Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Will Be Better Than Game 1 and Here's Why

[@macman32579]

Tou are forgetting something about KCD 1. You weren't gonna just learn to fight overnight, especially with your characters' parents refusing to teach you how to fight. How can you be even remotely good when someone doesn't teach you.

[@blancman]

fr bro tripping

[@christopherscott8272]

I hear your point and counter with, why were you a blacksmith's son who has 0 skill with maintenance. Why are you a common fixture at the tavern and your friends being accused of being drunk and yet you have 0 in drinking? Why are you known to get into fights and have 0 in unarmed? Why have you been seen to have been getting trained by the mercenary and have 0 to any weapon skill or defense?

[@macman32579]

@christopherscott8272 you obviously didn't play the game. Had you actually played it, you would have heard your dad defy an order to train you with the sword. Your dad refuses to teach you and your mom doesn't want you to learn either

[@christopherscott8272]

@macman32579 you obviouslyhave no people skills, sir. My points are valid. How about you just say it is a video game. One made too hard from the jump. You trying to justify it by what your characters parents did or didn't do had absolutely no baering whatsoever on your character. If it did, then what your character actually did do would have buffs on it from the launch. This is proven in the game or perhaps you didn't play it. Because if you had of, you'd know, your character likes to drink, likes to fight, was getting lessons from a mercenary, is a blacksmith's son that works with his dad daily. Yet you have no fighting skills (unarmed, defense, or armed) and no drinking ability and no maintenance ability. You should have had some in each.

[@macman32579]

@christopherscott8272 Yes, you don't have real fighting skills because you were banned from them by your parents. Thats why your parents get mad at you when they find out the bandit guy was teaching you. The lesson he gives you in-game was your second lesson from him. You really can't learn much in 2 lessons. FYI, I've beat the game 5 times, including 3 on hard-core.

[@sagittariusa9012]

I'm pretty sure it was mentioned those potion to save are more common in KCD2 than in KCD1. It was also mentioned that those potions can be bought pretty early from merchants.

[@italianspartacus]

Thanks for the clarification fellow Sagittarius brother!

[@danieljung5862]

@@italianspartacus And they come in three diffrent qualities now, the higher ones do buff you for a short time.

[@JB-xl2jc]

Not only are the standard ones more plentiful, you can apparently brew higher quality versions which give small buffs, so if you save before a tough fight or convo, you'll be starting it with buffs even if you have to reload.

[@JB-xl2jc]

​@@danieljung5862Ah there ya go!

[@RotGodKing]

They are super easy to craft too. Once you get a certain perk you'll get multiples when you craft one so you spend 5 mins crafting them and then you'll have like 50 saves

[@charlesboots6508]

My question is "will it be good, or will it be great?" Because the first game (learning curve aside) was good, so good alone is only a lateral move. I'm pretty confident it's going to be great. I've broken my own policy to pre-order the Gold Edition. I haven't been this excited about a game since Baldur's Gate 3 was in Early Access.

[@italianspartacus]

I'm in this camp as well BUT I'm afraid a lot of people are going to come to it, not expecting the difficulty, and bounce off of it!

[@NeakMeakk]

@@italianspartacusI’ve heard the combat is easier in the second game.

[@charlesboots6508]

@@italianspartacus I bounced off the first one, but I admitted at the time that it was a Me Issue, not a Game Issue; I just don't like games with steep learning curves. I don't have the time/patience for them, but more power to those who do. A video by NeonKnight changed my mind. He phrased it as "this isn't a game where you have to train a little to get good, it's a game where you have to train a lot to get competent," and I hadn't realized just how much of a skill-less lump Henry is at the beginning. (Considering Henry's introductory scene is his mom is rousting him for being lazy, I'm not sure how I missed it that first time.) Approaching everything as "What would YOU, someone with zero skills, do in this situation?" changed the game. And the progression of getting Henry competent, & eventually skillful, is the most satisfying levelling experience I've ever had in a game. Arthur Morgan, Commander Shepard, & Geralt of Rivia (and yes, I think Henry of Skalitz deserves to be in the conversation with those characters,) are all good at their jobs before you, the player, get your hands on them. You can guide their growth, but only Henry's progress is entirely your doing.

[@Carpatheon.]

