When The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered launched in September, it finally introduced official mod support on console, with the first hefty offering now having arrived.
‘Tales of The Witcher: Cintra’ is available to enjoy on PlayStation, as spotted by Twitter/X user Jebin_wa, with the generous player-made expansion featuring a whopping 12 quests set across roughly five hours of content.
“Pretty cool to see, what I assume, is the first big mod available on PS5,” they noted, and we completely agree.
‘Tales of The Witcher: Cintra’ originally surfaced on NexusMods for PC users and is the work of creator gerwant30.
Rather than extending the narrative of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it actually transports you to “a new world in a different time” and is set “long before the events of the books and games”.
Players have the opportunity to experience a brand new story as they take on contracts within an equally new world, killing plenty of monsters along the way.
“In Cintra, like anywhere else, people spin whatever yarns come to mind, especially after a few tankards of vile beer. One of those tales, mumbled by a dying hearth, is a legend,” begins the Geralt-narrated synopsis.
“It all started with a simple job. A contract near Hilden. But on-site, after finding the tracks, things started to get complicated. I decided to play the hero again.
“Whispers of a gang called the ‘Blue Rose’ are spreading through the villages. They’re not fanatics praying to some forgotten saint. They’re a band of cutthroats who discovered that there’s real power slumbering beneath the old legend.
“And me? As usual, I walked right into the middle of this swamp. Instead of a simple job, I got tangled up in a conspiracy reeking of greed, blood, and black magic. I’ll have to untangle it. My way.”
It’s something to keep you busy until Songs of the Past arrives
The mod will take you to the kingdom of Cintra plus the village of Hilden, as well as several additional surrounding regions.
Again, there are a total of at least 12 quests, with that split up into six main quests, three side quests, and three minor quests with the mod’s creator noting that it should take you five-hours to reach full completion.
Gerwant30 recently posted that they’d added the mod’s “final quest” so the offering may have been extended.
This mod also overhauls The Witcher 3’s economy, so that players earn money predominantly through monster-hunting as opposed to selling stuff.
‘Tales of The Witcher: Cintra’ has thousands of downloads and PC, with plenty of players offering extensive positive feedback.
“Very good work with the mod, with lots of details and attention to it. In particular, the design of boss fights, each of them felt special and dangerous,” wrote one player.
“It is so Witcher 1 vibe with everything. Thank you for this experience,” added another.
Of course, an official expansion is on the way in 2027 in the form of Songs of the Pastbut if you’re looking for something to satiate your appetite now, particularly on PlayStation which was previously devoid of mods, ‘Tales of The Witcher: Cintra’ is it.
Featured Image Credit: Gerwant30
