You can just tell Warhorse really knows their audience well, love in particular how much Henry and Hans' actors have been used for the marketing, from being a big part of the reveal showcase, to narrating the gameplay reveal too
It's important to remember these games, the incredible experience they give us, so when we compare them to current games, we don't fall for less quality ...and you know what I'm talking about !
exact same. Those are my two favorite games of all time. There's just something so beautifully "real" and mature about them. They're the complete opposite of crap like veilguard's Pixar characters.
That's literally called "putting the horse before the cart". Let's calm down now. Do we expect improvement from an already solid first game? Yes, of course. Do developers regularly deliver this when making sequels? No, not historically speaking across the industry. Hopefully Warhorse will prove to be the exception I know they're capable of being.
Why do people say this stuff in advance? Then the game drops and they carry that opinion to not get laughed at over it. Case in point Veilguard and Renfail you can see on his face he thinks it's bad but he can't say it.
@@matthewcarroll2533 I get where you coming from but there are plenty of good sequels out there, i have 100% confidence in this studio, their vision still the same, the difference now they have the cash and the experience to realize their full vision. On top of that they have shown unscripted raw gameplay in plenty of videos looking extremely polished. I suggest the KCD making of videos its good watch, clearly to see these guys are passion driven, kinda similar to CDProjekt in their early days...
@@matthewcarroll2533as long as it's as good as the first I'll be happy the combat alone was great specially on harder difficulties really made you learn to take your swings right
I can’t believe the first one which was on sale for $7 including DLC became one of the games which brought me gaming memories like Skyrim. This is why I love gaming.
One thing I found out about KCD1 just a couple weeks ago which I think goes a long way in pushing the immersion just that little bit further is when you fast travel, it isn't just generating random encounters somewhere then load you into the location, but instead the game is just continuing its simulation at 4x speed or therabouts and Henry is just walking along the route, if Bandits are in the area at the specific time Henry walks through, then the event is triggered. The game is just constantly continuing the simulation while you play.
Also the reason the game was so CPU heavy. Same with KCD2. Though I think it will be better since they are saying all the time that they are working on it, so it's not a repeat of the first game. Same with bugs.
As the dev advertised in the 2018 release it's better to see KCD as a 1403 simulator, very immersive so perfect for role play. I learned a lot about european medieval history, their codex is exquisite, hope they keep the style for KCD II.
Kingdom Come and RDR2 are two of most alive open worlds i have played to date so KCD 2 and GTA6 have me hyped. Very few open worlds get me hyped with the likes of outlaws and other lacking open worlds its nice to have open worlds to look forward.
I don't know about KCD being a "real" RPG. Its lack of blue haired non-bianaries & apologizing for using proper English by doing a 200 KM marathon run will definitely make the game flop! This bigotry will be the fall of Warhorse!
After veilguard’s release didn’t impress me to buy at launch, I got KCD instead… and man. This game is incredible. I went from knowing nothing about the series, to bingeing information about kcd2. What a gem the first game is.
From the ashes dlc don’t finish it bad bug tied to it. It only affects a small amount of people but it can break the game. Fortunately it only happens when you finish the dlc
I love Kingdom Come Deliverance. There was a quest where Henry got wasted with Father Godwin then was part of an orgy before filling in doing the sermon because Father was hungover the next morning. Give me more of that. 10/10
Father Godwin will be in KCD 2, he is in trailer called saints and sinners and you will play ashim as second character. It was confirmed in one czech interview. In KCD 1 it is mentioned that his family Is from Kuttenberg so it is logical to have him back.
I'm in the exact same place. The major studios I've always looked up to are just not what I remember them to be, including Bethesda and Bioware. Looking for something new now, especially on the RPG front. I'm a big fan of the history of medieval Europe, and it's really cool that someone would really deliver on something as niche as this. Looking forward to trying this
@@johnlocke4715 They grew to around 100 by the launch of the game, 120 by the DLC and now they're at around 250. I think 11 figure was the Alpha they made before the kickstarter. lol
RPG fans have been drooling over KCD2 since we learned of it's existence . As of what has been said, KCD2 is a real RPG without any of the crap other studios are pumping out. Warhorse deserve your attention and time. I have hundreds of hours in KCD1. There is no other game quite like it. And KCD2 is more of the same but better. What more could you wish for.
Yeah, I heard that everything they do needs to go through one guy named Vavra who came up with KCD and he is diehard conservative guy so no chance for woke stuff. Lol
@@fangru7294 And that only makes the game that more endearing. Yeah , KCD1 is clunky and still has bugs but what a world to loose yourself in. And when you see trailers of 2 you can't help but get excited.
