PatrickAWlson Posted June 24, 2024 Posted June 24, 2024 IMHO the best game that I have played since the time of its release. You can almost feel yourself in Bohemia of the 1400s. 2
Hoots Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Agreed, it’s an incredible game. I still play the first one. Can’t wait for this new one, I really hope it’s up to it. 1
PatrickAWlson Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Just played through the start of KCD2. Definitely has the same flavor as KCD 1. People look better and the graphics are beautiful. Mechanics are mostly the same. Some alterations but not too many. Enjoying the story so far but I have just barely started to play. Basically at a point equivalent to waking up in the miller's house in KCD1. 1
Hoots Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Yeah I'm a few hours in now and I'm relieved that they've basically taken KCD1 and made it better. Really enjoying it.
SYN_Vander Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Great game so far, just started the blacksmith quest. Amazed that while the graphics are higher quality, more detailed it actually performs much better!?! 1
unlikely_spider Posted February 5 Posted February 5 10 minutes ago, SYN_Vander said: Great game so far, just started the blacksmith quest. Amazed that while the graphics are higher quality, more detailed it actually performs much better!?! Is that because of DLSS?
SYN_Vander Posted February 6 Posted February 6 14 hours ago, unlikely_spider said: Is that because of DLSS? Also, but I'm getting 100 fps or more, so not just DLSS 1
Lusekofte Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 6/9/2024 at 12:38 PM, Trooper117 said: This is a must have... Funny still alive and still not having it. So no it’s not 🥱
Trooper117 Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 2 hours ago, Lusekofte said: So no it’s not Better get that pine box ready then...
Hoots Posted February 6 Posted February 6 2 hours ago, szelljr said: Did you do a crap so foul you were branded and hung?! Should have stayed off the curries...
Trooper117 Posted February 6 Author Posted February 6 See, that's what happens to you when you pollute the local lake! 1
PatrickAWlson Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Justice system seems a bit more brutal this time around, but I have not yet gotten around to tempting fate. In KCD 1 I stole everything that wasn't nailed down in the early game. Then, after hours of play time and completing all of the bad quests, I finally went to Pirkstein, me with Radzig, and became good Henry. Not sure how KCD 2 goes so I'm not there just yet.
Varibraun Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/5/2025 at 1:15 PM, PatrickAWlson said: Just played through the start of KCD2. Definitely has the same flavor as KCD 1. -How hard would you judge the combat system for someone who is not really a competent keyboard warrior? -Do you think you should play KCD1 before trying 2? (I bought 1 a long time ago on a Steam sale, but never got around to it because I was a bit put off by figuring out the combat). Thanks for any insight!
Hoots Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Varibraun said: -How hard would you judge the combat system for someone who is not really a competent keyboard warrior? -Do you think you should play KCD1 before trying 2? (I bought 1 a long time ago on a Steam sale, but never got around to it because I was a bit put off by figuring out the combat). Thanks for any insight! It’s as complicated as you wish to make it really. You can do fancy combos and angled sword swings or just rely on one or two button presses. I tend to defend and then attack and it takes longer but it works. Bows are tricky only because there’s no sights so you have to use judgement which I really like. You don’t need to have played KCD1 but I would recommend it just b3cause it’s also a fantastic game. edit, you can easily make combat a rare thing. Stealth is a major play style if you like that method. There’s even an achievement in KCD 1 for making it to the end of the story line without killing anyone. Edited February 6 by Hoots 1
PatrickAWlson Posted February 6 Posted February 6 @Varibraun I am with @Hoots on this. I have never been able to master the combos, but I get by. Some of my survival tips are 1. Slow combat down. Don't button mash. The game punishes you for that. 2. When fighting multiple opponents, move. Try to be facing only 1 opponent at a time. 3. Running away is frequently an excellent option, especially early in the game. There are fights that are not designed to win, but they are mostly easily identifiable. 4. I have always loved stealth characters and I play one every chance I get. You need some combat capability, but if you can cut the throat of the most powerful opponent you're off to a good start. Have not yet been able to use this in KCD 2 so I don't know how it plays out. With bows in KCD 1, I have generally had to aim low and right. No idea why. In KCD 2 I have only used crossbows and the seem to aim more naturally. IMHO KCD 1 is still a very viable and enjoyable game. Plus, it only costs like $10. You can play KCD 2 without KCD 1 but I think a lot of context will be lost. @Hoots Damn that looks like it hurts. 1 1
ST_Catchov Posted February 6 Posted February 6 (edited) No 109's! ☹️ This sux. Edited February 7 by ST_Catchov WTF edited out by mod/cm LOL. Surely you can't be serious. 3
PatrickAWlson Posted February 7 Posted February 7 5 hours ago, ST_Catchov said: No 109's! ☹️ WTF. This sux. No Yaks either, but it does have cows, deer, dogs, and swine.
