Hello everyone! Thanks for tuning in to our latest documentary! We hope you enjoy it and learn something new about Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the team behind it while watching. If you didn't hear the news previously, we've secured our future and are contracted to produce documentaries for the next two years! Have a story you want covered, let us know via our social pages our leave a comment on our RUclips channel! We've got a couple videos from a small indie studio in Miami to share with you very soon, and then our next major documentary will be taking a look at Larian Studios and Divinity: Original Sin. Thanks for all your support thus far! If you enjoy the documentary and can take a moment to share it with others that would enjoy it we'd appreciate it! Our goal is to be at 10,000+ subs by the end of August.
I am Hungarian and I don't find the depiction of Hungarians in this game offensive as some "journalists" suggest. On the contrary, it is an honor that the creators touched Hungarian history in their game, and they even included dialogs in authentic Hungarian language (and the voice actors speak it very well, which is a rarity). I don't mind being the villain, because for the Bohemians at that time, we actually were. :D
They were not even pure Hungarian, they were cumans a turkik tribe that settled in hungary and basically spoke hungarian in their antive language. And Cumans were beasts.
Honestly, 95% of people thought this was one of the best games out there, while 5% of people had a rather loud voice. They can believe that other people read their "well researched" reports but we know otherwise. Don't take their bull to heart. Great game guys, finally something original and inspiring. Looking forward to the DLCs.
My boyfriend, unlike me, didn't have any specific sympathy for medieval history. He always used to tell me these were dark times and that there's nothing romantic about working in a field for 12 hours all covered in dirt, shitting in your own armor or dying in agony from a simple scratch. And now, as he's playing KCD, he tells me that he got the idea. Don't get me wrong, he still says he wouldn't like to be in Henry's shoes even for a day, but he now understands why the Middle Ages appeal to lots of people. My point from this whole story is that if someone managed to create a game with the atmosphere that could interest a person who's not even into the subject then it definitely means they did everything right! KCD team, you've made a masterpiece! Yes, I must admit it has more bugs than the flower fields near Ledetchko, but it is still a masterpiece :) You may be proud of yourselves. Greetings from Belarus. P.S. Those who prefer ignoring the truth in order to protect their view on things are no better than those who are actual racists or whoever ignoring just another truth.
I wish there were more people like these developers here who can make a genius product that peddles its own unique entertainment with zero modern ideological twists and stand by their creation with an iron fist, truly remarkable!
I found this documentary very inspirational, by showing the philosophy behind the creation of this great game. I thank the developers for taking such big risk for 7 years creating this unique work of art
Thank you for doing what the gaming media failed to do: Give Vavra and Warhouse the chance to share their entire side of the story. No selective editing. No interruptions.
The game is a masterpiece imo. First game in a long time to have me hooked and fully invested in its storyline and characters from start to finish. Began to think I was getting too old for games and was losing interest, seemingly unable to become fully immersed in any recent rpg until this. Took me back to my obsession with morrowind and then oblivion after that. Gave me those same feelings of escapism and that I was part of a living breathing world with characters I cared about. Full immersion. Also love the fact its built on the cry engine which is something I longed for a developer to do, an rpg in cry engine!. Thanks warhorse for this special title and for being a company that seems to share my own ideas on gaming but unlike me have the power to actually create them!. Cant wait for future titles from you guys.
Those Hidden and Dangerous games were such a big part of my teenage gaming experience. There was so much satisfaction in planning the mission out and making the whole thing come together.
KCD is a near-perfect game, in the sense that it had such a clear vision and got so close to achieving it perfectly. I really hope the success and fan base that has formed around it has had some impact in soothing the Devs after the controversy. It's one of my favorite games from a development studio who really gets it. I'm excited to see where they go from here.
Nowadays people are used to live in hurry. They don't think much about their actions, because actually they don't have time to consider all options given. So do games! Many of them are just pretty fast-going and gamers also skips some quests or cutscenes, because game dictate fast playing and it's not good, but KCD did something opposite. Game puts player into huge open-world, which is truly beautiful (not boring), where time flows slower, there isn't too much action and, finally, player can relax and adore this excellent gameplay without any rush. That's where the whole beauty is.
The only game I stick to one city, usually in an open world game you go to a area, collect shit, do 2 or 3 side quests and you never have any reason to visit the area again
Well said. You’re right, in fact, I think I can say it’s the most humanising game I’ve played in at least recent memory. It feels... healthy to play, if that makes any sense, and doesn’t sound mad.
It warms my heart to see brilliant people sticking to their guns and not caving to the easily-offended individuals who slandered it. And even moreso to see gamers unite and buy a million copies in the first week as a big middle finger to everyone who wanted this masterpiece to fail, and who try so hard to ruin our games.
Fantastic episode as always. You did a great job addressing the controversy at the end and it was really great seeing someone give them the space and platform to really talk about. It's genuinely something that other media seemed to have no interest in. Seeing that there are real people on the other side of the computer screen is so important. Twitter seems to dissolve all empathy. Again, this is awesome work. I'm consistently blown away by the quality. Wish I had been able to throw a few dollars your way during the Kickstarter. If a Patreon ever sprouts up to support future work, please let me know!
Thanks so much Bobby! We do already have a Patreon campaign and recently updated it following our contract to make docs for the next two years. $1 gets you access to all content early, and $3 gets your name in the credits of future projects. All funds go right back into our team and upcoming projects. Patreon is just a way for people to provide us a little extra support now :D www.patreon.com/gameumentary
Before going any further with the document I just have to say that Mafia is in top 3 important games of my life -list. Amazing game, so many good memories!
Just getting around to playing it now, but I was blown away by the quality of the game's writing, acting, and music. On release the reviews colored it as a shoddy game that was basically unfinished but I didn't realize how high a quality certain aspects are. Now, 2 years later, most of the bugs and optimization issues have been fixed, and mods on PC have made the game even better. Really great game.
