Warhorse Studios has revealed a delay to Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, which will now arrive on 11th February 2025.

"We aimed for the end of the year and almost made it - almost is not good enough though, so we slipped to 2025," Warhorse's Tobias Stolz-Zwilling said in a video posted to X.

The next week will still be a busy one for the game, though, as it pops up during Gamescom's Opening Night Live show next Tuesday, 20th August, and is then showcased in a 20-minute gameplay reveal video set to go live online the following day.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is all set to immerse players in the medieval machinations of warring kings and lords all over again, when it comes out on 11th February 2025.

We’ve played a few hours of the game, experiencing its opening narrative twists, as well as leaping ahead to the big city of Kuttenberg and the broader historical RPG action – you can read all about that here – but we also got to sit down with Warhorse figurehead and PR Manager Tobias Stolz-Zwilling to talk about a game that’s been a whole console generation in the making.

TSA: It’s going to have been 7 years almost exactly between games, which is basically a full console generation which is a lot of time in terms of tech, gaming and people’s attitudes. As a developer, has your approach for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 changed compared to the original, beyond the studio simply getting so much bigger?

Tobias Stolz-Zwilling: Yes and no. No, it’s still very much the same kind of game, so we’re trying to stay true to Warhorse, stay true to KCD, and deliver what we believe is a true, authentic medieval experience, but then again, now with more people and the cushion of a successful KCD1, we can make things bigger – everyone always says it’s going to be bigger and better, but in our case we do have more people, we have the financial funding that can support the development, but we also have the technology and the skills now to bring stuff into the game that we couldn’t afford before.

For example, we and [Director] Daniel Vávra always wanted to have a city in the game, and in KCD1 they’re teasing and talking about how in Kuttenberg something is happening, but we simply couldn’t [go there], because we weren’t able to have more than a few people on screen, the task of building a huge medieval city was too big, and so in KCD1 we basically have a bunch of villages and one overblown village, which is Rattay. Compare Ratai to KCD2 and it’s like one street in Kuttenberg. Now we are confident to tackle bigger things and that is what I think has changed most.

TSA: You’ve almost already answered my next question, which is what ways KCD2 has changed from the original? The scope, of course, but are you sticking with the alchemy system, the style of combat and things like that?

Tobi: Yes, the scope is the easy answer, but pretty much every element from KCD1 is being tweaked, fine tuned and upgraded. Even the dice minigame will be deeper and there will be some badges you can earn.

I think the most prominent example is with the combat […] We said of KCD1 that combat was easy to learn but hard to master, and I think the hard to master we nailed, but the easy to learn, not so much. Many people liked it, but some struggled, so the idea now is to have different animators come to the studio so that they all feel different, but they ca also offer different playstyle. So if you want to play the intricate combat system, then you can take a sword and do all the combos and moves, but if you’re a character that doesn’t want to combat at all or want a more straightforward style, then there’s weapons like the mace where you pretty much just whack the opponent on the head!

Then in the UI there are less attacking zones, it’s a bit more straightforward, the combos are not so difficult, and so on. It’s also stayed true to each weapon historically and what it was used for – of course the crossbow was easier than a bow, that’s why they invented them, and of course a pole weapon is easier that fencing, that’s why they used them. The intent is for a more entertaining game that offers you this choice.

TSA: You mentioned hitting enemies on the head, and video game developers have got a rich tradition of exploding watermelons. Usually it’s for first person shooters, I think, but did you get through many watermelons during development?

Tobi: [laughs] I don’t want to spoil too much, but many watermelons were harmed!

TSA: It also feels like you’re taking a step forward in the storytelling and the cinematic stylings. Perhaps a lot of that is from experiencing the opening hours and getting people into the setting, but does that continue as the open world is exposed to you?

Tobi: Daniel Vávra is a huge cinematics fan, and one day wants to shoot a film himself, so of course you can see this in his games – you can also see this in Mafia and Mafia 2, his earlier products. He has this hand for dramatic scenes and sequences, and KCD 2 especially is not different.

