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Warning: Spoilers At this point I decided Henry needed development and abandoned the main quest line. He is perpetually poor and cannot fight his way out of a paper bag. I did take advantage of Captain Bernard’s training in Rattay but after one round Henry is usually bleeding all over the place. His speech and herbalism skills however are skyrocketing. He now gets a strength boost from flower picking. Sad. His paltry funds go towards food, bandages and shoe repairs. I decided that Henry has no choice but to learn reading and alchemy. These two skills are far more elaborate than in most games. The reading is a nice touch and alchemy is hilarious but gets tedious quickly. I am looking forward to that auto perk. For right now, I am very happy Henry can brew Saviour Schnapps and Marigold concoctions. And instead of just waiting around for NPCs Henry can improve himself by reading a book. I must now amend this post. After spending some time on side tasks and sucking up to Th...

Warning: Spoilers Henry was rescued by Theresa and a party from Talmberg and he woke up at the mill operated by Theresa’s dad. Other than Theresa, no one seemed very happy with him. Mollifying the miller involved grave robbing and more lockpicking. Henry then informed Sir Radzig about his lost sword. He somehow convinced Sir Radzig to employ him. Sir Radzig really must know something the rest of us don’t. Henry got some training and was assigned to town patrol. We met an elite character that seems about as bright as Henry. During cut scenes Henry engages in some alarming behaviour. I hope this changes but I doubt it somehow. He was sent hunting with his new nemesis but he managed to do something heroic for once, made an influential friend and got the best reward so far which is Pebbles the horse. Unfortunately, he did not learn how to hit anything with a bow. Pebbles is part mule and part get a way car. She seems to reside in some always accessible ephemeral place and appears...

Warning: Spoilers On introduction main character Henry does not appear all that virtuous. I assume that the player can take him in one direction or another. His parents are much more tolerant than I imagine medieval parents would be but Henry does get assigned some simple tasks in the process of forging a sword for the local noble. Aside from basic game play, I learned about the benefits of allies and time sensitive quest objectives. Yeah Pa’s ale got warm and I had to go back. We got on with completing the sword and met some pivotal characters. I also learned that there might be more to Henry’s backstory than even he knows. Then Henry witnessed the cruel death of his congenial parents at the hands of the (I assume) central villain of the story and the next quest began. You know when a quest is titled Run things are going to get hairy. Henry was urged to run and warn a nearby settlement but he’s quickly taken out by a Cuman mercenary. Next time he managed to jump on a ...

Kingdom Come Deliverance: First Impressions Yay Steam Summer sale. My CPU just meets the minimum requirement for Kingdom Come Deliverance. This means I have to play on low settings but I can live with that. I should have purchased the Royal version but after looking through the DLC I cheaped out and just got the base game and the From the Ashes DLC for now. The game often gets compared to Skyrim but I’d call it Oblivion plus. KCD employs a similar art style and user interface but the overall graphics and character model quality is much higher as would be expected. Character development is more straightforward in KCD but there is a plethora of status effects and permanent attribute bonuses and debuffs that interact in complicated ways. Class refers to a character’s station in life rather than a traditional RPG play style and that shapes the role playing possibilities. There is no magic enhancement. Henry must rely on currying favour and developing skills. Unlike many o...