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I find it hilarious that Henry has only level 1 in strength and maintenance at the game start, despite being a blacksmith's apprentice. He's such a fuck up he couldn't even learn one thing from helping his dad.
Yet he's a fully grown adult. Most peeps start their apprenticeship at 12 and are fully fletched artisans at the age of 15.
His parents complain about him being bad at stuff quite a bit in the beginning tho
I'm under the impression that he just started blacksmithing
I actually thought it was cool that he can use the grindstone and sharpen weapons himself right from the start, while he can't really do anything with the clothes outside of very minor fixes at first. I took it as a nod to him learning at least some stuff from his dad. But the level 1 strength...yeah, that's pretty funny 😂
Well, the “Henry age thing” is kind of a doozy. Technically it was confirmed to be 27, but at the same time, people in the game constantly regard him as a child/teenager and he is the same age as Hans Capon, who is a teenager that is unable to actually rule because he’s too young
The Hans bromance was epic. You really are lead down this path that makes you think you'll become bitter rivals, but then he turns out to be one of your best friends. It was great to see that twist.
Agreed - at the start of the game I assumed I was gonna end up killing this guy.
@@incurableromantic4006 Modern sensibilities have lead down this path that makes people think anyone that disagrees with you needs to be destroyed. It's pretty sad. No chance for redemption at all.
problem is, you're forced to become his best friend. I appreciated the fact that he turned out to be an okay guy, but didn't really want to become his buddy.
@@98cents It's a bit more than "disagree" though - doesn't he tell his mates to beat Henry up?
@@incurableromantic4006 Reminds me of a scene from Boardwalk Empire when Meyer Lansky is telling the story about how he met Charlie Luchiano. As a kid, Charlie and his friends would rob him of his lunch money and beat him up, but Meyer would never stand down and give up without a fight. After a few times of that happening, Charlie invited him to join his gang. May or may not be based on a true story, though. As for the game, I don't really remember. It's mostly the sentiment that matters. Two unlikely friends is a better story than rivals, imo.
I like how brutal KCD is towards the player at times. Me and a friend of mine was discussing our playthroughs and instead of typical "yeah, i sided with X faction, kicked the Y faction's ass and got the bittersweet ending" we were talking about how we fucked things up in many different ways because our Henry wasn't really that competent or the quest was secretly on a timer. KCD is defined by the mistakes player makes and i fucken love it
dont think I ever thought something was on a secret timer, if it was portrayed as urgent I did it urgently
Me and my boss at work use "being a Henry" to describe being incompetent or loser-ish
Can't relate. I'm invincible and I didn't even use guides 😐
i cant agree more there are only two games (or game franchises) that did it similar for me and are still faves that would be gothic one and two and Fallout one and two
@@Cov1ngtonsGhOst Damn, everyone here wishes they were as cool as you! You must be awesome and have a great life!
teresa being a beast was my favorite gag. I love the idea of little ol henry’s girlfriend having a higher kill count than henry for most of the game
Wait what I don't think I killed more than one or two in her woman's lot dlc
@@SpeaksYourWord 15 - 20 for me. 3 or 4 sneak-stabs, ~5 with the bow and the rest with looted one handed swords while Tinker was gnawing at their heels. :D That DLC was really good
I give this game my personal award: "The most beatuful forest in games history"
Did you ever play Red Dead 2?
@@rja9784 Yeah. It's far away from KCD. Not even close. It's bigger, has more biomes. But it's not that immersive and does not have that hand crafted level of details.
@@XSmile2008have you played red dead 2? The forests have alot of hand crafted details like old cabins Or indian death rituals
@@Sir_Fres Yes, I spend 40+ hours in RDR2 on PS4 Pro. What I mean by hand crafted is not cabins or other "people-made" objects. I mean the forest itself - terain, caverns, rocks, grass, bushes, trees, nature sounds, etc. I had no this feeeling in RDR that I am in forest. In KCD I choosed to not use fast travel entirely and often switch horse from running to slow gallop because of how good forest is, especially when you have home theather surrond sound at home.
@rja9784 red dead 2 sucked, the most boring, overrated game in history
My favourite thing about KCD is that the world just continues with or without Henry's input. Time sensitive quests are something that really makes you feel like you're in a living world where things don't just wait for you.
I love artificial timers that pigeon hole me to play the game in a certain order or I just fail...
@@alexhulk6you could just not do the quests, but then you'd complain that there isn't enough content. If someone in a game tells me "please hurry" and I don't I wouldn't be surprised to not get anything if I show up two weeks late.
@@alexhulk6 I do not understand why people get upset over a game having a mechanic that does not accommodate their personal playstyle. Why the need to bash it? Just play something else.
@@danielflanard8274I guess what they want is a game that incorporates a freedom to choose a playstyle, not just putting everyone into a bottleneck until all KCD players are just the exact same humans.
@@S0n0fG0D It is fine if that is what they are looking for in a game but it is not a mark against a game that does not fulfill that criteria. "Putting everyone into a bottleneck until all KDC players are just the exact same humans." You just described nearly every game in existence. People play KDC because it has what they are looking for. No one is forcing anyone to play it. The solution is as simple as everyone looking for media that suits them rather than trying to make things change to suit them. If I like the idea of a game but do not enjoy playing it, I do not get bitter over being excluded from the experience, I either make an effort to appreciate it or I find something else to play.
This was such an incredible game. The story is compelling. The world is alive. The gameplay is really really good. This game rewards the player for playing the game. If you put the time into it you will inevitably start to understand and flourish in combat and money making. Great review. This game absolutely ruined a whole year for me. No other game could quite fill that itch. I had to quit cold turkey lol.
Why?? Why should you stop playing something you enjoy so much? Gaming isn’t like a drug lol
@@raidermaxx2324 ikr?
The gameplay is not good. The world is not alive. Every game rewards the player for playing….we call those progression systems.
