Kingdom Come - Preview @ PC Gamer

PC Gamer has a new preview for Warhorse studios Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

An RPG lives or dies by its quests, however. Thankfully, Deliverance’s look fresh and dynamic. Warhorse talk of leading an army to besiege a bandit fort, playing a medieval investigator searching for a mass murderer, interrogating, bribing and threatening people, and even (tugs at collar) seducing ladies. Each quest has multiple solutions – whether by sword, smarts or swoon-worthy charm.

For Vávra, quests must engage. “Collect seven pieces of the magic sword/staff/amulet/spear and use it against mystical evil which is going to destroy the world?” That’s not quite Vávra’s style. “Some want NPCs to react naturally to your actions, we want the world to work naturally. And when you do that and do it right, then most clichés disappear and even small basic quests like ‘bring this item from place A to place B’ make sense and feel authentic.”

The first 30-hour act of Kingdom Come: Deliverance launches in the next six months. Then, nine months apart, Warhorse will release a further two acts. Take the fantasy away from swords an shields, and you have a subject matter that’s clearly captured the imagination of its backers. But how far will it take its realism? Permadeath via a gammy leg after 20 hours would no doubt win a few people over.