Kingdom Come: Deliverance Review (Best Broken Game of 2018) - Gggmanlives

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an action role-playing game developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. It is set in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire, with a focus on historically accurate and realistic content. It was released worldwide on 13 February 2018.
The story takes place in 1403, as war wracks Bohemia. On the orders of Hungarian king Sigismund, Cuman mercenaries raid the mining village of Skalitz, a major source of silver. One of the survivors of that massacre is Henry, the son of a blacksmith. Destitute and vengeful, Henry joins the service of Lord Radzig Kobyla, who leads a resistance movement against Sigismund's invasion. As Henry pursues justice for his murdered family, he becomes involved in an effort to restore Bohemia's rightful king and Sigismund's half-brother, Wenceslaus IV, to the throne.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a single-player experience with branching quest lines and a interactive world encouraging emergent gameplay. It features period-accurate armors and clothing, combat techniques, and real-world castles recreated with the assistance of architects and historians.

[@Gggmanlives]

Hey Sonny Jims, don't forget to turn on channel notifications for my videos, so you never miss an upload!

[@root1992]

btw did you play the "hunt down the freeman" demo ?

[@Gggmanlives]

Is it out yet?

[@Sam-el7jt]

Gggmanlives would love it if you could review TimeSplitters: FuturePerfect sometime?

[@root1992]

i guess the demo was for backers only cause i saw gameplay footage of it still it's gonna be out by the 22nd of this month aka tomorrow

[@themrfives]

Gggmanlives Do you think you could review the new project brutality update? A ton of new stuff has been added since you reviewed it the first time.

[@jonnysac77]

It's nice to see niche games aimed at a very specific audience come out, no AAA studio would have the balls to fund something like this

[@KaiserAfini]

Lord Blue Balls EX Niche games spread by word of mouth, the people who love them tell their friends, who can then enjoy it together. Marketing stuffed with false advertising is the be all end all of AAA studios because those games that try to appeal to everyone end up not making a deep impression on anyone in particular, plus the formulaic, focus group approved, board of directors pleasing product is so creatively barren as to be hard to tell one launch from another. Simple test, remove the LotR elements from it, can you describe the gameplay of Shadow of Mordor, Arkham City and an AC game alternating between them mid description and anyone notice ? Probably not.

[@alesdrobek2512]

More like double A. And they aren't really "publishers", they joined the project just last year and are just helping Warhorse with the distribution of the boxed copies. The game is basically indie, with the budget of 5 million USD. This is peanuts compared to Witcher 3 or Skyrim. Also the game is not nearly as buggy as people say. Reviewers always "overlook" glitchiness when it comes to glitzy triple A productions while semi-indies like Elex or KCD, even though no more glitchier than AAAs, are savagely trampled.

[@kittycatgreykcat4917]

and surprise surprise it’s selling like hot cakes

[@MartinKincl1993]

Deep Silver only funded the production of physical copies and had no say in the development of the game itself. That's why Steam lists Warhorse as the publisher.

[@MartinKincl1993]

That's not true. The game was mostly funded privately and Warhorse is a private company. What I said is true. Oh, and the digital version for consoles was published by Deep Silver too.

[@miroslavholly985]

Skalitz is not attacked by czech soldiers... But by Sigismund's army composed mostly out of cumans.

[@Enkabard]

Yeah how the fuck can you miss that, there is ton of dialogue explicitly mentioning these are strangers and most of people never saw them or even heard their language before.

[@jimm7346]

Enkabard you're assuming that people pay attention. Don't assume. You will be continually disappointed and confused.

[@sevenproxies4255]

But many people in the game says that the soldiers in Sigismund army speak czech so...

[@feralhiker6816]

@@sevenproxies4255 they say they speak hungarian. But in reality no one In the game should even be speaking english. also the cumans shouldn't be speaking hungarian, but instead the cuman language. However they couldn't do that since the language is dead

[@sevenproxies4255]

@@feralhiker6816: Yeah but the characters who speak english only do so for the convenience of the english audience, so they can follow what's being said. The other characters who speak other languages do so for the sake of representing their status as "foreigners" from the perspective of the protagonists. It's just a narrative choice.

[@Branchman292]

This has been in development since I was in 9th grade. My own personal Duke Nukem Forever

[@Gitbitty]

Allen Childress My personal duke nukem forever is metroid prime 4, I've been waiting for a sequel for 11 years and its finally been announced and hopefully it won't suck

[@raycocker639]

Mine is Half Life 3... and the rest of the world lol

[@MrJenssen]

You can't be very old then.

[@Web720]

Allen Childress Except it's not as bad as DNF.

[@Branchman292]

MrJenssen 21 years, I turned 15 in ninth grade

[@Azukaisa]

One of the most original games I have played in a long time.

[@thetroll5384]

The Illuminati omg illuminati user name Half life 3 😃😃😃

[@Gitbitty]

The Illuminati there are alot of games that are so much better than kingdom come deliverance but I agree its an original concept, with a couple of updates to fix the bugs and issues it has alot of potential

[@Azukaisa]

Specter knight Well dugh, I never implied said that kingdom come was the best game.

[@CybershamanX]

It looks like they are working on several of the issues mentioned in this review. steamcommunity.com/games/379430/announcements/detail/2484169392197739653 :)

[@Azukaisa]

CybershamanX that's very cool can't wait to see it.

[@salokin3087]

Eastern European game with loads of bugs and hard to play? Yep it’s genuine

[@TheKillerNinja11]

witcher 1 was mega jankey and witcher 3 was fairly buggy when it came out

[@damasek219]

Hammerfist yes, but is it a bad game that should be made fun of now after it was fixed?

[@TheKillerNinja11]

Nah man I'm just saying that hes got a point that eastern European games are usually fairly brutal and kinda buggy wasn't saying they were bad.

[@damasek219]

Hammerfist Hmmm, I can see it now. At first it seemed racist to me. I guess I was wrong. Probably many E.E. games are buggy, but are they so different from others that bugs should be considered their special feature? I'm no expert, just don't know.

[@lamichka]

Czech Republic is cenral europe. Is kind Right in the midle. Eastern Europe my ass.

