Five things we can't wait for with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 With that brand-new trailer playing on repeat in our minds, here are the top five things we can't wait for with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2!Opinion by Heidi Nicholas Published 19 Apr 2024 FollowtopicsXbox Series X|SOpinionHeidi Nicholas Warhorse Studios made all our days better when their announcement proved to be not soap-related (although that was fun) but confirmation that Henry's story would continue with Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. A gorgeous trailer dropped alongside some dev commentary and its own official Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 site, so we have a lot of great info and details to sift through while waiting for Henry to come to see us. With that being said, here are the top five things we can't wait for with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2!Kuttenberg Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s settings look amazing, and there’s an interesting contrast between the isolated countryside and the urban setting of a rich city. But that city holds an added fascination because, after only hearing about it in the first game, we’ll finally get to explore it ourselves. You explore various towns, camps, and castles in the first game, but this city looks to be on another level. It’s rich — “one of the richest cities in medieval Europe” according to the dev analysis in the video below — and even creative director Daniel Vavra jokes it’s “even too big” in his opinion. The possibilities that suggests for the number of people we’ll be meeting, and the trouble Henry could get into in a city of that size, is very interesting, especially considering how the settings and their quests in the first game had such a big impact on Henry’s behavior (Sasau Monastery, anyone?).Crime systemThis is another interesting one. Henry could steal and kill and so on in the first game, but from the way the devs are discussing the crime and reputation system in the sequel, this could become more extensive. As they mention in that video below, Henry's still young enough to do anything and become anything: "You can save the world, or you can help punish it for its sins." Henry can fight or talk his way out of trouble; he can steal and drink and fight, and “anything you can do will be recorded,” according to the team. “People will remember that. If they saw you do that, our crime system will react to that.” Interestingly, the scene showed as the devs discuss this is Henry about to be branded in front of a crowd, presumably for some offense. Whether things actually go that far or it’s part of a quest where Henry’s miraculously rescued last-minute, we’ll have to wait and see.What we do know is that people might comment on Henry’s drunkenness or nakedness, but Henry can react himself, either to apologize or to tell them just what he thinks of their opinion. A lot of criminal behavior will apparently lead to changed interactions with those around you, all with the intention of making your actions matter.Hans and Henry!More Henry and Hans! The growth in Hans’ character and the change in relationship between him and Henry — from arrogant lord and reluctant servant to… less arrogant and reluctant sort-of friends — is a great part of the first game, and we’ll see more of the iconic duo in the sequel. According to the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 site, “Henry is sent to escort Sir Hans Capon on a diplomatic mission. After they are ambushed and nearly killed, the two young men embark on a series of perilous adventures, putting their skills, character and friendship to the ultimate test.” Great stuff.More of everything!Perhaps it's cheating a little bit, but this section is made up of a lot of separate things we’re excited for that can all come under one banner: more of everything! First off, that’s in terms of the game’s scope. The sequel is twice as big as the first game, and while that translates into aspects such as more cutscenes and so on, that scope is also reflected in the size of the world and the more epic scale of Henry’s story. That makes sense for Henry, too — he was a relative nobody in the first game but (willingly or not) worked himself into every situation so effectively that it wasn’t long before he couldn’t go anywhere without “Henry’s come to see us!” being hurled at him from all sides. Like Vavra says, before he worked his way up to dealing with minor nobility; “now it’s about the problems of kings.” What that means for Henry — whether whole armies will be booming out “Henry’s come to see us” as they charge into battle — will be interesting to see.Vavra said, “What we are making now is what it was supposed to be in the beginning, but we weren’t able to do it because we didn’t have enough resources and experiences and all that stuff. We’ve proven the concept works, so now we can take it to another level, which is what we always wanted.” That’s exactly the feeling you get when playing the first game: the idea and the level of detail and the ambition behind it were so immense that even when the game looked a little wonky or played a little clunkily, you could tell it was just because the concept Warhorse had for it was so big that the resources they had at the time just couldn’t manage it all. A bigger game also means a bigger team with Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Vavra says when they started a decade ago, there were only 11 of them, but the team is now 250 strong, all of whom have been “working very hard for years to bring you the ultimate medieval RPG adventure.” 2024 releaseLast but very much not least is the fact that we don't have too long to wait for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, as the sequel arrives for console and PC later this year. Rejoice, Kingdom Come: Deliverance fans, as Henry's (almost) come to see us.Here are some of the best Xbox RPGs to sink your teeth into while we wait for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — or, if you're nostalgic for the first game, take a look through Kes's write-up of his Kingdom Come: Deliverance retrospective!Related stories: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Xbox achievements ask you to go vegetarian for the 1,000G Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 guide — how to get your horse Pebbles Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now stream 13 more owned games Over 20 new games are heading to Xbox next week Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 — 5 ways to prepare for the hardy RPG's Xbox launch Xbox Series X|SUpcoming Release Written by Heidi NicholasHeidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.