You’d think cleaning a chimney in the early Actions Speak Louder than Words quest would be an easy task for the absolute hunk that is Cliff, Crimson Desert‘s (first) protagonist. The thing is, controlling Cliff feels a lot like playing Octodad at times: he’s a heavy lad with lots of momentum, and there’s a hell…
Crimson Desert‘s treasure maps are some of the most devious in any game I’ve played. Usually, the location you’re looking for isn’t too far from where you found the clue, but that’s not the case here. Hidden Treasure Map Piece 7, which you can pick up from the model castle on the east side of…
One of my favourite things about Crimson Desert is its massive skill tree, filled with meaningful upgrades like new attacks, combos, and even enhanced uses for your magic powers. There are no boring +5 attack nodes to be found at all. Unfortunately, I’m here to tell you that you’re best off spending your first few…
Cooking some fish porridge in Crimson Desert for Renee’s Request is your introduction to the game’s culinary system. It’s not quite as tricky as working out how to chop down trees for Turnali’s Request or mining ore for Rhett’s Request, but there are a few stumbling blocks where you can go wrong—I know I almost…
Playing Crimson Desert for the first time is overwhelming to say the least. When you’re not contending with new systems and a not-always-optimal control system, you’re exploring its massive world and marvelling at just how much is crammed together. It sometimes feels like every corner you turn, there’s a new mechanic to learn or activity…
As a guide writer, I love it when a game has lots of locked doors. It’s fun tracking down keys, cracking them open, and discovering what treasures are being kept within—or at least it is to me. Crimson Desert has some really great puzzles, whether you’re out exploring the world, or trying to crack open…
Doing a bit of trade in Crimson Desert is just one of the many ways you can earn camp funds, letting you undertake various projects and send your Freeswords out on missions across Pywel. While you can grab trade goods early, stow them in your inventory, and sell them for coin a bit later, the…
You’ll need to work out how to mine some iron ore in Crimson Desert for Rhett’s Request. This giant storekeeper in Hernand gives you one of the first Requests in the game, and it’s a doozy if you haven’t yet wrangled with the game’s not-exactly-intuitive tool control system. The rest of the quest is pretty…
Tracking down key locations in Crimson Desert is vital if you’re looking to steal items of value, or even open a safe like the Hernand Castle Strongbox, since this is located behind a locked door. Rather than finding specific keys for specific doors, Crimson Desert has a generic system where you can use any key…
Unlocking the Hernand Castle Strongbox is a fun little puzzle in Crimson Desert in which you have to replicate a melody, but if you’re not musically inclined, you might struggle somewhat. To access this safe, you’ll first need to enter Hernand Castle and you’ll also have to get a key to unlock the door to…