[@AssOnAPlate187]

I can see the Steam Workshop section for this game right now: - The Quicksave Addon That Everyone is Going to Fucking Download mod - The Game of Thrones Total Conversion mod - The Lord of the Rings Total Conversion mod - The Song of Ice & Fire Total Conversion mod - The Nude mod - The Historically Accurate Czech Chainmail Tensile Strength rebalance mod - The Cute Anime Girl's mod - The Every Texture Has Been Redone Mod - The Revised Alchemy System That Makes It So Fucking Complex and Deep You're Going To Need a Separate Guide Just To Use It Correctly mod - The Rename Everything in Correct Late Middle Age Latin mod - The Backflips/Parkour/Martial Arts mod - The Tweaks Something Really Small But Somehow It Completely Changes The Way You Approach Combat mod - That Weird Subsystem You Need To Make A Bunch Of Other Mods Work mod - The Insanely Ambitious Attempt To Make The Game Into a Completely Other Genre Like WWII Or Sci-Fi But Never Even Gets To Alpha Mod - The Chinese Language mod - The Always Crashes Your Game mod - The Megapack Where Someone Slammed A Billion Mods Together and It Practically Crashes All The Time mod - The Mod that changes the Main Character's Gender/Race and The Comment Section Is An Absolute Shitshow mod - The Historically Accurate Flags mod - The Katana Mod - The One That You Absolutely Can't Play Without But The Creator Stopped Supporting It and People Are Begging Someone To Pick Up The Slack mod - The Geographically Accurate Plants/Tree mod - The Cash In On The Latest Meme mod - The Fanmade Patch Six Years From Now That Fixes So Many Things You Can't Believe One Guy Had The Time To Do This mod And so on...

[@halsaufschneider1446]

Quick save addon will be obsolete. Cause the devs have it written already inside their upcoming v1.3 Patch Notes. Nude Mod is mandatory, because I refuse to believe underpants existed back then. But what this game needs the most, is a Power of Flight mod! Newton was born, 200 years later. And until dat stupid apple fell on his head. People could fly! Fuck Newton & his gravity bullshit!

[@lorddiethorn]

They did

[@KaiserAfini]

I just wanted to say thank you for covering old school shooters. I played Shadow Warrior Classic Redux based on your review and had an absolute blast, going all the way to the platinum. The flow of the combat is amazing, its all I was looking for in shooters, but is a very rare find in modern ones. Going through the other ones on the list, Dusk included. Thanks again and keep up the excellent work.

[@Gggmanlives]

You're welcome, thanks for the kind words.

[@raycocker639]

The devs gotta have huge balls to make a game like this... I hope it's hugely successful.

[@Enkabard]

1 millions copies sold so far. Some AAA companies sell games that have only 400k copies sold after several months. I think it's safe to say they are extremely successful :)

[@raycocker639]

Yuss we need more game devs and games like this!

[@jmmywyf4lyf]

Over 2 millions copies sold. Very successful!

[@kelvincasing5265]

It's always refreshing to play a game that isn't pushing """THE MESSAGE"""

[@ms6653]

HOOOOOOOOOOLD ON GGGMAN, SKALICE wasn't attacked by Czech soldiers more like Germans and Cumans.

[@thetroll5384]

Hazzmati just like u life

[@Cofisyt]

Hungarians and Cuman mercenaries I believe

[@Anex952]

Michal Sivý not everyone is a ancient historian you know thats nerd shit

[@MartinKincl1993]

@ANEX It's specifically mentioned in the game several times.

[@RadekCrazy1]

Well I would agree if they did not mention that too many times in a game and even by using logic. Bohemia is a Czech Kingdom and it was a foreign army that attacked Skalice. Everyone who is not retarded would get that they were not Czech soldiers LOL

[@gtabro1337]

This has got to be one of the deepest RPGs ever made, it's crazy good

[@SpaceLight202]

Deep gameplay or story?

[@gtabro1337]

Lieutenant Lovro Mainly gameplay - both as RPG elements and combat, but the story is surprisingly well acted as well

[@fakenews6133]

Lieutenant Lovro Deep in all the ways that matter.

[@pixdrag9088]

If you are talking about the gameplay , its the ugliest , most retarded gameplay of all times.

[@punchforpound2808]

Do you get to make lots of decisions in dialogue and story, rather than just dialogue options to choose whether to ask where a vendor is or about a quest and stuff like that? because thats all I saw in this video.

[@GeneralTantzu]

Just wait for some patches then buy it.

[@seanporcelli3965]

GeneralTantzu Was totally going to say that. I don't think getting games on release date is a good idea anymore. Just wait. Let them get the bugs out and you'll have a more enjoyable experience.

[@elguitarTom]

In a couple years: When I got a super fast rig, and the game probably have some graphic and new gameplay mods aswell

[@Goldman200]

Developers should put games out when they're fucking finished. I don't believe in making the players free beta testers and then delivering shitty patches.

[@CybershamanX]

I can't remember the last game I bought on its release day. Besides bugs, it's usually cheaper after some time has passed. I guess if you want to get in on the action of some multiplayer feature, there really is no reason to pay full price for a buggy game. It's not like there is a dearth of games to play anyway. ;)

[@jimmyshousevideos]

Goldman200 with their crowd funding campaign done they may have been running out of money to develop with so they had to release it.

[@Audiojack_]

This game might still get better with updates, the devs seem pretty active and eager to listen to customer feedback. And luckily we got an unlimited savegame mod released right away, which is useful especially in the current buggy state. To be honest, I still prefer this to something like Bethesda RPG's which still need about a dozen unofficial bugfixes and a hundred mods to deliver the same experience as this game did on day one.

[@peppermillers8361]

Audiojack I know what you mean, man.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

Sucks if you got it on console though. Don't think they get mod support

[@seafafrage6934]

You do know that you can't save more than 300 times with that mod and after that you won't be able to save no more even if you deleted your older saves...

[@peppermillers8361]

seafa frage Who the hell needs 300 saves?

[@seafafrage6934]

Pepper Millers i did and if you go to the mod page and then posts you will see a lot of people talking about it too.

[@JinTrixx5291]

Not gonna lie, I think this is the most well written review you've done. Props to you man, great job with this.

