Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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  1. christhewiz
    Mar 16, 2018
    6
    Good God – what a screw up. It it's current state, the game should never have been released.

    Controls are sluggish, textures a mess, AI is poor and many game mechanics broken or poorly ported to the PS4. Everything feels poorly executed. Archery, lock-picking and pickpocketing are a joke. And even the hyped combat system is a joke –there is no elegance or finesse involved: block,    Good God – what a screw up. It it's current state, the game should never have been released.

    Controls are sluggish, textures a mess, AI is poor and many game mechanics broken or poorly ported to the PS4. Everything feels poorly executed.

    Archery, lock-picking and pickpocketing are a joke. And even the hyped combat system is a joke –there is no elegance or finesse involved: block, stab and try getting away from enemies who are literally glued to you.

    Should you believe this a medieval variant of Skyrim, be assured it is not. What a wasted opportunity for this game studio. I just hope they patch the worst bugs. Till then hands off.    … Expand
  2. MatTapp
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    When they say it was going to be the next Skyrim I didn't think it'll had the same graphics than a 7 year old game. I am underwhelmed with the "tech" part of the game.

    I like the story so far (~8 hours in), armed combat (when you rarely fight) is pretty cool, huge map, lots of customization options. But for me, the bads are currently outweighing the goods: very dated graphics, AI is    When they say it was going to be the next Skyrim I didn't think it'll had the same graphics than a 7 year old game. I am underwhelmed with the "tech" part of the game.

    I like the story so far (~8 hours in), armed combat (when you rarely fight) is pretty cool, huge map, lots of customization options.

    But for me, the bads are currently outweighing the goods: very dated graphics, AI is dumb, big loading times, ugly textures, lots of rendering bugs (clothes, trees, npc's), npc's disappearing, limited save games, lock picking, unarmed combat is weird (grapple all the time), archery is bad, bad lip sync, sound issues, game breaking bugs, key NPC's doing the T pose and not moving...

    I don't think it'll be easy to fix this mess. It would be a good game for €30 but I feel scammed for paying over €60 for it.    … Expand
  3. Julinitot
    Jan 17, 2022
    5
    Ambitious rpg with lot of good ideas (fast travel with ambush system / Stealth & robbing mechanics / realistic setting / good survival mechanics... ) let down by a tedious fight system and an empty world. I gave up when I realized I had to wait the night to stealth kill sleeping unarmed enemies in order to progress the story. Combat is just too complicated and not fun imo. I also feltAmbitious rpg with lot of good ideas (fast travel with ambush system / Stealth & robbing mechanics / realistic setting / good survival mechanics... ) let down by a tedious fight system and an empty world. I gave up when I realized I had to wait the night to stealth kill sleeping unarmed enemies in order to progress the story. Combat is just too complicated and not fun imo. I also felt sorry for my poor dog who was clearly suicidal and always put himself between my sword and my opponent (basically every time I forgot or didn't have time to send him away)… Expand
  4. DukeJon
    Jul 18, 2022
    7
    A deep, realistic medieval rpg that's well worth a visit. Some of the activities don't translate well using controllers (lockpicking, ahem) but other than that you'll want to immerse yourself in this detailed, intricate world.
  5. Grahl1
    Sep 24, 2018
    7
    I had just written a very positive review, but after finishing the game I'm inclined to change it quite drastically. Despite having loved the combat and the immersiveness of the game (above all, both extremely innovative and rewarding), the graphics, the story, I just feel like this game had a huge potential but some major wrong decisions have turned it into something deeply flawed.

    1)    I had just written a very positive review, but after finishing the game I'm inclined to change it quite drastically. Despite having loved the combat and the immersiveness of the game (above all, both extremely innovative and rewarding), the graphics, the story, I just feel like this game had a huge potential but some major wrong decisions have turned it into something deeply flawed.

    1) the most obvious one being the bugs. You immediately start to mistrust a developer when they release a game full of bugs. luckily, I started playing in Sept 2018 so it was barely a problem anymore with the patches, but for earlier players it might have been quite tiresome

    2) the ending!! what a cliffhanger! probably the greatest I've ever came across in gaming. Totally disappointing, and looking at the DLC roadmap it doesn't look like they're actually gonna release the rest of the main story

    3) when you make a game with an excellent combat system, when you must have put so much effort into it, and then only a small fraction is combat and again, no "combat mode", no pvp arena, no DLC in sight that will give you a reliable dose of combat.

    4) I was about the buy the first DLC (From the Ashes), but then it was all people on Steam complaining that the spent 10 dollars for just an extra mission. Again, more mistrust in these developers.