I actually wrote in to Warhorse Studios to thank them for the immersive world they created with KCD1. If they can up their game systems a notch and add a little more polish KCD2 could easily be my goty next year. I loved the combat of the 1st one so much.
They have the most grace of any studio with me, and I’m glad they took extra time. KCD is my favorite game ever, and I always wished for more. This seems that it’s just more of the same, but that’s what I want.
I loved my time with KCD 1, it felt like playing Oblivion for the first time again, but with a twist. The fact that all the forests, villages and castles are 1:1 historical recreations of the zone where the game takes place definitely elevated the experience, and on top of that, solid RPG elements to create very interesting outcomes. Can't wait for KCD 2.
I'm trying not to set the bar too high for KCD2 - but it gives me Witcher 3 vibes. It just seems like the studio really loves what they are doing and has a specific direction they are going. They had an idea with KCD and couldn't put it all together - but it seems like now is that time for them. Fingers crossed it is the next great RPG.
It has a Greet and antagonise system like RDR2 with in depth quests like Witcher 3 and freedom close to New vegas. KCD2 could really be a Huge success.
@@Ronuk1996 Yeah. I think great games come along when everything lines up for a studio. They learn from previous releases, they retain talent and they have a great vision that they just haven't had the time/talent/money to really go after. Larian set the stage with DOS and DOS2, then came out with an all-timer in BG3 that put all of their lessons learned into it. They had the right talent, leadership, etc. to make it work. CDPR figured it out with Witcher and Witcher 2, then put out an all-timer with Witcher 3. The same sort of path seemed to be followed with Bioware where Dragon Age Origins was kind of the culmination of everything they learned from stuff like BG and BG2. Mass Effect 2 seems like they put it all together after Mass Effect (along with what they learned from those other games). That is what it feels like for these guys with KCD2.
Dang, Shattered space really broke Matty huh 😅 I'm also very excited for KCD2, played the first one multiple times, the sequel is my most anticipated game for 2025
If the first KCD didn't have so many bugs at launch, it would have been a much bigger hit. They fixed all the bugs later, but it was a bit too late for most people. The game was a masterpiece though -- and very underrated. KCD2 is easily my most anticipated game of 2025.
Bought KCD a few years ago. Hands down my favorite RPG of all time. The character and skill development was unparalleled. Starting out as an illiterate peasant with no skills, but slowly making your way to a hardened warrior and scholar via steady and rewarding progression through 100 plus hours of gameplay. This was the high water mark for me as a 30 year gamer.
I spent hours on KCD 1. It was so fun. Plus their studio was so small at the time so now that they have a much bigger group I'm even more excited. Idk what Ubisoft was thinking when they decided to release shadows around KCD 2 lol
I really love that they dont try to make KCD2 on unreal 5 or some crazy engines, the game has the same aethestic as the first but more improved and that's mostly it. And very amazing that the director said KCD2 is the fully realized version of KCD1.
Loved KCD1, phenomenal looking game with great mechanics and a great story. KCD2 looks like it’ll be the same great stuff with the added bonus of smoothing out performance/bug issues. Super hyped
Now this game I am looking forward to and am pretty proud to be part of its prequel that created this amazing new legacy. I suspect all the sales that would have gone to Dragon Age Veilgurd or later on to Ass Creed will go towards KCD2. Also great to witness the whole world learning about the history of my country and having fun while doing so.
I'm so excited for this! Nobody talks enough about the hardcore mode too which was great, I dived straight into a second play through. I've never seen any other open world RPGs take the player's position off the map, it forced me to read the map and learn routes.
KCD is in my top 10 games of all-time. I am trying my hardest not to give into blind hype but dang I am so excited. Also, nice call-out for Neon Knight. He’s an AMAZING top tier channel.
KCD is my favorite game. I remember being in High School when they first announced it on Kickstarter in 2014 and being disappointed that I didn't have the money then to fund it.
Matty!!! You are one of the most honest, respectful, trustworthy TH-camrs on this site. The fact you're a good man jumps off the screen as you speak. I know what a good, honorable man looks like as I was privileged to serve as a US Army infantryman. I'm sorry you were hurt after people recently accused you of being an ist, which you obviously are not. Keep your head up and keep moving forward. I look forward to support you well into your long, bright future. God bless you and yours. - Justin
I have thoughts too, I CAN"T FK'N WAIT! I loved the first game to death, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to love the second game to death, one of my favorite missions in gaming was Mysterious Ways and going on a drunken journey with a Father Godwin.