[@Ashamedofmypast]

Harry Armes yup. Awesome to see such a good youtuber get even better each video.

[@Gggmanlives]

Thanks!

[@domiiinik4320]

Yeah, well written and he thinks Cumans are Czechs

[@abram6282]

@@domiiinik4320 Yeah, also thinks that Henry actually got those responsible for killing his family, dude either didn't play the game at all or has attention spam of a fly lol

[@mrsmilescam1550]

Its not a bad game, I disagree. People want something different in games, they get that and then they complain. This game is very immersive, and I’ve never seen forests in a game like this before. The combat has a learning curve and its really satisfying once you get the hang of it. It can be frustrating when you lose a battle and die, but it’s always a thrill going back and facing your enemies once again. This game has some really emergent gameplay as well. I’m not going to complain, it’s different than games like Skyrim. That’s a good thing though, I don’t want to play 11 games that feel like Skyrim.

[@Reloaded2111]

For me, the good about this game are graphics and the medieval setting. The bad: combat and saving system. I mean, you know there's something wrong with saving in this game when Skallagrim bitches about it and installs Unlimited Saves mod himself. And combat requires grinding and decent gear for it to become half decent. This game is all about grinding stats and minmaxing gear.

[@Neotokyovibes-WelcomeHome]

I agree with brokenmikrofone

[@Reloaded2111]

I'll say this though: I was hunting hares with Lord Capon, and my jaw was on the floor the entire time I was wandering around in the forest. This game might have the most realistic forests (or countryside in general) I've ever seen in a video game. Game looks INCREDIBLE at Ultra settings! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1306654687

[@denolact7000]

MrSmilesCam good thing people have differing opinons from yours

[@element1111]

+BrokenMikrofone VtMB, Stalker and New Vegas, off the top of my head, were not executed "properly" at release and went on to become cult classics.

[@samvimes9510]

This game is getting attacked by SJWs because it's historically accurate and doesn't feature any black or women soldiers. For that reason alone I hope this game does well.

[@thattonnatoguywithafez8246]

well we can't say there werent any but it would make sense seeing 1 every 10 times maybe 1 in thousand or 1 in 100 thousand that seems fair? Also are they gonna get triggered by everything whats next not allowing kids to play GTA Online 2?

[@Morpheus776]

That Fuck Tonnato there wherent any. zero.

[@TheHeartThatRunsCold]

Blyn Mage It's not strictly political, it's an attack on culture, which is the lens the majority perceives things.

[@philipgodsworth4764]

Sam Vimes So you're just like the mindless drones who cheered on Wolfenstein 2 because something something alt right.

[@NSFSponsor]

Lieutenant Lovro Ouch that edge.

[@1111Tactical]

You can also save unlimited times by sleeping. Just sleep for 1 hour fairly frequently. On a side note: I'd love this level of realism, simulation, authenticity, and level of detail in a western setting. It would destroy even Red Dead Redemption.

[@Reloaded2111]

You can only save by sleeping in a bed you own. Sleeping in forest won't save game.

[@1111Tactical]

No, not true. slept in Bandit camps I cleared and it saved. Also saved in Lord Capon's hunting camp.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

That actually would be cool.

[@1111Tactical]

Exactly how I use them.

[@1111Tactical]

PAWG DECIMATION I don't even steal. If you hunt and cook the meat (no longer contraband) and store trophies like skins for 2 days (alzo no longer contraband) you can sell for a lot of consistent profit. If you save and get a high capacity saddle, doing the rattay commander's bandit camp quests can also get you rich by loading up your horse with all the gear from all the dead bandits.

[@MartinKincl1993]

European games are so buggy. Thank god for the ever so polished American titles like AC: Unity, Mass Effect Andromeda, Diablo 3, Aliens: Colonial Marines, TES V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, GTA IV...

[@MartinKincl1993]

Last time I checked, Montreal was in Canada.

[@ProcolHarum1967]

GTA is British.

[@AlexS9403]

Martin Kincl Haha sarcasm.

[@user-us6vg]

AHAHAHA FALLOUT, BETHESDA, AHAHAHAHA. You got to be SHITTIN ME. Those games are entire bugs named shitty engine. It was unplayable for me without mods and community patches.

[@EduardoRamirez-xq1ed]

Trashbin whooosh

[@Wind_Falcon]

I don't understand why some people (not GGG necessarily, he seems to be making the same argument as me with his Sistine Chapel analogy) keep conflating the technical side of a game with its artistic merit. New Vegas was just as great a game on release too, regardless of the bugs. So is this game. And it's bugs will get patched eventually as well. Edit: Holy shit, nowhere ever did I say or even imply that people shouldn't voice their complaints regarding bad technical execution, or not include them in reviews, or that they are not valid for any reason whatsoever, or "made any excuses" for launches like this one, or that they should run to the store to buy this day 1 despite the bugs, or whatever else people have been wrongly accusing me of in the replies below. Guys, I am 100% behind the consumerist viewpoint. No 120%. No 200%. No, 1000%! I agree with all your points on this topic! I was just pointing out the *fact* some people seem to not be aware of (or are too angry to remember, which is understandable, as games are expensive and we can have an investment in them even before they come out because of marketing, hype etc.), that the artistry of a piece doesn't overlap 100% with its technical dimension. Putting it through the words of one poster below, a defective product can still be art (or otherwise have artistic merit). This I hope doesn't require any more explanation, as there are countless examples to illustrate this both from gaming and outside of it. This isn't an excuse for anything, or invalidating any criticism regarding crashes/performance/glitches/unacceptable launches etc. It's just a reality that runs parallel with all this. These two things shouldn't be conflated, and its important to give both of them (yes how they currently stack together, without a doubt, but individually as well) their fair shake when discussing/reviewing art. And regarding New Vegas, if you don't like that particular game, I'm sure you can substitute it for another one that works for you. Like Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines for another example. And if you think that game sucks too, I'm afraid you are afflicted by a terrible case of shit taste, which is very unfortunate for you.

[@insertrandomusernameherera9432]

Wind Falcon I guess the problem is that bugs can affect the enjoyment of the game, I mean like you said a game can be great regardless of bugs but if your game keeps crashing and glitching every 20 minutes then you're going to have to have to be a very patient person to play through that game.

