Crimson Desert

[methoxetamine]

Chill *****, play something else. I'm currently doing a playthrough of Skyrim, with DAc0da, Vigilant, Glen-Moril, Unslaad, Beyond Reach and Lordbound. Pretty fun tbh.

That's exactly my problem, I'm trying to get away from this piece of **** Slay the Spire 2 so I need Crimson Desert to come and free me

[Tangerine]

That's a lot of punches. What a pussy.

[yangg]

Korean review leaked - summary

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Content & Volume: The game is packed. The reviewer rushed to the ending because of the review deadline, but said they barely scratched the surface (less than half). Edit: He said he hasn't even started on the script yet because he’s so pressed for time

Playtime/Lifestyle: They managed to get about 7 hours of sleep a day while playing.

Map Size: The map is absolutely massive.

Post-Game: Any missed content can still be played even after the credits roll.

Audio: The BGM/Soundtrack is legendary. Absolutely zero complaints there.

Bugs: There are some bugs, but they don't interfere with the gameplay experience at all.

Replayability: The volume is so vast that it's impossible to "see it all" in a single playthrough.

Difficulty: It's subjective, but if you only rush the main story, it's brutally hard.

Level Design: Each piece of content naturally draws you in with a sense of purpose—very different from the "Ubisoft style" of checklist questing.

Bosses: Difficulty varies by boss; the reviewer said they didn't even defeat half of them.

Performance: There wasn't a single instance of stuttering. Edit: (PC, 5ㅇ80 cinematic 2k)

Inventory/Management: Managing items is tight at first, but the pressure disappears as you progress. It resolves itself naturally.

Quality of Life: The game systems aren't fatiguing or stressful to deal with.

Versions: The reviewer played a pre-release build; the retail version will have a Day 1 patch and might differ.

Character System: Features 3 playable characters similar to GTA V. When you're not controlling them, they go about their own business. (Once, the reviewer swapped characters only to find themselves right in the middle of an enemy camp!)

Vibe: It encourages a slow-paced, immersive playstyle similar to RDR2. (The reviewer has 600 hours in RDR2).

Improvements: Everything that felt "off" in previous gameplay has been fixed (e.g., footstep sounds, running animations, the weird reaction when getting hit, etc.).

[Vergil]

All the plastic must have gone to these ****'s brains if they think I'm paying 70 bucks for this

[yangg]

I've paid the standard price, 60 EUR, for pre-order. I've initially thought I could get it on instant g (for 52 EUR), but the VAT increase is absurd, so I used fanatical in the end.

[Vergil]

I've paid the standard price, 60 EUR, for pre-order. I've initially thought I could get it on instant g (for 52 EUR), but the VAT increase is absurd, so I used fanatical in the end.

You asked for this

[yangg]

My last pre-order was in 2020 and I've made an exception here for the reason of avoiding to pay 70 EUR for a game (also the game has begun preload, so it's real and launches without delay - that is what I said to myself to feel confident ). This might be my smallest mistake so far, I can live with it. Now I need to see if I can avoid updating the GPU driver which I didn't update for a good while (and will gladly not update unless it offers a visible benefit and even then, should be at least 20% increase in performance or avoiding major bugs).

[maidenhaver]

If a reviewer with 600 hrs in RDR2 praises your gaym, you need to backflip off a bridge in front of a train and shoot yourself.

[yangg]

I've played only 50 hours of RDR2, didn't even finish the story, so I take his previous experience of 600 hours as wierd and not important (like saying MS Word in CV). That being said, I feel like CD will have a good progression loop, because otherwise I will hate the game to the core.

[Vaako]

I've played only 50 hours of RDR2, didn't even finish the story, so I take his previous experience of 600 hours as wierd and not important (like saying MS Word in CV). That being said, I feel like CD will have a good progression loop, because otherwise I will hate the game to the core.

You ever thought the game might be **** and thats why the preorder is cheaper? I wouldnt give a **** about any reviewers who get early access to review games. Its rare that they are allowed to be negative at all. I tried black desert when that came out didnt even play it for more than 10 hours after I didnt even get 1 new outfit drop in that time. If the devs cant understand that progression also needs to be visible they dont understand games at all.

[DecadeRiptide]

The foliage looks really ugly but it's hard to tell if that's just video compression. The landscape looks like something from Palworld, Zelda, or Genshin Impact or something. Not really a fan of it. The particle effects are way too much. Some of the boss fights in the gameplay reveals looked really jankey, like the animations of the bosses movements and how enemies would move around the player. The lighting also looks a bit harsh in some areas imho.

[DecadeRiptide]

Maybe my imagination is dead, but it just looks like all other UE5 slop with maybe a few unique things, but there's zero coherent theming in that trailer. All spectacle, zero things to make me care.

Strange how a game with an in-house engine somehow looks like UE5 slop. Did you even watch any footage

With the way the reflections look on the grass, mud, and other terrain features, it does look a lot like Unreal Engine 5. The particle effects does not help with that either.

[DecadeRiptide]

the mechanics are like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

Will my weapons break in every single fight? Will I be unable to complete quests because of the weather? Will the game be a boring chore?

I was going to buy it when I saw the combat, but when those BOTW-esque gameplay moments took centre stage, I'm not so sure anymore. Maybe on sale.

The devs even added a glider which was a thing that pretty much started with BOTW as well I think. Every game has a glider these days it's way overdone (skip to 2:28):



I think this is an example of where developers want their game to do everything in order to appeal to as much of a wide audience as possible.