    Bottom line: if you wanna make a game that costs as much as the top-tier games, it's gotta be top tier. i don't care if your studio is independent or not. And Kingdom Come, despite having huge potential, has some truly unforgivable flaws, half seeming to come from plain bad decisions, the other half from rushing things, greed and lazyness. I can see no replay value, there is no PVP or a "combat mode" to keep playing, and the DLCs seem to be robbery and failling to fill the current gaps. What a waste of potential, can't say this enough.    … Expand
  6. The_Juk3z
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    interesting setting, unusual gameplay.
    weak ai and many little issues hurt my ass.
    hope sequel will be much better
  7. Shenandoah
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    The missing of an unlocked framerate to get at least 60 fps at 1440p on a PS5 massively degrades this game to be even more worse and completely skips the potential. I can’t recommend this game for the current console generation PS5/SeriesX because of the technical limitations.
  8. ximzumadbro
    Feb 25, 2018
    7
    I want to love the game I really really do but it has too many issues and I really hope the devs fix its bugs and polish it with constant updates. If they do I'll probably give it a 9/10 because it is a very good game.
  9. n0livion
    Mar 2, 2018
    6
    This game is unfinished. The story, the map, the sword combat, the dialogue system, the graphics, the side quest and animations are all pretty good. However, there are quite a few problems with this game. The (auto-)saving systems is the worst I have ever seen. Some graphics do look quite unrendered. The animations during cutscenes are horrible. The voice-acting is sometimes pretty bad.This game is unfinished. The story, the map, the sword combat, the dialogue system, the graphics, the side quest and animations are all pretty good. However, there are quite a few problems with this game. The (auto-)saving systems is the worst I have ever seen. Some graphics do look quite unrendered. The animations during cutscenes are horrible. The voice-acting is sometimes pretty bad. There are lots of bugs (and when a quest is broken, you have to go back like 2 hours, because it didn't auto-save all that time). Lock-picking absolutely sucks with a controller, it's like they didn't even test it out on a controller. The unarmed combat just feels very weird. There is lots of lag, it runs at like 15 fps. Also sometimes you are not really giving a choice, like the character gets very angry and challenges a guy which is way better than him, while I know that's a bad idea but I can't choose. I would recommend waiting, and buy only once most of the issues are fixed. However, when they are fixed, I think this has the potential to be my favourite game of all time. There are just too many bugs now.… Expand
  10. Diablo_rf
    Feb 13, 2018
    7
    The game have huge potential, very addictive, but in current state have a lot of bugs and performance/ optimization issues. It feels like an alpha build.
  11. druout1944
    Feb 19, 2018
    5
    This is a pretty massive disappointment to me and outside of bugs and save game nonsense the worst part is the combat which is absolutely atrocious, exacerbated by awful key stroke input lag and meatbag enemies. Additionally the world is ridiculously empty and devoid of object interaction. Apparently hamlets in the Middle Ages were composed of 12-24 people max.

    Graphics: 8 (Pretty good)    This is a pretty massive disappointment to me and outside of bugs and save game nonsense the worst part is the combat which is absolutely atrocious, exacerbated by awful key stroke input lag and meatbag enemies. Additionally the world is ridiculously empty and devoid of object interaction. Apparently hamlets in the Middle Ages were composed of 12-24 people max.

    Graphics: 8 (Pretty good)
    Setting: 9 (fantastic)
    Story: 5 (mediocre)
    Performance: 7 (decent)
    Combat: 4 (atrocious)
    Controls: 4 (horrendous)
    Gameworld (population, interaction, etc.): 4 (extremely limited and immersion breaking through limited object interactions and a sum populaiton that wouldn't fill out a hamlet)
    Animations: 4 (Truly poor)

    Overall: 5 (as weighting for a FPS melee heavy game is greater on animations, controls and combat)

    Refundability: 10 (reset switch FTW)    … Expand
  12. boredboredbored
    Feb 21, 2018
    5
    I wanted to like this game. I really did. It's set in my favourite historical period, it's an RPG, and it boasts realism and historical accuracy. I *really* wanted to like this game. Yet, it's riddled with bugs, which is nothing unique, but its utterly Spartan use of auto-saves and its use of an archaic and expensive save-game mechanic makes what should be a minor nuisance to a nearI wanted to like this game. I really did. It's set in my favourite historical period, it's an RPG, and it boasts realism and historical accuracy. I *really* wanted to like this game. Yet, it's riddled with bugs, which is nothing unique, but its utterly Spartan use of auto-saves and its use of an archaic and expensive save-game mechanic makes what should be a minor nuisance to a near game-breaking problem (you must drink a rare and costly potion to save your game). A weird glitch caused me suddenly float into the sky while using an alchemist bench, before plummeting to my death. My last save-point was three hours earlier.

    I don't know how my laptop survived being thrown out of the window.

    Combat is next to impossible - single combat can be fun in a challenging way - but as soon as there is a second opponent it's utterly impossible. The game uses an auto-lock-on feature, forcing you to face one attacker at time, making it nearly impossible to keep moving away from the second attacker. If there were some way to disable this "feature" combat would still be very difficult, but at least manageable.

    I really, really want to like this game. I'm crossing fingers and toes that they will release some desperately needed patches and re-work the save system. Until then, I'm afraid this game just isn't worth the price tag.    … Expand
  13. jim008
    Feb 14, 2018
    5
    For a game that took like 5 years to make, it still felt extremely rushed because you can tell they focused on making things work functionally but skip the part of making it fun. I rather go back to playing mount and blade (more fun, same graphics and much cheaper).

    The combat is lame. I get that the selling point is to be realistic but that makes it terribly boring. It's very    For a game that took like 5 years to make, it still felt extremely rushed because you can tell they focused on making things work functionally but skip the part of making it fun. I rather go back to playing mount and blade (more fun, same graphics and much cheaper).

    The combat is lame. I get that the selling point is to be realistic but that makes it terribly boring. It's very clunky to swing your weapon and the targeting is just awful. You simply can't fight a bunch of people because you can only lock on to one guy who might be out of range while the others are pummeling you. I get that you might be too weak to fight a few enemies at once but not because it's a chore to try to hit the right target.

    Game play is awful, picking an "easy" lock requires 20+ lock picks because you have to move your cursor along an invisible path at a fast speed counter clockwise. Trying to get to your next object requires constantly opening up the map and sometimes the marker only indicates where the final destination is (spent like 20 minutes looking for a shovel trying to dig up some ring before going online to find it but the map is so bad it still took some time to find when you standing at the right spot).

    The story is okay but the prologue is about 2 hours long and by then my steam refund is no longer available(I just started to play the game!). The story would be much better if the intro didn't drag out for so long, it took about 1 hour just to let you experience the lame combat with some bandits.