@@MrReee-xq4yz lol.. what are you shrieking about, incel????🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@MrReee-xq4yznah Witcher 3 def best game of the 2010-2020 decade
I always really enjoyed how random soldiers would be extra skilled randomly. Very realistic
The best part about this game is that it is based on real historical events. The noblemen are based on people who really existed, the mine was real, the Cumans really swept through the land, the villages and castles were real places of which some are still there today. It's kinda surreal to play countless hours of this game and then to watch a youtube video of somebody exploring current day Rattay, obviously not the same but oddly familiar. Playing the story was so much fun after finding that out, like an interactive history lesson in which you can still do what you want.
Yes it was like time traveling. History is often way better than fiction.
That still is a problem. This game is sexist and transphobic. Why do you have to play a male character? Why can't you play a nonbinary character or female? They are pushing the patriotic narrative which is total BS.
The Epilogue really was a history lesson too
I have also seen those castle enthusiasts almost jerk off to how accurate the castles are.
Exactly! I want more of this so bad!
Tbh I think this is hands down the most realistic open world map ever designed, usually things are so crammed and scaled back in open world games to make them feel even more massive, but the dense forests and rolling hills and path layouts are just so true to life no game can top it.
Well your thoughts about it being realistic are actually truth, you should look up real world locations of Skalitz, Rattau, etc. and compare it to the in game map, Im sure there's a video on KZhead here that shows it
@@Downerfunk It's not a perfect copy of the real world; they did pull Skalitz and Rattay closer together, yeeting a lot of land (and villages) in between. But it is very realistic, and every individual place is just like it might have been in real life.
RDR2
@@sirpeterbaum4695i feel like kcd has more of a realism commitment - having played both
This game ruined skyrim for me.. such a deep game
Same here!!
That’s unfortunate . I was planning to play Skyrim after I finished the game.
@@aight3565Do it. It's immensely fun and the lore pulls you in.
Morrowind ruined Skyrim for me. Skyrim was never a good game. I hated it when I first played it. I've tried to play it again, but I can't get into it. One of the worst games I've ever played.
I will pay good money to see you do a "Hardcore Henry" + passive run. Quite possibly the hardest thing I've done in gaming 😂
What is a "hardcore Henry"?
@@giovannimassa8881 taking all negative effects on hardcore mode in my opinion the only way the game should be played as it adds extra challange but also makes you so much better at the game in terms of map knowledge and just using negative effects to your adventage in certain parts of the game
@@pascalstrijker3985 I kind of wish I didn't just read these comments.. Then again what better preparation for KCD2 than a hardcore Henry run? Alright, ya got me, I'll do it
@@Bassalicious thats what im doing finishing the game 1 last time before KCD2
@Bassalicious really inspiring that henry can still do everything as the literal worst possible version of himself
This game has been largely under appreciated and under the radar since it’s release. Remember playing it back when it dropped and it truly was some of the most fun solo gaming I had over the years
Any game with realistic combat garners hate. "Wow I cant just jump 5 fully armored soldiers like this is Skyrim? 0/10! Give me my power fantasy! Stop trying to make me think about stuff!"
@@Tinylittledansonman I thought combat was cool cuz u really did suck until u spent time in the game, by like 40 hours or some shit Henry is saucing up on the battlefield with some wicked armor
Good thing about kcd is that your own skill matters, not only henrys skill @@vapinggranny2474
A lot of the lack of appreciation comes from many people not liking how the devs addressed issues at release
Also a small EU studio so there's that but I agree with the skill and unorthodoxy to it. It was a great game. I loved poisoning bandits food with the death cap potion and waiting for them to stumble over dead.
Most immersive RPG I've ever played, nothing really comes close. Incredible.. so much more than it appears to be at first.
true, the forrest are even well portrayed in game and seeing an irl stream was surreal
So is this basically an immersive sim?
@corvus8638 I never thought of it like that before but it sort of is like that and a rpg mix
@@corvus8638 It's an RPG like Oblivion with immersive sim elements, like hunger and sleep.
@@corvus8638In a way, yes
This is that kind of a game, where you dont feel like a slave to the "question mark" button, grinding and grinding quests just because you need to clear the "?" on the map, not even knowing what the story behind it is. They should make more games like this, which make you think, enjoy and create your own perspectives.
Pentiment does that well. It's set in early Catholic Rome, I think. As such, religion is a huge part, but not so much to the point of pandering or shoving a message
This video has made me drastically reevaluate my experience with the game. I went in blind, and played for only two or three hours where a whole of nothing happened. I just walked around piloting a man best described as, if unflavored tapioca was a person, picking flowers and failing to lockpick. Eventually I picked a fight just to feel alive... and that resulted in my character feeling very dead... I didnt bother to wait for the reload and just left that as his cannonical ending.
that is an utter shame. embrace the weakness and you will be strong. the first 2 hours I was just looking at carpentry, village layout and armour models. definitely helped to be a bit of a nerd lol
I am glad this game is getting more spotlight. It's often overlooked as being a steep learning curve.
true that, slow and steady race
And by the late game you just go unga bunga and are exclusively using maces and bonking people on the head left and right! It feels so good!
as opposed to games like dark souls 😂🤣😂
because it is
Poor outdated combat scheme. Modern games don't need to use that scheme anymore.
My absolute favorite RPG! So glad you made a vid on it
It has a lot of good stuff but unfortunately it is just insulting as a game. Not every gamer is 15 years old with boatloads of free time, and the game's only true issue (i.e. isn't tied to actually learning its complex mechanics) is the saving system. It is fucking awful to lose hours of progress in what still is a glitchy, janky jewel made with genuine care and love. On PC you can get around it but on console you are fucked and the 30 FPS blurry image won't help either. Massive shame as this game deserved better accessibility and if you have kids or a full-time job don't even think about buying this game and completing it in less than a year.
