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Kingdom Come: Deliverance Impressions Thread... [READ OP]
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Funny enough the only time i noticed wonky framerate was during some cutscenes.
So its not stuttering or rubber banding during gameplay? Frame pacing would tend to bother me saw some reports of it on others threads with the X1X
Divinity is great, but it doesn't scratch the same itch for people who prefer non topdown first or third person RPGs. That itch was only scratched for me since TW3 by Mass Effect Andromeda (pretty good game with lot of flaws) and Elex (playing it right now and loving it so far).
In general there are very few actual RPGs like this, Kingdom Come in particular is the closest we got to New Vegas since..New Vegas. And it happens to be in completely unique setting, which is great.
thx for x impressions. really tempted to impulse buy although i had not have the game on my watch list until a few days ago.
I haven't noticed any frame pacing. Maybe there are some issues later when
you fight army vs. army
Yup. I'll check in tomorrow. I have all Wednesday and Thursday to play uninterrupted. Should be fun.
I wonder if it can handle kbm and game pad at the same time. I'd like to play this with a game pad most of the time but lock picking might need kbm based on impressions? Maybe everyone is having a hard time because you are shit at everything until you level up
Why isn't there the OT already? It's 72 hours before release.
Anyway, I love it more and more as more I play. When the game opens up after 9 hours, it's so f'n beautiful. Did a sidequest now where I have to catch birds and it is just fun walking to these beautiful woods and enjoying the game mechanics. Right now, it could be a serious GOTY contender for me if it continues to keep me sucked in to his world.
The OST is incredible.
I did huge postings about other things of the game, fighting, frame pacing problems, survival aspect, gifs and more twice so I won't repeat it here until the OT comes, but if you want to read about that, here is the direct link:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kingdom-come-deliverance-impressions-thread-tread-lightly.22499/#post-4402670
Oh, also, I did a fist fighting sidequest and I think this is the very first time a video game implemented the heaviness and the outcome of such a fight this perfectly. Had the third fight of the quest and while I successfully beat my opponent, my body was hurt, my life and stamina was cut in half and my clothes were broken down to around 40-0% durability which you can even see cause the clothes literally get dirty and torn. You can feel that your character had a fist fight with a real human person and you can't do that against 3 other people at the same time or right after, it was the perfect feeling. I hope this won't change later when I have more skill and everything, but at this point, it felt amazing.
More pictures and gifs are coming later.
Anyway, I love it more and more as more I play. When the game opens up after 9 hours, it's so f'n beautiful. Did a sidequest now where I have to catch birds and it is just fun walking to these beautiful woods and enjoying the game mechanics. Right now, it could be a serious GOTY contender for me if it continues to keep me sucked in to his world.
The OST is incredible.
I did huge postings about other things of the game, fighting, frame pacing problems, survival aspect, gifs and more twice so I won't repeat it here until the OT comes, but if you want to read about that, here is the direct link:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/kingdom-come-deliverance-impressions-thread-tread-lightly.22499/#post-4402670
Oh, also, I did a fist fighting sidequest and I think this is the very first time a video game implemented the heaviness and the outcome of such a fight this perfectly. Had the third fight of the quest and while I successfully beat my opponent, my body was hurt, my life and stamina was cut in half and my clothes were broken down to around 40-0% durability which you can even see cause the clothes literally get dirty and torn. You can feel that your character had a fist fight with a real human person and you can't do that against 3 other people at the same time or right after, it was the perfect feeling. I hope this won't change later when I have more skill and everything, but at this point, it felt amazing.
More pictures and gifs are coming later.
Yeah, I was always really puzzled about those "This game without fantasy won't be fun" comments. I once asked one person who left this sort of comment if they liked Assassin's Creed or Red Dead Redemption and they replied both are among their favourite games. I guess people are confused because a traditional RPG without fantasy has never been done so people don't know what to expect.
Shit, this is a little worrying, I was hoping they'd manage to get that 30fps lock most of the time.
Nah, the Xbox One X version has constant frame pacing problems. All the time, it's there. Just turn around the cam slowly, it's there, no matter what you do in the game.
Thanks for more impressions Edge.
The visual cue of clothing/armor taking damage sounds amazing, remember that kind of thing happening in older games (like Severance) which was tied to your health (so lower health = cuts/broken armor/clothing visually on your character, not tied to durability though like this is). Most rpgs just slap durability on as a number tacked away in your inventory screen and don't even bother actually showing it visually.
Have you got to ride a horse yet? If so how do the controls feel? Do you control different gaits of speed like a throttle system (ala mount and blade) or is it more arcadey like most games where you have a simple walk/run speed and then a "sprint" button you tap?
The visual cue of clothing/armor taking damage sounds amazing, remember that kind of thing happening in older games (like Severance) which was tied to your health (so lower health = cuts/broken armor/clothing visually on your character, not tied to durability though like this is). Most rpgs just slap durability on as a number tacked away in your inventory screen and don't even bother actually showing it visually.
Have you got to ride a horse yet? If so how do the controls feel? Do you control different gaits of speed like a throttle system (ala mount and blade) or is it more arcadey like most games where you have a simple walk/run speed and then a "sprint" button you tap?
I imagine so. The beta supports on-the-fly input switching and that build is almost two years old (small language update aside).
