Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Reviews

A true story rich game. I've played for nearly 100 hours and I'm only about halfway through the main story , not because the game is slow, but because every corner, side quest, and random encounter is worth exploring.

Not having fun. To many forced set pieces and combat feels worse then the first one. I miss stab button. Plus I hate that game keeps taking away all your equipment and forcing into stealth sections.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of the best RPGs and medieval-set games I’ve ever played. Compared to the first installment, it’s clear that all major flaws have been addressed and the strengths have been improved—doubled, even—which is quite rare for large-scale gaming projects. You're introduced to the gameplay right away, starting with a text-based choice of core attributes—whether it's charisma or swordsmanship. The game immediately presents you with the choice of solving problems through brute force or persuasive dialogue. You can persuade through eloquence, intimidate with a fearsome appearance, or even leverage your noble looks to project superiority. Even if you focus on combat skills, you still have the option to resolve situations differently. The game offers a wide range of possibilities to achieve your goals. The combat system has taken a significant step forward. Diagonal strikes have been removed, and the central and lower directions have been merged, resulting in faster-paced battles. Combos are now genuinely achievable. A particularly impressive addition is the perfect parry mechanic: instead of just blocking an attack with proper timing, you counterattack at just the right moment, guaranteeing damage to your opponent. The story surpasses the original as well. As the plot unfolds, you may think everything is predictable, but just when you expect a resolution, the writers flip the narrative on its head, sending it in a completely new direction. Another standout aspect is how every character you meet along the way feels truly alive, each with their own distinct personality and believable motivations for their actions. Some character deaths are genuinely emotional—you care about them—which makes the experience feel even more immersive and grounded in reality. The same goes for the game’s dialogue, humor, and even the casual musings of NPCs. Conversations don’t feel scripted or artificial; instead, they enhance the depth of the world and make every interaction meaningful. The open world works differently here than in other games. You move from small villages to castles, and later to a large, historically accurate medieval city. It really feels like the map is alive—full of engaging side activities worth pursuing. Crafting, alchemy, horseback riding, and many other systems not only function well but are genuinely rewarding. If you invest in blacksmithing, you can forge weapons that are three times better than those sold in the late game. Stealth mechanics are so well implemented that you can practically avoid direct combat and forget about buying expensive gear altogether. In my opinion, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is one of—if not the—best game of the year, and possibly of all time. Of course, without The Witcher 3, Kingdom Come might not have become what it is today—but that’s a topic for another discussion.

Fantastic successor of a already classic, best medieval simulator out there!

KCD2 is an amazing game, just what I was looking for; however, it has major issues with losing saves and inventory items. I’ve seen discussions about mid-to-late gamers who lose everything due to lost saves and had to start over. This issue has occurred multiple times for me, but I’m at 13 hours and won’t play again until this issue is fixed.

genuinely one of the best open world type rpg games ive ever played, if you like medieval stuff you'll love it.

It is everything I loved about the original while being improved upon in every single way. Kingdom Come 2 is a showcase in how a sequel should build upon the foundation set by its predecessor. Granted, even with all of the improved and refined mechanics from KCD, it still has some jank and bugs associated, but it never takes away from the experience. The story is a lot more grandiose compared to the first game but it really helps highlight how the stakes in KCD2 have been raised as well as how far Henry has come since being a humble blacksmith. The characters are just as amazing as they were in the original, with the new additions almost completely stealing the show. Seriously, Zizka and the Devil's Pack are such a blast to be around, not to mention the beautiful Katherine or Rosa Ruthard. For those who never played the first game, no worries, I don't believe it takes away from the experience (though I totally recommend playing KCD because it's also a great game!) KCD2 does a good job recapping what you might've forgotten (or never experienced). Simply, this is my game of the year, and one of my favorite RPGs ever. If you haven't played it, you're doing yourself a disservice.

I want to preface my review by saying that overall I think it is a fine game, BUT this game is massively flawed and I feel a lot of the reviews are being dishonest about how glaring those flaws are when they call it a 9 or 10/10. Firstly, all of the things about the graphics, combat, and exploration you have heard are correct. This is a beautifully crafted world that is a joy to explore and get lost in. which is why it is so unfortunate the game rips you out of that and forces you to experience the worst chain of quests that I have ever experienced in a video game. I wish that were me being hyperbolic, but it is not. Minor spoiler, but there is a chain of three quests that are unskippable and cannot be interrupted with exploration or any manner of other distraction. These are main story quests that you must complete before you get back to what this game truly excels at. The developers got high one day and decided that the monastery quest from the first game needed a even grander more annoying sequel, and put two nearly back to back forced stealth sections, and follow it up with a quest that rips all choice away from you to complete it without feeling the need to throw your PC through the wall, or ripping your own hair out. My recommendation is to keep a guide open through this to shorten the amount of time you waste. I have genuinely no idea how any of the reviews I watched or read failed to mention the six hour unskippable hell this game puts you through to continue with the rest of the game. I will say that this is clearly all my own opinion, but this game has slowly killed any desire to replay it, as I will not subject myself to this torture for a second time. Also, another thing that really bothers me in this game, is you are basically required to use the thievery skill, as most of the side quests in the game require some form of lock picking or pick pocketing to complete, including the brushes with death dlc. The quest design in this game forces you to play a certain way if you want to even remotely interact with like 60% of what it has to offer. The last thing I wanted to be doing was be forced to play a thief in a game about medieval knights. If I wanted to play a thief, I'd play Thief. in conclusion, I would rate this game a solid 6/10, but falls very short of the hype that surrounds this game, and leaves me deeply disappointed in the reviewers who so clearly ignored the glaring flaws in what could only be called a decent game

Fun game so far that is mostly improved over the first game in most ways. Postives: - Wonderful game world - The NPC's in the cities are so well done, they go about doing daily things, its amazing - Messing around in the game world on your own, doing your own thing is fantastic - Great atmosphere - Good immersion - Writing for the dialogue and characters is well done - Less buggy than the previous game was - Performance is great - The graphics are very good - Most of the controls are good - The music is amazing - The game feels more polished than the first game - Exploring is a ton of fun - Riding a horse feels better in this game (You can also get Pebbles, your horse from 1st game) - Pretty good Dialogue - Voice acting is very good

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10