Smashing Return for Crimson Desert: An Action-Packed and Generous Open-World Video Game

Smashing return for Crimson Desert, an open-world video game that is both action and generous

On the occasion of Gamescom, the guests of theOpening Night Live by Geoff Keighley were handpicked. Among the stars of the evening, there are several titles that caused a sensation. Here, it is Crimson Desert that holds our attention since the next creation of Pearl Abyss has made a comeback, after more than two long years spent in the shadows.. between him and DokeVthe South Korean development company made son choice, at grand delight of lovers of action-adventure games in the open world. But, in fact, what is Crimson Desert ? If Pearl Abyss hasn’t been scattering since the game’s reveal at the 2020 Game Awards, the Gamescom trailer was the perfect way to distill here and there some interesting information and clues to understand what it’s all aboutwhile making us appreciate the graphic rendering of the in-house engine of the studiothe “BlackSpace Engine”.

Focusing on the events taking place in the Hernand region, the trailer released during theOpening Night Live didn’t forget to punctuate son deluge of action of a suspended moment which, undeniably, remains the most beautiful plan of this trailer. In this case, this moment when theon can have a broad vision of the continent of Pywel in which the characters of the game evolve. In a quick glance, on remark (and the developers also insist on this point) that this very special continent has several regions and varied climates where humans and other species live together. It is easily understood, Crimson Desert is shaping up to be an open-world generous. This generosity is expressed by the plethora of side activities that theon will be able to perform : from fishing to infiltrating enemy bases through the traditional interactions with NPCs and others points interests that give access to quests, contracts and missions. Beyond that, it is his generosity in terms of action that is obviousin particular thanks to a staging of the clashes which is just as impressive (explosions, deflagrations, choreographies, particle effects, epic moments, etc.)

An explosive presentation, the action aspect of Crimson Desert honored for Gamescom

In any state of causeif Crimson Desert is a game that encourages exploration and constant movement (on foot, on horseback, in a hot air balloon, etc.), thus making it possible to identify very useful knowledge, objects and new skills, it urges the player to enter the very heart of the battle, as if to better grasp the generosity of son action. As the developers so aptly mention, the main objective is to provide of the action that theon won’t find in any other game of its kind “to the point of infusing” feels like you’re in an action movie » through its phases of combat. For once, on clearly felt this desire on the part of Pearl Abyss. Once in the fray, the main character, baptized Kliff, is a veritable steamroller, a soldier in near berserker state who use of son skill at short and medium range, and also of his force physical.

Voluntarily access to this component, the trailerOpening Night Live served to illustrate the system of combat in melee and close attacks – even if he’on was able to see other ways of apprehending the battles, on a more or less large scale, with the use of a bow and the realization of QTE – for a style of combat that the developers wanted ” realistic and entertaining ». Moreover, this desire for realism, on find her in the possibilities linked to the confrontations : the developers have finely studied the movements of professional wrestlers to allow the characters, for example, to knock down enemies, throw them. L’art martial taekwondo was also a notable source of inspiration. In addition to these physical variations of the clashes, Kliff can rush his opponents to the point of knocking their weapons. Thus, he has a window to recover them and almost instantly return to the position of combat.

By the way, it doesn’t stop there since he can also pierce the guard of enemies, use them as shields face assaults and projectiles. However, soldiers in armor are not the only menace car wildlife also represents a danger not to be underestimated. Either way, if your character already looks above the fray, it will nevertheless be necessary to strengthen it by acquiring new techniques. Kinds of tests are planned for this purpose, allowing to increase the range of skills and abilities of the hero, while Kliff will be able to master certain elements over the course of son journey like on was able to see this through the use of lightning-charged elemental blows. After all that, no need to draw a picture: Crimson Desert presents itself as one of the most punchy action-adventure games there is. But, in terms of originality and authenticity, on there are a few questions now…

Endless influences: originality and authenticity in danger ?

There where on could have some reservations, it is on the authentic aspect and the originality of the title of Pearl Abyss. For the moment, the teams of studio willingly remain discreet about the scenario which they nevertheless praise the interesting side. Just know-on what’on will follow the adventures of Kliff and the members of son group of mercenaries, each of whose members has a very distinct history : one is an escaped slave, so and so is from a different species and suffers from the loss of his mother while another finds himself in the heart of a hostile world when she has just come to give life. That being said, Crimson Desert is not only stingy with information about son history, it is also amazing because of son universe, kind of work heroic fantasy pushing the fantastic son paroxysm with preposterous mechanics and elements that may seem anachronistic.

When discussing the creative process of Crimson Desertthe teams explained that they were inspired by various myths, while reinterpreting them. Except thaton can’t help but notice a whole bunch of other, mostly video game references. Looking at this new excerpt, comment don’t think about titles like The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed (during the infiltration and escalation phases), Forspoken (for his mystical and elemental powers), Shadow of the Colossus (for the giant creatures that theon climbs), Fortnite (for this kind of vertiginous fall), Ghost of Tsushima (for the staging of certain fights) or even The Legend of Zelda (for abilities thaton glimpses, the phases of puzzles and enigmas, the dungeons (for example, that of time illustrated in the video) and boss endgames and celestial remnants) and many more. Admittedly, each video game has its influences, but theon wonders if Crimson Desert isn’t lurking too far behind these days. For the moment, on waits to detect this extra soul and originality which will make the title of Pearl Abyss one of the open world action games to follow assiduously and very closely. Planned for simultaneous release on PC and consoles, on still waiting for a information specific about the exit window.