—if I remember right, if you do this follow-up quest, Moritz seems to book it with the other mages. Sweet, huh?
And now we wait. Witcher 4 better have this same energy. I mean, Ciri might need to save more poor souls like Moritz. Who knows what she’ll face?
Man, games like this sure have a way of making 1,000 hours seem like just the start, don’t they?
