How to Swordfight BETTER - Raise LEVELS and REPUTATION - Kingdom Come Deliverance

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[@markwick11]

people who hate on this game never gave sir Radzig his sword back.

[@CoffeeSnep]

Vlex GG true every damn time.

[@akashinda]

I don't understand, no one did

[@thongnguyenngoc5767]

@@akashinda At the end of the prologue, you got your ass given to you by Big Boy (I forgot his name since he only appears, like, twice) and he stole Sir Radzig's sword. You later kill him as the first "boss" of the game and gives Sir Radzig his sword back. Edit: Lmao nevermind Henry didn't even got his sword back in the game (God I hate the game's ending so much, at the very least have Isvan drop the sword before he rides away or something).

[@r32legends]

@@thongnguyenngoc5767 runt

[@bakurawthesupersaiyanhair937]

Love this game and Im omw to get it back now. I'm assuming I finished the intro.

[@jancz357]

people simply don'T get that you play as a blacksmith's son, you don't know how to fight, you have to build yourself

[@ewaldseiland8558]

people simply don't get that being attacked in early game by 5 thugs in plate armour wielding war hammers is not fun

[@yo64yo]

@@ewaldseiland8558 git gud, you can kill all the cumans in the prologue just by hitting them with a sword on a horse, you get OP early game armor and become way stronger off the bat

[@akashinda]

I installed the mod to remove master strike cause that's shits retarded

[@TheSLjAM]

@@ewaldseiland8558 it's not hack and slash rpg, you should run away from 5 thugs in plate armor in early game.

[@juantony]

HA! I see what you did there.😏

[@Qurse993]

You forgot to mention that If you have a dagger in your inventory, you can loot ears from those bandits and bring 'em to Captain Bernard for money!

[@sugarhips1228]

YoPo WHat? Do you know how many ears i saw and said “Huh, that’s weird. Too bad these bandits don’t have anything of value.”

[@MetalGamer666]

Do you really need a dagger in your inventory to get ears?

[@ronaldraygun6304]

Metal Gamer no you don’t need a dagger I just confirmed this myself but then again I had a sword so maybe you still need a blade weapon

[@nathanieljernigan1147]

Metal Gamer you actually need the dagger, however dialog from Bernard hunts otherwise. So it may just be a bug, and they'll implement it l8r.

[@MetalGamer666]

I bought a dagger just in case. What else can you use a dagger for?

[@TheSpiritWalk]

Agreed...My experience as well. Also taking down the bandit camps and fully looting them all , loading down your horse and yourself, and returning to Rattay, is a great way to gain fast wealth for better gear

[@airanator1212]

This game had an extremely slow start for me and honestly I wasn't liking it at all, hell I'd say I was hanging by a thread on whether I was gonna refund it or not. But once I got to Rattay and started actually making a name for my person and finally getting good at the skills the game offers it got fucking awesome. I'm so used to playing games now a days where they cater to the audience with little patience and deliver everything to you right out the gates. But actually putting real time into a game for once after not experiencing it since Skyrim really brought back some good memories at what it truly feels like to see your time pay off. Amazing game. I recommend it to everyone.

[@camelcase9225]

Literally the exact same experience for me.

[@BentOnAdventures]

Here here! Same thought even after a year. LOL. Most millennials don't have the patience to understand that the character starts as a weakling (as if the scene that shows us that Henry can't even cut a fucking twig using the best sword in the land wasn't obvious enough) before becoming hero . They're too used to hack and slash games wherein the character swings a giant word perfectly immediately with 0 experience. LOL

[@jamesh1758]

I love your comment. It sums up how I feel about this game to. I’m so happy the developers thought more about the art they were making and turned this into a rewarding experience instead of pandering to the lazy bunch of cunts who cry when there not being breast fed a reward from the start. This game actually made me feel like Henry and not in the way that I was immersed in the story. It genuinely ,through the gameplay, made me experience a lot of ups and downs and even 2 years after the release it still is one of my favourite games

[@custom.-4545]

1- Swords are really good against un-armored opponents 2- Axes & maces are really good at dispatching armored opponents 3- Clinching and Masterstrikes are the key to good combat 4- When you are good at combat, the Tourney is also very good to level your combat skills

[@Veagence100]

Thank you for making this video. I always thought how bad most KZbinrs are at combat until I was faced in a couple myself, and let me tell you mine was far worst Lol. Keep doing more videos like these! 👍🏼

[@ChangeViewZ]

In the beginning of the game when you meet zbyszack again to get the shovel from him. Use your weapon and attack his leg making him run slower. Then get in front of him and keep swinging your weapon. He will not die, he will take damage and he will give you A LOT more experience in Strength, Agility, any weapons. Just know though if you press any buttons to look at your inventory or map he will teleport away making you lose your chance to level those. You can also attack the bandit generals legs too so that it is allot harder for him to attack you and you can get another chance to attack zbyszack or the other bandits.

[@fabledreamor]

For bandit crowd control, use Better Piercing Arrows + Doll Maker potion. Shooting at the bandit's legs, when they have gotten afflicted by the Doll Maker potion, they can only walk toward Henry. You can kill off some bandits and do sword fighting 1-on-1 with any bandit.