Unpopular take but I got the first one recently while I did enjoy the growing up and slow leveling of things like reading /alchemy once you get master strikes which is fairly early on the combat became so easy that it really made the game simple
Maybe I'm just crazy but I really don't care about bugs unless it is gamebreaking. It's a finishing details thing. Some of my favorite gaming experiences were bug ridden
I just recently got KCD1 (pretty deep Steam sale), and am pumped for this one next year. Glad to see some new coverage from a creator I trust that is out of sync with what others are doing right now. Matty Plays - Best Plays.
I literally just started playing it for the first time a few weeks ago and I'm hooked. Absolutely hooked. It's such a great game, I hope they eventually remaster the original, but it still looks great. Just buy the Royal Edition and call it a day. It's like $40 and alot of the DLC can be intertwined with the main story as you're playing through (I'm actually not totally sure how many of the DLC bits I've already started, alot of them are just presented as quests). The only one that I know for sure is a separate prologue is the Theresa story and maybe the Hans Capon DLC is separate, too (unless you're still playing as Henry in that one, but I think you play as Hans). I'm still not even a 3rd of the way through the main story, I'm right at "Nest of Vipers", but I've been off doing other quests to level up for quite a while before I do that one. I was told "Nest of Vipers" is about 1/3 of the way into the main story, so I'm probably overleveled and over-armored for combat by now, but there's so many other skills to master, you just start down these mission chains and you're in a totally new region before you realize it. I can't wait to see how awesome the sequel turns out to be.
I fully expect this to be game of the year for me. The original KCD is one of the most underrated games of all time. Albeit, I did play it a few years after launch, so maybe the launch issues were what kept it lower initially, but it was an absolute delight to play and no game comes even close to its authentic depiction of medieval Europe in this quality level.
I'm so proud of Warhorse man. While KCD1 always had a bit of jank to it, it was just a good fun game to play. Now that they're building on that momentum in KCD2 has me super excited for what's coming.
I'm sure we're gonna have skills and starting gear but somehow start low because something story wise will happen to Henry like losing a battle or getting bushwhacked
Honestly Matty, really glad you finally got around to covering this game I’ve been hyped ever since the community posts before the announcement trailer, and the more I hear the more hyped I am The first game, with all its flaws, was the only game I played as an adult that made me feel the same feelings I felt when I played Oblivion as a child Another chapter in this series is my most anticipated game of 2025 hands down 🙌🏻
I’ve been playing the first for the first time this year. It’s a 10 out of 10 for me. Better at Bethesda than Bethesda. I was engaged with every piece of content on a level not since RDR2 or Witcher 3. I’m super super excited for the sequel.
KCD is simply a game made for gamers: it's a simple formula but giant corporate studios just can't grasp that simple concept. I've never enjoyed playing games that corporate reviewers hate as much as I have this year. Stellar blade/ Black Myth Wukong/ Space Marine 2 - all total bangers the corporations hate. I loved them all and gladly gave my money over to them. AAA Studios now trying to guilt people into buying games because 'if you don't support the current thing then you are against the current thing' is pretty pathetic IMO. gone are the days when the corporate studios were focused on making great games; now it's about pushing agendas, shoehorning their narratives into games, attacking people that don't support it...... and they wonder why they fail each and every time. I look forward to drunken brawls and re learning how to fire my bow and arrow again in KCD 2!
It's kind of sad that bethesda dropped off a cliff after so much love. But going from 76 and starfield, I dont think a lot of people have expectations of the next ES or FO game.
Played KCD on hard my first play through. I regretted it at first because the map won't show you where you're at. Later I learned to appreciate it. Def in my top 10 of all time, maybe top 5. Normally don't care about a games story, but this one had me glued to it.
Hey man, just putting some positive energy your way. I hadn't watched any of your vids til I saw you were the 2nd highest veilguard reviewer - and I looked at the backlash and confidently say - you are a good guy and you absolutely have a place in this space. More than that - we need people like you - honest people. I'm really glad to see you keep going - and now, I'm going to watch this video happily and relax so goodbye :)
Hey Matty been watching so much of your videos and so cool to see someone feel exactly like me about video games,have you done a retro rebound for the Uncharted series?
Im replaying KCD1 a i love that game soo much and when i saw how KCD2 looks im totally in love. And that fact that im from Czechia and those locations are like so close from my home? Crazy… just crazy
I hate statements like, "... I wasn't expecting an experience like DAO or..." Why the hell not? Why not expect fun combat and good storytelling? That is literally their jobs! Lowering expectation with game developers is ridiculous. Theu have more storytelling resources, better design tools and years of experience + player feedback. We should expect more, not less.
