Kingdom Come Deliverance: Henry does Errands for Pa

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 horse only to eventually bleed out from an arrow. Fortunately that was a check point and he tried again only to miss a bridge and land in the river. After consulting a guide I decided to start the quest over and rescue Theresa this time. He successfully disrupted Theresa’s attackers and reached Talmberg.

There Henry gets a chance to mellow out a bit, eat, sleep and have a totally weird encounter with the lady of the manor. I suspect this may be a theme with Henry. After a few cut scenes Henry became quite rebellious due to his grief and got his first lesson in lockpicking. This was only achievable using a keyboard. I can’t seem to co ordinate the necessary actions using a Steam controller. Henry defied logic and strict orders and returned to Skalitz to bury his parents. Predictably this did not go well and he lost the sword he was so determined to get to Sir Radzik. This sets the whole tone of the game for me so far. Henry always seems in over his head.

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