@@OneLastScholar I take it you're not going to play it on hardcore mode then?
@@OneLastScholar Sounds like this game isn't quite for you and perhaps you would enjoy more casual arcadey games that hold your hand? Me personally, I can say this, Bannerlord and the Total War Warhammer series are my favorite games of all time. Graveyard Keeper and Stardew Valley are quite different but also pretty high up on my list.
@@SolWayward-Dark Souls does not hold my hand but I still like it, issue is the save system from kcd.
@@stopit3945 You can still save whenever you want outside of combat with savior schnaps. Really I think its better this way as it discourages save scumming forcing you to deal with less than ideal outcomes since some quests can fail and change the outcome. With a free save system you could save and load anytime until you get a perfect result.
This might very well be the first RPG that did the Medieval times right and stayed as close to history as possible. It's a gem with an amazing lvl of detail. I hope we get the sequel next year. The combat really encapsulates what being a peasant with no fighting experience is like in those time and how deadly combat in general is. And fighting multiple enemies is also done well in terms of realism. Enemies would try to surround you and you would "backpaddle" to prevent that. You'd probably also take out the weaker enemies first and quicky.
The more people that discover this gem the better. This was such an incredibly ambitious and mostly well executed game for Warhorses first outing. KCD 2 could be something truly special if they build on the first game.
It’s not a gem. It’s boring. The combat is slow and clunky. The save system sucks. And you have to watch that stupid intro every time you start the game.
@@PeopleRTheProblem How far into the game did you make it? Specifically, how much of the combat skills to did you level up. That determines how responsively Henry is able to use his weapons.
@@MrLathor not far at all. I think I got to the second keep after his father was killed. If it weren’t for the limited saves and the nonsense intro you have to sit through each time you start the game I may have been more accepting of the terrible combat and lifeless world. The first time I gave up was when I was exploring and got stuck in bushes. Restarted….sat through the into….then realized how much I’d have to replay to get back to where I was. So I left it then and there. Years later I was going through my library…saw this game and thought I’d give it another shot…….then that f-(&ing intro started playing…..uninstalled the game right there. If you enjoy the game I’m not trying to take that from you….but this game sucks. I like the idea of a more grounded/realistic approach with no magic or fantasy elements. But why on earth would you have such an unforgiving save system on top of an unforgiving and clunky combat system?
@@PeopleRTheProblem This is absolutely a game that requires the player to be patient and make wise decisions to get the most out of it. You have to play the game with an understanding and acceptance of Henry’s current abilities. Also, I genuinely am not sure what you mean by “intro”. Are you talking about the Skalitz prologue? I do not recall at having to wait through anything to get into the game.
@@MrLathor yes the prologue. I can’t remember exactly how long it was but having to sit through it every time I started the game got old quick. I understand the the point was to progress from rookie to veteran. But for me it just got boring quick. The consumable saves meant I’d lose so much progress if I unexpectedly died. Progress that was pretty boring. Maybe the inclusion of fantasy elements would’ve been enough of a distraction for me.
KCD was back then, and still is today, a breath of fresh air in the gaming scene. I feel -quite- terribly hungry for the sequel.
I unironically love this game, it consumed my life when I first played it....really gives you that "one - more - turn" feeling.
until you play Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlords, which will suck your life even more, and you don't even regret it
Yeah, the open world map especially the forests was very fascinating to explore. I never have experienced going somewhere so lush, from living in a polluted urban area my whole life.
@@jensenraylight8011 bannerlords was a huge disappointment. I play Warband over it to this day.
@@Overclockthis there are also a lot of people who said that they can never play Warband again because Bannerlords was Better so, it's just a matter of opinion but whatever the opinion, i want the dev to keep making a great game, because Mount & blade is a one of a kind game
@@ConcedoNulli you only get bored with Bannerlords if you didn't know what to do or you like a game that handhold you, telling you what you should do next. i don't blame you, because this is not a game for everyone, of course this game is boring for you, because this is not for people who like Traditional RPG. this is for people who like war, Strategy and game of wit, this is a perfect game for them. after playing it long enough, you could start to appreciate the game for what it is the great thing about bannerlords is that it require you to create your own story, do your own adventure, live the life however you want, learn about the world. also, Bannerlords battle was easily one of the most epic battle, just pure art & chaos. you often have to fight outnumbered, fighting against army back to back 10+ time. fighting a hopeless battle. you really have to plan your attack beforehand, and this is the thing that made the game so much fun, because even after so much preparation, you still can get f*cked up by the enemy the only goal is to conquer the entire map, it's that simple but not easy, because everyone want you dead, the whole world is work against you. you felt like a badass after playing the game
One of the best games of my life for me too. When I watched your assassins creed mirage video where I saw you roasting the game completely when EVERY single video game journalists are giving it good grades, I told myself " I have to check this guy's channel" and now I watch this. Man we have the same vision of what a good game is. After 5 years i'm still completely in love with this game even though I havent returned to it since my first playthrough and i havent done the dlcs. It is just part of my memories and I remember it as if it actually happened, in an other life... This game feels REAL. The kind of immersion I had with RDR2 but even better. I hope you will review more games in the future because I will definitely follow your recommendations 😁
Friendly reminder to go back and play it again, including the DLCs before the end of the year :) I second everything you said.
YOURE IN MEDIEVAL BOHEMIA BABY, YOURE GONNA DIEEEEE!!!
This is such a rare game. When playing I felt like a kid again. The game is difficult, doesn’t hold your hand is often quite frustrating. But that is what makes this game so engaging and fun. I wasn’t bored a second playing this game. Johanka‘s dlc and A women’s lot were so emotional. I rarely cry, but both dlc triggered something in me. Just amazing.