    The controls are clunky, going to sleep and getting out of bed requires 2 to 3 button presses. You can get stuck on the smallest inclines while moving around and a lot of bushes are better at keeping you out than castle walls.

    The developers were so focused on fixing game bugs that they forgot to make a quality game in terms of actually playing it. I feel like the studio just went "Is this game fun? Who cares, at least it works right?"    … Expand
  14. Heartofazazel
    Feb 15, 2018
    5
    I really wanted to like this game, gave it every shot I could. I currently had to Stop playing the game. Main issues are lockpicking, pickpocketing, quest NPCs are usually hidden behind a locked door or in a personal space area, if you go near them the guard catches you. Frustrating when you’ve completed an already frustrating task only to have to find a bed or wait in a hallway untilI really wanted to like this game, gave it every shot I could. I currently had to Stop playing the game. Main issues are lockpicking, pickpocketing, quest NPCs are usually hidden behind a locked door or in a personal space area, if you go near them the guard catches you. Frustrating when you’ve completed an already frustrating task only to have to find a bed or wait in a hallway until this NPC decides to come out and show themselves. The biggest thing wrong with this game is easily it’s combat. How could they think this is exceptable? I want to play a game not get frustrated with crap mechanics like not being able to switch weapons fluently, not being able to block fluently or attack fluently for that matter. You attack the enemy they block block block no matter how many times you hit them. They hit you 4-5 times your stamina is gone and your dead, beyond that if you didn’t save it just before hand, expect a 10m or so back play. Game is a nightmare, feels like it’s fighting you every step of the way. 5 score for the beautiful environment and the idea of an in-depth RPG. Bad execution… Expand
  15. Highdark
    Feb 16, 2018
    5
    It's like fallout if fallout was set in a boring universe, but still fallout. I had to mod in unlimited saves because losing two hours because you accidentally attempted to pick pocket instead of talk to a guy is ridiculous. This game is an example of why you don't sacrifice game play for realism. Ex: You watch him pick up flowers for herbalism every...single time, which is hundreds ofIt's like fallout if fallout was set in a boring universe, but still fallout. I had to mod in unlimited saves because losing two hours because you accidentally attempted to pick pocket instead of talk to a guy is ridiculous. This game is an example of why you don't sacrifice game play for realism. Ex: You watch him pick up flowers for herbalism every...single time, which is hundreds of times.

    Overall it is what you'd expect from a falloutish medieval simulator. Get at half price and after a few bug patchs imo.    … Expand
  16. drowblade
    Mar 6, 2018
    6
    Начнем с того, что есть хорошего в игре. Прежде всего это обилие механик, которые насыщают ролевую систему. Следом идет весьма неплохой сюжет и вариативность в квестах, как побочных, так и основных. Добавим к этому свежую боевую систему и замечательные пейзажи. В общем-то, на этом все.
    А вот плохого в игре намного больше. Пустой и унылый открытый мир, в котором кроме сюжетной линии нет    Начнем с того, что есть хорошего в игре. Прежде всего это обилие механик, которые насыщают ролевую систему. Следом идет весьма неплохой сюжет и вариативность в квестах, как побочных, так и основных. Добавим к этому свежую боевую систему и замечательные пейзажи. В общем-то, на этом все.
    А вот плохого в игре намного больше. Пустой и унылый открытый мир, в котором кроме сюжетной линии нет интересных событий или занятий. Ужасный визуал, за который разработчикам должно быть стыдно (для игры 2018 года с бюджетом 35 млн долларов). Псевдореалистичность, которая то работает тут, то не работает там. Огромное количество технических проблем, которые полностью ломают не только погружение в игру, но и большинство геймплейных фишек. При первом знакомстве боевая система кажется разнообразной и многогранной, но уже через пару часов понимаешь что она тут банальная до нельзя и разнообразием даже не пахло. Местами игра настолько кривая и убогая, что отпадает малейшее желание продолжать.
    Здорово придумали сохраняться шнасом. Если бы эта дрянь не вылетала и хоронила каждый раз по двадцать-тридцать минут игрового времени. Даже если поправят все баги, максимум 7 баллов. А пока только 6.    … Expand
  17. Agarwel
    Feb 25, 2018
    7
    Another type of RPG.

    Before you buy this game, be prepared this is not a RPG you are used to. In the core it is very similar to the games like Withcer or Skyrim. So Im not going to explain that it is open world, that you level up your character, complete side quests in the living worlds, that there are multiple way to compeltequests, etc... you know hot it works. TO keep this "review"    Another type of RPG.

    Before you buy this game, be prepared this is not a RPG you are used to. In the core it is very similar to the games like Withcer or Skyrim. So Im not going to explain that it is open world, that you level up your character, complete side quests in the living worlds, that there are multiple way to compeltequests, etc... you know hot it works. TO keep this "review" short, I will describe why it is different.

    Many people describe this game as realistic. I dont like this description. It is still game, it is far from realistic. It is not a medieval live simulator. So such description can be missleading. But this game is trying to be more believable.

    It starts with the settings. It is describing real historical events in the real place. There are no fireballs, no dragons, no goblins, no wizards. You are not a chosen hero saving whole world from dark lord. You are common guy caught up in the bad situation. Thats it.

    With this more believable settings come more believable quests. You are not asked to clear dungeon filled with dozen bandings and locating epic artifacts. Be prepared to help guards run thir daily bussiness, searching for lost horses, helping with wedding, distributing jobs,... It may sound boring, but it is well written and doing believable tasks really helps with the rolepaying aspect.