Crimson Desert is still my number one game for next year but I'll definitely be getting this too. Just hope it hasn't fallen into the trap of most games today of being made for the "modern audience".
It literally cannot cuz everything needs to be green lighted by one guy who came up with KCD and he is hardcore conservative so no woke stuff can get through really.
It blows my mind how in 2024 game companies are still struggling with making games a consistent 60fps at 1080p. Like half the games i own cant even do it, irrespective of the fact i have a pretty beefy machine. Come on guys.
You can just tell Warhorse really knows their audience well, love in particular how much Henry and Hans' actors have been used for the marketing, from being a big part of the reveal showcase, to narrating the gameplay reveal too
Wait until you will find out that there is another playable character and that is Father Godwin 😂😂😂
@@rosseesokol5559why post this?
@@raskolnikov6443 ?
@@rosseesokol5559 ITK?
@@raskolnikov6443why not
KCD 2 is probably my most anticipated game
totally agree, definitely going to be a game i dont even go outside for the first couple of days for
Mine too but I'm also gonna get Fable
Jesus Christ be praised
Absolutely the same for me and the only game I will play on launch.
@@powerfulshammy i have been playing fable 1 and omg what a gane it is.
That game is ahead of its time
Kingdom Come Deliverance was up there with the Witcher 3 for me
Same dude, i have had so much joy replaying both from time to time. Great games!👍
Same oomfie
It's important to remember these games, the incredible experience they give us, so when we compare them to current games, we don't fall for less quality ...and you know what I'm talking about !
exact same. Those are my two favorite games of all time. There's just something so beautifully "real" and mature about them. They're the complete opposite of crap like veilguard's Pixar characters.
I have had Kingdom Come Deliverance in my backlog for a few years. Think i might give it a go over christmas.
Warhorse made a classic on their first try just imagine how good the sequel is going to be, RPG of the year at the very least, guaranteed.
That's literally called "putting the horse before the cart". Let's calm down now. Do we expect improvement from an already solid first game? Yes, of course. Do developers regularly deliver this when making sequels? No, not historically speaking across the industry. Hopefully Warhorse will prove to be the exception I know they're capable of being.
Why do people say this stuff in advance? Then the game drops and they carry that opinion to not get laughed at over it. Case in point Veilguard and Renfail you can see on his face he thinks it's bad but he can't say it.
@@matthewcarroll2533 I get where you coming from but there are plenty of good sequels out there, i have 100% confidence in this studio, their vision still the same, the difference now they have the cash and the experience to realize their full vision.
On top of that they have shown unscripted raw gameplay in plenty of videos looking extremely polished.
I suggest the KCD making of videos its good watch, clearly to see these guys are passion driven, kinda similar to CDProjekt in their early days...
@@MikeThaDevil Call it a very well informed guesstimate. Feel free to bookmark this i take the bet. :)
@@matthewcarroll2533as long as it's as good as the first I'll be happy the combat alone was great specially on harder difficulties really made you learn to take your swings right
Kingdom come deliverance is without a doubt in my top 3 games ever. Phenomenal game and studio
I bought it a few years ago for like $7 including dlcs and I binged that game for weeks
Same, in my top 3, i replayed it so many times, i can't wait for the 2
Same. With Alien Isolation and Cyberpunk 2077. Immersion
@@hugoboss917 Same, with Fallout 4 and Empire Total War.
It’s definitely among my top two as well!
Jesus Christ be praised! Henry's come to see us!
Heeenry
Henry!
Be praised.
but its made up and youre not a scientist, actually youre a upvote seeker to fill a hole
I can’t believe the first one which was on sale for $7 including DLC became one of the games which brought me gaming memories like Skyrim. This is why I love gaming.
One thing I found out about KCD1 just a couple weeks ago which I think goes a long way in pushing the immersion just that little bit further is when you fast travel, it isn't just generating random encounters somewhere then load you into the location, but instead the game is just continuing its simulation at 4x speed or therabouts and Henry is just walking along the route, if Bandits are in the area at the specific time Henry walks through, then the event is triggered. The game is just constantly continuing the simulation while you play.
Also the reason the game was so CPU heavy. Same with KCD2. Though I think it will be better since they are saying all the time that they are working on it, so it's not a repeat of the first game. Same with bugs.