[@saibgassanov3378]

Wind Falcon they shouldnt be releasing a beta state game for a full AAA price

[@Tikv-ht5bx]

Where was this sentiment when ME andromeda came out? You killed that franchise over bugs..

[@Wind_Falcon]

@GamerBro 1928 Only patient enough to wait for the patches. It's not like there aren't enough things to play/do in the meantime. Also I totally understand how crashes/bad performance/glitches can ruin a playing experience. My point was people seem to come off as "game is bad because of bugs", where a more accurate statement would be "game is great, but very buggy currently".

[@denolact7000]

Wind Falcon people have differing opinions. And Fallout NV was never good, it was a bad, bad game

[@warfoxrommel5172]

It's a very immersive Medieval game (and it should be appreashiated)

[@RaineErasmusWalker]

I read this in Sean Connery's voice lmao

[@GearyDigit]

TIL magical healing potions, traffic cones, and constant pop-culture references are immersive.

[@Superschokokeks]

I suggest removing "(Best Bad Game of 2018)". People tend to stop listining, making their opinion before watching the video and don't let them conveince them otherwise and just dislike it

[@SpaceWolfHudson]

True Fuck those people tho.

[@wizardsdestroyedthem]

It's a purely clickbait title.

[@Spills51]

And why should he care?

[@peppermillers8361]

I assumed it was something like a bad but pretty entertaining game.

[@CybershamanX]

I don't have any problem with the vid title. If you're sufficiently "woke" enough to realize that it's a clickbait title, then no harm no foul. Should everyone just title their vids with humdrum descriptions so that certain people won't get "offended"? :P There's really nothing wrong with titling a vid with something intriguing that piques the curiosity of the casual viewer. The many people who stop listening and make their own opinion will continue to do so regardless of what sort of title is on the damn vid. heheheh ;)

[@father042]

8:48 lmao those are the most famous Czech swear words

[@user-xn1wi6kk3b]

"You dont get that rly much of an idea if you rly hurting your enemy". WHAT? You did't notice purple HP bar?

[@Gggmanlives]

No and I still don't see it.

[@user-xn1wi6kk3b]

Well.. 4:46 for example. purple little hp bar (Left from you hp). It changes after you hit your enemy.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

Gggmanlives It's the same bar that shows your horse's stamina, it switches to show the enemy's health in combat.

[@slingshotmcoy]

Damn, i've been playing this game harcore and I haven't even noticed. Usually I just look for when there's blood on my weapon and marks on the enemy. Gives me an idea on what armor i've destroyed, and the blood lets me know i've drawn blood and have gotten through armor.

[@HonsHon]

James That is really bad UI design lol

[@aardvocadoful]

This game in 2019 is simply incredible and a must play for any RPG fan

[@oyxnova4519]

To all the people complaining about the fighting system, just git gud noobs

[@Bryndleson]

S if your criticism devolves into "combat is hard" then git gud is a justified response.

[@oyxnova4519]

123 no

[@gumgumdookuin7963]

That argument holds little no sense, ya deaf idiot.

[@lorddiethorn]

Yes it does because if you suck at combat you suck at video games because it's not that hard train and fight bandits for like hour and you will get better.

[@ThePeacemakerDude]

The combat is shit because the entire game is dog shit.

[@fatalitydead]

There's a mod for unlimited saves if that bothers anyone.

[@Gggmanlives]

I'm worried it's gonna fuck shit up with future updates.

[@fatalitydead]

New update just rolled out and it still works. It doesn't replace any files but I get your point. So far it's the only option. I think a better idea would be to have the limited saves system as a different and optional difficulty mode. Yours truly, -Sonny jim

[@Polibmi]

@@Gggmanlives Replaying the game after 3 years with the unlimited saves mod. It still works!

[@microadam1082]

The speed of combat does change with different weapons. Maces are better with armored opponents, axes are better with people wearing chainmail, and the sword works best on people who have cloth armor. doesnt mean you cant use a sword on someone with armor, itl just take longer. Also pole arms are OP

[@slingshotmcoy]

Also depends on what kind of attacks you use. A longsword with a sharper point will have better anti armor potential than others. The descriptions of the weapon in stats aren't just for fluff, they help describe more of the profile around the weapon. A more durable, heavy, but not that sharp longsword can do just as nice blunt damage as some clubs do if you use the right attacks at the right time.

[@microadam1082]

Killer Queen yeah thats what makes this game fucking awesome

[@MutualZebra0123]

I'm playing it 3years later when it's great and not broken on a ps4 which almost can handle it...... It is so good that i often don't want to stop playing it

[@ZacksScraps]

Hold up. EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID ABOUT SAVIOUR SCHNAPPS IS OBJECTIVELY WRONG. You start the game knowing the recipe. So even if your alchemy skill is zero you still know how to make it. One of the ingrediates is found everywhere in abundance (nettle) while the other is sold everywhere from every apocathery in the game (belladonna). All in all it will cost you about 7 gold to buy enough ingredients for one SS brew and 6 of that is the two belladonna. Brewing also only takes about 30 seconds total for a single potion. If you think thats too long then tough, that's how long it takes. If you just brew your own SS then you're only limited to how much you want to carry. It's that fucking easy.

[@Gggmanlives]

Maybe. But you can't read when you start the game, so you don't know how to make it without looking it up.

[@ZacksScraps]

Yeah but you get that quest to learn to read the moment you ask the talk to the apocathery in Rattay. Legit as part of like the 2nd main quest.

[@ZacksScraps]

Not to mention you can kinda figure out what the instructions are as it's jumbled english. Still, its not like taking time to learn to read takes a long time either. About 5-10 minutes max, most of which is walking/riding from Talmberg to Uhutz

[@Gggmanlives]

Not everyone is going to know how to do it straight away, it's a hassle to most people. That's all I'm saying.

[@ZacksScraps]

I'd disagree and say that natural exploration and curiocity would put it in most peoples reach early on.

[@cunt5413]

8:48 hahaha, I love it when a game uses foreign swear words. The funny thing is imagining people being completely oblivious to that.

