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KCD2 opencritic 89...

I'm in day one 4 28.57%
 
Will wait for a sale 7 50.00%
 
Not interested 3 21.43%
 
Total:14
HoloDust said:
LegitHyperbole said:

Well, accounting for political based reviews this game should be in the 90's.

Haven't read any of the reviews, but let me guess, another "there's no _______ in game....so what if it's 15th century Bohemia, it's just, like, fantasy"?

Has this ever been a thing in game reviews? One think piece about Witcher 3, 10 years ago is shouldn't warp our perceptions of critics 



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HoloDust said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

Was interested, but the combat looks dreadful.

Meanwhile...

As someone who enjoys watching Matt Easton's videos, it is a delight to see actual HEMA practitioner, archeologist and antique dealer talking about this game and giving it thumbs up when it comes to authenticity of combat.

KCD2 might look like mainstream AAA action-RPG, but, just like original, it's really not in lots of aspects - which might be either plus or minus, depending of what you're looking for (a major plus for me).

I’m sure that as that dude says, they consulted people and made some authentic looking combat for the time. But as even that dude says, it’s all too slow. My issues with the combat are it’s too slow, none of it shows any oomph or impact, and there’s virtually no gore. Combat is important in an RPG to me. So again, no thanks. But I hope y’all enjoy it.



Mummelmann said:
HoloDust said:

Meanwhile...

As someone who enjoys watching Matt Easton's videos, it is a delight to see actual HEMA practitioner, archeologist and antique dealer talking about this game and giving it thumbs up when it comes to authenticity of combat.

KCD2 might look like mainstream AAA action-RPG, but, just like original, it's really not in lots of aspects - which might be either plus or minus, depending of what you're looking for (a major plus for me).

I agree, I also watch Matt Easton a lot, as well as other within that space. I have a cousin practicing HEMA och Glima as well. Almost all open-world RPGs are third-person action games with crazy animations, kill-cam, slow-motion, and absurd skills with supernatural elements or style. They are thirteen-on-the-dozen, at the very least. It's refreshing to see someone approach combat like this; tactical, slow, and grounded. The market is flooded with more action-oriented fare for those who enjoy it, this game is made for those who are either tired of that, or outright disliked it to begin with. Most reviews add that as a preface or caveat somewhere in the review; this is not a game for everyone. And that's fine. We need games that aren't aiming for the maximally mainstream common denominators like most studios.

For someone with zero interest in online-multiplayer gaming, 3rd person-action games with the same elements and jazz & jingle, and with a heavy interest in immersion, history, and bleak realism, games like this is perfect. For me, KCD2 is just what the doctor ordered. What's more, this, and STALKER 2, are showing the industry that a slower and more impactful approach is still capable of leading to great sales and reviews alike. This is the breadth that benefits all of us in the end, regardless of preference. I'm very happy that the industry doesn't cater to me and my tastes at all turns, even titles that don't interest me benefits me as a gamer down the line. Innovation, creative risks, narrative exploration, and perspective, are all aspects of gaming that need more time and love, in an industry chasing trends and archetypes to squeeze the dollars and cents before all. A breath of fresh air, is what it is.

I hope and think that KCD2 will shake up the biz much like The Witcher 3 did in its time. And, like TW3, it will be divisive, but ultimately very beneficial to an industry having grown rather shallow and tired.

100% on everything you said. I'm always on the lookout for RPGs that are trying to be both more akin to roots of the genre and/or do something new (Exanima with its physics based combat was also instant must for me back in days). Really looking forward to playing it (once I find the time for it, that is...I still have about a month of crunch).

Otter said:
HoloDust said:

Haven't read any of the reviews, but let me guess, another "there's no _______ in game....so what if it's 15th century Bohemia, it's just, like, fantasy"?

Has this ever been a thing in game reviews? One think piece about Witcher 3, 10 years ago is shouldn't warp our perceptions of critics 

It actually was, with first KDC no less.



LudicrousSpeed said:
HoloDust said:

Meanwhile...

As someone who enjoys watching Matt Easton's videos, it is a delight to see actual HEMA practitioner, archeologist and antique dealer talking about this game and giving it thumbs up when it comes to authenticity of combat.

KCD2 might look like mainstream AAA action-RPG, but, just like original, it's really not in lots of aspects - which might be either plus or minus, depending of what you're looking for (a major plus for me).

I’m sure that as that dude says, they consulted people and made some authentic looking combat for the time. But as even that dude says, it’s all too slow. My issues with the combat are it’s too slow, none of it shows any oomph or impact, and there’s virtually no gore. Combat is important in an RPG to me. So again, no thanks. But I hope y’all enjoy it.

Apparently, it was made slower than the first game on purpose to ease-in new players...I'm guessing they will add option for "original" speed, since my guesstimate is fans of the first one won't be very happy about combat being slower in sequel.

As for combat in RPGs - it used to be that "Western" made RPGs (of non turned based nature) didn't really bother to be action games, so if you grew up with that mindset, combat in KDC is not only serviceable, but actually very satisfying. If you got into them with more modern games, where lot of them are action-adventures with RPG coat of plaint, they, yeah, I can see how this combat can be off-puting. But to each its own.



Wow, the game has zoomed past 100K concurrent players on Steam. First major hit of the year it seems.



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Otter said:
HoloDust said:

Haven't read any of the reviews, but let me guess, another "there's no _______ in game....so what if it's 15th century Bohemia, it's just, like, fantasy"?

Has this ever been a thing in game reviews? One think piece about Witcher 3, 10 years ago is shouldn't warp our perceptions of critics 

Days Gone and DA veilgaurd in the opposite direction. As two examples but there are many, many more. 



pikashoe said:
LegitHyperbole said:

Went to buy it rather excited. 89.99 euro. They can fuck right off with that, not even EA or Ubisoft was charging that and Black Myth Wu Kong released at 69.99 with all the hype they had. I have bought 5 full price games in 4 years and this was about to be nber 6, good to know I can save the money and they can get less from me when it hhoes on sale, for being greedy. I'll be able to easily get this physical for 50 euro in two months.

That's the gold edition. The normal edition is €69.99.

Oh. Well, I guess I'm in. That's a fair price. 

Edit; It's the only edition available on the store for purchase. There is no other edition in search or in all games.

Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 04 February 2025

Played the tutorial section, the quality has improved drastically. Characters are still a bit stiff but I was not expecting this level of production from this game and it doesn't look like fuzz or covered in oil in performance mode. A rarity these days.
I don't like how the way they went about nerfing Henry but it had to be done some way. I have lost all since of the politics, who's who and what's what from the first game, I can't even recall basic things and they tried their best to remind me of them but it's going over my head. I'm in it for the immediate stories from side quests and what not, don't think I paid to much attention to the main arc the first time around and still liked the game.



I think the graphics agre great and so is the story and voice acting, but medieval period is just boring and overused and the gameplay loops looks really annoying with the realistic stamina mechanics

I think I will play it when it gets a discount



Is noone on here playing?