Dinga Bakaba
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🪄 Dinga Bakaba of Arkane defends the slow-burn Crimson Desert: its VISCOSITY is intentional, not a flaw.
He says the game "works in reverse": instead of the initial magic evaporating to reveal routine mechanics, the pile of systems slowly peels back to reveal real depth, like a board game where the fun begins after you learn the rules. In an era of instant consumption, that friction pays off, rewarding patient players with a personal, evolving experience and new system connections that keep surprising you tens of hours in.
