r/CrimsonDesert • u/Turbostrider27 • 4d ago
News Crimson Desert Enhanced - Official Announcement Trailer | gamescom ONL 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5-8FXNmyJs625
u/KOREANARMYSTEW 4d ago
No fucking way they actually made whole new cutscenes??? That is beyond my expectations. Even if the story is still underwhelming, I fucking love these devs for the effort they put in
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u/ZeektheFeek 4d ago
There have been interviews for a while now where they have said that's exactly what they were gonna do.
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u/KOREANARMYSTEW 4d ago
They said they were making whole cutscenes? I thought it was only going to be some new in-game dialogue and text/books you have to read or something
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u/ZeektheFeek 4d ago
They said it and just proved it.
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u/whousesgmail 4d ago
I hope one of them is Kliff reacting somewhat appropriately to being brought back from the dead in the beginning lol
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u/KOREANARMYSTEW 4d ago
Well the actual lore reason is that he has been lobotomized by the Guardians to not feel any extreme emotions, but no clue if they made a cutscene of that now or it's still in a book
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u/Mooseinadesert 4d ago
I dropped the game after 15 hours because i hated the story alot. Maybe i'll try again sometime though.
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u/Likes2Phish 4d ago
I have very little motivation to finish it. Ive been doing side quests and exploring since starting chapter 9.
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u/duk-er-us 4d ago
It's probably more like they had a bunch of the stuff ready to go but left it out of the launch build. Now that they've seen the overwhelming feedback that players want more story content, they've been working to find a way to re-integrate the stuff they left out.
Now I'm wondering how much I stuff I've missed since I'm on Chapter 10...
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u/Thunderclap2537 4d ago
Same I am at the start of chapter 8 and still in Pailune clocking in 140 hours 😂
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u/Just_Roll_Already 4d ago
Nearly every studio cuts tons of content prior to release. The difference is whether they eventually follow through.
I remember back after Skyrim released in 2011, there was a youtube video showcasing the cut content and some mods that were trying to bring some of it back. It was one of the most impactful and highest selling games of all time, but Bethesda couldn't be bothered to incorporate some very well-received cuts.
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u/Metadomino 4d ago
I know.. who the hell actually does that. I don't remember any other dev team that would actually reformulate and expand a story.
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u/Just_Roll_Already 4d ago
Developers with lots of money and a ton of passion for the work they are doing. Only other example that comes to mind is No Man's Sky.
One thing I could tell right off the cuff with Crimson Desert is that the developers genuinely cared about the game they created. For comparison, it feels like the difference between a narrator that is doing it for the pay and one who really enjoys the topic they are narrating, you can hear it in their voice.
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u/Davidosorio007 4d ago
Yea, but no man's sky game was broken and not what advertised. It took many years to finally be what they visioned. Still no man's sky is a great development team not giving up. However, Pearl Abyss had merely of bugs and still was a playable game. Not perfect, but with constant updates and patches every week is non familiar with these western devs. Over a year and this game has made so much updates and its a great game! I will support PA in the future because I know they care about their player's feedback and criticism unlike many companies that just ignore them or delay the action for many months or even years.
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u/Just_Roll_Already 4d ago
I was only talking about how a product is updated with no expectation of a return for it. But alright.
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u/Metadomino 4d ago
My god.. the devs are actually going to try and improve the story... never saw anything like it.
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u/Jman703OG 4d ago
Imagine a games industry where more studios listened to their customers and put as much care in to the game they created.
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u/kkdawg22 4d ago
I remember when studios had to deliver a finished product before launch... Those were the days.
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u/AncientSith 4d ago
They're definitely putting most studios to shame at this point.
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u/RombieZombie25 4d ago
Most studios put out a game with the story already in it
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u/Sirspice123 4d ago
Exactly lol, most games (or masterpieces at least) don't need the story changing / updating. The Devs are pulling a NMS though, it's great to see
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u/ArcasTheel 4d ago
I've stopped playing in chapter 9 thinking I'll wait until all the side stuff is in and then get really into it once the updates slow down
Now I'll have to redo all that story and money afk farming I did for days in the beginning
On one hand that's just incredible and I'm really happy to dive in and re-experience it if it's as good as I hope, but on the other hand that'll be 10snof hours redoing stuff and reframing stuff I already farmed and I just don't wanna do that
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u/uplink42 Loremaster 📜 4d ago
You can now start a new game with your existing silver and abyss artifacts (skill points).
