The Witcher 3 almost had a chain weapon 11 years ago, but the technology simply wasn’t there yet.
CD Projekt Red says the idea of giving Geralt a chain weapon existed during development of the original game, but various technical challenges made it impossible to implement properly.
Now, with the tech developed for The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, the team finally made it work, Geralt can use the chain to whip and lasso enemies,
It also fits the Andrzej Sapkowski’s books, where Geralt uses a chain fairly regularly.
CDPR says the weapon was particularly designed to work against some of the DLC’s new enemies