Kingdom Come Deliverance - The 2025 Review

[@RobbieB2606]

Finished KCD1 for the first time this week - some flaws aside, I absolutely loved it. Obvious passion put into it from the devs, and I loved the progression of taking Henry from pathetic peasant to armoured killing machine. Can't wait for KCD2!

[@hannesture9313]

What flaws?

[@Nnoo1987]

@@hannesture9313 its clunky and annoying at times

[@James-u1y]

@@Nnoo1987also some graphic issues still

[@samdanmas]

​@@hannesture9313 Bugs and glitches that havent been fixed since 2018

[@Cenot4ph]

@@hannesture9313 obtuse, almost anything that regular RPG's let you do is made obtuse

[@ChrisMattar]

I played KKCD 1 last year, had it in my library for 5 years and ignored it. Ended up being one of the best RPGs I played in years. Amazing.

[@MrVeryfrost]

Same here. I still haven't finished yet.

[@Cenot4ph]

I started today and stopped about 2 hours in, this game is obtuse in ways i find not enjoyable.

[@joshuabrightman5984]

​@@Cenot4ph wah wah wah lol go play dragon age veilguard lol

[@Cenot4ph]

@@joshuabrightman5984 12 years old, confirmed

[@roymarron7622]

Same happened to me with Cyberpunk 2077, It might be the time to seriously try KCD...

[@challe2324]

I bought the complete edition for $8 as a joke months ago. I thought I would just find it funny. I'm now 180 hours in and not finished and I'm absolutely in love with it, and preordered the collectors edition for kcd2!

[@resolutogamer4859]

Same situation brother, that's a true 🎮🕹️

[@thewhitewolf4968]

@@challe2324 jesús be praised!

[@arturius9715]

My simular experience.

[@ImWithTeamTrinity]

Me too, this is now one of my all time favorite games.

[@AnimeWins]

Just wanted to let you know this made me smile. I cannot wait to play the second game : D

[@bosscomplex]

YES, its totally worth it. try and snag the Royal edition. usually on sale for under $10 includes all dlc. Masterpiece of a game with some rough edges for sure. one of the best games from the 8th gen of consoles.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

For the newcomers. Several tips, the food issue is not an issue haha there are literally stew pot almost everywhere. You can improve on the combat by literally just practicing. Its quite rewarding. The lockpick is not bad. Theres an option called simplifyed and its easier. Always always make sure the ball is bigger near the center of the lockpick. Trust me once it clicks it will make sense. This is coming from someone who hated it at first but then it clicked ❤ lastly the saving part is not bad either. You can literally sleep somewhere for an hr and the game saves.

[@glawenclattuc3127]

You can also just make Savior Schnapps with alchemy, it’s really easy and cheap.

[@newworlddisorder156]

Thats all I do, eat from pots.

[@resolutogamer4859]

And remember folks, focus on stealing valuable things, rumors of thiefs spread on the city lowering your reputation (yep you are the new guy around and things are disappearing way to much)

[@mr.penguin4614]

peasants eat from strangers pots. me personally, i prefer the finer things in life. give me a reason to stop at a tavern or town bakery and ill do it.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

@@mr.penguin4614 wine is good too jeje

[@MANGO-SAXON]

The passion just shines through the screen, definitely in my top 5 rpgs ever. I can't wait for the sequel.

[@dvs21a]

When I first tried KCD, my gamer brain sabotaged me, and I didn't get past the prologue. I tried to play it like many similar games and it just didn't work and I gave up thinking it a bad game. Then, a couple of months ago, I went back and tried again, and I got it. Now, I'm a thousand or so hours in, and I think it is one of the best games I've ever played. KCD really rewards the patient gamer, and I can't wait for KCD2.

[@jcaashby3]

I think a shit load of people myself included did exactly that. I never made it out of skilitz. Never even got to the attack. Also cut scenes were a jittery mess when I played years ago. I gave it another go recently and figured out the stutter issue. Just turned vsync off. Now I'm 20ish hours in and really really like what they accomplished with this game. People who give up thinking is hard don't realize.. you are HENRY so he will struggle early game.

