r/gaming • u/Asianboiforwhitedad • 10h ago

Kingdom Come Deliverance studio co-founder says a lot of RPGs are 'still games for teenagers,' and that he's 'tired of all the RPGs where you are this chosen one'

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-co-founder-says-a-lot-of-rpgs-are-still-games-for-teenagers-and-that-hes-tired-of-all-the-rpgs-where-you-are-this-chosen-one/
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u/slip_and_fall_school 9h ago

In a way, he's not wrong.

However, even in games like KCD 1&2 where it is explicitly and repeatedly made clear that you're a nothing and nobody you still get to a point where Henry is a terminator.

Not really sure how to balance the "just a regular guy" ethos and the wish fulfillment and player agency that most gamers desire, or at least I haven't found a game that hits the sweet spot.

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u/HiCracked 8h ago

The reality is nobody really wants to play as an absolute dipshit that can't do anything at all well, games are games after all. However, KCD1 made a much better effort in at least feeding you an illusion of you being a nobody, to the point where you couldn't even read without completing a quest.

In KCD2 you pretty much already start as a "Hero" and I'd argue that game doesn't even try to fool you in that regard.

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u/Dusty170 5h ago

I like that you were pretty much a nobody until the rug pull of 'oh you're actually a nobles son', and then you've been somebody all along. Kind of like KOTOR as well.

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u/KnyghtFish 1h ago

Even then there were plenty of bastard sons through history and that still is pretty clearly stated he is still below many people.

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u/ActualPimpHagrid 3h ago

Thing is, I also feel like I’d like to feel a sense of progression with Henry’s story and overall skill level, and that’s kinda how I see KCD2. Like, I feel like his story should end with him more or less being a powerhouse

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u/Haunting_Ad_2059 5h ago

Yeah I didnt vibe with KCD2 at all despite loving the first one. I actually felt like a human in KCD1 rather than the one man army in KCD2.

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u/Parking_Listen6755 4h ago

I just started KCD2 on hardcore mode. It was nice running into my first encounter with two bandits thinking I had the chops, only to finally kill them 15 attempts later. Maybe it was skill issue, but it was a humbling experience none the less.