Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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  1. jshavrylenko
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    Розчарована і здивована, що у версії для PS немає української локалізації, хоча у версії для ПК вона є. Купувала саме заради локалізації в першу чергу, а тепер гра просто лежить, бо англійською мені грати важко, не вистачає словникового запасу аби повністю розуміти, що відбувається.

    Якщо з якимось апдейтом додадуть локалізацію, тоді зможу повноцінно оцінити цю гру, а поки що покупкою не    Розчарована і здивована, що у версії для PS немає української локалізації, хоча у версії для ПК вона є. Купувала саме заради локалізації в першу чергу, а тепер гра просто лежить, бо англійською мені грати важко, не вистачає словникового запасу аби повністю розуміти, що відбувається.

    Якщо з якимось апдейтом додадуть локалізацію, тоді зможу повноцінно оцінити цю гру, а поки що покупкою не задоволена, бо не на те розраховувала.    … Expand
  2. Awanka
    Aug 8, 2023
    3
    I'm ashamed of myself for having spent 120 hours playing this, because it represents a large amount of time wasted on tedious gameplay that is of a low quality.

    KC:D is a very ambitious, buggy, poor-executed slog. It's like the Gothic series in a realistic medieval setting without the fun, and with many complicated obtuse game systems tacked on in a messy casserole. There are an    I'm ashamed of myself for having spent 120 hours playing this, because it represents a large amount of time wasted on tedious gameplay that is of a low quality.

    KC:D is a very ambitious, buggy, poor-executed slog. It's like the Gothic series in a realistic medieval setting without the fun, and with many complicated obtuse game systems tacked on in a messy casserole. There are an enormous number of quests in KC:D, many of which are buggy exercises in frustration with unclear instructions. The writing is dull and workmanlike. To accomplish anything seems to involves a tedious minigame. It is quirky, frustrating, and oddly addicting at times.

    Kingdom Comes harkens back to old-school RPGs that don't hold your hand. The scope of the game is quite large, but it is lacking some essential quality, and fails to balance the tight-rope between fun and tedium, more often than not falling into the latter.

    A example of this is a quest named "In God's Hands," which is one of the most terribly designed quests I've ever experienced. You have to save a variety of patients in a hospital ward. It's a timed quest as people start dying if you take too long. It involves running back and forth to many cities with unclear instructions. In the middle of this quest is embedded another quest named "Man of the Cloth" that requires running back and forth to distant cities in fetch it quest style, and is so bugged that it cannot be completed unless you look up threads online. It almost can't be done if you don't use a guide.

    Another example is how broken the "realistic" combat is. You can choose to stab or swing from 5 different attack angles, block, dodge, parry, yet it's basically impossible to unlock from a target to run away because you automatically relock after a second. The game could have greatly benefitted from someone in the room saying, "Wait, this part is lame, broken, and unfun. We should fix it or take it out"