[@joshuastrunk687]

10/10!! If you give this game a chance you won’t regret it. I just took Henry on a night out on the town, with a priest, get slobbering drunk, got laid, and preached a sermon. Best quest ever!!

[@joem1644]

Just started playing this (got it free on the epic store) it has its performance problems mainly in cut scenes but I am really enjoying it. Thanks for the tips by the way.

[@R4Y2k]

I don't know why everybody is complaining about the combat... I find it very rewarding since every time you win an encounter you feel like a true swordsman xD

[@CriticalShot1]

Game is brutally hard in the beginning but absolutely amazing once uve mastered the mechanics.

[@freethink2303]

Amazing game that I found too late. You should review and give guides for Baldur's Gate 3 too!

[@NoblessObligee]

3.5 * out of 5 needs improvement in areas one that is possibly game breaking (guards can ask to search you while you're game is loading right after you see sir what'sHisFace and leave the Lord's hall while you're on a time sensitive quest and have little gold to pay any fine)

[@KadajinGaming]

Once you learn combos, the master stroke and get a bit of gear and stats it all starts to work well for you and a bit later the difficulty becomes a joke

[@Secretcodrin]

What I hate about the combo is when I'm accidentally switching to another opponents because I moved my mouse too far from the nano space the game gives you. Oh and more than 2 guys? Not gonna happen they nailed this. The enemies always try to surround me and with the limited field of view from the game's engine, that's death and restart written all over me.

[@lekso31]

it has been a lonnggggg as time since i enjoyed playing a game this much. IDK everything is meh lately expect this one really good.

[@ShootAirsoftVideos]

I don't think people are struggling grasping the role in rpg. I find the leveling and how you progress and improve those skills to be the best part of this game. However The system of combat is not what the developers actually had in mind. They wanted a more free form style but the developers couldn't find a way to address the coding in the engine without crashing it. If you look at one of older videos they posted you should find about the combat watch it and tell me you wouldn't want that.

[@egis511]

It's a great game. Period.

[@CoffeeSnep]

Egidijus Skinkaitis honestly, that's all Thats needed to be said. If you don't like it, it's your fault.

[@60345]

GOTY

[@hoticeparty]

@@CoffeeSnep no

[@TheGamer-ux2lr]

Key words. Skill Based. I like it.

[@wildrootsfarm1975]

Great video, well done... The key is, you have to play and learn the game and technique. People want to be King Arthur right out the gate and take on the territory and kill everyone. Yes it's tough at the beginning, but this is realism not fantasy Skyrim. Practicing with Bernard... Your skills fly up extremely fast and reasonable.

[@rtepkulhavec5873]

People who hate on combat are people who are comparing it to skyrim where you swing twice and boom combat learned

[@docbaduck]

Thank you so much ! Now I know how I will beat runt !

[@jonjowilliams6208]

Thanks for your videos great help

[@jackofastora8962]

I personally find that combat with more then 2 people is often pretty clunky due to well, there being 3+ people hitting you with pointy metal, in my experience the lock on randomly switches between enemies with no reason but these experiences are far and few between

[@tylerdurden7965]

not only that, but they will deliberately flank you and try running behind you for back attacks. its rough lol

[@TheScrubNubb]

Do you go to captain Bernard before or after you leave the town to return home and bury your parents??

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

dont worry. those same people thought Dark Souls was too hard. in KCD it takes time to learn what you are doing. Time which reviewers won't give the game as they play for maybe an hour than move on. This game doesn't fit that kind of process.

[@isaacmercer4893]

This helped so much

[@Anglo-Saxon9]

I have been having so much trouble with the combat in this game. Hopefully these combos help

[@thesayian9638]

I keep getting killed by those bandits on ginger in a picke

[@jamesh1758]

I don’t understand why people expect the combat to be easy at the start in a game that supposed to be realistic.

[@yulike2035]

Dope more more more for this game for sure

[@silonolm8946]

It's funny, because these reviewers are drawing their sources from the point in the game where Henry doesn't even know how to fucking parry, let alone do a single combo. 10/10 would be a game reviewer again

[@silonolm8946]

Not really a cheat even, as this is meant to be the path of progression that you take throughout the first few missions of the game - meaning that these cucks literally wrote a review on the game before getting through a single mission past Skalitz. Amazing.

[@Spaced92]

I think the huge holding your hands (while not letting you do or learn anything) and general jankiness deservedly play a part in any reviewers experience.

[@silonolm8946]

It's not holding your hands. What blacksmith's son knows how to fight like a professional soldier of the garrison?

[@silonolm8946]

The game has plenty of bugs, I'll give you that, but after playing it for awhile the combat is something I've grown to love. It sucks originally, but trust me when I say it really is quite good now.

[@Chintmaster]

Reviews don't matter anymore.

[@johndoh8283]

Pro Tip: Train with real weapons without wearing any gear - when injured, choose to train combos - your health will be restored. This allows you to train with real weapons without damaging your gear, saving you tons of money, and you can do this rotation indefinitely without needing to heal or repair.

[@raekm]

That's the kind of info I wish any video in KZbin had

[@kalythai]

Or have short real-weapon training while fully kitted and pull out your armorer/tailor/cobbler kit to repair your gear and level Maintenance.