The learning curve is what turned me off, once I realized how much I was going to have to practice at the combat system I balked. The game looked amazing, and I really enjoy watching vids of it, but I just wasn't prepared to tackle that combat system.

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

I’m exactly the same way - I never preorder games anymore (been burned too many times). I am very hopeful about getting this - it seems like Skyrim but grounded in reality.

[@Liberty_Bull]

In KCD, you find some belladonna you can make save potions. It is just belladonna and nettle which is literally a weed that grows on the side of the road.

[@GavEfc01]

I don't get the complaints about the saving system. It's the same as KCD1. Just gather same herbs and make some saviour schnapps beforehand. I usually have about 20 or so on hand. If you get alchemy up to a certain level you can just auto create them as well at any alchemist or alchemy bench if you have enough of the right ingredients. Also beds or any of the random camps dotted around allow for saving. Or just abuse the save and exit system if you really have no other option

[@yoshimitzu3967]

I wouldn't call the combat sytem "clunky" in the first 1. I loved the combat system.

[@tenaciousg4340]

Same initial experience as KCD with you. Then came back years later and gave it some time and it’s absolutely amazing. I’m in pace to finish the first just in time for the second to come out and I’m really looking forward to it.

[@OwDoGaming-kx9jo]

I diddn't like KCD when i first played it then... the coin dropped (thanks to WAB), Henry is useless pretty much, I was in the modern RPG mindset. and now i'm loving it and can't wait for KCD2

[@Haarba1]

0:00 Boooo!!! For me hardcore part of KCD1 was basically main attraction, after pussy-RPGs where they hold your hand KCD was sooo refreshing, playing w\o map marker alone did sooo much for immersion.

[@Bronkowitsch]

Yeah, i liked that it opened up bit by bit. Never did the sutff he describes in the first village. It's like buying an hamburger and removing all the spice :D

[@lokilucario]

Yeah it seems very strange to me that they're adding in a barber, hardcore mode and horse races later like it's a " free dlc. " That shit should be base game content

[@iegionnairemagna]

​@@lokilucario well, that stuff was post-launch content in KCD1 too. I don't mind it, rather a polished release with a few features postponed than the other way.

[@slynt_]

@@lokilucario The Hardcore Mode wasn't built in to the first game either, scrub

[@lokilucario]

@slynt_ is that really the excuse you're using when they have a significantly higher budget, bigger dev team and more development hours this time around? Grow up.

[@usecoperator3726]

I'm tired of this fellas that just have to write a HUGE slop of crying, that THEEE GAMEEEE IS WOOOOOKEEEEEEEE, because they heard that now game full of gays and black men from some shitty journalists and youtubers. Stop, please. You dont like the game - You dont interact with it, stop writing dumb shit under all of the videos. If you cant watch trailers, reviews, and dev's streams to make your own opinion for KCD, then stop posting lie and trash about it. Get grown.

[@italianspartacus]

I find it so exhausting. Who has the time to interact with something they don't like or support?? I'm too worried about paying my way through life to give a shit about stuff I don't like. I just remove myself from it and move on. Greatest comment on the video

[@Dinoman1315]

Fr,also people like these cant literally cant even to reason,their so dumb.As far as I can tell,im knew to kcd franchise,sexuality doesnt even matter to the story(Please correct me if im wrong),which makes this even more dumb.

[@trentonthomas3127]

​@Dinoman1315 *uses 20 incorrect commas without a space after while calling people dumb* Cant make this shit up

[@usecoperator3726]

@ English is not my first language, and I'm still learning it. And where I should place a space after comma? I didnt seen any rules about it.

[@tennesseeheckler3014]

​@trentonthomas3127 Makes fun of another person's grammatical and punctuation errors while failing to use any punctuation himself. Furthermore, "after while calling people dumb" is also improper English. You can't make this up. 😂

[@generalmayhem8318]

Wait, you have real life weapon certifications? Dang, your even cooler than I thought my man🤘🏽

[@italianspartacus]

Yupp! In rapier and broadsword!

[@sagittariusa9012]

I have a sharpened side sword at home. Don't need anything for it here in Switzerland. A sword is not even considered as a "weapon" here.

[@harjutapa]

​@sagittariusa9012 that's not what certification means. It's not a license to own, it's a sign of meeting a certain level of skill and knowledge with the weapon.

