Crimson Desert Shows Off Giant Enemy Crab Boss And More In New Gameplay Videos

Developer Pearl Abyss has showcased three boss fights from its upcoming open-world action-adventure sport Crimson Desert–a masked outcast often known as the Reed Satan, the king of a fallen kingdom often known as the Staglord, and the large gem-encrusted Queen Stoneback Crab.

The brand new clips, as revealed at Gamescom this week, showcase the range in Crimson Desert’s boss fight, with every enemy requiring totally different expertise and technique to combat. The clips additionally introduce a bit extra of the world of Pywel, together with a number of the narrative cutscenes that lead into the boss fights.

The primary of those bosses, the Queen Stoneback Crab, is decribed by Pearl Abyss as a type of ambush predator, luring in unwary prey with the promise of invaluable gems. “A gem-crusted boulder sits stoic and silent, a stunning prism of riches,” the developer’s description reads. “Its shimmering splendor lures these intoxicated by greed to a seemingly innocuous hillock. As soon as they draw close to, the Queen Stoneback Crab emerges to swiftly ship all trespassers to an early grave.” We will solely hope it has a weak level to assault for enormous harm.

The second boss showcased is the Staglord. “In the ruins of a forgotten kingdom, a fallen king sits upon a forsaken throne,” Pearl Abyss describes this boss. “He waits in solitude, his blade poised to guard his ashen stronghold, able to ship judgment to any invader silly sufficient to assert what’s his.”

The third boss showcased is the Reed Satan, whose backstory is expanded on each in Pearl Abyss’s decription and within the in-game dialogue main as much as his battle. “They are saying he was as soon as a slum-dweller,” the outline reads. “They are saying his destiny was to die there, as an outcast. However when he donned his masks, he rewrote his future. Now he terrorizes the residents of Hernand because the bogeyman they name ‘The Satan of the Reed Fields.'”

In Crimson Desert, gamers will tackle the mantle of Kliff, the chief of the Greymane Free Firm, as he explores the land of Pywel. Crimson Desert was first introduced at The Sport Awards in 2020, however Pearl Abyss solely began sharing extra details about the title with a gameplay reveal at Gamescom final yr.

Crimson Desert is nominated for a number of titles within the Gamescom 2024 awards, together with Finest Visuals and Most Epic. The sport is deliberate to launch on consoles and PC, however is at the moment with out an official launch window.