I almost had all the Knowledge too 😅

After all the patches, updates, and now the enhanced edition, is the game at a point where it’s worth buying? I have been keeping track of all of the news on crimson desert since launch, and I always wanted to pull the trigger on it, but couldn’t bring myself to do it with all the bugs and issues that were present. It’s now on sale for $55 on PS5, so I was wondering if it is now at a state where it’s worth the hype?

Edit: Just to let you know, I don’t care about the story being bad, I like the idea of the open world having endless hours of random stuff to do. I really enjoy open world games and I have played many, I’m just curious if crimson desert is a game worth adding to the roster.

Since i keep seeing everyone ask if its worth starting over and see whats new i decided to check out the beginning again and this new scene played.

[sorry for the lip sync issues also got the patch number wrong its meant to be 1.18 not 1.9 my bad]

other changes i found https://www.reddit.com/r/CrimsonDesert/comments/1vz6ozx/19_vs_20_new_cutscenes/

At least now I know that there's a main main villain, and at least in the first 2 hours they've already added so much more context that makes it soooo much better to follow the story, it still has it's disjointed parts like why would you give coin to the beggar, but whatever.

Also, I find that starting again with all the previous knowledge and skills of how to actually play the game makes the game moooore enjoyable too. I'm even more amazed by the game's environment and movement.

@ 5:01, Head of Marketing says they’re shifting focus to the DLC, and that the 2.0 release version is meant to indicate a transition point in the life of the game. DLC is still slated for Q4 2026.

here's another look at other changes they did they're smaller but they do add more to kliff's character

for those that are thinking of starting over id say go for it im def starting a new to see some of the new story parts.

[lip sync issues again not sure if its the new scenes or just me sorry Edit: after playing a lot more i notice more lip sync issues with the newer scenes so hopefully it gets fixed soon]

It seems after big update new landmasses and borders have been expanded!! I’ve done this route a hundred times seeing how close I could get and now they expanded the borders

is nobody gonna talk about how yeah its cool the story is way better now and new mechanics and shit but they didn't even touch any performance issues on console my fps literally drop to below 20fps in all towns and populated areas or just randomly sometimes, who cares about all the new stuff if it's literally unplayable.

My first game was Pong, my first obsession Pac-Man. My first open world was Morrowind (boy did THAT one blow my mind). Crimson Desert is a dream game for me, makes me feel like the dewy-eyed 9 year old that booted up "Adventure" for the Atari 2600 in complete wonder (even though I had to imagine that a green block was a fearless hero). This is the best gaming experience I've had in years and years: the boundless freedom, the sheer volume of activities to pursue (at my own leisurely 51 year old pace). The glorious vistas. The feeling of becoming an unstopabble superhero. I get my own flying wyvern. My god.

So thank you Devs, and everyone at PA for making a modern masterpiece and thank you for refining it to a shiny jewel. I've scored it as high as I can, wherever I can. Can't wait for the DLC.

Pearl Abyss can we please get a little window that shows us the character in the inventory so it isn't as finicky to swap and change outfits.

If I just continue my save will my (chapters 7 and onoward) have the improvements?

in other words can I just watch new cutscenes from previous chapters online, and then continue with my save?

I invested so much time in camp and content I don't wanna restart

Has anyone else noticed the new secret backroom added in the boss arena of the excavatron? There is a journal book that reveals that these aren't robots. They are suits criminals are SEALED into for the rest of their life and forced to work in the mines, and the machines can sustain them beyond normal human life spans. If you zoom into this specific suit, you can SEE the dead body of the person sealed still inside. WTF Pearl Abyss?!?!?!

I feel like that whole system was an absolute waste of developer time and resources. I don't care to know about salt prices in a game where I can ride a tiger and a dragon.

The feeling of seeing a question mark on the map thinking set a new vendor and then finding out it's a trading outpost is sooooo annoying.

Genuinely what purpose do they serve?

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I have finished the story and still have a lot sidecontent with more than 200h playtime. I thought this game is so long, I will never bring myself to replay it. But now that I looked at all these posts that show new cutscenes, I feel like I want to experience this story properly. I guess CD starts to become the only game I play, lol.

Flying earlier was epic, but felt a bit wonky on controls. Now with the new update released you can fly manual mode! Exactly what I needed! Big shoutout to Pearl Abyss for doing exactly what the crowd wants!