Crimson Desert Gameplay and Impressions...

Right, welcome to Crimson Desert. A big thanks to them for sponsoring the video today and giving me early access. There's a lot of hype for this game, so I thought I'd check it out. A big open world action RPG. Oh, wait. That's my mate. You can't be doing that. No, I'm going to end these guys. Shouldn't punch people in the face, bro. Yes. So, I think Yeah, I can block. Got basic attacks and heavy attacks. Problem solved, mate. Are you all right? He looks all right. So, I've got my inventory. This is the map here. Uh, the map is massive. What? Oh my god. Wow. This is my horse. I haven't named it. Are you kidding me? Look at the the draw distance. What? So, I've got this on auto graphics on PC. You deserve a little serenity every now and again. That's right. I guess I can go anywhere here. So, I saw in the trailer it's got like uh you can drop out the sky and fly in mounts and stuff. Okay, we made it to a a town here called Hanan. There's a castle. Lots of NPCs around here. Well, now don't you smell fragrant? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Fragrant coming through. Can I get through here? Stop. I'll handle this. Do you have any idea what's past this gate? No, you can't just stroll in there dressed like that. What do you mean? I look like Jon Snow, mate. Keep an eye on that one. There's a giant man in there. What's that about? I got to get in there. There's like a village area. There's another giant man over there. And a child. Hi. Hi there. Well met, stranger. Well met. [ __ ] greet him. May we hold peace. Trust plus five. Your actions are liked. Maybe they're orcs. Whoa. This a bar area. All right. This guy wants to do an arm wrestle with me. Come on then. You're not going to beat me, mate. Hey, that guy was terrible. That was a good match. [clears throat] I found a cat. It's my cat. Now I need to name it. What shall I call it? Oh, I can pet it. I shall call him Brian. Leave that man alone. Children, don't bully the old man. He gone. Here, I hope this can be avail. I give you some money. How kind of you. A benevolent hand has finally reached me. Yeah. Please take this. What is that? I'm sure you will find a use for it. Is it a key? Oh, what is this? Virtue paves the path to wisdom, which shall bring us together once more. When the time comes, the key shall guide you. It's a plant. There's some kind of riddle. Wait, what did you mean? He just disappeared and turned into light particles. He did give me a secret key though. How are they doing this? This looks incredible. Look at I mean, have you been so tone? The No, I haven't. Bloody thing, right? What the Why did you fall off the roof? I can't believe this. Get up. Can't even handle cleaning a bloody chimney. some husband [music] you turned out to be. Oh, she wants me to clean the chimney cuz her husband can't do it. I mean, why is it giving me this job? I don't have this job. Hurry. You're going to get us both in trouble. I can get that cat down for you. Please, can you help? Yes. Chief gets scary when he's mad. I'm the cat whisperer. I've already made a friend and called it Brian. So, yes, small child. I can help. So, you can climb pretty much anything in this game, but you have stamina. Where's the cat? There. Come here, cat. Just a black cat. It's bad luck. Thank you. GG. You scared me off to GG. I'll reward you for your help today. Make sure you come visit. All right. Gigi is a good name for a cat. Wait, where is your village? I mean, he just turned into flowers. What's going on? Oh, he dropped something. Shia's pendant. What is this? Very strange symbol. You can kind of rotate it and look at it. Turn it over. That's cool. So, I need to change my clothing here. Wait. You don't look like a bad cuz I cleaned that woman's chimney. She gave me some new clothes. Seems to be in order. Stay out of trouble. You here? Yeah. Yeah. I've got the Hanan clothes on now, so they'll let me in. Open it. You may enter. They trust me. But that was why I was cleaning the chimney so she could give me the clothes so I can get in the the castle. What are these big guys about? Look, they look so cool. Look at that armor. Greetings to you. Greetings to you. So, I'm gaining trust in Hanand. That's interesting. I've got to find a door that that key unlocks that that beggar gave me. There's some symbols on the top. That's the same symbol that's on the pendant. Yeah. The alchemist chamber. Oo. There's some treasure. What's this faded abyss artifact? Uh, a pause opened up. Abyss gate. Right, we're going through the abyss gate. Oh, I like the music. This game is a trip so far, man. Oh, okay. What? Where am I? So, I got a new power. I can now manipulate things with physics. I can rotate objects. I've got to move that there, I think. Like that. And then