That’s really cool! I didn’t realise that 😄
@@sharmalarmthere are bandit spawn points but they don’t just appear
As the dev advertised in the 2018 release it's better to see KCD as a 1403 simulator, very immersive so perfect for role play. I learned a lot about european medieval history, their codex is exquisite, hope they keep the style for KCD II.
It's a Henry Simulator
@@jardy3597No it's a "I'm quite hungry" simulator
The entire mission around delivering a sermon while being drunk has got to be top 5 quests of all time
Crazy, I replayed it and found you can skip it entirely with a speach check.
One of the best quests ever! Up there with Arthur and Lenny in RDR 2 😂
Still smile when I hear Henry says "Where the fuck am I?"
Another great quest is where Henry plays wingman for Hans while he spends loud time with the butcher's daughter.
@@matthewgagne3391if he hates you you can’t do the quest. You than have to learn how to read otherwise you are deep f shit
Warhorse Studios is the perfect antidote for modern BioWare exposure.
hopefully
Kingdom Come and RDR2 are two of most alive open worlds i have played to date so KCD 2 and GTA6 have me hyped. Very few open worlds get me hyped with the likes of outlaws and other lacking open worlds its nice to have open worlds to look forward.
Finally, Matty covers a real RPG
Haha legit thinking this!
Didn't he cover BG3?
I don't know about KCD being a "real" RPG. Its lack of blue haired non-bianaries & apologizing for using proper English by doing a 200 KM marathon run will definitely make the game flop! This bigotry will be the fall of Warhorse!
Why did I read this in Lockmorts voice?😂
After veilguard’s release didn’t impress me to buy at launch, I got KCD instead… and man. This game is incredible. I went from knowing nothing about the series, to bingeing information about kcd2. What a gem the first game is.
From the ashes dlc don’t finish it bad bug tied to it. It only affects a small amount of people but it can break the game. Fortunately it only happens when you finish the dlc
Henry Be Praised
I bought KCD on a sale the other week which included every dlc for $4 and have been enthralled by it. So so immersive
From the ashes dlc has a game breaking bug tied to it
I love Kingdom Come Deliverance. There was a quest where Henry got wasted with Father Godwin then was part of an orgy before filling in doing the sermon because Father was hungover the next morning.
Give me more of that. 10/10
Unfortunately I missed that quest due to me having enough Speech skill to bypass it completely. I suffered from my success😂
Father Godwin will be in KCD 2, he is in trailer called saints and sinners and you will play ashim as second character. It was confirmed in one czech interview. In KCD 1 it is mentioned that his family Is from Kuttenberg so it is logical to have him back.
@@DaoistYeashikAliyou do know if you look like a bum you can do that quest
@@rosseesokol5559there is some b roll footage that shows you playing as him. When you are using the crossbow in the siege you are playing as Godwin
I'm in the exact same place. The major studios I've always looked up to are just not what I remember them to be, including Bethesda and Bioware. Looking for something new now, especially on the RPG front.
I'm a big fan of the history of medieval Europe, and it's really cool that someone would really deliver on something as niche as this. Looking forward to trying this
Warhorse acquired some really good talent from CDPR. Im excited for this one!
Ya most of them are the original makers who made Witcher series, CDPR now is not what they had back then.
SOURCE??
@@adrianalicea6704Basic research
@@adrianalicea6704Google it buddy its not like its a secret
Warhorse founder@@adrianalicea6704
Been trying to put people on KCD for years I’m hyped it’s getting all the attention now
KCD1 had a troubled launch but the devs came through. So far, personally, the devs have my full trust.
It’s a great game
We all have to cut them slack for the launch. It was a team of 11 people.
@@johnlocke4715 They grew to around 100 by the launch of the game, 120 by the DLC and now they're at around 250. I think 11 figure was the Alpha they made before the kickstarter. lol
@@KeiranShikari1 hehe that alpha was better than anything bugthesda put out hehe. Thanks for the info sweet cheeks!
@@johnlocke4715no it was not
RPG fans have been drooling over KCD2 since we learned of it's existence . As of what has been said, KCD2 is a real RPG without any of the crap other studios are pumping out. Warhorse deserve your attention and time. I have hundreds of hours in KCD1. There is no other game quite like it. And KCD2 is more of the same but better. What more could you wish for.
Yeah, I heard that everything they do needs to go through one guy named Vavra who came up with KCD and he is diehard conservative guy so no chance for woke stuff. Lol
@@fangru7294 And that only makes the game that more endearing. Yeah , KCD1 is clunky and still has bugs but what a world to loose yourself in. And when you see trailers of 2 you can't help but get excited.
