What Warhorse Studios has accomplished is simple incredible, especially for such a small company. This is the best RPG of all time. KCD is the most adult, intelligent RPG I've played -- not only because of the story -- but because you really have to pay attention and improve yourself. Case in point: there's one scene where you fill in for a priest and deliver a sermon. The UI makes you choose sentences and then gives you a "success" or "failure" depending on if your audience liked what you said. I recognized that the people wouldn't want me to bash on their drinking habits or fornication (these were options), and that I should criticize the Church itself. By doing this I gained the trust and respect of the people. I've never felt like I needed this level of social intelligence in other RPGs. My previous favourite RPG was Skyrim. The downsides of Skyrim, for me, were lack of realism in (1) graphics, (2) NPC dialog, and (3) game mechanics. KCD has stunning graphics, impressive branching dialog and cutscenes, and an pays attention to the little mechanics. For example, if you don't eat for a while you go hungry; if you put a potion in a pot it will effect people who drink from it; the sword combat feels like you're actually sword fighting. What KCD does especially well is progression. Sure, all games give you cool loot and items as you progress. But in KCD, YOU actually get better. I can feel myself improving in archery, lock-picking, sword combat, and fisticuffs. I feel like it is ME who is improving, not just finding new items. I highly recommend anybody who likes intricate RPGs, anybody who likes good storytelling, anybody who likes to laugh, should pick this up.