[@ajadzi]

I can see the headlines now: "Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. of medieval games!"

[@Gggmanlives]

It kind of is.

[@Jacketx]

You can make saviour schnapps as soon as you find a alchemy table. Even if your character cant read you still can irl (hopefully) and its pretty fucking easy to do it aswell.

[@sachigame924]

Hopefully we get some optimization patches pronto. I have a 1080Ti and the game is literally unplayable right now, regardless of my graphic settings the game fluctuates between 60 and 20 FPS, it's ridiculous.

[@try2bcool]

Good grief, you're a spoiled little shit.

[@takoberu3992]

No Way He payed a ton of money, for an expensive graphics card. He bought the game, and he is frustrated that the game runs like shit, on his top of the line graphics card. And he is a spoiled little shit, because he isn't getting what be payed for?

[@try2bcool]

Just stop, 20-60fps fluctuation is not "unplayable", it's merely annoying. Fucking drama queen. Next time wait for the reviews and/or the first couple rounds of patches. The guy's got more money than brains.

[@sachigame924]

No Way 20-60fps fluctuation is unplayable when it's literally every 2 seconds non-stop, it makes the entire game feel like a rubber-band. By the way, I'm a fucking broke-ass college student who spent MONTHS saving up money to get that graphics card. I'm just fucking frugal and have a good work ethic, which means I'm capable of saving up for extravagant shit.

[@takoberu3992]

No Way He payed for a top of the line graphics card and is getting shitty performance. If you're offended that he is complaining about not getting the performance he deserves you're either a child, fanboy, poor or all three. How can you defend 20fps stutters on a 500+ dollar card?

[@UVtec]

Really thank you for this review. I was wondering what will you say about the game, but your professionalism made the review interesting and enjoyable.

[@szogyenyi]

Hah, the enemy at 4:40 swearing in Hungarian :D What the hell, i need this game now! :'D

[@hairy_cornflake]

Well to be fair, this was made by a rather small and unknown studios. It's bound to have problems here and there. Hell even big games have tons of bugs...cough BETHESDA cough... It somewhat reminds me of the messy release of Fallout New Vegas, the game is great but the bugs and graphics are still horrendous. But when you get past that, it's an awesome game. You don't see many Medieval RPG with a realistic setting. I'm seriously loving it! And for once it looks like the studio is listening to the complaints.

[@hairy_cornflake]

Hush hush little baby...

[@demongrenade2748]

Your description of this game reminds me of how many people describe STALKER. Some hate it cause of the bugs, others love it because there's nothing else like it. You'll be a pipsqueak at the beginning, and a force to be reckoned with by the end. I'll have to check this out at some point. But only after there's some patches released. Don't get me wrong I love games like STALKER and New Vegas that are broken masterpieces but I'll wait if I have too.

[@bofad6074]

very playable now

[@erod6382]

Haven't seen most of these "bugs" after 30 hours of play

[@foxysobek8109]

Distroxx 47 hours in here and nothing but 2 very minor bugs...

[@kevind3974]

as of what i have run into after 60 is mostly graphical bugs do to draw distance (running long distances really fast for instance) and their are a few buged quest if you save during them

[@wad671]

Have played around 8 hours and my game is hopelessly bugged. Fast travel does not work most of the time, Can't call my horse despite the fact that it is alive. Had a few quests bug out as well. Experienced more or less all the graphical issues indicated in the video. Also got knocked off my horse a few times and ended up floating a few meters above ground. Got stuck on the terrain countless times.

[@harleycow5551]

Distroxx "duuuuuuuuhhh I haven't experienced any bugs so therefore they don't exist duuuuuuuuhhh"

[@NSFSponsor]

"I haven't seen these bugs, guess they aren't real."

[@caelenkibler6049]

Like someone below me said already, one of your best reviews and most balanced i think you've done. Great stuff man.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

King Dong Cum is a very good porn movie too

[@wahawaha541]

8:48 very like that curse, it means something realy vulgaer in czech language

[@PanzerRatten]

Not a great title for the video, IMO, but a really balanced review nonetheless. Reminds me a bit of the STALKER experience...it'll be incredibly immersive and captivating when it's working, or a hot mess when it isn't.

[@Gggmanlives]

I removed the title. The amount of people who get butthurt over something like a KZbin video title never ceases to amaze me.

[@matiasbonta7829]

Too bad you didn't play more before reviewing, like you said connecting combos (4 hit combos especially) at first would be almost possible if the enemy wouldn't parry the first or second attack, but in the "late game" you can't connect combos at all because even people with full plate armour die in a couple of hits. My only complain with the game is its length and end-game, I cherish the first hours of my playthrough when I didn't know how to parry and actually had to practice with wooden swords, and be patient while fighting otherwise I'll get trashed, I wish the game would have kept me in that state for longer. Besides that the side quests are really memorable and some characters are very well portrayed.

[@nukeclears]

Solid 8/10 But we need more of these types of games, so a definite must have if you enjoy actual RPG's

[@AssOnAPlate187]

I'm going to wait on this one for a year or two. See what the devs can do about patching it. Anyone know if it's easily moddable? If so, that will definitely give it bonus points in my book.

[@bofad6074]

very playable now if you have any kind of gaming pc atleast, tho its more of a storydriven game then a sandbox

[@norbertcsorba4639]

4:40 That random hungarian cuss made my day :D

[@eat_your_jimmies]

I seriously appreciate you reviewing more games that aren't shooters too. The variety is nice. Excellent job as always!

[@YiannisTheMenaceGamesReviews]

I have almost 40 hours in game, and i feel that Kingdom Come gave me the best Role playing experience i had for the last 15 years. Yeah it is glitchy BUT the game and the gameplay mechanisms are so well thought and almost well made. None of the glitches of the game are game braking, and until now i have a stable and satisfying experience. I don;t think it is a broken game and i think the title is a bit unfair :)

[@terskatti4994]

Now after a lot of patches i think this diamond shines very bright.

[@kelvincasing5265]

It's great!

[@Silenthunter287]

It's a diamond with rough edges basically.

[@Gggmanlives]

Pretty much. Spend time with it and you'll find plenty to like.

