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Crimson Desert "does rivers better" than Red Dead Redemption 2, says former Rockstar artist in praise of the open-world game's attention to detail: "I couldn't be more pleased to see this"

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Crimson Desert
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Crimson Desert
Genres · adventure
Release · Mar 19, 2026
Developer · Pearl Abyss
Xbox Series X|SPS5PC
652 articles 139 writers 17 reviews
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Genres · fps
Release · Oct 26, 2018
Developer · Rockstar Games
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631 articles 186 writers 17 reviews
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Active · 1997–2002
Latest · Salt Lake 2002
Top genres · racing, sports, action
6 articles 6 writers 4 games
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