The latest round of Crimson Desert previews has struck up fresh division, this time about the ability to speed up its cutscenes. The vast open-world game from Black Desert Online developer Pearl Abyss has finally snowballed from cautiously optimistic previews to a ‘can’t put it back in the box’ level of hype that has brought me full circle to worrying whether it can possibly live up to people’s expectations. The question splitting fans today: is the ability to fast-forward its dialog a sign that the story won’t be up to scratch, or a welcome concession for a game that’s expected to last more than 50 hours?
Crimson Desert’s ‘cutscene fast-forward’ feature shouldn’t be as controversial as it is
6 March 20260

Related Articles
18 October 20250
The final free Arc Raiders open playtest is rolling out now, showing off quests, progression and crafting
As I wrote in our King of Meat preview, I've long since fallen out of love with looting games. After thousands of hours rinsing RPG dungeons, I gaze upon even the shiniest and most temptingly crenel
Read More
17 November 20250
Grab a free key for Escape From Tarkov as the extraction shooter finally hits 1.0
For almost ten years now, Battlestate Games has toiled away on Escape From Tarkov with the help of its community. The hardcore, realistic survival FPS game birthed the extraction shooter genre, paving
Read More
24 February 20260
Marathon targets another Arc Raiders weakness, boldly stating that cheaters will be “permabanned” with “no second chances”
Bungie's flipping of gamers' perceptions of Marathon needs to be studied. Sure, some massively more polished gameplay has gone a long way into changing the narrative, but so too has the way in which i
Read More

Comment here