If both need to be compared, odds are because they're both already very popular games that millions of people enjoy playing...
Another Apples to Oranges opinion video again.
Anyway loved both as each game fills a certain need.
I think when people say "the story", a lot of them are talking about the writing in general.
I think when people say "the story", a lot of them are talking about the writing in general.
CDPR won that legal battle without having to give him a dime, I believe. The agreement came later and seems to point to further colloboration. Not hard to imagine that CDPR's success and the TV show have changed Sapowski's outlook a bit.
Well the author was at fault can't blame CD Projekt.Sapkowski might be an asshole but he is an asshole that had a valid case according to Polish law .
CD Projekt did not win the legal battle. They settled. The exact details of the settlement are under NDA but Sapkowski originally demanded $15 million via a letter from his law firm published in October 2018.
Since CD Projekt reached an agreement with him that "satisfies and fully clarifies the needs and expectations of both parties, past and present", it stands to reason that a significant payment was made (the "satisfied" part) and that Sapkowski probably got a new deal involving royalties for the future use of The Witcher franchise instead of the original flat fee.
My guess would be that he did not get the full $15 million by far but only single digits but then possibly a fairly generous royalty deal to shut him up once and for all.
CD Projekt likely needed legal security and a settlement rather quickly in order to proceed with (pre-)production of the next Witcher game(s). They could not afford waiting for a long court battle that they would have likely lost due to the Polish law that enables an IP holder to demand extras when there is a gross discrepancy between the original agreement and the factual monetary benefits of the licensee.
This was apparently the case here since the original deal CD Projekt scored was almost literally a steal compared to the benefits they reaped.
Well the author was at fault can't blame CD Projekt.
He hated video games and underestimated how much money he could of asked for initially. Three games, a TV series, and countless book translations proved him wrong.
That polish law wouldn't fly in the US, we just call you an idiot. Look at Steve Jobs when Microsoft screwed him out of millions. Ask the man who invented MS-DOS as well.