[@generalmayhem8318]

@@italianspartacus that’s awesome man

[@nicholasdipasqaule5284]

I appreciate your opinion dude, so i don't want to make you think I'm being disrespectful, but you're completely wrong. All systems were explained, and were added to your codex to review at any time. Combat just needs an hour of practice with Bernard to become decent. And your specific play style rewards you with XP in your play style lol. Don't take offense; I'm just clearly saying you're wrong because other people watching this video shouldn't be turned off of a game for an option that is poor due to your frustration and quitting early. Good luck with the kcd2, I hope you'll enjoy this game more.

[@italianspartacus]

I definitely do don't you worry :) I shared my frustrations with one as a counter point to how those seem alleviated in 2! This way if people have a similar viewpoint I can sway them into enjoying the second one alongside me!

[@Kimben36]

You're missing the point of the difficulty in early KCD 1. I have 5 full playthroughs and I still suck in the early game. The game tricks you into thinking you're bad at the game early on, when it's secretly tied to your level. You're a peasant, you aren't supposed to be able to hold a sword. In KCD 2, you already have the training and experience, so the difficulty curve is much less, until you recover from your injury.

[@JeffDanks-j3n]

I think the term or phrase is...Immersion. This is an immersion game. There is no magic. You have to do a lot more than other RPGs. It tries to simulate real life and at the same time streamline it so it is not as boring. You can walk your dog but you do not have to pick up the dog poop.

[@natureboy95]

The first game took me a few years to beat (which is true for me for most games, i go through phases) and it definitely took time to readjust to the game systems and combat, which meant my first stop was always the training yards, but the level of depth in how the towns and cities were built and thought through always drew me back in! I enjoyed being able to switch up play styles as I went along, where I could be heavily armored in the day and sneaking into camps for stealthy kills at night (until the update that game the Cumans dogs!) and I enjoyed the difficulty that came with both. I don’t think I ever felt shoehorned into playing a certain way, and I am interested in seeing how the mechanics have evolved since the first 7 years ago!

[@italianspartacus]

Same here brother. It's hard to imagine that the game came out 7 years ago

[@robertknight6676]

I’m really looking forward to this game I played the first KCD game and with all the crafting options in KCD2 I know I’m going to be mostly crafting and exploring.

[@italianspartacus]

I saw the video on Blacksmithing and it looks SO damn fun

[@tedrow70]

I thought you also would’ve loved the first! But glad it’s coming around and I totally, totally understand it being hard to get into first time. Same here. Second time around it was far easier to sink my teeth into it. Stoked for the second and to see what your analysis on it is!! 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@italianspartacus]

Yeah the first was the same for me! Really glad we get to see it get the polish that was always there in the foundation!

[@MrBfiguero]

Looking forward to your streams of this next month. This series has never really been on my radar but now I'm very curious how it plays.

[@italianspartacus]

For sure man! i'll be diving in right at launch :)

[@Knightstwins]

I have put a few hundred hours into the first game…. And I love it. I can understand the frustration with it. I’ve lost hours of progress because of the janky combat, I have spent hours picking herbs, brewing potions, riding horses, and learning the terrible archery skill. (On console)

[@krakerjakmak96]

That is a hot take but I get it sort of. Lots of flaws but did something feel like other games hadn’t done. So excited for kcd2

[@discoh0bbit965]

I am so stoked for this game. I picked up the first one on a whim when it came out and it became one of my all time favorite gaming memories

[@MrProdigy810]

18:21 Sadistic? No sir, you are the opposite. You are a masochist. And I'm right there with you because I can't wait for this one😂😂😂

[@italianspartacus]

Hahahahahaa you're totally right! Whoooops

[@Edimus7]

I’m really looking forward to this game, and I only just bought KCD and put in about 10 hours. Decided to wait the few weeks for 2. One thing I wish is that there was a third person view option. RDR2 is by far my favorite game and I liked the slow deliberate nature of it. But one of the things that made it immersive was third person view. I am hoping first person captures me the same way.

