It seems the developers of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance" did not wholly deliver on their promise for the game, as reports have now surfaced that the PC version of the roleplaying game has been downgraded visually.
Despite the strong sales of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance," its PC player base is now questioning the graphical fidelity of the game since what was advertised and promised on the trailer did not seem to be the same as the actual product, at least visually. A user named design3d from Russian online forum Shazoo has posted comparison screenshots of the game that show the discrepancies the current PC version has from the pre-release gameplay videos.
The final-version screenshots were compared specifically to the beta version of the game that was used for testing and polish and also had several videos posted online. User design3d also claimed that the in-game locations were the same as well as the time of day and weather from the role-playing game (RPG), and both also used the Ultra graphics preset setting.
From the comparison photos, it seems that the developers indeed cut down some of the graphical details of the game, particularly in terms of lighting, environmental detail and vegetation density, making the game somewhat less gorgeous. The effect was a less atmospheric experience in-game with lighting being the most noticeable difference in the release version. It is worth noting that the screenshots were compared to the 2016 beta version of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance."
It is also not known why the graphics were downscaled since the developers have not commented on the issue yet and have yet to release a statement regarding the callout. Though it can be assumed that they did it for optimization in order to make the game smoother in terms of performance. It also could have been done in order to make the game more playable on the consoles since those have considerably weaker hardware than the PC.
Whatever the case may be, fans should wait for a response from developer Warhorse Studios before making too much of an outrage about the issue.
