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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Review Thread

Draugoth

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Game Title: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Platforms:

  • PC (Feb 11, 2025)
  • Xbox Series X/S (Feb 11, 2025)
  • PlayStation 5 (Feb 11, 2025)
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Developer: Warhorse Studios

Publisher: Deep Silver

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Critic Reviews​

Atarita - Alparslan Gürlek - Turkish - 100 / 100

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a full-fledged role-playing game that knows what it's doing, is confident, has great cinematic quality, and tells a magnificient story. It's an absolute masterpiece.
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Cerealkillerz - Nick Erlenhof - German - 8.5 / 10

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 delivers a unique medieval setting with more freedom and realism than any game before it. Henry's story continues, remains exciting and also looks really great. If you are a fan of the first instalment or have the time, desire and also a little frustration tolerance, then you should have a lot of fun in Kuttenberg and the surrounding areas for a long time
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Destructoid - Steven Mills - 9.5 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 gives you that lively and immersive world full of choices and then implores you to make the wrong ones, and it’s a hell of an experience because of it.
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Dexerto - Liam Mackay - 5 / 5

It’s obvious a lot of love has been poured into every facet of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. If you found combat in the first game too difficult or the survival mechanics tedious, then the sequel’s streamlined gameplay might not be enough to change your mind.
However, if you were a fan of the first game, there’s so much to enjoy here. It’s clearly the game Warhorse wanted to make back in 2018, and it’s been improved in so many small ways. Bigger and better, it’s a must-play.
Aside from some clunkiness and the odd tedious mission, it’s hard to find another game that so expertly combines realism and fun, with tough but satisfying combat, a morally ambiguous but grand story, and a faithfully recreated medieval world brimming with stuff to do. It’s the sequel fans wanted, and I feel quite hungry for more.
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Digitec Magazine - Philipp Rüegg - German - 4 / 5

Such a detailed and expansive world, which captures the flair of the Middle Ages so beautifully, does not exist anywhere else. There are magnificent castles, huge army camps and tranquil villages where I would love to settle down.
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EvelonGames - Joel Isern Rodríguez - Kaym - Spanish - 9.5 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a true gem of the RPG genre. Warhorse Studios has managed to improve every aspect of the first game without losing its essence. Its demanding learning curve might deter some players, but those who immerse themselves in its world will find one of the most rewarding and immersive experiences of the year.
With a challenging combat system, an engaging story, impeccable atmosphere, and a reactive world where every decision matters, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II stands as a masterpiece of medieval RPGs. Undoubtedly, one of the year’s standout games and a must-play for any fan of the genre.
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GRYOnline.pl - Dariusz Matusiak - Polish - 9 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 isn't a game that should attract every kind of player, but even though you might have avoided the first part for whatever reason, you definitely should give the sequel a chance. It is a much more spectacular, bigger in every way mega-game that stands out from its peers.
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Gameliner - Anita van Beugen - Dutch - 5 / 5

Warhorse Studios delivers a fantastic medieval RPG with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, a potential Game of the Year nominee, featuring a dynamic world rich in activities, improved mechanics, an engaging story with character depth and plot twists, enhanced graphics and performance, and a refined combat system that makes it a must-play for fans of the genre.
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Gamepressure - Jakub Paluszek - 9 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 really improves almost every aspect of its already very good predecessor. Looking at the whole thing more calmly, we of course see the flaws, but it's hard to ignore the enormous amount of effort, passion, and heart put into this project.
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Gamer Escape - Grant Dotter - 10 / 10

This is one of those games I absolutely think everyone should experience. Do play the original first if you haven’t, because that was also an amazing experience, and it’s entirely worth the 200-300 hours you might end up spending to play both. I don’t regret one minute of it and I don’t think you will either. Even certain upcoming AAA-budget titles that I am still eagerly awaiting are going to have to pull out all the stops to match what I just experienced.
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Gamer Guides - Tom Hopkins - 95 / 100

As a complete package, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is mind-blowing. The first game was an interesting foundation, but the long-awaited sequel stands easily alongside the best RPGs of the last decade. It tells an exciting yet emotional story, and the world is a joy to explore, but it’s the level of immersion that’s created by all of its interconnected systems that’s unlike anything I’ve experienced before.
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Gamer.no - Øystein Furevik - Unknown - 9 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a masterpiece, and one of the most impressive role playing games ever made.
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IGN Deutschland - Eike Cramer - German - 8 / 10

