Senua
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Lmao get fucked polygon
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GymWolf
Member
Maybe it's because my henry was a total noob with lockpicking but i tried the game like a couple of months ago with a controller and it was easily the worst, more annoying lockpick minigame i ever tried in my life bar none, i don't even want to imagine how bad it was pre-patch.
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Better than dragging the Metascore down with their BS like what Eurogamer just did.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Yeah, I think I'll pass on this one as well unfortunately. The combat is just not my thing at all and they barely improved it based on the gameplay footage - it just looks goofy and unrealistic as hell. All the junk is still here, the facial animations and conversations are still as bad as in the original game which'll make even the original Horizon blush and after Forbidden West... Well, it's just not gonna cut it, frankly. The same exact bugs as in the first game are still here as well which... heh, okay, good luck fixing them again I guess.
Ugh, what a shame, really, cuz I think the game is really good when it comes to story, but at the end of the day you're playing the game first and foremost and the "playing" has to be good as well as everything else and if it's not, then there must be alternative, fully realized and good ways of playing like in modern Deus Ex, where you can finish the game without even fighting anyone 95% of time - the combat is not that good in these games as well.
Anyway, have fun everyone if it's your thing!
Ugh, what a shame, really, cuz I think the game is really good when it comes to story, but at the end of the day you're playing the game first and foremost and the "playing" has to be good as well as everything else and if it's not, then there must be alternative, fully realized and good ways of playing like in modern Deus Ex, where you can finish the game without even fighting anyone 95% of time - the combat is not that good in these games as well.
Anyway, have fun everyone if it's your thing!
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CloudShiner
Member
Good reviews except there's a lot of grumbling about the save system being restrictive, but it sounds as if you can just 'save and exit' whenever you want a save outside of the game mechanics?
keefged4
Member
The only review that matters. /thread
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Yeah, I think I'll pass on this one as well unfortunately. The combat is just not my thing at all and they barely improved it based on the gameplay footage and it just looks goofy and unrealistic as hell. All the junk is still here, the facial animations and conversations are still as bad as in the original game which'll make even the original Horizon blush and after Forbidden West... Well, it's just not gonna cut it, frankly. The same exact bugs as in the first game are still here as well which... heh, okay, good luck fixing them again I guess.
Ugh, what a shame, really, cuz I think the game is really good when it comes to story, but at the end of the day you're playing the game first and foremost and the "playing" has to be good as well as everything else and if it's not, then there must be alternative, fully realized and good ways of playing like in modern Deus Ex, where you can finish the game without even fighting anyone 95% of time - the combat is not that good in these games as well.
Anyway, have fun everyone if it's your thing!
Agreed, I think you need to be a huge immersive sim fan to jive with this game and after watching the janky combat I just can’t
Not for me, at least not unless word of mouth after the dust settles is extremely positive and it drops in price. Feels like another dragons dogma situation
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Amazing. Though their PR team should've just told them straight up to fuck themselves and that they're blacklisted lol
GymWolf
Member
Wielding a magic wand is a badly veiled insult towards people who can't have a wand between their legs in real life.
4\10 would not le-vi-osa again.
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Da1337Vinci
Member
A win for immersive sim.
Senua
Member
The eurogamer reviewer
GymWolf
Member
Dude should write the dialogue for rings of power, such pompous writing to say nothing of value.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review - old habits die hard
Henry and Hans are back for a soused, round-two lads tour of Bohemia - our review of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.www.videogamer.com
70 from VG
Misogyny? In medieval times?? Well I'd never!
thatJohann
Member
I literally still don't get the gameplay loop in this. Is it like Elder Scrolls? is it a survival game? is it like The Witcher? someone help lol
Dr Cowley
Member
They shouldn't have their scores added to aggregate sites. There's far too many reviewers and countless 'contributors' so "Eurogamer says" means fuck all
struggler_guts
Member
Seriously, why give them a free copy on launch day anyway? Shoulda told em to pay for it lol
owandeseis
Member
Yea if you are a big fan of Sony/Ubisoft games, stuff like this or Baldurs Gate isn't for you, but there's some Assassins Creed coming this month i think, so you are eating good soon
On a serious note, Europe can't stop winning, feel like after this 2025, at least 3 of the 5 games of the generation so far will be BG3, Cyberpunk and KCD 2 (and Elden Ring ofc)
This game already had one of the best previews i've seen in a long time so high scores were expected, and even if it doesn't score as high as many other games, it'll have a much better word of mouth, this will be my only game for February unless somehow Avowed delivers.. doubt it tho
Imagine the games industry if American developers hadn't become total trash and we had games like Oblivion and Mass Effect instead of Starfield or Veilguard lmao.... at least China might be coming to help save it with Wukong and Crimson Desert
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pudel
Member
I hate soulslike games with a passion....but KCD was pretty easy to learn and play. Different people, different tastes.Yeah, I think I'll pass on this one as well unfortunately. The combat is just not my thing at all and they barely improved it based on the gameplay footage - it just looks goofy and unrealistic as hell. All the junk is still here, the facial animations and conversations are still as bad as in the original game which'll make even the original Horizon blush and after Forbidden West... Well, it's just not gonna cut it, frankly. The same exact bugs as in the first game are still here as well which... heh, okay, good luck fixing them again I guess.