I'm only guessing based on reports from higher-end cards, but I'm assuming we can probably get either max settings and locked 30fps or High, with maybe one or two things on Medium, and 60fps.
Yes I have, you have to at a specific early point in the game.
You have 3 speeds, normal, if you press b once and if you press it twice. If you have speed with your horse it is quite hard to control but you can just hold b and it stays on the path. I didn't knew that while I had to ride it for the first time so keep that in mind, it helps massively.
It's not too complicated and too much simulation but it still feels cool, it's good animated in first person.
Nah, the Xbox One X version has constant frame pacing problems. All the time, it's there. Just turn around the cam slowly, it's there, no matter what you do in the game.
Hope the devs can fix this it will get annoying quick for me.
Even the videos Edge made specifically to show bad framepacing just make me impressed at how damn good the game looks, haha. The only exception being when it goes into Mass Effect Dialogue Camera. I just hate it when games do that, it always looks like shit. They never have the facial tech to back up constant close up shots. I tend to prefer when games just stick with their gameplay camera unless we're about to watch a well polished cutscene.
Like in Dark Souls, where the vast majority of NPCs have no facial animation whatsoever, but it doesn't even begin to bother me because we're talking to them in the gameplay camera, instead of the game putting their static faces in front of us.
Granted, in a first person game the benefits would be diminshed, but the little bit of extra distance already helps them get away with lesser animations. There's also something about still being in control of my character that helps me deal with that.
Like in Dark Souls, where the vast majority of NPCs have no facial animation whatsoever, but it doesn't even begin to bother me because we're talking to them in the gameplay camera, instead of the game putting their static faces in front of us.
Granted, in a first person game the benefits would be diminshed, but the little bit of extra distance already helps them get away with lesser animations. There's also something about still being in control of my character that helps me deal with that.
How does leveling and character progression work? Do you roll stats or pick perks, or is everyone's Henry the same at the start?
I don't know if it supports multiple save files, but I definitely want to play as a nonviolent (as much as possible) bard/thief and then again as a heavy
I don't know if it supports multiple save files, but I definitely want to play as a nonviolent (as much as possible) bard/thief and then again as a heavy
I really hope this plays nice with my Ryzen CPU (1700).
I took a gamble and pre-ordered today. Elex was one of my most favourite games of 2017...so any wonky mechanics I can easily overlook, so long as it runs competently and has fun progression and agency in the world.
I took a gamble and pre-ordered today. Elex was one of my most favourite games of 2017...so any wonky mechanics I can easily overlook, so long as it runs competently and has fun progression and agency in the world.
Yeah, exactly. There are so many events in history games could be based around, but aren't taken advantage of. I don't know what else to call it, but it's as if devs choose not to base games on actual times and events because it wouldn't be 'gamey' enough. So without dragons and magic there wouldn't be much fun. In my mind though, fantasy has been done so much it's nice to have something going against the grain.
Nah, the Xbox One X version has constant frame pacing problems. All the time, it's there. Just turn around the cam slowly, it's there, no matter what you do in the game.
One thing I wish you could turn that gold dot off heard reports you can't. I REALLY hate recticles/dots in FPS. I understand some get motion sick without it but I don't and for me it is immersion breaking and makes me tend to stare right at it at all times. Games should always have an option to turn that off.
Uhm, it's already online, for days. ;)
I started with that patch.
This is like if Polanski made a new movie and released it in the states
I honestly feel everyone should give the game a try, doesn't look like he put his "views" in the game itself
I honestly feel everyone should give the game a try, doesn't look like he put his "views" in the game itself
I think people appreciate non-fantasy settings the older they are. I don't want to offend anyone but I'm in my thirties and everytime I have to fight some goblins or stop some ancient evil trying to take over the world I feel embarrassed. I love playing games like Divinity: Original Sin, I like the mechanics and interacting with the world, but I'm getting more and more tired of plots, settings and characters my 10 year old daughter loves to watch on Sunday mornings.
Again, if people love these stories I respect that completely, it's just my personal beef. That's why I want KCD to succeed so much, so more games like it are made.
It is the same for everyone at the start, you have to pick perks and you level each skill with doing the stuff you want level up, like fighting, lock picking, talking and many many many more. Every 2 level ups you can choose a perk for the specific skills.
So you level up lockpicking by training on various locks? And you have no lockpicking skill at the beginning? Probably the reason why people complained lockpicking is hard.
Also - I've just found a video where the guy talked about how empty and bland the world seems (he's not playing, just reacting to another video). How is the world? I think people were concerned the world would be bland if you won't be finding dragon lairs and ancient ruins around the landscape. What kind of activities are there (no need to reply if you can't do it without spoilers). Thanks!
Haha Saw a youtube video of the game where the player engaged in a fist fight with a bumkin that took over ten minutes...
Here you go. PS4 Pro @ 1080P
I now can confirm that it's also in the Ps4 Pro version. It is only visible for me if i really, really try to find it. But if i turn the camera slowly and look for it i can see the little jumping in the frames.
To be honest i wouldn't have caught it in normal gameplay. And here i thought i knew what i was talking about... But on the other isde i'm happy that i don't see it that quickly.
Thank you for that, learned a little about some of the historical key figures from that period, gonna be interesting to see how they fit in in the game.
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