In the beginning of the game, it’s a little bit more hands on and we bring you up to speed with the video sequences to introduce you to the game and the surroundings. This will be less through the rest of the game, however, I think we have 4, 5 or 6 hours of cinematics in the game, and they’re extremely powerful and important for us to deliver the story. We have a 100 hour game, after all, and it’s a story driven game first, and an action RPG and the fighting and so on, so therefore the cinematics are very important.

TSA: I like that you can really put Henry and Sir Hans together as two characters that have a lot of growing up to do in this game.

Tobi: And that’s what makes them so lovely! Hans Capon in the first game, if you check on Reddit and so on, most people are saying the same: “I hated this dude in the beginning, but then he became my most loved character!”

He had this interest arc in KCD where he became a friend to Henry, but still there’s the difference where he is a noble and Henry is a Squire, a bastard. This is still present, but KCD2 will focus strongly on the bromance between those two, as they face terrible situations through the game where they’re on the edge of surviving (maybe even further), and that’s a dramatic part that we have a big focus on.

Henry, in KCD1, pretty much solved everything by himself, but in KCD2 that will not be the case. He will find out very quickly that he needs friends and he needs other misfits to get things done.

TSA: I get the feeling that Hans would like Henry to still sort everything out for them! [laughs]

How important is that you kept Mutt in the game? Was that a day one addition to the plan?

Tobi: Yes, and you can finally pet him! That was a big thing and even our own guys said we have to have a pettable dog, and to go one further, we have a petable horse as well, which is great.

Some of the perks and stats we are taking over to KCD 2, like the dog for instance or Henry being able to read – it doesn’t make sense to make him learn to read all over again – however, things like combat and other intricate things, he has to rediscover.

I like to say it’s like he’s the champion of a Sunday league, but now he’s going to the Premier League, so he will suck at most things in comparison. However, he now knows how to play soccer, but now needs to step up the game to deal with armies, knights, lords, nobility and so on. It’s not like he forgot everything, it’s more like he needs to refine his skills.

TSA: He didn’t just take a mace to the head and forget stuff.

Tobi: Exactly.

TSA: There’s obviously still areas that you might still be able to improve and add in future, so you talked about not having jousting in the game, which I’m sure a lot of people would be nagging you to do. Is that the main thing that is still on the wish list?

Tobi: Honestly, I think everything that’s in the game and everything that’s not in the game is exactly as intended by Warhorse – this is how we do it, this is what we wanted to deliver, and we are looking forward to getting this out.

Jousting and these things are coming from fans that are very often used to Hollywood scenes, like A Knight’s Tale. Yes, jousting was a thing in the Middle Ages, but it definitely wasn’t as present as people might think…

TSA: Also, it was probably just for the rich folks.

Tobi: For the very rich folks. For the nobility mainly, and even then, when they were participating, it was a problem because you were actually hurting a nobleman!

But there will be tournaments: swordfighting tournaments, archery tournaments, horse tournaments and so on and so on. There will be cool stuff in there, but jousting would be a bit like a Quidditch game for Harry Potter. Of course everyone wanted Quidditch in there, but…

TSA: I mean, jousting you can understand, but Quidditch is impossible to figure out how to make into a workable game!

Tobi: Just catch the golden ball! [laughs]

TSA: Lastly, I was wondering about big picture for Kingdom Come. Obviously you will tell a story of its own in KCD2, but is there still another chapter in a grander saga? I’m not sure you’re allowed to say right now…

Tobi: I’m allowed to say anything! KCD1 ended with a cliffhanger, and KCD2 will end a story, but I don’t tell you which story. What the future brings, we don’t know yet.

In our history at Warhorse, we had two sink or swim situations. One was the Kickstarter, and the other was the release of KCD, because even then we weren’t sure if it would be a success or not. it’s not a sink or swim situation anymore, knocking on wood, but we have to wait and see how KCD2 performs. I am positive, I think the game is great and in very good shape already.

I can tell you already that Warhorse tries to aim to get bigger. We want more people, have bigger studios and again tackle bigger challenges.

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Our hands on time and chat with Tobi with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 came thanks to a press trip to Kutná Hora, the modern day Kuttenberg, with travel and accommodation provided by Warhorse and Plaion.