BOO Posted February 7 Posted February 7 (edited) Im gonna be THAT guy It starts well with the open scenes but...... After 8 hours for doggedly grinding though the clunky exposition, overly long and unengaging cut scenes, awkward and wholy predicable laddish banter, production line NPCs and the frankly awful Betty the barmaid (with possibly the worst voice acting of all time and a positively offensive fake northern accent intermixing with some seemingly orginal dialogue from another actor) I am genuinely at a loss at all the positive reviews. Its not like the game mechanics make up for this. They are at times idiotic and linear. As a example I find a missing cart, but the game wont let me tell anyone. Instead I have to tell the captain of the guard I cant find the cart. He goes looking and finds the cart before telling me how its dissappearance is a mystery despite virtually standing on top of it. Only then can I tell him I found the cart? And dont start me on the punishment system - get tasked to hunt down a fugitive. Find the fugitve. Get knocked out by the fugitive due to the clunky and complicated fight mechanics and the matter of still leaning all of it. Wake up to find the bugger lecturing me on manners and dragging me off to the bailiff for a thrashing....really? The interaction system is also so random as to not worth worrying about - just pick an option- it invariably ends in loosing some rep, gaining some rep back and a generally unsatisfactory experience. Especially annoying when it all goes south and you a thrown back to far gone save points. Graphics are ok. nothing groundbreaking..nothing Witcher 3 didnt exceed 8 years ago but with better results, more intuative mechanics and a better story so far.... Please tell me it gets better? I want it to get better. Edited February 7 by BOO 1
szelljr Posted February 7 Posted February 7 My opinion, the game is looking god (graphics) , but is the same idiot game like first one...Is a real nerve-wracking game. 😎.
Lusekofte Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1 hour ago, BOO said: After 8 hours This is why I do without any of these games. I am too much away from home as it is. I can’t do DCS and this
BOO Posted February 8 Posted February 8 I cant say the subsequent 8 hours of game play have improved my impressions of the game any. I cant eat without dying of food poisioning, sheep wander off from placed carrots, the fight mechanic system is seriously iffy for anything other than the most basic combos (on a xbox controller so likely its the usual issue with a pc based game) and its a GRIND! And that old bugger and her damned daughter......talk about managing expectations! What am i missing . What should i be doing to improve the experience?
Hoots Posted February 8 Posted February 8 54 minutes ago, BOO said: I cant say the subsequent 8 hours of game play have improved my impressions of the game any. I cant eat without dying of food poisioning, sheep wander off from placed carrots, the fight mechanic system is seriously iffy for anything other than the most basic combos (on a xbox controller so likely its the usual issue with a pc based game) and its a GRIND! And that old bugger and her damned daughter......talk about managing expectations! What am i missing . What should i be doing to improve the experience? Checking the quality of food in your inventory before eating it will stop you getting food poisoning. There’s a defined area for the carrot placement I think, he didn’t wander off for me but did get eaten by a wolf… Combat rewards accuracy and timing to get the best combos but as Pat says you don’t have to make use of them. Can’t say I’ve noticed a grind per se, certainly not in the accepted “do this task over and over again” mode.
Hoots Posted February 11 Posted February 11 I’m biased as I think it’s great. The other thing to do is to slow down and not try to rush through it all, kind of different from most games I think.
