Evaluating Kingdom Come Deliverance - Warhorse Studios' Bohemian Rhapsody

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Kingdom Come Deliverance really impressed me the first time I played it, and I'd like to take an hour or two to explain why. Or something like that.
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Songs:
Most of the Kingdom Come Deliverance OST
Sanctuary Guardians from the Earthbound OST
White Bird (Part II) from the Ace Combat 5 OST
Chad theme (you know the one)
The sleepy time song from Final Fantasy IX
Timestamps:
00:00- Intro
04:26- Setup, mechanics, character stats
34:59- Main quest part 1
47:37- Low to mid side quests
59:03- War Thunder ad
01:00:35- Top tier side quests
01:13:12- Main quest part 2
01:57:16- Final thoughts
02:06:31- Outro
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[@TheSaltFactory]

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[@LimitBreakr424]

Hey man hope all turns out well and y'all don't get got by the suddenlies 🙏

[@wigotho]

Yaaas well worth the wait. Keep on keeping on in your own time man.

[@Oakoms]

hey man it was worth the wait, keep up the good work. your so close to 500k

[@Greynigma]

You always put out good content, and I'm always happy to wait for the next installment because of that. Keep it up fella!

[@dbsensei7963]

Love your content bro I can't tell you how many times I've watched your fallout videos looking forward to making this one of my bedtime watches

[@Vicstier]

KCD is one of my favorite games of all time for the sheer fact it is so immersive. I don’t feel like the chosen one. Hell I don’t even feel like a knight. This game truly makes you feel like every single step you take is earned. Thanks for highlighting this game Salt.

[@SIX598]

I'm still waiting for a sequel...

[@bunnylovingbastard]

I remember when I finally started being able to take on 2 people at once in combat... Now THAT was progress 😎

[@gewuerzwanze5627]

When i started the game i was belittled by nobles, ripped off by merchants and generally a muddy peasant. Only game of its kind

[@thealchemist69666]

I just took a big Henry

[@zephyr8072]

Find it immersive being an unhygenic loser do you?

[@090giver090]

Regarding sabotage: it actually does have impact. If you burn arrows there will be less archers against you during the assault. If you poison the food, there will be less fighters opposing you. Also, if you navigate the camp in open helmet there is a chance that you stumble upon the guy who gave you first sword lesson in the tutorial village. Of course, he will immediately recognise and raise the alarm. Oh! And the scene where Henry dressed as Cuman has to improvise when he gets addressed by other Cuman in Hungarian - pure gold :))

[@brittislove]

always wondered what happened to that guy. Guess we killed him :p

[@theTOASTYsupreme]

Speaking of improvising, the part where Henry has to say the prayers at the monastery was the most awkward but funniest shit I've ever done

[@090giver090]

@@theTOASTYsupreme And him putting together a sermon on the go (with severe hangover no less) really shows that he's actually quite a quick-witted kid 😆

[@willroth7521]

@@090giver090 it’s so sad because you can completely missed that if you just pass a speech check with the priest and that’s one of my favorite quests in the entire game

[@jesperashera]

​@@theTOASTYsupreme yeah that quest blew my mind. Crazy how one quest can lead you down the craziest paths.

[@Frostbiite59]

Starting the game as a blacksmiths son who didnt even have the ability to read felt so incredibly rewarding as you worked your way up in the world. Loved KCD

[@Davidofthelost]

Working up your skills in combat, sneaking, and even simply learning to read felt incredible. Going from getting beaten easily to being a real monster able to take on multiple armored enemies or slitting their throats as they slept. Blew away every AAA game for me.

[@sotakoira1390]

To me it was a huge tone setter that you couldn't even read at the start. Usually with games like these your parents happened to value education and local priest was a family friend and taught you. I also ended up loving Henry, the fact that I get to play as someone instead of total self insert blank canvas and his story was cool. My favorite thing was that he doesn't always get what he wants, he isn't the chosen one, you don't get to avenge your father and you don't get the sword back. It makes me feel like there's realities in the world that even you, the player character, cannot break. (Yes, Henry became absolute juggernaut and took a huge leap in the society by the end of the game, but I can buy that.)

[@jackdaone6469]

Of course, getting his father’s sword back is probably gonna be in the sequel. But yeah, starting the game as an illiterate character was cool, and one of the things I absolutely LOVED doing was finding new books to read to level up the Reading skill once I’d undertaken the quest to learn. I feel like that’s what Henry, himself, would have done once he’d finally figured out the basics of reading. So it was a wonderful moment of connecting me, the player, to the character I was playing. THAT is immersion.

[@kinagrill]

and your family is even in a good position.... but medieval so that just means 'less shitty than the rest of the farmers and villagefolk'. Ya know, by comparison.

[@Ptollemios]

From what I understand, its a pretty large historical misconception that peasants didn't know how to read. They needed to know how to read in order to use road signs and read important documents and such. The real issue is that none of them could read latin, which was the language the bible was written in, which was very important to everyone at that time.

[@sotakoira1390]

@@Ptollemios It probably depends highly on the region and where they lived. Education from my understanding varied wildly. If you had access to school you probably learned how to read, but if you didn't have access to books, you wouldn't be very good at it. If you don't have education or books at home it's unlikely you would learn how to read. Many kids were kept out of schools (in country where I live) to have them help with running the farm and parents didn't see value in education (or helping with the farm was deemed more important). What comes to roadsigns, you don't need to know how to read to use them for most part. Even kids recognize their own names way before they can read. I traveled in Greece where I do not know the alphabet and did just fine.Also people didn't travel too much and you can always ask people for directions.

[@thebadwolf3088]

Oh we're getting the sword back, sooner or later.

[@Legiion513]

The concept of starting from near-complete powerlessness and gradually becoming unstoppable is something I wish more games would implement.

[@OfficialChrissums]

theres nothing gradual about it. Ride back to your destoryed village, watch the high level enemies there kill each other, then sneak in and steal a full set of top tier plate and high level weapons and youve gone from lowly peasant to unstoppable murder machine in like 5 minutes. Also they respawn so once a week you can ride back, reloot, and sell the proceeds for huge cash.

[@Darduel]

@@OfficialChrissums not really because you still can't swing a sword to save your life and it is reflected from your low stat but also (if it's your first run) by your lack of knowledge of swordfight which has big learning curve and really empowers that "rise to greatness feel"

[@jeremiahthepisces5493]

aint that every rpg every skyriom cough cough

[@090giver090]

@@jeremiahthepisces5493 Nope. In Skyrim character (and player) at least knows how to use any weapon from the get-go 😉

[@teamdraco1237]

@@jeremiahthepisces5493 for some reason in skyrim at a point u start sneaking and using a bow and never go back lol

[@darnchacha1632]

The most memorable thing about this game to me will be going to bury my parents, then coming back to a town full of people excitedly saying "hey look Henry is back" over and over again without pause in a bugged loop, Followed by the Guard at the Gate praising god before instantly launcing straight up into the air past the clouds like the fucking rapture hit. All within 1 minute, I had really experienced no bugs up to that point, and after a couple hours to just have that all hit at once, It floored me. Good game god be praised

[@TheMissing8]

😆 That's incredible.