Johanka's storny was the most touching thing in the entire game! Definitely worth these few euros
Johanka's story is perhaps the best quest line ever made in any game. I didn't expect much (nobody ever expects the bohemian inquisition) but damn I was wrong! It's so well designed, your actions have consequences and even the bad guys are not comical cartoon villains but realistic characters with logical motives. Great DLC in general... Mercenary DLC was a bit disappointing tho, it was kinda rushed...
@bdleo300 I haven't played Hans Capon's DLC nor Radzig's DLC yet. Will do tomorrow to wrap this game up.
Dude I was so sad when Theresa's dog died. :(
@@Swenthorian I was shouting at the screen "Hold him up with the bow! It's just one dude wearing cloth, we got this punk!" RIP Tinker Edit: How her brother died really got me though. That cut when she fell asleep is exactly how sleep feels to me too.
The story is beautiful, the DLCs are emotional and the SIDE QUESTS ARE HILARIOUS
How many hours of gameplay is all of it?
@@isheetfromaswhole3657 Regular gameplay may be around 70hs-120hs Including Side Quests 100hs-200hs Including all DLCs 200hs-300hs
@@SymphonicrockfranAre you sure? I have about 90 hours in total and finished the quest, sides, DLC, and activities several hours ago
@@nip9898play on hard core man, don’t fast travel best part of the game.
the game is garbage, world is empty and boring wtf are you talking about lol
After the sequel trailer announcement, I decided to finally give this a try. Royal Edition was $4 on PSN.
Same here, go to the settings and change the lockpicking to easiest, it will allow you to rotate lock picking by pressing L1, it made all the difference for me.
@@romangural4 Same here :D I think the offer on PSN was the best move Warhorse could have made. I am so fucking addicted to this game right now. Greetings from Germany
There were many aspects of the game that I got sucked into and lost track of hours of time. Yet, there was nothing more compelling to me than learning to read and performing alchemy, and making your own potions. Idk why, but the methodical nature of it all was very enjoyable to me.
Same. I enjoy hunting where the dog does all the work lol 😅 I enjoy sitting and having some wine and reading at the inn.. Then sleeping in a tent on the floor. It's just so real. Picking flowers is my thing too. The game really sucked me In, playing for 10,12hrs at a time... I had to get enough money to buy new clothes for Henry. I couldn't take ppl keep telling me I look terrible!! 😂
Man the alchemy system is the best known to man. It's incredible ! I choose realism and immersion over Quality of life improvement anytime !
A KCD NEON KNIGHT VIDEO????? SIGN ME UP A MILLION TIMES! Time to watch, rewatch and re-rewatch because I love em BOTH!
I love this game so much. As it comes from my country I might be a bit biased, but I can’t wait for the second one. Also in my city and orchestra just played the soundtrack of the game and what an experience. Thanks for making this video ❤
You guys should be proud, this game did so much with so little money it's insane. VERY underrated game
also one of my most favourite games in a late medieval setting. it is so great to see somebody actually caring to do a great game which also is historically accurate and fun at the same time.
I had fun finding all the places on Google maps, that says a lot about the games good points.
Also Vavra is an absolute animal!
Bůh s tebou
I had written a ginormous text about this video and this game. But KZhead closed the text area and deleted it. So I'll rewrite it shortly: So, in short, I loved the way this video always surprised me by pointing out stuff I sure thought no one had noticed/cared about! It describes the mixed bag of great experiences this game brings. I hope this helps you to make more great reviews that we can share with our friends and get them to play amazing games like this one. I'm excited to see where this channel is heading, and that review to whatever Warhorse Studios does next!
There's a "village" of 2 houses (which isn't actually a village) which doesn't have any guards at night, so you can practice picking their doors and chests to the highest levels. Just sleep in the nearby field until dark, rinse and repeat. That's how you farm XP for lockpicking.
That's fucking hilarious cus if I was a medieval bum who needed to steal to get by, that is exactly how I would practice too lmao sleep in the fucking fields and pick on old people living a farm all alone lmfao beautiful
Thanks for putting a spotlight on one of my favorite games of all time. As a history lover, I never played a more immersive Knight simulator that gave me the feeling and thrill of playing Oblivion for the first time all over again. I really hope they make a sequel.
Oh yeah, the least interesting Elder Scrolls title, I remember that one.
Exactly how I felt - like Cyrodiil it was a really beautiful, charming world to get immersed in
The first time I played KCD I sprinted through it and didn’t really enjoy the full experience. My first run through took maybe 50 hours and my second play through was something in the 700-800 hour range. I was basically maxed out before the hunting trip with Capon. I started a new play through close to a year ago and I kinda sorta forgot about it until just now. I gotta go, bye!😅
It's really immersive until you get your noggin rocked by a bread baker and a couple farmers
If they do make a sequel look for it to be different. There were a lot of whiney woke ass complaints about no diversity in this game. Like there would be Chinese and black people living in Europe at this time. 🙄 So the next one will be more historically inaccurate to please the whiners.
You can feel the passion of the development team through the screen, incredible game and in my top five ever. I still remember my first meeting with a bandit whilst walking around and the real sense of danger and excitement was different to other games.
I never played similar game before and I was struggling with controls so when I've met first person in burned skalitz and he killed me I was so scared after that I was stealthing everywhere the first half of the whole game 😂 I will never forget how scared I was of the unknown the map wasn't visible yet and I had no idea what to expect and I didn't know if everybody was an enemy. I was travelling on rivers and streams away from roads so scared. looking back it's so funny to me 😂 and the OP Henry at the end 😂
I think one specific thing thats especially praiseworthy was the alchemy system. Maybe not complex in execution, but its nice seeing Henry doing everything manually and every procedure having a different animation
There is something special about this game, realism, I passed by Rataje/Rattay on my way to Croatia. They did amazing job with re-creating medieval bohemia.
