War and political turmoil kept people in fear as one’s livelihood could be decimated under the hooves of marching armies. A class system keeps the rich and royal in high standards of comfort while those below them carve out a simple existence working the land. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a more grounded vision of Europe during the 15th century, one that wasn’t always smiles and pretty maypoles. Come to think of it, the last game I vividly recall casting me as a knight was 1986’s Defender of the Crown (man, I’m old), an action/strategy title that I really only enjoyed for its Medieval Times-style jousting and sword fighting events. The material certainly makes for a good video game. There’s a tendency to romanticise the Middle Ages because of the whole “knights” and “chivalry” thing.
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