[@AdolfHitler-pm3lc]

I started on hardcore and was burned at the stake during the prologue in skalitz because I stole 4 pieces of charcoal

[@Splunkster]

@@AdolfHitler-pm3lc Adolf how aren't you dead

[@ethandaley69]

Jesus Christ be praised!!

[@Liesmith424]

"Jesus Christ be praised!"

[@friedipar]

1:23:36 Btw, Runt is the only enemy that Henry must kill over the course of the game everyone else can technicaly be sneaked past, get killed by allies or get taken out by non-lethal means. This also gives you an added dialogue with Johanka when she asks you about the sins you've commited, stating that Runt was the only human life you've ever taken

[@gabojill19]

And here I am, speedrunning the Cuman Killer perk, stabbing mofos in their sleep.

[@UltraProchy]

@@gabojill19 me killing all the cumans that chase you at the start to minmax

[@siriusczech]

I am playing Merciful right now and the amount of ways to kill enemies without them being accredited to you is astonishing! Poison, bleeding, dog kills, horse tremples, knockouts and drownings/pushing into abbys from some ledge ... if not trying merciful, I would not get to use half of these at least :D

[@Elenrai]

THAT is the gamer approach "AH! XP! CMERE!!!"@@UltraProchy

[@hammerdr00d]

Merciful playthrough was one of my favorite. So much thinkin out of the box how to solve some quests without killing anyone.

[@yeahnahman4217]

My biggest gripe with this game, it ends as the story feels like it about to kick off and it leaves me hanging for more

[@looinrims]

Seriously I was like ‘alright that was an awesome Act 2!’ Then it was like ‘nope!’

[@philomathist6899]

Well at least we have KCD 2 to look forward to!

[@ghorstbusters6238]

@@philomathist6899what have you heard?

[@thebadwolf3088]

@@ghorstbusters6238 Warhorse Studios is making a new game

[@ashrafothman9925]

@@thebadwolf3088 And apparently the devs are dropping hints that an announcement will come sometime this year. Here's hoping!

[@Exaltable]

The Miller thing was a stereotype for Millers to be seen as thieves in some parts of Europe especially with some of the historical fiction of the era lending to this depiction. No idea if how common it was for average people to accuse Millers but this is something I learned about since I have a Miller last name in my family, and they study Medieval history.

[@tommyscott8511]

The Miller's Tale from The Canterbury Tales covers elements of this, and his introduction in The General Prologue

[@billder2655]

from my memory of chaucer, millers were usually depicted as conniving, I'm pretty sure one gets cuckolded by some bloke who he tries to con -- but that only reflects one english perspective

[@billder2655]

@@tommyscott8511 you beat me to it :(

[@kingti85]

Ya the miller in pentiment seems like a real bastard too

[@bellewether4534]

As another medieval historian, I can second this!! There was also a really common trope about millers cheating folks out of flour by putting their thumb on the scale while weighing. It's a possible origin of the phrase "tipping the scales."

[@Jinars.]

That part about Johanka was so accurate. She complains about the custodian for being sleazy and then she tells you he's not that bad after you stand up for her and get thrown in jail for it. I was so angry with her lmao that I started only caring about doing my job and interacting with her as little as possible.

[@lothara.schmal5092]

An unfortunate reality of the time, women in general were kinda obligated to be tied to a man, and seeing as he was the only wealthy one around, even if she actually doesn’t much like him, it was the smartest/culturally accepted thing to think/do

[@L337P1R4735]

@@lothara.schmal5092 I wondered if this is what they might be going for. Does it chafe our modern thinking, yeah, and that's probably why they included it. I think the goal was to show this reality of the time but without beating you over the head with it, mileage may vary.

[@lothara.schmal5092]

@@L337P1R4735 Indeed, the thing that’s hard to capture I feel, is the true social acceptance of something that isn’t moral to us. In most stories we’d have a woman who is being harassed very much overtly despite constant protests, and that fights it as someone of the modern world would, seeming surrounded by those of the time, when in fact, even to them it was natural and accepted. It’s a hard thing, to show such a reality without being way to obvious, or seeming to condone it.

[@iamcool544]

At the time the fact he wasnt actively raping her means hes a kind gentleman suitor.

[@noxlunesia]

From what I know, there were socially accepted "rules" of courtship, one of which for women being that they did have to deny and refuse a certain amount of times before accepting someone's advances, otherwise they'd be looked down on as too promiscuous. That's likely what she was doing, but with our modern perspective it looks a whole lot more genuinely like she's just flat out saying "no". Old times were dumb.

[@EmoScreamoForever]

I looked this up recently bc I always wondered why the Game of Throne armies were so small. Yeah fielding troops and gathering enough loyal people was incredibly hard during the medieval period most major battles were in the 1,000-10,000 range so a bandit army versus a few lords being only 100 v 100 sounds about right.

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

Yeah, in medieval times armies had to live off The Land. Even 100 guys trying to find food For themselves was difficult, not to mention The diseases, their families And other followers, etc. It was incredibly different type of warfare Back then

[@abecadlo15]

When i was working at a archeological site of a 10th century settlement in northern Poland, I was told by one of the actual archeologists that in a settlement with 100-200 inhabitants, you would only have a couple warriors, and no one else would know how to use weapons

[@Leaf8823]

It has everything to do with population.

[@abecadlo15]

@@Leaf8823 Population and technology, for example the better your farming technology is, the less people you need to produce enough food, so you have more people that can potentially be soldiers

[@Skyforger23]

GoT was still a "TV Production" - meaning HBO couldn´t pay for sth like 5000 statists fully clothed army or full on CGI AAA Movie like. Yet they managed to produce some of the best fighting scenes which will never be forgotten.

[@budders9958]

I found it interesting how you mentioned it felt more like an older RPG. In fact, it's exactly how RPGs are suppose to play. The industry went in the wrong direction and started to turn RPGs into basically action/adventure games with some customization elements.

[@thx4wrry]

This is one of those games that I find myself going back to every year to scratch that real RPG immersion itch. Really hope a sequel comes out soon!