[Finarfin]

Ok zoom zoom. Best not play any jrpgs or blobbers, you'd burst a vessel

[yangg]

I've played only 50 hours of RDR2, didn't even finish the story, so I take his previous experience of 600 hours as wierd and not important (like saying MS Word in CV). That being said, I feel like CD will have a good progression loop, because otherwise I will hate the game to the core.

You ever thought the game might be **** and thats why the preorder is cheaper? I wouldnt give a **** about any reviewers who get early access to review games. Its rare that they are allowed to be negative at all. I tried black desert when that came out didnt even play it for more than 10 hours after I didnt even get 1 new outfit drop in that time. If the devs cant understand that progression also needs to be visible they dont understand games at all.

Yes, they want to have numbers of preorder at launch to boast so it creates a loop of hype for buyers after launch, so Pearl Abyss has deals with retailers (I've gotten a second game for free for buying CD, Asterix and Obelix xxl 2 ). I think this game is not for everyone, 80% sure it's for me, but will avoid any new review until I've played it for 10 hours. I'm not determined to like the game no matter what, but I really want it to be decent and play for over 100 hours.

[Vaako]

I've played only 50 hours of RDR2, didn't even finish the story, so I take his previous experience of 600 hours as wierd and not important (like saying MS Word in CV). That being said, I feel like CD will have a good progression loop, because otherwise I will hate the game to the core.

You ever thought the game might be **** and thats why the preorder is cheaper? I wouldnt give a **** about any reviewers who get early access to review games. Its rare that they are allowed to be negative at all. I tried black desert when that came out didnt even play it for more than 10 hours after I didnt even get 1 new outfit drop in that time. If the devs cant understand that progression also needs to be visible they dont understand games at all.

Yes, they want to have numbers of preorder at launch to boast so it creates a loop of hype for buyers after launch, so Pearl Abyss has deals with retailers (I've gotten a second game for free for buying CD, Asterix and Obelix xxl 2 ). I think this game is not for everyone, 80% sure it's for me, but will avoid any new review until I've played it for 10 hours. I'm not determined to like the game no matter what, but I really want it to be decent and play for over 100 hours.

Then maybe wait 1-2 weeks after release for worthwhile reviewers. Or else you are just supporting a bad business model which only works if people buy into hype and turn their brain off.

[yangg]

Does this game warrant a hursh boycott? As of now, no. Yes, denuvo, I will always hate it more than they hate us, but it's only a little part of this game. I've done my part by buying 1 day before launch and paying no more than 60 Euro for the game. The rest is history and... I have Asterix as backup if CD is not good.

[Vaako]

Does this game warrant a hursh boycott? As of now, no. Yes, denuvo, I will always hate it more than they hate us, but it's only a little part of this game. I've done my part by buying 1 day before launch and paying no more than 60 Euro for the game. The rest is history and... I have Asterix as backup if CD is not good.

Well if you find out its worth to boycott after your money is gone and you cant refund anymore you have already lost. Cant imagine having Fomo just to play this John Snow simulator.

[methoxetamine]

Journos officially got filtered. Game is confirmed kino.

[TKVNC]

Just don't preorder games?

I don't have that issue tho because I'm poor and have to wait for sales several years later, or just take an alternative route there.

[methoxetamine]

Just don't preorder games?

I don't have that issue tho because I'm poor and have to wait for sales several years later, or just take an alternative route there.

You can refund a preorder up until the game launches, you still get your 2 hour playtime window. But not only am I not refunding, I genuinely am more confident this game is good after seeing the journo ****** reviews

[Valter]

This reminds me of the Game of Thrones singleplayer game. Whatever happened to that?

[Oyster Sauce]

This reminds me of the Game of Thrones singleplayer game. Whatever happened to that?

It was a phone game

[Valter]

This reminds me of the Game of Thrones singleplayer game. Whatever happened to that?

It was a phone game

Really? But I saw it on Steam- oh no


Honestly I'm more impressed phones nowadays can run something like that... It's a mobile future everyone

[Finarfin]

Kingsroad is fine when you do the story quests but as soon as you are max level and do the endgame stuff it turns into generic grind and fetch ****.

[Vaako]

So the shills from this channel say it takes like 8hours for the game to even open up enough for people to enjoy it... he praises the combat, which looks quite similar to Assassins Creed (no blood and gore ). Doesnt seem you can attack friendly npcs in towns, so probably also no crime system. Doesnt look like an easy to mod engine aswell... and Asians game companies hate that anyway and rarely support that.

Scenery looks nice and that you can glide/fly but you even need to grind reputation quests with merchants to get access to some items... this all sounds so tedious. And a fixed character too. At least Black Desert had a good character creator, wonder why they dont have that here. This was the biggest selling point of black desert.

[DDC]

Looks pretty good to me and it's about time for me to hit my quota of one open-world slop game for every 1-2 years. It's actually been a little more than two years since I played Days Gone. I find these types of games are immensely more fun if you don't overexpose yourself to them. Combat looks like it's in that "good enough" category. Hopefully it has some decent loot and the world has enough going on between major points of interest to be worth exploring.

[Finarfin]

I guess one of the pearl abyss devs ****** vaakos mom or dad and now he has some hateboner towards the game. Literally the overview trailer showed a crime system.

[Vaako]

I guess one of the pearl abyss devs ****** vaakos mom or dad and now he has some hateboner towards the game. Literally the overview trailer showed a crime system.

For the people who cant read I will repeat myself and highlight some words. And where did I say I watched all trailers?

"Doesnt sEeM you can attack friendly npcs in towns, so PrObAbLy also no crime system."

But not surprised you love this slop.

[rusty_shackleford]

This reminds me of the Game of Thrones singleplayer game. Whatever happened to that?

Not the one you're asking about, but the 2012 one is quite good