The feeling of freedom, along with the immersion, is what makes this game hands down the best game I have ever played. It's now getting near the end of 2023 and still no word on KCD2? Henry has scores to settle, parents to avenge?!! I can only dream at this point it's in the making and an announcement is within arms length. Come on Warhorse Studios, you can give us a little teaser, surely? Improving on the first game will only bring success. I always thought wouldn't it be cool if there was a sequel that starts off with Henry, Hans Capon and others getting ambushed right after their journey starts when first game ends. This time though, Henry gets captured, tied to a tree, and we then get to see, from Henry's perspective, Hans Capon save us by taking out the bandits one by one. Just thought I would be a fitting start to the game....if there was ever a sequel made....cough....!!!!
I am a Hungarian and I an extremely happy to see hungarians and cumans depicted in a game with such attention to historical detail. :) It's one of the reason I enjoy the game so much.
Not only is this comment in 2024 but let me say to EVERYONE, I REPEAT EVERYONE!! KCD not only holds up in game play, mechanics, music, history and graphics even still to this day. Its also one of the most beautiful and extremely difficult open world rpgs still to date. Its in the top 5 for me absolutely. Massive achievement. Thank you WARHORSE STUDIOS for this epic opportunity to visit the past. Watching this still gives me chills and also makes me want to fire this up and play it right now. Also, i love wizards and magic as much as anyone but not having it makes this title more special. Ive always been a sucker for alchemy in any rpgs but KCD does it perfectly. 2nd best i think is the witcher 3 followed by SKYRIM. i love you guys so much for letting me have the experience to play Kingdom Come Deliverance.
Absolutely fantastic documentary. Thank you for creating it and bringing this to the public. KCD is one of my all time favorite RPG's ever made and being able to learn what they went through just adds that extra level of enjoyment. Thank you.
I've been a gamer since 1978 and can tell that this effort is one of the most impressive ones in the history of gaming. As a historical researcher myself I especially appreciate that correctness from the developers. Thank you very much for what you've done!
Deciding to use the more visually realistic CryEngine rather than one of the other more fantasy-style engines was genius. The landscape of the kingdom of Bohemia is almost a character in itself and so incredibly immersive.
I almost shed a tear when he said that an rpg game could be fun without violence or little violence. THE CLUE IS IN THE FUCKING NAME!!! I love that studio I swear. If daniel vavra wants me to dance ina pinky rabbit underpants to some britney spears preteens music I FUCKING WILL
i played 40 hours just basically roaming the world and playing dice. offline I spent at least that much learning Czech history! An amazing achievement, guys - do more!!
Of course he thought to create "Mafia," one of my all time favorite games since I played it 10 times near its original release. The attention to detail, realistic combat, focus on historical accuracy, and next-level story-telling of Kingdom Come: Deliverance are many of the reasons I liked Mafia so much. Like Mafia, some of the best moments for me in KCD are the mundane and hyper-realistic interaction between the player and an indifferent world where the player is merely another human put into such an interesting historical context. Thank you for your work.
Such an insightful documentary of an extremely talented group, this is extremely inspiring. Thank you so much to everyone behind the documentary, and Warhorse...this is a jewel in the rough of youtube. Much love forever,
Gotta admit, I have put 77 hours into this game, and probably about 15 of those were spent mastering picking herbs and doing alchemy. I find few things funnier than getting super buff by picking flowers, as one of the higher level herbalism perks is gaining strength xp every time you pick something.
I've been a backer since Kickstarter. I knew parts of this but never heard the whole story. So thanks for this documentary about one of the most awesome games, I've ever played!
Absolutely beautiful game, it did need alot of patches and updates however, but this is one of the very rare games that I would get lost in for hours and hours, and still want to play it more.
@37:00 they speak of the artificial combat in most open-world RPGs. KCD was certainly a game where I was genuinely afraid of starting combat, even with just a single enemy. They did wonders with this.
Hands down the best RPG I've played in... too many years I care to admit. It was a definite surprise, but a much welcome one. Can't wait for KCD2, I hope Alchemy stays the same, it's perfect
I finally got around to watching this. Thanks a lot for the documentary and telling a pretty comprehensive story of how the game came to be without getting bogged down too much in details. I still haven't played Kingdom Come past the few early hours because my PC is too weak but I was one of the backers and always believed in the vision and love realistic medieval stuff and visited a lot of european castles in my childhood and teens. I wanted to support anyone who has a strong vision and dares to create something with a bit of risk but also a ton of promise. I'm not disappointed at all. I grew up on a farm in southern germany and the landscapes in KCD are so realistic that childhood memories and sensations rushed back. I could smell the dry earth dust when working the fields, I could smell the forest floor, feel a breeze or the warm sun.
what i love most about the game is, in quests you have to actually think and put yourself in the situation and solve it. No1 holds your hand its amazing
35K views means ALOT of people are missing out! Share this video, because it exposes the best indepth look into Kingdom Come. Also I love the rest of Warhorse Studio's videos on their channel.
This game has led me on an educational journey to learn as much as I can about this time period. All the humans who want to create controversy and politicize a video game can pound sand. Humanity can be beautiful, as well as horrifying. This game is fantastic, and I hope there is a sequel.
I had a chance to play this game for free on my friend's PC, but now I'm buying it...amazing people went through great struggle to make this possible. Its a triumph of dedication and passion for what you believe in! Bravo!
Thank you Warhorse, for all of your stubbornness, persistence and hard work. Thank you for bringing us what immediately became my favorite game of all time. I’m also so incredibly grateful that they didn’t inject any politics or agendas in this game. I play games to ESCAPE modern day agendas. Not douse myself with them.
Excellent documentary, great pacing and editing. Especially love your approach of showing different people’s thoughts on the game development. The part about gg would be controversial to many people though, especially in USA, considering it only covers the studio’s side of story, and apparently they are strongly opposed to the opinions of the “mainstream” journalism outlets.
Mafia The City of Lost Heaven was one of the best story telling games I have ever had a chance to play. This is one of the most iconic-memorable games with memorable characters, creative and fun missions and that emotionaly composed soundtrack by Vladimir Simunek. Not to mention that the graphics at the time was a lot ahead than the other games. What a nice times!