    All of this takes place in believable enviromnent. It was build according real world locations (you can visit the area). And there is something really immersive about it. Technically it is not the best game world. If you compare it for example with HOrizon, the Horizon look more beutifull (in eyecandy sense) and technically is more advanced (post processing effects). But it is still procedureally generated and feel just like nice stuff randomly distributed around the place. On the oposide side is the Kingdom Come. Technically it is not perfect. But every object has been placed manually based on real world photos and it shows. Fallen branches, corroded soil, loliage around water,.. it is all placed in the patters you can find in the real world. And when you walk in the KC:D forerst you feel like in the real place. Not the videogame place.

    Also be prepared this game is not as action oriented as other games. Even during war, the coutryside is not filled with bading camps, aggressive animals etc. If you walk around the road, you are basically safe. There are not so many encounters like in Skyrim or Wither. Other reason for this is that you play common guy. So fighting one enemy is fine. Fighting two is difficult. Three and more means death and you should walk around.

    All these aspect may sound boring. But they lead to very immersive atmosphere of the whole game. This is a game you can really role play. This is a game that gives you the "this could really happened" experience instead of epic magic fantasy bs. For these reasons I felt closer to the Henry than to Dovahkiin, Gerald, Shepard or ony other invincible chosen ones.

    All in all this is fun and interesting game. But at the moment plagued with lots of bugs. Including gamebreaking ones (you can easily loose progress because of save corrupting bugs). So my suggstion is to buy this game, but wait a month or two, before they actually finish it.    … Expand
  18. GrumpyReviewer
    May 9, 2018
    5
    Look, I am a reasonable guy. And I started playing this knowing exactly (or close to exactly) what these guys were doing with this game. It's a "medieval walking simulation" that takes the word "simulation" as far and wide as possible.

    And, yes, I see the potential. I actually enjoyed the first hours (which most of the people seem to agree it's dumb - didn't think they were). I liked    Look, I am a reasonable guy. And I started playing this knowing exactly (or close to exactly) what these guys were doing with this game. It's a "medieval walking simulation" that takes the word "simulation" as far and wide as possible.

    And, yes, I see the potential. I actually enjoyed the first hours (which most of the people seem to agree it's dumb - didn't think they were). I liked Henry, I wanted to see his story and I was getting engaged by it: making him wiser, stronger, wittier and ready to be the hero of his story.

    But there is simulation and there is PLAIN DUMB. And there is an abyss between those two ideas. While I enjoy the concept of a medieval game that expects me to eat, shower, learn how to read and make my way through a tough life as a survivor, this game just tests our patience to extreme levels. The frustration is just way to high and I don't think it's worth the trouble.

    It gets so boring and SO frustrating to try to do something that could be so simple. For example: I know EXACTLY what I have to do, like steal some soldier clothes to avoid being noticed by guards. Ok. I know where I have to go. But then, the game forces you into a ridiculous lockpick game that you'll certainly fail many times and if you have the patience to keep loading over and over and over again (because you have no money and lockpicks costs like, I don't know, the equivalent to a car back in the day) you get through it. But no. While you are trying to deal with the lockpick bullsh*t you also have to deal with guards that pop out of NOWHERE, making that sh*tty armory look as guarded as the White House or something. What? Then you think: ok, I'll sleep so that I can try this by night but the game says you can't, because "you have no time to lose". Arrgh!

    This kind of situation is a constant thing in the game, which looks fine, interesting, I actually wanted to see this through. I just don't have the patience so maybe this is just not for me.    … Expand
  19. Molec_man
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    This game is very hard to score for me. While the story gets high marks (9) and the combat gets good marks (7), the bugs and graphic issues (post 1.05) on the PS4 are just frustrating (1). I'll expand on this.

    The story is great. Henry is likable and fairly entertaining. The realism is great as well. The combat is good if you are a melee and takes some skill. The bow is almost    This game is very hard to score for me. While the story gets high marks (9) and the combat gets good marks (7), the bugs and graphic issues (post 1.05) on the PS4 are just frustrating (1). I'll expand on this.

    The story is great. Henry is likable and fairly entertaining. The realism is great as well.

    The combat is good if you are a melee and takes some skill. The bow is almost useless. Yes, the bow is realistic but this also causes bow gameplay to suffer. They should have made it stronger since they made it take so long to draw. The shots should slow enemies down more than they do. Yes, you can use poisons but again you shouldn't need to with leg shots and head shots.

    The bugs and graphic issues are still inexcusable. Money bug causes you to lose all of your money (reloading old saves does not fix it). Talmberg gate bug requires you to cheese your way in and out of the city. Door locks disappear while trying to lock pick. Rain looks like minecraft rain. Peoples heads disappear. Bridges disappear. Loading a save can lock up the game. Constantly have to delete saves to keep saving (it doesn't manage this for you). Bleed can accidentally kill a quest character if punched (the quest character is not meant to be killed in this boxing quest). The list goes on.

    The game has too many negatives to justify a passing score at this time. And they want more money for their next installment.    … Expand
  20. Marijuana_Guy
    Feb 10, 2021
    5
    DISCLAIMER: I played this on PS4
    Pros:
    —The game is (mostly) historically accurate, at least where it matters. The average gamer who probably doesn't know **** about history would have no problems being immersed in this world. —One-on-one combat is great and is, at the very least, logical if not fully realistic. —There are great RPG elements and it's all (to a large extent)    DISCLAIMER: I played this on PS4
    Pros:
    —The game is (mostly) historically accurate, at least where it matters. The average gamer who probably doesn't know **** about history would have no problems being immersed in this world.

    —One-on-one combat is great and is, at the very least, logical if not fully realistic.