Seven years is a long time to wait after a cliffhanger ending, but as Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 ably proves, it takes a good long time to make a game, these days. Warhorse Studios found great success with the first game, selling millions of copies to allow them to grow both in their ambitions and as a studio. Picking up right where the last game ended, the adventure that awaits Sir Hans and Henry is bigger, more deadly, and will take you from the countryside and into the big city.

Spending several hours with the game, we got to experience the opening region and the events that kick this new narrative arc into gear, before jumping ahead to the big city and some of the politicking and possibilities that this region provides. There’s a pretty stark contrast between the two, most notably in terms of the environment that you’re exploring, but also in terms of pacing.

Dubbed ‘Bohemian Paradise’, the opening area is full of lush greenery and small villages surrounding the hilltop Trosky Castle, but we had only a glimpse of this amidst the narrative upheaval that greets Henry and his lord Sir Hans. They have been entrusted with delivering a message of peace to Lord Bergow, though as they get close, they’re greeted with suspicion and hostility from guards on patrol. There’s bandits in the area and they’re immediately suspicious of you, not least because of the respective allegiances in the war between King Wenceslas and the upstart King Sigismund.

That initial interaction starts to define who your version of Henry is. This is a fresh start from the first game, and Warhorse Studios describe it as a new arc – KCD was Henry becoming a man, while KCD 2 will be him becoming a warrior, but still seeking revenge for the murder of his parents, like he’s starring in a Shenmue game. Seeking to back Sir Hans up and express the honourable nature of our mission, I put my foot in it while trying to navigate the conversation with the guard’s captain, until Sir Hans steps back in and resolves the issue – of course, I doubt you can really start a fight at this point, but it lets you emphasise whether Henry will be a smooth-talking envoy or a strong, battling soldier that will fight to resolve issues, rather than talk too much.

You never make it to the castle, though, those aforementioned bandits ambushing your group and sending Sir Hans and Henry fleeing through the woods with just a pair of britches to hide their modesty. Thankfully the old lady who eventually takes them in, all battered, bruised and bleeding, doesn’t mind their lack of clothing, but once you actually reach Trosky, reality bites hard at Sir Hans, the brattier side to his summery character driving a wedge between the two. Also, you’ve got to go and find your dog, who went missing after the ambush.

It’s a compelling opening hour or so, giving a rather linear introduction to this game, providing you with some fighting practice, a bit of stealth, and revisiting a few of the key plot points via flashbacks, so you can enjoy this and understand Henry’s origins without having played the first game. However, it’s not a true representation of the more than 80 hours that will follow. That will be much more open and free for you to explore as you see fit, with gameplay and quest design that builds upon the style of the original. It’s when we leap ahead to explore Kuttenberg (now known as Kutná Hora in Czech) that we get to see this side of the game play out.

One of the most important cities within Bohemia at the time, Kuttenberg’s reputation was largely built on the silver mines that gave it so much wealth. This was a major economic centre because of it, with a minting press clanging away to produce currency, and people drawn to the area because of this.

Kuttenberg has been recreated in fantastic detail here, with Warhorse getting a lot of support from the city to help them build something authentic to the period. Leaning upon historical references and records, they’re able to peel back the centuries and restore buildings and structures back to what they would have been like – a walking tour through the city lets us see the comparison between the modern and preserved streets and structures, and how they look in the game, as well as educated guesses like an astronomical clock that they know was there, but have modelled after the world famous clock in Prague. While you might have a mental image of a world filled with muddy browns, Kuttenberg’s wealth was shown through colour, artistic construction and finery.

And naturally, with a large population centre, politics come to the fore and create conflict. Menhardt the master swordsman – a Fechter – has come from Frankfurt with a license from the king to found a brotherhood and spread his artistry in combat. But as he arrives in Kuttenberg, he finds another brotherhood from Prague has established itself, and the city council siding with them. All Menhardt wants – you’ll gather from his mixed English and German dialogue (in that Hollywood way that people never actually speak in when using foreign languages) – is the opportunity to fight and prove that he should be allowed to establish a brotherhood, but as they refuse to fight him, he hatches a plan with Henry to steal the Kuttenberg Sword from the local brotherhood and place it at the town hall to open them up to challenges.