[@YoStu242]

Also I suspect that playing with game controller makes executing combos a lot easier compared to PC mouse

[@jakecharleslolol]

@@kalythai exactly and lockpick/steal/pickpocket your way to affording all of those repair kits, levelling stealth based skills

[@supergenius6256]

I just beat Bernard in my underwear when training with real weapons, it helps me grasp that armor is temporary, but F + M1 is forever.

[@TheWorldInsider]

These critic tried fighting the Cumans in skalitz failed and called the combat clunky LOL. A few scrnes before your character couldn’t even cut a stick

[@DjDocHolland]

These reviewers calling the combat clunky just dont get it. You are a blacksmiths son, and are not good at combat or anything really. You start this game sucking and have to learn. Its not a fucking batman game.

[@trollazord5869]

Yeah and I like the fact that we learn to fight alongside the main character

[@PresidentFunnyValentine]

You got to understand that these so called reviewers are 'video game journalists'. God how I hate that term.

[@damiaan7021]

30 hours in my henry kicks ass haha, he is quick, strong and there's a few "special moves" I can execute.

[@makkusu29]

You're right about that. He's not Batman. He's the goddamn one man army trollololo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqe4nIN6rJasaKM

[@ВладимирХосоев]

Plate armor turns you in walking tank, and with right perks and weapon you one-shot every enemy unless he blocks your attack.

[@Razgries86]

People seem to struggle grasping the "role" in RPG... At the start Henry can't even cut a stick in the ground, his father was very protective and he is just starting to do what he wants and attempt to learn archery/sword play. But reviewers are like "I was good at For Honor, so combat is broken". Giving up on fighting Runt after getting beaten as bad as when he stole my sword at least a dozen times. And coming back to easily best him after training with Bernard for an hour. Was one of the most satisfying experiences I have had in an RPG.

[@scarecrow0774]

I'm 6 hours in an have only recently started the main mission.. its gotten so bad, that Cuman groups of 5-6 is all I encounter and I have just done the basic archery training.. I walk in ti meet razzag (spelled the name wrong) after getting off my level 4 horse, with my paige sword and armor above level 20 from legs to head armor with all basic levels at 8 or above and hes like "oh you don't have a sword, armor, or a weapon! You must listen to me" nd thats when I found out I may have leveled a bit past the main mission lol

[@scarecrow0774]

@Death Horseman oh I figured that out quickly 😂 also just traveling south to north then back down south to rattay after killing 15+bandits and cumans normally nets you between 30-50k per trip, I've gotten up to 75k from a single sale. Oh also, something ive found out is to return to skalez alot. There is a battle that resets everytime with about 5 cumans, or the black armor wearing bandits and 5 guards who when killed dosnt grant you any negative karma or reputation. They all normally have about 15k in armor on them minimum. Currently I'm level 20 in almost every single skill, 20 main level, I wear the lords of lepis armor from the tourneys because I personally love the way it looks. I know it's only the 3rd best set in the game I believe but just personally like the look, have the best sword(long and short sword) that you can purchase as well as a short sword I found that was better than the best you can buy, have the best horse in the game, every rentable house I have so I can pop in anywhere to sleep or heal if needed, one of the best shields and one of the best bows. Only thing I cant find is the damn horse armor but I dont wanna look it up online. I've done amazing so far at not looking anything up and figuring the game out myself and I'll be damned if I start now 😂

[@TheeEdgy]

I'm good at Mordhau and I can say that combat is similiar and not forgiving, but feels rly good when u master it:D

[@areuokayinthere]

Preach. Getting Runt in three combos was the most satisfying moment ever.

[@redsol3629]

Frank Bowen and that’s the great thing about the game, your skill in combat is equal to the time dedicated otherwise you will always be a clunky peasant.

[@InkubusGames]

Game reviewers need to pay attention to the game's presentation more closely and not generically apply their criticism. In the very opening scenes it is seen that Henry has 0 skill with swords! His father knows how to use sword and Sir Radzig Kobyla as well showing to the player bluntly how terrible Henry is. Just because player takes control over Henry, that doesn't mean Henry should immediately become super skilled in sword-fighting.

[@cadengrossman7960]

Honestly I think that this combat system is one of, if not the most impressive and strategic combat systems I've ever seen

[@amero3577]

Honestly I think it’s the biggest pile of shit I have seen, you have these mechanics which are decent but make it way to hard for someone at start who only gets two fucking tutorials on combat, then they give you quest to fight 4 people at once with bows and your defenceless because your a couple hours in and the game doesn’t have any sort of combat improvement where you become fast or hit harder. The game itself is really cool but it’s a bug fest and not a proper development title. It says just go where you want and die if you don’t practice killing innocent people for hours just to get the combat right. Tell me how the fuck am I meant to improve my characters sword play when I’m up against 4 in a fucking side quest with only little experience at the start. This game then Needs Witcher type gameplay because if this is going to have such slow movements and and really hard combat then it should be 1 v 2 MAX and not more. This should have just been an arcade game considering how inconsistent it is. This game could have had more development but seems like they wanted to shove the money up their ass too soon. Ehh another indie garbage ass title. Back to bannerlord I go

[@cadengrossman7960]

Amero The combat system is meant to be difficult. Everything in the game is about a peasant with no experience slowly gets better at different skills. If you stick with it and get better weapons and rank up your swordplay by training, the combat gets much easier. But to each their own.

