Posted on: February 13, 2021
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The only game I've ever bought twice
I own KC:D on steam where I've got over 200 hours in it. I decided to pick it up while on sale here at gog so I can have a permanent no strings attached backup of the game because I enjoy it so. The setting, characters, story, and writing are all so amazing, and the developer's admiration for history is plain to see. People complain about things like quicksaves require a consumable, the encumbrance threshold being too low, the combat isn't the GOAT, but to me these are all just atttibutes that give the game character. Being limited on quicksaves may lead to frustration when you die and lose a ton of progress, but it also enforces the consequence of death. You get scared to die, and genuinely run for your life when danger comes instead of just shrugging it off. Let's talk about the combat though. Despite all the "mechanics" and pretty animations, they are ultimately just a veil to keep you from realizing that the combat is just morrowind's hit-chance system with a fresh coat of paint. If your stats vs the enemies stats crunch out to a 1% hit chance, then out of 100 attacks, 99 of them will be dodged, deflected, parried, or otherwise rendered null. My first play through, I appreciated it because I thought it was realistic, no matter how tough you are, a sword through the chest means you're going down. So naturally a tougher enemy would be more skillful at dealing with your attacks instead of just being a damage sponge. But for my 2nd play through and beyond I realized the down side: the system leaves almost zero room for player skill to be meaningful. Even if you have perfect timing and directional control, if your numbers are lower, you're not going to win. However, there is so much more to this game than combat, that you really shouldn't let the low combat skill ceiling prevent you from trying it out. Overall KC:D has been one of my favorite games of all time. I enthusiastically recommend it to anyone who likes immersive RPGs, this game is really worth it.
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