    —There are great RPG elements and it's all (to a large extent) realistic and logical. For example, Walking person whilst you're decked out in full plate armor will make you seem more threatening to them which opens up dialogue options.

    —Graphics are great. The lighting and color palette in particular is absolutely amazing and beautiful. In no other RPG game of this kind are you gonna be more tempted to just wander in the woods aimlessly and taking in the sites.

    —The story is extremely interesting, cohesive and immersive up to about half-way through. The opening in particular (although very cliché) does it's job to immerse you in the world and have you connect with the protagonist.

    Cons:
    — 2 on 1, 3 on 1 , etc, Combat is extremely clunky, Borderline broken. The game has an extremely hard time registering hits and often times your character will lock-up mid-attack or your strikes will go through your opponent. This only applies to fights against more than one opponents but you will find yourself in A LOT of these situations as you'll get ambushed by groups of people on the road whilst travelling. And there are no human followers you can hire to help you out.

    Also, Arrows do very little damage and the archery in general is extremely clunky and hard to pull off, Even if you've mastered the bow. You're never going to use it outside of hunting, unless you're a masochist.

    —The bugs and glitches. I can understand them being a small studio and having a relatively small budget but the amount of **gamebreaking** glitches in this game is completely unacceptable. There are no excuses. When you release a product people have to pay for, You are obligated to make it functioning. This game is anything but that. At least other broken pieces of **** like Skyrim and Fallout allowed you to use community patches to fix the game.

    —There are a lot of historical inaccuracies. This is not a major issue for the average gamer but for a game that claims to be historically accurate, it absolutely is. A lot of **** like clothing, armor, city grounds and, the biggest offense of all, crossbows. There are 0 crossbows in this game when medieval Czechia was a literal crossbow country. For more information, check out Shadiversity, Metatron or Skallagrim's thoughts on the game on Youtube.

    —The story is just bad and extremely poorly executed. It starts off great but it's destroyed by pacing problems. Just as the game starts to pick up, it immediately deflates and goes back to having you running around Bohemia and hearing people bloviate. On top of that, the story goes to complete **** about half-way through with a Lord leaving his castle COMPLETELY unprotected and allowing fully armed vagabond enter scot-free. There is also 0 resolution to the crimes done to the main character Henry, It all just amounts to you finding out that some nobleman is your father.

    Retarded **** like this dropkicks you out of the immersion and completely breaks any semblance of story. And the ending is so incredibly cheap and rushed. Nothing was resolved, everything is still yet to be discovered in the inevitable KCD 2 which will probably come in 5-6 years.

    —The RPG mechanics are incredibly inconsistent or outright broken at times. The game has a reputation system, If you do good deeds you gain reputation and vice versa. The problem is that the characters you murder, they will respawn (all non-essential characters at least) and they will fully remember what you did. This makes crime physically impossible as you will have respawned guards that you killed ambush you out of absolutely nowhere when you meet them again.

    The dialogue system is also completely broken. Even if you have 10-20 higher stat-points than them, they will still beat you in the dialogue for whatever reason.

    In conclusion, The game is a decent start for this franchise with inevitably a lot of problems for an inexperienced indie studio. I don't know what they are doing but they should come back and fix all of the issues in this game before setting out to do KCD 2 or something else because with a bit more polish, this game can be an easy 7 or 8/10, at least for me.    … Expand
  21. SaintJames012
    Aug 18, 2018
    5
    A good concept with much potential hindered by a piss poor combat system and a rather confusing interface for players.
  22. Hectik
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Heard about this game on Steam. My PC is in need of an upgrade and probably wouldn't run it, so I was glad that they were releasing it on PS4.

    I am a big fan of RPGs especially the Elder Scrolls series so I was very excited for this game especially when its based on a true historical setting. Let me start with the attention to detail. It is fantastic! You really feel like you're    Heard about this game on Steam. My PC is in need of an upgrade and probably wouldn't run it, so I was glad that they were releasing it on PS4.

    I am a big fan of RPGs especially the Elder Scrolls series so I was very excited for this game especially when its based on a true historical setting.

    Let me start with the attention to detail. It is fantastic! You really feel like you're in Medieval Bavaria. Villages have more life than Skyrim and Oblivion. The attention to detail is on point. I love how what you wear and the state of your appearance factors in conversations. You need to remove dirtied or in my case bloodied and smashed combat armor in order to sway conversations in your favour. It can work in your favour out in the battlefield to intimidate enemies etc.

    Combat is fun, and you really need to spend time honing skills and getting better gear to actually progress in the story (I'm talking to you Runt!). The fighting especially combat stances is reminiscent to For Honor, which also has similar parrying and dodging movements. You need to target specific areas, with vital weak points eg. aim for the head if they aren't wearing a helmet (again I'm talking to you Runt!).

    Battles is where it gets way ward especially on the PS4. The frame rate drops significantly when they are heaps of soldiers in front of you to the point where it gets blurry slow.

    They are a lot of graphical bugs, draw distance issues. I see villagers sprouting out of the ground like plants. Textures take time to load, especially when you change gear on your character.

    Saving the game can be a nuisance, as auto saves only occur when quests start or when you wake up from sleep. You can buy "Save Schnapps" from merchants to enable you to save whenever you like. I heard they will release a "Save and Exit" option in the next update which will be a god send.

    Couple of things that doesn't go well on consoles are lock picking and pick pocketing. It is insanely hard on the controller! Again they will release a patch to fix this.

    Level progression is very similar to Skyrim, where you level up depending what you are doing and you can also pay NPCs to train you on your chosen skill.

    Overall, it had a rough release but to me the Pros far outweigh the Cons. This game is a very brave attempt to break away from the usual RPGs and tests your limits with as little hand holding as possible.