[@Elssir-von-Hungry]

I liked your review. This game will be great and merciless. Cannot wait for release

[@giantdwarf9491]

18:00 thats exactly what killed my recent attempt at playing kcd, was doing some stealth stuff against a cuman camp, got the info i needed and decided to fast travel out bc it was pitch black. Got jumped by 5 or 6 of the bastards and lost damn near an hour of progress

[@italianspartacus]

Yeah in those cases, I've just learned to save and exit. It's tedious but someone posted that the availability of those saving potions is way higher!

[@slynt_]

Fast Travel in KCD1 is often a bad idea, especially if you know there are enemies nearby, and especially in the early game when you're at a low level. It's not just a teleport, it's a full simulation of your character's movement through the map, with all NPCs also simulated. That means if you would have been caught by enemies while travelling on the roads manually, you will also get caught in Fast Travel. It's a penalty for relying too heavily on Fast Travel, as people tend to do in more casual games.

[@giantdwarf9491]

@slynt_ yeah, I'm still hyped for kcd2 and I'm going into it with a different mindset, mainly want to Master the blacksmithing and take more time gathering. My biggest mistake was going too quick into the story missions and screwing myself over, definitely not going that the 2nd time around

[@bassdeff8819]

No,it won't be good, it will be GREAT!

[@MadMorgtigan]

I don't get how you can be excited for kcd 2 and not love kcd 1. I just finished another playthrough of kcd1 and then I moved on to the witcher 3 and playing them back to back, I liked kcd 1 better... not massive leaps and bounds better, but ya I walked away thinking kcd1 is the better video game... I don't think you will like kcd2

[@rikmang]

I think it will be amazing

[@italianspartacus]

Everything I've seen is looking SPICY

[@Cdre_Satori]

Yeah I tried KCD and I watched other people play KCD and it wasn't game system for me. I love the setting and the story is cool. I can acknowledge that they tried to do something new with how story progresses, but I will be looking forward ti KCD2 and hopefully it will fit me better

[@arthanor9631]

Progression systems in games are a tricky thing to balance. Usually, either your character knows what to do, and you as the player need to learn to do it well (ex.: Mortal Combat, even arpgs, you give a fireball to a sorceress and she'll know how to cast it, it's on you to make the build work and click st the right time/place) or your character doesn't know but you do (Ultima Online, where you have to train skills but no action is hard to realize). Mixing the systems is hard, because it can quickly be frustrating when the player can't practice/learn because the character is too slow. Seems like that was your issue with KCD. It's also the case in real life, since you are both character and player, except IRL we have ways to practice/learn. Games that try to imitate life need to provide those opportunities too. And if you indeed need to practice something else first (herb picking to learn fencing??) then that's a bad system. Now physical work to get in good shape before your fencing lessons, maybe, but fencing in itself should allow you to get in good shape too. Learning the techniques and physically improving at the same time is usually what happens.

[@O.LEO.N]

Hopefully the stamina meter won't count as your "armor meter" in this one. Taking damage from a falchion while wearing full plate, mail and padded armor just because my stamina is gone, is just about THE most unrealistic thing about the first game.

[@donmeisner4438]

Kcd1 is amazing

[@madhaz3359]

I agree , playing it for the first time right now and loving it! And to say I'm hyped for the second one (that will come out just after I finish KD1) would be an understatement.

[@mrgeebee1622]

Will defiantly get it at some point, once they smashed a few bugs and add the hardcore mode in.

[@daveraddy3119]

nah, this just feels like KCD1 + a big DLC.

[@MundusMeus974]

My issue with the first one was it's pacing. The whole main narrative was so so slow. It didn't really pick up until the final 3rd of the game. The same is true for a majority of its side content. A lot of them overstayed their welcome. Go here, find Dietrich. Uh oh, Dietrich's third cousin is fucking a goat. Go stop him. Uh oh, Dietrich was kidnapped by bandits etc. A lot of the side stuff feels very longwinded like this. Aside from the obvious jank and slowness of the game it had a lot of good stuff for me. The music, sound design and general systems were fun once you got competent. Even the voice work for a double A game was great co,pared to others. Kcd 2 feels like a genuine sequel. Fixed the jank, improved every system from the first game and expanded on it from what I've seen.