Interesting documentary. Very nice to chill out and enjoy for free with my dinner. Minor gripes, though: Would like to have seen more about: - Why / What was the inspiration for the game? Why did the lead designer have the idea? It's a big leap from a Mafia game - The combat system and reviewing historical techniques - More about exploring the history and arcitecture and old ruins - The future for the company I think they dragged out the controversy bit a little too long. Okay, it's cool they touched on it, but I think the amount of bugs the game had upon release was more controversial. Oh well. Thanks for the doco.
Thanks for the feedback! We had to be pretty deliberate with the topics we focused on as Warhorse are making their own big making of documentary detailing how the game was created. So we focused on finding financing, the philosophy behind the design of the game, what it takes to be a creative director and a little bit of the controversy. Thanks for watching!
These guys need to make a medieval first person MMO. If they can create a community where people ignore one of the creators of the game to discuss one quest that they spent a few minutes on, you're looking at a fanbase who will invest massive time and money into your product. Also: Warhorse.... you guys really suck at telling people that this stuff is online... There's nothing from Warhorse Studio's regarding this documentary on your youtube channel...... WHY? I'd buy this documentary just to support you guys... Also... Set up a damn company patreon so I can give you my money.
What a fantastic watch, thank you for such an entertaining and insightful look behind one of my favourite games of recent times. Shout out to all at Warhorse too!
My second favorite game of the decade only after the great Witcher 3. Although Witcher's world is amazing but honestly Kingdom come deliverance had the most believable world and rules that I've ever experienced my whole life!
sadly mainstream game journalism is on Its very low, but that means It cant be worse, does It? Ah who am I kidding some "journalist" is probably right now writting something even more stupid. But thankfully most of us, players, customers have brains and can make our own conclusions and see through the clear lies, specially these days when there is so many examples of bad "journalism"
This is because they're *not journalists.* Any fool can buy a camera and open a RUclips account, but to call yourself a journalist simply because you comment on games, many of which they never even played or they don't even like the genre. Journalism.. to journal (to record). There is no bias in real journalism.. if there's bias or an intended narrative, then it's editorial, commentary or just some opinion. We really need a licensing / qualification system for those trying to consider themselves journalists.. like a bar association is for law. Imagine a lawyer or doctor in name only.. someone buys a stethoscope and think they're qualified to practice medicine. Proliferating information is an extremely important function in society, and spreading lies and political propaganda is absolutely as dangerous as pretending to be a doctor. Wars are started, riots have been seen from reporting, and this is precisely what they want. Stir up trouble, then aim a camera at it. They only want to put ads in front of this chaos they themselves start, for financial gain or demented fame.. regardless of the disservice they've done to their fellow countrymen, and to their own nation. I know I went on, and I only intended to write 2 sentences, but this is something I'm obviously very passionate about, and disturbed by what's been done to it in the name of greed, fame or plain incompetence.
An amazing game I can't wait for the rest of DLCs to start it from the begining. A good documentary witch I enjoyed and made me respect this company even more. I subscribed and hope to see new videos execellent job!
TheSharpmarksman what does religion matter? my grandparents were christian and now i know my own about religion and i'm convinced that god probably doesn't exist. Plus, he's czech(me too) and our country is like 90% atheist
The controversy just reflects badly on the silly journalists who have very little independent knowledge and therefore just repeat what they're told. "Oh African kings in Constantinople, that's close to Prague huh?" As an avid East Romaner I wish it was a lot closer but unfortunately the borders were quite distant in 1403.
Hope the developers see it this late in 2021: I love this game. Spent 250 hours in it. First 8 hours were hard to get in but after that...holy moly. Please. Give me Part 2!!
Hmmm, never occurred to me that the dialogue is less skippable because it's longer. If you compromise with brevity, it makes sense that you lose depth and it's less interesting, therefore you skip them rather than watch them because they're short. Excellent thinking. I love this game, so glad it's a success.
Hey there. First, thank you for an excellent documentary about a game I've been enjoying immensely. I really loved the journey through the production, the troubles and tribulations that come with making a game like this, first in a series (hopefully), without the benefit of a franchise, and trying to build a new rpg concept on top of it all. Really, really loved it. Having said that, I would like to make a constructive criticism. I did not enjoy the last 15 minutes. I commend your courage to address a question that is interesting, but I strongly feel you should have put that entire discussion in a separate video, something like an extended interview video (as Noclip usually does). And not a part of this main documentary. Here's why... Whether you like it or not, whether you wanted to or not, the negative feel of that discussion taints the very moving tale of the journey to build this game. And, as important as the controversy was, it is not so significant that it should occupy a quarter of the time of the documentary. So, in my honest opinion, you should have ended with the positive fact that this game sold over 1 million copies in a few weeks, and leave the controversy to a separate video. Also, although I fully agree with the opinions of the Warhorse team, and think the controversy was ridiculous and based on ignorant claims, it would have been more interesting if the discussion would be contextualized by a wider view of the difficulties that devs can face in the current age of social media. So a few questions should be asked, to Daniel Vavra, for example, as if it is a good approach to react to attacks directly. I understand his feeling, I might have done the same. But people need to think that social media is a little more than a decade old. Should you engage these discussions directly? Are you not providing the attackers a greater audience - by sending the people that follow you into their arms. Shouldn't a team, working for a massive audience like the gaming industry, instead address these issues in a more distant, assertive way - certainly publishing their statements, trying to clarify issues - like, in this case, historical accuracy, realism, depth - while avoiding becoming engaged in internet wars that bring negative attention and boost the hatred - especially because the people that want to attack you will never, ever, acknowledge the truth in your arguments, no matter how grounded they are. Anyway, this is a constructive criticism, both to Gameumentary and in a way to Warhorse. I loved watching your documentary, and I love Kingdom Come: Deliverance, so keep up the good work and best success to you all.