[@hunter_0221]

I agree, the combat style may be an acquired taste but it's extremely fulfilling to master it, and you have ample time to do so at the training grounds. I am torn between if they should keep it for the sequel or opt for something more flashy and easy-to-grasp. I'm also pretty sure I once read they are actually working on a sequel, but to be fair, that one's just a matter of time now. Although it's mind-boggling to consider this game is FIVE years old now. And I haven't played in FOUR and still remember everything vividly. In one and a half years I played 271 hours according to my Steam account. This game stuck with me that much. By the way: You scratch an itch, not the other way around.

[@thx4wrry]

@Hunter_02 Thanks for pointing out the mistake in my commit, I appreciate it. I personally love the system but I totally understand why it would turn people off. I think the cult following this game has, making an easier to play less immersion heavy game would be a disservice to fans. However, from a developer standpoint I can totally see why they would do this.

[@0rangaStang]

@thx4wrry Unfortunately a friend and I bounced off this game because of the combat. Loved everything else but combat was too much of a turnoff. It always felt like if it was tweaked a little bit it would have been good enough for me.

[@conformistbastard9842]

@@0rangaStang I don't care what anybody says, you're right the combat is atrocious lol I absolutely love this game, but the fighting needs some serious tweaking for the sequel. I appreciate the realism but the swordplay is just a little too much.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

Yeah, there's nothing quite like KCD, I *really* want a sequel.

[@DarthZombie510]

Kingdom Come is a unique game. The premise of making a game that values historical accuracy is already far-fetched, but to have a game that does this WITHOUT crippling the gameplay was something I thought to be science-fiction. And my personal leaning mandates that I laud how it managed to portray a slice of European history that is otherwise unknown to most Westerners.

[@xBINARYGODx]

except of course its not actually that accurate, it only feels that way because you are used to fantasy games.

[@DarthZombie510]

@@xBINARYGODx It's not 1:1 accurate, but it does a pretty damn good job covering a lot of historical facts. In terms of RPGs, it's easily one of the most accurate in this regard.

[@dwarvensphere1094]

​@BINARYGOD it's such a micro scale that accuracy is a difficult thing to judge

[@bebiswhale4306]

@@xBINARYGODx yea of course its not because its a damn video game. in real life if your town and village was butchered yea yuo dont really have a chance at doing shit, thats why they created the game in the exact way they did to give some sort of incentive to this serf henry to find a sword made by his father and give it to his lord as promised and to serve his lord and live a life of adventure. if you truly want a 1:1 accurate feudal game then go play a serf farming simulator have kids and die. the game needs to take initiative where it can to turn it into a cool game to play while also having realistic mechanics and story.

[@kirklandsignaturebarbarian3814]

You editing Godwin’s sermon together with Henry’s actual delivery was a great touch

[@InsanityCorner]

The forests in this game, man... They gived me flashbacks to the time i was hiking with my grandparents through forests as a kid. I don't know what warhorse did with them, i guess something about the lighting, but they look and feel so realistic to me. I love this game

[@billyhargreaves9758]

From what I understand, they scanned actual forests from locations close to historical locations and used those scans to build up the forests. No other game has captured the essence of a european forest quite as well as KCD

[@grimoireweiss5203]

Lightning? It's pretty obvious why you like them because they recreated very realistic looking forests. Not many games have good forests and this one just nails every aspect of it. It just looks and sounds like a forest. With the amount of detail it has I fully believe the guy who said that they scanned them. Some games just put a lot of attention into areas which naturally will create a strong feeling of being immersed in a game. Witcher 3 forests are good but it's clear they weren't as big as a focus like in KCD. Witcher 3 puts a lot of effort into some details like land building.

[@Rizzbulla]

It's the density

[@fidalf99]

Aye, it's uncanny how similar it feels to forests and areas in today's southern Bohemia.

[@ThommyofThenn]

The torch lighting while riding through the woods by night was something that stood out to me, having never played this. Lighting can be subtle or dramatic, I liked how the torch struck a balance between greatly illuminating the immediate area yet you still felt lost in the darkness. Reminds me of Doom 3 since I watched an amazing analysis of it last night and they were explaining why that game's lighting was so effective

[@JoshFingerhut]

In the Canterbury Tales, Piers the Plowman, and (I assume) other medieval literature, millers are portrayed as devious and untrustworthy. Farmers often suspected millers of skimming flour from the grain they milled for them. I guess making all the millers in the game part of criminal network is how that vibe got translated.

[@Killer-vi4ih]

Millers were shady people. This game got that vibe perfect.

[@myopiniongoodyouropinionbad]

My first playthrough was on Hardcore mode. So glad I did. The first few levels were like a horror game.

[@NovaTrap1312]

I actually started over after finishing half the game in normal mode in order to play hardcore mode. I have never looked back, hardcore mode is beautiful and KCD is the best rpg I have ever played, closely followed by Enderal and Underrail.

[@JoesandBros]

The amount of ankles I broke in hardcore mode haunts me to this day

[@DemonBlanka]

I love hardcore mode... except for the saving. I like the idea of the saving system but unfortunately the game is way too buggy for it, it's not fun to lose 4 hours of training to a crash and given that the game already has exit saves I really question why you weren't allowed to just save over the exit save at any time, if I really wanted to I could just restart the game to create a save at any point, why not just give me the convenience to do it normally in case the game crashes like it did oh so many times. But yeah, I really like the idea but the stability of the game kills it for me, had to download an infinite save mod.

[@hawaiianrobot]

@@NovaTrap1312 a fellow man of taste and refinement, I see!

[@ofrenic]

​@@DemonBlanka That sounds so annoying. I used to experience random crashes on console but since i moved to PC I havent had a single issue. Even with a handful of mods, it's been stable.

[@UrsusUrsa]

KC:D holds a dear spot in my heart because I pre-ordered and started playing while I was 18 and had the bombshell dropped on me that my dad wasn't my bio dad legit a day or two before it was revealed in game to Henry and it felt like the Universe really showing me some attention. I think I probably had an entirely unique experience nobody else can share with this game and while I already loved it to begin with that experience cemented it in my memory forever

[@theundergrad5994]

Powerful stuff. I don’t believe in coincidences.

[@JimTheWolf]

same thing happened to me, same day though. 23 and me is clairvoyant

[@blackhat4206]

Interesting coincidence, to be sure. I bet it made the game that much more impactful.

[@kingdarkhorse3156]

I hope you and your dad are doing alright

[@Davidofthelost]

A tip about being an archer, release when your knuckle is over the target. Also in Skalitz find a guard that’s alone and sneak behind him. Save then knock him out. You can store stuff in your family’s chest and retrieve it when the town is sacked. Keep any bow and arrow off of the guard and lure the sheep near the training area up against the wall and start shooting after taking training so no one will catch you. The sheep respawn and build up archery to the point of not needing to worry about taking damage.