I remember playing this game during pandemic and it was so fun. It has the same economic problem as the witcher 3 tho. All the best equipment is found and there is nothing to spend money on except repairing that equipment. Also that sword that deals like 90 damage from spiking your opponents is too insane (the swing on it is only like 60). The spammer tactics go wroom
Unless you’re ignoring Pribyslavitz From the Ashes you should always have a money sink/goal
@@monkyk1ngit definitely helps but it’s not enough. Besides, the village growth is realistic ie modest. It’s good but not great.
Renewing Pribyslavitz is what you want. It costs more gold for upkeep than you generate in the beginning. You might even find yourself struggling to keep up on gold in the reserves
There's some mods that help balance that out quite well. I do agree the economy has problems and mods don't help console users which sucks. But the pros still far outweigh the cons for me.
Especially on hardcore you cannot or shouldn’t just wait until you find adequate equipment. And of course you want a really good, fully equipped horse. Then you need a lot of money to repair and build up your own town. Etc..
I agree so much with your opinions regarding the DLCs. As a City Builder fan, I was expecting so much more for From the Ashes. As a practicing Catholic, Johanka's story had so much theological nuance that resonated with me.
what about henry´s speech in church, did it awaken some early reformation thoughts in you?
Curious to hear an elaboration regarding this, being an Orthodox Christian and someone who has yet to play the game (it is at the top of my list)
I always kill Johanka so I don’t have to help her for the siege.
@@Pyrochemik007I don’t think so 😂
I loved playing this game as an assassin. Level up stealth, pickpocketing, lockpicking, archery and alchemy. Wear the darkest clothes possible, use the town rebuilding DLC to get the best bow, the sinew bow and use armor piercing arrows coated with poison to punch through armor and let poison kill your targets. All this within arguably the most immersive game I've ever played. KCD is a fantastic hard-core RPG.
XD 12:32 this line cracks me up, thinking of how different Skyrim characters have the same voice actors and voices. It’s probably common in large RPGs.
Hardcore is such an interesting way to play. There IS a map, it's the same map, but there is just no 'you are here' icon so you actually have to learn the landscape. It's somehow even more immersive.
exactly it's like having a map IRL
You can actually get lost in the woods.
I hated the hardcore mode. I usualy play then in any games witg the option. But the fact henry aparently doesnt know what direction he wants to move his own hands is just stupid. Or have any idea how much pain hes in. Or how tired he ism
It makes me angry that I have to share my love for the genre and setting with drooling r-words that don’t know how to read a map and use combos. These people are used to Skyrim/Witcher “question mark” exploration and “press LMB to win” combat. It is a shame, because the sequel will probably be influenced by these people’s complaints.
@@Avengerie 100% I expect it to be more "hand holding". Its the only way you get gen Z to like it, they need fast and easy stuff otherwise there is always something like that available and nudging. Or maybe they accept the niche life and keep it the same, but it won't be scalable to the demographic, so less $ to be gained.
I played hardcore my first play through. Best decision ever. Among other things, not having the player marker on the minimap and no fast travel really situates you in the world. I felt like I was there, as I had to literally orient myself and travel the distances, making sure I look at landmarks etc to not veer off course. Just finding the abandoned village in far into the woods became somewhat of an achievement :).
Same man best hard core mode ever.
Only thing preventing me is that this way of playing costs so much more time...
Only reason I don’t Alayna play hard core is fast traveling actually is better to get ambushed or seeing and talking to wandering people or knights
I played Hardcore in my second playthrough (after getting all the DLCs) and yup, it made it so much more immersive. Regretted I didn't do it in my first playthrough.
It also makes you know the woods inside and out. I travel from city to city without using the map at all. I know the route in my backbone.
I encourage you to play in hardcore mode, I did it on my third playthrough and it was great. When you've been playing for several hours you perfect the combat so much that it becomes overly satisfying, which in turn doesn't make it tedious to not be able to use fast travel because you want encounters on your travels. And it's always great to have the negative perk of Somnambulant, waking up in the middle of a forest in the middle of the night and having to figure out where you are.
KCD is undoubtedly one of the greatest games ever made. It is a mind-blowing achievement by Daniel Vavra and his team, bringing to life in an accessible manner some fascinating aspects of medieval life. I played it briefly at launch and boy was it janky, but even then it was incredibly charming. After a few patches, it came together really quite quickly to become as polished as you'd want it to be (you've gotta have some fun bugs here and there). I'm currently on my 3rd playthrough (1st on PC, after a 2- or 3-year hiatus), and it's just everything I could want in a game. Diablo 4 can wait (indefinitely); Starfield can wait; I'm gonna finish this again first. And I can't wait to see what Warhorse brings us next.
this game is a masterpiece, the atmosphere and immersion is just unmatch
Can confirm If you start From the Ashes as soon as the bandits are kicked out it's a good reason to explore some of the smaller towns to get the supplies you need, it puts a bit more of a time crunch on getting the place up and running if you don't have endless wealth because it costs money at the beginning, and once it is running, it's a good way to produce that endless supply of wealth as you move to the mid game and actually need money some times for new gear, repairs, a new horse maybe (sorry pebbles), and buying gifts for Theresa after you ride all the way back down to Rattay. My first Henry spends his days before going with Hans Capon riding between Pribislavitz, Skalitz, and Rattay killing Cumans and bandits and collecting gear to sell in Rattay cause he's a vigilante (read: Murder Hobo).
After clearing one of a thiefs camps I found a horse with much better statistics than Pebbles. I even could sit on it (not steeling it) and I ran to the Talamberk stapels. But I could not find a way how to keep it. Thus, I am keeping Pebbles. I am not spending money on a horse.