Thanks for your feedback. Really appreciate it, honestly. I tried to cover the controversy in a way that showed how it affected others in the studio outside of just Dan, as he's the main person you see reacting and responding to those things. I felt it was important to humanize the situation a bit, and let others speak to their side of the story regarding all that. It was also important to do this, because if we hadn't, I fear the entire conversation about the documentary would have been about why we didn't talk about that or whatever. Your comment kinda confirms that actually :D You watched the whole documentary and got the whole story instead of just wondering about that controversy. In regards to publishing their statements, I know that's what people would like us to do, but you have to realize that nobody would use Gameumentary as a platform to publish something like that when they could create their own tailored statements with a PR person standing over their shoulder. It's also not my intent. My intent is to showcase the stories behind the games and foster a positive community around that. So far, I think we're achieving that. I was actually quite impressed with how open Warhorse was to talking about this particular subject with me. I feel creating a separate video on the matter would just invite lots of toxic discussion and negativity, so that's why we did it this way. Thanks for your comment and feedback, it really is appreciated!
Thank you for the reply. I had not considered those arguments and I'm glad you put real thought into it. I think you may be right, a separate video solely dedicated to this controversy might have that negative effect, and I understand your choices. In context, it does raise an interesting discussion about the impact that everything that revolves outside a production can impact the people within. Anyway, thank you and keep up the good work. Best regards.
I second the way of non-violence as a viable option in this game, though i did not pursue that in my first playthrough XD As Dan said in other interviews there is just one mandatory fight to kill a person, as they could not figure out how to deal with him aside from killing. I for myself sunk in about 110hrs for 1st playthrough, and I feared to fight Cumans or bandits for most of the time. Had sword skill just barely above L11 in the end. I also love the variety of ways to finish quests, even if i fail at first part there are ways to proceed. I appreciate that. Last but not least as a Czech I love the nature of KCD, i recognize our forests, individual trees, for that I say BIG THANK YOU to Dan et co. for choosing CryEngine. That tool loves nature and plants, and i love the way this worked out.
Loved every minute of this documenatary...and the game of course... The most amazing gaming experiance of my life.. finished the main story line and i am still playing the game :)...such a masterpiece
Just bought this game and love it already (just finished prologue). On the violence point, it's a bit like a criticism of the episode 1-3 Star Wars films I saw. The critic said that in those films, you see fights and lightsabers constantly, so you get desensitised to them and it becomes routine. In Star Wars episodes 4-6, the fights are rarer and you don't see lightsabers much, so they feel like a treat and that the excitement has built up to the fight, which makes them far more interesting. I think it's the same in this game - when you do fight, it's rare, so it's exciting and feels more emphatic and more impactful. And yes, there absolutely is an audience for smarter games. I buy barely any games nowadays because they're so dumbed down.
I love this documentary. I watch it every couple of months. It motivates me to find a way to keep sticking to that matter I am so much in love with myself.
I’m SUPER excited to watch this later! However, I do have a bizarre recommendation for a possible future documentary. There’s a game called Heathen that has been in development for over 5 years. Now, I know, y’all at gameumentary probably haven’t heard of it, but I have a feeling that there’s a REALLY interesting story behind that game’s development. The reason I think this is because if you look at a trailer or gameplay of it, Heathen looks like it was made by a relatively medium size development team. In reality, is the first game that Frog Factory has ever made. What’s even more interesting is that Frog Factory (the developers of Heathen) is actually a two-man development team. So yeah, I know this is probably a very specific recommendation, and one that is probably not going to happen, but I think it would make for a very interesting documentary. Anyway, I cannot wait to watch this and keep up the fantastic work! :D
Oh, I for sure know about that game. I believe when I was running OnlySP (Only Single Player) we were one of the first websites to cover it. Super excited to see it's finally coming to fruition. Would be an interesting story for sure! For the moment we'll be focusing on some more high-profile subjects so that we can continue building our audience, but we fully plan on covering lots of stories like that as soon as we have a bit more of a stable audience. So much to cover there.
5 years later and this game is still a masterpiece focusing the end of the documentary on those retarded "controversies" takes away from the quality of this documentary
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I am Hungarian and I don't find the depiction of Hungarians in this game offensive as some "journalists" suggest. On the contrary, it is an honor that the creators touched Hungarian history in their game, and they even included dialogs in authentic Hungarian language (and the voice actors speak it very well, which is a rarity). I don't mind being the villain, because for the Bohemians at that time, we actually were. :D
The language isn't authentical btw.
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That's sad that they didn't include dialogues in their own language though.
They were not even pure Hungarian, they were cumans a turkik tribe that settled in hungary and basically spoke hungarian in their antive language. And Cumans were beasts.
This game is all I ever wanted. A historical RPG without magic/fantasy elements with a lead character that is a normal guy.
It is brilliant I'm only 30 hours in may 2022, can't believe I just now found this gem
Same.
Honestly, 95% of people thought this was one of the best games out there, while 5% of people had a rather loud voice. They can believe that other people read their "well researched" reports but we know otherwise. Don't take their bull to heart.
Great game guys, finally something original and inspiring. Looking forward to the DLCs.
My boyfriend, unlike me, didn't have any specific sympathy for medieval history. He always used to tell me these were dark times and that there's nothing romantic about working in a field for 12 hours all covered in dirt, shitting in your own armor or dying in agony from a simple scratch. And now, as he's playing KCD, he tells me that he got the idea. Don't get me wrong, he still says he wouldn't like to be in Henry's shoes even for a day, but he now understands why the Middle Ages appeal to lots of people.
My point from this whole story is that if someone managed to create a game with the atmosphere that could interest a person who's not even into the subject then it definitely means they did everything right!
KCD team, you've made a masterpiece! Yes, I must admit it has more bugs than the flower fields near Ledetchko, but it is still a masterpiece :) You may be proud of yourselves. Greetings from Belarus.
P.S. Those who prefer ignoring the truth in order to protect their view on things are no better than those who are actual racists or whoever ignoring just another truth.
I wish there were more people like these developers here who can make a genius product that peddles its own unique entertainment with zero modern ideological twists and stand by their creation with an iron fist, truly remarkable!
I found this documentary very inspirational, by showing the philosophy behind the creation of this great game. I thank the developers for taking such big risk for 7 years creating this unique work of art
I lost interest on video games for a few years, but became addicted to Kingdom Come in no time.
Yeah me too ^^ they respected us so much as customers with this game. I love it.
JESUS CHRIST BE PRAISED!
OH HENRY!
Henry's come to see us!
GOD BE WITH YOU HENRY!