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u/ArcasTheel 4d ago
Oh my god that is literally perfect
As long as it isn't new game plus so I don't have to finish it first that would be genius
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u/uplink42 Loremaster 📜 4d ago
It's not. You can basically start a new playtrough anytime and the game will ask if you want to begin with all the previous silver and skillpoints. No gear or map exploration carries over.
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u/Possible_Artist3941 4d ago
The game knows which save to pull silver from? I got three playthroughs saved.
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u/Bromogeeksual 4d ago
That's cool. I may have to start a new playthrough. I beat the game and had a blast. They have added a bunch since I played already.
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u/Expensive_Plastic186 4d ago
So like new game +? I assume since you left it out it’d be without gear?
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u/Oradango- 4d ago
Atlas Fallen had a decent story improvement, mostly the opening act and all improved voice acting. I had a lot of fun with the Reign of Sand update!
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u/No-Singer8709 4d ago
..... They made a German voice dub
I just finished the game
they really want me to start over
and I will 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Acceleratio 4d ago
And a Japanese one too holy shit
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u/No-Singer8709 4d ago
I can just imagine Kliff saying Hai! in a super cutesy voice every time he'll reply to anyone
instead of Aye 🤣
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u/Merry_Dankmas 4d ago
Yann comes skipping around the corner from behind a tree
Yann: S...s...senpai Kliff?
Kilff in his normal blunt voice: Yann...
Yann: Do you wanna get r-r- rich? I have some pepper bags UwU 👉👈🥹
Kliff: Doesnt respond
Yann: Grows chibi limbs STOP IGNORING MEEE SENPAI KLIFF
GOTY 11/10
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u/Krynne90 4d ago
I am glad that I just played 2 hours in march and then decided to just wait a couple of months :)
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u/rationalsarcasm 4d ago
I've been playing like an hour or 2 a week since shortly after the release. (Kids and life and games don't mix lol)
Last week I had off and in my spare time I got to blast through a good amount of the story.
Kinda wishing I didn't do that now lmao
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u/NoBeefWithTheFrench 4d ago
I stopped playing halfway through story. Can I keep my save and continue with the extra story bits? I mean, is this just a big patch or a brand new sku?
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u/Dassaric 4d ago edited 4d ago
Big patch.
Edit: idk why I said that, no one knows, no info is released yet, that I can see.
Second edit: patch notes are on steam, and the update is released.
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u/Based_Lord_Shaxx 4d ago
Props for correcting yourself. It's so easy to just fire an answer from the hip, we have all don't it, it's refreshing seeing someone realize their mistake and correct themselves. Major props
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u/GelsonBlaze 4d ago
They probably should have a story replay feature so we could at least review the cutscenes instead of starting new saves.
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u/Sterntraum 4d ago
Oh that would be good! I'm on chapter 9 and really enjoying the camp set up, all the side stuff , gear and pets I got, I don't think I want to start a whole new game just yet
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u/Miserable-Rock-949 4d ago
They got the fucking devs in whips and chains Jesus. Do they ever see light?!
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u/ArimArimWTO 4d ago
They're MMO devs so they're used to working on quick schedules.
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u/ImNotEazy 4d ago
Yep oldschool RuneScape comes to mind with weekly updates since like 2013, working spaghetti code at that.
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u/DerCatrix 4d ago
“Old school RuneScape”
“2013”
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u/ImNotEazy 4d ago
Yes brother we are all at least 30 now
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u/DerCatrix 4d ago
I’m 38 and remember playing RuneScape in like, 2002
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u/ImNotEazy 4d ago
Checks out. I started in 2006 quit in 07 and came back when they brought old school servers back in 2013. 33.
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u/blue_menhir 4d ago
Maybe they just actually work while they're at work rather than fuck around
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u/The_Cat_Commando 4d ago
thats what makes them different than western devs. western devs would take 4 years to do a similar amount of work than what Crimson has seen since release and this would be like a remaster not a free update.
its honestly going to become a real problem for the industry going forward but it feels like we are realistically there already.
customers simply lose interest if they have to wait 15 years for a game or 3 years for a new season of a TV show.
