Mad SkillzHenry isn’t a born fighter, nor is he a skilled strategist. Be too aggressive during an investigation, and they may challenge you to a bout of fisticuffs. If you give a lazy or thoughtless reply, they'll stop talking to you, potentially cutting you off from a quest branch. They'll react unpredictably during a conversation, however, so paying attention is imperative. Most citizens have something important to say, so it's worth talking to them. 'If you wear a bloody sword and armor, someone will be less likely to fight you.' Happily, there doesn't seem to much idle chit-chat in Deliverance. 'If you want to impress someone, you should wear aristocratic clothing,' Stolz told me. They'll form an opinion of you based on what you say, do, and even what you wear. They’re important participants in the story with quite a bit of agency. Every NPC Is ImportantNPCs aren’t mindless zombies that walk in circles and mutter about arrows to the knee. In other words, your behavior determines how events unfold. Conversely, picking fights, killing innocents, or brazenly stealing from town folk will label you a jerk, causing NPCs to come at you with fire and pitchforks. Win people's approval and they’ll be more willing to share information or be more patient while you haggle over prices. The premise is based on a type of moral code: be nice to people and NPCs will tell their friends, who will tell their friends, until the whole town - and even the world - likes you. You can, however, change how history views Henry via the Reputation system, a unique feature that determines whether people help or hinder you on your journey. “We want to make the game as authentic as possible,” Warhorse’s PR manager Toby Stolz told me during his visit to the IGN office.īuild a ReputationKingdom Come: Deliverance is based on real events, so you won't be able to drastically alter history. Warhorse eschews high fantasy elements like magic and dragons in favor of a more grounded experience that follows the real life kidnapping of Wenceslas IV by his brother Sigismund. Here are seven reasons to be excited for Kingdom Come Deliverance.īe a Part of HistoryIf you've ever wanted to know what it's really like to live in Medieval Europe, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is your game. During my time with the game, I was impressed by its realism as well as the developer’s dedication to making this a tried and true role-playing experience in the vein of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt. Taking place during real historical events in 1403 Bohemia, players explore a whopping 16 square-kilometers of countryside as Henry, the son of a blacksmith tasked with rescuing his kidnapped king.

Warhorse Studios' upcoming open-world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance is, in a word, impressive.

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