'Kingmakers' PC game - travel back in time to 1400AD with modern weapons to save the future...groovy!

[Skywatcher]

@Jophiel

The devs did Road Redemption

One hopes they’ve improved since then.

@Skywatcher

Tried [Road Redemption] a few months ago and found it more annoying than fun. Controls which made no sense (X to kick left but A to kick right? Why not B?), some controls not even marked (Right Stick functions), no way to remap controls, mission goals which made no sense (e.g.: destroy cop vehicles to get their attention; what, they don’t see this maniac trying to Evel Knievel over their roof?), etc.

IIRC, the very first review is from the devs themselves: “10/10 would code again”. Didn’t notice that red flag after I bought the game.

First game I’ve had refunded.

ETA: just remembered that dev account spamming me with friend requests. Ended up blocking them.

@Skywatcher

I expect games to make sense and be fun, even in early access.

Attracting the attention of the police by bumping their cars makes sense; attracting their attention by repeatedly bumping their cars until they explode does not.

Taking down opponents is fun; finally pulling next to an opponent only to be forced off into the dirt & brush by a sharp turn nearly every single time is not.

Crashing in that dirt & brush then being reset on the road makes sense; being reset on a completely different road which ends at sudden vertical drop does not.

I don’t intend to find out.