Summary
- Some Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players are disappointed with the in-game rain, both from a visual and technical perspective.
- Fan complaints of this sort have been the exception rather than the rule for KCD2, which received an overwhelmingly positive reception at launch.
Some Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players have recently shared a few grievances concerning the game’s handling of rain. Their complaints mark one of the first instances of concentrated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 fan criticism that has been voiced since the game’s release.
Released on February 4, Warhorse Studios’ latest RPG has been largely well-received by reviewers and players alike. Over on OpenCritic, the game presently boasts a “Mighty” rating, based on an average score of 89 and a near-flawless 97% recommendation rate. Many reviewers praised Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for its immersive gameplay mechanics, open-ended quest design, and rewarding exploration, among other qualities. The RPG’s fan reception has been just as encouraging, as underlined by its “Very Positive” Steam reviews and its 4.2- and 4.6-star ratings on the Xbox and PlayStation Stores, respectively.
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In a rare instance of loud early adopter complaints, some Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players have recently taken to social media to highlight several flaws with the game’s implementation of rain. The wave of criticism was started by Reddit user Hawk-Environmental, who labeled the RPG’s rain as “by far the biggest let down [sic]” in a February 21 post on the r/KingdomCome subreddit. The fan argued that the game’s rendition of rainfall looks dated and lacks ambiance, in addition to being buggy, as underlined by scenarios where it rains indoors.
Hawk-Environmental’s post amassed thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments within 24 hours of going live, suggesting numerous Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 fans agree with their grievances. Chiming in on the ensuing discussion, some players have pointed out other issues with the game’s rain, like the NPCs’ tendency to complain about bad weather during perfectly sunny days, as well as instances of the rainfall effect being rendered on the inventory screen.
More Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Bug Fixes Are Coming
Warhorse recently rolled out the first Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 post-launch patch, which resolves a number of issues with its hit RPG. The developer suggested even more bug fixes are in the works and will be rolled out in the near future. As a result, there’s a chance that some of these recently voiced fan grievances about rain will eventually be addressed.
Despite sporadic complaints of this sort, the overall public consensus on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has been overwhelmingly positive. The game’s commercial momentum is in line with this positive buzz, with publisher Plaion recently revealing that the RPG had surpassed 2 million sales as of February 17, less than two weeks following its debut. The game should be able to retain player interest for a while yet, not least because Warhorse is currently planning to release one free content drop and three paid DLC packs between now and next winter.
RPG
Action-Adventure
Open-World
- Released
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February 4, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ // Use of Alcohol, Blood and Gore, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity
- Developer(s)
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Warhorse Studios