Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Feb 8, 2022

  Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s (Kingdom Come) ‘Band of Bastards’ DLC is the third DLC released for Kingdom Come, and was published in February 2019. [h1] [b] Story and Content [/b] [/h1] In the DLC, Sir Radzig Kobyla requests Henry to assist Sir Kuno and his band of mercenaries in patrolling the province from bandits. In doing so, it introduces an intriguing backstory of Sir Radzig and Sir Kuno’s relationship and reveals an element of personal vulnerability in Sir Radzig, a new development in his character. Sir Kuno’s band has some really likeable members who thrive on value and honour, but there are some annoying characters who remind you that mercenary life is based on greed and blood, presenting a bit of juxtaposition in their motivations. The DLC is focussed on combat and the plot is about figuring out who is causing continuous trouble in the province. Through this, it allows for some crime-like investigation by gathering clues. It also enables some really fun combat scenes that I found to be a highlight of the story. On the flipside, the DLC felt somewhat rushed and despite three hours of content, I thought there was room to expand and flesh out the story, but this nit-pick is probably because I really enjoyed the content. [h1] [b] Conclusion [/b] [/h1] Ultimately, Band of Bastards is a really good DLC, albeit one that was short. It provides a tight story and an intriguing backstory, whilst introduces Sir Kuno’s camp who most are likeable and honourable, while other members remind you why they are mercenaries first and foremost. For $8.50, I recommend this as a standalone purchase and in the Royal Edition. If this review was helpful, please leave a thumbs-up. If you enjoyed this review and would like to see my other reviews, join http://steamcommunity.com/groups/AntwogReviews https://store.steampowered.com/app/977420/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance__Band_of_Bastards/
• ＯＮＬＹ ＦＩＪＩ

  Jan 15, 2023

  Pay 10$ to get a bad day
• gamedeal user

  Feb 6, 2019

  I'm really enjoying this DLC. That said, I enjoyed the others, too, and many players correctly pointed out the Hans Capon and From the Ashes DLCs were extremely short and didn't contribute that much content. Band of Bastards, however, functions as a long side mission which is very close to the main storyline, similar to the Dark Brotherhood questline from Elder Scrolls, or pretty much any side mission from Witcher. Your liege Sir Radzig has enlisted an old friend, an expat noble and his band of hired mercenaries, to help rid Bohemia of the many highwaymen plaguing the roadways and countrysides. There is also another, older nemesis... You function as their guide, which introduces an interesting game mechanic that I highly recommend you explore for yourself. The new armor set is a fine addition, the characters are interesting, and there are brand new battles/showdowns with around twenty combatants (it feels like a lot more when you're in it). I love the way battles are handled in this game. Of course, there are a few quest bugs, but this time you'll have to genuinely go out of your way to attempt triggering them. If you're avoiding this DLC because you felt like the others were too expensive and didn't give you very much, this is entirely a different situation.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 6, 2019

  easily the best piece of DLC they've put out for this game, though I only got 2 hours of gameplay out of it the 2 hours of gameplay that I did get were high in production value, overall it felt pretty polished I did run into a small bug at the last bit of it, but nothing else aside from that with that said, the DLC is good, but not worth the 7.99 euros I paid for it. if you want to get more Kingdom Come and wish to support the developers like I do, then by all means, buy the DLC for its current price
• gamedeal user

  Feb 6, 2019

  It's not a very long DLC, but adds some more good content with cutscenes and some funny characters. You go out with the band for around five patrols with some choices as to what to do with some of the situations you run into. You can get some cool armour at the end too. It's worth $5 for the extra fun. Nice to have a DLC that is a bit more fighting oriented. I'd love if it was longer and more complex, but for $5 its good.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 6, 2019

  So I have played through this and I have to say, it is very good. It adds an entire new camp and questline, so lets split it up into pros and cons, Pros: •Interesting story •Battles, about 20 men fighting •New mercenary camp full of people you can interact with, apart from Stone of course •Different types of quests (as I find this game provides quite often) •You feel like you're part of a new family •The price is more fair for the content of the DLC There's much more but I simply don't have the time Cons: •A few glitches such as when you drink and tell storys of your adventures you automatically stand up (or at least I did) •It is quite short. It took me about 4 hours to complete but that does include me being stupid and missing obvious things •When you're riding with the group, as always, your walking speed is too slow and your running / jogging speed it too fast •When you're in battle the music could be a bit more intense because the normal music, in my opinion is more fitting for 1v1 and so I think a additional song for those bigger battles would help greatly And yet again a few more but I don't have the time to go into detail Overall I think it is 100% worth it because, although it is short and has glitches from time to time, it provides enjoyable content and epic battles for a fair enough price.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2019

  Message to DEVS: Guys, me and ton of other people would FREAKING LOVE if you would stop wasting your time and energy on REMOVING support for "no savior schnapps" from EVERY POSSIBLE update (dlc?) of the game. Seriously, no need to make my life more painful — for my own goddamn money. You could better spend that time and my money on, you know, things like: — fixing goddamned performance! After a YEAR of release we need to rely on third-party tools to lower 100% cpu load. — Maybe making decent DLC instead of, you know, just adding one 2-hour quest and selling it as a DLC? I have been a huge supporter of you and even defended those tiny dlc, but really, stop making my life harder when I'm your supporting customer. Peace.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 10, 2019

  In short, buy it on sale or in a bundle. It's about as long as this review.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 17, 2019

  First thing first: The main criticism leveled against this DLC is that it's too short, that it's only 2 hours extra gameplay, only 4 missions, etc. Having started the Band of Bastards missions today and just finished them, I can only say that it's absolutely impossible to finish these "mere four" missions in two or even three hours without rushing through them at an extreme pace (ignoring side stuff, skipping all dialouge, etc.). It's fairly surprising then that people actually publish such reviews, because that's hardly the playstyle you'll have if you enjoy the base game. For me it took the better part of "no life-ing" the game a whole Saturday to finish the missions. The Band of Bastard DLC features a set of well scripted and enjoyable characters with lots of dialouge between them and the player, and between each other. It ties in well with events in the base game itself that your character has already experienced, and you can chose between lots of drastically different options throughout the span of the DLC. The BoB DLC also features several options with different outcomes during the missions themselves, sometimes with funny twists. Broadly speaking, some missions can be described as the Next to Godliness quest, but with war stuff instead of a bath. Thirdly, the DLC also includes several new unique pieces of kit that you can acquire by different means throughout the story.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 24, 2019

  Man, I'm a Kingdom Come fan, but I have to give this one a thumbs down. It started out fun and interesting, but is VERY short and does not wrap up well at all. I would give this a thumbs up if it as only a couple of dollars, but I feel shorted for what I paid. Submitted a request for refund.