Writing KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE 2 with Creative Director Daniel Vávra

Daniel Vávra, the Creative Director of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 chats with Jonathan about writing perhaps the longest script in video game history for the massive open world historical rpg. More interviews with game writers and developers:    • Writing PENTIMENT — Interview with Josh Sa...   Check out the game: https://kingdomcomerpg.com/ Daniel Vávra is the creative director and co-founder of Warhorse Studios. In addition to KCD2, he was the creative director of Mafia, Mafia II, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance. 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - The role of the creative director 05:13 - The writing team for KCD2 08:07 - Writing quests 10:39 - Exploring the relationship with Henry and Hans 12:55 - Maintaining a consistent voice for Henry 15:00 - Research process for the game 18:18 - Balancing historical accuracy with storytelling 23:45 - Deciding which historical figures to include 25:41 - Writing about Bohemia and Czech history 29:38 - Translating the script to English 31:19 - Writing authentic sounding medieval dialogue 34:12 - How historical fiction helps teach history 36:05 - Book recs for fans of KCD2 38:00 - The games that influenced KCD2 40:29 - Qualities valued in a writer 42:18 - Advice for aspiring writers and game designers 45:13 - Another historical setting you'd like to see in a game BOOKS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW: The Hussite Trilogy by Andrzej Sapkowski https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08B3Q1GR3?... 📚🎮📚🎮📚🎮 ABOUT LITS PLAY Lits Play is an official YouTube channel from Penguin Random House that explores the intersection of gaming and literature. Join us for weekly videos featuring let’s plays with your favorite authors, recommendations for gaming book nerds, narrative deep dives on the best story-driven games, and other forms of game-streaming goodness. Send us an email: [email protected] 📚🎮📚🎮📚🎮 Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations: http://bit.ly/2k9u67A 📚🎮📚🎮📚🎮 Subscribe to the PRH YouTube channel (The Mothership):    / @penguinrandomhouse   PRH on TikTok:   / penguinrandomhouse   PRH on Instagram:   / penguinrandomhouse   PRH on Facebook:   / penguinrandomhouse   PRH on X:   / penguinrandom   PRH on Pinterest:   / penguinrandom   TAGS #gaming #kingdomcomedeliverance2 #kcd2