KCD 2 will profit SO MUCH with those DEI-infested competitors

[randatt]

Feb. 11 couldn't have been a better release date, Daniel Vavra must be smiling ear to ear when looking at its 2 major RPG competitors releasing the same week:

One is basically DA Veilguard 2.0, now with bonus PR with their racist developer who turned the Steam forums into a hazard zone;

The other is an historical game featuring Johnny Somali in feudal Japan.

With competition like that, Warhorse studios may as well sit back and do a whole bunch of nothing, and will still see record sales numbers lol

[uglyface2]

Avowed comes out around the same time, unless it gets delayed again.

[Carlos]

If Shadows actually featured Johnny Somali I'd play it.

[smoketrees]

The first game was dragged into culture war conversations and I certainly don't think it hurt it. I think a lot of people appreciated Warhorse standing up for their game against the weirdo journalists and Twitter users.

Other than PC Gamer baiting clicks with the 'diversity' headline there's not really been much of that so far for KCD2. I'd be surprised if they openly go to war with another game that the players will likely rate highly. They'll probably just minimise the amount they talk about this whilst simultaneously gassing up Shadows.

If culture war is going to massively boost KCD2's sales I think it'll have to catch the interest of somebody with more reach than Grummz. Maybe Elon Musk will get into it, although I bet he'll be more into POE2.

All that being said I don't think this game will need all of that nonsense to sell well. The first one sold 8 million (granted a lot were on deep sale) and the second game seems to be a much more polished version of that.

It would be cool if they manage to outclass AC Shadows in sales though. This could be their 'Witcher 3' moment.

[EricHVela]

A good game is a good game.

Yes. When people want to throw all their efforts into DEI, there's nothing left to enjoy.

There are games with likely DEI influences that are still good games. It's less the presence of DEI and more how they're doing it. (I find that the hard core DEI extremists denounce such games because they don't go far enough for them, and they'll often praise bad games just for the DEI focus as if that one thing is supposed to entertain everyone.)

If KCD tried to go all DEI as certain groups would like all games to be, WH would have to spend all their time trying to make it fit in the setting they're targeting. The story, gameplay, and general development would end up suffering for it.

[Vixziค็็็็็n]

Originally posted by EricHVela:

A good game is a good game.

Yes. When people want to throw all their efforts into DEI, there's nothing left to enjoy.

There are games with likely DEI influences that are still good games. It's less the presence of DEI and more how they're doing it. (I find that the hard core DEI extremists denounce such games because they don't go far enough for them, and they'll often praise bad games just for the DEI focus as if that one thing is supposed to entertain everyone.)

If KCD tried to go all DEI as certain groups would like all games to be, WH would have to spend all their time trying to make it fit in the setting they're targeting. The story, gameplay, and general development would end up suffering for it.

^ This exactly. At the end of the day a good game is a good game but DEI doesn't make a game better it often makes it worse so if you're going to do it you better make damn well sure the game is great if your going to put DEI in it and hope to be successful.

Bottom line is the fans have spoken and they don't want it in their games. Why would a developer who wants their game to be successful divide their fan base? That would be dumb.

[Zaraphiel]

Originally posted by uglyface2:

Avowed comes out around the same time, unless it gets delayed again.

Hm yeah, DA Veilguard 2.0.

[Raywhisper]

Originally posted by Carlos:

If Shadows actually featured Johnny Somali I'd play it.

This is gold

[Luey Hewis]

another off topic political post that has no place

[Feorun]

Couldnt agree more. Cant wait to play and fully enjoy non DEI infested game, thx Vavra & Warhorse studios.

[Massapan]

I can see many hating on the combat tbh.

[oldschooldiablo]

Originally posted by Massapan:

I can see many hating on the combat tbh.

Why??? Does it have to do with it being based on realism?

Imo the combat is pretty good in KCD1 and KCD2 has improved on it

[Farmer John's]

I hope they profit, is not easy to make a game, specialty a good one!
I hope they keeping creating new DLCS and keeping people working on the game, that's the must important for me. I'm tired about abandoned games.

[Voland]

lmao what? its not Witcher 4, you know...

KCD2 would definetly sell better than KCD1 but Avoved and AC Shadows have completely different target audiences, so there no any correlation in sales between them

in terms of basic number of sales... Avoved is gamepass day 1 and AC Shadows targeted to mass-audience, so there no chance for KCD2 targeted to niche-audience.