Summary
- The crime and punishment system in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is more realistic than the first game.
- Evading charges in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is much harder due to keener witnesses and the need to remove evidence.
- Getting caught committing a crime can both positively and negatively affect Henry's reputation among different NPCs.
One thing Kingdom Come: Deliverance is known for is its strong emphasis on player agency. Players are essentially able to treat Kingdom Come: Deliverance's world as their personal sandbox in which many of the choices they make leave a lasting impression on the story and the characters within it. Unfortunately, this also means that players can get into trouble with the law at times, should they break it in any way. However, Kingdom Come: Deliverance's crime and punishment system can be very forgiving at times, letting players get up to no good with very little to fear in terms of consequences. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 aims to change that with one of the most realistic crime and punishment systems in a role-playing game yet.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's crime and punishment mechanics are a vast improvement over the first game, considering how much players can actually get away with and hardly be punished for it. In Kingdom Come: Deliverance, players might find themselves in trouble with the guards if they get caught robbing someone or killing an innocent person, but it is often very easy to evade their notice or to simply bribe away the crime with no long-term consequences. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, on the other hand, takes things several steps further to encourage players to either do everything in their power to ensure they don't get caught or simply don't do anything wrong at all.
The Ins and Outs Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Crime and Punishment System
It's Very Difficult to Avoid Being Caught Committing a Crime in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance makes it fairly easy to avoid being caught when committing a crime. When players are seen committing a crime by an innocent villager or a guard in the first game, simply bribing the guard or fleeing the scene quickly enough would almost always allow them to avoid punishment. In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, if players are spotted committing a crime, witnesses can not only call the guard this time but can also extort Henry, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's protagonist, for their silence. This means that, if players wish to avoid wasting any of their hard-earned valuables, they will need to ensure they go unnoticed.
To make matters more difficult, players need to avoid leaving behind any evidence of their crime in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. If players manage to elude being caught in the act of committing a crime and are seen near evidence of their criminal activities — like a corpse, for instance — they will still be accused and punished as a result. Furthermore, any criminal evidence left behind will place the guards in that area on high alert, making it far more difficult for players to return to the scene without being heavily questioned.
Getting Caught Committing a Crime in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Can Have Lasting Effects on Henry's Reputation
If players happen to get caught committing a crime in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, it can have lasting effects on Henry's reputation. For example, should players get caught stealing, the guard will brand Henry a thief, causing shopkeepers, regular townsfolk, and guards to treat him with contempt and suspicion. This will likely lead to increased difficulty when haggling, attempting to persuade certain individuals, and shirking punishment in the future. Henry's stats will also be temporarily affected by the wound of the brand until it heals.
Brands aren't all that bad, however, as they can earn Henry a positive reputation with less reputable NPCs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. While all the specifics haven't been revealed about how this system works, it's likely that a thief brand might allow Henry to associate more closely with other thieves. If players commit murder, perhaps they might find an inroad with an assassin of some kind. In one way or another, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's reactive crime and punishment system ensures players won't forget what they've done.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
- Released
- February 4, 2025
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity
- Developer(s)
- Warhorse Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Deep Silver
WHERE TO PLAY
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is an exhilarating Action RPG, set amidst the chaos of a civil war in 15th Century Bohemia.
You are Henry of Skalitz – an ordinary man doing extraordinary things – caught in a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal, and discovery as he embarks on an epic journey, 'from a humble blacksmith's forge to the court of Kings', searching for purpose in this beautiful but brutal medieval world.
From bustling city streets to lush forests, explore this open-world Medieval Europe through an unforgettable adventure filled with action, thrills, and wonder.
- Engine
- CryEngine
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action-Adventure, Open-World
