Warhorse Studios is getting all the attention due to Middle-Earth being confirmed. lord of the rings The biggest news for long-time fans of the studio like myself is that the RPG kingdom come This is a franchise with new entries currently in development. The most important thing currently underway is whether the game will continue Henry's story from 1999. Kingdom Come: Salvation series, it would be nice if that happened, but I doubt it will actually happen. Instead, I believe Warhorse will continue the franchise with an entry that respects the spirit of those games but follows a different narrative and, as a result, a new protagonist. in other words, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 3 Even though Henry's personal story is over, he can still be used as a lens through which players can view Bohemia's ongoing history.
This is especially true. because Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 It's not some vague version of medieval Europe. Like the first game, it is rooted in a very specific political moment in Bohemia. Historical Analysis of Deep Silver KCD2 It frames Henry's story of the ongoing conflict between King Wenceslaus IV and his half-brother Sigismund of Hungary. The game's 1403 setting is ultimately defined by the enormous political and social upheaval of the time. In other words, KCD2 is not simply a sequel that expands on Henry's personal journey. Instead, it placed him on the edge of something much bigger, and historically speaking, Bohemia's next major chapter is hard to miss.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 leaves Bohemia behind and tells a bigger story
text Kingdom Come: Salvation It was built around a country already in crisis. Henry's home is destroyed and his parents are murdered, as the political conflict between Wenceslaus and Sigismund comes into focus and provides a completely different context to Henry's life. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Naturally, the conflict escalates as Henry becomes increasingly closer to powerful figures and political tensions become more important than his own life.
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Now, if Warhorse continues to move forward through actual Bohemian history, the logical next step isn't another Henry-esque revenge story or some local feud to be resolved. years later KCD2The setting of 1403 eventually led to the execution of Jan Hus in 1415, the first defense of Prague in 1419, the death of Wenceslas in the same year, and the Hussite Wars that followed. After Wenceslaus' death in 1419, Sigismund inherited the Bohemian throne, but the wars fought with the Hussites in the 1420s prevented that claim from being simple or uncontroversial.
If the decision continues Kingdom Come: Salvation Rather than shifting into franchise gear and focusing on a different location or period in history, there will be a major shift in storytelling as a series. Henry's Story KCD It has always been personal, but it has also always been present within Bohemian history. The further the Warhorse follows its history, the more difficult it becomes to avoid the events that will eventually profoundly change Bohemia.
Jan Zizka could be the most obvious bridge to KCD3
But if there is one historical figure who made this possible, it is Jan Zizka, one of my personal favorites. The fact that he belongs Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Already, Warhorse provides a natural bridge between Henry's present-day story and Bohemia's impending revolution. in KCD2Jan Zizka existed before he became the legendary commander that history remembers, which actually makes him a figure that Warhorse could use particularly well. The studio doesn't need to introduce him at the height of his fame and can instead show the man before he became a legend.
Historically, Zizka is almost impossible to separate from the Hussite Wars. In fact, history books describe him as a Bohemian military commander who led the Hussite army to victory against Sigismund and whose use of mobile artillery helped predict later military tactics. It is also worth noting that the Hussite revolt began in 1419 after the defense of Prague, and Hussite's followers resisted the crusaders sent against them.
for kingdom comeThis means that Zizka could serve as a kind of historical gateway that allows Warhorse to connect the same personal, relatively intimate storytelling of Henry's journey with the much larger conflict still taking place in the same world. KCD3 It would not be necessary to make Henry the center of the Hussite wars for that direction to make sense. All you have to do is place him close enough to the people and choices that history is already setting in motion.
And actually, that might be a better approach. Why Henry is good at playing the main character in dramas Kingdom Come: Salvation This is because he is closer to an ordinary participant in history rather than one person responsible for changing everything. if KCD3 Even closer to Prague, Hus, Zizka, Sigismund and the start of the Hussite movement, Henry can still be the lens through which players experience the crisis around them. He will still be a man defined by his loyalties and personal losses, but the world around him will be reluctant to stay small.
Hussite Wars will be Kingdom Come's biggest change
The Hussite war would then become a major escalation. kingdom comeBut that doesn't always betray the look of the game. Rather, it would be a natural result of the historical foundation that War Horse has already built. The series began with the impact of noble conflict on ordinary people. A Hussite-era game could take that idea further by showing what happens when political unrest, religious beliefs, social pressure, and military violence all begin to influence one another.
will give that too KCD3 I think if the tone changes a bit, the atmosphere will definitely change. first two Kingdom Come: Salvation The game is about survival in a world that is already violent and politically tense, but is still not yet divided. However, games set closer to Hussite Wars may feel more unstable from the start. Almost everything and everyone will become more important than ever, and at the same time, faith will be more important than ever. Kingdom Come: Salvation.
But it could also give us an excuse to make some big changes in the next game, like this: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 I did it after the previous work. The Hussite era almost got its warhorse, an expansion pack served on a silver platter. KCD3 Rather than simply getting bigger for the sake of getting bigger, we will actually get bigger because our history is bigger. The conflict behind the life of Henry of Skalitz has a future, and that future leads to one of the most dramatic chapters in Bohemian history.
The direction of KCD3 may already have been written down in history
Of course, this doesn't mean Warhorse has confirmed the plot of its next installment. kingdom come game. In fact, they're calling it “new” now. kingdom come Rather than adding ‘adventure’rescue“The main character of the game may change, the area may change, and even the moment in medieval history may change. Still, if the next game continues from 1999, KCD2The clearest direction is already there. The pieces are honestly too connected to be ignored.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 The conflict between Wenceslaus and Sigismund leaves Henry in a world far from an isolated political dispute. Jan Zizka's existence points to a future that history already remembers. The death of Jan Hus, the unrest in Prague, the death of Wenceslaus, the claims of Sigismund, and the Hussite Wars all precede the same timeline. And for a series that has always treated history as the driving force of its story, one of those events is the potential future.
But that's also why it's so interesting. There's no need to invent an obvious next step from scratch, because Warhorse can follow a path you're already on. if Kingdom Come: Deliverance 3 Moving forward with Hussite Wars gives the series its most ambitious narrative yet, while staying true to the foundational historical identity that made it stand out in the first place.
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February 4, 2025
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Ages 17+ / Alcohol, blood and gore, sexual content, strong language, intense violence, partial nudity
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Warhorse Studio