[@thebhoy8561]

There is 1460 hours in 2 months your saying you have clocked 1000 hours of that playing a game. Including having to sleep etc. i think you need to get out more

[@dvs21a]

@thebhoy8561 1,460 hours is 60.83r days. If you are going to pedantically demand my "couple of months" be exactly two months rather than a rough guestimate, maybe you ought to count your number of hours accurately. 🤡

[@jcaashby3]

@thebhoy8561 lol right!!

[@OrggsOrggs]

welcome Jonny come lately

[@jimbeaux89]

Favorite game of all time. I have nearly 3,000 hours across several playthroughs, and I’m finishing up a survival mode run to prep for KCD 2! Can’t wait!!

[@jpbm1873]

I'm 38, I have been playing games since the Megadrive/SNES era and Kingdom Come Deliverance is easily in my top 10 best games of all time. It's one of those games where you could feel the passion from everyone involved in the process of making it oozing from every polygon being rendered and I can't wait to experience that feeling once again with the sequel.

[@JeremyBell]

I dunno man I'm 40 and I just couldn't do it. Everything just feels super jank in a bad way. I'm saying that as someone who often fires up an emulator and plays sega and snes games.

[@tomk8350]

Was just playing this a few hours ago. I absolutely love the secret cutscene that plays if Henry gets jailed in Skalitz. Wish more games had easter eggs like that.

[@Calz3n]

This blew my mind. Even though I played since launch, I didn’t even know about it until this year when I was trying to finish out all the achievements

[@Mhantrax]

Haha, happened to me. I was wondering what would happen when things started to go down.

[@MikeTheD]

I’m replaying it and any new little twist is so dramatic by now. I had the smallest one on the charcoal burner quest and was like WHOA. I love the world, and just imagine those things in KCD2.

[@Grandtemplar305]

I liked that an I did this side mission with these females that was geeking of some ointment drug an I was suppose to stalk them but walk up to close an a cutscene play it was something that I didn’t expect

[@tygeta9851]

Crazy coincidence that i was specifically thinking about searching for a "kingdom come review in 2025" and dismissed the thought, thinking i would be better off searching for 2024......19 minutes later, Matty drops this without me searching lol.

[@Xornicus]

Mattys under your bed rn. Quick say you were gonna search up some kcd2 in game previews from the trip

[@typethings4624]

Dude a Tod Howard Stan won't accept that this game look better than all of Todd games combined

[@aaa3d473]

Facts. This thing shits on pretty much every Bethesda game after oblivion

[@redwolf4123]

​@@aaa3d473 😅😂😂😂😂😂 WTF.... That's ridiculous but hey, love what you love 😘

[@Orteguh]

@@aaa3d473Skyrim & Fallout New Vegas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@typethings4624]

@aaa3d473 I love Oblivion but Morrowind way better, an Kingdom Deliverance is on another level of immersion even without magic an fantasy like a Todd Howard games, it base on reality, I can't wait to buy Kingdom Deliverance 2, an will choose that over Avowed lol, that game look like a Sunday morning cartoons, with weird cel shaded outline on polygon, that game look 2 time behind Skyrim . Also Kingdom Deliverance doesn't write it protagonist as some chosen nobody like a Bethesda games, Skyrim had Dragon born, Starfield had Star born lol, cheap excuse for story telling, I mean KD had Henry outside look generic but story telling for him are so epic, honor his parents, vengeance, revenge, retaliation, all while learning,an becoming a knight

[@AttilaGorilla]

This game is a fucking masterpiece rpg experience

[@demoniovargas1093]

One of the best RPG of last decade period.

[@OhimOnar]

So glad to see you covering Kingdom Come Matty. The first game is one of my all-time favorites and I'm eagerly looking forward to round 2

[@lilBugger35]

There is a field by Rattay that has about 200 Belladonna in it. If you spend about an hour picking herbs and brewing savior schnapps you will have enough to last you the whole game. I sell them because the field resets every few days in game. But what I'm saying is savior schnapps is not hard to get if you just look around. I never understood why everyone had such a hard time with it.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

It's true 😅 you can literally brew them and the requirements are easy.

[@papapaulrocks]

For those trying to find it: To be more specific, on the road from Rattay towards Neuhof, there's gonna be a tree with a nest (past an accident). Look left and youll see a flower field. Around the edges of the field are belladonnas.