[@italianspartacus]

Totally agree with you man. It looks like you have 1 or 2 hours of narrative exposition before getting to the actual meat of things

[@maikbaumann1250]

he knows, respect. 2hours at least picking herbs i did this shit at least 4 times because only the 2nd time i thought "i should make a save game" and then it corrupted 2 times. love the game, never touth it again because every time i was thinking "oh gosh the grind"

[@Sparkypark]

Can’t see how you would like KCD2 if you didn’t like KCD 1

[@italianspartacus]

Well I do :)

[@westtxmutt]

​@@italianspartacusyou missed kcd1? It was a gem of a rpg

[@Sparkypark]

@@italianspartacus You didn’t like KCD1, but like KCD2?

[@liju2505]

This game is the reason I want to buy ps5 and upgrade from ps4

[@italianspartacus]

It's time brother - the PS5 gods await

[@franklemak7557]

Love the opening tldr's

[@TBKTheamazing]

I am kinda ashamed that i played as a monk alot longer than i should have but it was just so fun.

[@Elssir-von-Hungry]

Excited for the winter DLC?

[@santiagoreno1260]

This game will be one of the greatest games ever made

[@italianspartacus]

I'm sure hoping so man

[@Mhantrax]

If you don't prefer KCD in hardcore, then that is an indication that you haven't come to understand the true nature of KCD.

[@kirbyscreativity]

Not true

[@hachess1311]

this is basically the same game but better, so your point is kinda weird

[@italianspartacus]

Which makes it more approachable :) I explained why it works better for me this time around

[@itchin4scratches]

kingdom come 2 deliverance needs ground and pound, no takedowns still?

[@italianspartacus]

Not sure!

[@kyleburns5440]

There are takedown. Yoiu can grab legs etc.

[@Randomguynumber3]

Is there fishing and can i become a fishmonger? Haven't seen anything on this.

[@sankro]

No fishing I believe...

[@PigMac2083]

Bought the first one, ran a few boring tutorial errands.. accidentally jogged into a dude in starting village, and he beat me to death with his fists. Never played it again since. So of course I pre-ordered KDC2 Deluxe.. for some reason.

[@DarthDaddy-cg6ro]

Thanks.

[@Carpatheon.]

I really wanted to like Kingdom Come Deliverance, but I couldn't get past the combat system. I refunded it after about an hour of struggling with combat. If part 2 has better combat I will certainly check it out.

[@italianspartacus]

100% same, but it looks SO much stronger this time around. From what I understand, KCD 1's combat gets better once you go to a trainer, but that was too frustrating

[@frog6353]

You're supposed to suck at the start, you become strong at the end

[@troy.3711]

You can quit and save

[@italianspartacus]

For sure! I mention that at the end, but if you don't have a decent rig that can be timely. With how people save in most games they'd be doing it every three seconds. I think this is a cool game to teach you what's worth experimenting with and what's worth just accepting the way the game goes

[@nathanbalderas4306]

I just hope they really fix the lock picking for console or make it a tad more simple

[@italianspartacus]

ooof I wish I had info on this man, I'm not sure how the console will be

[@8Paul7]

It will be still difficult first few levels, but get easier as you improve

[@chuckleezodiac24]

OMG, i hate quasi-realistic shit in video games like eating, sleeping, picking up shit, making my own shit, learning to fight, etc. i wanna save whenever i want. i'm a snowflake. i've got ADHD. KCD sucked!!!!!

[@whoeveknowz]

I really like the idea, but the combat does not look so hot. Even in number 2. I'm coming form M&B, Chiv2, etc. So the real question is how does the combat "feel"? Maybe it plays a lot better than it looks...

[@lathamtk]

That "bend down to pick up herb" thing I will 100% mod out somehow, I really can't stand it. In my opinion, gameplay should come first before immersion.

[@dribrom]

You could be a thieving bastard from the beginning of the first game too. In fact the first game encourage you to level your thieve skills first. It's really only mid game that the games story forces you to act more grown up and take responsibilities as your real father give you more responsibilities.

[@italianspartacus]

100% true! But this time around you can go from start to finish as a thieving bastard hahaha

[@urezzz]

Sparty, I didn't like it either. Super clunky!

[@italianspartacus]

Yeah it was pretty rough at the start, but it smoothed out and I'm hoping KCD 2 is much better from the get-go!

[@TunaDad]

Even though Bannerlord felt incomplete, it nailed participating in large battles, which it seems this game unfortunately lacks.