[@mantrata4688]

_Combat with a mace or a polearm would be slower. . ._ *Flashbacks to oneshotting people with a halberd*

[@Reloaded2111]

Wow, you got to reviewing this sooner than I expected.

[@thetroll5384]

Reloaded2111 no

[@Gggmanlives]

I spent 35 hours on it before the video. I think that's long enough to do a video on it.

[@greybayles7955]

If fallout 4 actually developed your character like Henry and allowed roleplaying through gameplay instead of trying to do those half baked dialogue choices it couldve had a solid story. Stomping around the commonwealth was fun but its no New Vegas.

[@ninjafrozr8809]

This is the best review of this game out there and also one of your best reviews in general.

[@Cat_main_apex]

Proud to be Czech, Dan Vavra makes incredible games

[@1111Tactical]

I'd say 'Best Buggy Game of 2018' is more fair a title.

[@awesomotommy]

"Like looking at the Sistine chapel while the paint's still wet and scaffolding's still up" Perfect analogy

[@LonelyIslandKid09]

I think after 2 years of patches this game is going to be amazing.

[@aliencatcrew3336]

You hit the nail on the head with my problem in OBLIVION. their is a part in the story where you have to steal this key off a guys belt without getting caught. No matter what cahracter i pick, he turns into a warrior, and yet the game forces you to put points in stealth.

[@sjlacayo]

In the meantime play Mount and Blade while they patch this :P

[@RandomizedCTRL]

Played through it during quarantine, not many bugs or glitched left (that i noticed). Would definitely suggest checking it out. And don't let the diffulty curve dishearten you.

[@warmlycalculated390]

Dude you really, REALLY need to play a Piranha Bytes game if you're a fan of this type of game :)

[@salokin3087]

You're everywhere...

[@warmlycalculated390]

Nah, you and I both just have spectacular taste in video games.... and other things :P. If either you or GGG also loves the aussie web series The Katering Show, I will marry you!

[@hoonterofhoonters6588]

I'll buy it when a nice selection of mods is available and some of the patches are out.

[@stonaraptor8196]

the argument about the safe system being good is not realism due to the potion but realism because you can fail objectives but still progress, you have to live with the consequences and find another way.

[@Dragos442]

Stona Raptor Stfu with that bullshit, want to live with consequences, delete your game once you die, you get only one chance to play it. The save system is good just on paper, in practice is cumbersome and stupid.

[@stonaraptor8196]

ok, i take it you have other issues in life and are venting here. No problem.

[@pippo17173]

9:27 Curse these retched stairs!

[@deadinside8891]

Gggmanlives, I'm sorry about this but I'm going to have to disagree with you on this. The game is built from the ground up to be realistic so obviously, you wouldn't be able to rush into a bandit camp and immediately slaughter everyone in it, even in the gameplay demo video on the store page says that you should take it slow and plan out your attack before you strike. this game is MEANT to be slow because real medieval combat (to my knowledge) was about out thinking your opponent rather than swing your sword more times to win. this is an RPG in more of the old school sense, rather than the modern sense. based on your review it seems you would want this game to basically be Skyrim 2.0 rather than its own thing. the game isn't a power fantasy, it's an actual RPG where you have to ROLEPLAY a person living in the 1500s.

[@raggedy3759]

sean anderson There’s nothing wrong with playing it methodical and not going full barbarian on your enemies, the problem is when it throws a ton of enemies at you at once with a combat system built for fighting one or two at most.

[@foxysobek8109]

RaggedyAnne Frank run away? Learn archery and take some down from a distance? Train up some more before trying to fight multiple enemies? It's called progression.

[@Gggmanlives]

Pretty obvious by your comment you have selective hearing and didn't listen to what I actually said in the video.

[@GLAXxan]

this shit never changes man :D

[@deadinside8891]

Gggmanlives coming back to this comment, I have to agree with you, I was a bit fanatical I guess you could say. but one suggestion I have is to try the mace out, from what I’ve heard the mace is one of the best weapons in the game.

[@ungface]

The Priest in Nuehof was a banter overload quest. fucking love it.

[@dreammfyre]

Calling this a "bad game" is vastly underselling it in my opinion.

[@Gggmanlives]

I never called it a bad game.

[@takoberu3992]

Gggmanlives Wasn't the title, "Best bad game of 2018"?

[@dreammfyre]

Gru it was.

[@sevenproxies4255]

Uhm, that little purple gauge that show up next to your own lifebar when fighting someone... That's the opponents lifebar. You can tell when you deal damage by... You guessed it! Checking their lifebar! :P But also, there's audio cues. A properly connecting strike has a certain sound to it. And usually blood squirts out, or at least sparks from the enemys armour. If they parry it with the shield it has a hollow wooden "thud" to it. And a properly parried weapon with another weapon has a loud metallic klang to it. Keep in mind though. Just like you, the enemy has stamina. And just like you, they won't take large chunks of damage until their stamina is depleted. So much of the time you have to wack away and force the opponent on the defense until they get fatigued enough for your hits to start connecting.

[@8Paul7]

This is the best great game, actually. Bugs will be fixed, and it is not even buggier than FO4 or Skyrim. Also, it really aren't czech soldiers who burn down Skalitz. Come on GGman.

[@8Paul7]

No need, but thanks for your concern.

[@CatManDoom84]

picked it up a few weeks ago and im lovin it. Havent really noticed too many bugs out side one civi stuck in a T pose and the odd camera angle during dialogue scenes. But then again im playing this 4 years after release hah

[@warmlycalculated390]

I still far prefer ELEX. :)

[@badtexture1062]

"At times, it feels like one of the best RPGs I've played in recent memory, and at other times it's a horribly bugged, glitchy technical mess." Gentlemen, the Euro-jank creed!

[@Cyberdemon1542]

All was fine until the Monastery quest. Then it got buggy as hell all of a sudden. Still, I spent 65 hours on it. Despite the bugs and awful performance, it is still one of the best games I have ever played. I think it's better than The Witcher 3. I had a seriously good time with it. The game feels like a super modded Skyrim or Oblivion...it even runs like that.

[@Gggmanlives]

I fucking hated the monastery. I probably got stuck on it for like 2 or 3 hours because of bugs.

