{"id":1531486,"date":"2026-03-20T12:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/URXJPmcAeUfrWW4iptiGv7"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:41:52","slug":"crimson-deserts-bafflingly-convoluted-controls-are-already-frustrating-players-thats-basic-fcking-video-game-functionality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/crimson-deserts-bafflingly-convoluted-controls-are-already-frustrating-players-thats-basic-fcking-video-game-functionality\/","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert’s bafflingly convoluted controls are already frustrating players: ‘That\u2019s basic f*cking video game functionality’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These days, it’s rare to come across a game that feels bad to play. We’ve reached a point where you can hop into a new game in any established genre and largely be off on your merry way. But then I played Crimson Desert<\/a>, which sees you fumbling across the keyboard trying to remember the correct combo just to use a fishing rod, open menus, or lock on to an enemy. As our reviewer<\/a> Mollie Taylor said yesterday, do yourself a favour and just use a controller<\/a>. It’s still got issues, but it’s miles better.<\/p>\n

Thankfully it’s not just me suddenly forgetting how to play games at the ripe old age of 25. In fact, the game’s controls are one of the biggest issues I’ve seen players having so far online. In a post by the ironically named PressureCalm on the game’s Reddit, they declare, “Whoever made these controls needs to be fired. Such a good and promising game was completely ruined by some of the worst controls and movement in modern gaming. ” <\/p>\n

Whoever made these controls needs to be fired<\/a> from r\/CrimsonDesert<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n