Gears of WarandWitcherfans are in similar situations right now, at least a little. TheWitcherfans have been waiting for thecurrent-gen upgrades for Geralt’s last adventure, which CD Projekt Red recently confirmed would release sometime in Q4 2022. Although they are only rumors, many fans also believe that a Master Chief-style collection ofGears of Warwill release this year too, presumably with remastered versions ofGears of War 2andGears of War 3, at least.
However, beyond that, there are really no similarities between the two franchises. One is a third-person action RPG set in a fantasy world, while the other is a third-person cover shooter in a sci-fi world. Both have their fans, butThe WitcherandGears of War’s differences are like night and day, making a recent discovery by a fan somewhat mind-boggling.
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Redditor GlenMcCallum recently shared a discovery from a Bulgarian toy store, where the box depicts an unusualWitcherandGears of Warcrossover. It would appear that the toy was supposed to featureaGears of Warcharacter, as it is their armor, but the entire head is replaced by Geralt’s. The light hitting the box also proves that this is not a photoshopped image, or if it were, it’s a really good photoshop. Obviously, there was some photo editing to put Geralt’s head on aGearscharacter’s body, but the discovery itself appears genuine.
The weapon Geralt is holding is neither fromThe Witcheruniverse, nor theGears of War universe. Instead, it’s likely that this displays the brand of sorts associated with the toy weapon. Many fans have had a lot of fun with the idea that this is aGears of Warversion of Geralt holding a weapon named “Super Buttle Gun.” Of course, while the exact circumstances of this toy weapon are unknown, many had a field day mixing and matchingThe WitcherandGears of War.Hilarious comments include “Gears of Rivia,” “Geralt of War,” “Geralt Fenix” and instead of Witcher Schools, there’s the “Gears of Witchers.”
There are plenty of unique and interesting discoveries made like this all the time in the gaming community, such as oneSkyrimfan who found a Daedric Dagger Replica in a thrift store. Circumstances change, of course, and that was likely some fans’ personal project, while this toy appears to be some sort of bootleg, cross-over gone wrong (in the best of ways).
Either way, hopefully, fans will learn a little something about each of these franchises sometime in the near future. Beyond the aforementioned remasters and next-gen upgrades, fans know that anewWitchergame is in developmentand the Coalition will presumably continue withGears 5at some point.
