Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a medieval role-playing action game in a fully open world with a first-person perspective. You will take on the role of a blacksmith's son named Henry, who, due to circumstances arising from a civil war, lost his family and is now forced to avenge his enemies. You will experience a non-linear story allowing you to choose to be a hero or a villain, a revolutionary combat system built on inverse kinematics and created with the participation of experts in medieval martial arts, the ability to choose and mix skills from several character classes, and much more.

The first-person open-world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes players to the Middle Ages, into a brutal civil war for the throne. The developers aimed to bring the game world, story, and gameplay as close to reality as possible, using historical and geographical data. The project features an unusual dialogue system, alchemical potions, mini-games, and multiple ways to complete the game.

The game world of Deliverance is the kingdom of Bohemia, which the developers created inspired by real-life locations in modern-day Czech Republic. The available territory is larger than Oblivion, featuring all types of landscapes: mountains and rivers, meadows and fields, dense and sparse forests. Human activity corresponds to the era: there are a couple of towns and large settlements, with the rest being remote areas with a few inhabitants.

The game's events begin in 1403, after the death of King Charles IV of Bohemia. The rightful heir Wenceslas did not ascend the throne due to the machinations of his half-brother Sigismund, who wanted to rule himself. He invaded Bohemia with an army of mercenaries, kidnapped Wenceslas, and began plundering his lands. This met resistance from the population and local feudal lords, who are gathering an army to find Wenceslas and place him on the throne.

The story is told from the perspective of a typical "common man" who cannot influence events and is forced to adapt to them. Henry, the son of an ordinary blacksmith, seeks revenge: his family was killed by Sigismund's marauders, his home was looted, and he survived by a miracle. Serving a feudal lord, Henry must serve faithfully, but later he realizes that life is not so simple and the fate of his homeland depends, in part, on his actions.

As in other old-school RPGs, the game can be completed in various ways: hiding behind the backs of your comrades who do the dirty work; not participating in side events, only the main ones; or being involved in everything. But there is no career growth: Henry starts the game as a servant, a weak, low-born guy, and he will end it the same way, with no attempts to take the throne or receive a title as part of the storyline.

In Kingdom Come: Deliverance, there are three character classes: warrior, bard, and thief, but you can develop all skill branches and abilities without having to choose just one. Experience is gained for completing tasks and helping NPCs, but some abilities can only be improved through their use, such as lockpicking or persuasion.

The combat system is extensive and complex, very close to reality, so you won't be able to cut down a dozen or so enemies with a single swing. С каждым противником надо разбираться по-отдельности: сначала цель выбирается, потом атакуется. Есть шесть точек для ударов холодным оружием, причем игра сама выбирает, какую анимацию лучше проиграть. Если выбран лук, то с ним сложнее — указателя цели нет, стрелять надо наобум. Игроки отмечают, что в Deliverance каждое оружие отличается, восприятие от его использования сильно меняется, будь то меч, топор, булава или лук.

За всеми поступками и проступками игрока следит система репутации. Не смогли выполнить задание или обманули — получите минус, что скажется на вашем восприятии NPC. Шлейф предыдущих решений, ошибок и побед оказывает влияние на последующие события.

Многие игровые механики симулируют реальность, например, езда на лошади или износ оружия;

Полноценная симуляция жизни: NPC занимаются своими делами, реагируют на преступления, уходят отдыхать или выпивать в трактирах, ложатся спать;

Элементы выживания: надо охотиться и готовить себе еду, исключать утомление с помощью сна, следить за здоровьем, в противном случае персонаж начнет терять в характеристиках;

Образ персонажа формируется самим игроком по мере прохождения. Только от вас зависит, станет ли Генри героем или отступником;

Одна из немногих игр, которую можно пройти никого не убив, за счет силы своего красноречия;

Невероятная реалистичность в мелочах и не только.