[@ShakaTechie]

Its because the game doesn't introduce the alchemy table to you early game. In my first playthrough, my first encounter with it was in Sasau (sp?). Also, horrible design making talk to NPC and pick pocket the same keybind. Almost rage quit a couple of times after having to reload a save an hour or so back because of the heavy handed save system + accidental pickpocket of an NPC.

[@222tg_]

The fuss about the schnapps is because in early years of the game it was way more challenging to get them. But now is easy. I kept getting them without even trying, never found myself in a "gotta go find schnapps" situation, not even once, in my 300h of game.

[@Undivided-X]

Well you still can't save scum because the schnapps make you drunk and there are debuffs.

[@perfectheretic]

KCD managed to make realism so much fun! At first, I couldn't accept it, but once I gave the game all the effort it becomes "easier" and even fun, you had to go to it with a different approach, if you play it as you play Skyrim you won't get much out of it for sure. Great review, Matty.

[@Cenot4ph]

yea it's obtuse, not something i want to engage with honestly

[@SilentSpringzzz]

@@Cenot4phyes yes cry more about it.

[@thebaffman4898]

What I love the most about this game is the realism of the world. Not just the NPCs and their dynamic schedules but also the graphics and the design. It's not flashy or in your face, it doesn't feel like a videogame level, it doesn't feel like it was made for you to explore, it feels like a real medieval slice of territory and life, down to the single bushes. This does wonders to immersion for me.

[@Frank_Costanzas_Lawyer]

I'm probably in the absolute minority when I say this but I _love_ KCD's lockpicking, _especially_ with a controller. I like the way it tries to emulate the manual dexterity and patience required for the actual task, coupled with the fact that you're often doing so within earshot of an NPC and it leads to some very tense moments.

[@jimbeaux89]

I play controller only and I love lockpicking via controller. It’s fun using both sticks to keep the button when it needs to be while slowly rotating the other. It honestly didn’t take me long to get the hang of it

[@THISISLolesh]

You guys are doing way too much, lockpicking sucks on console.

[@Agent_of_the_Imperium]

@@THISISLolesh It does at first. Couple of tips if you haven't already. Turn on simplified lock picking. It lets you use only one joystick while the left bumper rotates the lock at a set speed. It takes getting used to but once you are accustomed to the set rotation speed, the lockpicking gets easier. Also as a side note practice on the chest behind Peshek's mill. You'll get more familiar with it and by leveling up, the radius of the "sweet spot" Will increase.

[@Zyklo-33]

Lockpicking is skill issue, for me it's easy af and pretty good mechanic. I feel like people just don't get it how it works properly. I know it well with controller and mouse.

[@KadayiPolokov]

@@THISISLolesh Rather than trying to direct the right thumbstick with your thumb alone, instead hold the thumbstick between your thumb and forefinger. You'll find it's much easier to keep the pin in the right position as the mechanism rotates.

[@Distortion1971]

200 hours in, and about halfway. Yes, i’m rolleplaying. One of the best RPG’s.

[@KadayiPolokov]

With Lockpicking if you are using a controller, rather than directing the thumbstick with your thumb, instead hold it between your thumb and forefinger. You'll find it is a lot easier to control the movement in time with the rotation that way whilst maintaining the radial position.

[@Grandtemplar305]

Try that an it help a lot I gotta thank you bro 💯💙

[@FordzyS]

As for the story and why it ended so openly without proper satisfaction and why is somekind humble for RPG game: Main creator - Daniel Vávra, wrote the whole - main story like 10 years ago, story is divided in Three Big Acts and original plan during Kickstarter campaign, was to release the whole thing, gradually divided into three parts - acts, with 8 months gaps from each other, which turned out to be very unfeasible for very small studio, so they decided to release only Act 1 as one game, which is KCD1 and then merge Act 2 and Act 3 into second bigger game , which is KCD2 (who is still clearly divided in to two acts with two maps), which finally properly ends Henry's story. Imagine whole thing to be like Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, except that Two Towers and Return of the King wouldn't be released until 7 years later and as one big movie. Its not perfect solution, but is what it is. Act 1 has an own story arc, but it's still just the Henry's humble beginning of the much bigger story,. I can imagine that KCD1 and KCD2 together will tell unforgetable story and one of the best ever written.