I actually wrote in to Warhorse Studios to thank them for the immersive world they created with KCD1. If they can up their game systems a notch and add a little more polish KCD2 could easily be my goty next year. I loved the combat of the 1st one so much.
They have the most grace of any studio with me, and I’m glad they took extra time. KCD is my favorite game ever, and I always wished for more. This seems that it’s just more of the same, but that’s what I want.
Just replayed KCD 1. Such a great game. KCD 2 looks incredible!
these next few months are looking good for gamers. STALKER 2, POE 2, KCD 2, Monster Hunter: Wilds. quality coming soon
Greedfall 2, Tainted Grail, the gaming scene is looking great from here to February 2025.
2025 bout to be lit. An embarrassment of riches😎👍
I loved my time with KCD 1, it felt like playing Oblivion for the first time again, but with a twist. The fact that all the forests, villages and castles are 1:1 historical recreations of the zone where the game takes place definitely elevated the experience, and on top of that, solid RPG elements to create very interesting outcomes. Can't wait for KCD 2.
Mr matty plays has the gaming taste i agree with most consistently
I Kickstarterd the first one and man am I excited for this.
I'm trying not to set the bar too high for KCD2 - but it gives me Witcher 3 vibes.
It just seems like the studio really loves what they are doing and has a specific direction they are going. They had an idea with KCD and couldn't put it all together - but it seems like now is that time for them.
Fingers crossed it is the next great RPG.
It has a Greet and antagonise system like RDR2 with in depth quests like Witcher 3 and freedom close to New vegas. KCD2 could really be a Huge success.
@@Ronuk1996 Yeah. I think great games come along when everything lines up for a studio. They learn from previous releases, they retain talent and they have a great vision that they just haven't had the time/talent/money to really go after.
Larian set the stage with DOS and DOS2, then came out with an all-timer in BG3 that put all of their lessons learned into it. They had the right talent, leadership, etc. to make it work.
CDPR figured it out with Witcher and Witcher 2, then put out an all-timer with Witcher 3.
The same sort of path seemed to be followed with Bioware where Dragon Age Origins was kind of the culmination of everything they learned from stuff like BG and BG2. Mass Effect 2 seems like they put it all together after Mass Effect (along with what they learned from those other games).
That is what it feels like for these guys with KCD2.
If it can get half of its players based to buy it within the first month I think it has potential to be one of the best games of the year
Loved the immersion and choices in KCD 1. Also loved the combat and how it requires the player to become skilled
Dang, Shattered space really broke Matty huh 😅 I'm also very excited for KCD2, played the first one multiple times, the sequel is my most anticipated game for 2025
If the first KCD didn't have so many bugs at launch, it would have been a much bigger hit. They fixed all the bugs later, but it was a bit too late for most people. The game was a masterpiece though -- and very underrated. KCD2 is easily my most anticipated game of 2025.
Bought KCD a few years ago. Hands down my favorite RPG of all time. The character and skill development was unparalleled. Starting out as an illiterate peasant with no skills, but slowly making your way to a hardened warrior and scholar via steady and rewarding progression through 100 plus hours of gameplay. This was the high water mark for me as a 30 year gamer.
I'm so glad you're covering this game!
I spent hours on KCD 1. It was so fun. Plus their studio was so small at the time so now that they have a much bigger group I'm even more excited. Idk what Ubisoft was thinking when they decided to release shadows around KCD 2 lol
KCD 2, Avowed, and Tainted Grail are my 3 most anticipated games for next year and they all come out relatively close to each other!
I have over 200 hours in KCD. Didn't think much of it at first. It's my #1 best game of all time now
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I really love that they dont try to make KCD2 on unreal 5 or some crazy engines, the game has the same aethestic as the first but more improved and that's mostly it. And very amazing that the director said KCD2 is the fully realized version of KCD1.
KCD is one on my favorites. I hope it can get even more exposure to people it deserves it
Loved KCD1, phenomenal looking game with great mechanics and a great story. KCD2 looks like it’ll be the same great stuff with the added bonus of smoothing out performance/bug issues. Super hyped
Now this game I am looking forward to and am pretty proud to be part of its prequel that created this amazing new legacy. I suspect all the sales that would have gone to Dragon Age Veilgurd or later on to Ass Creed will go towards KCD2. Also great to witness the whole world learning about the history of my country and having fun while doing so.
I'm so excited for this! Nobody talks enough about the hardcore mode too which was great, I dived straight into a second play through. I've never seen any other open world RPGs take the player's position off the map, it forced me to read the map and learn routes.