There’s bound to be a bunch of ways to pull this off, but by far the easiest and most obvious is to sneak into the brotherhood’s house at night and steal the sword – people have routines through a 24-hour cycle, so you can skip forward to get to the point in time that you need. Nighttime is dictated by rules like needing to walk with a lamp or torch, so that you are above suspicion of being a thief, but you’ll encounter locked doors that need careful (and most importantly quiet) picking with a tricky, but enjoyable minigame, that can alert the people inside. Thankfully, if you are caught, then there’s still a way to trigger the duel and competition, just with the odds in the tournament being stacked against Menhardt and his brotherhood that you can join up to.

There’s been some significant improvements to the combat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, though it’s building on the same foundations as the original game. You still have the five-pointed star reticule when fighting an opponent, giving you the ability to attack and block from either side, from above, jab down the middle or attack from below – these upward swings are now combined instead of being separate directions. I found it a little easier to grasp the basics in this game than with the first, learning a bit better how to parry and open an opponent’s guard, or to string together a flurry of blows. Don’t get cocky, though, because this is still a tricky style of combat to master.

Is there that much of a difference between Menhardt’s German school of combat and the Prague brotherhood? I couldn’t really say, but with their success and growth over the past seven years, Warhorse has grown the animation team from basically a single person, to having someone dedicated to each weapon and combat style. There should be greater distinction and nuance between them, letting your specialise.

But maybe you don’t want to be up close and personal? Fighting from afar will be perfectly viable, and maybe even preferred when the pitched battles can be much larger and more grand than before. You’ll see full-blown castle assaults, man the ramparts with a crossbow in hand, as opposed to a bow and arrow, and KCD2 will feature the earliest of firearms, including boom sticks that are basically a tube on a stick that you shove gunpowder and a bullet down, before making it go… well… boom!

There’s plenty more aspects to the game, all building upon the original, such as the public perception of Henry which shifts depending on your actions – so if you’re a thief, you’ll be branded as such and treated as one – or the in-depth alchemy system that has you physically mixing healing remedies. Oh, and of course there’s a fun game to sink your time into, though in this case it’s a historically accurate game of dice. It’s actually surprisingly addictive – well, I had to keep playing if I wanted my dog to have a sausage for dinner! – as you roll a bunch of dice and try to find pairs and runs with which you can score points and then keep rolling, but you importantly need to know when to quit, otherwise you’ll end up with no points for a round.

Put it all together and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is shaping up to be a real showcase for how much Warhorse Studios has grown, evolving their take on the historical setting and their approach to role playing games in general.

Our hands on time with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 came thanks to a press trip to Kutná Hora, the modern day Kuttenberg, with travel and accommodation provided by Warhorse and Plaion.

We played Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and it certainly feels like the sequel is operating at a higher level amid the busy streets of Kuttenberg. If what we played is reflective of the KCD2's 100+ hour total, then it could end up being something rather special indeed. Previewed by Rick Lane.

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It's about to kick off in the centre of Kuttenberg, the sprawling medieval city at the heart of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Menhard the sword master has offered to teach protagonist Henry of Skalitz a few tricks with the blade, but the lesson has been interrupted by Kuttenberg's official fencing …

Take a look at the double reveal trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, showcasing the release date of February 11th, 2025 and a Gameplay Premiere on August 21st.

Warhorse has released a new video for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, showing 25 minutes of gameplay. In this video, we get a glimpse at the game’s environments, characters, and dialogue system. We also get a first look at exploration, sneaking, and combat. So, make sure to check it out if you are interested in the … Continue reading 25 minutes of gameplay from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 →

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Put your mortar and pestle down, my herb-smooshing friend. The peasant-quelling RPG antics of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 won't be releasing this year after all, say developers Warhorse in a video message to fans. "We aimed for the end of the year, and almost made it," said PR man Tobi Stolz-Zwilling. "Almost is not good enough though, so unfortunately we slipped to 2025." Never mind, it's easy to slip in the medieval era. There was mud everywhere.