    By the time of the epilogue, I was skipping cutscenes because I wanted it to end and didn't care anymore about the trite politics behind the story, and didn't think I could stand more buggy gameplay. That's when I encountered a showstopper bug in the way of not being able to talk to Hans Capon to end the game. I had to finish his DLC first. That was a truly disheartening moment.    … Expand
  3. Barrage
    Apr 28, 2023
    4
    I gave this game a couple chances, but I still hate it. It's pretty linear (not open world, at all), and the story and characters are all really poorly-written.
  4. AudioRemedy
    Aug 28, 2022
    3
    Incredibly tedious waste of time. Worst f***king controls and UI I've ever personally endured in a RPG - and get this: you can't edit them. Also, ALL input feels floaty/delayed and is extremely irritating when looting or fighting. Some skill minigames and perks are still so broken, you will likely have to shift your intended build to accommodate. Only reason I don't give it a fat donut isIncredibly tedious waste of time. Worst f***king controls and UI I've ever personally endured in a RPG - and get this: you can't edit them. Also, ALL input feels floaty/delayed and is extremely irritating when looting or fighting. Some skill minigames and perks are still so broken, you will likely have to shift your intended build to accommodate. Only reason I don't give it a fat donut is for the compelling story/premise, the freedom-of-choice aspect, and the fact I only paid ~$7 for it (thankfully).… Expand
  5. Raul0582
    Aug 24, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Moche pas intuitif la game play combat faire du cheval une catastrophe une torture ... LE crochetage un calvaire j'ai essayé 2 jours le jeu rester bloqué des heures pour de la merde ......… Expand
  6. Fukkayuu
    Apr 13, 2022
    0
    The storyline is quite intriguing, but I never got to finish because the game is unplayable. It's unfortunate, because the developer has programmed the failure and it's not a bug. The mechanics they decided to use are horrible and not at all realistic, making you think they have never done anything physical in their lives. You do not start off as a peasant, unfortunately you are aThe storyline is quite intriguing, but I never got to finish because the game is unplayable. It's unfortunate, because the developer has programmed the failure and it's not a bug. The mechanics they decided to use are horrible and not at all realistic, making you think they have never done anything physical in their lives. You do not start off as a peasant, unfortunately you are a character with a mental disability. I do not know why they decided to do this, but it is not entertaining. The lockpicking is just dumb, and not one bit at all realistic. The bow and arrow system is horrendous, again leading to believe that the developers took absolutely no time to research what it's like to use a bow, which you think is quite critical. The combat system is genius, if it could be executed the way the developers imagined. But since it doesn't, it's also broken. Everything in this game screams amateur, and clearly a studio that but off more than it could handle. It's quite bad, and even embarrassing. Even if it's free, I wouldn't play this, unless you're a masochist.. Oh, yea, and the developers over the course of four years have fixed nothing. No wonder a sequel hasn't been announced… Expand
  7. Dwideshrude1
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    Nope. One too many times a bug has F'd me over and made me lose an hour of progress. Never. Again. Un. Ac. **** Ceptable.
  8. Cyb3rs34l
    Mar 25, 2022
    0
    This game runs like a pinto. Cannot even do the first quest because the screen tearing is bad on ps5. These devs should be forced to update the game to handle the terrible FPS dropping so people can at least play the game without feeling nauseous just from the poor performance.
  9. Danirani
    Feb 14, 2022
    0
    Game is just too dumb when it says about "realistic" it means that a wooden club can deal 2 times more damage than sword.
  10. Hellybelly
    Dec 7, 2021
    4
    This game is just broken. I really wanted to enjoy it considering I love history and detailed RPGs, but it simply doesn't work. Aside from the difficulty early on and the controversial save system (both of which I don't really mind) the game is riddled with bugs. Mission triggers don't fire correctly, crashes, and a lot of unintuitive moments make the game straight up not fun. I have toThis game is just broken. I really wanted to enjoy it considering I love history and detailed RPGs, but it simply doesn't work. Aside from the difficulty early on and the controversial save system (both of which I don't really mind) the game is riddled with bugs. Mission triggers don't fire correctly, crashes, and a lot of unintuitive moments make the game straight up not fun. I have to give them credit for their ambition, but this project was clearly too big for them to manage. If they had taken the parts that worked and made a more consistent, streamlined game that you could actually play, it would have been much better than this heaping mess we're stuck with. I'll certainly keep an eye on what the studio does next, but I won't hold my breath.… Expand
  11. TantoFaz
    May 4, 2021
    4
    Great tale and great chars.
    Controls sucks, textures need fixes, AI is poor, many game mechanics broken or just sucks. Everything feels poorly executed and I mean everything (Archery, lock-picking, pickpocketing,etc.).
    The hyped combat system is just crap.
  12. ulyssesric
    Feb 21, 2021
    1
    Get the Royal Edition at PSN store winter sale, and after 10+ hours into the game, my patience is completely exhausted. I don't know how historically accurate it is, but as a game, it's really terrible.

    * The loading time is pathetically long. * The graphic is not a deal-breaker, but far from "gorgeous" for 2018's standard. * The interaction control is basically broken when    Get the Royal Edition at PSN store winter sale, and after 10+ hours into the game, my patience is completely exhausted. I don't know how historically accurate it is, but as a game, it's really terrible.

