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A lot of people have tried to verbalize precisely what makes Crimson desert their favorite game, possibly of all time. I can pretty safely say that it’s in contention for first place in my storied game career.

Playing this morning I started to realize that the game is gradually forcing me to go back to a style of play I haven’t really tried in years. Slow, methodical appreciation and examination of everything down to the tiniest branch. When I used to play a lot of Red Dead Redemption 2, I often find myself in some small cottage, in the rain, marveling at the way the candlelight played off off a pewter carafe, or something like that. now I find that in crimson desert, Now I have to re-learn that style of play, here in Crimson Desert, but I’m more frequently rewarded for doing so.

After breaking into some posh estate, I came across a small lock box. Inside there was a peach pit. Big deal, right? Except in this game, my mind fleshes out the story. I haven’t seen a peach, yet. Not on a tree, nor in a vendor’s inventory. But now I can plant this pit by my house, and soon be visiting that place to collect a bunch of fresh peaches. Hopefully they help with stamina.

It may seem trivial to some gamers, but to me, it’s the whole reason I play. To operate with complete agency in a world more fantastic than our own.