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You should be basically mega-rich by the time you hit that questline. Unless you arent loading your horse full of the expensive stuff and selling it off after battles. Money in this game is a bit too easy. If you kill all the cumans leaving Skalitz youll net about 10k groschen from their gear. Ive seen people push it much harder though and leave skalitz with 50-100k. The main quest seems rushed but this game really does reward exploration and trying different things. Ive also never bought gear. All the best gear if found came from looting. Other than swords its rare to see the truly high end stuff in shops. Killing everyone durring the Pribislavitz scouting mission is another huge money making opportunity. Not very hard to pull off either. Pick off a couple at a time from horse back until theyre thin enough to just murder all of them. Haul the gear back before finishing the quest so the bodies dont disappear. You probably wont be able to fit it all in one go.
pebbles is a skittish pansy little bastard and has gotten me killed plenty of times, but I wouldn't trade him for the world
When I first got this game, I had some pretty dated equipment in my PC that struggled to even run it on low. So with that, I shelved it. Then i forgot about it until I saw your video. Looks like it's time to get my Henry on, because it looks like a blast.
I played this game about 5 times to complition and every time my favourite part is the learning curve. I stay in rattay, train in the morning, then sleep for a few hours, wake up in the middle of the night and train in lockpicking and stealth by robbing the entire town blind. I repeat this rutine for about 2 in game weeks, it's super relaxing and I have so much fun just living as a training Henry. By the end of those two weeks I have some of the best weapons and armour in the game and I'm great with a longsword.
factor paid me squiventy flozen groschen for the ad
Jesus christ be praised!
That much? Alright, I'll go...
@@ietsbram if you combine 5 different games and put their best attributes tgt then ofcourse it doesnt add up. So now... lets just look at it as a single game, then yes It IS a verry damn good game.
@@evobsm2328 in my humble opinion dos2, outer wilds, witcher 3, bannerlord and darktide are all better than kkd, on their own
Im surprised this game is still getting reviews. It's quite old. Good, but old.
I've lived a religious life. The monastery portion was so, so real for me. The self disciplined, regimented life it recalls felt so real. And the singing... It was a bittersweet experience for me.
Interesting perspective for that quest!
After i finished the game and quest, i went back there any murdered everyone.
@@Bullminator just don't mention this to the Inquisitor...
That section pissed me off so much. I couldn't even talk to the circators because they kept locking me up! Ultimately I killed one of them and left his body in the cellar.
@@mappingshaman5280 You never have to enter the monastery though. you can just snipe 1 of the novices from the roof top... or 3..
BRO, 40 min video and i only noticed when you mentioned it at the end haha! Great video. Also, KCD 2 announced!!!
Anyone here after kingdom come deliverence 2 was announced?
I can't say enough how much I want this story to continue right where it left off. It felt so frustrating that you never get to complete the two big quests before the game just ends. I loved the actors performances. I'd like to see this story completed before any of them become unavailable.
I've never been less ashamed to admit I got pleb filtered by a game. Sometimes you just gotta accept your limitations.
KCD is my favorite game of all time. It beat Halo (xbox version, the original). Kingdom Come Deliverance is an ego check. Take the time to train with Daddy (Bernard), learn to read and finally, learn to lose. BLACKSMITH'S boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In all seriousness KCD is harder than Elden Ring or any souls like game.
Until, you become something bigger than a peasant!
USE A FUCKING SPEAR YOUR UNCULTURED SWINE
If you gonna get pleb filtered by one game, this isn't a shameful choice at all. But I'd give it another go anyway if I were you ;)
WOW, so like, you only play call of duty or whatever?
I enjoyed it a lot. My main issue was for a "historically accurate game" it was riddled with historical inaccuracies - especially regarding armour and weapon combos, bows on peoples backs and the archery itself (the worst part of combat).
The woods were fucking amazing. Best woods in any game I've played.
Henry has come to see us!
Feel quite hungry
Gods be praised!
@@galedex5661 Jesus Christ be praised
I wonder if my game's bugged cause I never hear that phrase, after Skalitz. I've got 100 reputation in places like Skalitz and Neuhof but no one's ever that pleased to see my Henry. Playing on PS4. Anyone else have the same issues or something I'm missing?
Imperfect game, great experience!
When I played this game for the first time, it brought back to a time when I was a kid and video games just seemed…better. I kept feeling this familiar feeling as well like I’d played this game before. A game with the same charm and style and soundtrack and then it hit me today. This game reminds me so much of oblivion. It also gives me that feeling I had playing my first RPGs as a kid. It just throws you out into the world and says “alright figure it out” and it’s super satisfying when you get to a point of being semi competent. It’s really become one of my favorites of all time.
I'd really love to see a fantasy themed RPG designed in a similar manner to Kingdom Come Deliverance. One more "realistic" so to speak. Medieval theming is fine, but I always love a little sprinkling of magic.
No magic….thats wut elder scrolls is for
I think they mean they wanna play something *good*.@@Crippinbarbie
@Crippinbarbie Elder Scrolls does not have realistic melee, archery, economy and architecture though. I think they mean in the sense of still being accurate to a medieval tech setting while having magical elements. Perhaps a game that does that but based on only irl folklore, lore or legend and not on pop culture fantasy combined with medieval realism akin to something like Witcher with first person realistic medieval melee and ranged combat + economy like KCD.
My only problems with the game are the ending and basically nothing for years to come and the fact that you get all these attack combos to use but all the enemies just stop them or parry you so you basically just perfect block and then spam and that's not as cool or rewarding. Though I will say first time playing the game taking out bandit camps was so rewarding and fun because it's so hard
I don’t feel like I have a big problem with the ending now, but at the time I was totally not expecting it. When I first finished, I was like this is it there’s no resolution? I feel like the game was pretty obviously setting up a sequel just hope we don’t have to wait much longer in that. It will have a more rewarding ending.
enemies can't parry attack combos, that was the point. You can use them to break blocks (without shields)
@@Daniel-ih4zh A combo is not created until you chain all the attacks, which most of the times won't be completed since enemies will parry you before it. That's why almost no one uses them. If you manage to land a combo, probably you can just keep spam-hit the enemy until you break his block and kill him easily.
