Check out the arse on that open world!

It’s very much the first 24 hours of the stereotypical British stag party.

All it’s missing is a tattoo somewhere awkward and a traffic cone full of sick.

Two men in the stocks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, surrounded by a yelling crowd

Things continue to go sideways - as regards my savegame, at least.

The stag party energy is definitely wearing thin, at this point.

Waheeey, bois, amirite?

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Ah, I remember this bar.

It used to be a Woolworths, and you could get a double Milky Bar for 30p.

Comrades, gentlebros, I’m feeling a bit sad, actually.

A horse-drawn wagon in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, encountered on the road outside a village

Can’t we just go back to the Airbnb and watch Friends?

How will you rise from this dire predicament?

What species of Henry will you be?

A lovely hillside planted with crops in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

An unpredictable bum in jester’s slippers?

Among its new features is the ability to switch between three clothing loadouts at whim.

Right now, though, after five hours of play, my Henry is a homely and peaceable flowerpicker.

The player’s character Henry foraging for herbs in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

He and I have long since forgotten about reconciling with Sir Hans, let alone avenging Henry’s dad.

Deliverance 2’s interface design is generally quite restrained and elegant.

But the game is careful not to overwrite its own geography to the point that the geography feels cosmetic.

A slice of forestland in Kingdom: Come Deliverance 2, with a path visible through thick green undergrowth

My Henry doesn’t even have shoes right now.

I’m interested to discover whether this will change.

But there are traces of something more engaging there.

Two women talking near a tavern in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Anyway, look out for my full review of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 in a handful of weeks.

A piece of dialogue in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, with the player’s choices determining stat upgrades