move that one and connect it. And is that going to power the thing behind me? Yeah. And the doors open. Oh, what? The interstellar. That is a cool effect. I like that. Oh, wizard. Our world, the abyss, and reality itself will unravel. That does not sound good. You must restore the balance before it's too late. Mhm. I don't know what you mean. Me neither, mate. Okay, he told me to go across this sky bridge. And find the heart of the abyss. Am I like really Okay, I'm like 50,000 ft in the air right now. Look at that. Okay, so I' got to put that there and put this over here and then lock it in. That's another new power. climb this and then a [ __ ] Oh my god, that was not good. A bird. Whoa. A ladybird. A witch. I am White Crow. Nice to meet you, White Crow. A guardian of the abyss and a protector of your world's cosmic order. Take these wings. Take these. I've got wings now. [laughter] We're dropping in. [music] The world is yours to explore. Nice. X. Use the power. I've got wings. Yeah, we can just fly around now. I mean, this is wild. Like the scale. Got to return to Hernand over here. Let's go back there, bro. It's so peaceful. There's just something about the colors and the the depth. And look at this wildlife. Why is there a man just dangling off the cliff here? Please, someone help me. Sir, are you okay? I just stumbled across this. A Please, just a little more. Oh, you didn't tell me to go there or anything. By the gods. No worries. He just told me to examine the pendant again. Got a little fairy in it. Where? Oh, I just go to that tower. It's the guiding light. I think I got to go there then. I mean, could I go to that big ominous spiky tower? I guess. Why put it there? These guys are farming. Yeah, people have jobs and stuff in this game. Oh, there's baddies. Let's go. Oh, not good. Let's get stuck in bandits. How about that? I like the combat. [screaming] [groaning] Nice. Trying to parry a bit. [groaning and screaming] There it is. A nice little opener. Are they running scared? I can use it on enemies. And I can use that one on enemies. I can just freeze him. So, I think you can upgrade all these skills as well. And the parry is very strong. Ah, you run away now. Liberating a region. Factions may blockade certain key locations. You can liberate these areas by resolving local conflicts. Okay. The tower is at peace at last. So, we got to draw an arrow and then put it over the flame. Make a fire arrow and then set the vines on fire. I played Zelda back in the day. I remember. Get rid of all those vines. Go inside. What's up here? There's something there. It's a gold helmet. A memory frag reading memory fragments. So this thing lets you read memories. If you're seeing this, you're fortunate indeed. Surprised? I'm not actually. You're a memory. Assassin's Creed. Don't worry. I've got wings. I mean, that changes the game already. I've been told to follow this cat. I don't know if it's the same cat as before. It might be. If it is, it's Gigi. And I don't know where Gigi's taking me. Cats typically don't like water, though, do they? So, what? [laughter] Wait, is that is that a kiwi? Kiwi bird is Do you like my kiwi bird? Are they extinct? Uh, what's that? I have to put the kiwi bird down. Oh, is it teaching me? It's teaching me how to lift. Okay, it's another new power. I can now lift things. Lots of physics spells in this game. I kind of like that. A skill has been learned. Focus. Slow down. I can slow down time now. So, I've got to push that and then push that one. That's going to power it up. The secret of the ancient ruins. I'm getting Zelda vibes from this. Abyss Cresant. Mission complete. Abyss Cresant of Meandering Hills. I got to learn so much about this. Look at the graphics. I have a gift for you. [laughter] I'm sure it'll come in handy. What did she just do? Now the power of nature you [laughter] if Rippy trusts you, then I can entrust this power to you. I look so stupid. I've got the power of nature now. Mate, can I can I just go to any of these places? I hope so. I took the helmet off cuz I I felt stupid wearing it. When I grew up, I want to be just like the cat. Captain Jack Sparrow, I hope you mean I must face this guy here. He wants to talk. Approach the group talking about Greymane. So, I'm a Greymane. My clan trying to rebuild them. You're looking for Greymanes, huh? Hey. Oh, what do we have here? Look at this. I think a Greymane's gone and found us. I am the Knight, Matias. Matias? I've long wished to test my skills against a Greymane. What say you? You're here standing before me. I am. What reason of you to refuse my challenge, mate? I'll throw down right now. None I can think of. Let's go. First boss fight. Come on. Let's see if your reputation is deserved. Attack me. What you got? What? A skill has been learned. Pump