The Ex-Director of The Witcher 3 took a break from coding to praise Crimson Desert and Expedition 33. Let's see how the Reddit gaming community reacted!
Scrolling through Reddit at 3 AM while waiting for shaders to compile, I stumbled upon a rare wholesome moment in our currently microtransaction-infested industry. The former director of the masterpiece The Witcher 3 just gave a massive shoutout to two upcoming heavy hitters: Crimson Desert and Expedition 33.
So, a Reddit thread blew up with almost 2.5k upvotes because the ex-director of The Witcher 3 was out here openly praising unreleased games. Let’s get the lore straight first: he is the former director, now founding his own studio, Rebel Wolves, and grinding away on a new IP called Blood of Dawnwalker.
Despite being up to his neck in his own dev cycles, he took the time to hype up Crimson Desert for its chaotic, next-gen action and Expedition 33 for its killer vibe. Seeing top-tier devs put aside their egos to appreciate good craftsmanship is a mega W. Real recognize real.
The comment section was a goldmine of typical gamer energy. Here is the TL;DR for you lazy scrollers:
For my fellow game devs reading this: take notes. You don't need a P2W gacha mechanic to build hype. You just need a killer setting and solid mechanics. Expedition 33 took a genre (turn-based RPG) that gets a lot of hate from the fast-paced action crowd, and made it look incredibly cool. That's how you carry a game to launch.
Let's just hope both games drop fully optimized. Nobody wants to deal with massive FPS drops or rely on a game booster designed to reduce game ping and stabilize gaming networks for players around the world just to enjoy the single-player experience. GG WP!
Source: Reddit