    * The loading time is pathetically long.

    * The graphic is not a deal-breaker, but far from "gorgeous" for 2018's standard.

    * The interaction control is basically broken when playing with a console controller. It's a nightmare when you want to pick up something small or something put in the middle of a large table. In other console games, this can be easily solved by letting user interact with the table/cabin instead. But KC:D insist that you can only interact with these tiny things on a larger surface using that miserable yellow dot in the center of screen.

    * Gathering herb is also clunky due to the above reason. I don't have even once pick up a sage or dandelion without moving using left stick for 30 seconds and finally get it done by pointing that yellow dot half-a-meter away from the plants.

    * The view angle is weird and give me mild motion sickness while turning around or walking in narrow paths. I've never had motion sickness in first-person view games before. The developer team just forgot that people are sitting meters away from the TV when they're playing on console, and we need different rendering settings of view angle.

    * The control button mapping is unforgiving and there is no way to remap it. Who on earth would think square button means "Jump" would be a good idea ?

    * The AI and action script of NPCs are coded like they're directly ported from some pre-2010 PS3-era games.

    * The combat control is so clunky like I was playing MMO games with extremely high ping.

    * I didn't run into game breaking bug yet but already found a bunch of glitches everywhere in just few hours of game play.

    * The archery is unnecessarily difficult. It doesn't matter how the protagonist can do after leveling up, but you just can't remove all the aiming support in a video game. In real world we can estimate the distance between ourselves and the target because we have two eyes, and we have stereoscopic sense. There is no way to do so in video game, since the only information you can get from 2D rendered pixels is the scale.

    * This may have been mentioned by someone else: where are all the crossbows ? In real world mediaeval era, crossbows superseded bows in all Europe armies since 12th century, except England. It's not about how "cheese" the protagonist can be with a crossbow; it's about historical correctness.

    * The lock-picking mini game is simply punishing players who play this game on console.

    * Many of the disadvantages mentioned above can be mitigated if this game offers a "normal" Save & Load approach. But you just don't have it.

    Just avoid playing this game on console. Buy PC version instead if you're interested in this medieval life simulator. At least you can have mods that make some of those tedious issues barely tolerable.    … Expand
  13. hyun8801
    Feb 11, 2021
    1
    horrible. horrible in every aspect. why do these morons always get funded to make another video game when great developers are getting down-sized and closed. Absolutely mind boggling
  14. Quirky_Honor
    Jan 23, 2021
    3
    Pro's: A unique map style, (presumably) accurate historical facts, above functional voice acting, and a collection of gear fits the medieval theme. Con's: the first half of the game (arguably more) is only difficult because it is tedious. Most skills are locked out completely. Even when unlocked, some skills are excruciatingly tedious to level up (i.e., lock picking and archery). Real lifePro's: A unique map style, (presumably) accurate historical facts, above functional voice acting, and a collection of gear fits the medieval theme. Con's: the first half of the game (arguably more) is only difficult because it is tedious. Most skills are locked out completely. Even when unlocked, some skills are excruciatingly tedious to level up (i.e., lock picking and archery). Real life archery was not as difficult as this game made it out to be. Any graphical attraction is overtaken by the numerous errors in loading, crashing, and T-poses. These are common occurrence. The save system could be interesting. However, the game crashes without being able to save regularly, without a lengthy (albeit enjoyable) process. Whoever made this game failed to test it beyond a few seconds because some game components sound beneficial but are taken too far. For instance, people can be aware of stealing according to noise. They will call out, “What was that?” This would not continually loop because NPC's go to investigate, and they will interrupt the activity with dialogue. That would have been fine, except it can happen with your own home’s chest. It’s not hard to find either because it’s at the beginning of the Tame, and such function, prevents you from saving during some missions. Last, traveling outside of a fast travel feels like going through a hallway with shrubbery that acts as fences to force the use winding roads, which gives the option of slow trot or medieval bumper cars (i.e., running into the environment). Quite possibly the worst combat system in years. This one has three strengths from the protagonist at the beginning to only takes damage for an extremely particularly timed counter. That means a quarter of the enemies will give an unstoppable attack by merely attempting to attack first. They are waiting to counter leads to another tedious experience because these combatants attack far less than any others. It has taken a ridiculous amount of time to have the opportunity to attempt a counter finally. Even then, they take a significantly reduced amount of damage, so this ordeal becomes a chore. More difficult enemies taunt you with their superior ability to use combos when you cannot (i.e., only a perfect counter)!

