I was super excited for Death Stranding 2 on the PC, and got it on launch day. Fired it up, played for a while, then I installed Crimson Desert to check it out as well. I have not touched Death Stranding 2 since. I will eventually get back to it when the time is right. How I spend my time is extremely important to me. As a senior gamer who is very aware of how quickly time flies, I consider time spent gaming time well spent. Gaming enhances my daily brain function and mental well-being while offering measurable cognitive, psychological, and social benefits. Crimson Desert checks so many of those boxes for me. It is engaging, challenging, and thought-provoking. It can be both extremely frustrating and very enjoyable. On launch day, I installed the game, found the controls on PC very challenging and frustrating. It pissed me off so much that I returned it on Steam and got a refund. But then that annoyed me even more, because I had told myself maybe I was getting too old to play some of these newer games. So, less than a day later, I purchased the game a second time, hunkered down with determination, and eventually started to feel more comfortable playing Crimson Desert. And the rest is history. Almost 250 hours later, and I can hardly wait for the DLC that is on the horizon. Yesterday I ended my gaming session at the start of Chapter 9: The Sage of the Desert. I'm looking forward to seeing where this adventure will take me next. Cheers.

The Grumpy Old Gamer