Games have a pretty healthy obsession with medieval fantasies, but few are able to capitalize on it like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Giving you the fantasy of experiencing medieval life for real was the unique proposal from the game's 2018 predecessor, and this sequel only seeks to go further. In the seven years since its debut, Warhorse Studios' vision has only grown more ambitious. It's there from the get-go with its technically polished opening sequence in the midst of a castle siege, and then when we're reacquainted with Henry of Skalitz, riding as part of Sir Hans Capon's entourage to deliver an urgent message. Who needs magic when you have the rich history and natural beauty of 15th century Bohemia with a rousing score to boot?
With its emphasis on a realistic immersive simulation of medieval times, this is still a very systems-heavy game, hence the considerably lengthy prologue onboarding you with everything from persuasive speech to the consequences of crime and punishment, while also providing some background for newcomers. It's nonetheless a more accessible entry if only because this time you're not starting as an illiterate blacksmith's apprentice from the peasantry. Not that you're starting as a fully formed character as you'll also have dialogue options early on to indicate what kind of playstyle you want to focus on.
