The game Kingdom Come Deliverance is clearly a kind of GTA like at the time of the Middle Ages. We regret that we start at a basic level. We would already like to be a knight to fight directly against vermin.
To be able to face knights, to participate in tournaments, to be able to fight in full field of battle.
Instead, we start at the bottom of the ladder, there is everything to create. But it allows to take pleasure in seeing his character evolve and gain strength.
Positive sides
Cinematics are extras. It feels like being in an epic movie sometimes. Or at least it makes you want to see an adventure film on the medieval theme.
The progression of the character and his profile is quite enjoyable to follow, with sparkling armor, more and more powerful swords. Knight helmets that look good.
Archery tournaments are quite fun. The idea of picking is very well thought out.
The search for treasure is not bad fun especially when the loot is high.
The dubbing is perfect with a very good choice of voices. We also find the voice of the squirrel in SpongeBob. Or that of Christian Slater.
The life of the game is very significant. Impossible to "torch" in less than 7-8h like the classic Crysis, Call of Duty, Elite Sniper, Wolfenstein, Battlefield, Watch Dogs and company. It's even longer than GTA, The Evil Within, Mass Effect, Mafia, Far Cry, which is amazing. It takes at least 9 days non-stop to get to the end of the beast.
We learn a lot about everyday life in the Middle Ages. One realizes precisely the hardness of life during this period. We realize the lack of security, the fragility of life, the injustices committed in the name of power, in the name of religion. We can see how funny the monastic life is, not just making cheese, beer. But that everything is settled and that we must respect the program of the day under penalty of heavy penalties. There is, moreover, a disguised message denouncing the misdeeds of religion.
That said, the religious buildings are the best designed, the details are very pleasant.
Negative sides
There are a lot of bugs, which inevitably spoil the gaming experience. Especially when it comes to the main quest and you have to think about an alternative to move forward. The graphics are very average, even pushed to the bottom. But amply enough.
The dialogues are too long and exhausting. So we will quickly zap them and read the lines at an angle so as not to miss important information. The game choices can totally block you, which is very annoying. It is thus necessary to avoid killing everything, and to know how to keep trumps for later.
The backup system is clearly too restrictive. You have to sleep in a bed or buy a schnapp of the savior at an excessive price to be able to save the game in progress.
The hunger system is also pretty annoying. We must be careful not to reach starvation and therefore always have food that is unfortunately quickly perishable.
Armor lacks diversity. They are beautiful, they shine a thousand lights but alas we quickly went around the proposed panel store.
There are no knightly tournaments ??
Treasure maps are too vague, it takes ten years to find them. Which annoys inevitably.
The game is too long. It is endless !! We want to finally avenge his parents and move on. Uninstall this damn game once and for all to get back to the real world. So after a while we are forced to look for solutions on the net, guides, tutorials to zap intermediate or secondary quests often useless.
We walk too much from right to left, constantly. And it's tiring.
The main character is really weak at first. He is always looking for trouble.
The plants that make barriers to the horse are atrocious. Just like the horse that is unhinged too easily. Or the character who has trouble passing between two obstacles yet not so close.
Some missions are redundant, it looks like you have to fill to occupy the player.
The bad reputation system is too hard. We are quickly excluded from the discussions.
Conclusion
The game still deserves a score of 8/10. It could have reached 9/10 if there had been less lengths, fewer bugs. And more fights against knights more and more hard to beat, mysterious knights, black knights, golden knights, knights armor as beautiful as the Lord Divish of Talmberg.
It's a memorable game. We can say hat to production and developers!
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