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Put your mortar and pestle down, my herb-smooshing friend. The peasant-quelling RPG antics of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 won't be releasing this year after all, say developers Warhorse in a video message to fans. "We aimed for the end of the year, and almost made it," said PR man Tobi Stolz-Zwilling. "Almost is not good enough though, so unfortunately we slipped to 2025." Never mind, it's easy to slip in the medieval era. There was mud everywhere.

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Warhorse Studios představilo nové záběry ze hry Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, nádherné akční RPG s otevřeným světem, v němž sir Henry pokračuje ve své cestě. Chce se pomstít, ale nejprve se musí vypořádat s různými zkouškami a útrapami.

Stejně jako první hra, i Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 nabízí realistické souboje, v nichž hráči používají meče k odrážení, blokování a bodání nepřátel. K útokům na dálku můžete využít také kuše, ale pozor – nepřátelé nejsou zdaleka jen tak ledajací. Trailer také ukazuje mnoho úchvatných lokalit, do kterých se Henry vydá na koni.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 vychází 11. února 2025 pro konzole Xbox Series X/S, PS5 a PC.

Nový 25minutový herní trailer s „téměř žádnými střihy“ bude mít premiéru 21. srpna. Warhorse také odhalí fyzickou sběratelskou edici a do prodeje půjdou také ukázky od tisku a tvůrců obsahu. Na Gamescomu bude k dispozici také hratelná ukázka, takže zůstaňte naladěni na další podrobnosti.

Článek Gameplay trailer ke Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 ukazuje průzkum a krvavé boje se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 je hra, o kterou se velmi zajímá řada hráčů. Původní hra zaujala už v roce 2017, kdy ji mělo množství novinářů k dispozici. A vzhledem k tomu, že se jí prodalo šest milionů kopií, řekl bych, že je to jasný signál pro druhý díl.

Vývojáři Warhorse Studios usilovali o vydání v roce 2024, ale stejně jako první hra, i pokračování má nyní zpoždění, i když ne v takové míře jako originál, a je téměř náhodně načasováno. Kingdom Come: Deliverance bylo spuštěno v úterý 13. února 2018 a Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 bude spuštěno v úterý 11. února 2025. Je to dost blízko na to, abychom to mohli považovat za sedmé výročí.

I když je jakékoli zpoždění pro ty, kteří se na hru těší, vždy zklamáním, v tomto odvětví se již s pravidelností očekává. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 je prý dvakrát větší než originál. Hodně práce bylo vynaloženo na vylepšení boje a jeho zpřístupnění bez odstranění toho, co ho dělá jedinečným, jako je vylepšení aspektů, jako jsou animace. K tomu se přidávají prvky jako dynamická NPC, která přidávají pocit živého, dýchajícího středověkého světa.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 nyní vyjde 11. února 2025 na PC, PlayStation a Xbox. Je to jen týden před dalším velkým akčním RPG, Obsidian’s Avowed, které bylo také nedávno odloženo z podzimu 2024 na 18. února 2025.

Článek Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 má malé zpoždění se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Before its launch this year, Warhorse Studios is bringing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 to Gamescom in a big way. A new gameplay teaser debuts at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 20th, followed by over 20 minutes of gameplay on August 21st.

The latter will also see press previews and hands-on impressions becoming available. From August 21st to 25th, attendees can go hands-on with a playable demo. Live news will also be shared throughout, which could mean a release date announcement. Stay tuned for further details and updates.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Henry of Skalitz returns as the protagonist, and notable historical figures like the King of Hungary and Sigismund the Red Fox will appear. Warhorse has touted two maps this time, resulting in a sequel twice the size of its predecessor. Check out the last revealed trailer for some combat gameplay and activities like archery.

Squires, take a look at our #Gamescom2024 roadmap for #KCD2! ⚔️

We have lots of surprises planned for you. Will we see you there? pic.twitter.com/KXTjJuxypF

— Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (@KingdomComeRPG) August 5, 2024

Masivní pokračování hry Warhorse se na Gamescom Opening Night Live dočká nového gameplay teaseru a během veletrhu i nových detailů.

