Kingdom Come: Deliverance Review (Dagat Ahas)
I went out around 2 AM to go to 7-Eleven and get meself some snacks & stuff when suddenly a hobo appeared from a nearby waiting shed and blocked my path while asking me for a minute of my time. With my vast knowledge and experience of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, I began to analyze the situation and put my skills to the test! I kept my distance, carefully circled back to scout & sneak behind the shed and it's just as I expected! I saw a group of crackheads crouching and ready to jump me at a moment's notice! I whistled as hard as I can to summon my Horse, Gonzalo Rodrigo! I mounted ma horse via somersault and ran down those crackheads! It was a no-brainer! They never stood a chance, especially when I came ready equipped with a Halberd(Mod)
You start off the journey controlling our protagonist that looks like a fusion of young Bjorn from Vikings and Schoolboy from Rambo 4.
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You go here and there and get non essential tasks done to get familiar with the game and learn more about our hero in the process. We see him using his charms on some gal working at the tavern to score some free beer and he makes sure to collect debts to help the family as well. He also gets triggered when he hears political propaganda crap being spread around and he even checks out the behind of the daughter of his dad's client! mad lad!
We've established that our hero doesn't shy away from adversity nor chicks! We got a sniff of what smells like a glorious adventure!
And now that we are done with the preamble, here comes the best aspect of the game!~
The game already laid out a good start for us! but Ultimately, It's up to us plebs to "Shape our Destiny" just like the quote from Brave Heart ~ Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it.
* Be a good boi Henry, A young man of Virtue traveling the path of righteousness towards liberation or maybe just be a medieval redneck to enjoy the countryside view and hunt some wabbits.
* Go from Rags to Riches and capture absolute glory by giving no quarter! but pay no heed and you could end up spiraling down the path of a tyrant, imbued in violence and revenge.
* Lose conviction and be viewed by the enemy as weak! You see your character lameness meter go up and end up a wimp, just like when Stan from south park almost turned into a pussy for refusing to eat meat.
* Play the politics game and be a pompous noble or maybe a standard Felon that lie, cheats and steal or maybe just lay waste on everyone and everything around you! In the end, It really is up to you my lord.
Gameplay:
Most things are done manually/realistically and it contributes on how the game is one of the best when it comes to role playing, and immersion. Well maybe they went too much with the manual features for gameplay but there is nothing mod's can't improve in this day and age. I recommend playing the game mod free or with as few mods as possible in your first playthrough tho, The game is already very very good as it is!
The Combat system is somewhat hectic and needs getting used to. I understand why many players would be dismayed by it, especially in situations against multiple opponents where you just feel like a slab of cheese gettin pushed into a grater. Worst mistake I've done is unknowingly skipped the last sword tutorial part with the knight guy and spent like a third of the game unable to do a "Master Strike" before realizing why I'm unable to. Combat can be quite satisfying tho once you get over the hurdle.
The Storyline might be the most historically accurate compared to any other video game, so yeah! it feels like you go back in time often and wonder how lives really were around that time period.
Lastly are the Random Events, They are great! Sort of Trials that perfectly fit the early parts of the game or it can just be friendly interactions but it's up to you to figure out which is which. My first harsh Lesson - First time that I got ambushed, I was unaware of these events. I approached a dude saying he wants something by a crossroad so I come near him, then suddenly a group of hoodlums sprout out of the bush and trees nearby! I tried to fight at first but got overwhelmed real fast! I got hacked at countless times until they sent me crawling down the river like Leonardo de Caprio in the Revenant! Bled out, Rekt! No Mercy!
9.5 out of 10
Every man dies, not every man truly lives
~ William Wallace from Braveheart