The Witcher 1 is rough, gangly, utterly idiosyncratic, and fine as it is, if you ask me. Nevertheless, it’s due an open-world remake courtesy of the devs over at Fool’s Theory, and it sounds like they aren’t squeamish about updating some of the, ah, more awkward parts of CDPR’s original 2007 classic.

In a chat with Edge magazine (via GamesRadar), Fool’s Theory CEO Jakub Rokosz said that he’s always “wanted a chance to give [The Witcher 1] the justice it deserved,” and that means being clearsighted about the various ways Geralt’s original videogame adventure falls down.

“First and foremost, we need an honest, down-to-earth analysis of which parts are simply bad, outdated, or unnecessarily convoluted and need to be remade,” Rokosz told Edge, but noted the need to still highlig…