Crimson Desert controls draw criticism; studio says it will make improvements

Crimson Desert's controls have been a frequent target of criticism. Rory Norris called the control scheme "bafflingly convoluted." Morgan Park said the game's "true boss battle is wrangling its controls." Reviewer Mollie Taylor urged players to use a controller rather than a keyboard, but warned they'd "probably end up accidentally punching your horse in the head a whole bunch anyway." On Reddit, reactions were blunt, with comments including "absolute dog shit" and "whoever made these controls needs to be fired." Dinga Bakaba, the co-creative director at Arkane, offered a different take, saying he likes learning new control schemes and calling it "a rewarding mental gymnastic." He added that it "Makes you pay attention to the game differently too" and recalled discovering Demon's Souls and having to develop new coordination, adding, "I hope this doesn't disappear in the profit of standardization." The game sold more than two million copies in less than 24 hours and reached the top five of the most-played games chart on Steam, but it c

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