This game has its technical issues for sure , but this does not ruin the experience . First time i played the game , it hooked me for 4 hours , and it was like 30 minutes of play . It is a difficult game ,things just make sense if we compare them with reality . So the mechanics combined with beautiful graphics , give so immersive experience really . If you like rpg , i think this is the most authentic of its kind and you should try it .
I will start with something positive. I loved the now years already commonly known priest drinking scene (look it up at your own risk for spoilers). That was incredibly fun of an experience and really made me feel pretty good for the very short amount of time it lasted.
The problems I had with the game:
The game constantly contradicts itself because it seems to try really hard to be realistic in some ways, but in other ways completely disregards this in laughable ways. Bows do not seem to have an aiming reticle, but then arrows have little smoke trails behind in the air. There are tons of frustrating petty inconveniences all over the place all supposedly in the games attempt at forcing a really silly and unrealistic idea of "realism" down the players throat. 99% of the time I was playing the game, I was constantly saying "Are you kidding me?" You can also stealth take-down enemies from behind. Sometimes if you hold F the take-down will "load" and then suddenly wont happen, and the enemy will suddenly turn around and catch you out of nowhere for no reason, even though you successfully held F and watched it load. The gameplay is CLUNKY in the year 2020. Trying to fight even a single enemy is a grind, quick time events to block that pretty much fail over 50% of the time isn't what I call fun. The enemies even have that common issue in a lot of games where you are constantly interrupted by "special moves" or something that your player or the enemy makes. Henry is a nice guy, and I would have a beer with him in real life, but he's not an interesting main character for a video game in any way at all. The entire game feels like one giant never ending fetch quest from hell. The fast travel system and the time passing things are basically glorified loading screens and if you want to avoid them get used to riding your horse slowly back and forth across a giant map for hours.
One day I just suddenly deleted the game, and I felt such a deep sense of relief and peace. I let go
I own this on another platform and love it. I could be wrong, but I believe the story is based on historical events.
My review:
First:
It’s not a swords and spells type game.
The closest thing to magic is the alchemy system, which is pretty immersive. You find whatever your ingredients are and mix them together based on recipes you find. You do all the work when making your potions too, picking a base liquid, grinding with a mortar and pestle (if needed), putting ingredients into the pot, boiling, and distilling (if needed). It’s a really interesting system they created.
At first, combat feels clunky because it's not a hack and slash type game. If you’re careless or impatient in combat, you’ll get punished. Once you get the hang of combat, it’s really enjoyable and those intense moments are that much more rewarding.
I enjoyed the story a lot, the characters were developed well and most were voiced by excellent voice actors(esses).
I’m not a fan of inventory management, but it’s kind of expected in a game like this. If your play style is to snatch and grab everything that isn’t nailed down, you’ll never be short on money once you’re able to sell hot items, you’ll just have to stash them until you can.
Overall, definitely worth the sale price for the game plus its DLC.
If you like medieval history, this is a gem. I cannot remember any movie, book or game with better setting. You can just wander, watch and learn (great encylopedia included). I read a lot of books about medieval times, watched educational movies and so on. But just after playing KCD I can really imagine how some of the stuff looked like and got the feeling of these times in my country.
Great story, great characters, great gameplay. Minor bugs and some DLCs doesn't feel as good as main content. I absolutely recommend.
This review is long overdue, but better late than never. I've been playing since the release with 2 playtroughs (normal and hardcore) and 311 hours under my belt.
This is the kind of game I have been dreaming about ever since I played TES IV: Oblivion. A realistic open world game set in the middle ages with beautiful landscapes. This game certainly delivered on those dreams!
KCD offers a immersive experience which you can truly get lost in. The graphics are gorgeus and the landscape is some of the most realistic and detailed I have ever seen on any game. Sometimes I just feel like taking a walk in the beautiful bohemian countryside.
The game doesn't hold your hand and is not afraid to challenge you. This is very refreshing after playing countless braindead AAA games. Every gameplay aspect has a learning curve. You need to learn how to fight, pick locks or even brew potions. After all, you are just a peasant, right? It's hard at the beginning, but once you learn all the mechanics and get better at the game it feel's so satisfying.
It's not a perfect game (none are). It has a certain jankiness to it and it has it's share of bugs, especially on release. I've had nothing game breaking, but I remember atleast one really annoying bug trying to f up my game. Also the rain is butt-ugly and sometimes it rains A LOT. Water in general is not very good looking.
You can really see the love and effort that has been poured in to this game. Thank you Warhorse for this experience and I'm certainly looking forward to the sequel!
