Topic: Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Launch Trailer:

Well, Push Squarians, it is time! This game is so hotly anticipated that it really needs its own thread. We are only one week away from release, after all 🤞

So, what are your hopes and expectations for this one? And will you be taking a chance and diving into Crimson Desert on day one? I know that they insist that this game is not an RPG in terms of story and dialogue choices, but I do hope that my fellow RPG Brethren and Sistren will join me on a fresh gaming journey into Pywel, regardless!

[There have been some early Crimson Desert review leaks, and they kind of align with my own expectations, to be honest. I won't post any of the leaks here, as you can probably find them yourselves or discuss them in the comments section below if you'd like. And when the game launches I may delete this segment and put some links to full reviews in this spot for ease of viewing.]

So, what are your hopes and expectations for this one?

• They aren't all that specific. I just want to play something current, be involved with that current discussion and experience something current (I said current a lot) than remain a decade or so behind. I'm not sure what to think about when they are insisting that the game isn't an RPG and is instead an open-world adventure? However most RPGs are open-world adventures to me because I tend to not get the narrative. When I do think back on the experience I remember the game-play not the story, it seems like Crimson Desert is already half way there for me. I'm not worried about leaks, I technically could get the game early but my experience with broken street dates is that it cheapens the experience especially if I'm waiting for a patch, either way I'd rather go in day one like everyone else. I'm not sure what to expect from the game, all I want is a bow, a large map and a lot of loot. It feels like there has been a lack of such games, I guess we'll see what happens. Thanks for making the topic. There's been a lot of odd uneasy nay-saying about the game, but many are drive-by accounts, it will be good to (hopefully) hear some positivity about the game.

I'd hope they have a good dedicated photo-mode too, I'm all for hearing about peoples adventures but I'd like to see them too.

For me a lot of my early enthusiasm as dampened the more I have seen of it. Firstly, the combat doesn't (at least from watching) seem like my sort of thing. All the zipping around power moves reminds me of AC Valhalla and I wasn't a fan of that. Plus I'm not big on lots of lengthy boss fights which this has emphasised.
My main issue is that it seems to be several genres mashed together. It started looking like medieval style fantasy but then they started showing guns and mech suits and now this latest trailer showing trains and a jet pack. It just doesn't seem like a believable cohesive world to me.

Still, I love big open worlds to get lost in and I'm willing to be won over. I just need a lot more convincing at this stage.

@BearsEatBeets I have similar thoughts on this. It looks like a mix of a whole host of games just meshed together but I'm interested to see how it all fits together. I do think it looks interesting but I'm going to hold off on buying it for now.

I’m still pretty excited about it… but for the same reasons that @BearsEatBeets isn’t feeling it funnily enough. I love the open world AC games (Origins, Odyssey… I haven’t played Valhalla yet in fairness) and this does look fairly similar to those albeit with a bit more going on by the looks. Still want to see how it performs on PS5 and PS5 Pro… but yeah I’m pretty sure I’ll be picking it up.

@psmr Valhalla can be a good time, or rather it was a good time before they kept expanding it. I did buy the season pass and only played one DLC. It got too big even for me and I love side-content and new additions. The game itself took a while to get going and I think the traversal could have been better. The combat was more of a subjective experience, it did offer some fun play-styles. The story is completely forgettable, I remember nothing about it other than one side mission that was obviously a tribute to Keith Flint (The Prodigy) I have to give it to them for doing that, it was wholesome and heavy. Origins was and is my favorite of the franchise, but I'm biased, I love Egyptology. Odyssey felt more like a fun little playground, I enjoyed it for it was, Origins felt a lot more serious and grown-up.

@psmr To be fair I played and finished all 3 of those so did get some enjoyment from them. However I found the formula got more and more stale and content bloated as they went. Is was when I finished Valhalla that I grew tired of it and haven't played an AC game since when I played most of them up to that point.

Back on Crimson Desert, it would be handy if they do a demo at some point to truly tell for myself if it's my kind of thing.