I've played for about 60 hours over the course of 1.5 weeks, and I would rate this game an 8/10

There are some glaring bugs and issues that are caused by what I assume was the shortened development time.

There are bits and pieces missing from the setting that breaks your immersion, When you leave Tahlmberg, and come back. They don't remark that when they last saw you, you were half dead. They act like you were there all along and you never left. Which I can probably chalk up to development time issues.

The combat is also a bit painful, you are punished for being aggressive (you are able to learn combos for your weapon of choice, however, the combos are completely useless because you can never get one off. The AI is usually guaranteed to reposte you), and you are rewarded for being reactive. There are mods to fix this, and the devs plan to address these issues in KCD2

There are also a lot of QoL stuff I would like to see addressed. The forced animation for picking up flowers, unable to go through bushes, and a favorite/pin ability in your inventory. There should also be a way to identify which quests are time-sensitive. Once again there are mods that fix this, but it shouldn't be up to the player to do the fixes themselves.

Overall, I really like the game. I'm immersed into the world. There is something for everyone, if you want to be a silent assassin wiping out a town in the middle of the night you can. Or if you desire to be an upstanding Christian who gives alms to the beggars and turns their nose up at thievery. You can.

There are also era appropriate weapons. Bows, Maces, Axes, Swords, Swords and Boards, and Polearms (although Polearms have stipulations to them, which don't let you use them for 99% of the time.) Crossbows however, are absent due to them being cut.

I definitely recommend this game I family shared it off of a friend, and I liked it so much I paid the 9 dollars for the Royal Edition which comes with all DLCs.

I apologize for this review being so rushed and disorganized, later on/when I finish I'll plan to rewrite this review. Hopefully...

I've played for about 60 hours over the course of 1.5 weeks, and I would rate this game an 8/10 There are some glaring bugs and issues that are caused by what I assume was the shortened development time. There are bits and pieces missing from the setting that breaks your immersion, [spoiler] When you leave Tahlmberg, and come back. They don't remark that when they last saw you, you were half dead. They act like you were there all along and you never left. Which I can probably chalk up to development time issues. [/spoiler] The combat is also a bit painful, you are punished for being aggressive (you are able to learn combos for your weapon of choice, however, the combos are completely useless because you can never get one off. The AI is usually guaranteed to reposte you), and you are rewarded for being reactive. There are mods to fix this, and the devs plan to address these issues in KCD2 There are also a lot of QoL stuff I would like to see addressed. The forced animation for picking up flowers, unable to go through bushes, and a favorite/pin ability in your inventory. There should also be a way to identify which quests are time-sensitive. Once again there are mods that fix this, but it shouldn't be up to the player to do the fixes themselves. Overall, I really like the game. I'm immersed into the world. There is something for everyone, if you want to be a silent assassin wiping out a town in the middle of the night you can. Or if you desire to be an upstanding Christian who gives alms to the beggars and turns their nose up at thievery. You can. There are also era appropriate weapons. Bows, Maces, Axes, Swords, Swords and Boards, and Polearms (although Polearms have stipulations to them, which don't let you use them for 99% of the time.) Crossbows however, are absent due to them being cut. I definitely recommend this game I family shared it off of a friend, and I liked it so much I paid the 9 dollars for the Royal Edition which comes with all DLCs. I apologize for this review being so rushed and disorganized, later on/when I finish I'll plan to rewrite this review. Hopefully...