[@immortanleo3868]

The lock picking was satisfying for me on controller. I got better gradually and it got so easy by endgame. Like every thing else in this game, you have to work to get better

[@justinmabb1997]

That's the worst part. The lockpicking sucks with controller and mouse and keyboard

[@wizenedoak5046]

Took me a while to get good at it with controller but I got it down after a while via perks

[@psychoticchemist]

@@justinmabb1997I find it really easy on mouse and keyboard but that’s probably because I press a button to bring down my mouse sensitivity when I’m lock picking

[@GaetanLloyd]

started KCD September 2024, and I beat it just in the middle of December, putting in about 130 hours. I absolutely loved the game. It gave me the same serene exploration, build freedom, janky hilariousness, physics based randomness and endless depth I got from Elder Scrolls oblivion. imperfect when you scrutinize specific areas, but as a whole package, the vibes were immaculate. I’m glad I waited until most of the major game breaking bugs were smoothed out. It found a definite seat amongst my absolute favorite gaming experiences, and KCD #2 is one of my most anticipated games ever. My disclaimer to everyone I recommend this game to is that they should go on KZbin and watch a “things I wish I knew before playing kingdom come”video. That is a necessity to enjoy this game.

[@wizenedoak5046]

Yeah really if I didnt know know about the knocking out the gambler for his money, or the herbs outside rattay for alchemy, ect thought kcd 2 I'm going to be playing day one for sure

[@andrewmarchese2052]

LOVE KCD1. I’ve played over 100+ hours just got past Kunesh!

[@SwungCookie]

For me the quality of the writing is what made this game one of the best in the last decade. It's a lot less personal than things like bg3 or mass effect, but the quest and even dialogue is fantastic and consistent

[@LocrianDorian]

I actually really like the lockpicking mini game in Kingdom Come, at least on mouse and keyboard. I disagree that they should have copied Skyrim, been there, done that, it's better to try something original.

[@Wrapgod89]

I'm so excited for KCD2! Definitely will be playing it over Avowed.

[@AshleyOlivia90]

I never used the savior schnapps a lot, I’d sleep a lot to save and role played each day so that I could save each night, it’s easy to manage and doesn’t take too much money, really. Especially if you’re picking allll the herbs and selling them, you’ll never want for groschen

[@CargoShorts7]

Picked up KCD for $4 the other week. Probably won't have enough time to beat it before 2 comes out, but I'm hoping to get through a big chunk of the story and then get the rest from a lore/story video or something

[@darkspartan1573]

Here because I got it for free on the epic store

[@Cenot4ph]

same, glad i didn't pay for it. I think the gameplay style is a little it too obtuse for my liking

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

@@Cenot4ph I think you'll learn to love It when you see how you can break it

[@Ronuk1996]

KCD1 is up their with RDR2 and Witcher 3 as one of my favourite open worlds of the ps4 gen. KCD2 has me really hyped can not wait.

[@Frostylyxxx]

Started my first play through a few days ago and man it’s one of the most immersive and grounded games of its genre I’ve ever played.

[@stevequincy388]

I purchased it on a sale years ago and never played it. I started playing last week to see what KCD 2 would be like. I honestly thought I’d hate it, I’m not really into super challenging RPGs. But man oh man, I LOVE the game so far and can’t put the controller down! The game just oozes passion from the developers, I played the prologue multiple times trying different things and I was shocked to find five different ways so far to get your dad’s money from that jerk in the village. You can try and beat him up (very tough), pass a speech check, sneak into his house and try to Lockpick, you can bring three friends to help beat him up, or you can sneak behind him and choke him out and steal his keys. This is nuts, I haven’t played a game like this in years. Does it have flaws? Absolutely, but this game is amazing so far.

[@papapaulrocks]

Just finished my hard ore playtgrough this morning. Just in time for the next game. If you havent played KCD1 yet, then give it a shot. It's worth it.