HEY HENRY'S COME TO SEE US!
GOD SAVE YOU HENRY!
i raise my glass - very nice Documentary . Watched it from start to finish without stopping.
Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it, this was a tough one to edit!
Thank you for doing what the gaming media failed to do: Give Vavra and Warhouse the chance to share their entire side of the story. No selective editing. No interruptions.
Henry's come to see us!
Pildik feel quite Hungry
Such an amazing game. Please continue to create content because we need more developers like Warhorse.
I read your comment with Moss' voice in my mind 😂
The game is a masterpiece imo. First game in a long time to have me hooked and fully invested in its storyline and characters from start to finish. Began to think I was getting too old for games and was losing interest, seemingly unable to become fully immersed in any recent rpg until this. Took me back to my obsession with morrowind and then oblivion after that. Gave me those same feelings of escapism and that I was part of a living breathing world with characters I cared about. Full immersion. Also love the fact its built on the cry engine which is something I longed for a developer to do, an rpg in cry engine!. Thanks warhorse for this special title and for being a company that seems to share my own ideas on gaming but unlike me have the power to actually create them!. Cant wait for future titles from you guys.
Pretty much same story as you Chris; great to hear it, and a happy new year to you!
Isn’t it great when a great game comes along just in the right time to totally suck you back in? To me that’s the best kind of immersion
I had the same experience as you!
Oblivion is literally the only Bethesda game I was ever able to finish.
Those Hidden and Dangerous games were such a big part of my teenage gaming experience. There was so much satisfaction in planning the mission out and making the whole thing come together.
KCD is a near-perfect game, in the sense that it had such a clear vision and got so close to achieving it perfectly. I really hope the success and fan base that has formed around it has had some impact in soothing the Devs after the controversy. It's one of my favorite games from a development studio who really gets it. I'm excited to see where they go from here.
Nowadays people are used to live in hurry. They don't think much about their actions, because actually they don't have time to consider all options given. So do games! Many of them are just pretty fast-going and gamers also skips some quests or cutscenes, because game dictate fast playing and it's not good, but KCD did something opposite. Game puts player into huge open-world, which is truly beautiful (not boring), where time flows slower, there isn't too much action and, finally, player can relax and adore this excellent gameplay without any rush. That's where the whole beauty is.
The only game I stick to one city, usually in an open world game you go to a area, collect shit, do 2 or 3 side quests and you never have any reason to visit the area again
Well said. You’re right, in fact, I think I can say it’s the most humanising game I’ve played in at least recent memory. It feels... healthy to play, if that makes any sense, and doesn’t sound mad.
Well said.
It warms my heart to see brilliant people sticking to their guns and not caving to the easily-offended individuals who slandered it. And even moreso to see gamers unite and buy a million copies in the first week as a big middle finger to everyone who wanted this masterpiece to fail, and who try so hard to ruin our games.
We are all waiting WarHorse for kingdom Come Deliverance 2. A announcement would be nice.
Took a while, but we got it.
Intro 0:00
Chapter 1:Forging A New Beginning 1:22
Warhorse Era 9:19
Chapter 2 24:00
Chapter 3 39:49
Fantastic episode as always. You did a great job addressing the controversy at the end and it was really great seeing someone give them the space and platform to really talk about. It's genuinely something that other media seemed to have no interest in. Seeing that there are real people on the other side of the computer screen is so important. Twitter seems to dissolve all empathy. Again, this is awesome work. I'm consistently blown away by the quality. Wish I had been able to throw a few dollars your way during the Kickstarter. If a Patreon ever sprouts up to support future work, please let me know!
Thanks so much Bobby! We do already have a Patreon campaign and recently updated it following our contract to make docs for the next two years. $1 gets you access to all content early, and $3 gets your name in the credits of future projects. All funds go right back into our team and upcoming projects. Patreon is just a way for people to provide us a little extra support now :D www.patreon.com/gameumentary
Gameumentary That's fantastic to hear! In that case I will proudly join your scroll of names at the end!
Woot!
Always happy to add more names supporting our content!
Before going any further with the document I just have to say that Mafia is in top 3 important games of my life -list. Amazing game, so many good memories!
WMfin Mine aswell. Together with Vietcong 1 and Morrowind
Daniel:"I don't understand Facebook at all" - Thanks for that :-) I thought I am the only one who do not ... - TOP !!!!
Just getting around to playing it now, but I was blown away by the quality of the game's writing, acting, and music. On release the reviews colored it as a shoddy game that was basically unfinished but I didn't realize how high a quality certain aspects are. Now, 2 years later, most of the bugs and optimization issues have been fixed, and mods on PC have made the game even better. Really great game.
The feeling of freedom, along with the immersion, is what makes this game hands down the best game I have ever played. It's now getting near the end of 2023 and still no word on KCD2? Henry has scores to settle, parents to avenge?!!
I can only dream at this point it's in the making and an announcement is within arms length. Come on Warhorse Studios, you can give us a little teaser, surely? Improving on the first game will only bring success.
I always thought wouldn't it be cool if there was a sequel that starts off with Henry, Hans Capon and others getting ambushed right after their journey starts when first game ends. This time though, Henry gets captured, tied to a tree, and we then get to see, from Henry's perspective, Hans Capon save us by taking out the bandits one by one. Just thought I would be a fitting start to the game....if there was ever a sequel made....cough....!!!!
Im hopeful about this year. They will at least announce it IMO.
@@raskolnikov6443 They have. ✌️
This is now my only game I used to only play skyrim but I like historical realism and rpgs this game is perfect
I wonder how many sites won't give this documentary exposure...
I am a Hungarian and I an extremely happy to see hungarians and cumans depicted in a game with such attention to historical detail. :) It's one of the reason I enjoy the game so much.
So that's how one of my all-time favorite games was created.