[@Srab23]

I really like how low key hilarious you are. You have this consistent tone when you're describing the gameplay and them BAM out of nowhere you add some comedy editing that hits really hard because it's so infrequent. You got me good with 1:02:02

[@grey8066]

i was looking for someone else to mention this 😭

[@mikedrop4421]

Yeah, I fell for the whole "ventriloquist" magic bed bit for long enough to laugh out loud when I realized how stupid I was

[@xyonblade]

I've been able to get to level 17-18 in Herbalism just in the "tutorial level" before Henry finishes the chores for his dad and it hits the fan.

[@UrsineArms]

You can also murder cows and sneak knock out peasants, and can get your strength and sneak high enough to murder guards and leave Skalitz with a full set of armor

[@flagondragon1854]

Interesting both of you thanks for the info @Jester Crest

[@skinnyweeny2178]

And ruin the early struggle that the game offers? That's just the wrong way to play it.

[@GaussedUp]

@@skinnyweeny2178 Work smarter not harder

[@UrsineArms]

@@skinnyweeny2178 people will play the game however they please

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

The progression arc in this game is just a fucking _MASTERPIECE!_ Steadily climbing from stick-fighter to walking apocalypse machine was just so incredibly satisfying, and it also goes for the reading, the alchemy, and so much more. I just love this game so goddamn much!

[@McDermottHorse]

A cool history deep dive about fifteenth century Bohemia that I happen to know is that there weren't any giant, flying, flame-breathing reptiles. And the devs honored the history perfectly! Pretty cool to see a game developer really do their homework.

[@ThommyofThenn]

It must have been fun for the developers to decide what to keep ..more "irl" based and what elements of fantasy to incorporate. Like what is too video gamey and what's not. I guess it must have been a judgement call

[@thychozwart2451]

They do have bias against the cumans, but that's because they're painted as the enemy in a bohemian story

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@thychozwart2451 haha cuman like the cumin spice almost

[@Thedennati]

​@@thychozwart2451😂 Yeaaa, it's rather difficult to paint an invading army or murdering, pillaging and raping mercs as the heroes of the story.

[@jimbeaux89]

I’m so thankful for this game. It truly is a diamond in the rough. Thank you Warhorse, for bringing me my favorite game of all time. It truly is mind blowing that this was produced by a kickstarted, independent developer. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. We’ve had great games given to us by smaller studios, but nothing to this size, scale and quality. And quality truly is the best term I can describe KCD. That, and best game ever. ..at least to me.

[@BloodyKilley]

1:21:53, so since what sabotage does is not explicitly stated, I'll say right here. If you hit all the arrows, the archers will have 5 or so arrows each then be out. If you poison the food pots then the enemy will have half their normal health. Doing have the sabotage leads to help results. Half the pot poisoned only half the enemy will be weaker. Half arrows burnt means the archers will have 10 or so arrows. Hopes this helps anyone who didn't know

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

You gotta have an immense level of patience to fully enjoy this game. Once you get over the learning curve it’s payoff is absolutely worth it

[@Ave_humanity676]

People just wanna pay to win tbh

[@Ave_humanity676]

It's like the difference between sport and gambling one is fun one is a sign of power and money

[@Ave_humanity676]

That's why the illuminati wants to make sport/gamble the same thing

[@SuperExplosivegames]

I absolutely LOVED KCD!! I played it early before they fixed lockpicking even and I still trudged through enjoying every minute I played! The unique alchemy system impressed me, the immersion blew me away! The different towns having different rules for torches at night even! KCD is my favorite RPG to this day.

[@iSpawn_]

Can we all just appreciate the editing at 1:05? It's so minor in the scheme of the entire video, but it's so incredibly well done. Wow.

[@TheJols]

haha yeah that was so subtle and probably annoying to make look right.

[@onglogman]

What exactly did he edit?

[@alexmuller6752]

@@onglogman pause the vid and read the pop up thingies in the fast travel animation. he made them fit what he talked when they would normally be anouncing a random ingame encounter.

[@onglogman]

@@alexmuller6752 aah right, I see it now, I was just listening to this while was at work and I've turned the video quality down so the text wasn't clear

[@mateuszliszewski]

Kingdom Come has some special feel for us Central Europeans (especially considering it's set just 7 years before the big battle of Grunwald); almost period-accurate armor, weapons, places and characters (though they have been renamed and their personalities have been changed). Also, I don't know why they didn't include crossbows and firearms, which were pretty prominent in Czechia and Poland (google "tabory" or "husyci" in your spare time), and lack thereof is a flaw I almost can't forgive the devs.

[@tj-co9go]

Yeah, definitely. I can see some similarities to Finland and Sweden in the same period, but there was much less habitation, and Central Europe has its own feeling. Though Tallinn, which is across the bay from Helsinki where I live, is an awesome place for Medieval enthusiasts, and I was reminded of that in the game. So maybe a game in Estonia or Southern Finland would work, maybe? Probably the lack of firearms was to make combat easier, and not to die of random musketeers attacks. nevertheless, the muskets in the period were nowhere near as efficient, accurate or damaging to what they were today, and they took a significant time to load and reload. also wanted to not turn it into a shooter game. Crossbows were probably not implemented due to time constraints or technical limitations, and not seen as central to the game. However, I don't think there is a gameplay reason for that.

[@090giver090]

I think they just couldn't get a crossbow/firearms physics/animation ready on time. They definitely must be present in the second game that chronologically is about the start of Hussite rebellion.

[@daviddusek3371]

I think I´ve heard in some video, that they really wanted to implement crossbows (since they were prominent ranged weapon in that time - bows were practically not used in battle any more in that area and time period). But they had an issue with them being too overpovered. Which makes sense historically (that´s why they were so common), but was unpractical in the gameplay (player practically did not have a chance against enemies with crossbow). So since they did not have enough time to fix that properly, they abandoned them. Regarding firearms, I would say, that this time period is still a bit early for some larger use of them. A least in countryside, which game represents, since they firstly appeared rarely in some large siege battles, and then in the armories of large and rich cities. Their first more massive deployment was during the hussite wars, which started almost 20 years after this game events. And hussite armies were quite inovative by using them, because until then they were not a part of typical army composition. Even their enemies still relied on heavy cavalry, and had to adjust their tactics during the wars. So the firearms would definetly be known in the time the game takes part (actually Konrad Keysler mentiones them and dreams about some experiments with gunpowder), but in the game itself, they could appear more like some inovative curiosity presented to nobles, than like some regular weapon, that normal soliders, or Henry himself could buy and use as they like.

