Momentum is building for Pearl Abyss's open-world action RPG, which launches on March 19th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
Pearl Abyss America's Will Powers points to the 11+ year support that Black Desert has received, including weekly updates.
"Last week, I spent 50 hours playing the game. I sat down and played for 50 hours, focusing primarily on side content," says Will Powers.
"Off-the-shelf engines weren't able to deliver the uncompromised vision that the team set forth to create," says Pearl Abyss's Will Powers.
Discover hidden locations, hunt for treasure, liberate locations, or learn how to fish - Pywel is simply brimming with things to do.
Each character has unique play-styles, weapons, abilities and quests, and becomes available after progressing through the story.
The epic action RPG launches on March 19th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and promises a bigger world than Red Dead Redemption 2.
The Staglord will force players to use precise timing and movement, while Queen Stoneback Crab will revolve around using the environment.
Aside from a crowded release schedule, Pearl Abyss's Will Powers believes it will be a better experience if one isn't rushing through.
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Pearl Abyss's Will Powers also confirmed that it's "at least" twice the size of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim's playable open world.
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Crimson Desert is a title that we're going to keep a sharp eye on over the next few months thanks to a gameplay loop that's looking real good.
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Those expecting the factions to have any bearing on the main story, a la Fallout, may be slightly disappointed with the action RPG.
Even with real dragons flying about Pywel, Kliff has time to tussle with a mechanical dragon, Golden Star, in epic fashion.
Laying waste to enemies with a machine gun, missiles, and EMP blasts is contrary to the high fantasy setting, but it's still lots of fun.
Pearl Abyss's open-world action RPG continues to look intriguing with an extensive showcase of combat and exploration during a siege.
Pearl Abyss's epic open-world action RPG follows Kliff as he scours Pywel to search for survivors of the Greymane mercenary group.
The announcement of a physical release for Crimson Desert comes a couple of weeks after the studio had announced a delay into 2026.