Warhorse Studios přináší hru Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 ještě před jejím letošním uvedením na trh na Gamescomu ve velkém stylu. Nový gameplay teaser se objeví 20. srpna na Gamescom Opening Night Live a 21. srpna bude následovat více než 20 minut gameplaye.

V posledním případě budou k dispozici také novinářské ukázky a praktické dojmy. Od 21. do 25. srpna si mohou účastníci vyzkoušet hratelnou ukázku. Po celou dobu budou také probíhat živé přenosy novinek, což by mohlo znamenat oznámení data vydání. Zůstaňte naladěni na další podrobnosti a aktualizace.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 vychází pro PS5, Xbox Series X/S a PC. Jako hlavní hrdina se vrací Jindřich ze Skalice a objeví se i významné historické postavy jako uherský král a Zikmund Liška ryšavá. Warhorse se tentokrát pochlubil dvěma mapami, což ve výsledku znamená dvakrát větší pokračování než u jeho předchůdce.

Squires, take a look at our #Gamescom2024 roadmap for #KCD2! ⚔️

We have lots of surprises planned for you. Will we see you there? pic.twitter.com/KXTjJuxypF

— Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (@KingdomComeRPG) August 5, 2024

Článek Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – na Gamescomu potvrzen rozsáhlý gameplay a hratelná ukázka se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

You heard it here first... Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is finished! @WarhorseStudios are now focusing on Bug Fixes & Performance! Ready for release and post launch! #KingdomComeDeliverance2 pic.twitter.com/CDRIdibMMk

— Roxy Clark (@ASexyBiscuit) June 13, 2024

Za šest let, které uplynuly od vydání hry Kingdom Come není divu, že nedávno oznámené pokračování vyvolává takové nadšení, jaké vyvolává. Vydavatel a vývojářské studio Warhorse Games využili tohoto humbuku a na Summer Game Fest předvedli nový trailer ke hře.

Trailer ukazuje poměrně hodně z bojů v akčním RPG z pohledu první osoby s otevřeným světem a ukazuje hlavního hrdinu Henryho, jak si to rozdává s nepřáteli v soubojích jeden na jednoho, shazuje na ně kameny z výšky, sráží žebříky z říms, bojuje na koni, používá luk a šípy a další. Ukázána je také spousta významnějších postav hry a detaily příběhu. Na trailer se podívejte níže.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 má vyjít někdy v tomto roce pro PS5, Xbox řady X/S a PC. Konkrétní datum vydání zatím nebylo oznámeno.

Článek Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 představuje v novém traileru souboje, postavy a další prvky. se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Tom's (aka Henry) last lines are in the box. 508 recording hours in 127 sessions. The road to release continues! #KCDII pic.twitter.com/9jd0uHrB9l

— Warhorse Studios (@WarhorseStudios) May 12, 2024

Warhorse Studios has announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a sequel to its medieval dungeons-and-no-dragons action RPG.

Six years on from the original game, this follow-up will arrive sometime later in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The action once again takes place in an open-world version of early 15th century Bohemia, where you continue to play as peasant-turned-knight Henry of Skillitz.

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Warhorse Studios has announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a sequel to its medieval dungeons-and-no-dragons action RPG.

Six years on from the original game, this follow-up will arrive sometime later in 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

The action once again takes place in an open-world version of early 15th century Bohemia, where you continue to play as peasant-turned-knight Henry of Skillitz.

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Po oficiálním odhalení Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 se serveru IGN podařilo promluvit s Tobiasem Stolz-Zwillingem (PR manažerem Warhorse Studios) a získat další podrobnosti o nově oznámeném pokračování akčního RPG.

Začněme tím, že ačkoli se soubojový systém z pohledu první osoby bude stále přiklánět k realismu, vývojáři provedli několik změn, aby byl v Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 přístupnější.

