Content from Last 48hrs

Kingdom Come Deliverance II Holy shit, this game is a masterpiece. It feels criminal that this game isn't more popular in the mainstream. I don't know how it flew under my radar last year but if I had played it back when it came out it would have been my GOTY for 2025 easily. Yes, even over Clair Obscur. I was already a big fan of the first game even though it had a few rough edges since Warhorse had never made a game before. Even for a first time developer, the original Kingdom Come was a damn good debut. This time, however, they clearly learned from their experience making the last game because this one improved pretty much everything and feels so much better to play. Despite coming out just last year the performance is significantly smoother than the original 2018 game. The story is downright epic and I use that word in the classical sense. It took me 112 hours to finish, although part of that includes DLC since I bought the Royal Edition that came with it. Combat has been completely reworked to feel much smoother and more technical, giving you the tools to take on large groups of enemies if you're skilled enough while not making it too easy for you to do so. In addition to alchemy they've added a new blacksmithing mechanic where you can not only make weapons and armor for yourself but also start your own forge and run a business to fund your adventuring. Horse riding is better, archery is better, alchemy is better. Hell, even training your dog is better this time. It's chock full of memorable characters, lines, and moments that are going to stick with me for a good while. I honestly can't think of a lot to complain about here. Manual saves (minus exit saves) are still limited by a consumable potion, I guess, but just spend ten minutes at an alchemist's table every so often and you'll never have to worry about it. This is about as close to a 10/10 as it gets for me. This isn't merely Skyrim good. This is Witcher 3 good.