[@caldale4941]

To me KCD 1 is THE Immersive game, no other game in the last decade puts as much effort into immersing you into a living world, a world that genuinely lives on without you. As an example, the closest I can get to it is replaying Skyrim which is a multitude of levels below KCD, another would be Rimworld (which is another beast entirely). So the sequel should take over that mantle. It is interesting how often players talk about feeling like the world is alive in games, and how much they value immersion yet so few of them have played KCD 1, like dude that game is on a completely different level to anything else!

[@azazelaz999]

Hated the lock picking at first, until i moved my hands to grab each joystick from the top like im holding a lock and a pick. It gives it a realistic feel that i grew to love and now makes bethesda lockpicking feel so shallow when i go back to skyrim or fallout 😅

[@briancarter9404]

KCD1 was SO awesome! Can’t wait for KCD2!

[@Jordan_snw]

I’ve been watching videos today debating whether I should get this and play it as I always wanted to but never got around to. I even watched some of your videos from when it was released and now you release this?!! Perfect timing as always Matty 💚

[@MrNightKnight]

I need to go back to KCD1 as well. I forgot it had dlc. I hear it's good.

[@paulchurchill5045]

10:08 IMO i think some people have under sold the story! @MrMattyPlays Happy (belated) New Year to you & my fellow subscribers. 👍

[@superjuddy]

I ABSOLUTELY ADORED KCD 1 I played it just a few months ago and COULD NOT put it down, put 50 hours in just over 2 weeks even with the crashes on my specific hardware. I really want to pre order KCD 2, and I haven't pre ordered a game since starfield, (well worth it !! Love that game, the flaws cant detract from its greatness!) but the bugs make me scared and want to wait for some reviewers to get early copies and talk about the state of it.

[@BigBeanz73]

This game is amazing. The sequel will guaranteed be even better because it’s a smaller sized developer who listens to fans

[@victormontorio6019]

Matty- I do not like the same games as you do, but I always watch your vids because you keep it all about the games. That’s why I keep coming back. Respect. 🔥

[@aaa3d473]

Ain’t even a question. It’s one of the best true rpg’s in a long long time.

[@chelseabighetty4722]

I picked this up a couple months ago really cheap and I can’t wait to dive in!! This video came at such a perfect time! Love your reviews and thoughts. I’ve never really played a game like this, so I’m pumped. 😊

[@adasdiciunas8835]

KCD2 looking to be really great. A lot of people already played a big chunk of it and said that a lot of systems are improved and there is twice as much content as in KCD1

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

it took me 3-4 long intro playthroughs to get the game to click for me, and when it clicks it's awesome. Specially when you can break the game and steal and resell stuff. It's really fun and really worth it, you'll be engaged with Henry's story. And it usually goes for so cheap that you're really missing out because you want to

[@DuctTapeJake]

The one thing I absolutely love about the Hardcore mode is that it gets rid of fast travel, and does not mark where your character is on the map. So you really have to learn your way around, and navigate using landmarks.

[@MikeTheD]

I’m replaying it for probably the final time right now actually. Playing hardcore. I know the map so well that it’s doable finally, and giving it a farewell. It’s played out a bit by now, but I’m enjoying it with this twist of hardcore mode, and fairly confident KCD2 will take its place and improve so much that it’ll be the one getting replayed. The hype is so real.

[@Xornicus]

Bethesda teaming up with the KCD devs is my dream game collab. This level of realism and combat in a fantasy world with rich lore and an exploration focus.

[@James-u1y]

Matty’s come to see us! I played this game several years ago and I love the hell out of it. I’ve never understood the difficulty with the lockpicking mini game, since release I’ve finnessed it everytime. It’s super satisfying on M&K. Maybe controller is way worse though. On another note I don’t think they should change too much or move away from the formula they have because that’s what makes this studio and game unique. Same reason BGS uses Creation Engine.

[@ParanoidAandroid]

For me, it's honestly the best game I every played.

[@_SacredNemesis]

Been such a fanboy for this since their Kickstarter in 2015. I watched their dev logs since the beginning and I’m so glad this series got as big as it did. One of the few massively successful Kickstarters, and only 3 more weeks‼️

[@ianchinsor9248]

I loved the style of fast travel mechanic, makes it feel like you are still in the world heading on a journey to the next town. Time passes and events will still happen on the way 👌🏻

[@cuto1172]

Loving all that retrorecpective love that KCD getting and deservedly so

[@ParanoidAandroid]

are you aware you can reduce the difficulty setting for lockpicking on consoles?

