This Game Is a Complete Disaster - My Review

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I wanted to love Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. I really did. The first game, despite its jank, had charm, heart, and a level of realism that made it stand out in an industry obsessed with hand-holding and power fantasies. But somehow, against all odds, Warhorse Studios managed to take everything that made the first game great… and absolutely butcher it.

Let’s start with the most glaring issue: the combat. Remember how KCD1 had a unique but flawed melee system that, at its best, made every fight feel like a tense, brutal duel? Well, throw all that in the trash, because KCD2 decided that fluidity and responsiveness were optional. The combat now feels like you're controlling a drunk toddler wearing medieval plate armor. The directional attacks are still clunky, the animations look janky as hell, and enemies are somehow even dumber than before. Instead of improving the AI, Warhorse gave us opponents that either stand around waiting to die or break the laws of physics to parry every attack with superhuman reflexes. Fantastic.

And let’s talk about the story. You’d think after KCD1’s cliffhanger ending, they’d give us a gripping continuation of Henry’s journey. Nope. Instead, we get a half-baked, uninspired plot that drags on for hours, filled with pointless fetch quests, awkward dialogue, and characters so wooden you’d think they were carved straight from Bohemian forests. Henry still acts like a clueless peasant half the time, and the choices you make barely seem to matter.

Then there’s the “improved” RPG mechanics. Guess what? They took the skill progression system, which was one of the first game’s most beloved aspects, and made it worse. Leveling feels slower, perks are somehow even more useless, and instead of meaningful progression, you’re forced into repetitive grinding just to feel competent. Oh, and good luck with the economy—because once again, Henry turns into a medieval Jeff Bezos within a few hours of looting bandits.

But perhaps the biggest insult is the game’s performance. Did Warhorse learn from the first game’s technical struggles? Absolutely not. KCD2 is a buggy, stuttering mess. Expect crashes, broken quests, and physics glitches that will send your horse flying into the stratosphere at random. And let’s not even start on the horrendous NPC pathfinding, where villagers will casually phase through doors or stand in place like medieval mannequins. Immersion-breaking doesn’t even begin to describe it.

In short, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is an unpolished, frustrating slog that squanders all of its potential. Warhorse had YEARS to improve on their formula, and instead, they delivered a game that somehow feels less enjoyable than its predecessor. If you’re expecting a deep, immersive medieval RPG, prepare for disappointment—because this is just a broken mess wrapped in nostalgia bait.

[easytarget]

Doesn't own game in steam but nonetheless feels compelled to write a wall of text about it in a steam forum.

I'd give this a 10/10 for cognitive dissonance.

[Actalo]

Everything you typed or copied is objectively wrong.

- Combat is streamlined in KCD 2. It's way more accessible and less "janky" than KCD.
- Dialogue and characters are better than KCD.
- Story is better than KCD.
- RPG progression and perks are much more impactful and easier to level than in KCD. In fact, there are some perks that make the player so OP, I don't select them because it basically turns the game into easy mode.
- Performance and bugs is by far better than KCD launch.

I dunno if you asked a chatbot to write this for you, but you're entirely disingenuous in your criticism. There are definitely issues with KCD2, but you didn't even mention them; just spewed banal and baseless opinions.

[duncanjmcintyre]

Boring, rubbish and blocked.

[Drakkar]

Story is better then in KCD 1...? Well in KCD 1 all greet Henry with a Friendly Hello in the Villages because they know who he are and what he did..but in KCD 2 he still act like a Padawan not like the Warrior he was at end of KCD 1. And some -Storys- are really bad written not all but so hard bad that i really whish make them skipable ... and the RPG Progression is just more skills for lesser points good thing not so grindy (but gosh give us autorbrew back after 30 time for me its boring to brew it again and again^^)
So i wouldn say hes wrong with all points and its his own Opinion he write

[anmana]

I felt more or less the same in my first run which I´d ended even before the wedding.

In the second attempt I decided to gave Henry the stats of my Henry from the ending of KCD 1 via console command aka cheating and went only for the mainquest. No Masterstrike and at around 33h I finsihed the mainquest and was standing at the devils inn. After that I acknowledged KCD 2 is more like a Hollywood adaption in comparison to KCD 1.
With that in mind the game now feels a lot better to play in my third playthrough for which I am playing the game without cheating and the aim is to do every sidequest without killing anyone which is going to be tough in the late game but until now the counter is at zero kills (no need to kill anyone in the beginning).
Just wanted to let you know there are some people out there who can feel you even though this is no place to debate as you might have noticed already.

[Drakkar]

Yeah soon a social Credit Farmer will arrive but i dont care ..its my opinion and the Story is not the best...second map fell unpolished and empty too

[Pappy Boyington]

an other fill my echochamber topic, blocked

[Donaldo Trumpado]

Dawg, what game did you play? This reads like you just watched a youtube video and said "I played it, hated it." There are many words I'd use to describe this game, but "unpolished" is furthest from my mind. Your most played game is Cyberpunk and you're here talking about a lack of polish and unfulfilled potential? This has to be bait.

[makbthemf]

Amen.

[DerRitter]

Is leveling slower? I feel like it is too quick

[DerRitter]

Also, stuttering?
This game is phenomenally optimized

[makbthemf]

Originally posted by DerRitter:

Is leveling slower? I feel like it is too quick

Wait untill 20+ levels)

[Donaldo Trumpado]

Originally posted by DerRitter:

Is leveling slower? I feel like it is too quick

Leveling is insanely faster in KCD2. It's ridiculous how quickly you go from cowering victim to sword Christ

[makbthemf]

Originally posted by Donaldo Trumpado:

Leveling is insanely faster in KCD2. It's ridiculous how quickly you go from cowering victim to sword Christ

Only before level 20 of skills. After - it became slow. 1 archery tournament could level you up from 14 to 15 level of marksmanship, while to pass from 24 to 25 you need 6 tournaments, if I remember correctly.

[Donaldo Trumpado]

Originally posted by makbthemf:

Originally posted by Donaldo Trumpado:

Leveling is insanely faster in KCD2. It's ridiculous how quickly you go from cowering victim to sword Christ

Only before level 20 of skills. After - it became slow. 1 archery tournament could level you up from 14 to 15 level of marksmanship, while to pass from 24 to 25 you need 6 tournaments, if I remember correctly.

I got to level 30 marksmanship in an afternoon. It was pretty quick.