However, its lack of player conveniences is often a double-edged sword.
During an early quest, I was tasked with playing peacemaker between a helpful hag and a rich landowner.
My attempts to smooth things over with the latter went poorly and our conversation came to lethal blows.
Hiding his body in some nearby bushes (after looting for him whatever Groschen he had in his pockets.
This marked me as an immoral swine, and villagers refused to associate with me.
This painful branding lasted for several in-game days, and not a moment of this memorable quest was scripted.
Let me explain why Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a wonderfully immersive adventure.
Henry might be the main character and protagonist, but Bohemia is the real star of the show.
These moments of historical tourism were just as enjoyable and significant as any scenes in the main story.
Everything in the world of Kingdom Come feels deliberate and methodical.
This considered and laborious approach can be found in everything from alchemy to fast travel.
Henry also has numerous status meters that you must monitor constantly.
But youll soon come to appreciate the way it makes each action have a real purpose.
However, the game occasionally falls on the wrong side of the line between frustration and fun.
The need to eat adds little beyondanothergauge to monitor not helped by food spoiling quickly.
To manually save, you need a specific potion.
Its not especially hard to brew up a batch.
You will often lose tangible progress, and that is a major annoyance.
There might be too many.
I felt utterly overwhelmed when I entered the games second zone as my map was immediately inundated with icons.
And Im not just talking about a simple choice between stealth or open combat.
Like everything else in Kingdom Come, the games combat is demanding.
Theres no point stabbing the chest of somebody wearing a steel breastplate!
Furthermore, skirmishs become hugely imbalanced when you throw in extra combatants.
You polish up well
Kingdom Come: Deliverance was a technical nightmare at launch.
Thats not to say there are none to be found.
If you go looking for bugs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, you will find them.
However, I did experience one glitch that prevented me from completing a (smaller) side quest.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: Verdict
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is an astonishingly engrossing RPG.
