I know it is hard to believe. Andrzej Sapkowski for whom doesn't know who he is, he is the writer of The Witcher that is one of the most famous book series in the world. Since last autumn there were frictions between Andrzej and CD Projekt RED, a Polish company that produced THE WITCHER game saga and that since few months was affirming that Andrzej popularity was increased because the game and because the collaboration with them.
Of course Andrzej didn't accepted the affirmations and said that for sure people bought the game only because they read the books first.
CD Projekt RED didn't reply to Andrzej affirmations but an answer came through Dmitry Glukhovski, writer of Metro (other book series used to create the game Metro), that attacked Andrzej saying that he is an arrogant son of a ..... and that he should only be happy to have received notoriety because the game saga.
By the way after this bad atmosphere on going since months Andrzej sold his copyright to CD Projekt RED for the symbolic amount of 9500 dollars.
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I didn't know it was a book series... So I really don't think the books were "one of the most famous book series in the world." (I mean, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones...)
That said, it sounds like this guy got ripped off. He still created it and should get a worthwhile share of the value...
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well the game is famous and make the books famous too. But I agree with you ;)
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Andrzej Sapkowski and "The Witcher" saga have definitely benefited from CD Projekt RED's game development. I admit that I have not read any of the books, but I have played all the games.
The Witcher would probably never have gotten the worldwide acclamation that it has had were it not for the games. Sure, the games are based on the books and so there is a correlation there but if the game was not projected in a captivating way then it would have been hard to get people's attention - maybe it would have died off after the first of the three games.
Some of the elements of the original story were interesting, but a lot of it played a small role, I think. What seems to have captivated people is the unusual approach to the genre - the smallest details, the ambiance, the sound effects, the music (very big factor), and the overall pace.
I remember playing a few other RPGs that were similar like The Elder Scrolls, Two Worlds, Fable, Dragon Age, Risen, but somehow I never quite felt pulled into them like I did with The Witcher - of course this is nothing but a personal opinion.
AS a last comment, I once watched a video where Andrzej Sapkowski was asked about how he felt about the success that the game(s) had, and what it meant for him since the books were the inspiration for that success. His response was something along the lines of "well, I don't know much about that and I don't really care that much for it; I simply wrote the books and I'm not into video games". It's not really arrogance, but some disdain could be felt in his response, mainly because the event was sponsored by CDPR and because he knows himself that his fantasy would not have grown were it not for them.
Is 9.5K a bad deal?
In retrospective, yes, it was a bad deal for him. But if you take into account that he himself wasn't able to measure the potential of his creation and the creation that he would allow to become, then the answer becomes "yes, good deal... or so it seemed at the time"
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ok I agree with almost everything... I was playing too to the elder scrolls and dragon age. 9.5k is a very bad deal but if you consider the high volume of books sold well then it will be ok.
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now he gets that deal with Netflix. I'm sure he'll ask more than 9.5k.
*Should CDProjectRed also get some money, because they were the ones who skyrocketed The Witcher to stardom?
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good point! Will see
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