Crimson Desert has frequently been called a Soulslike game, and even I've been guilty of making the connection during some of the preview events that had me tackling enormous bosses, managing a stamina bar, popping potions, and remembering attack patterns. While there is a lot here that resembles a Soulslike, I imagine that's because all we've seen are small slices of boss combat and very little about the open world.
It seems like this is the case, because in a recent interview with creators Luke Stephens and Luality, Director of PR at Pearl Abyss, Will Powers, insisted that Crimson Desert is not a Soulslike game, it's an "open world action game."
The interview covers a few interesting tidbits about Crimson Desert, including the explicit comparison of the map being twice as large as Skyrim, as well as info about the game's narrative and open-world activities. However, it's also the first time that we've heard a developer really come out swinging in terms of the game's comparisons to Soulslikes.
"Crimson Desert presents itself as if it were a Soulslike, but that couldn't be further from the truth," Powers says. "Crimson Desert is this open-world action game that has very, very...