    Multiple enemies will try to swarm from all directions. The game offers no means to counter this, so it’s either fight the combat system to change targets (excruciating) or utilize the only player strength of jumping to navigate the terrain. My suggestion to any considering this game would be to only get it on PC and mod it.    … Expand
  15. Eisenhoim
    Jan 17, 2021
    0
    I never once in my life leaved a review, ever. I only created this account to do this for KDC, this game has been the greatest disappointment of my life, I get it, you’re going for realism, but how realistic can be a horse who occasionally disappears and reappears randomly? How realistic can be talking to a motionless person’s face, while half of his head is stuck in a wall? The story isI never once in my life leaved a review, ever. I only created this account to do this for KDC, this game has been the greatest disappointment of my life, I get it, you’re going for realism, but how realistic can be a horse who occasionally disappears and reappears randomly? How realistic can be talking to a motionless person’s face, while half of his head is stuck in a wall? The story is not compelling at all, the combat is incredibly dumb and not realistic at all, since the auto-lock feature makes it impossible either to run or fight properly, it feels unresponsive, robotic, you can only do 2 attacks, the “combos” are non-existent. The impossibility to custom the HUD is also a major issue of the game, the yellow dot at the center of the screen is so goddamn annoying (and useless, too). The graphics are beyond horrible, not even Oblivion has such unpolished textures, and that’s the tip of the iceberg. Character design is very superficial, 90% of the people in the villages are just stupid NPC’s who you cannot even talk to. You call this realism? This is not even good for fiction. How can this overhyped unfinished game be on the PSN store? The PC version has, at least, a modding community that makes the experience playable.
    Honestly, I wouldn’t want to give this game for free to anyone. Do not waste your time on this if you have a console, search for something else.    … Expand
  16. spesini
    Dec 11, 2020
    4
    It's a good game on PC I bet. On the PS4? Not so much. Graphics are very sub-par with pop-in glitches, many crashes (combined with bad save system it means you lose progress often) and the controls and combat aren't made for consoles at all. Fast travel takes ages on consoles.
    Some mechanics like pickpocketing or everyone being killable are really fun and the game gives you some hilarious    It's a good game on PC I bet. On the PS4? Not so much. Graphics are very sub-par with pop-in glitches, many crashes (combined with bad save system it means you lose progress often) and the controls and combat aren't made for consoles at all. Fast travel takes ages on consoles.
    Some mechanics like pickpocketing or everyone being killable are really fun and the game gives you some hilarious unscripted moments - like when you steal side character's gear and then they rush enemies in nothing but their underwear (sorry Ulrich).
    RPG elements are really weak - there isn't really anything important to decide and you can't really control how the main character behaves and responds.
    Game with immense potential that wasn't executed well, at least on consoles.    … Expand
  17. JBKGaming
    Dec 10, 2020
    2
    The game looks beautiful and the characters are very interesting. But Kingdom Come Deliverance's realism takes the fun out of the game. The lockpicking is impossible, the tasks are mind numbing, and the combat is somewhat good but an eyesore and very frustrating. Warhorse needs to work out their problems for this game on console, otherwise it's a dead game
  18. Lordalabama
    Nov 13, 2020
    1
    One of the worst games i’ve ever played, I dont even wanna bother finishing this pile of ****
  19. gai_kaligula
    Oct 12, 2020
    4
    Plot - 5
    Dialogues / characters - 6
    Visuals / graphics - 6
    Optimization - 2
    Game mechanics - 5
    Combat system - 2
  20. Mja05d
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    This game is horrible. They took an interesting concept and stacked it with horrible game mechanics. If anything good came out of this game it is that they have clearly demonstrated how NOT TO creat game play mechanics. The fighting sucks and the main character is some one you would want to punch in the face.
  21. Sardok
    Sep 12, 2020
    1
    Current version is simply unplayable. As an experienced avid player this game gives an outright unfriendly introduction and it gets worse. Not only is it impossible to fight but the game throws you straight into impossible situations during the introduction. Played 3 hours before I removed the game.
  22. Hytruo
    Jul 12, 2020
    0
    so bad and terrible fighting I have not seen anywhere. in a battle with three or God forbid four opponents, only luck will help you. plus wild imbalance and ease of finding the best equipment in the game make it wildly not playable and idiotic. my advice to you do not buy this piece of **** save both nerves and money
  23. CaptainRon
    Jun 9, 2020
    3
    I love the setting and was pumped to play this game. For me, the joy was killed not by bugs, of which there are many, or by the combat, which I think is generally fun and unique, but by the inconsistent quests, which I guess may be considered bugs. Quest outcomes and reactions of NPCs vary illogically based on your inputs and sometimes based on bugs. They’re broken, not open ended, andI love the setting and was pumped to play this game. For me, the joy was killed not by bugs, of which there are many, or by the combat, which I think is generally fun and unique, but by the inconsistent quests, which I guess may be considered bugs. Quest outcomes and reactions of NPCs vary illogically based on your inputs and sometimes based on bugs. They’re broken, not open ended, and illogical, as well as completely inaccurate to what real people, let alone real Bohemian medieval citizens, would do, so it completely kills any sense of immersion. Many of the game’s quirks are justified on the grounds of realism, but the quests (and a lot of character actions) completely killed any immersion for me, which is a shame.

