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‘Plucked Off a Gas Station Shelf’: Baldur’s Gate 3 Publishing Lead Actually Likes Crimson Desert Despite Its ‘Cynical Amalgamation’ of Mechanics

Two characters from the games Crimson Desert and 'Baldur's Gate 3' are shown, with the left character wearing fur armor and face paint, and the right character holding a dagger and wearing decorative clothing.

Anyone who has played, or even just seen, Crimson Desert in action won’t fail to notice how it borrows mechanics from other popular games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its sequel, just to name a few. Baldur’s Gate 3 publishing lead Michael Douse didn’t miss this either, saying the game is the definition of “gaming plucked off a gas station shelf.” Still, this doesn’t make the game any less fun. “Crimson Desert is fun to play, but it is such a cynical amalgamation of borrowed mechanics. It is Now That’s What I […]

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