„Je důležité říci, že zůstáváme věrni tomu, co KCD a Warhorse představuje, a to je snaha o zobrazení skutečného středověkého boje. Jak již bylo řečeno, provedli jsme některé změny v bojovém systému a snažili jsme se jej učinit přístupnějším, ale zároveň zachovat realistický dojem in-your-face. Chceme, aby boj působil tvrdě a těžce, ale zároveň aby se dal snadno uchopit. Měli byste cítit váhu své zbraně a každý zásah, který zasadíte. Pokud si vezmete například palcát, můžete si razit cestu skrz nepřátelské linie, aniž byste příliš přemýšleli o tricích a kombech. Pokud však chcete do systému proniknout opravdu do hloubky a naučit se všechny záludnosti, pak bude vaší volbou dlouhý meč, který nabízí propracovanější přístup.“

Stolz-Zwilling se také vyjádřil k tomu, že Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 si ponechá CryEngine ve prospěch mnohem populárnějšího Unreal Engine 5.

„Jednoduchá odpověď by byla, že jsme zůstali u CryEngine, protože všechny naše interní pipelines jsou postaveny na něm. A jsem si jistý, že každý vývojář na světě brblá nad enginem, který používá, a sní o něčem jiném – to je přirozené. Nicméně už v počátcích vývoje KCD I jsme CryEngine značně upravili, aby vyhovoval našim potřebám, a totéž děláme i dnes. Jsem si jistý, že se velmi liší od toho, co by někdo nazval „CryEngine“, a přesto jsme rádi, že ho máme – dělá to, co potřebujeme, a to ve vší počestnosti. Pokud se podíváte zpět na první KCD, jsem pevně přesvědčen, že hra vizuálně zestárla mimořádně dobře – díky enginu.“

Na závěr PR manažer probral zákoutí vysoce reaktivního světa, který hráči najdou ve hře Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

„Nebudeme za vašimi zády magicky spawnovat žádné NPC. Pokud vás tedy NPC uvidí páchat zločin, buď s vámi bude přímo bojovat (v závislosti na jejich statistikách, vašich statistikách, vašem vzhledu, vaší pověsti – jak vidíte, je v tom spousta RPG prvků), nebo NPC uteče, zavolá nejbližší stráž, která se vás pokusí dostat.

Pokud jste v době příchodu stráže náhodou pryč, budou NPC v oblasti ostražitější než předtím a kontroly dovedností mohou být obtížnější. To však platí oběma směry. Pokud budete stát se zakrvácenou zbraní vedle nějaké nebohé oběti, mohou si zločin spojit s vámi. Celkově by měl svět nabízet více náhodných setkání nebo lidí, kteří na vás něco pokřikují… nyní můžete dokonce rychle odpovědět v novém režimu chatu (vyberte tlačítko pro rychlou odpověď), který vám umožní komunikovat se světem KCD přirozenějším způsobem, aniž byste se museli uzavírat do dialogové obrazovky.“

Pokračování hry vyjde v roce 2024 pro PC, PlayStation 5 a Xbox řady S|X. Údajně bude dvakrát větší a bude obsahovat dvě mapy, každou stejně velkou jako mapu obsaženou v původní hře, více se o tom dozvíte zde. Dějová linie byla popsána jako temnější a hlubší, nemluvě o větší epičnosti. Henry se utká s uherským králem na pozadí Kutné Hory, velkého a hustě osídleného středověkého města, které bude v příběhu klíčové.

Článek Tvůrci Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 říká, že souboje budou přístupnější, a vysvětlují, proč hra stále používá CryEngine se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Warhorse Studios včera konečně oznámilo Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, ve kterém se vrací jako hlavní hrdina Henry. Akční RPG s otevřeným světem má mnohem větší rozsah a nové systémy než jeho předchůdce.

Tobias Stolz-Zwilling jej označil za „behemot“ hry, která je „dvakrát větší“ než původní hra.

Co to přesně znamená? V rozhovoru pro IGN Stolz-Zwilling řekl, že to zahrnuje „od všeho trochu“, od velikosti mapy a počtu úkolů až po nové funkce. K dispozici jsou nyní také dvě mapy, každá stejně velká jako v první hře.

„Teoreticky může dvojnásobná velikost znamenat cokoli – velikost mapy, počet úkolů, nové funkce… a já věřím, že odpověď zahrnuje od všeho trochu. Ano, máme nyní dvě mapy, každou přibližně stejně velkou jako první hra. Ano, budeme mít samozřejmě více úkolů, cutscén, náhodných setkání a podobně.

