Do i need to play the first one?

[German Economy]

Or is it its own story where i will do fine without any prior experience?

[joxertm22]

The game will fill you in, so worry not. You don't have to play anything prior to it.

[freddebw2]

You dont have to no, but it would probably feel more engaging if you did. If you plan on playing kcd1 i would prob play that first, if not, it doesnt matter

[Sylvaa]

It helps, but no, it gives you a catch up.

[German Economy]

Originally posted by freddebw2:

You dont have to no, but it would probably feel more engaging if you did. If you plan on playing kcd1 i would prob play that first, if not, it doesnt matter

I was more interested in the second immediatly cause i only hear good things about it.
How much better is it compared to the first one?
Like gameplaywise, were there significant improvements or does it play similar?

[Jesse]

KCD 1 is a pretty good game, I think I would consider playing it anyway if you finish 2

[Kabirbd]

Do you need to play KCD1? No.
Is KCD2 its own story? It is a direct continuation of KCD1.
The time difference between KCD1 ending and KCD2 beginning is couple of days at best. But the sequel does a very good job of letting you know what happens in KCD1.

Do I still recommend the first game? Yes.
Just some warning: The first game's performance is worse than second game. And the first game has many bugs.
But now the first game basically goes for 90% discount. So you don't really lose out much regardless if you like it or not.

[German Economy]

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Do you need to play it? No.
Is it its own story? It is a direct continuation of KCD1.
The time difference between KCD1 ending and KCD2 beginning is couple of days at best. But the sequel does a very good job of letting you know what happens in KCD1.

Do I still recommend the first game? Yes.
Just some warning: The first game's performance is worse than second game. And the first game has many bugs.
But now the first game basically goes for 90% discount. So you don't really lose out much regardless if you like it or not.

Just noticed that its on sale, may as well start with that one then :P

[myst]

I would agree that you don’t need to play it but you might be missing out on a really great game, AND KCD1 is on sale right now for 75% off.

[duncanjmcintyre]

Originally posted by German Economy:

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Do you need to play it? No.
Is it its own story? It is a direct continuation of KCD1.
The time difference between KCD1 ending and KCD2 beginning is couple of days at best. But the sequel does a very good job of letting you know what happens in KCD1.

Do I still recommend the first game? Yes.
Just some warning: The first game's performance is worse than second game. And the first game has many bugs.
But now the first game basically goes for 90% discount. So you don't really lose out much regardless if you like it or not.

Just noticed that its on sale, may as well start with that one then :P

The first game is brilliant anyway so that's a good decision and it's not even very buggy really, it was bad when it was released but they did a great job with patches and fixed most of them.
I really recommend all the DLC as well.

[Roberto]

Do you 'need' to? No.
Is it recommended that you do? Yes.
KCD1 is a great game in it's own right and it regularly goes on sale for dirt cheap. The easiest way of describing it would be that KCD is a story in two halves; while you can jump in and get a recap in part 2 you won't have the same connection to the story and characters. Plus there's a lot of little details and references you'll only understand if you played the first game.
It's also more of the same for the most part. Yes 2 is more polished with more content but if you don't like 1 then there's a good chance you won't like 2 either. You might as well try 1 which is much cheaper rather than investing in a full price 2 if you're unsure about it.

[n0mad23]

If you're on the fence, I'd by KC:D 1 on a good sale and give that a try. If you like it, you'll probably like the 2nd game as well.

It's a niche RPG series. Predicting whether someone will like it or not is basically as likely as is flipping a coin imo.

[Gabba Gandalf]

I started to play kcd1 because 2 looked awesome. And I can 100% recommend the first one , rn playing the 2nd one.

[freddebw2]

Originally posted by German Economy:

Originally posted by freddebw2:

You dont have to no, but it would probably feel more engaging if you did. If you plan on playing kcd1 i would prob play that first, if not, it doesnt matter

I was more interested in the second immediatly cause i only hear good things about it.
How much better is it compared to the first one?
Like gameplaywise, were there significant improvements or does it play similar?

KCD2 is bigger in every aspect. its somewhat easier, with some of the mechanics once you learn and understand them. For example The inclusion of the "rabbit" is helpful for stealth, since it shows if you were noticed or not. Fighting multiple enemies is easier in 2 than in 1, partly bacause disengaging and switching target is easier, partly because enemies seem less likely to take initiative. You also have your dog to help you out depending on if you rescue him or not. Right now 2 is buggier than 1, however its mostly in a2 and more of an annoyance, than gamebreaking.