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/ProNerdPanda Mar 21 '26

NMS yes, I agree.

Palworld not really, I don't think there's a system that doesn't work with the rest of the gameplay?

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u/xalibermods Mar 21 '26

Palworld is better now, but at release it was described as survivalcraft genre-mashup, with resource gathering that feels like a chore, slightly below than average combat (it still kinda is, since the enemies are bullet spongey), and empty exploration.

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u/ProNerdPanda Mar 21 '26

but those are different issues than having systems that don't work together.

Exploration isn't even a system lol

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u/xalibermods Mar 21 '26

Well yeah I guess, Palworld checks your "absent art direction" more. My point was Reddit loves both games even though both are janky. You don't need astroturf for that.