Preview Crimson Desert Is Real Complex and Potentially Great
One hour with the promising PS5 open worlder.
After various "too good to be true" showcases during livestreams in the past, we can now officially confirm that Crimson Desert is an actual, real video game. In a 60-minute session on the Gamescom showfloor, we pressed all the buttons on a PS5 controller connected to a PC and things happened on-screen — it's not smoke and mirrors; the promising footage showcased in years gone by really is the game Pearl Abyss is developing right now.
Or, rather, the combat portion is. The developer out of South Korea shipped a demo to Gamescom all about the fighting in Crimson Desert. There will be a huge open world connecting all the battles together, along with many other systems, features, and mechanics, but the studio has chosen to focus on enemy engagements for a German residence in Hall 6.
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