[@MrJoker129]

I personally must have been one of the lucky few that hasn't found any big glitches. Just some texture popping issues and some animations with the npcs walking, nothing else. Either way with the next updates coming in around 2 weeks, fixing bugs and optimization, hopefully this game will be even better.

[@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie]

Can't save and you might die on your hourlong journey with zero progress made? ... So you never played oldschool RPGs like The Dark Eye: Blade of Destiny?

[@Gggmanlives]

Right, so a game did this mechanic 25+ years ago and that means it's suddenly not bad? Okay.

[@takoberu3992]

^

[@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie]

So you have not, figures.

[@Gggmanlives]

Even if I played it, it wouldn't make the save system in KC not suck.

[@Bunkerknacker_Retro-Nostalgie]

I don't see how not being able to save every second is a flaw. While Dark Souls saves automatically, many older RPGs used "rare" spots like sleeping in beds or taverns (e.g. Secret of Mana), earlier TES games required beds to level up, etc. Looks like their design is aiming at an oldschoolish "gaming experience" like Gothic, one of the best RPGs ever made (not the save system mind you). Legend of Grimrock 2 had similar mechanics that allowed you to only save at "rare" healing crystals, in case you chose that option before. A neat way to up the difficulty since you could even make it single-use only. Not for the faint of heart. Didn't even Farcry 2 have certain houses which limited the opportunity to save the game? But as an FPS crack, you certainly have a different perspective which is why I hinted at The Blade of Destiny. In that game in particular careful preperation was key to surviving in the harsh wilderness and the concept of a journey was taken very seriously in this oldschool RPG. Playing Deliverance with that mindset would give it a different spin other than "It sUckzZz111 mans". Losing progress due to checkpoint-systems is not uncommon, but obviously it is the sheer amount of time lost in this case. Then again, if you are close to villages, you have the chance to save often. If you travel "out there", it is a journey (perhaps with no return), so it is in line with the overall design. I just watched a bit of gameplay and a crash after over an hour reset almost the entire tutorial. That's a bummer for sure. The irony is that the use of Schnapps (double-p -> short "a" as in "shnups" or Hans) was not explained in detail so they did not make use of it. And if these are indeed uncommon or expensive, they are precious and require the player to think twice before making use of that helpful tool. Item management has always been a huge deal in old RPGs. You might urgently need item X and Y at some point in the future, so you held on to them till the game ended. That's quite refreshing in today's games' designs with handholding and fast travel for fucking retards.

[@danieltobin4498]

I think they aired out MOST of the bugs in the game. There is one bug where you can’t hit people but there is a fix. Go to the menu, take off everything, save the game, then do training and the problem should be fixed. At least it’s something like that. I suggest doing the new game for this fix, get the schnapps before doing the training, take off everything, save, exit the game, go back to the game, pick up from where you left off, and start the sword training. It’s odd but it works

[@Atomicus_]

Well...I can always play Dayz with a sword + helmet and roleplay with italian kids in the european mountains of Chernarus map!

[@thetroll5384]

Atomic Burn WTF ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh hoohhhhhh Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@GuyOnAChair]

Rip DayZ.

[@markfeher2493]

There are ppl on earth who still play dayz?

[@Sm0llZ]

This game is gem. Sure it had its problems at launch but then again for example Skyrim is still a buggy game and it’s considered legendary. This game was made by the same guy who made mafia 1 the og mafia. I truly and honestly love this game it’s so unique and immersive.

[@fishperson5390]

All problems he listed have been fixed

[@laalki80]

Also, you get a dog. 11/10.

[@finnish_hunter]

Nope

[@fishperson5390]

@@finnish_hunter skill issue

[@finnish_hunter]

@@fishperson5390 But they aren't fixed 100%

[@fishperson5390]

@@finnish_hunter They can't fix your lack of skill

[@glen___1737]

The save system is actually kinda interesting I think. Think about how often we save in games like Skyrim and fallout, making saves tough to get would make us follow through with our actions. Get spotted stealing, just reload your save. Hard boss fight coming up, just save the game in case you die. I think this new save mechanic is pretty good in making players stick with their decisions, especially in rpg games like this.

[@gabeplg]

such a stupid title...

[@Gitbitty]

charliewafffles No I think it fits the game pretty well

[@Tycholarfero]

nah it works better than any other title

[@Bluehawk2008]

It's like saying "Apocalypse: Salvation" but using a thesaurus to avoid the overused Hollywood cliches.

[@jancz357]

according to the devs there is only one unavoidable fight, but you can cheat it with bow and arrows, otherwise you can be absolutely non agressive

[@Gggmanlives]

I can think of at least 2 boss fights where you have to fight to end them.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

I guess technically you can just let the NPCs kill most of the grunt baddies but that means you are just standing there watching people fight.

[@Gggmanlives]

I highly doubt it. One of the siege missions if too many NPC's die, you fail and I failed the mission numerous times when I was killing as many people as possible. I highly doubt it's passable without assisting them.

[@jancz357]

you can poison the food for the entire enemy camp before the fight even starts -> no fighting after

[@lorddiethorn]

No you only have to kill one person

[@ruekurei88]

Seems more like a youtube watch than a buy and play. Also I remember reading parries were pretty rare in sword fighting(funny watching a bunch of medieval extra parts of dvds and cant remember what they say now..). For the realism I would have hoped theyd ditch the stat progression system. I'm fine with it sword and sorcery and that sort of nonsense, but if youre going for realism, dumping stats into something like 'vitality' just seems bizarre.

[@The_Blog]

You aren't really dumping points into vitality. You gain those stats by playing the game, similiarly to the Elder Scrolls series. So when you fight with the sword you get better with the sword, when you run a lot you get better vitality. Every few levels you can get an extra perk that gives some gameplay benefit. Not the largest difference, but you aren't really putting points into attributs.

[@peppermillers8361]

BloggingLP Not a fan of that system, honestly. Kind of a shame they went with that approach.

[@ruekurei88]

ultraboy222 BloogingLp already cleared this up regarding this game. But as far as stats progression systems go, theyre fine in a D&D context, but when youre striving for realism it seems bizarre and illogical to assign arbitrary numbers as 'stats' for a person. We aren't rolling dice, and we dont need the wizard poking his head out behind the curtain reminding us that its maths at work under the hood. Just seems like a relic of a bygone era being used because its what people know and are used to.

