The much-anticipated follow-up to Kingdom Come: Deliverance has received its initial trailer and it appears to have undergone a significant improvement in graphics.
Nowadays, it’s almost impossible for a new game to be announced without first leaking out, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 almost managed to keep it under wraps – if it weren’t for one site accidentally sharing part of the reveal trailer before it was supposed to be shown.
Warhorse Studios had previously mentioned that they were going to announce a new game this week, so it was not difficult to guess that it would be a sequel to 2018’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will continue the tale of Henry of Skalitz, with a promise of five hours of cut scenes to enhance the story and provide more context to the familiar first person gameplay.The original was a successful action role-playing game set in 15th century Bohemia.
Deliverance 2 will extend the story of Henry of Skalitz, with a commitment to five hours of cut scenes in order to expand the story and provide more context to the familiar first person gameplay.
The trailer looks impressive (even if the English accents conceal the fact that the game actually takes place in central Europe), with some very remarkable visuals, but it doesn’t really offer much detail.
Customization appears to be a significant focus, from Henry’s appearance to the ability to craft your own weapons, along with a branching narrative based on your decisions.
Even though it may not be readily apparent in the trailer, the new open world map will include substantially larger cities and castles, teeming with people, when compared to the original game.
The first game was essentially similar to The Elder Scrolls but without any magic or monsters. It was quite good, despite a significant number of bugs and somewhat clumsy combat.
Nevertheless, it’s arguably best known for the viewpoints of GamerGate-supporting creative director Daniel Vávra, who consistently defended the game’s poor treatment of ethnic minorities and women as historically accurate.
Whether that’s accurate was a matter of contention, but the real issue was that Vávra appeared to take pleasure in the prejudices of the era, and nothing he has said subsequently indicates that he has changed his approach.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be available for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC later this year.
