Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s developers said they were uncomfortable with the use of their games in cultural wars and they just want to make a good game.
MEDIA RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2the focus of the discussions as the output approached. The Warhorse Studios team expressed his discomfort of making the game a part of cultural wars. Tobias Stolz-Zwilling, the Studio’s Global Public Relations Manager, said that the developer team did not carry a specific agenda and that they are trying to make a fun game.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 remained in the midst of cultural wars
The first play of the series was criticized for its lack of historical accuracy and diversity before it was released in 2017. Some segments argued that the game did not include minority characters, while others supported it in the name of “historical realism”. However, these discussions led to the shadow of the real goal of the game.
Now Kingdom come: Deliverance 2 is criticized by the same segments for offering more various characters and a gay romanticism option. Stolz-Zwilling summarized this, saying, “We always brand it, but we just want to make a good game,” Stolz-Zwilling summarized.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is in Kuttenberg, one of the most important cities of Bohemia. This makes it natural for the game to contain more various characters. “Kuttenberg was an important city of the Holy Roman Empire. For this reason, it was inevitable to come across people from different ethnic groups and beliefs. ” The game includes Italians, Germans and Jewish characters. In addition, an in -depth perspective on how these characters see the world.
Studio’s research aims to improve the foundation of the first game and provide more historical accuracy and details. For example, in the first game, only the Enemy soldiers, which are seen as enemies, are processed more deeply with their motivation and stories.
Stolz-Zwilling said that the studio was tired of being associated with these discussions and said, ik We would not want to be involved in any of these discussions in an ideal world ”. Warhorse Studios stressed that the game focuses on a historical storytelling and a pleasant experience to players, independent of criticism. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is thought to attract attention with innovative storytelling and different character perspectives. However, developers want the game to be seen as a production that players will enjoy rather than being the center of political debates.