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is an epic, beautiful and authentic medieval adventure full of fun, love, cruelty and war. Warhorse Studios tell a dramatic and twist-filled tale of friendship, loyalty, betrayal and politics that fills at least 65 hours of playtime. The depiction of late medieval statehood is just as captivating as the small sidequests and stories with their strong and authentic characters from sheperds to sword masters. In addition, there is a picturesque world, with probably the most impressive medieval city depiction I've ever seen in a video game. But not everything is perfect. The game design is annoying with forced stealth on top of a frustrating save system. That's especially true for some of the longer story missions. On top of this, the combat mechanics are extremely inaccessible and, with their mercilessness, put far too many obstacles in the way of the players, especially at the beginning. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is nevertheless an utterly unique, ambitious and, in large parts, very good adventure. But it's also a video game that misses important points a little too often in the gameplay details and does not respect the player's time in certain places.
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Just Play it - Mounir Bensaci - Arabic - 9 / 10

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 delivered an immersive experience through its realistic world, captivating characters, and epic combat style. The medieval-inspired music and meticulous attention to detail transformed the game into an unforgettable adventure, making it a perfect experience for fans of the RPG genre.
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KonsoliFIN - Joonatan Itkonen - Finnish - 4 / 5

Featuring one of the most immersive game worlds ever created, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a hugely entertaining adventure yarn that rivals the film epics of Ridley Scott. Some of the game mechanics are downright terrible, but its story and characters are so enthralling that any complaints eventually fall by the wayside. It's only February, yet this is already a strong contender for one of the best games of the year.
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Pizza Fria - Matheus Jenevain - Portuguese - 10 / 10

We have a really cool plot with charismatic and captivating characters, a lively and super detailed world, lots of fun mechanics, a lot of things to do and discover, skills to improve and they even made it easier to get our schnapps to save the game. Look how wonderful!
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The Nerd Stash - Julio La Pine - 9.5 / 10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 vastly improves everything from its predecessor. The combat is smoother, the story is much better, and the scope is grander than ever. It has some minor glitches, but none of them are game-breaking. Despite its size, it is one of the smoothest games in recent years and will go down in history books as an RPG masterpiece.
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XboxEra - Aarsal Masoodi - 8 / 10

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 can be slow and lethargic, sometimes to a fault. It's a game that's more concerned with a villager's plight than a kingdom's saving. And yet it's in those very moments, the conversations in the back of a cart, the early morning horse rides in the brisk, cold air; that the magic, charm, and humanity of it all shines brightest.
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Senua

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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.
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70 from VG

The laddish misogyny is still there as are the cliches of matronly innkeepers and wenches spitting common-as-muck caricatures of estuary accents. And, well, many are there as obsequious ornaments to be bedded more than anything else. But there’s more agency and grit given to supporting women characters. You’ll also encounter a learned, Malian physician, which while a welcome surprise given creative director Daniel Vavra’s ‘realism’ posturing to justify the original’s anaemic ethnic diversity, feels perfunctory and like a placating salve aimed at critics. It’s a mixed bag, and I’ll leave it to those with sharper minds to unravel the authenticity of these depictions.
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Misogyny? In medieval times?? Well I'd never!
 
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Gonzito

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Senua said:
www.videogamer.com

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 www.videogamer.com

70 from VG



Misogyny? In medieval times?? Well I'd never!
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Is the fucking middle age man, what the hell do they/them expect? People having pronouns and boss women in charge? Fucking radicals man, I hate them

Hopefully the removal of DEI will have an impact in gaming journalism and we won't have to suffer these activists making more stupid reviews anymore
 
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Novaex

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Gonzito said:
Is the fucking middle age man, what the hell do they/them expect? People having pronouns and boss women in charge? Fucking radicals man, I hate them

Hopefully the removal of DEI will have an impact in gaming journalism and we won't have to suffer these activists making more stupid reviews anymore
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It will still take a few years to get better. Metacritic is the bigger issue. Being able to tank meta-scores is the only power they have left after most of the audience stopped reading their garbage. Unfortunately this way they still have some influence on (single player) games. Nobody cares about the meta scores of live service or multiplayer games so that's at least some progess.
 
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Dorfdad

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Do we need to have played part one of this. I’m very interested in it but the 30 frame per second turned me off of the first game so I never played it.

Is it just a more in-depth version of the first or is it a completely new game and storyline?
 
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Gideon

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Third time I've seen eurogamer give the lowest score for a major release and their final sentence completely invalidates the review.
Dorfdad said:
Do we need to have played part one of this. I’m very interested in it but the 30 frame per second turned me off of the first game so I never played it.
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I think there's a recap option in the second game and if not there's a official recap video on youtube
 
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