Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Might be a good game but I will never know as it gave me very bad motion sickness even after downloading the no head bob mod from Nexus. Surprised the devs did not consider options for this as the first game in the series had the same issue. Refund requested

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is an incredible game, a fantastic sequel and an absolute must play for fans of KCD1 or RPGs. The story of Henry from KCD1 is scaled up and brought to new regions giving him a clean slate. Whether old or new, characters are well written and deeply engaging, with a wide emotional range. Most have hours upon hours of dialogue over the course of the game. Cutscenes are expertly crafted to bring key story moments to the next level, be they joyus, sad or horrific. KCD2 has the most beautiful landscapes of any game out there. The environments and lighting are stunning, and yet the game runs surpringly well for how good it looks. The audio design is near flawless. The music is heavy on ambiance as before, but there is a larger variety in themes and mood than before to completement the longer and more tonally varied story. The game is filled to the brim with details, and does a great job at reacting to player action. NPCs can almost always be checked on after quests for closure and following your own intuition is often rewarded, while following the quest objective blindly is not. Every system from KCD1 feels more refined or expanded. Skills have been streamlined or altered and level cap was raised to 30. The combat has overall been improved, but still shares some problems with KCD1, namely: the camera/targeting and master strikes ruining combos. New mechanics like blacksmithing have been added. The expanded crime system is easily the best in any RPG ever made. NPCs can now associate just your presence with thefts, and will accuse you even if they didn't catch you red handed. You can be branded and shunned, as well as executed for you crimes. The new additions not only enhance immersion, they makes the stealth more engaging, while making it more challenging to get rich quick as in KCD1. I think this game stands proudly alongside Baldur's Gate 3 as a true RPG masterpiece, that everyone should play.

The first game since The Witcher 3 that I had such a great time playing, one of the best games ever released.

First the good, the open world exporation is amazing and the only reason i kept playing this game initially. However, no matter what choices you make or how well you play you will be outwitted by the enemy over and over and over and over. I kept playing just to see the end, just to get to kill the main protagonists, i finally gave up, after yet another cut scene where I lost, ran, was captured, or betrayed. I gave up, I let them breach the walls and win, they deserve it, they are smarter, stronger, and more ruthless. I hate this game more than anything ive ever played in my life. If you ignore the story and play it as a medieval life sim I give it 5 stars, for anyone that's interested in playing it that way. EXCELLENT medieval life sim. TERRIBLE story.

As you've probably already know from reviews this game is basically a little more streamlined KCD 1, more polish, better graphics and getting started is more pleasant than in first game. Ive got no issues with performance on 1440p and ultra settings (9070xt, ryzen 5600x, 32 gb ram). Havent tried 4k as I have 1440p screen and it looks very good already. And you cant edit reviews on gog, so better check other settings (lower res maybe?) rather than posting 1/5 review because your PC cant consistently push good fps at 4k