Crimson Desert looks like it might be one of the most ambitious games ever made. Huge open world, crazy physics, insane combat, tons of systems that interact with each other. But I've also seen some early impressions that have me wondering something.
Is this game only for hardcore gamers with unlimited time, no job, no kids, nothing but gaming? Because as a dad, I'm usually sneaking off for like 30 to 45 minutes after I have the kids in bed. So, the real question is, is Crimson Desert actually playable for people with limited gaming time?
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Crimson Desert is an openw world action adventure sandbox game. It's being developed by Pearl Abyss with their own engine. None of this UEI5 stuff.
Blackpacer back not backspacer. Anyway, it's not really an RPG in the traditional sense. Like, you don't make your own character like I'm going to be a boy or I'm going to be a girl or I'm going to be a lizard or I'm going to be a cat.
I'm going to be green or blue or purple or whatever. You play as Cliff, the main character of the story. And this game focuses more on exploration, side quests, combat, many, many systems.
Many systems. You play as Cliff, like we said, a mercenary captain traveling around a seemingly war torn continent. The world is open.
It is large. It is seamless. There are cities everywhere.
There's wilderness. There's mountains, ruins, lots of exploration. Looks like you can traverse the terrain in many different ways, like on a horse, on a dragon, in a mech suit.
The horse stuff kind of reminds me of Red Dead 2. You can glide around like Breath of the Wild. You can climb on almost anything like Breath of the Wild.
You can discover events organically. You can just stumble across interesting things to do. The combat looks to be very physics-based, like you're throwing guys around and buildings are being destroyed.
There's even like a grappling system where you're throwing enemies. Looks like WWE. Lots of environmental and NPC interactions.
Loads of side content, side quests, random encounters, lots of other activities like hunting and I think fishing. Lots of different systems layered on each other. Like there's a weather system depending on how cold it is or where you are in the map.
Could be raining or snowing. I've heard there's no seasons per se, but I think the rain and the snow and the different geographical locations that you can travel to will more than make up for like general weather everywhere. I don't even know if I would want that.
Like, if I don't feel like snow today, I'm going to go to the sunny area. I wonder also if there's going to be like dynamic world events or maybe something to do with the story like we saw in Elden Ring where certain elements of the map are like changed in weird ways. basically looks like there's a lot going on in this game.
The concern I have or the dad problem is some people who have actually played the game early have said some interesting things. They've suggested it might be a little overwhelming at first. Possible issues could be lots of systems to learn, combat mechanics that take time to master, different tools and abilities to figure out, potentially long time consuming missions, tons of openw world distractions.
I wonder if there are even some systems that you kind of have to babysit. Like you can't just set it and forget it Ron Poil style. Like if you plant something and you don't come back in a certain amount of time, does it spoil or mold or something?
If you're raising animals like it looks like you can do, do you have to feed them? Do you have to water them? If you leave, will they just die?
Honestly, if I had unlimited gaming time, this all sounds amazing. just a giant sandbox world, tons of systems, truly endless things to do. But if you're a dad like I am, sneaking in 30 to 45 minutes here and there after the kids go to bed or whatever, there could be problems.
Like, if it takes an hour to figure out what the heck you're even doing, then your playthrough is basically done. Oh, that's how you climb this wall. Well, good night.
See you tomorrow after work. or if a mission takes like two hours to complete and there's not like a meaningful checkpoint or save point, that's tough. But I've also heard the exact opposite from some people who have played the game.
There's always something to do, even if you have a short amount of time. Some examples of shorter activities could be smaller combat encounters, maybe like taking over a smaller territory or like a small little village and converting it. exploring something that you see out in the distance, like if you see a tower on the horizon, or if you decide to go check it out, something weird or unexpected happens on the way.
Other possibilities for shorter gaming sessions could be hunting or fishing, uh these random events that might come up, shorter side quests like NPC side quests, maybe there's some chaotic moments with the physics involved in the game, like with the grapple hook thing, kind of like that game Just Cause. Um, my buddy and I would call it just cuz. Because you'd always find yourself in these weird situations with the physics that was going on.
Why am I blowing this thing up? Just cuz. It seems like there might be a lot of just cuz type moments in this game, too.
That could be cool. Basically, I think the world is kind of designed so that something interesting is always nearby, which could make for a perfect shorter session of gaming. So, here's what I'll personally be watching out for.
The save system. Can you save easily? Can you stop playing midm mission and have meaningful checkpoints so that you don't have to start the whole one or two hour mission all over again?
With this being a single player game, I don't think we'll really be running into those online issues like Destiny. I tried to do some longer quests with some of my friends on Destiny and it was like nearly impossible. If a kid wakes up, has to pee.
If you got to change a diaper, then those you're automatically screwing people over and the game doesn't allow that. So, this one might be different. Another thing I'll be looking out for is travel ways to move around the world quickly.
Coming back to Just Cause, the grapple wings suit combo thing was easily my favorite way to get around any big world that I've ever played. Please, Pearl Abyss, please. I've seen the grapple.
I've seen the crow suit. This could be possible. Just put those ingredients into a pot.
Let us get around the world like that. It would be so awesome. I know there's lots of mounts, maybe some that go faster than others.
I imagine like some really fast horses or like those weird raptor looking things. A dragon obviously would be really quick. Fast travel.
We know there are fast travel locations that are unlockable. Maybe we just start up in the sky towers in the abyss and then we can just skydive down to whatever location we're looking for. That would be cool because travel time really does matter if you only have like 30, 45 minutes to play.
You don't want to spend 15 or 20 minutes just getting there. The sandbox style gameplay would be really good for this. Like if the game just lets you jump in and cause some chaos, maybe fight a few enemies over here, explore something random over there.
This could actually be perfect for shorter gaming sessions. The big question is, does this game respect players time or does it just assume that we all have unlimited time? Right now though, it's looking like Crimson Desert might be perfect for both styles of gameplay.
Longer gaming sessions and shorter gaming sessions. This could actually be great for both hardcore gamers and busy gamers alike. Of course, we won't know until the game actually releases.
And when Crimson Desert releases, I'm going to be playing it right here on this channel, DadBear. Make sure you subscribe. Maybe even drop a comment.
What are you looking forward to most? Are you a casual gamer, too? My playthroughs are going to be told from the perspective of the dadbeard perspective, someone who doesn't have unlimited gaming time, which I know is a lot of you, too.
So, if you're curious whether Crimson Desert is actually going to work for busy people, stick around. We're going to be finding out together. So, we will see you soon.
Bye-bye.