[@astrojeet]

Regarding the ending you need to keep in mind KCD1 was always gonna be just ACT1. Dan Vavra has outlined the entire story and Warhorse has been very clear to the people who supported the game on Kickstarter that the first game is mostly setup and ACT 1 where Henry goes from a boy to a man and future games would continue the story. The ending is great, it is extremely well written and you really feel that Henry became a man throughout this journey and now he is about to open a next chapter where he goes from Man to Warrior.

[@sarugard9115]

im going to say this a thousand times online! kingdom come lockpicking is the best in gaming its the best i have ever seen i dont know what you ppl are talking about..

[@DanielVerberne]

Excellent observation about how KCD1 can 'derail' ones goals. Many times I'll plan to tackle a given quest which entails travelling quite a distance. I'll check my map (playing hardcore with the minimum of 2 selected debuffs) and I'll realise the best route involves some stretches through forested areas. I'll know from experience where bandits could be lurking and I'll consciously avoid roads and tracks in favour of checking the position of the Sun and dead-reckoning my way to my destination. However, I'll want to be prepared for possible combat and then I'll realise I'm out of Saviour Schnapps, so I'll need to make a beeline to the nearby alchemy bench, but darn it I'm out of Belladonna and Nettles, so I'll first need to do some herbalism, picking what I need north of Rattay. But crap, I'm carrying too much and cant bear to waddle to my horse everywhere so a trip to a miller to unload some gear I 'found' will be needed before that! Also, my quest involves convincing folk using speech and my current armour is dirty and my Henry likely stinks, so I'll ALSO need to goto the nearest bathhouse! Sheesh! I'm definitely not complaining! It's this richness of gameplay in its fictional world that I find so captivating about this game!

[@DanielVerberne]

Lock picking using keyboard and mouse is absolutely easy.

[@proggz39]

I started yesterday. Played for five hours, it was really good. It’s the medieval immersive sim of immersive sims

[@SbaDefender]

KCD has my favorite lockpicking mini game I've played

[@ladybeavanerdventures]

wait you thought the story was just "all right" wow its one of the best stories out there also replaying and having the best time

[@ashroskell]

Stalker 2 players should be able to accept that kind of gameplay loop. I’ve lost count of the number of sessions I’ve started, only to find my armour is wrecked, my gun all but useless and my resources in a desperate state, all because I got curious about one anomaly, or greedy for more loot on the way to my first destination. But that risk/reward dilemma calculation is all part of the fun, so . . . As a Stalker fan, I’m hoping to get a similar joy out of this.

[@zedetach]

There's no game that epitomizes the age old adage of 'shit happens' the way this game does. Truly a humbling experience.

[@klits732]

This game is what is missing in current day gaming. A hyper specific type of game that won’t click with everyone but will have an extremely dedicated fan base it resonates with.

[@ericestrada3530]

The answer is yes, have a good day.

[@hannesture9313]

My all time favorite game. For 20 years - Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was my all time favorite game. One day in 2022, I tried KCD on game pass and picked hard core mode with all negative perks. I played the prologue and got caught lock-picking. After the cut scene had played and the "You have died"-message had shown I started crying. Finally, someone had made a worthy modern triple A version of the game ESIV: Oblivion shouldve been. Ive heard KCDII is releasing _without_ hardcore mode so Ill wait to play until it releases. Playing KCD with map markers, fast travelling and infinite auto saves is an affront to RPGs.

[@jellevanbreugel325]

putting a pin on this one to avoid spoilers, started two weeks ago, having a blast so far!

[@metalhead4life45]

I had played this game for 20-25 hours when it released on PS4, and encountered a lot of performance problems and a game breaking bug that wouldn’t let me progress, and sadly I put the game down. I adored it but that bug really discouraged me. A couple months ago I decided I wanna play it again in hopes the game was patched, which I’m sure it was. Being spoiled with PS5/Series X framerates though it was rough going back, and I stopped playing again. Last week I just decided to buy it on PC for the smooth 60+ FPS I’d get and I’m finally hitting my stride and able to fully enjoy this game. Man it’s so good and I can’t rave enough about it. Can’t wait to play KCD2, man.

