Though it's been nearly seven years to the day since the original Kingdom Come: Deliverance — Warhorse Studios' debut open-world RPG set in medieval 15th Century Bohemia — first released in 2018, the sequel picks up exactly where it left off: with protagonist Henry and deuteragonist Sir Hans Capon on a journey to deliver a critical missive to the lord of Trosky, Otto von Bergow, amidst an escalating civil war. The pair's journey through the fief constitutes the prologue of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and thanks to an early access review code from Deep Silver, I had the opportunity to play through it ahead of its scheduled February 4 release date.
The game's opening hours begin with Henry, Sir Hans, and his squires taking in the idyllic sights of Trosky's woodlands as they travel, though the situation quickly becomes tense when they encounter a company of Bergow's men. Their leader, Captain Thomas, reveals that Bergow's allegiance lies with Sigismund of Luxembourg, who (with the support of Bohemian nobility) kidnapped King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia to take the crown for himself. Representing nobles still loyal to Wenceslas, Henry and Sir Hans fear that things will come to blows, though Captain Thomas ultimately diffuses the situation, explaining that he and his men are out hunting a ruthless band of bandits.
