FINAL REVIEW AT THE BOTTOM

My Review so far - Realistic and Brutally Honest | Yes, The Negative Reviews Are Wrong.

Crimson Desert suffers heavily by its pre-release false advertising; beginning with the MMO branding in the initially announcement, all the way up to Will Power's interviews where he specifically mentioned triple A RPG games to compare it to... this, cannot be further from the truth. Crimson Desert is ultimately NOT a RPG but it desperately wants to and in fact it succeeds massively as so. It gives freedom like no other game on the market today and even any game prior. Matter of fact it gives so much freedom that it leaves out parts of the story simply for you to fill it in yourself imaginatively. The story isn't the greatest, its not a God of War or The Last of Us, but its a staple of Pearl Abyss, a passable grade and nothing more or less. If youre expecting to cry or get emotionally attached to anyone but the dogs and cats here then this is not the game for you.

The gameplay is fluid, albeit complex in a way that it can be compared to two games where it rests gently in the middle of; Tekken, and Devil May Cry. If you struggle with combos, if you simply like to button mash, and or if you like casual gaming then yet again this game is not for you.

Graphics? Insane. Optimization? Utterly astounding, Capcom is crying.

To wrap it all up this game isnt for everyone, it is clear as day. If you dont have at the minimum 3 hours a day to play, If you lean towards casual, and or if you think a square box fits in a triangle hole ..... then this game is simply not for you. Crimson Desert expects you to already understand the basics of gaming; walking, running; attacks and block, and although even these examples are given tutorials it is clear that the systems are given little explanation and when they're given explanation the negative reviewers dont read them. This brings me to the rant; negative reviewers. I've seen MANY false statements regarding this game, for example - '' No lock on ''.... For the lock on example it is true ... there is without a doubt a lock on feature ... theres a tutorial 5 minutes into the game that tells you how to. However, those who rush through the game (Game Journalists) and or (Refund Farmers) dont read, they intellectually are unable and therefore cannot follow simple directives so they get frustrated and blame the game for it.

What people need to know is that Game Journalists are rushed from day 1, they cant focus, they cant sit down and enjoy it, they're working. So ultimately what they do is B line it, every game they do this, and then spit out a review thats not honest at all because they were forced to play and they have deadlines. Refund Farmers come into a game already with a thought of a refund so they too rush the game to get as much gameplay out prior to the 2 hour mark and then ultimately refund because they didnt read, they didnt pay attention, they didnt take the time to enjoy it either.

Ideally, the rumors of this game being compared to the likes of: The Witcher, RDR2, Skyrim, and even God of War is completely false. This game takes nothing from those games at all, nor are they similar at all unless you see a horse in a game and say ''UHH RDR REFERENCE''. The real comparative games to this game would be three, two that has been mentioned and the other not at all, surprisingly.

- Legend of Zelda, albeit only about 30%, is taken into account of a good solid reference here. It has gliding, side missions not too grand, cooking of a similar fashion, and a story thats decent enough with the entire world being dual mapped exactly similar to the game i referenced.

- Dragons Dogma, not only do you indeed get companions but every NPC, no lie, LITERALLY sound EXACTLY like the NPCs from DD2. Every time i hear someone talk i nearly forget im playing Crimson Desert and not Dragons Dogma.

- Stardew Valley, yes i know, surprising... but let me cook. In Stardew Valley theres barely any story, the dialogue is passable and simple, side quests are again simple .... but the massive amount of diversity you can do is vast. You can fish, farm, grow relationships, build, do combat and simply live in the world that has been created.... the exact same things you do .... here. Crimson Desert isnt about a grand apocalypse from Odin, A emotional rollercoaster with your son, Travelling amongst the lands of ruin to rescue your adopted daughter or etc. Its all about living in a world that youre thrown into and making it you, your own, and yourself. And the fact that Stardew Valley is overwhelmingly accepted and THIS simply isnt truly shows the immense corruption plaguing game media.

UPDATE MIDWAY: After spending 30 hours and loss of sleep over this game i can confirm that not only does it get way better but the story also gets way better. Those who hate it somehow keep playing it even if they dont change their minds due to their stubbornness and ego. This game is truly a very great game that somehow people just love to hate but yet keep playing??? Gaming culture has become so weird nowadays .... just admit its good.

FINAL JUDGEMENT: After 100+ hours it occurs to me that this game is good but dramatically shifts near end game. Everything ramps up in difficulty which forces in game months of farming to upgrade, and with the no transmog system youre kinda forced to wear whatever you got thats best to even progress at this point. Hernand, best experience EVER, all the other regions? not as impactful. For example, theres dukes and lower lords you interact with and get a story from in Hernand, you dont get that anywhere else..... which again dramatically decreases the immersion and fun. With every other region it ultimately comes down to normal side fetch quests and 1 or 2 cool-ish quests and thats it, extremely disappointing. The story kinda ramps up but in a weird way where it kinda just skips parts that it kinda seems like it should've explained but doesnt so it leaves you confused and nothing else. But ultimately i hate farming so thats gonna dock a point from the score.

Final Score - 9 / 10