[@CheefChaos]

After a couple hours in this game gives me the biggest Oblivion meets RDR2 vibes

[@hannesture9313]

Its Oblivion but made right - like Morrowind II.

[@ActNasty5]

@@hannesture9313man everyone makes me want to try this game again so bad. I tried but i didnt like continuing from my old save i just felt lost and bored. I need to start over

[@hannesture9313]

@@ActNasty5 Play hardcore with all negative perks. The only way to go. ;)

[@CheefChaos]

@@ActNasty5 honestly I get why some would fall off, I'm still on the fence myself, I saw one YTber say just play the 2nd one because of the QOL uogrades

[@ActNasty5]

@@CheefChaos yeah i might do that at this point since its close!

[@threerings13]

Picked this up on Xbox in the winter sale for $3.99. Not sure if I'll be too frustrated with it or not, but looking forward to giving it a try.

[@gaelangaudette9576]

I wish more games would handle difficulty the way that KCD does. Most games just put modifiers on damage.

[@spooner7637]

Matty out here trying to get a KCD2 code lol. But in all seriousness, I am excited, buttttt rebirth launches like a week before so KCD2 will have to wait

[@neil4692]

The hardcore mode isn't that hard (hear me out), I've been doing my replay of it and it actually feels like the intended experience for the game. The negative perks you have to pick easily can be ignored or don't matter the further you get into the game and the idea of the reduction in the hood makes what the game is going for in even better. Like, in the base game the crosses and shrines you find along your journey you just ignore but in hardcore mode, you love it every time you find them. This results in so many unique interactions you have with the game like my original trip to Sasau when I kept getting lost and when I finally got there and saw it I felt like I accomplished something great etc. This is just one of the countless examples unique to the mode. The difficulty of the combat mostly stays the same, I really haven't noticed it being any harder and it is mostly about preparation etc.

[@handlechar568]

thanks for this. I'll probably play hardcore as a first playthrough then. i know what you mean. in some games not playing hardcore difficulties feels like you're barely playing the game.

[@handlechar568]

also, i really dislike open world games shoving detailed maps and geo location down your throat. IMO doing that is equivalent to cutting content from your game. Im currently playing Witcher 3 blind with a fantastic first person mod, and a mod that hides my location on the map. It's hard to describe how enjoyable it is to not know where the hell I am and navigate by the sun and landmarks!

[@ImJEllisAF]

The way I like to play the game is full immersion. If I travel, I’ll find a place to stay when it’s night time. Stay at the inn and maybe have drink if I need nourishment. Read a book before bed ect..

[@yeastydynasty]

Absolutely worth it. Bought the game for PC on release day. Great game. Playing through it now in preparation for part 2!

[@melastname6548]

lol good timing. I just started this game for the 1st time. Xbox had it on sale

[@drakescakes5629]

Played it every year since it came out. Also, my wife and I have an ongoing joke of saying “blended” like the archery contest guy in Ratay trying to say splendid.

[@w68FireWater]

IMO, and I don't know if this was the original intent, the story of KCD1 was simply setting the stage for all the characters to exist in KCD2. It was also a play test for all the unique mechanics that the game employs.

[@jortiz1689]

I love this game because it really feels like an RPG you really have to do the things to learn them.

[@martinmillar7137]

For me KCD is an incredible achievement first and foremost as it's the guys first game.. has some quirks that can prove highly frustrating at times, but when it comes together it truly is remarkable and quite beautiful imo. For me it's always been a fairly solid 7.5 to 8.. which i feel is fair. Honestly can't wait for KDC2 as it looks to be closing in on a 9+ rating.