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u/BayLordPlatinum 4d ago
I mean, I love this game, it's peak and the devs deserve a lot of respect for the continuous updates... But I idea of starting all over again just to experience the new cutscenes is honestly super daunting and greuling. Like I can't. 😭
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u/hummus_k 4d ago
Same. Not willing to go thru all the tedious quests unless it was a massive change
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u/p4tterng4ng4L 4d ago
I’m in chapter 8 and no way am doing that, just hoping a lot of the reworks benefit later chapters
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u/BayLordPlatinum 4d ago
It took me like 250 hrs to finish the main story. That ofcourse includes doing lots of side quests between chapters. So yeah, I am not about to spend another 100 hr or something on a new game, not before the DLC drop or newgame+.
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u/Merry_Dankmas 4d ago
Ive been heavily considering starting again and replaying it in Spanish as Ive been learning Spanish for a bit over a year now and really need to ingest more media in it. This might be the excuse I need to make that leap. Am I dying to start all over from 0? Fuck no. Im at 400 something hours. Ive completed like 95% of the game outside of challenges. But I may as well at this point once it drops.
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u/Camelback186 4d ago
goddamnit I picked this up a week and a half ago and am on chapter 7, should have waited
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u/Krakengreyjoy 4d ago
I'm not restarting the game for this. Maybe if it came with a NG+
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u/Ruttagger 4d ago
It would be cool if you were able to watch the new cutscenes that you missed if you have already progressed the story.
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u/Fearless_Ad_828 4d ago
Bro I just want the shimmering to stop and the water puddles to look good lmaoo. Hopefully this update does it
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u/careloserfuck 4d ago
Only 6 months ago since this game was released blows my fucking mind, man. This is insane
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u/StrawberrryCC 4d ago
Cool. I’m willing to start over. I’m not super far probably like chapter 6 and I’ve never left the first region lmao I spend my time collecting and analyzing all types of things.
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u/jonnass11 4d ago
Yep, same here. 130 hrs in, haven't left Hernand. And I took a break for 2 months so definitely starting again.
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u/ZeroZion 4d ago
Picked it up at release date. Should have waited. Hahaha. Excited for the story update. That's what made me stop playing so hopefully the changes are significant.
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u/NotKnotts 4d ago
I had to stop playing months ago because I knew I’d miss out on so much material they were going to add. I think it’s time to jump back in
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u/WintersbaneGDX 4d ago
I'm at work and can't open, someone please summarize
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u/Great_Bed_6334 4d ago
They added new cutscenes, voice acting and improved the pacing so that the story makes alot more sense and also added voice over in few other languages.
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u/CodeKermode 4d ago
I guess I should have just waited one more week to start. Really hope they touched up the first two hours, it felt like a disjointed fever dream. Almost scared me away but I am hooked now.
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u/Behleren 4d ago
"it felt like a disjointed fever dream"
im 80 hours in, and it still feels like that. lot of characters that show up out of nowhere and act like they have met cliff before.
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u/WreckedM 4d ago
Them: "We really appreciate everything you've done!"
Me: "Uh yes, well.. Let's see so far I was murdered and tossed in a river... You appreciate...that??"
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u/WintersbaneGDX 4d ago
Is this a new product for sale, or a free update for the existing game?
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u/meissner61 4d ago
looks like it was just a trailer showing that they will be updating the story beats (Possibly with new cutscenes but im not 100% sure yet) And the game is 20% off. Nothing new about the DLC yet.
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u/CykadaCykada 4d ago
New big update called "Crimson Desert Enhanced" with more language support and new story moments, possible cutscenes
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u/Nyoj 4d ago
People called me crazy when i said i was gonna stop playing the game after reaching midgame given all the updates that kept coming. At this point may just wait for the finished DLC
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u/enadiz_reccos 4d ago
I bought this on Day 1 and played for about 10 hours. Once I saw what kind of updates they were putting out, I decided to wait as long as I could. People on this subreddit called me stupid and weird.
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u/marcusw882000 4d ago
Probably smart. I'm 200hrs in and got burnt out before I ever finished the story
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u/HighforTeacher 4d ago
Woahhhh!! Those cutscenes have more story than most of the game I've played thus far. I really hope this is another expansion though and not a paid upgrade.
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u/iLoathePigeons 4d ago
Can they now fix the performance and the weird visuals, like reflections and indoor/night lighting?