[@ryanglacier30]

It was also their first game and it was just announced that they're working on another title similar to this so expect huge leaps in advancement on their next game. They knocked it out of the park with this game.

[@BigDaddy-fe6yv]

@@ryanglacier30 yeah I agree it was slightly frustrating at the beginning of the game but after a while it became easier and learnt to use a warhammer rather than a sword to deal with heavily armed soldiers as the sword needs weak spots

[@ryanglacier30]

@@BigDaddy-fe6yv Yeah unfortunately they had a lot of bugs at launch if it launched in the state it's in now the game would have been game of the year contender for sure

[@AvengerXOFXBlood]

Just a heads up, if you want to fight him and have him attack back DON'T be wearing your armor. It will take damage as if it is getting hit by a real sword even though it is wood. Just had to pay out my ass because I left my gear on training with him xD Another heads up... repeating the Master Strike training seems to level your swordplay abnormally quickly. Nearly every time I completed that training session I leveled up... sometimes even in warfare and defense.

[@NMG.11]

Nortix that's what i do every time, unequip everything. Also, regarding the video, prepare for the arrow in the knee at 5:03 :D

[@ВладимирХосоев]

Just buy repair kits and lvl up maintenance too. EZ double XP profit.

[@mikeb5063]

How long where you training with him? I never got more than a % point or 2 off my armor for a 5-10 minute long fight with him. if you used the option to do it with real swords it would chew up your armor likr a real fight but the wood ones should not.

[@AvengerXOFXBlood]

Not very long. Maybe one or two rounds of fighting with different wooden weapons. It could have been a glitch! Or maybe a misinterpretation on my part. All I know is that I now train "naked" as all true warriors should =P

[@linkdin4216]

then you dont get your matience skill by fixing your armor the kits are like the repair hammers in oblivion as you can use it more than once

[@johndane9754]

I like this, it doesn't just show you that you're improving your combat but feels like your progressing from a untrained peasant to a fully trained soldier.

[@Kingdomkey123678]

There is a Game mechanic in KCD, where the Animation fluidity and input lag improve as your character levels up their combat skill. What this means for the average player is the beginning of the game will be incredibly clunky, while end game is incredibly smooth.

[@mennopietersen1668]

Skaianet this destroys so many of people's reasons to hate the game purely because of the clunky combat

[@Pwng]

Skaianet combat is too easy later on especially with one perk that makes you deal 50% more damage after the first kill. One on ones are also way too easy mid to late game

[@acekoala457]

That is your character becoming more skilled as you become more skilled. I handed my controller over to my brother so he could try out combat at endgame, because he tried it and said it was clunky, and he was still having a hard time even at endgame and said it was still super clunky.

[@makkusu29]

This is true. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqe4nIN6rJasaKM

[@Kingdomkey123678]

Antonio Pitts I have GIF evidence. thumbs.gfycat.com/IndolentTallArcherfish-size_restricted.gif Compare that to any footage you see of someone playing the beginning of the game.

[@chainer8686]

Once I got 10 in warfare and sword I began ripping apart groups of bandits with ease.

[@danielsimchuk7562]

I just use my bow for a one or two shot headshot

[@edgelordy]

chainer8686 not the armored ones

[@c.h.u.d]

Bwaaaaahahahahahaa..stop it kid..you're a riot😂😂.try doing that NOW at level 13 with full plate armor and a stinger sword I get absolutely pummeled by the amped up A.I from just 3 PEASANTS with sticks giving me a gangbang style beat down from all sides at once while I'm auto locked on to the fool in front of me..this games combat is broke as a trailer park

[@SubparSkill]

I don't think the combat is too bad, I think it's really fun, it is hard when 1v2 or 1v3 ect as it should be

[@fas3927]

Prohit marker Like real life. As the developers wished.

[@SubparSkill]

Fabian S Yep

[@UltimaPowers]

One of my most satisfying moments so far has been winning 1v3 against some poorly equipped bandits. It was pretty hilarious that once I beat a guy, he waited patiently in the "don't hurt me have mercy" pose whilst I beat the other guys down.

[@fas3927]

UltimaPowers Really? They only wait a few seconds for me and then they bounce

[@SubparSkill]

Sometimes they wait for me but most times they run off

[@harrysynnott2379]

Thanks, UE. I am persevering with the game and things are getting better, and this piece of advice will make it even better. Cheers, H.

[@aeringothyk5445]

This game is incredible. Bugs aside, this is a massively impressive indie project. Id like this to grow bigger and receive better funding to make a major franchise.

[@supergenius6256]

My issue with combat in the game is that I always forget about combos, like I barely use them and when I try to, the enemy just counterattacks it, I mostly just swing until I hit them, bandits can barely fight, but Bernard is like superhuman lmao.

[@Hangman1]

I never saw 1 vs 1 Combat in this game And this is problem! You got Ambush And there is 7 guys vs You = run , Bandit Camp ( camp = many ppl !! )3 archers Shoot at You And 3 guys in melee !?!?! Wtf game - even SWAT soldier with AK 45 will die when 6 guys with swords jump at him !!!! You can Stealth kill only ONE person after that rest will kill You !!