[@War_Numen]

I played KCD a few months ago and felt guilty over how long it took me to pick up & play it. I used mods to remove some edges and was completely absorbed by the game. The nature in KCD is mind blowing, the streams made me remember walking barefoot in almost identical streams as a child looking for fish. I loved how the world made me respect it on varying levels. In one quest I was to report to a superior every update (not listed as a quest objective) of my investigation and I didn't and was rightly reprimanded because I had taken the whole ordeal into my own hands. Out of curiosity I reloaded a save and did the quest again only this time I kept the superior updated and was shocked to see the different ways things played out, nothing major but significant enough to make me want to pay attention to details of quests that in other games you can gloss over. Henry truly is weak and useless at the beginning and I'm not sure I've played a game that allows for such impactful and meaningful development of a character. I love this game and can't wait for KCD2.

[@QuantumAssassin]

The archery reticle mod was the most important mod for this game back then.

[@saurlex1368]

ngl, getting mods to keep the reticle and let you F5 spam is a must imo. First mods up for KCD2 you watch.

[@ashmitchowdhury15]

Just 1 mod made this game one of my top 10 games of all time. That is save anywhere mod, its magical.

[@henrynguyen5343]

Lockpicking is extremely easy with mouse and keyboard. My only obstacle was to get my lockpicking skill to lvl 15 to be able to pick every locks in the game. But once I got to lvl 15 locks are meaningless for my Henry. Which then made item prices meaningless since I could just buy every single items a shop has, then go lock pick their chest and steal back the money.

[@benjthorpe]

KCD has so much freedom to play the way you want except if you want to play in third person because that’s not how the devs want you to play. It is vital to the gameplay experience that you have a box over your head and can only see directly in front of you.

[@WhatsUpWithIan]

Been playing it in anticipation for the sequel and I just dropped it today because I can’t get past the “Den of Vipers” mission. Still excited for 2 because it does appear to be improved upon.

[@AIRIS96]

I have 2k hours in this game so, yeah, I'm pretty excited for KCD2. I completely disagree about the lockpicking being bad, it feels very realistic and rewarding. It's definitely a skill issue on your part and Henry's I'm afraid. Buy lessons, read skill books, practice, it's really not bad at all. It feels like you're actually picking a real lock based on how you have to move your thumbs with the thumbsticks and the rewards are immense and overpowered. Best lockpicking minigame ever, imo. This game has issues but lockpicking ain't one of them.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

Your intro is crazy 😂 since in an older video you said you loved it 😅 and I got it because of you hahah now its one of my favorite games of all time. Also you can't one hit people 😅 especially if they have good armor

[@222tg_]

Worth it? Just basically the game that restored my passion and appreciation for video games when I finally played it last year. No biggy.

[@captainamvv7135]

I'm playing KCD right now and just hearing the dialogue made me realise what we have lost in less than half a decade Here the lines seem to be written by some one with ample life experience and maturity who respects the player as someone with intelligence and patience who will enjoy games as an art form and expects games to have the same eloquence and quality in terms of writing as other written art forms Meanwhile I couldn't say the same for most current AAA RPG devs I am looking at you Bethesda and Bioware.. Stop hiring interns and kids to write your flagship games

[@MisterSam007]

"You have to go eat" Eat food, its in your inventory "You have to heal" Drink potions, they are in your inventory "You have to sleep" What are you doing during the nights? Also, you can drink potions for that too, they are in your inventory

[@andrewsmith3101]

So I’ve never played but I’ve played tons of rpgs and simulators. Is this a lot like medieval dynasty+green hell+actual swordplay combat?

[@ericcicale5613]

I think my entire 2025 will be spent in POE2 and KCD2. KCD 1 is one of my favorites. I played it after playing Skyrim a few years back. Also the lock pick mechanic in KCD is my preference over Skyrim, but I play MnK

[@yungcashfuego3722]

same brother 2 gems and more to come crimson desert is another one i have my eyes on

[@glawenclattuc3127]

Anyone having trouble with the combat, you can aim thrusts up at the face, which kills anyone without a visored helm very very quickly. I literally never use combos against anyone without an armoured face 😂

[@SGTPOONISHER]

I got kingdom come deliverance for $5 back in the summer. Great game, didn't finish it. Wasn't expecting it to be so hardcore

[@JusMud]

Solid review, a little peeved on the dry take on the lockpicking minigame though, why should game devs stop innovating exactly?

[@No-rl9wn]

Lockpicking is super easy with the simplified lockpicking setting in options.