Tým také přepracoval některé prvky předchozí hry a zároveň implementoval některé nové přírůstky, jako jsou kuše a kovářství jako činnost. „Pokud víte, jak zacházíme s funkcemi, pak si můžete být jisti, že vše, co jsme přidali, vychází z naší touhy vytvořit hluboké a poutavé mechaniky.“

Nechybí ani nové funkce, včetně reaktivnějšího světa a systému reputace. V závislosti na vašich činech se Henry vyvíjí různými způsoby. Hlavní designér Prokop Jirsa pro IGN řekl: „Henry je mladý kluk, takže není tak hluboce zakořeněný ve svých již, víte, nastavených charakterových vlastnostech. Takže si svého Henryho můžete budovat různými způsoby.“

Co se týče systému reputace, podle něj postavy Henryho napomínají, pokud se proslaví pitím nebo zlodějinou. Na vyšších úrovních zřejmě ovlivňuje různé cesty, přičemž hráč může potenciálně „zachránit svět“ nebo ho „potrestat za jeho hříchy“.

Novinkou je také Kuttenberg, velké stříbrné hornické město v obležení. Výtvarný ředitel Viktor Höschl ho popisuje jako „obrovský krok vpřed a řeknu, že to byla největší výzva ve hře“. Hraje klíčovou roli v Henryho příběhu, a i když se nemohl podělit o další podrobnosti, potvrdil, že se hráči setkají s „širokou škálou etnik a různých postav“.

„Snažíme se vykreslit realistický, pohlcující a věrohodný středověký svět, který rekonstruujeme podle našich nejlepších znalostí. Abychom toho dosáhli, máme samozřejmě nejen našeho vlastního historika, ale velmi úzce spolupracujeme s univerzitami, historiky, muzei, re-enactory a skupinou odborníků z různých etnik či náboženských vyznání, které aktivně zapojujeme do vývoje jako externí poradce.“

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 vychází později v tomto roce pro konzole Xbox Series X/S, PS5 a PC, přičemž pro jeho vývoj byl opět použit CryEngine.

Článek Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 je dvakrát větší než původní hra a má dvě mapy a obsahuje systém reputace se nejdříve objevil na GAME PRESS.

Warhorse have revealed Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, sequel to the 2018 open world action-RPG which you will likely remember for a couple of reasons: 1) its ostensibly faithful but inevitably skewed representations of race, gender and class in medieval Bohemia, which were amplified by its creative director Daniel Vávra's qualified endorsement of Gamergate, and 2) being a moderately entertaining, buggy and mucky chivalric fable in which you have to worry about keeping your sword sharp and eating food before it rots.

Going by the announcement video, the new game is the same game but with more cash to burn. It's the work of 250 people, with Jan Valta returning as composer. According to Vávra, "what we are making now is what it was supposed to be in the beginning, but we were not able to do it because we didn't have enough resources and experience."

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Another week, another Monday waking up to find Edwin has trapped himself between the Maw’s cyclopean molars on what was supposed to be a routine scrubbing expedition. We usually get him out just fine, but today he’s become entranced by the chomper’s blighted runoff, and is busy stuffing plaque samples in his trousers to bring back and study. So, you get me instead. In other, non-affront to-science news, Warhorse are announcing a new game this week, Thursday 18th, rumoured to be medieval rpg sequel Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Elsewhere, the Steam FPS fest kicks off later.

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Here's your look at the thrilling reveal trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, an upcoming action RPG sequel coming to PC, PS5 (PlayStation 5), and Xbox Series X/S in 2024.Diving back into the heart-pounding world of 15th Century Bohemia (Central Europe), Kingdom Come: Deliverance II picks up where its predecessor left off, thrusting players into the shoes of Henry, the steadfast son of a blacksmith, embroiled in a tumultuous tale of vengeance, betrayal, and self-discovery. You will traverse a crafted medieval landscape, from the grandeur of royal courts, all while navigating the treacherous currents of a kingdom torn apart by civil war.

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