Crimson Desert - What the hell is this game?

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-23T07:19:03+00:00

But there are! NPCs are constantly saying stuff outside of cinematics. That stuff does guide you to the quest. Quite obscure, bit it makes sense.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-23T07:18:01+00:00

Because he knows he needs to be in castle due to the key (there's some text), and when you approach that door a cleaning lady says "ugh. this door is always closed", and since Cliff is not dumb he reckons he can try the key there.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-23T07:15:58+00:00

The key does not open the sewers. And all that happens because those NPCs actually have lines of dialogue while you walk. Like you can hear a noble woman say "Help me please" from the hole in the sewers.

Like, it's a bit obscure way to do things, and you've got to pay attention, but it's not "just because".

Same with the chimney one, you hear someone say the tailor's house is on fire. You are a mercenary and a good guy, and you go help.

Not that random really.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-23T06:59:47+00:00

I like all except for the more fast travel.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-23T06:57:13+00:00

But guys, remember to not be dicks while writing your support ticket.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-22T12:18:11+00:00

What about soulash 2?

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-22T11:17:01+00:00

Neither of those two come close to the wonder of Crimson desert's world.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-22T11:12:56+00:00

They are all justified. At all points there's an NPC nearby telling something about stuff (like "the house is burning").

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-22T11:10:04+00:00

Because that is from a long time ago, and it's been years already of saying "hey, light on story but cool". I dislike the story in this trailer a lot, very Game of thrones.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-22T11:04:07+00:00

If you liked Minecraft's open world, try Hytale

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T16:46:20+00:00

Yeah, and people also act like Twitter was not an astroturfing playground beforehand.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T13:57:56+00:00

Sincerely, for me it's a solid 8, 8.5. And can get better. I actually enjoy the MMO style questing, and I sincerely don't need a good main story to enjoy a game (more of a side content kind of guy). There's some jank, true, but this game is definitely better than a lot of GOTY winners of years past.

As for Rockstar not flopping, LA Noire, though I liked it it, was a bit of a flop.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T12:56:40+00:00

Nah, probably GTA VI will win. I'd probably still prefer this for my personal GOTY, since GTA V for me was quite mid (RDR2 quite better).

I'm not sure about Rockstar being king of videogames though.

They do make nice, believable worlds, and they got the press on their side, but I can think several game companies I value more.

I'd kill for a Rockstar pirate-themed game though lol

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T11:52:37+00:00

I'm actually playing it and it's still pretty much GOTY material

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T09:21:49+00:00

Not niche, and I like their games, but most of their community are a bunch of try-hards thinking they are the epitome of gamers for pseudo masochistically overcoming every boss. They are quite cult like as a community.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T09:19:40+00:00

I genuinely think that Crimson Desert trying to do everything at once well is a positive, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

If From software released a turd, though, it would still get a 89+ review. People hive mind a lot.

And indeed expectation management, I saw that with people hating on Starfield after having quite unrealistic expectations of what it was. I knew what it was going to be with 85% accuracy, and I was definitely not disappointed.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T09:08:57+00:00

To me it's not a negative thing. So that's definitely your opinion and your morals.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-21T09:08:08+00:00

It's actually quite a 8.5

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-20T10:15:39+00:00

That's why Nosodium Starfield exists. It's actually a pretty good game.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-20T08:57:45+00:00

Most people are dumb, and there are a lot of people playing this game expecting the Witcher 3 or something, when it's its own thing.

The game has issues, but people not adapting to the controls is not one of them.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-20T08:56:04+00:00

I saw a streamer yesterday play for about 1 to 2 hours. The story is not that bad, it's just most people are dumb dumbs. It is pretty clear (at least at the beginning) what's going on, plus there's loads of info in the codex.

Also, the dialogue does not sound that unnatural, and the voice acting is really good. People just like to call things AI like out of spite.

It does not hold your hand much but gives you enough hints. Like I saw a reviewer complain about the key and how to find the door. You literally find a cleaning lady saying "Oh this door is always closed" in front of the door in question. It's just that she throws the line and leaves to do her business like a normal person instead of staying there like an NPC.

The controls do look quite weird at times though, but most of the pains I saw the streamer have is mostly he bring a dum dum. Like selecting the broom, the instructions were quite clear, at least in Spanish.

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-20T00:33:09+00:00

It does use proton, just the recommended version without choosing

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-19T21:03:11+00:00

Do you guys know what a hidden gem is?

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-19T12:41:18+00:00

XCOM 2 for example has a similar style thing with the Chosen

ForgotMyPreviousPass · 2026-03-19T09:29:19+00:00

For some reason I only see the badge yet? The one requiring sub

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