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Pearl Abyss高管回应《红色沙漠》评分争议

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Oct 12
  1. PC Gamer
    Pearl Abyss Goes Easy on Critics Over Crimson Desert Reviews: 'They Had to Play the Build That Is Not the Exact Same Version of the Launched Game'

    Pearl Abyss has responded to criticism of Crimson Desert reviews by saying reviewers played a build that was not the exact same version as the launched game. The article notes the game has changed since review, adding 133 new trading posts, supply-and-demand economy overhauls, 20 new types of small animal, a shotgun, pinball, birdwatching, and a pond for keeping fish. These sit on top of existing camp management, minigames, pet loyalty and collection, transmog, market manipulation and banking, cooking, fishing, mount collecting, and bounties.

Oct 11
  1. Rock Paper Shotgun
    A Crimson Desert exec thinks critic review scores were lower because they didn't have enough time to play it, and boy oh boy I wonder whose fault that is

    Pearl Abyss European CEO Lybee Park says the gap between critic and user scores for Crimson Desert comes down to reviewers having limited time and a build that wasn't the exact launch version, so they mostly followed the main quest line instead of exploring the world's hidden details. The article's author pushes back, arguing the developer may be to blame for tight review timelines, and that a critic's job is to identify a game's friction points rather than play it like an average person.

Oct 10
  1. Kotaku
    Crimson Desert Exec Explains the Gulf Between Mid Review Scores and 6 Million Sales

    Pearl Abyss Europe CEO Lybee Park said critics reviewed a build that was not the exact same version as the launch game and had limited time to explore Crimson Desert's world. A day-one patch and a major first-week update overhauled systems including inventory limitations, so by the end of the first month the game differed greatly from the reviewed version. Crimson Desert holds a 77 on Metacritic and reached 7 million sales, with its "Charting the Unknown" DLC arriving on October 29.

Oct 9
  1. VGC
    Crimson Desert's Lower Review Scores Due to Critics Not Getting a 'Fair Chance to Explore', Exec Says

    Pearl Abyss European CEO Lybee Park said Crimson Desert's lower-than-expected review scores stem from critics playing a build that was not the exact launch version and having limited time to explore. She said reviewers typically follow the main quest line, so they did not get a fair chance to experience the game's hidden details. Pearl Abyss has been patching the game since its March release and is planning a Switch 2 version for the first half of next year.

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