Direct sequels in games are funny things, aren’t they?

I mean that quite literally here.

They are twisty, lengthy yarns that feel pleasingly elastic in how you’re able to approach them.

A knight holds a dagger to Henry’s throat in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Is 8 Speech better than 4 Dread or 2 Charisma, for example?

There is much to be said about how hands off it is.

Thing is, these innocuous encounters aren’t just extraneous time wasters.

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But many of the weapon choices here feel quite limp and lacking in heft a lot of time.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 accessibility options

Subtitle size and contrast options.

On/off toggle for motion blur and near depth of field.

A small fortress appears in the distance as the player walks down a muddy track next to a wheat field in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Separate volume sliders for in-game music, sound and main music.

On/off toggle for controller vibration, immersive trigger effect, Dualsense adaptive triggers and light bar.

Sliders for mouse look sensitivity and left/right stick dead zone.

A wooden jetty extends out to a lake in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. The jetty is strewn with discarded clothes and picnic items.

There are many times I wish Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was easier to like.

But I also don’t think it really cares about being liked, either.

Which is fine, as I don’t really much like it myself.

The player rides their horse down a muddy track surrounded by fields in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

A copy of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was provided for review by publisher Deep Silver.

The town square of Kuttenburg in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry mulls over three possible dialogue options next to a pile of stacked wood in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

An old man with a lisp talks to Henry at the front gate of his village in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

The perk point menu screen in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry tries to pass on knowledge about Limbo, but calls it Crimbo instead, in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

A man in wooden stocks tells Henry where he needs to go to steal an important item in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Hans Capon moans about his lot in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Hans scolds Henry about lugging sacks at a tavern bar in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Hans scolds Henry for liking torture a bit too much in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry brawls with a man in a courtyard in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry follows Hans Capon on horseback through a tall field in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry follows another horse as they pass a building on the side of the road in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Henry asks the tailor if his clothes are good enough for an upcoming wedding in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2