We're just over a month away from the release of Crimson Desert, and today we see the third and final overview video for the game, and wow is it a big one. In it we see a number of new activities including hunting, gathering, farming, and much more. There' a lot going on, so let's get to it:
Key highlights of the features video include:
- Resource Gathering Activities – Players can fish and hunt to gather cooking ingredients, collect flowers and insects for use in alchemy, and obtain materials for crafting and equipment enhancement through gathering and mining.
- The Greymane Camp – Located in Hernand, this settlement was established by Kliff and his companions after losing their home to the Black Bears faction. Using resources and currency earned through exploration, players can expand the camp's functionality and turn it into an important foothold for their journey.
- Camp Management Systems – Within the camp, players can manage farms and ranches to produce cooking and crafting materials, purchase supplies from a vendor, and dispatch reunited companions on missions to acquire resources such as timber and ore.
- Character Customization – Players can customize their characters' appearance using dyes found throughout Pywel or crafted through alchemy, adjusting outfits, hairstyles, and tattoos to match individual preferences.
- Living World NPCs – Cities and villages are populated by blacksmiths, tailors, merchants, and residents in need of assistance. NPCs will react to harmful player actions, becoming hostile or issuing bounties depending on behavior.
There are even a few items I didn't know in here! I'm excited to be able to dispatch my team to go help reclaim Pywel. That, and it turns out you can body check a child. Between that and petting the various creatures, this could be the game of the year. Jokes aside, the sheer number of activities and things to do is beyond anything we could have anticipated. Brace yourself folks – this is one you'll be playing for a long while.
Crimson Desert is coming our way on March 19th on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and you can anticipate that I won't shut up about it once it does.
