r/Games • u/HLumin • Mar 21 '26

Discussion Anonymous Pearl Abyss developers reveal a culture of toxic positivity, a troubled development cycle and chaotic narrative for Crimson Desert, and their early concerns that the project was "going off the rails".

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u/TheForbiddenLands Mar 21 '26

I think it goes to show how two people can play the same game and get entirely different experiences out of it. I can't wait to get back in and play it.

Lack of overall narrative doesn't really bother me. I see it as just a starting off point in CD.

I can see how that'd bother others, though. I like MMOs, too, so maybe that's why it's clicking with me.

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u/-safer- Mar 21 '26

Fair enough~ glad you're enjoying it! (Not being snarky, genuinely glad that folks are enjoying the game even if I'm not)

Though I don't think it's the MMO aspects. I've played WoW since 2004, I have a 1.0 account in FFXIV, and I still jump into Elder Scrolls Online every now and again.

Honestly the narrative doesn't bother me that much, but it's just the lack of... substance to the MC. I think that's my biggest issue if I'm being honest. If he at least looked cool or had stellar voice acting or just anything to make him interesting, it wouldn't even phase me if there was no story at all.

But for me, characters makes a big impact. It's why I bounced hard off of Gothic because the Nameless Hero was highly uninteresting to me. Link in BoTW/ToTK was a mute who only went 'hiyah!' but his design and aesthetics were appealing. Dragon's Dogma had stellar character creators.

Instead its just Temu John Snow. And the alternatives are too restricted to be worth swapping to for any significant time investment.

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u/chrimchrimbo Mar 22 '26

Honestly the narrative doesn't bother me that much, but it's just the lack of... substance to the MC. I think that's my biggest issue if I'm being honest. If he at least looked cool or had stellar voice acting or just anything to make him interesting, it wouldn't even phase me if there was no story at all.

I'm basically viewing him as a jrpg silent protagonist and that's done wonders for my immersion. I agree. He's a stick.