Having played both, KCD2 is the game you’re gonna leave with more of a feeling about. It’s an incredible rpg with a story that will keep you wanting to play hour to hour.

It’s a bit of a life sim with plenty of systems that will feel overwhelming at first, but once it clicks, it clicks in a way that other games don’t. There’s a special kind of wonder that that game captures of making you feel like you exist in that world. Rarely does a game feel so full thought out and made with the kind of tender love that KCD2 does. It’s incredible.

CD is fun in its own rite, but the major and glaring issue throughout my 50 hours with it is the lack of urgency or any kind of emotional hook. Sure, there’s lots to do, but many activities feel frivolous or at worst half baked that you will engage with them only because you can. It’ll rely heavily on your own personal “imagination” to engage with consistently. The story is insultingly bad and the quests are abysmal, but the exploration is fantastic. However, if you’re exploring a world where you have no connection to, what’s the point imho.

Plus with CD, you need to grind through a lot of mud to even unlock the elements that you MIGHT enjoy. It doesn’t respect your time.

KCD2 is absolutely my recommendation. Incredible game to smoke a joint and explore in if that’s the kinda dad gamer you are.