Potential Crimson Desert early review leak/impressions
Spanish content creator Revenant (700k subs on YouTube) allegedly shared impressions from a Crimson Desert review copy before the video was deleted:
  • Not really an RPG or story-focused. Narrative is better than Black Desert but nowhere near Witcher 3 / Kingdom Come. Focus is on epic battles and moments.
  • Combat is the standout, large-scale, very deep, comparable to DMC/Ninja Gaiden but in a huge open world. Lots of contextual moves (e.g., grapple changes depending on position).
  • You can interact with the environment creatively (use trees or even enemies as slingshots).
  • Very little handholding, which was confirmed by early impressions too. Steep learning curve for ~8 hours; once it clicks it’s extremely satisfying. Not a Soulslike but similar “rhythm learning.”
  • Huge scale and verticality. World/mission design compared to RDR2, mechanics to BOTW/TOTK.
  • Massive game, he’s 50 hours in and still in the first region.
  • Music and atmosphere are amazing, Witcher-level soundtrack; strong sense of scale like Shadow of the Colossus; nights are very dark like Dragon’s Dogma.

Cons / issues:
  • Weak QOL: confusing inventory, quest items not removed, limited inventory, no camp storage (only a bank).
  • Enemy bodies despawn after clearing camps unless you leave one alive to loot.
  • Other smaller fixable issues.