Posted on: December 5, 2018

Machinators

Spiele: Rezensionen: 75

True sandbox: all the good and bad

The rumours are true, Kenshi is an open world RPG that's also a true sandbox experience. There's no story, the player has to make their own fun and don't expect any hand-holding whatsoever. In this sense, you could compare this game to the likes of Mount & Blade, but Kenshi goes further with its hardcore systems with all the good and bad they bring. It's easy to die, get lost, not know what to do and where to go. To some, this is the pinnacle of true RPing in a sandbox. To others, this is the bane of their existence and won't get far in... but that's what you have to admire about this game, it goes all with or without you. Even the game's own world lives on and continues without player input, since you're not the Chosen One, there's no reason for NPCs to care about you. To put it lightly, you have to earn the power fantasy, the game will not immediately grant you it. What Kenshi does well is excel on its strengths, which is why I rated the game four stars, because with the freedom comes lots of mechanics and opportunities for you to build your own character and craft your own story. However, there IS lore to discover and learn, which helps put things in context and replaying the game multiple times will uncover more and more as you learn and just keep playing. The graphics aren't great, there's no voice acting and the UI can be cumbersome but you're getting a deep RP experience in return. There's plenty of content but not in abundance, admittedly, as I feel like the dev has traded quantity for quality and immersion over stuff-to-do. If all else fails, you can try the many mods and see if any of them fill in the gaps!

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Posted on: May 2, 2019

Terthna

Spiele: 213 Rezensionen: 2

A bug-riddled mess

First of all let me stress that I love what this game promises, and certainly had a lot of fun with it. However, this is not a finished product; "1.0" moniker be damned. Bugs are numerous and game breaking; shopkeepers will disappear for no reason, parts of your base will suddenly become impassable terrain, your units will suddenly start pathing outside of your base into a wall to reach production buildings inside it (even if they're standing right next to it), and the game will crash frequently. All in all, I think this is in the same boat Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines was during it's "release"; unplayable at launch, though there is a foundation here for a fun experience. I recommend waiting a year or two; see where Kenshi is after that. Unless you like paying full price for what is essentially still an early access game.

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Posted on: December 27, 2020

Bloodrunsclear

Bestätigter Besitzer

Spiele: 1219 Rezensionen: 143

It's Everything I Ever Wanted

This is all the flexibility and punishing realism of a Piranha Bytes game like Gothic, all the fun micromanagement of an RTS without all the irritating wars of attrition, all the customization and sense of progression of a roleplaying game without annoying RNG turn based combat. This game is NOT for everyone, but crazy people like me who like slow burn ultra-immersion and emergent gameplay are in for a nigh perfect experience. This is the kind of game you start without a goal, much equipment, a super weak character or small band of weaklings, and you need to learn the game as you decide where to go and what to do. Think like a survivor! You need food and water. Do you look for it, or buy it? To buy it you need money. How do you get that? You need something to barter. You figure you should go mine for something to trade...but in the middle of desert while looking around you run into creatures or nomads fighting each other. Then you find scrap or rob a corpse and take it back instead of just some ore to trade. Then you have the money to buy a trained animal or an ally. Then you buy a house. Then you build a research bench and... It's that kind of game, and it's a fine example of one! I didn't have many difficulties when I downplayed some of the graphical effects, especially the view distance. It's got style, it is unspeakably huge and full of content, it is hard as nails. You need time and patience and sometimes a bit of luck, but it's worth.

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Posted on: November 27, 2022

ewmarch

Spiele: 500 Rezensionen: 2

It's A Masterpiece

Kenshi is just one of the best games I have ever played. There is a whole world to explore, and it is so, so much deeper than it seems, and in the most rewarding way possible. When you first start playing, it appears almost like the shell of a game. No one really likes to talk to you. There isn't a clear story given. But you can discover, here and there, from fragments of this broken world, just how it was destroyed and by who. And it's amazing. It's just incredible. It's an adventure I'm going to think back on for the rest of my life.

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Posted on: October 26, 2019

Saievo

Bestätigter Besitzer

Spiele: 41 Rezensionen: 5

Bronze Star

I've played Kenshi about 100 hours total. When you first jump into the game it can be quite overwhelming. The sky's the limit. Pretty quickly you realize that there's a lot less to do than you first thought. Explore, research, base-build, fight. That's it. However, the map never changes...it isn't randomized. Researching follows the same path every time, giving you minute increments in efficiency instead of cooler toys to play with. Base building is utter crap unless you build near water, exploiting AI pathing as you fill them full of arrrows. Otherwise, you will be attacked so often you'll rarely have a chance to recover. Fighting is boring as can be. Crossbows are superior and you can literally beat any opponent on day 1 with enough bolts. Kenshi certainly has its high points but its not without its low ones too. A lack of cohesive story or "quests" really limit the game. This game could have been amazing but it's more like No Man's Sky with swords instead of mining...though it has that too and is just as boring.

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