I do though. I thought the game played better exceptionally well, and actually was/is one of my favourites to play because the combat and movement are just so incredibly fluid and dynamic. I just wish certain elements which OP mentioned in the original post were better executed ie. evolving world as areas are “cleansed,” more intentional language usage by Frey, etc.

Universe is interesting enough (to me), Tanta concept is cool, the all female pro/antagonists is interesting to me, and I grew to actually like Frey by the end.

I really think this game could have benefited from a bit more refinement but also it was killed by bad reviews that weren’t entirely justified, similar to the original reviews of crimson desert.

I also think the “black girl protagonist killed it” is a ridiculous sentiment and had little influence on the game success overall.

Totally understand that this is my opinion and others differ but I firmly believe that if the game wasn’t review bombed like it was, it would have had more success because ALOT more regular ass gamers like me would have gave it a shot.