There are two more documentary movies about this game ;)
Not only is this comment in 2024 but let me say to EVERYONE, I REPEAT EVERYONE!! KCD not only holds up in game play, mechanics, music, history and graphics even still to this day. Its also one of the most beautiful and extremely difficult open world rpgs still to date. Its in the top 5 for me absolutely. Massive achievement. Thank you WARHORSE STUDIOS for this epic opportunity to visit the past. Watching this still gives me chills and also makes me want to fire this up and play it right now. Also, i love wizards and magic as much as anyone but not having it makes this title more special. Ive always been a sucker for alchemy in any rpgs but KCD does it perfectly. 2nd best i think is the witcher 3 followed by SKYRIM. i love you guys so much for letting me have the experience to play Kingdom Come Deliverance.
Absolutely fantastic documentary. Thank you for creating it and bringing this to the public.
KCD is one of my all time favorite RPG's ever made and being able to learn what they went through just adds that extra level of enjoyment.
Thank you.
Who got here after they announced KCD 2? 🎉🎉
I've been a gamer since 1978 and can tell that this effort is one of the most impressive ones in the history of gaming. As a historical researcher myself I especially appreciate that correctness from the developers. Thank you very much for what you've done!
IGN wanted black lesbian female soldiers in the game 🤣🤣
@@snaxbarI know this os hyperbole but IGN os on the same level as Kotaku.
Deciding to use the more visually realistic CryEngine rather than one of the other more fantasy-style engines was genius. The landscape of the kingdom of Bohemia is almost a character in itself and so incredibly immersive.
"We didn't want to inject politics... we just wanted to make a game" - What do they think this is, 1990?!
I almost shed a tear when he said that an rpg game could be fun without violence or little violence. THE CLUE IS IN THE FUCKING NAME!!! I love that studio I swear. If daniel vavra wants me to dance ina pinky rabbit underpants to some britney spears preteens music I FUCKING WILL
i played 40 hours just basically roaming the world and playing dice. offline I spent at least that much learning Czech history! An amazing achievement, guys - do more!!
Of course he thought to create "Mafia," one of my all time favorite games since I played it 10 times near its original release. The attention to detail, realistic combat, focus on historical accuracy, and next-level story-telling of Kingdom Come: Deliverance are many of the reasons I liked Mafia so much. Like Mafia, some of the best moments for me in KCD are the mundane and hyper-realistic interaction between the player and an indifferent world where the player is merely another human put into such an interesting historical context. Thank you for your work.
Such an insightful documentary of an extremely talented group, this is extremely inspiring. Thank you so much to everyone behind the documentary, and Warhorse...this is a jewel in the rough of youtube. Much love forever,
Gotta admit, I have put 77 hours into this game, and probably about 15 of those were spent mastering picking herbs and doing alchemy. I find few things funnier than getting super buff by picking flowers, as one of the higher level herbalism perks is gaining strength xp every time you pick something.
Vavra is a legend, extremely talented writer.
More than 100 hours played on this game. Easily my favorite game of the year so far.
God be with you, Daniel
This makes me respect the game and devs even more... thank you for this masterpiece.
I've been a backer since Kickstarter. I knew parts of this but never heard the whole story. So thanks for this documentary about one of the most awesome games, I've ever played!
Absolutely beautiful game, it did need alot of patches and updates however, but this is one of the very rare games that I would get lost in for hours and hours, and still want to play it more.
@37:00 they speak of the artificial combat in most open-world RPGs. KCD was certainly a game where I was genuinely afraid of starting combat, even with just a single enemy. They did wonders with this.
Hands down the best RPG I've played in... too many years I care to admit. It was a definite surprise, but a much welcome one. Can't wait for KCD2, I hope Alchemy stays the same, it's perfect
I agree. I think alchemy is perfect, and also combat. I know it had a lot of complaints, but I love it
@@jimbeaux89 same, the combat felt involved it. Like... you had to actually do combos and think
I've got about 700 hours in this game, favorite game ever!
53:21 He did not say "almost" but "Olomouc" which is a city in Czech republic. But anyway, great documentary guys :)
Fixed. Thanks for catching that!
I finally got around to watching this. Thanks a lot for the documentary and telling a pretty comprehensive story of how the game came to be without getting bogged down too much in details.
I still haven't played Kingdom Come past the few early hours because my PC is too weak but I was one of the backers and always believed in the vision and love realistic medieval stuff and visited a lot of european castles in my childhood and teens. I wanted to support anyone who has a strong vision and dares to create something with a bit of risk but also a ton of promise. I'm not disappointed at all. I grew up on a farm in southern germany and the landscapes in KCD are so realistic that childhood memories and sensations rushed back. I could smell the dry earth dust when working the fields, I could smell the forest floor, feel a breeze or the warm sun.
Hands down my favourite game of all time! Thank you Warhorse!
what i love most about the game is, in quests you have to actually think and put yourself in the situation and solve it. No1 holds your hand its amazing
35K views means ALOT of people are missing out! Share this video, because it exposes the best indepth look into Kingdom Come. Also I love the rest of Warhorse Studio's videos on their channel.
I freakin love this game, one of the best games I've ever played, I have to say you guys at Warhorse just nailed it.
This game has led me on an educational journey to learn as much as I can about this time period. All the humans who want to create controversy and politicize a video game can pound sand. Humanity can be beautiful, as well as horrifying. This game is fantastic, and I hope there is a sequel.
This is really well done.
PLEASE COME BACK!!
Followed the game from the start, and now we're getting a sequel.
What a great project. What a great lead team.
Well done! I enjoyed this from start to finish. I look forward to future content from y'all, bravo.👏 😎♥
Thank you very much! Lots of docs already released on our channel, don't miss em!
I had a chance to play this game for free on my friend's PC, but now I'm buying it...amazing people went through great struggle to make this possible. Its a triumph of dedication and passion for what you believe in! Bravo!
Warhorse is my new favorite dev I can’t wait to see what else they create
Thanks for giving us the game that was only a wet dream for gamers since decades. I wanna hug you all !!
Thank you Warhorse, for all of your stubbornness, persistence and hard work. Thank you for bringing us what immediately became my favorite game of all time.
I’m also so incredibly grateful that they didn’t inject any politics or agendas in this game.
I play games to ESCAPE modern day agendas. Not douse myself with them.
He stayed more true to himself than many Black Metal artists do when faced with SJW aggression.
Excellent documentary, great pacing and editing. Especially love your approach of showing different people’s thoughts on the game development.