kick. Hold Y. Send your enemy flying. Oh, he's absolutely ruined me. Try on him. [screaming] Yeah. Okay. There we go. There we go. Have a bit of that. Don't like that, dear. He doesn't have a shield. I want to try this kick again. Yes. Oh, into the barrel. Push him. Push. I got him on the ropes. Oh, watch out. Watch out. That blood effect is wild, by the way. Very satisfying. Oh, we're taking it down here on the stairs. Oh, got him. Oh, is there a phase, too? Boom. Phase two. Oh, he's not done. He's not done. Have a bit of this. Y slam. Yes. I just want those. He's nearly gone. Uh-oh. Oh, I'm nearly gone. Oh, one HP. Yes. Okay, I got him. I got him. Is there a stage three? No. I mean, he almost had me there. They say Paloon's finest swordsman is a Greymane. It was an honor to duel him. You're not bad yourself. I had believed I was quite strong, but the world is vast, and there are many who are stronger still. There's a cow there. Speak with the caretaker. You halfwitted Chester. Sorry. Who are you? What is going on? Talk to me. Are you here about the bandits? If not, I must ask you to leave. That's rude. We can try the stealth here a bit. Cheeky take down. Oh, they've noticed me. Okay. [screaming and groaning] That's my new favorite skill. Oh, AoE broken and you stand. Get back. The kick. I'm basically an absolute brawler now. So, yeah, there's physics, too. So, you can like throw them into each other. Bye-bye. Oh, I'm learn I'm stringing it all together now. Yeah, that's right. He run away. Get out of here. Bye-bye. All right, I just cleared that out of the bandit so they can trade there again or I can trade with them. And I've got an inventory expansion. I mean, that was well worth doing for sure. There's a board here with jobs on. Missing woolly. What's this then? Examine. Oh, it's a sheep that's gone missing. He keeps saying stupid things. Leave him alone. I heard my dad say Willy's dead. No. Stop it. Can't you see? William's crying. Crying won't get Willie back. Willy's not dead. He will come back. Don't cry. Just get over it, stupid. Kids are brutal. I'm going to get Woolly back. I'm going home. We'll find him. I'll find him. That something bad happened. Yes, my woolly's got sheep now. Sheep. I was visiting Mr. Re when that rock fell from the sky and when I got home. Oh no. They said they saw some men take Woolly and we can't get him back. Oh, he's very upset. I'll try to find him, boy. I will find your Woolly. Right. Has anyone seen Woolly? Where? Where? Where's Wally? It's like where's Wally but a sheep? How am I going to get information on Woolly's whereabouts? Have you guys seen Wally? These guys are fishing. The game has fishing. How beautiful is this? Look at the ducks. I'm gonna do some fishing, but I need to find Wally first. Where have you taken Wally? Damn it. Do you know where Wally is? Where's Wally? Tell me. Start talking. Okay, he's not going to talk anymore. I think I think I killed him. Do you know where Wally is? [screaming] What did you do with Wally? Oh, your armor won't save you from Where is he? Tell me. Ah, neck breaker. Oh, where the hell is Woolly? Have it. I think I found Woolly. He's just protected by all these men. Ah. Oh, IT'LL ALL BE OVER in no time. Boom. Give Wally back. I will find Wally this side or the next. You ain't kissing anything, mate. My sword. Knocks them all down. Oh, the combat is just fun. They all dead. Woolly. Woolly. I found him. Woolly. I have to pick him up. [laughter] He's heavy. He's a big boy. Okay. Right. I've got to return to Willian with an N. Can I throw Woolly down here as a shortcut? Oh, look at his adorable little tail. Look at that. That is a large sheep. All right. Come on, Woolly. Guess I have to carry you all the way back. It's a long way to go, man. Wait, can I put Woolly on the horse? [gasps] Incredible. Have you ever seen a sheep on a man on a horse in a video game? I don't think I've ever seen that in a video game before. Look at his stupid face. Oh, I like the physics. Oh my god, watch that neck, Willie. Very fragile. Oh, he's living the dream right now. Woolly out in pastures green right now. Okay, William, I've brought Wally back. I've located your sheep that was stolen from you. It's a bit violent. Yes, there he is. Now, is this the friend you were looking for? That's not Woolly. You having a laugh? Well, he's got a fluffier tail. Oh, there's no way. Sorry. Mr. Grey Mane already offered to help get Willie back. You kidding me? A grey mean that wasn't even Woolly. Yeah, I can take you to him. Come on. The old Greyman's always drug. I don't believe it. Those dead cows on the left are his, I reckon. Dead cows. Work of those damned bandits. Tell you what, the bandits just love stealing livestock in this game. I suppose it would be quite valuable, though, wouldn't