Um… do you know that Kingdom Come is a story based single player RPG? No multiplayer at all? Or do I missunderstand something here?
No. Because thats the point of the game. We want to be historical accurate, we want to be realistic. We could sell the game even better with dragons and elves, but we don´t want to do that. We want to create a realistic game, even if it is difficult and our fanbase also want to have the game this way. That is the key selling point, the point number one.
Should we not be allowed to do this?
Thats the problem. We don´t make this game so we can avoid to put a woman into the lead role. We want to create a realistic medieval RPG in this time frame because it was a very interesting time frame in czech history. And if you do so, you will notice that it is not easy to put a woman into the lead role. The idea of the game was not: “How can we make an immersive game with a female lead character”, and it surely was also not “how can we make a game were you play as a man” but it was “How can we make an immersive game about medieval history of czech republic?”.
Because we love history and we want to keep it realistic.
We don´t. We don´t want to change it only to make a female character. If we make a female character then we put the same effort into it as we do for the male character and we will do with passion to historical accuracy.
Yes. Thats what happenend in the game. The village where our main character lived, Silver Skalice was torched down in 1403 by Sigismunds cuman army. Most of the villagers were killed. Bohemia was occupied. Only because you didn´t find any evidence don´t mean there is none. Thats why we as czech studio make a game about czech history, because we can visit the places, talk with historians. Thats why we don´t make a game about England, France or Japan. So we can dig deep into it!
But the game is not about the hussite wars, not yet. Kingdom Come Deliverance is like the prequel to the hussite wars. What was the situation shortly before the hussite wars? How could this all happen?
Jan Hus was burned in 1415, the game takes place in 1403, so no, Jan Hus will not be burn at the stake in Kingdom Come Deliverance. Maybe in a later game, but we are not there yet.
That is again something we don´t want to make. You are not a King, you are a common guy, you don´t change history, history effects you. You are no Superman, you don´t safe the world, you are just a pawn in a game of chess. What is around you is beyond your ability. That is also something we want to show, that life is not easy and that you will not rise to the top, you will never lead an army in kingdom come.
Do you have any idea how much efford it will be to develop such a game into full detail?
Great, and now the list for 1403 bohemia please. I have told you why we have choosen this place and this timeframe.
Medieval ages is a timeframe of 1000 years around all the world. You can´t point to 3rd century Syria to point out something for 15th century Bohemia.
And als @Leiste said. The Hussite wars does bring a greater opportunity to create a female character who could be seen on the battlefields.
Thats correct. @Katha-MartinLuther you are asking for a different game. We can´t do this.