Buckley spent 26 hours in Crimson Desert in one weekend

John “Bucky” Buckley of Pocketpair wrote that he spent about 26 hours in Crimson Desert over a weekend and is having trouble getting back to Palworld. The game, he says, matched his expectations in almost everything.

He names the shortcoming directly: the controls are rough. For people used to Asian MMORPGs, he thinks that is not a wall. In his experience it is best on keyboard and mouse. The strengths are combat and the acted voices. The lead is not the most memorable, and the story is weaker than the other parts.

For people the project did not suit, he suggests simply picking another game. Steam reviews by then were already rising after patches, from mixed toward more positive.