Crimson Desert

Utnayan · 2026-03-27T10:05:53-0400

Hatorade said:
Incoming cool story bro:

I was one of the first in the world to find that place naturally, couldn’t believe how deep it was. I know this because there were almost zero player markers and bloodstains. All my parkour days in DS3 prepared me and I made it down second try.

So Crimson desert…buy or wait? Still seems like a buggy mess, things like grab a ledge and get sent to the shadow realm to then plummet to your death, makes me uninstall quickly.

Buy.

Aazrael · 2026-03-27T10:25:24-0400

Bought it, you all teasing too much. 129GB though, had to sacrifice some old games to the void!

Looking forward to trying it, will try play it with a chill mindset and not the usual rush rush rush.

Will try controller first, not sure whats easier to play with but my wrists are starting to hurt with keyboard/mouse. Old age...

Penance · 2026-03-27T10:55:22-0400

Aazrael said:
Bought it, you all teasing too much. 129GB though, had to sacrifice some old games to the void!

Looking forward to trying it, will try play it with a chill mindset and not the usual rush rush rush.

Will try controller first, not sure whats easier to play with but my wrists are starting to hurt with keyboard/mouse. Old age...

Chill is the way to go. I'm hybrid, play with controller and keyboard. I just hate navigating menus with controllers. Everything else with controller is fine for me since I have two extra paddle buttons I can remap to whatever.

Tuco · 2026-03-27T12:08:10-0400

jayrebb said:

Is this that strong or a build? Looks like he's just punching shields lol

Aazrael · 2026-03-27T14:41:41-0400

Played for a bit and got up to the abyss area. I like the game so far. Controls are a bit wonky but I'll get used to them.

But one thing, is the lighting weird in this game, it feels like it's too bright sometimes and weird artifacts at times.

Zindan · 2026-03-27T14:45:32-0400

Hatorade said:
Incoming cool story bro:

I was one of the first in the world to find that place naturally, couldn’t believe how deep it was. I know this because there were almost zero player markers and bloodstains. All my parkour days in DS3 prepared me and I made it down second try.

So Crimson desert…buy or wait? Still seems like a buggy mess, things like grab a ledge and get sent to the shadow realm to then plummet to your death, makes me uninstall quickly.

Yes... but:

Do you want a game where the main story is deep, engaging, emotional and makes you think about your life choices? If yes, move along. If no, they buy it.

Will you get upset that some controls / functions are not what you're used to? If yes, move along. If no, then buy it.

Zindan · 2026-03-27T14:47:40-0400

Tuco said:
Is this that strong or a build? Looks like he's just punching shields lol

Yes, Unarmed combat can be quite good, but it has a high skill bar, imo. Yes, he was going to have a bad time vs. all those shield guys, but that is just due to there being so many and those shields make the mobs very tanky. There are many other little vids showcasing unarmed combat, especially vs. Bosses.

Chimney · 2026-03-27T17:07:36-0400

I'm at ~25 hours in and still haven't left the starter area basically just doing endless side quests, bounties and exploring. If the rest of the areas are as robust then I revise my previous statement and can see myself getting 300+ hours out of it while playing blind. I've been really impressed with the physics and things you can do with creative play as well as the minimal hand holding. Game really feels like an amalgam of an "adult" version of BOTW mixed with RDR2 and a bunch of other features from old/modern single player RPGS.

If they end up adding some more quality of life features (crafting/upgrading with materials in the storage chest is my #1 wish right now) sooner than later it would please me greatly.

The jank is barely noticeable at this point and it is endlessly beautiful. Getting to a high point and being able to see practically forever with everything maxed out is a great sight.

Controller works great for those asking.

Kajiimagi · 2026-03-27T17:27:06-0400

Hatorade said:
Incoming cool story bro:

I was one of the first in the world to find that place naturally, couldn’t believe how deep it was. I know this because there were almost zero player markers and bloodstains. All my parkour days in DS3 prepared me and I made it down second try.

So Crimson desert…buy or wait? Still seems like a buggy mess, things like grab a ledge and get sent to the shadow realm to then plummet to your death, makes me uninstall quickly.

I have not ran into any of that but I also have not left the 1st area. I am having an absolute blast. It's not as souls like as ER. There is a definite learning curve for the controls. I paid full price and do not fell ripped off.

