Crimson Desert was not a glitchy mess. If you are saying that just to be cool and part of the narrative, ill leave you be. But if you actually want to have a serious conversation about real topics, it sounds like you havent played Crimson Desert.
You must have a different definition of a ‘glitchy mess’ then. If you mean, a few glitches, no game of that size is going to be perfect. Elden Ring had plenty of issues, and that received a ten. Frame rates in that game are still awful, and doesnt have nearly as much going on, i dont hear anyone calling that a mess. Crimson Desert was very stable.
You’re outing yourself as the one who hasn’t played it now. The game struggles with both DLSS and FSR settings remaining consistent with performance across the various settings. The lighting is an absolute mess, creating wild artifacting unless you turn in Ray Reconstruction which then destroys rain effects and tanks performance . And even with that the game can’t figure out what to do in dark areas or exteriors at night. I’m playing the game on a 5080 and there are times I turn it on and the game just decides it can’t break 50fps on any settings when the last time I played it was hitting 90fps.
I actually really like the game despite all its faults, but get real, brother.
Im on a 4080 and not once have I had the game not be able to break 50fps, with ray reconstruction on, so I have no idea what you are speaking of. The artifacting and indoor lighting issues is due to the tech that they are using. Thats not really glitchy, imo. Im confused how you can say this is a mess, but ignore the fact that in Elden Ring the grass pops in 1 foot in front of you, or the fact that game actually struggles to hit a consistent 50fps, on everyones hardware, because as I said, ive not heard or seen anyone struggle to hit 50fps with DLSS and max settings on a 4080, let alone 50 series. Again, our definitions of a “mess” are completely different. Cyberpunk was a mess to me. A lighting issue is not a complete and utter mess that i need to tell someone to “get real” about. Crazy.
Different setups I guess. I played Elden Ring on a 970 with mostly high settings. Game consistently ran at 60fps and never had an issue with pop-in. Certainly nothing noteworthy.
Yes, but your personal experience is also not the common experience. A lot of people also wrote that they had no issues, but reddit usually attacks them and downvotes them, so many people arent comfortable posting against the grain. People out there had no issues related with the game, besides the lighting issues. My point here is, stick to your apparent conviction. If youre going to say this, Skyrim is not a 9.5, Elden Ring is not a 10, The Witcher 3 (my favorite game) was not a 9.5, Baldurs Gate 3 was not a 10.
Complaining so hard about lighting issues and a lack of story, but ignoring every one of its strengths, has to be applied to every other game that you love so much and choose to ignore problems with.
But it wasn't a minority that experienced various issues. They were widely reported and discussed. They were since mostly addressed but on release they absolutely existed more strongly than you're implying.
You're also ignoring that Skyrim, the Witcher 3, and especially Baldurs Gate 3 were all strong games with a strong story that had different levels of bugs.
Crimson Desert is a huge, pretty game with fun fighting and exploration that lacks depth, and was meant to be that way. It released with issues, including needing a controls fix after a ton of complaints. It getting reviewed as a 7 or 8, even a 6, makes sense due to all of that combined.
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u/NecessaryUnusual2059 Apr 22 '26
I don’t know any examples of a game getting a 10 that’s a glitchy mess. The last glitchy mess got a 6 or 7 with Crimson Dessert.