Crimson Desert Is This Month’s IGN First, Check Out 11 Minutes of New Quest Gameplay

The chaotic and expansive open-world adventure, Crimson Desert, is the absorption of October’s IGN First. As is tradition, we’re kicking disconnected a period of exclusive contented with a marque caller gameplay video. Above, you tin ticker a playthrough of The Captured Fortress, 1 of Crimson Desert’s faction quests, successful which you assistance Duke Wells retake his castle from rebel forces.

This 11 minute-long video showcases a fig of Crimson Desert’s cardinal features. First and foremost, of course, is combat. Ever since we archetypal played Crimson Desert astatine Gamescom 2024, we’ve known that developer Pearl Abyss has been assembling thing peculiar erstwhile it comes to battle, and present you tin spot protagonist Kliff making usage of a wide array of abilities. Among our favourites is utilizing a spear to pole-vault into an enemy, and the incredibly powerful, magically-charged dense attacks.

But this objection ngo covers much than conscionable combat. You’ll besides spot however Kliff tin research the situation utilizing magic leaps, a Spider-Man-like swing, and his Crow Wings ability, which allows him to glide done the skies towards far-off objectives. You’ll besides spot him utilizing his sword to bespeak light, a accomplishment that highlights points of involvement successful the satellite and guides you towards absorbing discoveries. By pursuing the shining lights, Kliff is capable to infiltrate the Duke’s captured fortress successful a much stealthy manner… and observe immoderate other loot on the way, too.

Of course, a Crimson Desert showcase wouldn’t beryllium implicit without a brag battle, and truthful this video concludes with a full, convulsive clash against Fortain, the Cursed Knight. This armour-clad atrocious lad wields a sword with a mighty, supernatural quality that you don’t privation to miss. You mightiness adjacent beryllium capable to assertion it for yourself…

And remember, this video is conscionable the archetypal drop. Throughout the period of October, IGN First volition instrumentality you connected a travel into the satellite of Crimson Desert. You’ll get to spot galore much bosses, regions, combat abilities, and 2 oregon 3 breathtaking caller things you’d ne'er conjecture would beryllium portion of a medieval phantasy game. For each that, enactment tuned to IGN implicit the adjacent fewer weeks.

Matt Purslow is IGN's Executive Editor of Features.