[@keylon-rg2wh]

advice for the archers try and get them where they would hit their own guys and with the multiple foes at close combat just do the parry that can pretty much insta kill them if you have the right sword

[@Commanderflynn]

It's important to note that combo's won't fire off if you have a shield. Especially with a longsword, and only a few of them with the Shortsword, hunting sabers and such will fire off with shields.

[@INFJ-ThaneTr]

Literally all combos work with a shield except longsword

[@xlaZuRelx]

Wow the amount of people bitching about clunky combat, really got spoilt by other games. You are a peasant without proper sword fighting experience, and you expect to be a sword god at the start? Seriously some people just judge too quickly, the later combos and quick strikes, 1 v 4 combat is awesome. Git Gud.

[@sgtjohnson49]

xlaZuRelx it's not like any other rpg is any smoother either. Skyrim and such has the same 3 or 4 combat swing animations for the whole game, theres no finesse or technique, just hack n slash. You have to mod skyrim for there to be a sense of difficulty or skill in skyrim, otherwise it's hack n slash

[@Otto3339]

@@sgtjohnson49 there are finesses in skyrim. You can shop your opponents head of if you have unlocked it.

[@Roguecjb]

@@Otto3339 That isnt finesse, you tard, thats an animation that triggers because their health is low enough to kill them in one hit.

[@Otto3339]

@@Roguecjb you still need to kill them with a power strike

[@hoticeparty]

@@Otto3339 *LARGE SIGH*

[@SomeOne-ex7hk]

"A game about realism, with that realism being stressed by the creators, starts me out as a fucking peasant who doesnt know shit about swordplay, but learns as he actually LEARNS SWORDPLAY. The combat system sucks!" - The call of shitty "reviewers".

[@InuzukaxClan]

This game has exceeded my expectations so much. Bravo!

[@jelleluyten5017]

3:00 your character kinda looks like a bullet with arms XD

[@Baleur]

LOL reviews saying combat is badly done?!! Its the best medieval combat system ever fucking invented in gaming history. Its astonishing!

[@qclaracaille8257]

At the point i am at combo are useless i one shot most enemies with one riposte. I grabbed the serrated edge and blacksmith son perk, i add poison on my sword too and nobody survives more than one or two hits. Also for combos to really work you have to get the enemies in a specific position, if you notice when you fight the reticule will turn white in a direction. This is to perform the combo, if you get them all and no hits are blocked.

[@thefauvel7558]

QcLaRacaille Yeah, the game gets too easy later on. I took out about half the people and monks in Sasau and the monastery and all the guards with ease. Also earning money is too easy.

[@kylecoucke943]

Ya combos are impossible. They ALWAY parry

[@qclaracaille8257]

I didn't know there were a lot of mods already for the ty for the suggestion.

[@CoffeeSnep]

Well maybe your fights would last longer if you didn't soak your sword in a gallon of Bane...

[@DangustheChunk]

I can't get the combos to work at times. I literally did them the same way over and over and sometimes it works and it doesn't other times

[@jettangeles2707]

Combat is clunky? What kind of wussy reviewers said that? This is one of the best combats out there. You need an actual skill to freaking get far in this game.

[@ryananderson1296]

I would LOVE to train with capt bernard if he would leave NEUHOF. After I have finished the Ginger in a Pickle quest he is supposed to return to Rattay like in this video. But for some reason my guy is stuck in Neuhof literally by his bed, not moving. I can only train normally with him by paying, or complete bandit quests but thats it. I'm too far along in the story to go back and restart so is there anyone who can help me?

[@danielsimchuk7562]

Complete the bandit quests possibly

[@paulyg17]

As a fan of Rpg (elder scrolls, dark souls, witcher etc). This game is fantastic. I am 10 hrs in and look forward to coming home and playing again. How is it it gets bad reviews? You are actually the character. You live breath and work as Henry. Great job warhorse, great job!

[@trollstheking2636]

The combat is shit and here is why from someone who spent 60+hrs in the game. What you are doing lvling up the skill and such is not allowing fights to be better. It is not fixing the problem in the combat system. You are essentially out muscling the enemies. You have more Stamina and more strength you are lasting longer and hitting harder. It is not skill base. When I can slam the same attack 10 times and lose half Stamina and they lose the ability to block, that isn't skill. When I can one shot them with a Bailiff mace that is not skill. The Devs knew this so they had to come up with a way to keep you from just slamming the enemies like nothing. Introduce Master strike. This fucking bullshit sounds badass on paper but when the late game enemies use it every fucking time you attack it becomes more clear. They want fights to drag out to hide the fact the controls are shit. Late game when you face enemies your equal they do nothing but Master strikes. The combat then becomes you standing there waiting for them to attack so you can counter. Combos dont mean shit to enemies who master strike your first strike. On top of that the ingame response time is slow. That is where people get the clunky feeling. Button response should be instant but no you press a attack and it takes anywhere from half a second to a whole second to respond. That doesn't sound that bad when you are reading this. But put a controller or the keyboard in front of you and tell me it doesn't matter. I feel if KCD and For Honor combined their controls it would be a lot better.