PatrickAWlson Posted February 11 Posted February 11 7 hours ago, Hoots said: I’m biased as I think it’s great. The other thing to do is to slow down and not try to rush through it all, kind of different from most games I think. Best advice ever for KCD 2 or IMHO any open world game. I love riding or walking around and seeing the landscape, the buildings, or even just a cow in a field. I can completely understand anybody that does not find this to be a good use of their time, but for me it takes me to that place and time (just without the diseases and the constant threat of being burned at the stake). 2
BOO Posted February 13 Posted February 13 On 2/11/2025 at 8:03 AM, Hoots said: I’m biased as I think it’s great. The other thing to do is to slow down and not try to rush through it all, kind of different from most games I think. I have about 50 hours or perhaps more in now. Still on the first map, still delaying going to the wedding and instead leveling up the thievery, stealth and strength. Whilst there a lots of really idotic things (murder a whole gang of woodcutters on a monday, breaking bread with the seemingly reanitmated and forgetful corpses on the Tuesday) the biggest bug so far Ive encountered are the combat mechanics. They are simply awful and especially chronic given how much a large proportion of the game relies on them. In all other respects- its not a bad open world game - It could be a classic if Warhorse sorted themsleves out a bit more. 1
PatrickAWlson Posted February 13 Posted February 13 7 hours ago, BOO said: I have about 50 hours or perhaps more in now. Still on the first map, still delaying going to the wedding and instead leveling up the thievery, stealth and strength. Whilst there a lots of really idotic things (murder a whole gang of woodcutters on a monday, breaking bread with the seemingly reanitmated and forgetful corpses on the Tuesday) the biggest bug so far Ive encountered are the combat mechanics. They are simply awful and especially chronic given how much a large proportion of the game relies on them. In all other respects- its not a bad open world game - It could be a classic if Warhorse sorted themsleves out a bit more. What bugs me about the combat mechanics is the locking system. It was a problem in KCD 1 and is still a problem in KCD 2 when fighting multiple opponents. In a lot of ways I feel like the combat mechanics are simpler than KCD1. You get a the shield icon telling you when to block (don't like that). Aiming a bow is much more natural (do like that). I still can't do a combo for the life of me, but I am getting by just fine without them. AI is still generally dumb as a bag of hammers but still better than some other games. At least they raise alarms and the do try to circle around you when they have numbers. However, just as in KCD 1, they seem to not notice you until you are practically on top of them. Very easy to kite the AI. I think the woodcutters are probably operating under the same respawn mechanism as bandits and other non essential NPCs. They respawn after a very short time. I would prefer a much longer respawn time. All that said, I loved KCD 1 and I'm having a lot of fun with KCD 2. 1
Avimimus Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Honestly, I hung out with medieval re-enactors, so the roleplaying isn't something that excites me. I had looked forward to hunting in KCD 1, but archery and wildlife behaviours were too simplified for it to be a real challenge. The thing which really got me though was the combat. It was very slow paced, but also lacked sufficient depth (the combat in Thief II the Metal Age felt better...) If one wants realistic sword combat then the only real option is the game Hellish Quart - it is a lot closer to real sword fighting (albeit unarmoured and from a couple centuries later).
BOO Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Hmm - Either the testers need fewer drugs or they devs need to listen to them. Hernys been prattling opn about his damn sword for 60 hoursm gets it and then it dissappears from his inventory in the first 5 minutes of getting it. So Iguess thats it. Gone. Just like the damn horse that went from being an ungly Nag worth pittance to a war horse woth thousands as soon as it went through the gate of a castle. And dont even start me on the cut scences showing our hero in armour I never got and horses I never bought. The Bugs in this game are never ending making quite unenjoyable really.
Trooper117 Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 Lol... and over on the Stalker 2 forums, they are all whinging about what a mess that game is, and how perfect KCD 2 is... 1
BOO Posted February 14 Posted February 14 5 hours ago, Trooper117 said: Lol... and over on the Stalker 2 forums, they are all whinging about what a mess that game is, and how perfect KCD 2 is... Both need a lot of work but KCD2 isnt just flawed its downright sloppy and shortcutted in nearly every department which is a shame as there is a lot of good stuff in there held back by it. I havent even installed Stalker. Had high hopes but.....
Trooper117 Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, BOO said: I havent even installed Stalker. Had high hopes but..... Apart from the shader cache headache and the odd stutter here and there, I haven't had any crashes or lock ups with Stalker 2... I'm 70 hrs in and really enjoying it. We have just had the mega patch, and I have to say even before that I didn't have any major issue that stopped me from playing the game from the get go. I'm running with a 3080, graphics on ultra, and my pc is about 8 yrs old, so it's not top end by any means. Edited February 14 by Trooper117 1 1
BOO Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Thats good to know @Trooper117. Once Ive fnished KCD2 (sometime in the 2030s at this rate) - It'll be the next excuse not to do housework. 1
Hoots Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Yeah stalker 2 is good, I’m splitting time between them 1
Koziolek Posted February 19 Posted February 19 On 2/8/2025 at 12:00 PM, BOO said: What am i missing . What should i be doing to improve the experience? Play DCS 🤣 1
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