KCD is in my top 10 games of all-time. I am trying my hardest not to give into blind hype but dang I am so excited.
Also, nice call-out for Neon Knight. He’s an AMAZING top tier channel.
KCD1 is my favorite game of all time. KCD2 will be better. I'm sure of it.
I'm going to come back and type 😂😂😂😂 if it's not good
@yaboiflats6986 I look forward to it.
@@yaboiflats6986well they just showed a large amount of gameplay from the gamescon build bugs in all and it looks good
I am absolutely pumped for this
Matty is that dude... love your content
KCD is my favorite game. I remember being in High School when they first announced it on Kickstarter in 2014 and being disappointed that I didn't have the money then to fund it.
The first game took me a while to get into but it was sooo worth it
Matty!!! You are one of the most honest, respectful, trustworthy TH-camrs on this site. The fact you're a good man jumps off the screen as you speak. I know what a good, honorable man looks like as I was privileged to serve as a US Army infantryman. I'm sorry you were hurt after people recently accused you of being an ist, which you obviously are not. Keep your head up and keep moving forward. I look forward to support you well into your long, bright future. God bless you and yours. - Justin
Obsidian is good. Warhorse is great! But I'd keep an eye on Spiders as well.
Greedfall 2
Warhorse studios passion for their game just oozes through the screen, absolutely sublime work.
I just finished the first one. Great game! Band of Bastards is the best DLC and a highlight for me.
KCD2-Game Of The Year!
Warhorse Studios is all you want in a gaming developer studio: transparent communication, true love for their game and loads of talent!
I have thoughts too, I CAN"T FK'N WAIT! I loved the first game to death, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to love the second game to death, one of my favorite missions in gaming was Mysterious Ways and going on a drunken journey with a Father Godwin.
One of the most refreshingly unique rpgs I've ever played. This looks awesome
Unpopular take but I got the first one recently while I did enjoy the growing up and slow leveling of things like reading /alchemy once you get master strikes which is fairly early on the combat became so easy that it really made the game simple
Agreed, it really isn't that hard once you know what you are doing.
Maybe I'm just crazy but I really don't care about bugs unless it is gamebreaking. It's a finishing details thing. Some of my favorite gaming experiences were bug ridden
A Playthrough of KCD 1 from Matty would be Glorious!!
I just recently got KCD1 (pretty deep Steam sale), and am pumped for this one next year. Glad to see some new coverage from a creator I trust that is out of sync with what others are doing right now. Matty Plays - Best Plays.
I literally just started playing it for the first time a few weeks ago and I'm hooked. Absolutely hooked.
It's such a great game, I hope they eventually remaster the original, but it still looks great. Just buy the Royal Edition and call it a day. It's like $40 and alot of the DLC can be intertwined with the main story as you're playing through (I'm actually not totally sure how many of the DLC bits I've already started, alot of them are just presented as quests). The only one that I know for sure is a separate prologue is the Theresa story and maybe the Hans Capon DLC is separate, too (unless you're still playing as Henry in that one, but I think you play as Hans).
I'm still not even a 3rd of the way through the main story, I'm right at "Nest of Vipers", but I've been off doing other quests to level up for quite a while before I do that one. I was told "Nest of Vipers" is about 1/3 of the way into the main story, so I'm probably overleveled and over-armored for combat by now, but there's so many other skills to master, you just start down these mission chains and you're in a totally new region before you realize it.
I can't wait to see how awesome the sequel turns out to be.
Perfectly summed up how so many of feel. 4:19
KCD is one of my top five games, so incredibly unique and immersive
Look! Matty's come to see us! Jesus christ be praised!
I fully expect this to be game of the year for me. The original KCD is one of the most underrated games of all time. Albeit, I did play it a few years after launch, so maybe the launch issues were what kept it lower initially, but it was an absolute delight to play and no game comes even close to its authentic depiction of medieval Europe in this quality level.
I'm so proud of Warhorse man. While KCD1 always had a bit of jank to it, it was just a good fun game to play. Now that they're building on that momentum in KCD2 has me super excited for what's coming.
I'm sure we're gonna have skills and starting gear but somehow start low because something story wise will happen to Henry like losing a battle or getting bushwhacked
Haven’t been interested in too many new games lately, but this looks neat so far. I’ll have to check out the first one.