[@italianspartacus]

Yeah I'm not sure this time around. I know some CCs showed off a battle but I think it was narrative and less you being in it

[@Direwolf9818]

That’s because banner Lord‘s textures are way lower quality than what KCD, and KCD2 have. So it’s less taxing on the gaming machine it’s operating on.

[@F1R3_5T4RT3R]

It isn’t right to put Bannerlord and KCD in the same category. They are sharing the RPG element, and nothing else. It’s like expecting same level of KCD’s 1vs1 combat experience on Bannerlord.

[@iclyaaaa-jc3bb]

Definitely hoping the combat is easier in kcd2 because man kcd1 was terrible to me

[@CeeUNextTimeMedia]

No Polearms or spears again and i wont buy or play this game. Sick of proper medieval primary battlefield weapons not existing in games.

[@italianspartacus]

There are both in the game! :)

[@OneTato]

KC is neat. The combat was aweful and lockpicking is terrible. I picked flower for 5 hours to get the base stst make alchemy and sell that for money/gear. Then got to combat with buffed str bonuses and immediatly died. They're neat but imma pass Also since the KCD 2 game devs did the whole "trust me bro" video I really don't trust anything about the game until after it releases. I'll be sticking to PoE 2 and MHWilds

[@Bronkowitsch]

Did you all the combat trainings to unlock the real combat? Because if you've missed it, the game would be very difficult.

[@krakerjakmak96]

The trick to combat is there’s a train that teaches you how to actually block and counter. And I mean like unlocking the mechanic. Before that you can’t kill anything 😊

[@Direwolf9818]

Bro thought this was a typical RPG 🤣😂🤣 like bro you’re a peasant/blacksmith son, of course you don’t know how to fight 😂🤣😂🤣

[@OneTato]

@Bronkowitsch yeah i found the knight guy in the training fence. Did a bunch of learn the starfish fighting style. Fought him till.i could win some anf got unarmed and sword up then got pwned by bandits. The weird chose a direction and hope method of combat and crappy lockpicking couldn't keep my interest. To much grinding and failing for immersion, so I wondered off and never got back around to it. Games neat, but couldn't get I to it, watched my bro play a bunch tho

[@santiagoreno1260]

this game is not for everyone...

[@Gozzu9195]

But there's both black and gay people in this game, clearly it's WOKE and the devs are TRANS and GO WOKE GO BROEK /s

[@westtxmutt]

And I just realized that The Witcher 3 was woke too. 😅

[@Dramn_]

​@@westtxmuttyes and morrowind, bloons tower defense, Elden Ring and fucking counter strike lmao

[@westtxmutt]

@@Dramn_ there are gay male dancers at the brothels that were not needed in the game for a straight male protagonist unless...

[@Dramn_]

@@westtxmutt they were actually needed because the developers wanted to put them in there

[@westtxmutt]

@@Dramn_ are you playing kcd2?

[@edinpandzic5838]

its the same game, this looks like a mod for kcd1 lol....its the same game split in 2 because they didnt finish the story...

[@yledbetter10rob42]

That’s not a bad thing. The first game was incredible but had issues. The second is the same but has fixed those issues.

[@italianspartacus]

You're not wrong but this game looks like it has made leaps on all of the things that held it back. Halo 2 and 3 are effectively the same game. Not broke, don't fix it. Kotor 1 & 2 are effectively the same games with better systems. Mass effect 2 & 3 are too. For a narrative RPG, i feel this is the move. Shit look at Call of Duty man, they've made an entire franchise out of annual "same game" releases hahaha

[@Direwolf9818]

Yea, it was a kickstarter game, so instead sitting in the game for years and losing money, they released the first one so they can get some financial backing.

[@edinpandzic5838]

all im saying i was very dissapointed when I realized the story was incomplete....imagine in RDR2 but no end to arthur story...yeah...

[@slynt_]

@@edinpandzic5838 The story is not incomplete, dude. This is confirmed to be the conclusion to Henry's story. What are you even talking about?

[@doliniplanini2260]

less than 2 weeks now.

[@trentonthomas3127]

TLDR: i disliked main mechanics of the last game that made it popular they were removed and added some gay shit so im gonna likenthis one even more