    Game gets a 6 for originality and story without magic, elves and dragons.    … Expand
  23. 245218899
    May 22, 2020
    6
    Couldn't finish one quest without some bug either completely ruined the immersion or at worse crashing the game. Some very well acted scenes and great cinematography help get through this otherwise broken mess of a game.
  24. I_StillAlive_
    Jun 24, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really happy that people from my home country are making a big game that can be successful... I was really excited about it... I was looking forward to complete this game with all side quests and maybe try a platinum trophy... At the first sight, I was amazed by this game and I thought it's amazing, but after some portion of time, it started to be boring, it has no fun or enjoyable side quests, it takes the whole life to manage only one quest because the loading times are too long and fast travel take forever. The last drop for me was the quest in monastery, when if you have only 10 seconds delay and you aren't on the spot that is written on your daily routine, you have broblem, one fuc*ing monk appears and say to you: "Brother?!" ... and he gives you one warning, after three of them, you must go to jail and wait there for three days... And it happens every time... I was so angry at this stupid system that I deleted the game... And Im never ever going to play it again. Sorry Warhorse, there are soo many bugs and this game is not complex, if you find a good gear, combat system starts to be piece of s*it and you can win all fights easily with just one move, ... and you can't pass through small bushes, they are like small invisible walls, god damn guys, we are in the year 2018!... so if you want 60 € for this, you must do better job... 6/10.… Expand
  25. CoreGamer1408
    May 22, 2020
    6
    Wow a very beautiful looking game at times. The story and main characters seemed engaging enough. Lots of copy/paste looking NPC which gave the world a more artificial looking presentation which is a shame. This is a deeper RPG than usual. With some interesting survival and social mechanics.

    The combat felt clunky and gimmicky, but oddly fun one on one. The tethering lock on system with    Wow a very beautiful looking game at times. The story and main characters seemed engaging enough. Lots of copy/paste looking NPC which gave the world a more artificial looking presentation which is a shame. This is a deeper RPG than usual. With some interesting survival and social mechanics.

    The combat felt clunky and gimmicky, but oddly fun one on one. The tethering lock on system with mini mobs is not so fun. I just think to Mount & Blade similar stiff combat, but way better freedom of organic movement. Larger melee fights in KCD ended up as backwards walking simulator with break neck camera switching.

    The general performance was poor with really immersion breaking pop-ins and a low frame rate with a FOV of 60 ffs. I don't think this generation of consoles are powerful enough to handle this game. I might come back to this if they made a PS5 remaster with better performance and better frame rate. I am glad they made this and it really need to made. Lots of overambitious overlapping systems helps makes this a rich and also janky gaming experience.

    PANDEMIC UPDATE: Even for the low technical score I really wanted to like this game. To the point I decided to pick up all the DLC on a PSN sale.    … Expand
  26. moNkeybOi
    Apr 18, 2018
    7
    I'm probably around 20 hours into this game. I've gotten drunk with the town priest, threw cow dung on a house, watched villages get pillaged, had sex with multiple women (including a married noblewoman), stolen an entire town's armory, and murdered countless people on the roads. This game is HUGE.

    On the flipside, I've gotten stuck in bushes (both on foot and on a horse), shot 40    I'm probably around 20 hours into this game. I've gotten drunk with the town priest, threw cow dung on a house, watched villages get pillaged, had sex with multiple women (including a married noblewoman), stolen an entire town's armory, and murdered countless people on the roads. This game is HUGE.

    On the flipside, I've gotten stuck in bushes (both on foot and on a horse), shot 40 arrows at a single bunny rabbit to finally hunt it after 41, lost hours worth of game play due to the broken save system (PROTIP: break into someone's house and save/sleep in their bed), and have used more curse words in one night then I thought was possible after trying to learn how to pick locks.

    This game has some really high ups but some really low downs (and I'm not talking about trisomy 21). It's painful to see a game with such huge potential get caught up on some really small details that can lead to players quitting altogether. That being said, I understand both the uber-positive and overwhelmingly negative reviews. It should be said that anyone who gives it a 9 or 10 has not experienced a game-breaking glitch. It should also be said that anyone who gives it a 1,2,3, or 4 has not experienced the quest where you take hallucinogens with 3 women and end up having sex with one them while you think they are either a horse, rooster, or pig).    … Expand
  27. PS4GUY1
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    I waited a few years after purchasing this game to finish it. It took Coronavirus to provide me the time. Great story, the game sucks you in, but if you don’t play through you will quickly lose your skill. combat is fun and challenging to master. Lock picking on PS4 is horrendous. It ruins the option of playing a thief/stealth build. I still enjoyed the experience though. TheI waited a few years after purchasing this game to finish it. It took Coronavirus to provide me the time. Great story, the game sucks you in, but if you don’t play through you will quickly lose your skill. combat is fun and challenging to master. Lock picking on PS4 is horrendous. It ruins the option of playing a thief/stealth build. I still enjoyed the experience though. The characters were great. But bugs, and bad controls dropped it a bit.… Expand
  28. Fishstew
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    Time to don the old suit of armour and wield your sword in medieval Bohemia.

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a sword slashing romp from start to finish. After watching your mother and father be slain by an invading army you set out on your adventures to avenge your parents death, There is a large open world for you to explore either on foot or by getting yourself a horse to make the    Time to don the old suit of armour and wield your sword in medieval Bohemia.

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a sword slashing romp from start to finish. After watching your mother and father be slain by an invading army you set out on your adventures to avenge your parents death,

    There is a large open world for you to explore either on foot or by getting yourself a horse to make the experience quicker. On your adventures you will meet lots and lots of characters all living in walled towns protected by castles and guards. And also people who live in surrounding areas like farms and villages.