Cant wait for this game
MH Wilds and KCD 2. Can't wait
Honestly Matty, really glad you finally got around to covering this game
I’ve been hyped ever since the community posts before the announcement trailer, and the more I hear the more hyped I am
The first game, with all its flaws, was the only game I played as an adult that made me feel the same feelings I felt when I played Oblivion as a child
Another chapter in this series is my most anticipated game of 2025 hands down 🙌🏻
I feel for modern day reviewers like Matty who have to play all this crap we've been fed recently. This is torture!
KCD was one of the best games of all time. No doubt this will be better, given that they’ve got some devs from Witcher 3
I’ve been playing the first for the first time this year. It’s a 10 out of 10 for me.
Better at Bethesda than Bethesda. I was engaged with every piece of content on a level not since RDR2 or Witcher 3.
I’m super super excited for the sequel.
I'm excited for KCD2, too.
KCD is simply a game made for gamers: it's a simple formula but giant corporate studios just can't grasp that simple concept.
I've never enjoyed playing games that corporate reviewers hate as much as I have this year. Stellar blade/ Black Myth Wukong/ Space Marine 2 - all total bangers the corporations hate.
I loved them all and gladly gave my money over to them.
AAA Studios now trying to guilt people into buying games because 'if you don't support the current thing then you are against the current thing' is pretty pathetic IMO. gone are the days when the corporate studios were focused on making great games; now it's about pushing agendas, shoehorning their narratives into games, attacking people that don't support it......
and they wonder why they fail each and every time.
I look forward to drunken brawls and re learning how to fire my bow and arrow again in KCD 2!
It's kind of sad that bethesda dropped off a cliff after so much love. But going from 76 and starfield, I dont think a lot of people have expectations of the next ES or FO game.
Matty, you’re a real one. Great to see ❤
I almost forgot about this game. This definitely has potential to be one of the best RPGs in years
The industry needs this game now. For a variety of reasons
The way most people feel about Baldur's Gate 3 is the way i feel about Kingdom Come Deliverance
Matty, you should replay KCD1 solely for the dog dlc. The rest greatly fleshed out the game as well
I don"t need a masterpiece just a fun & enjoyable experience like KCD 1 to immerse myself in.
Yes, finally some good news. These past few weeks have been rough, and this is a great palette cleanser.
The combat can be unforgiving, but it really feels like a medieval simulator
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE A KCD 2 VIDEO!! Lesss goooooo
Yay!!!!! I've been craving this video from you since the teasers.
Played KCD on hard my first play through. I regretted it at first because the map won't show you where you're at. Later I learned to appreciate it. Def in my top 10 of all time, maybe top 5. Normally don't care about a games story, but this one had me glued to it.
Warhorse is the only Western studio I trust to make a game for the sake of making a game.
Hey man, just putting some positive energy your way. I hadn't watched any of your vids til I saw you were the 2nd highest veilguard reviewer - and I looked at the backlash and confidently say - you are a good guy and you absolutely have a place in this space. More than that - we need people like you - honest people. I'm really glad to see you keep going - and now, I'm going to watch this video happily and relax so goodbye :)
Hey Matty been watching so much of your videos and so cool to see someone feel exactly like me about video games,have you done a retro rebound for the Uncharted series?
Im replaying KCD1 a i love that game soo much and when i saw how KCD2 looks im totally in love. And that fact that im from Czechia and those locations are like so close from my home? Crazy… just crazy
Awesome! Glad to see you talking about that game. KCD2 Hype!
I hate statements like, "... I wasn't expecting an experience like DAO or..." Why the hell not? Why not expect fun combat and good storytelling? That is literally their jobs! Lowering expectation with game developers is ridiculous. Theu have more storytelling resources, better design tools and years of experience + player feedback. We should expect more, not less.
If a sports team sells all of it's good players and replaces them with bad ones do you still expect the same results?
DAO? Fun combat? Are you high?
@@theobell2002yes it was. Buddy you are to dumb lol
Crimson Desert is still my number one game for next year but I'll definitely be getting this too. Just hope it hasn't fallen into the trap of most games today of being made for the "modern audience".
It literally cannot cuz everything needs to be green lighted by one guy who came up with KCD and he is hardcore conservative so no woke stuff can get through really.
It blows my mind how in 2024 game companies are still struggling with making games a consistent 60fps at 1080p.
Like half the games i own cant even do it, irrespective of the fact i have a pretty beefy machine.
Come on guys.
Look at this photograph! Every time I do it makes me laugh! 😆
Hell yes, some much needed positivity! MrMatty always delivers the goods.
Love KCD! Never heard you talk about the game Elex? It seems right up your alley, Matty
I’m feeling quite hungry