[@ntf-guard5023]

i didn't hate the combat on this game but i definitely hated the camera on combat,it doesn't know what character to lock in,it doesn't lock in the character that it's attacking me when there's more then 2 person attacking me,it get's stuck on characters in front of you when there's like 2 behind attacking without stoping,and that really pissed me off on my gameplay,i play on pc and getting your camera stuck in 1 enemy whille fighting 4 it's really annoying.But i do like the combat system on this game,it's not perfect but it's cool to lean how to actually be good with your sword.

[@alanrennox7340]

This is an RPG in the truest sense for PC / Console, you don't begin as a rock hard rambo elite killer, you start as a lay about blacksmiths son, also there is no button bashing spam attacks..(assassins creed..looking at you here..). Yes the game has a few bugs and issues on xbox 1, but it still kicks the living sh*t out of Fallout 4, ass creed, Batman etc.

[@Dest74]

Alan Rennox i button smash combos non stop. Game is easy mode

[@FreddieMercurytheSharkWrestler]

Hey, I was considering buying this game for my Xbox 1 but is the game buggy and how is the frame rate? The game itself is right up my alley but I don’t want to play a buggy mess like Friday the 13th.

[@alanrennox7340]

It has a few bugs now and then but nothing game breaking and the frame rate is pretty steady, you might get an odd stutter for a second on rare occasion. I would highly recommend it, it is as immersive as hell.

[@alanrennox7340]

how do you button smash a game that doesn't have button smashing?

[@stevemike1984]

Alan Rennox I totally agree.

[@ds9150]

Casuals are leaving bad review to the game , the game has nice review with 74% thumbs up in 9.100 total reviews , and how about the other 26% ? Some of them are respectable opinions on how they think the game is not what they want it to be , or how think it should be. Only SOME of them , then what are the rest ? Some useless critics about their difficulties on the game itself , "Archery is so fucking hard and is nonesense" leaves a bad review " the combat is locked and i have to fight 4 bandits with shit equipment the game doesn't even give me , and it happens on main storyline " leaves another bad review Everyone plays games to have fun , and if you can't have a fun with the game BECAUSE it's TOO HARD FOR YOU that you can't have fun , then it's not the game's fault yo Dark souls would've had Overwhelmingly Negative on steam review if that's the case Because leaving bad review on the game because of how bad you play it , is basically blaming the game for no reason. KCD aside , i did mention Dark souls , dark souls is one of a hell to progress trough , it's fucking hard , but it's a good game , the satisfaction of accomplishing something , the FeelsGoodMan on completing storyline, and how come does no one leaves bad review on steam about how hard the fucking bosses are , because they've seen it being possible to fight , thegame is known to be hard as fuck and they've seen how many peoples have proven that the game is obviously possible and have completed the game like to NG+7 So complaining about DS series about how hard the bosses are and stuff , is just like showing everyone how bad they're which casuals really don't want to , they want everything to be perfect for them , not hard for them , and be looked as a pro

[@ds9150]

Note : I'm not a hardcore gamer , just a guy enjoying games on free time , i don't expect everyone to be the best at every game , the reason i made this comment is that i just hate it when players blames the game just because the players are shit on it

[@CoffeeSnep]

DS3 was my first souls game. Took me over an hour to beat Gundy. Now I do it without taking a single hit every time. Those reviewers need to take a page from Dark Souls and git gud!

[@peterhansmann3289]

The difficult start makes it more rewarding the longer you play and this is how every game should be. It gives you hard challanges and beating them is a great experience and gives you a good mood every time. This is the most enjoyable game I ever played. And don't even mention the best quest ever. I'll do it anyways (father Godwin).

[@CapitalTeeth]

After i learned everything from Bernard, the combat in this game made me look forward to the next time i fight one-on-one with a bandit. This game simply is not spamming mouse 1 like in Skyrim. There is actual skill involved, and that's why i love it.

[@portyMD]

This game is hardcore, and goes pretty deep. Sad to see reviewers giving this game a bad score for whatever reason. Especially when games these days just hold your hand, this game doesnt and I love it.

[@therealgsicht]

Also, fighting Bernard can help you improve your maintenance skill. Practice swords do very little damage to your armour/clothes, and these minor damages are easily repaired even with low skill.

[@jordanclark7821]

The people complaining about combat just want to finish the companion quest line, then receive free training so they can walk around at lvl 9 with a one handed skill of 85.

[@jordanclark7821]

Really!? It's almost like I was referencing a game that is way too easy to be good at like, it was somehow conditioning gamers to want every game to be easy, hence them complaining that this game is not easy...