[@lustre7]

Crossbow and boomsticks are in kcd2

[@arjunsatheesh7609]

35:13 - Historically, millers were sometimes seen as tyrannical and underhanded by the rest of the village. The farmers had to get their grain milled at the one and only miller in the village (in most cases) and everyone got flour from the same mill. So the miller had a pretty direct control over the village's primary food source. The miller could cheat by adding adulterants to the flour and by short changing both the farmer and the other customers with fake weights and whatnot. If the miller was also the baker in the village then this process is all the more easy. I assume that most millers in the 1400s actually were not thieving but some would have done that and this would have caused the reputation. Just like how it is for many professions these days. No disrespect to politicians, criminal defense lawyers or investment bankers but (depending on who you ask) a lot of people are not very charitable in their descriptions of criminal defense lawyers / investment bankers / politicians. Looking at the game codex etc. I get the impression that the in-game millers are reacting to a time of war. Naturally armies passing through villages could underpay, commandeer or loot everyone's possessions including the millers. Millers would actually be in the front line of businesses that are looted in a war. They could have a higher incentive to behave dishonestly in difficult times especially with their larger access to the village economy. In game, I think they are portraying some millers as either greedy or desperate or maybe both leading them to become fences for stolen goods.

[@Forkontheleft]

This game has a special place in my heart. I hope the sequel captures the same magic

[@LingoLighthouse]

I would like to add my opinion on parts of the game: First I am a native Hungarian who wanted to study History, but in the end I studied - and still study - Hungarian as a native and foreign language and German as a foreign language, but as a History nerd. The millers: as a funny coincidence, all of my forefathers - my father is an exception- were millers, so my aunts and uncles have stories about my grandpa basically not paying taxes (basically not fixing the collected flour to the state (communism) and people generally hating millers. People took their grain to the mill to mill the grain. Visually you will get much less flour, it is like spinach, you put a lot of spinach in the water and get almost nothing in the end and the miller got to keep a small amount ~10% of the flour as a payment. Language and culture wise : because of the visual differences between grain and flour many people thought that millers are stealing, so many expressions exist about millers that steal. Hungarian language and Cumans: they speak modern Hungarian, which is not a problem, since no one speaks mediaeval Czech… The biggest issue is that they speak… strangely. I would say that they hired Hungarians from Slovakia (which would explain the nasal sounds), but that is for sure that their lines are bad. They say things that do not exist in Hungarian and were most likely translated literary from English.

[@HumFan]

I had a really hard time getting into this game at first but once I did I REALLY got into it. Unfortunately the story kinda fizzles out in the final act

[@wordsisnukes]

For all those lost medieval studies majors out there, your game finally arrived. What a beauty it is.

[@kaesebrot1682]

I do think taking away the carry limit would be more detrimental to the game then leaving it there, as soon as you dont have to worry about what you take with you, you dont have to worry about getting money anymore (being able to sell all the stuff enemies have), which, with the prices being set at least closer to realistic ones as in other games and armour and weapons therefore feeling really important, is a really important part of the game in my opinion.

[@sanskritmacgeee1867]

KCD is easily one of the most immersive games Ive ever played. Going from a simple blacksmith's son, to a deadly master in longswords, wearing the most expensive and shiny armor, to the point where people are praying to Jesus Christ for my safety. It has its issues, but this is one of the best games I've ever played that deals with historical events in a wonderful way. You can play without reading any of the codexes, and still learn something. It's beautiful.

[@creatorsfreedom6734]

did you actually buy the armor or was it loot ?

[@sanskritmacgeee1867]

@@creatorsfreedom6734 I would go to Skalitz at the first chance I could, and teach myself how to use a bow. Then I would start looting armor and weapons from the bandits and cumans. After a couple trips, you should be able to afford anything you want in the game after selling your stuff to the Rattay traders.

[@Redroomjjgfd]

@@creatorsfreedom6734i think it can be both, at some point in the game they drop some of the most expensive stuff.

[@dylanjwagner]

I picked this up on the tail end of last year during a period where i was forced to recover from surgery. It was one of the most enjoyable game experiences I’ve had in a long time, considering it recaptured a lot old enthusiasm I felt was lost over the years to lackluster game development and stagnation in the market. I spent literally hours on one fight against a handful of bandits, trying to hound them from afar, run away, separate them, and whittle them down until the last broke and fled. Then I learned the riposte and master strike skills and felt like I had unlocked god mode. (With only a little saltiness that the game didn’t explain I had to learn those skills.)

[@evyistone1559]

Kingdom Come 2 just announced! 2024 release, the Hype is Real.

[@martind5653]

And pretty much at any point of main quest, like hunting Ginger for example, you can go back and report any progress to your superiors. And you get unique dialog. Even help occasionally. That's some attention to details and immersion.

[@sortedevaras]

I have spent hundreds of hours going through this game, praying for a sequel.

[@user-qn4xu4tq7n]

Spacebattles

[@siegfriedgottz698]

There is one planned no idea when it comes out

[@philomathist6899]

Jesus Christ be praised!

[@user-jq2rw1hi5h]

Well you're in luck. Kcd 2 has been announced with a release date within 2024

[@rjw4149]

The fact that I learned more world history from videos games than school says alot. History class in the US is more like "fun facts from 1400's to 1800's"

[@tj-co9go]

Yeah. But for me, having an actual decent history classes in Finland, it has been about "living the eras" that I know. All Assassin's Creed games, for example, I knew and recognised all the historical events. However, Czech history is more unfamiliar to me. while I had heard of Jan Huss before the game (and after the game, the defenestration of Prague and protestant reformation, and Nazi occupation, and the Prague uprising), knowledge of local Czech history was almost unknown to me. So even within historical games, I congratulate the game for concentrating on more remote and unknown parts of history.

[@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829]

It’s all there you didn’t pay attention. The Hussites were a big part of the lead up to the Protestant revolution. Literally learned that in Walker county Alabama world history. Please stop this meme.

[@Argonian0727]

You obviously didn’t learn enough

[@moma8518]

@@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829exactly, people like to rag on the US education system but in reality its not that bad and it’s actually them that didn’t pay attention/had zero curiousness or hungry for new knowledge. The people who say that are the same people who thought that learning new things would make them a “nerd” and all that knowledge they learn is useless because it’s not “street smarts”. I mean that’s how you have people on the streets being interviewed about the number of states in the US and still getting it wrong, even though they 100% were repeatedly taught that in school.

[@NightRogue77]

@@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829 your experience in your particular corner is in no way indicative of the experience of anyone else, in literally any other part of the country.

[@MitchJohnson0110]

An interesting thing about Ulrich is that he can die at literally any point during his quest. You can even kill him at your very first meeting without ever speaking a word to him. I did that on accident my first playthrough haha

[@SteveExH]

1:25:55 was an important moment in my playthrough because the village is out for revenge and it mirrors Henry's situation from the start - it really reflected how much Henry had changed (or not) since then.