    Only posting because I expected issues like this and the PS4 launch bugs to be solved as of June 2020 based on other reviews here. They are not.    … Expand
  24. GrumpyParrot
    Jun 5, 2020
    4
    Let's face it: Henry is an idiot. He can't fight, constantly gets himself in trouble and can't keep his mouth shut. In Medieval times he would probably have died within a day, but here you're stuck with the moron for the whole game. Ain't that great? Uhm...No. Besides the fact he can't fight, running is the way to go. Henry the chicken.. Than after 4-5 hours you get more training inLet's face it: Henry is an idiot. He can't fight, constantly gets himself in trouble and can't keep his mouth shut. In Medieval times he would probably have died within a day, but here you're stuck with the moron for the whole game. Ain't that great? Uhm...No. Besides the fact he can't fight, running is the way to go. Henry the chicken.. Than after 4-5 hours you get more training in swordfighting. You would think the game would get better as you level up your skills. Unfortunately, every encounter feels the same. You might have better weapons, but it never gets easy, especially shooting arrows. During the game, everywhere you go a reticule is on screen. When you aim your bow, the reticule is gone. Who thought that was a good idea? Anyway, it's pretty obvious this game was made for die hard PC players with big rigs to play. On PS4 framedrops are frequent and loadtimes are pathetically long. I can only recommend this game to expert RPG simulation players, because if you don't master the combat you're basically toast.… Expand
  25. Persona5GOAT
    May 29, 2020
    0
    redefines the term "unplayable" because i'm not talking about bugs, and yes there are still many.
    realism: what they mean is everything is like a job and you have the skills of a toddler. oh it gets better after maybe 50000000000000 hours but you know what? that is the f'ing definition of BAD DESIGN. "oh you get used to it if you can enjoy suffering for most of the game first"
    realism is    redefines the term "unplayable" because i'm not talking about bugs, and yes there are still many.
    realism: what they mean is everything is like a job and you have the skills of a toddler. oh it gets better after maybe 50000000000000 hours but you know what? that is the f'ing definition of BAD DESIGN. "oh you get used to it if you can enjoy suffering for most of the game first"
    realism is the dumbest excuse i've ever heard for making crappy systems. we already have realism it's called life and honestly every single skill in this game is 10,000x easier in real life even if it's your first time. and don't even get me started on the saving system or load times. this is the biggest steaming pile of crap ever made, i'd ray play E.T. for 100 hours. please never make a game, or really anything ever again. i wouldn't trust these guys to make pancakes honestly.    … Expand
  26. vijihe
    May 18, 2020
    4
    Very Good base but a **** of game... fight is a **** becouse the targets and that... very buggy and its absolute **** when you must to fight vs 2 or more people...lot of Quest are absolutely boring just go there and read, or go there and talk with somebody... and the bugs in general... well what to say... i play for more than 400 hours... i start the campain 5 or more times and it becomeVery Good base but a **** of game... fight is a **** becouse the targets and that... very buggy and its absolute **** when you must to fight vs 2 or more people...lot of Quest are absolutely boring just go there and read, or go there and talk with somebody... and the bugs in general... well what to say... i play for more than 400 hours... i start the campain 5 or more times and it become broken becouse the bugs, and fot that i never can finish that game... tha save system is a **** also... becouse the bugs... you can be grinding for 2 hours or more... and a bug just destry all your work... is frustrating... it have to make a continuous save like in multiplayer games or survival... dont care what happens the game is always saved....… Expand
  27. Mrkleeneze
    May 4, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely shiy worst game I've ever played your horse I'd an idiot your guy is a complete **** boring and **** combat… Expand
  28. Hugbakd
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    What a scam ! This game us so full of bug. I can't even lockpick. 2 years after his release the developers should have polished the game before making dlc
  29. RagnarokCritic
    Apr 6, 2020
    0
    I hate trashing a game cause I know people work hard on them and it can be stressful and so on and its a indie developer so this hurts. But straight up this game not good!!! It only did as well as it did because the setting is cool. the game is unfinished, buggy, and one of the gatekeepers of load screen hell. this would not acceptable by the gamers of the last console generation but theI hate trashing a game cause I know people work hard on them and it can be stressful and so on and its a indie developer so this hurts. But straight up this game not good!!! It only did as well as it did because the setting is cool. the game is unfinished, buggy, and one of the gatekeepers of load screen hell. this would not acceptable by the gamers of the last console generation but the ps4/xone has been accustom to just having to deal with unfinished games and buggy content. We shouldn't have to switch to pc and mod the game for it to work. its as simple as that.