Ugh, what a shame, really, cuz I think the game is really good when it comes to story, but at the end of the day you're playing the game first and foremost and the "playing" has to be good as well as everything else and if it's not, then there must be alternative, fully realized and good ways of playing like in modern Deus Ex, where you can finish the game without even fighting anyone 95% of time - the combat is not that good in these games as well.
Anyway, have fun everyone if it's your thing!
Buggy Loop
Member
high fucking praise from Luke
PeteBull
Member
Its like skyrim, but its more grounded, aka actual middleages in center/eastern europe, no magic/dragons or supernatural stuff, game is actually hard too, casual/weekend players will die lots in there if they just go in button mashing w/o any tactic or thinking, its more like knight sim but western rpg too.
Wolves hunt in packs
Gold Member
It's an open-world game, no magic, where you immerss yourself of being a peasant.
You can't read, fight and barely hold a beer.
In time you will soldier up, and become the man you always meant to be.
And no all the games you listed aren't quite what made KCD special.
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Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
I don't agree here at all though.
Dragon's Dogma 2 has really shit story and the way it's delivered and written, but gameplay variety and the quality of combat is just on the whole other level in comparison to KDC1-2. I mean, yeah, DD games are 3rd person and it's impossible do to anything it does in 1st person, but still, gameplay is gameplay, it doesn't matter if it's 3rd or 1st person.
I only hope that DD2 won't be the last one and maybe they'll re-release the game and improve the story at some point, cuz good lord it sucks ass big time.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Oh yeah I don’t disagree, I’m just speaking more about reviews. There were a lot of high scores for DD2 initially but then the dust settled and outlets seemed to be less enthused
I’d much rather take DD2 gameplay over what I’m seeing from KCD2
I have a difficult time enjoying games that rely solely on gimmicky systems over mechanics (Starfield, etc)
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Denton
Member
I can guarantee it is precisely nothing like that. This game, like KCD1 and unlike DD2, will stand the test of time. That however does not mean it is for everyone. It is very specifically not.
Buggy Loop
Member
viveks86
Member
Seeing this trend a lot lately. Grandiloquence is not what is needed in a review. They are trying to become internet personalities with just words.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Why do you think that? I expect KCD2 will be quickly forgotten especially once MHW comes out
It’ll not be featured on any GOTY lists either
Granted, it doesn’t meed to, but as you say the game is quite niche. Kudos to the team for a successful sequel because it seems like it does resonate with some, though.
GymWolf
Member
pudel
Member
I would rather see different studios trying different things. The most annoying thing is when everybody is doing the same game over and over. Just look at Rise of Ronin, AssCreed Japan and Ghost of XYZ....literally the same games with slight variations here and there.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
I would say these variations aren’t “slight” at all….but to your point, variation is good and I don’t disagree
Denton
Member
More people have been playing KCD1 6 years after release than some much newer RPGs. Its quality speaks for itself.
As for GOTY lists, early in the year games have it difficult, but we'll see. There are lot of 10s and 9s in that opencritic list.
LectureMaster
Gold Member
He's neither euro or gamer. Eurogamer is false ad.The eurogamer reviewer
viveks86
Member
Yeah it's just not your cup of tea. And that's fine. People are being needlessly harsh to you due to baggage from other threads, which I think is unfair. You do you, man!
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I bought the first one on a deep sale on steam. There's just so many games.
Gonzito
Gold Member
My man, this take is not going to age well
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Yeah I will say that while I’m not Day 1 on this I still may give it a shot if it still stands up after some time and goes on sale later in the year.
It certainly looks like it’s made well overall
I have had games in the past where I thought it wouldn’t be my cup of tea only to have my mind changed and ended up greatly enjoying it - Metaphor, as an example
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Buggy Loop
Member
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 review - old habits die hard
Henry and Hans are back for a soused, round-two lads tour of Bohemia - our review of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
70 from VG
Misogyny? In medieval times?? Well I'd never!
In a period where women were tagged as simply being Virgin / Mother / Witch / Trickster / Whore
You won't believe this but
The church is also oppressing in this game, omni-present everywhere you go, the peoples you talk to. WTF?
Also Henry didn't wear proper PPE (Personal protection equipment) when smiting, he surely inhales very unhealthy fumes
6/10
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Senua
Member
Wolfpact1983
Member
So is there a brokeback mountain moment or not?
VenomousCoffee
Member
What's hilarious is that I just saw a post on another site from someone who's actually met Vavra in real life that he's a standard Cent European liberal: supports women's reproductive rights and Ukraine, hates Putin and neo-Nazis.
mayham2199
Member
preach.
Zacfoldor
Member
First one never broke free from the 30fps needed for me to consider it a purchase on PS5, this one does so I care.