@@ocrgmsfyv8819what annoys me is that you miss one block and the enemies will basically instantly combo you losing all your stamina, while enemies never run out of stamina either. Perfect blocking with a blunt weapon and head cracker or using a bow is the only way to fight engagements where you don't have allies and it kinda gets old
@@jam8539 Would you be able to pull off a combo right in the middle of being barraged by hits?
As someone who did hardcore for his first play through, it’ll really make you appreciate how accurate the map is. I also got a really good sense of the roads by the end of the game, kind of like in real life
I remember trying hardcore as my first playthrough because I always like the challenge. Then I remembered I don't have time to spend in a mental asylum.
In hardcore there was so much getting lost in woods, but the roads I travel I know by heart. Also getting your dog to "stay" works pretty good as a marker.
Hardcore makes you appreciate not traveling at night, that's for damn sure, especially if you can't find Polaris due to the clouds.
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I just binged the witcher 3 again. As i did i binged your witcher 3 vids. Now im jumping back into KCD and im about to binge your KCD vids. Thanks man.
im hyped for the next video you will do on KCD2
This game left a huge hole in my life. I felt empty and depressed when I finished it.
And then you started your 10th playthrough
This, skyrim, and fallout 4 are my go-to’s
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Pretty much the case with every great game, TV series etc.
2 words: hardcore henry. take all the negative perks in hardcore and *actually* finish the game ;)
What I love about the game is the landscape, setting and lighting. I am from Germany, we have many old castles, forests and churches standing around and if you are a photographer or movieperson like me, and you earn your money mostly with knowledge about light, then you ardore the realism of kingdom come deliverance. It is crazy how good this game looks even from todays standards and I can't wait to see the development team roll of a sequel.
I think the johanka quest might be my favourite quest, purely for the fact that they pulled no punches.
Great video. Although when you said light spoilers I didn’t expect to hear about Henry’s dad… that part I didn’t get to yet in game. 😂
Great game, might to a replay at some point. Also, hardcore is SUCH a good mode in this game, you can legit get lost in the forests and early on that gets scary when you know there are bandits around. Few games if any have had such good immersion for me, and I do think the UI changes in hardcore mode really added to that.
Indeed. The hardcore mode added enormously to the fun and immersion, much more than in any other game I have played on hardcore before.
yup, made my first play through in hardmode and made +100 hours in the main campaign since i was getting lost every now and then, but at the same time getting lost made me discover a lot of secondary characters, camps and basically made my experience pretty much my own and thats fantastic
too real bro, this was the only non-horror game where i was scared to travel at night because i might encounter bandits while i can't see shit
I know right! Bandits were legit scary, I'd rather just do my guard rounds, throw some dice at the local inn, flirt some with Theresa and live my life. When I first opened the alchemy book and realised I couldn't read I thought it was so funny, when I realised how far away the teacher lived I thought to myself "maybe not knowing how to read isn't such a bad thing".
The only way to play is hardcore with all negative traits.
The presentation deserves a special mention I think. IMHO this game is the closest we've ever been to actual time travel.
Doing a drunk sermon the morning after a night out with Father Godwin was one of the funniest moments in gaming for me. If you look at the trophies for that mission, it's a shame how many players have missed it.
Im convinced that the people who hate this game never made it past lvl 5. Theres no shot that a person advanced their skills and still had the same complaints
I spent about 150 hrs on this game... and fully believe I have done NOTHING yet. It's so massive, so big and quite unique that it just always keep you in awe. Love this game.
Really? It only took me 60 hours of haphazardly playing before I completed every quest and activity. The one thing that bummed me out about the game is that it didn't have nearly enough content compared to other open world games.
I had like almost 800 hours in one play through. Some ppl said they had more.
@@Jbev-cz4cn What have you been doing the whole time? There is not enough content to even fill a fourth of that time.
@nip9898 idk lol that's what the time says on my last saves at the end. I did a lot of roaming around fighting bandits and grinding etc. Did almost every quest. Mastering different skills. Some ppl said they had like 1400-1500 hours
@@Jbev-cz4cn I'm at 2800 hours. Granted, that's more than one playthrough.
to date, this is still my favorite game of all time. if you don't stick with it, you're doing yourself a great disservice. it's a gorgeous, deep experience and the storytelling is second to none.
Yeah. It is a great game. It has plenty of flaws, but it is still great and pretty immersive if you let it.
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Such a pleasure it was for history fans, got it right on launch and still revisit the thing from time to time.
The biggest issue I had with this game was that the npcs were kinda dumb. I literally killed a man in broad daylight in front of the guards and they did nothing. Hard to immerse myself if I cant feel like I'm a part of the world like all the other characters.
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Fantastic review, cleverly done with these game dialogs that simulate answers to you. And totally agree on how well made the relationship between Henry and Hans was made, so natural, these characters really grow on you.
The villages/castle/woods feel so natural because theyc are modeled almost as replicas of the real world based on historical maps, documents and todays world. You can come to 2024 Skalitz (Skalice) and surrounding area in Bohemia (latin for Čechy, now part of the Czech republic) and see that it looks almost identical, just 600 years apart. Obviously some buildings are in ruins, most have been rebuild/renovated in newer styles such as renaissance, baroque, etc and castles were rebuild into chateaus over the years. Some buildings are still (in part) identical to this day. Mostly churches, but bell towers and foundations of former castle complexes turned chateaus are still the same most of the time. The landscape is still the same though. Ive read that people who played this game and came to visit the sights were able to navigate themselves there.
This game is great! This is not a RPG, this is a medieval life simulator!
I absolutely loved this game. It's super rewarding when you figure stuff out and ruthlessly painful if you try to skip learning the game (especially combat). Can't wait for the sequel.
