Crimson Desert is reaching RPG hype levels up there with Skyrim

It’s hard to describe Crimson Desert, the upcoming open-world RPG from Pearl Abyss, without breaking into a long list of other popular games. A newly released 15-minute overview trailer that’s making the rounds will likely remind you of titles like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, God of War, The Witcher, Shadow of Mordor, Uncharted, Skyrim — you name it. It’s hard to say what makes Crimson Desert stand apart amid the Mount Rushmore of RPGs, but that isn’t stopping people from declaring the game and its massive open world to be one of the most impressive things they’ve seen in recent memory.