Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Kingdom Come Deliverance | ★★★★☆
I tried this game in 2021 and dropped it after around 10 hours due to its unusual mechanics. My playstyle involves immediately diving into side quests and wandering aimlessly, but the game had different plans and wouldn't let me Skyrim'd it.
Fast forward three years later, and the trailer for Kingdom Come II caught my eye. With a newfound patience with games, I decided to give it another try. And oh boy, it did not disappoint. Throughout my 70-hour journey, this has been one of the most immersive experiences I've ever had, rivaling even RDR2
For those who may find the game’s mechanics daunting due to their realism, here are three tips that could enhance your experience base on mine:
If you want to explore Bohemia's beautiful landscape as soon as possible, I suggest advancing the story until you acquire your own horse. (Don't just walk around accepting side quests w/o it lol)
Regarding combat, don’t be fooled by the basic tutorial at the beginning. There’s a more comprehensive tutorial about a quarter into the main quest that really makes swordfighting click and feel seamless.
The game features several hidden inventory menu tabs that are easy to miss. I recommend familiarizing yourself with these before setting off on your adventures.
The limited save system also made me take the game more seriously. Despite a few quirks and some frustrating AI behavior, this might be the most realistic game I've played. Respect the game design, and you will reciprocate a lot more enjoyment as you go along. It will transports you back to a past you won't forget.
It makes me more incredibly excited for the sequel, especially knowing it's supposed to be released this year!

PC Specs


CPU
i3-12100


GPU
RX6800 XT


RAM
16GB

I've been playing PC games for 20-25 years now. KCD is the best game I've ever played. Period.
It is the most interesting, immersive experience one can have. Real life logic and attention gets you far in this game. Each problem has a logical solution, there are multiple ways to solve each quest.
The game world is amazing, with fine attention to detail. Not just from historic point of view, but the forests - and there are lots of forest - feel distinctive to this game. In 2023 I travelled to the real-life area where the game takes place and it was mesmerizing - the looks, sounds of the forest was the same as in-game.
I took a real-life piss where the in-game nobility was camping. 10/10 would recommend.

It turns out, I wouldn't survive for long in the middle ages.

warhorse studios with bethesda money would be unstoppable

This is the second game in my life that I was in a hurry to return to, I lived in it.
I think this game is very underrated! How I wish there was less of the crap that big companies produce today and more games like this!

You are not a knight. You are not a lord. You are a nobody. In fact, you are less than nobody. You don't have a job, you don't know how to read or write, you can't wield a sword, the village idiot is probably capably of whooping your ass in a fist fight and the only way you will ever score is if you pay a bathouse maiden for sex.
But life is about to change for Henry.
It is going to get worse, much worse.
Welcome to Kingdom Come - Deliverance. You are the very unremarkable son of a blacksmith in 1403 Bohemia, and you are just thrown in the middle of a civil war. And you are not prepared for it; everything will cost you blood, sweat and tears. But that is where the charm of the game resides. Every little thing you achieve, be it hunting some hare, winning a match of Chumps on the River (whatever that is), reading a piece of paper, executing a correct three-strike combination with a sword or charming a girl *feels earned*. Because you worked damn hard for it. And it no longer matters that you are not the chosen one, saving a continent from an greater evil. You just scared off a couple of bandits that were trying to rob the local stable, and it means the world to you.
Immerse yourself in a beautifully recreated piece of Czech Republic (seriously, you can visit some of the locations in real life) with minute attention to detail and unmatched atmosphere. Wander around the most beautiful woods ever created in gaming. Equip yourself in a multi-layered, 16-part equipment system. Ride your horse. Walk your dog. Brew remedies. Pick herbs. Hunt game. Rob. Pick locks. Fight cumans. Charm ladies. Haggle with merchants. Hunt counterfeiters. Join said counterfeiters. Build a counterweight trebuchet. Go whoring and drinking with a priest (actual mission). Dance with the devil (actual mission). Storm a castle. Win a tournament. Fall in love with the best girl this side of Kuttenberg.
Kingdom Come is a fantastic world where immersion and authenticity is off the charts, revolving around a solid main story, with many different characters, taking place in a beautiful world.
JC be praised.

1. Take out by yourself fully armed bandit camp with an ease
2. Loot their gear that is worth like 10,000 groshen
3. Travel to your favourite merchant
4. Get ambushed by some 2 random peasants
5. Think to yourself "That's gonna be a piece of cake"
6. Die
7. Your last save was 2 hours ago
What I can say? I had the time of my life, true story.