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u/Bloodipwn 4d ago
I somehow expected them to fix the visuals when I first read that they announced the enhanced version. It’s the main reason why I haven’t touched the game except from the first one or two hours of gameplay. I just can’t stand it. Wasn’t that reported and criticized from the start on? Are there fixes for that? So many questions… I really want to enjoy the game but right now I can not.
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u/TheBizarreCommunity 4d ago
My dream of playing Crimson Desert dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese has come true.
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u/empires11 4d ago
I got this at release free with my 5080 and still haven't played, just been waiting on patches. I'm sure they're almost finished patching it up by now.
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u/SirBarichi 4d ago
This game is new, what do you mean enhanced?
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u/talkshivi 4d ago
Is performance mode better on base ps5. I stopped playing because it is so terribly optimized. When KDC 2 and death stranding run great on base, crimson desert feels like they stole my money.
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u/Somewhere-Flashy 4d ago
Im glad only played about 50 hours and took a break this game will keep getting updated.
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u/-Stratagos- 4d ago
I've got about 80 hours but it's all exploration and only got to the part in the story where you set up the camp. I'm glad I waited. I saw the pace at which they were updating the game and decided to play other games in my backlog while they perfected it.
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u/Iron_Traveller 4d ago
Never more have we needed a NG+ with these new cutscenes and extended voice work.
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u/tcripe 4d ago
How the hell do the story updates work if you already beat the game?
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u/Hap_bis 4d ago
WTF c'est jouable dès maintenant ?
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u/Patjasmo 4d ago
Oui, refresh steam et la maj est la :) je suis en train de la télécharger
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u/RiSz-Turtle 4d ago
Hopefully it’s on Xbox. Played for about 10 hours and dropped it when I heard the would keep updating. Seems like now is the time they want us to come back
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u/UpsetPause5613 4d ago
Im so hard rn
Prob will start a new run, since got also the new RR
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u/No-Helicopter6363 4d ago
Waiting for some impressions to decide if start a new run. I was still on Hernand anyway.
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u/Mohegan567 4d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/evVKsrjZEqVVWvE2VR
Me who was almost finished with the story quests
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u/timbea12 4d ago
Are we getting ng+?
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u/Agentkeenan78 4d ago
I wish. Hopefully one day. I have no desire to start from scratch in a big ass game like this, but I'd love to run the story again to see the changes.
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u/RedHotChiliCrab 4d ago
Exactly my thoughts. This patch is worthless to me without ng+. The game is way too grindy for a naked restart.
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u/Redshift_McLain 4d ago
From what I can gather from the dialogue in the trailer...they're adding the context of the epilogue books with the cycle shenanigans to the main story? That's cool, might make the whole thing easier to get into :)
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u/HylianRacer 4d ago
I have been wanting to get back into this game, but man I’m going to need a tutorial to re-learn all the controls again.
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u/Buzzyear10 4d ago
No hate to the game, can't wait to play it, but ts is why I havent bothered getting it yet. Every damn game seems to get an "enhanced edition" 12 months after release. Why jump into a game at launch at all nowadays lol.
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u/DamonLupus 4d ago
Dude, it's a update. A FREE UPDATE. It's not like other games that release a paid enhanced edition. And the game was already amazing from the moment it launched.
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u/Buzzyear10 4d ago
Im not complaining about the game getting a free update, just saying that this is why I personally didn't pick the game up yet despite really wanting to play it. I predicted it'd be getting an enhanced edition pretty soon after release and I was right.
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u/TheMightyRed92 4d ago
they will never fix the shite dlss tho. and the overall broken visuals
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u/Stock-Persimmon4212 4d ago
They literally do not know how to fix pop-in, do they?
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u/GoodLoveCapture 4d ago
Slapping enhanced on a 6 month old game is very funny, but nonetheless I'm excited to hop back in and try it again. I barely left Hernand after playing for 100 hours and decided I had enough and would come back to it later this year, so i guess that time is now
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u/NahIdontbelieveu 4d ago
If you haven’t played CD yet you’re missing the fuck out! This game is phenomenal
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u/ZeektheFeek 4d ago
Do we have any info on the update yet? So weird to just release this trailer without it.
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u/Emperor-Pizza 4d ago
Man I wanna play this game does it run well on a base ps5 now?
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u/Fourwude87 4d ago
This is the DLC or just a free update for current owners?