#kingdome come: deliverance

[beaulesbian]

KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II ⚔️ Trosky Castle + surrounding scenery

[liorlenn]

(KCD2 SPOILERS)

So. I’ve been laughing about this like all day and I need to talk about it. My gay ship just went canon in the most male power fantasy game of all time.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 recently released (I’ve been playing it, it’s good). It’s an RPG set in medieval Bohemia. You play as Henry, a blacksmith’s son. The first game, released back in 2018, starts with your village being burned to the ground and everyone either is killed or has to flee. The rest of that game is you trying to, among various things, deal with your trauma and get revenge. It’s a very well executed story in my opinion.

A notable character in the game is Lord Hans Capon, who was a real guy but the game version is a bit loosely based on him. Hans and Henry become rivals then friends. Their noble/peasant dynamic is reminiscent of Arthur and Merlin in BBC Merlin (though I would argue the class dynamics are far better executed and more nuanced). Like ten people including me decided to ship them.

The first game was a bit rough but overall good. It garnered a decent audience, including a notably large audience of straight white men who really like medieval history but not enough to know much about it beyond swords are cool. You get the picture.

The second game is announced. Those guys I mentioned are super excited!

Well. As it turns out there’s going to be a homosexual relationship in the game, according to an announcement made by the director at the end of January. Uh oh. W-well as long as it’s not the main character-

Cue release day, February 4th. IT IS!!!

HANS AND HENRY. It’s THEM! They have sex ON SCREEN. No nuance about it (though it’s important to note this is an option you have to CHOOSE).

The guys go crazy. KCD has gone woke they cry. And to make it worse there’s *gasp* a black man in a Bohemian court! DEI!

I can’t believe Warhorse Studios did it. I’m genuinely amazed. I have never been so vindicated in my life.

Everyone play this game for the love of god. The combat is tough but there’s plenty of guides online. It’s worth it I promise. (However, caution that the co-owner of the studio is a bit of a shithead. I just try to ignore him, but I get it if that’s a dealbreaker.)

[perplexingly]

Hans/Henry sketch…

[theesteppenwolf]

I no lifed KCD 2 in the last 5 days. I actually can't believe they added a Hans romance and I will never shut up about it. I wanted them together since the first game and the dopamine i got from that last scene is wild.

My little knights :,)

[melonart]

Find someone that will look at you like this.

[charlie-rulerofhell]

"I'll be back. I promise you. And everything will be alright."

[brujahinaskirt]

Do you know how I feel right now. I am a chronic rarepair fan and I have NEVER had a ship go canon. Now I am, as a humble lifelong medieval history nerd, after SEVEN YEARS of dev silence (and <20 fics on ao3 last time I checked, many written my yours truly), witnessing the altright fandom melt down into nuclear waste in real time. Because their ~antiwoke hero~ studio just dropped a major sequel confirming my ultra rarepair lgbtq+ nothingburger never-gonna-happen ship was endgame all along. I could bend steel with my pinkies. This is my Roman empire. This is video game Christmas to me. I am unkillable right now do you understand

[cardo-de-comer]

sir Divish of Talmberg I really like his armor design. also another cursed process. I render my art on one layer and it really shows here lol

[liorlen]

audentes fortuna iuvat!

[martyfive]

daisies

[altorinaart]

❦ There's medieval music playing in the background (and yes, I played #KCD2 and really enjoyed it)

--more fanart soon--

[alonetogether]

HENRY & HANS in KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE II

[spectremarvel]

"I promise you."

[perplexingly]

Hans and Henry taking a bath by the well 🤭

[i-dropped-my-cake]

Luke Dale was pretty clear on his romance of choice in KCD2