[@SpartanMDC113]

The battles in this game are very accurate to the time period. All the lords in this game are Sirs, simple knights ruling a castle and surrounding villages. They would almost never have access to more than 50 or so men each, even if they did they would strain to equip and arm them appropriately for battle. Also warfare at this time was very economical. A Noble wouldn't draft his peasants into the army because they were needed at hone to make him money, and on top of the best armor and weapons, chivalry, greed and laws dictated it was a crime to kill one even in battle, they where only to be captured and ransomed. Thus war was more like a gang fight the leaders needed to pay a fine for if they lost, while everyone else dies.

[@090giver090]

The only beef I have with this game's battles is that they tend to devolve into standard videogame "pile scuffle" without anyone trying to do a formation that was important for survival in medieval warfare.

[@landynstella5977]

@@090giver090 these are 20-50 man scuffles with archers or heavily armored footmen. said formations only come into play when using weapons that actually apply there i.e halberds, spears, and other polearms. small unit tactics arent about formations in this time period iirc.

[@melkormorgothbauglir.4848]

@@090giver090 It isn't a large 300 v 300 man battle its groups of 20 man skirmishes of course it'd just be disorganised fighting.

[@eeebee6166]

You have great timing. I've been sick all week, working from home, and feeling like shit. And you drop this gem for me to watch. Thanks Salt!

[@MitchJohnson0110]

I absolutely love this game. I've never been more immersed in any game, ever.

[@printisdead1983]

If there is ever a sequel to this....its gonna be top notch

[@KingDaveth]

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[@hitomisalazar4073]

Encumbrance is interesting to me. Because it's a Tradition thing that people I think do "because tradition" without really thinking about it. Because it started really (or caught on popularly) in D&D. And D&D in those early days was about looting and adventuring. it wasn't so much about "Slay the Badguy" as a treasure hunt. If you could avoid combat, and get all the treasure, that was ideal. Just normally combat was the penalty you triggered rather than what you directly sought out. Now that's why Encumbrance systems and such matters. Because the game was fairly logistics heavy. You have a band of 40 people you gathered for the expedition between Players, Hirelings (mercenaries) and various experts you might hire. How do you FEED them? How do you actually "loot" that 12 foot tall marble statue? How do you safely gather this exotic ooze that some wizard might want to buy when it tends to kill anyone it touches, etc? And D&D provided you with so many options for it. Bags, boxes, chests, glass vials, pack animals, magical storage spaces, buying a ship, etc, etc, etc. D&D over time though moved from "Loot" as the primary concern however to combat being the primary concern. So the reason for the Encumbrance system, as you no longer were planning looting expeditions but "I am going to smite the evil villain" just... doesn't really require or reward that as the game shifted to "Four Best friends kill the archfiend". And most D&D players kind of drop or fudge encumbrance because of it. As video game RPGs all kind of decended from D&D's lineage. There were a lot that did use Encumbrance in the early days. And it was important like stockpiling enough food in Ultima for your expeditions. So Encumbrance still kind of made sense. But video games usually took the tools away from it. Suddenly you can't just buy a pack donkey to carry your stuff. Or a horse drawn wagon. Or a team of like 20 guys to carry your swag. Video games basically include Encumbrance "Because Tradition", but also don't include the traditional tools that most Tabletop RPGs had with it. Like imagine if you were playing Skyrim. And instead of like 1 companion who can carry about 100 lbs of stuff on them to help you loot... you could get some pack horse drawing a cart that you can park outside the dungeon that can carry like 3000 lbs of stuff. But having it out there might draw Thief encounters looking to take unguarded loot. So you can hire a guard to look over it. And you can hire an Apothecary to gather ingredients and make you potions out there. And you can hire a team of miners to get ore for you. And suddenly instead of "Two people travel Skyrim" it's this whole company of people moving along like a roving base? One that expects regular payments. Sure you can look more stuff now on your adventures. Maybe have people who purposefully follow you into dungeons just to run loot back (and don't contribute to combat, running away from it and hiding). Who then run back to fetch more stuff. And you have to run the logistics of it. Keeping them fed, paid. Finding the next haul to keep things balanced. Maybe you're runnign out of good loot targets and you have to cut back. Maybe it's time to go alone because you want to wander the land without havign to pay for some 15 people tagging along doing jobs? These were questions old D&D asked here and there. These are questions that... I can't think of a Video Game RPG ever really asking you however. And those questions are the reason why Encumbrance exists. So why include it, if you're not going to use what it is meant for?

[@vojtechzahry9022]

Great video as always. Thank you for covering a game that is very close to my heart. Can't wait for when you cover the game's DLCs.

[@miqvPL]

I only watched playthroughs but I like how its similar to Gothic, just a bunch of wild, fresh ideas thrown at the wall. Not all sticked but you gotta respect not playing it safe

[@gregthomas2884]

Please never stop these videos. I love them so much and rewatch your videos often.

[@GuineatheCowgal]

So glad you covered this. Full of charm even if it's a rough experience at times and it's so full of authenticity to the time period it was a real breath of fresh air to play a full on RPG set in the medieval time frame. I eagerly await a sequel.

[@JifeesAgo]

My first playthrough I played on max difficulty with all negative perks and while it got frustrating at times I'm glad I started that way. I fully got to experience every part of this game and amazing map. Having to really learn your way around without a compass. Really enjoyed my time.

[@StupidNSimplesns]

This is really weird timing, I just started replaying this game for the first time in years.

[@kamilz6451]

Same for me. Jumped in as soon as I got a new rig. Maybe it's the five year mark approaching.

[@ZenSei-kp2wt]

Yooooo you cant imagine how much i love you for going deep into this game. I had a little accident and cant go anywhere and almost lost my mind, but i know after these 2 hours i will dive into KC again for the next 2 Weeks thank you a loooooot for that ❤

[@Bert4th]

Despite all of its quirks and problems, this is possibly my favorite game of all time. I think the way they crafted Henry and a hard set world gave it so much unique personality that other RPGs where you can be anyone and do anything don't have. It's a double edge sword where not everyone will enjoy it, but those who do will massively. I hope the sequel is the same but basically more polished.

[@xxDrain]

19:00 This limitation on saving actually got me to prepare for my missions - eat, repair, wash and sleep to save before I head out. And on several occasions it made me accept a negative outcome instead of quickloading to redo it. Later on however I got into alchemy and started brewing all the schnapps I could ever need :P

[@chillnagasden6190]

Accepting bad design that promotes padding and wasting of time is baffling to me.

[@xxDrain]

@@chillnagasden6190 It's not bad design, it is intentionally made this way. To change it to a "save anytime" model is to flip a switch. They can do it easily, but it would make the game less immersive. If you're looking instead of a hack/slash savescum simulator, try Skyrim.