    There are lots and lots of missions which help you earn gold so that you can buy various weapons and armour. This for me is the best part of the game with a good depth of weapon and armour types to either help you keep stealth or protect you from multiple opponents.

    You can also indulge in alchemy, thieving and hunting to name but a few things. Every time you do something within the world it helps you get better at it. Levelling up gives you some interesting perks which will greatly improve your fighting and how you move and progress in the world.

    Now, KCD doesn't come without some annoyances. First of all the combat against several opponents at the same time can almost always see you getting sliced in two. On earlier levels you may find yourself having to run away a lot. But, most of the time you will still get killed.

    The graphic pop-in is really appalling in this game. You can wait up to 5 seconds or more before buildings and the people fully materialise. You will see many instances of floating heads without a body or bald characters for a few seconds while everything renders.

    Also, if you murder someone or get caught stealing and are caught by guards you will more than likely have to opt for jail time. Once in jail you will be confronted by the rather slow day and night cycle wheel. This slowly ticks through the hours of the day and if you have a particularly long sentence you will sometimes have to wait 10 minutes or more to play again.

    If you are willing to over look these little discrepancies and have lots of time on your hands. Then you will find this game very relaxing and enjoyable to play. Taking out your bow and going hunting for deer, boar and hares in the local forest is a particularly enjoyable chore.    … Expand
  29. dunique
    Sep 1, 2019
    5
    I've completed the game, so it should be a fair trial, with pros and cons. The issues with the rendering, pixels, loading of textures, etc. i want to get away from, same with the random failed objectives and glitches - I want to write about the game.

    Good moments: - As part of a force of 20 - 30; storming a castle, a bandit camp, and castle. The developers unfortunately didn't do more    I've completed the game, so it should be a fair trial, with pros and cons. The issues with the rendering, pixels, loading of textures, etc. i want to get away from, same with the random failed objectives and glitches - I want to write about the game.

    Good moments:
    - As part of a force of 20 - 30; storming a castle, a bandit camp, and castle. The developers unfortunately didn't do more of this, but there is scope.
    - Storyline is good, there's enough lore so that the game feels genuine.
    - There is enough 'meat' on the game.
    - The forests, and locations feel genuine, whilst going on wanders (many) there are places near me that are similar. Attention to detail on the flora and ambience.
    - Combat is interesting, satisfying when you slay an opponent.

    Bad:
    - Combat is frustrating, like driving a car, what you really want is something that is responsive. It feels muddy, maybe this is because I'm playing with a controller and the FPS isn't the best.
    - The game is very slow to play. Fast travel is not fast travel. Generally, it takes too long to do things.
    - It's not much fun, because it feels like a list of chores to do before you get to a fun aspect of the game.
    - Feels too much of a 'life' simulator. I get what the developers wanted to do, bear in mind though, we all have lives to live.

    Summary:
    Not a bad game, but too many slow parts. It's too static, and not dynamic enough; for me anyway.
    - Brewing 60 potions is not fun, brewing 3 - 4 is OK.
    - Escorting someone to the edge of the map, then needing to go somewhere to do something, is not fun. And then having the same thing happen, is not fun.    … Expand
  30. LesMiserables
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    Kingdom Come Deliverance may very well be my favorite video game of the PS4 generation but even then it's a difficult game to recommend due to it being very experimental and very VERY flawed

    Right off the bat the first positive is that for better or for worse the game plays at least from a combat perspective like few others do . Are you tired of the typical , Safe and same old    Kingdom Come Deliverance may very well be my favorite video game of the PS4 generation but even then it's a difficult game to recommend due to it being very experimental and very VERY flawed

    Right off the bat the first positive is that for better or for worse the game plays at least from a combat perspective like few others do . Are you tired of the typical , Safe and same old Ubisoft/Sony/FromSoft slop that is meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator? Then Kingdom Come is for you

    In addition despite the story sequel baiting hard and the ending being underwhelming the writing is very good and you can tell that Warhorse actually reseached how people talked and lived at that time and took no shortcuts to appeal to modern day sensibilities (They also wear the fact that it's historically accurate on their sleeve with pride as they should)

    Lastly as far as positives go the quest design from a writing and "player agency" standpoint is without question one of the best we've gotten in the last 10 years . The attention to detail (How much dialogue can change) and the freedom of choice presented to you felt like a breath of fresh air

    Now onto to the negatives . First of all the game is pure Eurojank and thus you'll get many glitches and bugs with some being harmless and funny and others ruining your quests (On release this was infuriating)

    The quest design from a gameplay is perspective also leaves a lot to be desired not because it does anything bad but it's your typical open world back and forth fetch quest affairs . This wouldn't have so bad if the games pacing wasn't so deliberately slow and the save system that is specifically created to prevent excessive save scamming wasn't so bad

    I get the notion behind having to live with your choices but there are some major flaws . Ambushes early on are a pain in the ass as you have 5 bandits all surrounding you and beating the crap out of you with axes . Even worse you have no indication on whether or not you're going to have the ability to tackle certain side quests with your stats and guess what if your speech stats are low (Sometimes even higher stats will land you a fail) you can wave that best ending bye bye

    The combat in Kingdom Come tries to be as realistic as possible . The whole affair is supposed to be about parries and unpredictability and different weapons are theoretically needed depending on the situation (Maces are OP though and the only weapons you'll ever need) . The biggest problem with the combat is that it devolves into waiting until the opponent strikes and hitting the riposte button because if you attack even some random farmer can riposte your ass which is INSANELY dumb

