A huge chunk of those were after the game was 75% off. So sales for KCD2 may not expand greatly in terms of copies sold but should definitely expand in terms of total revenue / average sales price of copy sold.
This game is one of the only AAA (or at least very high quality) game with a set male protagonist (not player created) that provides an option for a gay romance. And according to some reviewers, it is one of the most in depth romances in all of video gaming, taking place over a large portion of the game itself and not just a simple quest line.
European RPGs are very much a PC-centric thing (was Gothic even released on console)? So yes, I'm sure a pretty large majority of sales are on Steam.
That's nice to hear! I'm still not going to give flowers to a game built on an ethnonationalist worldview with an ahistorical and white supremacist view on racial and ethnic history
A tiny group of terminally online people got mad at the lead designer's political views. The game isn't radioactive at all, it's just a very well made AAA hardcore RPG and people wanted to play it. There are not many of those coming out nowadays, so its success isn't that surprising tbh.
That's to be expected but keep in mind that the correlation between peak and sales isn't the same if you are talking about D1 sales or FW sales.
Can you elaborate on what makes Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 ahistorical?
Interesting, i remember FFXV shipping 5M day one them taking a month to ship an aditional 1M copies
It's true that the sequel seems to have made strides regarding its historical depiction of ethnicity and culture, but Daniel Vávra's continued involvement means that they need to prove the team isn't driven by those chud perspectives, rather than critics needing to prove that those understandings are still endemic to the text
I am specifically asking what it is that makes Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 ahistorical, that is the word that you chose. I am asking you to elaborate on that opinion. I'm not asking you about "chud perspectives" unless they are found in the game and would support your ahistorical assertion. Now, tell me, exactly what is in Kingdom come Deliverance 2 that causes you to refer to it as ahistorical?
Ah, I see.
So, if I'm correct, there is nothing in KCD2, the game itself, that you take issue with, yet you rail against it regardless. Is that a correct observation?
You're not far off! I apologize for my lack of clarity: my objection is to the continued involvement of Daniel Vávra, his role as lead writer, his previous support of gamergate, the lack of accountability regarding the cultural role of the previous and current game, and the studio's lamenting that people insist on viewing their game through a political lens, which is itself a dogwhistle
It is a different situation since FFXV was way more physical heavy.
This was a strong thread derail, especially if this has nothing or barely anything to do with the actual content of the game or anything else that could affect sales in a meaningful way.
I imagine they'll be focusing on DLC/expansion stuff and then once all that is completed if they deem it viable then there could be a Switch 2 release 'Complete Edition' in 3-4 years.
Czech wages aren't exactly up to snuff when compared to the US or Japan, eastern Europe is very competitive in that regard and that's why you see so many SH based in Poland and in general tech companies.
We're veering off topic here but although simplistic and janky Skyrim combat still manages to be fun for me while TW3 and even more so this title are so poor I actively want to avoid combat altogether. It is true that combat is only one (major) facet of the gameplay here, but there are many other shortcomings in this regard-- most notably bugs and oversights that make progressing through it to be a slog. It amazes me to see titles in this state propped up so highly in terms of scores and sales-- which I think is a symptom of the market for high end western titles being so starved in general and needing to succeed.
I also haven't purchased the sequel but I did spend good amount of time on the first game. At least the original KCD was noticeable different in comparison to other more popular and prominent RPG's, which in general are quite a bit more fast paced and action oriented. Just as an example: I spend several days in KCD to just learn how to read so Henry could understand alchemy recipes better and after that, the next mundane task was to sneak every night to local villages apothecary shop to use the alchemy bench to make potions and before sunrise sneak away without anyone noticing the player. If people expect some power fantasy then they might not like it, since major part of KCD charm is how slow paced and tedious (partly by design) the game is; In Witcher 3 and Skyrim you slew dragons - in KCD you are relieved if you don't get overwhelmed in 1 vs 2 fight. I forged the review about KCDII but gist was how the game isn't your typical fun RPG romp but great medieval sim RPG, which sums up my feelings for the first game - for all of it's flaws I'm glad that the original game sold well and it's nice to see how the sequel is seemingly having it's Witcher 2 -esque moment.
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