[@chillnagasden6190]

@@xxDrain of course it's bad design, immersion is nice but if it seriously messes with balance or convenience, there is no point to it. It was a sad gimmick that they put in to stand out and it was a bad idea. Enjoy the warmth from your burning straw man though

[@xxDrain]

@@chillnagasden6190 How far have you played this game? It's really not so much of an inconvenience, if you're not bad at the game. You're confusing a challenge with bad design. Do you think the Dark Souls games are terrible because they're not easy and convenient too?

[@chillnagasden6190]

As one of the first backers all the way back when, I completed it ages ago. It is a massive inconvenience vs pressing escape and hitting "save game". It's, as I said, a pointless and awful gimmick. I don't see what immersion you find in having to drink fake alcohol to save your game. If you map immersion to realism, I'm even more baffled, because medieval european peasants certainly didn't save their games by drinking alcohol 😛You want immersive saving, GTA 1 and its churches where you "SAVE" made more sense. Also, quite the opposite, I think *you*are confusing challenge with bad design. How is dying to a sudden bandit ambush you could not see coming and being stunlocked "hard" when all it does is you have to have loaded a much farther save game back , *wasting time* ? To address your adorable closing fallacy, I have literally thousands of hours in almost all of the major Soulslikes, even some of the bad ones (Oof, Wo Long was disappointing...) While bullshit of various types exist all throughout soulslike games (Lies Of P is bad because enemies wind up for 1-4 seconds but the actual swing is 0.25 seconds, leaving nothing but muscle memory to save you, as HUMANS CAN'T REACT THAT FAST), I generally greatly enjoy them. So *shrug*. Accept reality instead of trying to make a delusion overwrite it. @@xxDrain

[@richardgordon5362]

Every time I see a new upload from my favorite Salt my immediate reaction is along the lines of “f*ck yes, buddy”

[@ScottyDnB]

So happy you have made this video. The developers passion just oozes through the screen, one of the most immersive games i have ever played and i am excited to see what war horse studios make next. Great job dude

[@Alexk-cp8xq]

my fiancé got WAAAY into the dice game (farkal), so much so that she abandon the main quest just to play it. It had some cool mechanics like obtaining weighted dice that favored certain numbers and had a few trade offs. But what really amused me was this whale type character who would show periodically and make big bets. She would wait for him, play him until he had no money, and then when he went home she would knock him out behind the bar and loot the rest of his money. She got very rich from this

[@Thedennati]

Just the fact that this is possible, yet the game NEVER shoves that in your face, is absolutely mind-blowing.

[@deviantpersona]

I know this is a year late, but to your question about millers... Millers were often wealthier than other peasants, and mills were located outside the well socially maintained villages, so they were often considered untrustworthy or associated with thieves due to jealousy and their isolation. Plus, given the machinery of the mill, though simple to us now, was considered highly advanced and outside the comprehension of the common peasant, farmers weren't always confident that the flour they received and paid for was fully the result of the grain they had brought for processing.

[@ThatOneguy-cg2sw]

One of my favorite games of all time. Started a hardcore play-through yesterday!

[@mattlee4618]

The word underrated gets thrown around a lot but this game fits that description much, glad you made a video on it

[@Virus_io.]

This game is niche, not underrated.

[@chatteyj]

@@Virus_io. I hate rpg's but I'm loving kcd so I dunno I think it might be underrrated, unless its the medieval/ lack of magic thing that is pulling me in.

[@Virus_io.]

@@chatteyj I'm not saying the game is bad. I'm just saying that this type of rpg is niche. It has a cult following so I wouldn't really call it underrated.

[@jjslick13]

I just found your channel a couple weeks ago. Gotta say man I really love your commentary and since I still play primarily older games it's nice to hear someone talk mostly about them. I just put this channel on my headphones while I'm working and 10/10 for relistenability on many of your longer vids. Cheers brother

[@Svafne]

This game is so good! My favorite RPG in a good while.

[@BishopNelson]

Salt, I just want you to know that I was recently laid off my job. I started a new one that is very difficult both mentally and physically 12 hours a day. I got on KZbin to watch a video on how to fix something that broke before I could finally get 6 hours of sleep before driving back to work. Your video started on auto-play and I will be sacrificing my sleep to enjoy your content. Screw you, and thank you. Your content is always a little bright spot on any day.

[@LVega_]

Damn who asked

[@BishopNelson]

@@LVega_ Damn, sorry for giving a heartfelt thank you to the man giving us free entertainment. Thank you for reminding me that comments sections are only for dickheads.

[@DrusycRans]

Quick tip for archery: The camera goes back and forth horizontally as you draw, so if you don't want to hard-target with the right analog stick, you can wait for the camera to get to where you want to shoot; the center will always be where you started your draw, so you can aim and time your shots better by aiming first then prepping your shot.

[@MadWatcher]

or do what I do, where I just turn on the reticle dot at all times (suck it)

[@jondoe384]

​@@MadWatchercasual

[@MadWatcher]

@@jondoe384 no u

[@Tsumetaiyoru]

Doing a play through on the hard core mode was one of the most frustrating and time consuming things I have ever done. And I loved every second of it.

[@TheDennys21]

You masochist, i struggled in normal mode, i can't even imagine what it's like on hardcore, i would probably just rage quit. Btw if you love frustrating and time consuming games you should play World of Tanks, that shit will test your mental fortitude and patience to the max.

[@sauliusvekteris526]

Played this game and couldnt believed how immersive it was. This is one of those gems you have to play it at least once to understand the true beauty of it.

[@finnlass2565]

Thanks dad ❤. Jokes aside these videos help me when I feel down and I’m having a hard time managing my suicidal ideations. Some days it hits really hard and it’s few and far between. These help keep me occupied enough for my ideations to dissipate. Thank you. In a wild ass way you have inadvertently saved lives more than you’d be aware of I’m sure. Seriously. I rewatch your content because it feels comforting sometimes. Like a friend I have but I’ve never met. Much love. ❤

[@UltraTaka1]

People might say that’s a bold claim but.... fr Keep yer head up friend.

[@ahmedkharsa5742]

Iam a Shia Muslim and i know some of what i will say might not resonate but i hope it helps, we all go through rough patches in life, for some of us these rough patches take much longer for us to get done with, and they take their toll on us, but God wants us to go through these trying times, because it helps make us the best version of our self, our Prophet's Grandson Imam Hussain PBUT was beset upon by so called muslims who numbered in 30-50 thousand, he only had 70 friends and family with him, he could have given up and taken the offer of the tyrant yazeed may God curse him, but he didn't knowing full well that it will lead to his death, but he did it because he knew God sees his struggle and knows that this struggle is for future generations to remember him and venerate him and learn from him how to struggle and live a full life. I pray that this helps you as it did me, I will pray for you that God gives you strength in this world and heaven and peace and the hereafter. Much love to you, please be strong, we all LOVE YOU, and most of all God Loves you! If you need any help please feel free to ask. I will try my utmost best to help you! I was there and understand how it feels... Take care of your precious and beautiful self. Sincerely A stranger from Lebanon :D

[@dwaynezilla]

I hadn't really heard much about this because I'm under a rock, but this review definitely has me interested! Especially the "life in the middle ages" aspect. Really neat.

