Kingdom Come: Deliverance Announced: A Historically Accurate Medieval RPG

[Cognimancer]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Announced: A Historically Accurate Medieval RPG


Kingdom Come: Deliverance won't bother with magical lands of elves and dwarves - there's plenty of captivating drama in legitimate European history.

When Kingdom Come: Deliverance arrives on next-gen consoles in 2015, you won't find any wizards, goblins, or magic swords. What you will find is a medieval action-RPG with a nonlinear story, historically accurate details, and "revolutionary" first-person melee combat. This is all coming from the recently founded Warhorse Studios, founded by Mafia series creator and writer Dan Vávra.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance drops players into a bloody struggle for the throne in the late Middle Ages. This quest will span the Holy Roman Empire, incorporating period-authentic characters, themes, and warfare. That last part is getting a lot of attention - combat will be realistic for the setting, but still action-packed. Players will participate in large-scale battles, horseback combat, open-field sieges, and personal one-on-one fights on their quest. All this is framed by a sandbox world with "believable, real-world context and scope."

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Make no mistake, that's a tall order. Many games have gone for the low-fantasy medieval setting, but even those titles tend to drop the "historical accuracy" component in favor of exaggerated action. Presumably there's a way to achieve the best of both worlds, but every pledge of authenticity takes gameplay one step closer to the rather unheroic reality.

Warhorse Studios is placing Kingdom Come: Deliverance at a 2015 release date for next-gen consoles and PC. More information is coming soon - specifically, January 20 - so if accurate Middle Ages warfare is your cup of tea, keep an eye out.

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[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Boob-window peasant doesn't seem historically accurate, or rather, not likely.

Nor does the dashing rouge in that same picture either.

Nah, I'm being silly, hopefully this works out, I want me a good RPG that isn't something made by Bioware, Bethesda or CDProjekt.

 

[Dark Knifer]

I'm cautiously optimistic about this. I've wanted to see a single player medieval game ever since chivalry came out and hopefully this lives up to that.

 

[Eric the Orange]

Well I guess that's nice for the hardcore ren-fair types. But if it's really historically accurate you probably have at least a 50-50 chance of dying from any wound from infection even if it's not in a vital spot. which I guess would make the game difficult if that's your thing.

Also from what I've read of midevil combat, it wasn't pretty. Unless you were a commander or some such you didn't get the cool sweeping shots of hundreds of people. Maybe just a few people around you in the press of bodies. The noise and mud making it difficult to tell friend from foe. Attacking everyone around you in hopes of making it out alive. most likely to be killed by something you didn't see coming.

 

[dyre]

Damn, after I make a character there's a 90% chance I die before reaching adult age?

j/k, I hope it works out. Though, isn't this a similar concept to Mount and Blade (I haven't played that game, but it seemed like it was marketed as a realistic medieval combat simulator)?

Also from what I've read of midevil combat, it wasn't pretty. Unless you were a commander or some such you didn't get the cool sweeping shots of hundreds of people. Maybe just a few people around you in the press of bodies. The noise and mud making it difficult to tell friend from foe. Attacking everyone around you in hopes of making it out alive. most likely to be killed by something you didn't see coming.

Though, if your character is rich you can get some full plate and be a tank on the battlefield and laugh as the peasants' pitchforks bounce harmlessly off of you

 

[RandV80]

Boob-window peasant doesn't seem historically accurate, or rather, not likely.

Nor does the dashing rouge in that same picture either.

Nah, I'm being silly, hopefully this works out, I want me a good RPG that isn't something made by Bioware, Bethesda or CDProjekt.

Haha I was thinking the same thing. Not something I'd typically care about but if the developer wants to put emphasize on the words "Historically Accurate" then they're opening themselves up to all sorts of tongue in cheek jabs, and they're leaving their guard wide open with the peasant boobs screenshot!

 

[Joel Bridge]

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[themilo504]

I?m a huge fan of history so a idea like this is very intriguing, I don?t expect the game to be completely historically accurate but I do hope that it doesn?t go too far in the other direction.

 

[Cecilo]

If it is Historically Accurate. Eight times out of ten you should die on starting the game, with the words "You died from the plague. Please restart."

Joking aside, It could be very interesting, but to really simulate it you are going to need a powerful computer, Armies back then really didn't rely on one person doing all the work, huge lines of soldiers crashing into each other, being peppered with arrows, catapult/trebuchet rocks raining down as you approach a citadel, an entire column of your brothers in arms, just being taken out by Ballista bolts.

Hoping to whatever god your liege has decided to believe in, that you aren't the first line, as you march on an enemy city/fortress, or standing on the walls of a city as a huge army sets up camps and builds giant machines of war that had no business even holding together.

But. Realistically, I am expecting you to be some kind of hero. That can carve huge swaths of the enemies army to ribbons.

While we are here, Does anyone think that a game that just tosses you into the game as a random swordsman, and when you die you become another soldier in the army. Would be a decent game?

 

[Tradjus]

I think my problem with this is that historical realism always sounds good, but then you run into a problem.
Stylized violence may be gory, satisfying, and fun, but real violence for this period was.. well it'd make most people curl up into a ball and wet themselves.
Rape, pillage, limbs being hacked off and people dying of the plague were everyday occurrences, make no mistake, as much as Fox News whines about violence in games, it's never come close to capturing what the reality of violence is. That violence is typically fast, miserable, and no fun for anyone, besides being very hard to watch.
So I'm coming down on the side that says that this will end up being an insurmountable obstacle for these devs.

 

[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Boob-window peasant doesn't seem historically accurate, or rather, not likely.

Nor does the dashing rouge in that same picture either.