[@guil4life]

Just to here to sau that I completly agree. Xombat is SUPPOSED to get "easier" and rewarding. It is all abput immersion, you start as a peasant and need to train to become an effective fighter, unlike skyrim (which is also an amazing game)

[@kolbywilliams6288]

I think the reason why quite a few gamers don’t like it is because they have never practiced any kind of combat. Henry has just a couple lessons at the start, you can’t beat anybody who has actually trained with their weapon. You are slow, you don’t have good edge alignment etc. Once you train quite a bit, you can beat almost anyone you meet aside from those who are equal to you and masters. That is how it is in real life. If you become a master yourself, almost no one can defeat you aside from those who are your equals. That is pretty much how it is in real life too. You’ll still die to swarms though. I like that enemies parry me mid combos instead of just letting me complete the move. It feels like my opponent is reacting to what’s going on, like a real trained swordsman. Skyrim has us so conditioned to NPC’s that are unresponsive and let you hack away at will, and let’s you chug mid combat. A gamer who thinks that is a better system just wants an easier game. That’s not a bad thing though. My criticism is that enemies are not aggressive enough, especially in groups. They attack me one at a time like a bad ninja movie. I love this game though.

[@TristanWardCoombe]

I've noticed when playing this on pc, that you should have your Xbox controller conetted and always on. Using a mouse and keyboard for fighting is horrible, so switch 2 the controller. Use the mouse for lock picking it's lovely. And use the keyboard for hit keys/navigating through the menus. Love it.

[@Searching4Solace]

After being bored with skyrims combat system I just gotta say I LOVE this combat system. You have to actually look where they’re holding their sword/shield before striking or lunging, and combo strikes to be able to take one more than one person. No more hacking and slashing, it’s parrying bandits and combo their asses before they get a hit on you.

[@FatBoy42069]

My current technic is to stab with a sword as often as I can. Also the war hammers are very op just a side note.

[@Gamespectives]

What If u activate the quest where he and the soldiers go to Neuhof so U can't train with him for that period. And I can't complete the quest bc I can't fight 1v4....

[@narce160th]

people just gotta practice and learn, its an RPG you role play which means YOU the player have to practice to actually get good. The sword play is so rewarding

[@Mrhalligan39]

This game isn't like Skyrim where the animations and controls never change and leveling up just means more damage. In KCD increasing your skill literally makes your controls work better. You have more time to riposte or dodge or set up combos when your skill level is higher than your target, and less when your skill level is lower. So when you are starting out it absolutely feels clunky and unresponsive because they DESIGNED it to be clunky and unresponsive, and later on you stab people in the face over and over again like nothing because the AI is literally reacting more slowly.

[@jaykilbourne1110]

You can also do training combat with a practice weapon. That regimen is endless and you are free to use any kind of combos you wish.

[@hagberth]

''they looted a corpse'' lol i stole everything from the armoursmith trader

[@Suuulan]

I'm at a cross road. I really, really want to buy this game but the thing is I'm a terrible gamer. I want to enjoy the world and story but the game seems to be so fucking hard.

[@jasonminion3129]

Suuulan the game is difficult. One of the most difficult RPGs I have played. On that note, after hours of practice and patience, I have gotten much better. Think of it as a 1401 simulation, you are living the life of a true blacksmith son. Your illiterate, unskilled, and weak. Only way to improve is through trial and study. It is buggy on console, but if your worried about it just wait for a few more patches. I can honestly say I have had more fun with this game than I ever expected, and I don't regret anything. Also, expect some delays on some things, dev team is very small but very dedicated to the community

[@jasonminion3129]

Hope that helps

[@Suuulan]

Jason Minion Ive seen many people say this that practice makes perfect is the theme of KDC. Is that meaning that I the player needs to practice alot or Henry leveling up and recieving perks? Lets say I would start with maxed out stats from the beginning, would it still be difficult in your opinion?

[@ChanceClubs]

Suuulan It definitely would. Just because you've got all the good stats doesn't mean you know how to use them effectively.

[@Hjarrun]

It's not really that it's a hard game, it just requires patience and honestly it's worth it. It's a very satisfying game.

[@jameswayton2340]

People complain WAY to much. Like one person was like: UHHH THE HORSES RIDE LIKE SHIT. YEA NO SHIT ITS A HORSE NOT A CAR! Its a animals and it actually moves like a animal. Its actually good but people are to stupid to see that and then they bash this game. I'm having no trouble with the horse at all and i'm level zero including my horse, no perks at all.

[@ModernPopMalc]

My only complaint was the combat that's why I looked up tips and didn't write a shit review cuz this game is still amazing even tho I suck at combat. Great video I turned on my system and put it in I'm ready to get back in

[@synthoelectro]

Captain Bernard will create new holes in you if you're not quick. This games makes me appreciate not being stuck with a sword in real life.

[@kooltactic8269]

Training with captain bernard in rattay arena is the fastest way.

[@NikoBased]

Bernard is NEVER standing outside anymore. He used to be there all the time. I trained with him a few times and now he just disappeared after the RUNT mission. I can't train. He's not there in the morning, afternoon etc. I've went back for a week straight of in game time and he's just gone. I hate this game so much. I've never wasted so much time of my life doing absolutely NOTHING in a game when I could have been doing something productive IRL. If I'm going to play a game, I hope to not waste hours of my life doing NOTHING.

[@bababoouey9882]

This isn't one of games that is universally easy with aim assist and micro transactions it's skill based

[@HustleGamingNz]

Im actually really good at the combat it yook ages though and im ganna be fair its garbage at best,hands down the worst iv played with and must be no1 reason why people dont like this game masterpiece of a story but the combat just ruins is in ways you could imagine at times

[@ginkarasu]

The only problem I face, I can't seem get into the rhythm of things. Without resorting to button mashing. Truth is, even though my bow levels are currently at 2 and my sword at 6, I still killed more bandits using a bow with poisoned arrows then actually swordfighting them. Though I just finished quite a few bastard/short sword training session with Bernhard, he still shows me every corner of the arena. But I won't give up.