    In the beginning I said that the game is very experimental and thus some mechanics are half baked (Food , Potions/Alchemy , Hunting , Selling loot , Money being largely pointless) don't work as well as they should (Stealth , Pickpocketing) or they are made unfun in the name of immersion/realism (Archery) . In addition you have to cheese grind some skills because by the time they become half useful you'll be done with the game (Chocking people in their sleep outside of cities to improve stealth)

    Overall the game can be a lot of fun if you like it's strong points but it's not for everyone . The early hours alone where Henry sucks at literally everything and the tutorial lasting for what feels like 4-5 hours will be enough to get some people to drop the game and with good reason

    I hope that the sequel is more focused and they produce the masterpiece I know that they can    … Expand
  31. ThatOneTemplar
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first, the rather rough gameplay and clear first-game of the studio are quite apparent. The core of it all works well enough, and with polish and tweaking, I believe it could be incredible. The combat, reminiscent of For Honor, is already a little better than Ubisoft's game as it relies much more on skill and cannot be cheesed or broken as much.

    The story is clearly a setup for following sequels. The ending is unsatisfying compared to the strong revenge tones the prologue sets, with Henry unable to kill or take down anyone who caused the initial damage. The only form of revenge he gets is the random bandit dude who beat him up after the main villains did the real damage.

    Summary: Worth playing if you can get it cheap, and at its core is fantastic. It needs a lot of work and polish to realise that potential, which I'm unsure if Warhorse can achieve or not.    … Expand
  32. Patricknilo
    Aug 18, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Historia meh algo cliche trata de inovar y tienen elementos muy buenos la verdad sin embargo la mecanica principal que es el combate esta super mal implementada hay veces en que te llueven golpes de no se sabe donde o en las que no sabes que estas haciendo esto se ddbe en parte a la idiota idea de hacer el juego en primera persona digo esta bien innovar pero en juegos donde el pilar fundamental es el combate lo mehor es usar 3 persona ya qque al ser un juego no puedes sentielr el mundo de la misma manera que si lo vivieras ademas de que tampoco te permite ver de forma clara que hace el personaje cosa que hasta cierto punto se sabia ya que todas las cinematicas son en 3 persona… Expand
  33. Daddolino8
    Jul 22, 2021
    7
    Gioco con trama ottima tanta varietà mappa grande e divertimento assicurato. Grafica spettacolare, accuratezza storica e un livello di simulazione entusiasmante.
    Ottimo gdr europeo.
    A volte pecche dell'intelligenza artificiale e fortissimo problema di caricamento degli scenari di gioco mischiato a tempi di caricamento infiniti. Un diamante tagliato con superficialità. Giocatelo su una SSD    Gioco con trama ottima tanta varietà mappa grande e divertimento assicurato. Grafica spettacolare, accuratezza storica e un livello di simulazione entusiasmante.
    Ottimo gdr europeo.
    A volte pecche dell'intelligenza artificiale e fortissimo problema di caricamento degli scenari di gioco mischiato a tempi di caricamento infiniti.

    Un diamante tagliato con superficialità.
    Giocatelo su una SSD così da migliorare il caricamento delle texture...7,5    … Expand
  34. Hollierhelm105
    Aug 24, 2021
    6
    It's a good experience, but it has a lot of bugs, and what is supposed to be the "best part" of the game, which is the battle system, is quite good, but also quite complicated, ridiculous, not very logical and unfair. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those who get upset because the gameplay is difficult, I love that, what bothers me is the illogical behavior of the enemies, they blockIt's a good experience, but it has a lot of bugs, and what is supposed to be the "best part" of the game, which is the battle system, is quite good, but also quite complicated, ridiculous, not very logical and unfair. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those who get upset because the gameplay is difficult, I love that, what bothers me is the illogical behavior of the enemies, they block attacks that they weren't even seeing, they perform conbos on you even after taking a cut in the face. When you face more than one opponent, which is very usual in the game and even in the main story, you cannot flee from the fight because the camera forces you to look at them even when the game itself suggests fleeing. The quick save system is stupid and breaks all possible logic.… Expand
  35. ThiefBrRj
    May 30, 2023
    7
    This game has a lot to improve. The gaming experience for a casual play is ok, but for those looking at 100% it's kind of problematic and boring. The game also has a lot of bugs, but I think it's a good game and brings a good experience for casual play.
  36. Crowolff
    Jun 27, 2023
    5
    I gave 5 For one reason I am platinum hunter and in my 450 h I got 2 times in siege quest infinite loading bug thathapen when you interacted with some dlc ee means you can't even touch dlc do you not know if that bug will happen imagine you have 100h in the game and it happens and when it happens you can't do anything restarting and hoping it won't happen again means they don't care aboutI gave 5 For one reason I am platinum hunter and in my 450 h I got 2 times in siege quest infinite loading bug thathapen when you interacted with some dlc ee means you can't even touch dlc do you not know if that bug will happen imagine you have 100h in the game and it happens and when it happens you can't do anything restarting and hoping it won't happen again means they don't care about the ps4 version of the game that bug is old and they didn't bother to fix it so like I'm mad bcz they wasted 50h of my playtrue they ain't better then other developers don't listen thous fans of Warhorse studio they leve buggy game just like any other studio and they continue to work on the second part and they didn't even fix the first ..after I finish this game ty platinum I don't want to see them or their games… Expand
  37. Filip1992
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    I had fun with this game its fine I like it had grate experience with it ..only thing if you touch dlc it can hapen that you can get a bug infinite loading screen on one mission before end so have that in your mind I had to give them 7 bcz fix your game I hope they learn somthing from Larian studio

Awards & Rankings

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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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