[@emmanuelwolfmusic410]

Flawlessly edited, very high quality stuff 👌

[@wojta610cz5]

Never thought i would see a Czech game on your channel. Love to see it. Now its time for Mafia 😁

[@God_gundam36]

My main memory of this game is doing this massive mystery as to who raided the farm, who they are, where they're located, all of that Only to return to the captain tell him this info and have him call me a dumb ass and yell at me for about a minute straight because I fucked off for like 3 days and didn't tell him where I was going

[@Froggiethatguy]

anyone else rewatching this cause 2 just got announced?

[@niccololorenzetti2547]

Man... What a content. Thanks so much for your work. Subscribed !

[@claymathews8814]

Yooo this game is one of my all time favorites. The combat is…. Well you like it or you dont. But i think they took the “Bethesda-like” model and made one of the best open world rpgs of the ps4/xbox one era. Plus its historical, which some will nerd out for.

[@overryans]

The only thing I wish the game gas was a blacksmithing system everything else was just phenominal. This is one of those games like Kenshi that I actively financially support and love buying for people on holidays.

[@halfthebiscuit]

It's kind of fair given the Dev's focus on realism. Medieval blacksmithing was so time consuming it would take weeks to months to make a simple sword. Then again necking a potion made of random flowers can heal my dumb ass after eating several Cumen arrows and at least one axe swing to the face so...

[@arkadiuszrenc1498]

About the random searches. Originally any looting of corpses was supposed to be criminal. It has since been removed, but still counts towards guards searching you. If you do a play through without looting corpses you will never be searched

[@jaiell2049]

You're also to be less searched when your rep is high, and conversely if it's low

[@ryankelly8659]

Really appreciate this video and love this game. If you do another play through looking for different ways to go about doing things I recommend for the monastery quest to break in beforehand and plant weapons booze savior schnapps and lock picks for yourself in a container or just the picks and then break out to get your gear back. I also highly recommend modding the game with a few things like the no savior schnapps to save and remove herb picking animation, also a dot reticle for the bow can be added through console command input as well as removing the rain animations.

[@beheliteater]

I have no idea how long I’ve been subscribed but the quality has always been outstanding. Much love salt ❤️

[@Hobfuscate]

Hell yah dude! I’ve been wanting to see this game evaluated like this!

[@desuite2413]

Damn seeing you grow from 10k to where you are now is just beautiful congrats man

[@Beandipforyou]

I love when you assault the bandit camp and Sir Hanush just tosses on a breast plate and has a badass mace but Sir Divish is just oozing drip in his armor

[@melanino]

I will say, pacing in video games has become a very important point of critique for me because it always felt like they rushed you to do the fun parts. As weird as it is I started enjoying older Jrpgs and Kingdom Come for the fact that they took their time with setting up the world and the story. I ended up loving their hour long prologues almost more than the rest of the game. A good pace and setup will immerse me so well that I cpuld be playing a game non stop for months and I so rarely do that with the limited time I have with video games these days

[@annaprzysiezna5913]

Finally a Czech Oblivion time!

[@kenwinlee5583]

I love your videos. The info the length keep it up man 💯

[@rndmnwierd]

I'm coming back to this a month after first watching it to say that I've had KCD in my steam library for ages and had never given it a shot until I saw this review. I don't even remember when I bought it, so it must have been during a big sale. Now I've put over 86 hours into it and I'm loving it. I probably wouldn't have played it any time soon if it wasn't for you, so thank you!

[@pRaX85815]

"Hey, Henry's come to see us!"

[@jacktomas1596]

Admit it. Kingdoms come is the best immersive simulation we had in a long time

[@luluna5228]

honestly i feel if the combat isn't for you, the game is kinda mid

[@victorcharles27]

@luluna5228 the combat I couldn't get down 🫤 Everything else felt like a chore 👎

[@Kris-wo4pj]

@@victorcharles27 its an immersive sim its not going to hold your hand ya gotta find your own fun and learn the system. also the combat is very easy to cheese.

[@omarsabir1210]

@@victorcharles27 go play God of war or horizon

[@victorcharles27]

@@omarsabir1210 no and no

[@SylverGaming]

Love your videos. Its like replaying old video games without spending much time on it :)

[@_Just_John]

Visiting Rattay, Sasau Monastery (the church is still not finished) and other places around the area were one of the most charming and wierd experiences in my life. Visiting a town you have never been to but knowing where the church or graveyard is was so eerie.

[@shadowulfhedinn8261]

Fantastic game and beautiful world! My last playthrough I sought out all the hidden old Pagan sites in the woods. There is a lot to explore! Also Millers did historically have a sketchy reputation, with some records of them being punished and common stories and even plays with millers that swindle and put their thumb on the flour scale being a common trope. So glad you did this video, well done!

[@andersj2963]

I gotta get back to this game. Played it on launch but got stuck with other things later in the game. I often returned to the game for poaching. I had a ridiculous amount of money and resources due to that. Of my 132 played hours, over half of that was poaching, dealing with transportation, selling and "investing". Great game.

[@kaesebrot1682]

It makes sense in this context and setting, for cumans and other foreigners to be portrayed in that way, the game plays in a medieval setting from the point of view of locals, where the only information about those groups you ever get as a peasant is that they invaded your home, the only contact you would get in those times, if any at all, is with soldiers and mercenaries.

[@Eshanas]

The debate on foreigners in KC:D was so asinine. From people grasping at straws - imaginary straws at that - that there were no black people at the time (the earliest reference to actual black people in Czechia comes from nearly a hundred years later, in, well, prague) to the demonization of cumans - like, yea. Medieval people, especially peasants or politicking kings, demonized foreigners in the employ of the other! What a shock! Especially Eastern Europe (and even Central Europe) had long seen nomadic tribal confederations run roughshod over it from the Huns, to the Avars, to Magyars, the Cumans, Kipchaks, Mongols. A lot of people got held up on worthless minutae because wow, rural central Europe isn't a cosmopolitian melting pot? If this game was set in Southern Spain or the Italian trade cities you might get proof for more varied peoples, or the big ports of the east, but inner Europe...not likely, that's just how the cookie crumbled.

[@znpc5118]

Love your videos dude. Great watch, great content!

[@NormalPersonCommenting]

Truly a great addition to the Immersive Sim genre