I liked Chapter One very much. It was not too long, but not too short either (like devil's daughter). The mechanics were good, and the world was amazing. some thing were anoying, but not so much that I would stop playing. The story was good right at the end, an di hope Frogwares continue the story in their next game. All in all very solid detective game.
This game is not for everyone. If you want to be "the hero in shining armour" and be "the guy", this is not game for you. You are henry, a normal lad whos hometown gets raided and you are one of the survivers. Warhorse has delivered the story very well. It feels like that henry finds himself in the situations hes in because some pure accident or because he was "in the wrong place the wrong time". Not because Warhorse told you to go there. In KC:D, you are not been hold by hand. Quest markers still exist, and if you want to think about it that way then you may turn this into "running around" game. But then you will miss almoust everything this game has to offer. It's not about the destination, it's the journey. The World of KC:D is amazing. There are various kinds of terrain, but it's still all believeble. It's not like you're going to find snowy mountains in this kind of place. Some may say that itäs too boring, and i can understand that. The biggest downside of this game is it's combat. The swordplay is very complex if you want it to, but it's so easy to cheese you're way to victory in every encounter if you know what you are doing that it makes the combat pointless. This is something i wish Warhorse will fix in the sequel. I have played this game over 80 hours, and in that time i have encountered 2 bugs, but neither were game breaking. The game has been patched multiple times, and is now in very solid state. All and all, this is the game i had the most fun with in the last 5 years. I recommend to give it a try, and try going to it with no expectations. That way you will surely enjoy it.