it? Bandits hideout is just a little further. I saw them take all of Brena's cattle with my own eyes. They're Nick cows now. There's a strange smell getting stronger the closer we get. I think it's you, mate. The sense of depth in this and the detail very impressive. Got to go rescue a kidnapped healer. Think about that. Another new skill I just learned. Come on. Oh, it's a goblin. A goblin. Please help me. I'm trying, mate. Kick him. Oh, I just got a challenge done there. Abyss cause. They only manifest their true power when slotted into an open unlocked equipment socket. You're free. But Solomon, I was sure I was done for. There's only three goblins. Thank you. How can I repay you for your kindness? Tell me where Will Woolly is. Friend sent me. You're Hubert. Curse those damn gold leaf. apologies. That horn splitter just gets under my skin. The horns spplitter. Hornsplitter. Yeah. Who's that? The tyrannical gold leaf branchmaster. You see, Shakatu was meant to lead the guild with the hornsplitter at the helm. Well, it spells doom for all her Nand. I'm afraid if Shakatu led the guild, this wouldn't have happened. Okay, Shakatu. Huh? You want me to kill Hornsplitter? He's a bad leader, I guess. Look at this skill here. Aerial swing. So, I lock and then I can like catapult myself with the force. You got like red, blue, green, all the different categories you can go into these. This one here, double jump. I'm learning that. So, X and then X again. Yeah, look at that. Nice. Got a big old two-hander here. Rightander little combo. So, the uh evil goblin king guy, hornsplitter, he's up here. Going to kill him. Okay, that's OP. Fighting you is like fighting. Oh, you can parry with it. Big damage on this thing. Must you drown yourself? Feel like I'm taking more hits though cuz I can't really block. It just cleaves him up though. The damage. Oh, [screaming] grab him. Was trapped there. The two hand is incredible. Cow before me. I pick up this log and take this into the boss fight and then just throw it at the boss. Imagine if I can do that. Well, now the Greymane that's been meddling in my affairs, he's a weird looking fellow. has saved me the trouble of seeking him out. You've been meddling with forbidden powers. I like these cloak of antlers. It sounds expensive. All right, let's go. Lost your Northlander. Daring to stand before me, YOU WILL NOW LOSE your life. What you got? So, he's pretty quick. No one can take it from me. There's a lot of damage to me. What's going on? Oh, no. Watch out. So, he's got like a a wave. He jumps away. Dodge that and that. Arrow him. Nothing. Ooh, what's that? [groaning] Right. You can't you have to dodge that. Very dangerous. [groaning] He's done it again. Evasive roll. Press B after being hit to roll away and evade quickly. But I just learned from watching him. I feel like his attacks are quite predictable up close though, which is good. That's the dodge. Okay, I took a lot of damage there. I need to spam some heels here. Get a few of those out. That's very predictable. kind of wish I could have brought the train with me though. Charge attack. Finish him. Oh, he's not done. Ah, come here. Only got three heals left. [screaming] Oh, got to lock in. Should have parried that dodge. No. Oh, no. No. No. No. No, no, no, no. Oh, I'm on like one HP. So easy. I can't get hit. No, no. One more hit. Come on. Come on. Come on. Give me. Yes. That was close. Now tell me where Will Woolly is. No. Quickly, tend to my wounds. His people didn't like him. The founder of our great guild once said, "That's Shakatu. A merchant lives and dies by the trust they foster. The people like him. But look at us now. All we have fostered is blood and lies. It is time I set things right. Knows that we will rebuild that trust and restore our good name. Shak. The goblins are happy. Still not found Woolly though. He's very dead. Oh, he's got another amulet. That was one of the doors, wasn't it? Can I use the key? I think I'm going to have to leave there for today, folks. I've just been sat here for the last 6 hours or so playing the game. I I feel like I've barely scratched the surface. In the trailers, they have like different biomes, uh, deserts, snow, there's a bit where you're controlling a mech, [laughter] riding a dragon. There's two other characters that you can play too. And I saw like weapon smithing, mining, expanding territories, going into huge battles, all sorts of bosses. So, there's definitely a lot going on here. It looks gorgeous, too. The world in particular just really drawn me in. Anyways, thanks to Pearl Abyss for sponsoring the video today. Link is below if you want to check it out. Releasing on PC, Xbox Series S, X, and PS5. Drop me a like, guys. Leave me a comment. Subscribe if you're new. And I'll see you next time. Bye-bye.