[@mikezbr]

2020 here, fighting still sucks. I'd rather play condemned.

[@ob1934]

lol fuck off. the combat is fine. Obviously if you gave up before you even got to rattay your going to suck.

[@borghot632]

the combat is based on skill, if you're having a hard time with the combat it is because you simply dont have the skill to win combats

[@Wentyl91]

Early combat is shit, true, but saying that late game combat is skill based is kinda overkill. For me it usually goes like this: 1. Clinch the opponent 2. Start an almost guaranteed combo when he staggers 3. After the combo wait for his attack, parry and repeat Bandits and cumans usually die from one-two stabs and you don't need to bother with the steps above.

[@matth6900]

Just finished the game. The combat is boring as anything... Press RB then attack... over and over. Very dull, especially to what you're led to believe it's like.

[@flick40]

Just fight Bernard using Mater Strikes after the others are done. I went from sword 4 to 12 in no time. Agility and Str go up too as well as defense and warfare. My sword skill is now lvl 17 and for the most part I waste most everyone unless I am against multiple opponents. I don't even use combos, and only occasionally the perfect block to master strike. Get the 75 damage sword from the weapon merchant in Rattay. Now you canbeat Runt easy etyc

[@musicfan07058]

I feel this game went unnoticed all these years because of bad reviews or lack of skill by bitter people but I'm enjoying the hell of it now in 2024 makes me feel like a kid again trying to understand and learn controls or get tips & hints cause I'm not a God in the game like most games.

[@matthewpena3932]

Very good review and you are correct about the combat system being skill based. I need to now upgrade my mace skill as I'm running into guys with very heavy armor.

[@smoadia85]

agreed. prefer to use mace weapons as they hurt medium armor guys well too.

[@Psycoholic2008]

Dark Souls more skill than this shit honestly, Lol. This game you can just 1/2 shot everything. Wearing Plate? Use blunt, not wearing plate, stabd/slash. *yawn* GG EZ GAME EZ LYFE.

[@camelcase9225]

Me too!! I'm just always using my sword so battles against heavily armoured foes are taking a long time. Gotta get that mace up.

[@kubel83]

I did my research on this game knowing I would suck at everything in the beginning. Which I did. So I trained and trained and now I kick ass😉

[@ronchua3031]

Who said its clunky?? This is by far the best combat system on a video game yet! (2021) im strongly hoping for warhorse to make another game like this! Who’s with me??

[@guilhermedom2228]

Here a tip, if you do a UP stab, in this case you look up but not slash, stab, it's gonna stab in the head and it's can't be master strike, only perfect block, so you can just spam it until your enemy die, also work with captan Benard when you gonna learn the master strike, instead of attack him in any direction, you do the UP stab, he will never block and you can easily level up you weapon level, it's don't work with longsword, only with shortswords, axe and maces :)

[@tu4i775]

Clunky combat in the begining? Why of course Henry isnt a trained soldier, the only thing he knows to swing is either a hammer or a wooden sword. Listen bois if you were given a sword for the first time and swords at the timeline is a weapon only trained warriors get to use and you've never even watched a duel. Would you like any other players that played this game expect that you can swing your sword effectively? Can you block? With that flimsy untrained arms and wrist of yours? And can you follow up after every strike? Yes you are gonna be really fuckin clunky if you ask me

[@zacharylancon1126]

To anyone saying the combat I'm the game is clunky I've had some of the smoothest and most intense exchanges in this game than I've had in any other game when you get in a good heat with an opponent and y'all are both attacking and defending in perfect rhythm with each other and your having to actively change zones to attack and defend in time there's nothing like it.......that being said your not exactly wrong they could use some work with hit boxes animation jumping and timing as well as occasionally having henry just getting stuck on himself for whatever reason......but for their first game as a studio what they've done is nothing short of incredible it's probably one of the most in depth medieval weapons fighting systems I've ever seen and for how complex it is I would expect some bugs on the first go round and I'm very much looking forward to the next game they put out

[@billybobjoe2641]

It's combat is horrible

[@spatrk6634]

only to people who expected hack and slash game

[@cosmosvision]

May I say that this game's combat can only be improved with the introduction of duel wielding. SOmething realistic such as an axe and sax combo. No duel longswords, but realistically duel wieldable items.

[@CB-vg9lg]

What I think alot of people dont understand when picking up this game is you are NOT on an even playing field with your opponent and the NPC you are fighting might have skills you do not and vice versa. And for the first 2 hours of the game until you get to Rattay every single Cuman soldier you come across is better in every single way then you are at fighting. Henry starts out with absolutely no combat training and its 100% up to the player to teach him how to fight. You may run into people who are drastically better at fighting then you and have the late game combos as well as being able to riposte and master strike while you cannot. Be ready to runaway on your horse and have it nearby. Lots of ways to take out groups of people in this game without fighting them all as well. And if you are that kind of player there are plenty of ways to cheese your way to getting whatever you want.