Lodi · 2026-03-27T17:48:31-0400

My biggest hesitation in buying this was it looked like the type of game that would be way too easy and that you'd just button mash through it like a JRPG. Is that true? Does the game actually have some teeth? If so, I'm in.

Sludig · 2026-03-27T18:02:04-0400

Will the game seamlessly let you use controller and keyboard, ie drop controller to keyboard mouse in menus them back to controller?

Sabbat · 2026-03-27T18:12:09-0400

Sludig said:
Will the game seamlessly let you use controller and keyboard, ie drop controller to keyboard mouse in menus them back to controller?

Yes.

Chimney · 2026-03-27T19:00:30-0400

Lodi said:
My biggest hesitation in buying this was it looked like the type of game that would be way too easy and that you'd just button mash through it like a JRPG. Is that true? Does the game actually have some teeth? If so, I'm in.

In the starting region (which is massive) with my current gear most npcs now die in 1-3 hits and it is barely noticeable if they hit me. I wandered into some area not paying attention while exploring and the npcs with my current gear were instead taking 20+ hits to kill and taking 1/3 of my life in a single hit and there was nothing letting me know they were going to be harder. I imagine if you are blasting through the MSQ, wandering early and unprepared and/or just button mashing you are going to have a bad time and hit difficulty walls. There are also events where they toss dozens or even a hundred+ npcs at you though which even if you are at the point of mowing them down it is a lot of fun rampaging with fancy combat.

The biggest oversight in npc combat is it does not appear to cap how much you can heal or res during boss battles from the half dozen bosses I've fought. If you cooked 500 meals that restore health you can use all 500 or if you have lots of res pills you can keep using them basically allowing you to brute force your way through difficulty if you are willing to slaughter and skin goats or whatever for a few hours.

Lodi · 2026-03-27T19:07:04-0400

Chimney said:
The biggest oversight in npc combat is it does not appear to cap how much you can heal or res during boss battles from the half dozen bosses I've fought. If you cooked 500 meals that restore health you can use all 500 or if you have lots of res pills you can keep using them basically allowing you to brute force your way through difficulty if you are willing to slaughter and skin goats or whatever for a few hours.

Damn, this kinda kills it for me. I hate this in open world games, totally trivializes everything.

Sludig · 2026-03-27T19:59:08-0400

Lodi said:
Damn, this kinda kills it for me. I hate this in open world games, totally trivializes everything.

All about self control to a degree, already ways to cheese hundreds of gold bars over a few hours, but I wont do it because might as well just enable console at that point.

My big anxiety, is how many times I might find oh shit I need to come back when I'm stronger/have whatever skill and then yknow never remember. Wish the map markers you can place could add notes etc.

Gravel · 2026-03-27T20:12:38-0400

Damnit, looks like you all are really trying to convince me to give this one a shot before it goes on 50% sale. Sounds like worst case scenario is it's that 150 hour guy from pre-release who enjoyed it until the very end game bosses. And I do love a good completionist game

Utnayan · 2026-03-27T20:15:38-0400

Lodi said:
Damn, this kinda kills it for me. I hate this in open world games, totally trivializes everything.

Yeah you won’t be saying that when you fight Antumbra’s Sword

Utnayan · 2026-03-27T20:16:07-0400

Gravel said:
Damnit, looks like you all are really trying to convince me to give this one a shot before it goes on 50% sale. Sounds like worst case scenario is it's that 150 hour guy from pre-release who enjoyed it until the very end game bosses. And I do love a good completionist game

You’ll be playing this for a thousand hours.

Zindan · 2026-03-27T20:19:42-0400

Lodi said:
Damn, this kinda kills it for me. I hate this in open world games, totally trivializes everything.

I don't understand this comment. I imagine you've played soulslikes that have healing items, right? Do you never upgrade them or something?

So this game has various lvls of enemies: Trash, Elites, Mini Bosses, Story Bosses, Real Bosses.

Everything past Trash will wtf own you if you're not careful and/or properly geared. You can "out gear" most stuff, except maybe the late game stuff.

Healing in boss fights will just let you learn their moves, because they will kill you eventually or you overpower them. Pretty much like in every other game.

There are revive pills that you can use, which are 30%/100%hp upon revive. Those could be seen as cheating, but they are in limited supply unless you want to craft them yourself by taking the time gather materials. Your choice.

Anyway, if the ability to bring in 500 heals to a fight where you'll rarely be able to use more than 10 bothers you, welp, skip it.

Bubbles · 2026-03-27T20:20:39-0400

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