[@ruekurei88]

ultraboy222 Reread my very first sentence. BloggingLP already this in regards to this game. There was an entirely new paragraph that was started where I then specifically addressed a stat based progression system. Also reread my reply in regards to that. We as gamers already know that there is heavy maths already at plat deciding things. If youre aiming for strict realism then youd need to make it more natural than putting in the old chestnut of strength, vitality etc.

[@ruekurei88]

ultraboy222 Also not sure about your reply about 'average joe' here. Average human being? I guess, but your average running speed is defined by a variety of factors, surface, footwear, what situation you are in(a life endangering situation would give you a boost Id imagine), probably your genetics, where you are(running a kilometre detroit would be quite different versus running one in cuzco for example. And of course the shape youre in, health wise and physical shape.

[@NickAndWolf]

I know they want to cut down on save scumming but a more generous autosave that triggers after each quest progression (not just start and completion) may do some good to alleviate that whole “I trained herbalism up for 30 minutes while wandering toward another quest, stumbled on bandits and got some of my shit kicked but won, now I’m sloggin’ it to a trader to sell my loot when a random ass Cuman jumps from the forest and you gain 5 skill ups barely denting him but you can’t run because you are overburdened so you just die and question life’s purpose” syndrome.

[@BMC2]

Best review out there

[@seronymus]

All I can think of is how this game reminds me I was born like 5 centuries too late, at least. :/ I'd rather have a higher risk of cholera and be a faithful knight than be a diabetic low-testosterone freak in a polluted crowded urban hellscape.

[@jakupsundoe6226]

Deep silver ✔️ Great game✔️ Lots 'o bugs✔️ Sounds like homefront the revolution

[@paaatreeeck]

almost no one even called homefront the revolution a good game tho

[@jakupsundoe6226]

paaatreeeck from what I had heard upon release it was a good, but very buggy game. I have only played it after all the patches, fixes, and updates and it is pretty good. So unless the gameplay got changed in an update I could be very wrong.

[@thattonnatoguywithafez8246]

check shit ton of discussions on steam they like revolution alot.

[@trobriandstorm]

I actualy liked Homefront the revolution

[@lorddiethorn]

Deep sliver didn't do Jack other then ship this game out into the world and help to promote it. The game had a tech beta already playable by the time Deep sliver joined.

[@SWIFTzTrigger]

With a few patches and updates this game can be significantly improved, but overall it seems pretty awesome

[@Dr.Strangelewd]

$60 kickstarter game that was delayed twice just to release in rushed and plain unfinished beta state with some promised features outright missing. But hey, at least it wasn't "ruined" by some big bad publisher, amirite?

[@LeoPokemonBrasil1]

Wasn't it $50?

[@ininja32]

B-b-butts Butts I agree, if they can take more time to work on the problems, this could turn out to be a great game,

[@Gitbitty]

B-b-butts Butts agreed, it should have been 20 dollars in its current state

[@thetroll5384]

leo_os ikr

[@gtabro1337]

And what promised features are missing?

[@jackiejack999]

Just like New Vegas it's probably best to wait for this game's bugs to be ironed out and its price to drop.

[@pfitz9346]

I love when games try to show "realistic sword combat" and then portrays something that is absolutely nothing like realistic sword combat. They aren't using proper swings and it's way slower than real combat would actually be.

[@epiccontrolzx2291]

I was hoping the combat would be a bit more like Mordhau, a good balance between realism and fun

[@Mushroommate7]

Of course they're slower than in real combat because how else would you be able to react to anything when you're playing with a m&k or a controller?

[@pfitz9346]

therainbowpigs they're also not even close to throwing any of their strikes correct or utilizing any proper technique. So there's my main point. One doesn't simply swing a sword like a club. Like in this game.

[@NSFSponsor]

What game has realistic sword combat?

[@willz3344]

Pfitz or mabye it doesnt matter if the combat is realistic or not

[@TheSharpmarksman]

"Skalitz is attacked by Czech soliders" not sure if you had a brain fart there, but they were attacked by HUNGARIAN soldiers

[@PootisMayo]

More like King-dumb Come: De-lame-erance. Heh

[@PootisMayo]

Couldn't think of anything else to write ATM.

[@SpaceLight202]

PootularMayonnaise then dont write anything lol

[@Boolus]

nice

[@jimmyshousevideos]

Got em

[@Reloaded2111]

Might be because English isn't my first language, but I have no idea what game's title means. It's just three words randomly strung together, much like Metal Gear Solid or CD Projekt Red.

[@ACE1918]

A good review for this game. The one bit of advice I can give is that when playing if you have an SSD with some space I'd highly recommend transferring the game to that, it will run much better and will mostly fix the pop-in issues. Also combat with a mace is actually faster paced in that it is much easier to damage guys with armor, I have a mace in-game that lets me one hit or two hit kill enemies depending on the quality of the armor, and provided it is a strike to the head.

[@muddy5013]

I wish there was like a "casual" mode where the combat is more like dying light or Skyrim. Swing till they die but still kinda difficult. I just know that will be the thing that ruins the game for me and I don't want to spend $70 on a game when I won't enjoy the combat.

[@dianabarnett6886]

Sounds like archery is the way to go.

[@SpecShadow]

Casuals ruins our games, stop it!

[@joshwist556]

Erik Musta stop. It’s like asking for an easy mode for Dark Souls. It’s fucking stupid

[@negx3933]

Turn back and never return

[@jimmyshousevideos]

Then just pay $60

[@impierrebiyatch]

bludgeon weapons exponentially decreases combat time and are op af

[@zacharyhicks6237]

Bonk

[@ColbanLewis]

I think theres a reason games aren't this realistic.... they look boring asf.

[@WelcomeToDERPLAND]

about the "how much health they have" there's a healthbar, its the purple bar before your health bar above your stamina.

[@priceyblackwinter2338]

The glitches are a lot better now; still a problem, but seldom game breaking

[@n_n_n_n_n_n]

Sounds like one to buy later, once it's all patched up and bundled with the DLC.