The part about gg would be controversial to many people though, especially in USA, considering it only covers the studio’s side of story, and apparently they are strongly opposed to the opinions of the “mainstream” journalism outlets.
the other side of the story aka the journalists' POV was presented many times all around the internet
The journalists lied like usual
WE NEED MORE GAME DEVS LIKE WARHORSE, KCD IS AMAZING AND WE NEED MORE A.S.A.P
I'm still quite hungry. More games from this lad required!
This is really underrated. You did a great job and deserve way more views
Mafia The City of Lost Heaven was one of the best story telling games I have ever had a chance to play. This is one of the most iconic-memorable games with memorable characters, creative and fun missions and that emotionaly composed soundtrack by Vladimir Simunek.
Not to mention that the graphics at the time was a lot ahead than the other games. What a nice times!
Only found out about this game because of the sequel coming out. Had no idea it was 5 years old!
easily my top 5 fav games all the time
These guys were rebels. KCD is the game RPG lovers have always wanted, but the mainstream industry insisted we didn't need.
Interesting documentary. Very nice to chill out and enjoy for free with my dinner. Minor gripes, though:
Would like to have seen more about:
- Why / What was the inspiration for the game? Why did the lead designer have the idea? It's a big leap from a Mafia game
- The combat system and reviewing historical techniques
- More about exploring the history and arcitecture and old ruins
- The future for the company
I think they dragged out the controversy bit a little too long. Okay, it's cool they touched on it, but I think the amount of bugs the game had upon release was more controversial. Oh well.
Thanks for the doco.
Thanks for the feedback! We had to be pretty deliberate with the topics we focused on as Warhorse are making their own big making of documentary detailing how the game was created. So we focused on finding financing, the philosophy behind the design of the game, what it takes to be a creative director and a little bit of the controversy.
Thanks for watching!
These guys need to make a medieval first person MMO.
If they can create a community where people ignore one of the creators of the game to discuss one quest that they spent a few minutes on, you're looking at a fanbase who will invest massive time and money into your product.
Also: Warhorse.... you guys really suck at telling people that this stuff is online... There's nothing from Warhorse Studio's regarding this documentary on your youtube channel...... WHY?
I'd buy this documentary just to support you guys...
Also... Set up a damn company patreon so I can give you my money.
Didn't realize until now that Vavra is Hanush. ^^
And with czech voice acting, he voices him too xD
This is fantastic! Great production values, and not just a huge, long commercial (aka NoClip). Brilliant work! Congrats.
What a fantastic watch, thank you for such an entertaining and insightful look behind one of my favourite games of recent times. Shout out to all at Warhorse too!
Game felt like: This looks like a real place.
So I found these making of vids which proove my thoughts. Great!
GOD BE WITH YOU HENRY!
My second favorite game of the decade only after the great Witcher 3. Although Witcher's world is amazing but honestly Kingdom come deliverance had the most believable world and rules that I've ever experienced my whole life!
sadly mainstream game journalism is on Its very low, but that means It cant be worse, does It? Ah who am I kidding some "journalist" is probably right now writting something even more stupid. But thankfully most of us, players, customers have brains and can make our own conclusions and see through the clear lies, specially these days when there is so many examples of bad "journalism"
This is because they're *not journalists.* Any fool can buy a camera and open a RUclips account, but to call yourself a journalist simply because you comment on games, many of which they never even played or they don't even like the genre. Journalism.. to journal (to record). There is no bias in real journalism.. if there's bias or an intended narrative, then it's editorial, commentary or just some opinion.
We really need a licensing / qualification system for those trying to consider themselves journalists.. like a bar association is for law. Imagine a lawyer or doctor in name only.. someone buys a stethoscope and think they're qualified to practice medicine. Proliferating information is an extremely important function in society, and spreading lies and political propaganda is absolutely as dangerous as pretending to be a doctor. Wars are started, riots have been seen from reporting, and this is precisely what they want. Stir up trouble, then aim a camera at it. They only want to put ads in front of this chaos they themselves start, for financial gain or demented fame.. regardless of the disservice they've done to their fellow countrymen, and to their own nation.
I know I went on, and I only intended to write 2 sentences, but this is something I'm obviously very passionate about, and disturbed by what's been done to it in the name of greed, fame or plain incompetence.
WHITE MAILS
An amazing game I can't wait for the rest of DLCs to start it from the begining. A good documentary witch I enjoyed and made me respect this company even more. I subscribed and hope to see new videos execellent job!
Based Daniel Vavra
Sammy Diamond he definitely a member of the right wing death Slavs
Donnie Dewitt sounds silly 😂
Turn yourself in already
he's a self-admitted jew
i wouldn't call him Based, he's simply not retarded like the rest of the Marxist devs
TheSharpmarksman what does religion matter? my grandparents were christian and now i know my own about religion and i'm convinced that god probably doesn't exist. Plus, he's czech(me too) and our country is like 90% atheist
The controversy just reflects badly on the silly journalists who have very little independent knowledge and therefore just repeat what they're told. "Oh African kings in Constantinople, that's close to Prague huh?" As an avid East Romaner I wish it was a lot closer but unfortunately the borders were quite distant in 1403.
Hope the developers see it this late in 2021: I love this game. Spent 250 hours in it. First 8 hours were hard to get in but after that...holy moly. Please. Give me Part 2!!
same over 200+
Hmmm, never occurred to me that the dialogue is less skippable because it's longer. If you compromise with brevity, it makes sense that you lose depth and it's less interesting, therefore you skip them rather than watch them because they're short. Excellent thinking. I love this game, so glad it's a success.
Thank you for this documentary and let us knowing the history of making this fantastic game,i really hope they will come with a part II !
Hey there.
First, thank you for an excellent documentary about a game I've been enjoying immensely. I really loved the journey through the production, the troubles and tribulations that come with making a game like this, first in a series (hopefully), without the benefit of a franchise, and trying to build a new rpg concept on top of it all. Really, really loved it.
Having said that, I would like to make a constructive criticism. I did not enjoy the last 15 minutes. I commend your courage to address a question that is interesting, but I strongly feel you should have put that entire discussion in a separate video, something like an extended interview video (as Noclip usually does). And not a part of this main documentary. Here's why...