    the dlc seems to be a comp. of the worst missions(picking flowers, running errands ect)    … Expand
  30. mast3r12
    Apr 5, 2020
    1
    You know, it's a first time when i whish slow death to someone I even don't know. This game great because of story, and most AWFUL mechanic and gameplay. It feels like indi and plays like indi. What an idiot thought that it is a great idia to make a 1st pirson game where you will have been ataked by 5 NOC at the same time?!
    Where you cant go through a bushes and your horse cant ether. Its    You know, it's a first time when i whish slow death to someone I even don't know. This game great because of story, and most AWFUL mechanic and gameplay. It feels like indi and plays like indi. What an idiot thought that it is a great idia to make a 1st pirson game where you will have been ataked by 5 NOC at the same time?!
    Where you cant go through a bushes and your horse cant ether. Its a game where you cant use an environment, because NPCs see and hear through the walls, walk through the objects and stuck in other NPCs. And it is at the 1.9 game version    … Expand
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#15 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018
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#18 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2018

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    65
    It’s an admirably ambitious and atmospheric game that sometimes sparkles like a diamond, but the PS4 version I played was so ridiculously underdeveloped I couldn’t believe someone had the nerve to publish it in such a disgraceful state. [04/2018, p.45]
  2. Worth Playing
    May 15, 2018
    77
    Despite the volley of issues that'll be unique to your experience, committing to the universe that Warhorse has built in Kingdom Come: Deliverance still carries an ultimately rewarding feeling. I wonder how much more I'd enjoy it if it were a little smoother (fast travel is not fast), but the atmosphere doesn't shy away from the brutality of the era, how rugged life was centuries ago as well as the omnipresence of God in their everyday lives, from conversation to action.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Apr 23, 2018
    75
    A much more realistic take on the Elder Scrolls formula which will delight some fans of that series while frustrating others.
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