Nah, I'm being silly, hopefully this works out, I want me a good RPG that isn't something made by Bioware, Bethesda or CDProjekt.

Haha I was thinking the same thing. Not something I'd typically care about but if the developer wants to put emphasize on the words "Historically Accurate" then they're opening themselves up to all sorts of tongue in cheek jabs, and they're leaving their guard wide open with the peasant boobs screenshot!

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As open as her top!

[a href=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Zinc_fragment_sublimed_and_1cm3_cube.jpg]Zing![/a]

In all seriousness, I wish luck to the devs!

 

[New Frontiersman]

Hmm... Sounds interesting. I'm a big history buff, so I'd love to hear more about the historical setting this takes place in. What inspired it and the events that it will take place around.

I'd love to see it for Wii U, but I wouldn't pass on a PC version either. Either way, if it continues to pique my interest, I'll definitely think of getting picking it up when it comes out.

 

[Lagslayer]

Kingdom "Come" + Deliverance + "historically accurate" medieval setting = F.A.T.A.L. video game

You can't unthink it

 

[Commissar Sae]

Kingdom "Come" + Deliverance + "historically accurate" medieval setting = F.A.T.A.L. video game

You can't unthink it

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why did you remind me that FATAL is a thing that exists. I was quite happy having it nicely repressed.

That said, I am always interesting in a historical medieval game. Playing my way through the Brytenwalda mod for Mount and Blade Warband and am rather enjoying how relatively weak you are compared to the native game. Hell, the only way I found to survive and level up properly was to hire into a Pictish lords army and work my way up the ranks, mostly by letting other fools lead the charge and acting as long ranged support.

Also the boob window was actually a thing guys, though flaunting it like she does I have to assume she is either trying to seduce the guy or is a prostitute of some sort. Since most women wore something that looks more like this:

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[Elfgore]

I really hope this is as good as I hope it is. I have to control my excitement in case it sucks or gets canceled.

 

[Squilookle]

So it's probably just Mount and Blade, but with better graphics at the cost of having smaller fights?

Sounds like it could be interesting but ultimately it will come down to how the swordplay feels. One thing's for sure, it has a HELL of a tough competitor in the upcoming Bannerlord.

 

[dystopiaINC]

If it is Historically Accurate. Eight times out of ten you should die on starting the game, with the words "You died from the plague. Please restart."

Joking aside, It could be very interesting, but to really simulate it you are going to need a powerful computer, Armies back then really didn't rely on one person doing all the work, huge lines of soldiers crashing into each other, being peppered with arrows, catapult/trebuchet rocks raining down as you approach a citadel, an entire column of your brothers in arms, just being taken out by Ballista bolts.

Hoping to whatever god your liege has decided to believe in, that you aren't the first line, as you march on an enemy city/fortress, or standing on the walls of a city as a huge army sets up camps and builds giant machines of war that had no business even holding together.

But. Realistically, I am expecting you to be some kind of hero. That can carve huge swaths of the enemies army to ribbons.

While we are here, Does anyone think that a game that just tosses you into the game as a random swordsman, and when you die you become another soldier in the army. Would be a decent game?

Actually yes. I had a very long talk to a friend about a concept I had where armies of players would be put in formations and fight battles in historical settings. the example I was going on would be a Roman Vs. Carthage slug fest where you get put in first person in a shield formation or a Calvary formation and fight it out, dieing would have you put in a reinforcement group that would be re-spawned at intervals. the end game winner would be decided on death tolls and what armies held what ground at the end of the match. and I'm talking about hour long matches. whit historical armies and place and landscapes.

 

[Cecilo]

If it is Historically Accurate. Eight times out of ten you should die on starting the game, with the words "You died from the plague. Please restart."

Joking aside, It could be very interesting, but to really simulate it you are going to need a powerful computer, Armies back then really didn't rely on one person doing all the work, huge lines of soldiers crashing into each other, being peppered with arrows, catapult/trebuchet rocks raining down as you approach a citadel, an entire column of your brothers in arms, just being taken out by Ballista bolts.

Hoping to whatever god your liege has decided to believe in, that you aren't the first line, as you march on an enemy city/fortress, or standing on the walls of a city as a huge army sets up camps and builds giant machines of war that had no business even holding together.

But. Realistically, I am expecting you to be some kind of hero. That can carve huge swaths of the enemies army to ribbons.

While we are here, Does anyone think that a game that just tosses you into the game as a random swordsman, and when you die you become another soldier in the army. Would be a decent game?

Actually yes. I had a very long talk to a friend about a concept I had where armies of players would be put in formations and fight battles in historical settings. the example I was going on would be a Roman Vs. Carthage slug fest where you get put in first person in a shield formation or a Calvary formation and fight it out, dieing would have you put in a reinforcement group that would be re-spawned at intervals. the end game winner would be decided on death tolls and what armies held what ground at the end of the match. and I'm talking about hour long matches. whit historical armies and place and landscapes.

The only problem I see with that, is it is.. restrictive. It only allows for a set scenario. If an enemy army did things correctly you could be cornered, No reinforcements, Surrounded on all sides with no one coming. I do like your idea, maybe if we could merge them a bit..

 

[BrotherRool]

I hate first-person melee combat. What's wrong with third person when you're doing something that blatantly needs peripheral vision and depth of field?

Other than that I expect historically accurate means 'uses real factions/people' and not that everyone sits for six months in front of a castle before realising they don't have enough supplies and going away again. So our other worries are probably safe

 

[Doom972]

I've been itching for a game like this ever since I finished the Game of Thrones RPG. Looking forward to seeing what becomes of this.