Whether you like it or not, whether you wanted to or not, the negative feel of that discussion taints the very moving tale of the journey to build this game. And, as important as the controversy was, it is not so significant that it should occupy a quarter of the time of the documentary. So, in my honest opinion, you should have ended with the positive fact that this game sold over 1 million copies in a few weeks, and leave the controversy to a separate video.
Also, although I fully agree with the opinions of the Warhorse team, and think the controversy was ridiculous and based on ignorant claims, it would have been more interesting if the discussion would be contextualized by a wider view of the difficulties that devs can face in the current age of social media. So a few questions should be asked, to Daniel Vavra, for example, as if it is a good approach to react to attacks directly. I understand his feeling, I might have done the same. But people need to think that social media is a little more than a decade old. Should you engage these discussions directly? Are you not providing the attackers a greater audience - by sending the people that follow you into their arms. Shouldn't a team, working for a massive audience like the gaming industry, instead address these issues in a more distant, assertive way - certainly publishing their statements, trying to clarify issues - like, in this case, historical accuracy, realism, depth - while avoiding becoming engaged in internet wars that bring negative attention and boost the hatred - especially because the people that want to attack you will never, ever, acknowledge the truth in your arguments, no matter how grounded they are.
Anyway, this is a constructive criticism, both to Gameumentary and in a way to Warhorse. I loved watching your documentary, and I love Kingdom Come: Deliverance, so keep up the good work and best success to you all.
Thanks for your feedback. Really appreciate it, honestly.
I tried to cover the controversy in a way that showed how it affected others in the studio outside of just Dan, as he's the main person you see reacting and responding to those things. I felt it was important to humanize the situation a bit, and let others speak to their side of the story regarding all that.
It was also important to do this, because if we hadn't, I fear the entire conversation about the documentary would have been about why we didn't talk about that or whatever. Your comment kinda confirms that actually :D You watched the whole documentary and got the whole story instead of just wondering about that controversy.
In regards to publishing their statements, I know that's what people would like us to do, but you have to realize that nobody would use Gameumentary as a platform to publish something like that when they could create their own tailored statements with a PR person standing over their shoulder. It's also not my intent. My intent is to showcase the stories behind the games and foster a positive community around that. So far, I think we're achieving that.
I was actually quite impressed with how open Warhorse was to talking about this particular subject with me. I feel creating a separate video on the matter would just invite lots of toxic discussion and negativity, so that's why we did it this way.
Thanks for your comment and feedback, it really is appreciated!
Thank you for the reply. I had not considered those arguments and I'm glad you put real thought into it. I think you may be right, a separate video solely dedicated to this controversy might have that negative effect, and I understand your choices. In context, it does raise an interesting discussion about the impact that everything that revolves outside a production can impact the people within. Anyway, thank you and keep up the good work. Best regards.
Excellent post.
Daniel's laugh is a god's blessing.
I second the way of non-violence as a viable option in this game, though i did not pursue that in my first playthrough XD As Dan said in other interviews there is just one mandatory fight to kill a person, as they could not figure out how to deal with him aside from killing. I for myself sunk in about 110hrs for 1st playthrough, and I feared to fight Cumans or bandits for most of the time. Had sword skill just barely above L11 in the end. I also love the variety of ways to finish quests, even if i fail at first part there are ways to proceed. I appreciate that. Last but not least as a Czech I love the nature of KCD, i recognize our forests, individual trees, for that I say BIG THANK YOU to Dan et co. for choosing CryEngine. That tool loves nature and plants, and i love the way this worked out.
Loved every minute of this documenatary...and the game of course... The most amazing gaming experiance of my life.. finished the main story line and i am still playing the game :)...such a masterpiece
Just bought this game and love it already (just finished prologue). On the violence point, it's a bit like a criticism of the episode 1-3 Star Wars films I saw. The critic said that in those films, you see fights and lightsabers constantly, so you get desensitised to them and it becomes routine. In Star Wars episodes 4-6, the fights are rarer and you don't see lightsabers much, so they feel like a treat and that the excitement has built up to the fight, which makes them far more interesting. I think it's the same in this game - when you do fight, it's rare, so it's exciting and feels more emphatic and more impactful. And yes, there absolutely is an audience for smarter games. I buy barely any games nowadays because they're so dumbed down.
Not even 30 seconds in and I'm dying of Goosebumps, bless the people at Warhorse Studios!
Damn, I need KCD 2 so bad.
Same
I love this documentary. I watch it every couple of months. It motivates me to find a way to keep sticking to that matter I am so much in love with myself.
Love this game, waiting for part 2 before buying a new console.
Thanks for this well made documentary, very nice insights about what went into the making of Kingdome Come.
Can't wait to grab my copy on Steam soon!
I’m SUPER excited to watch this later! However, I do have a bizarre recommendation for a possible future documentary. There’s a game called Heathen that has been in development for over 5 years. Now, I know, y’all at gameumentary probably haven’t heard of it, but I have a feeling that there’s a REALLY interesting story behind that game’s development. The reason I think this is because if you look at a trailer or gameplay of it, Heathen looks like it was made by a relatively medium size development team. In reality, is the first game that Frog Factory has ever made. What’s even more interesting is that Frog Factory (the developers of Heathen) is actually a two-man development team. So yeah, I know this is probably a very specific recommendation, and one that is probably not going to happen, but I think it would make for a very interesting documentary. Anyway, I cannot wait to watch this and keep up the fantastic work! :D
Oh, I for sure know about that game. I believe when I was running OnlySP (Only Single Player) we were one of the first websites to cover it. Super excited to see it's finally coming to fruition. Would be an interesting story for sure!
For the moment we'll be focusing on some more high-profile subjects so that we can continue building our audience, but we fully plan on covering lots of stories like that as soon as we have a bit more of a stable audience. So much to cover there.
AWESOME!! Cannot wait to see what’s To come! :D
5 years later and this game is still a masterpiece
focusing the end of the documentary on those retarded "controversies" takes away from the quality of this documentary