Crimson Desert PS5 Review: A Monumental World in Need of Polish

Push Square’s Crimson Desert PS5 review praises the game’s vast, living open world and deep combat progression, with plenty of systems to explore and a strong sense of freedom. However, the opening is murky, quest clutter can feel like MMO busywork, and the inventory UI is cumbersome. Technical issues are prominent on base PS5 (with PS5 Pro showing improvements but still facing frame drops and artefacts). The reviewer concludes it isn’t fully recommendable in its current state, though patches could unlock its massive potential.