The MMORPG expert and YouTuber TheLazyPeon has played Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 without knowing the predecessor. This could have forever changed the direction of his channel.
Who is TheLazyPeon? With 685 videos and 758,000 subscribers, TheLazyPeon is one of the largest YouTubers in the MMORPG genre. For many years, he has provided play reports, genre insights, and personal glimpses into his life in Thailand.
The “lazy worker” usually does not talk about single-player RPGs. It is therefore quite surprising that the content creator has now released an assessment of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 on YouTube. This is even more notable because TheLazyPeon has never played the predecessor.
Hopefully, TheLazyPeon has seen our tips video on Kingdom Come 2:
A Medieval World to Fall in Love With
What is TheLazyPeon’s first impression? At the beginning of the video, the MMORPG expert makes it clear again that he usually cannot relate at all to RPGs that place a heavy focus on story and cutscenes. Especially when they use a first-person perspective.
However, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has already blown him away in the first hours. After about twelve hours, he can’t wait to see much more of the extensive role-playing game from Warhorse Studios. He particularly praises:
- The well-written dialogues (“the NPCs talk like real people”) are among the best TheLazyPeon has ever experienced in a game.
- “Cutscenes, animation, and storytelling are clearly S-tier so far” – this is how they manage to get someone like him, who normally does not like long cutscenes, to watch every sequence with great pleasure.
- The detailed world of Kingdom Come 2 looks fantastic, while the game runs smoothly on his PC. The lively activities of the inhabitants also often cause the YouTuber to find himself just watching instead of playing.
- The game has the most realistic implementation of alchemy and blacksmithing he has ever experienced in a game.
- The rudimentary style of the map enhances the feeling that one must explore the world on their own.
- Over the years, TheLazyPeon has played many games with a directional combat system, such as Chivalry or Mordhau. In his view, Kingdom Come 2 is the game that has implemented this type of combat the most realistically thus far. However, it required quite a bit of practice to get into the system.
Despite all this praise, TheLazyPeon emphasizes that not everything has gone smoothly for him in Kingdom Come 2 so far. As someone who has not played the predecessor, he was especially surprised by the initially somewhat steep learning curve. A quest where he had to deal with bandits cost him countless attempts because he was way too weak for an open confrontation.
If you find yourself somewhere in a forest, in the middle of the night, far away from your bed, unprepared and without a torch, in the middle of a quest … and the last save is a while ago … you quickly get the feeling that you are in deep trouble. That happened to me several times. It was quite frustrating.
However, once you fight through this initial experience, acquire equipment, coins, and a horse, and gradually understand the systems and possibilities, successfully complete quests … “from here, it starts to feel really good.” You have the feeling every morning that you are embarking on an epic adventure.
His conclusion: Kingdom Come 2 is a first-person medieval GTA, but with a significantly more realistic and immersive foundation, as the inhabitants have a clear daily routine and remember the player’s actions. You cannot just run around and kill everyone.
Because of this experience, the YouTuber is seriously considering opening his channel in the future for single-player RPGs: “It has changed me.” There isn’t much happening currently in MMORPGs anyway, and he definitely wants to continue playing Kingdom Come 2.
Here you can watch TheLazyPeon’s approximately 14-minute video:
How is the community reacting to the video? So far, the video has over 225 comments, more than 2,200 thumbs up, and over 41,500 views on YouTube.
- chrisb4894 writes under the video: “I would love for you to cover more game genres than just MMOs, because as you said, the market is quite bland at the moment, I love your content.”
- XiLock_Alotx comments: “I’ve also never played Part 1. And since the launch of KCD2, I’ve taken several days off work because I’m so addicted to this game. I want to LIVE in this world every day.”
- _JB89 praises the Peon: “You are the only streamer whose videos I actually watch regularly. You seem to always have the same thoughts and opinions about games as I do. I’m looking forward to seeing more content from this game because I am just as overwhelmed by it as you sometimes – lol. Keep it up!”
- byrdfeathers3552 explains: “KCD1 was quirky but fantastic. I’m so glad KCD2 is getting the love it deserves.”
What do I need to know about Kingdom Come? The first role-playing game from Warhorse Studios was released on February 13, 2018, and despite some technical issues, it became a surprising success. On Steam the RPG has 83% positive reviews.
Like Part 1, the sequel also revolves around Heinrich, the son of a blacksmith. You can expect open-world adventures from the first-person perspective in both games that place a strong focus on the story, an authentic simulation of the game world, and the role-playing experience.
The KCD series follows an old-school approach, which takes comparatively little by the hand but also grants many freedoms. You can find out more here: Everything about release, price, editions, system requirements, preload, roadmap, and the scope of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