I too have an extensive collection of Kind Diamond and Mercyful Fate :) - Great video btw. I'm excited to play this one...
And KCD2 is announced and will be with us by the end of the year! Man am I looking forward to it. So many games this year from small studios that has the potential to become GOTY.
It's an absolute masterpiece. At first, I had a lot of trouble with crashes, but started a new game like a year later and it went without a problem (probably was patched). It has one of the hardest combats I've played. A game where you really have to think before attacking a group alone. The freedom and how the choices make real differences are great. Also it's a game that let's you think outside of the box to solve things and has some really humorous moments too.
Wow, an actually balanced review of this game with good editing and audio. Subbed, easy.
Have you seen a review on this game by a channel called ranton?
I was worried about the map on Hardcore map too, but once I started it actually made me respect warhorse even more. The world is actually incredibly designed with consistent landmarks. You can tell the no player marker thing might actually have been their original design, but then they backed off of it at the last minute. I thought the shrines were actually kinda weird in the normal mode. I didn't understand why they'd clutter up my map with something that in the end served no purpose outside of a perk I never took. But once you're on hardcore mode, every shrine is a godsend and extends your ability to always link your location to the the map. It's SO satisfying.
For me, the Radzig-Twist was kind of vaguely visible during the cutscene in Talmberg when Radzig leads the people through the night but was 100% confirmed later on the lookout when you talk to Radzig after he moved to Merhojed, it was just so obvious xD
This is a great game and it definitely deserves a sequel!
I loved the difficulty curve in the combat. It really is about personal player skill in the end and less about XP and "leveling up", which makes it feel so much more satisfying as a player. The first time I touched a bow I was practically shooting myself in the foot with each shot, but by the end I could charge my horse full speed into a squad of Cumans and headshot them one by one like Bohemian Legolas.
“if there of going to be a sequel” bro manifested it. It’s going to be awesome 🔥🔥
omg i dont know that the quest line with theresa was a dlc thing . i got in too after the training with hans and i was so frustratet and dont know whats going on now . i was in the quest line 6 or 7 hours and this was brutal hard for me . on the point she needs to escape the house and run for the bandits and reach for the tunnel or mine I wanted to give up then because it was so hard to get there . after this i loot so many things and got so much gold with her and so good equipment with her all to find out its lost at the and of the quest . SOO frustrating 😢
easily one of the best, most immersive games I have ever played.
I hated it at first, but I was also doing everything wrong. Second playthrough was much more satisfying. I'm on my third now and honestly the only part I still hate is the monastery, although I was able to level up vitality twice by just jumping around all over the place 😆
That damn monastery....
At the start I pick every single herb in Skalitz before the raid to level herbology and get that vitality bonus for picking lots of nettles.
@@Svoorhout85 don't forget the strength buff. leg day 🏋♂
I hated the monastery on my first playthrough but loved it on my next playthroughs to the extent that I would stay there for multiple in game weeks, much longer than I needed. It's really fun and oddly relaxing and refreshing once you figure it out. At night I would sneak out and make a trip to a forest garden, get some extra herbs and since I have no time skip rule for myself, I made potions for myself during the day when I was supposed to be working. Came really handy later in game. Once I got out of the monastery, it was also great feeling and the freedom suddenly feels even sweeter.
@@pavelcerny9803 Yeah, figuring it out didn't help though, it was still pretty tedious lol. My first time through, I got fed up and just k*lled Pious and left lol. This time through, I took the opportunity to level up alchemy enough to get the autobrew perk, leveled up vitality and stealth and lockpicking, and managed to get Pious out alive. So I had a better time with it than the first time, but it's still tedious as heck. I feel like every game has that one area that is just a pain in the ass to get through (the Fade in Dragon Age Origins comes to mind), and the monastery is that for KCD imo 😆
Damn im halfway through and this is 40min well spent. Great presentation, speaking ability, great visuals, great pacing, 10/10 video.
I Love how the music kicks in when I’m frolicking in a field
I love this game so much that I have never completed it. I'm just waiting for the best period in my life to add a magnificent cherry on the cake in the form of Kingdom Come. Avoiding spoilers for almost 4 years is incredibly hard...
it will be worth it!
not really a spoiler but the story doesn't actually have an ending, because the true ending will be in the sequel, Kingdom come: retribution
better name is kingdom come: vengeance@@__________.....
Kingdom Come: Climax?
@@Syaniiti Kingdom Cum?
This game is so amazing and there is nothing like it. You could truly get lost in the world then even go further to take a vacation and visit the actual real life locations! KCD 2 will be an instant buy !
I did that this year. In the Sasau monastery they even have game screenshots to show what the interiors used to look like!
I bought this game several years before I actually dug into it. It was so difficult for me at first but I love Medieval stuff so much I knew this game would be for me once I got into it. I'm glad I gave it multiple tries.
I only tried lockpicking at launch with a Controller on Pc and oh boy, I never downloaded a Mod that quick. Aweful, just aweful, but the Combat is very interesting, I love the Fact Henry is just a normal guy, who actually has to learn everything to archive things.
everytime i see a kcd video it truly feels like seeing an old friend. The game is definitely my favourite ever and even led me to looking into religion
Role-played the monk part a bit too seriously, have you? It is one of my favorite parts of the game and perhaps one of the most creative mission designs I've ever played, even if it seems like it may have been a bit rushed during production.
So glad to see you doing a video on this game. I just started a playthrough on Hardcore mode and having this pop up in my recommended was just perfect timing.
7:57 It was kind of the opposite for me in one case. I was doing the Nest of Vipers quest where I had to scout out a camp, possibly sabotage it and run back to inform Radzig. I spent quite a while trying to stealth it, but always getting caught when trying to poison one of the pots, until I lost all patience and just decided to kill everyone in the camp. No one can notice, if there’s nobody to notice.