Pearl Abyss has really lifted the lid on Crimson Desert at Gamescom 2024, handing us yet more gameplay footage from the upcoming open world action title. We get to gawk at not one, not two, but three boss battles, as protagonist Kliff fights for hits life against a roster of vastly different foes.
The first clash involves a giant tortoise-like creature called Queen Stoneback, and the goal is to clamber up her back Shadow of the Colossus style in order to bring her down.
The second duel involves a humanoid opponent simply named named Staglord. This is a much meatier battle that lasts a whole eight minutes, showcasing crazy combos, some earth-shattering blows, and a bunch of brutal wrestling moves.
And then we've got a fight against a slippery customer known as the Reed Devil. This bugger's a more agile enemy, as he darts in and out of the tall grass. The variety on offer here is quite impressive, when you place all three boss encounters side by side.
Crimson Desert continues to look very promising. It's already abundantly clear that the combat system is designed to be as dynamic as possible. Here's hoping that we get a release window at some point soon.
What do you make of Crimson Desert after seeing all of this gameplay? Draw your blade in the comments section below.
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I love it. Very interested in this! Shadow of the Colossus is a favourite of mine.
Though isn't it funny that you just can't expect games to have the same physics, animations, feel and weight (of the colossi, of the falls, etc) as games 3 generations ago? I give them an A for effort though, because it took way too long for a game to have that kinda combat. I don't count Monster Hunter or Dragon's Dogma, because their monster climbing combat is laughable
Still see a ton of people who say there are no games to play. I think there are too many coming out and this will lead many to fail.
Yeah this looks incredible. That’s a really good amount of gameplay and not to be a total cynic… but why are we seeing none of the open world stuff?
Yeah i watch those crimson desert boss fights.all of them looks amazing.word up son
I’d be curious to see some non-boss fight gameplay.
Looks aweome and looks done! Surely a release date within the next 6 months is coming soon??
@Yagami Yeah it's single-player and you only play as this guy (Kliff).
@Yagami It was announced as an MMO I think but later on the devs changed it to a single player open world game
This was a good spread of different boss encounters to show off, the combat looks fun and interesting, but not too taxing!
I'm really interested to hear what the people who get some hands on time at Gamescom have to say, as well as to see more of the gameplay loops in between boss encounters. I'm wondering whether this will be a "have fun faffing about" open world or a "speedrun to the combat encounters" open world.
Stellar Blade, Wu Kong: Black Myth, Crimson Desert, and Where Winds Meet.
Korean and Chinese developers are killing it with their games lately.
Crimson Desert looks very good! Cant wait for a release and some good reviews. Not sure if this game is for me but it certainly is making a great impression.
Hello there fellow gamers.
This game look absolutely incredible.
The visual quality, the particles, the animations, the combat and the Bosses.
I need this game NOW..... Or when ever the game is ready for release.
Keep on cooking Pearl Abyss. We need more games like Crimson Desert.
And yes, I completely agree with @QiaraIris, Korean and Chinese devs are on fire as of now and I do believe more awesome games will come from them.
It´s great to see more devs from other countries making more ambitious console games. Keep being creative.
Cheers everyone and happy gaming
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