CORE 514: Crimson Desserts

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of Crimson Desert, mixed reviews, and various gaming topics including Nvidia's DLSS 5 and indie games.

Crimson Desert launched today, reviews are mixed as expected, amazing open world, minimal story, no traditional leveling, open-world jank. John is at Disneyland! DLSS 5 announced by Nvidia, AI-yassifies characters without permission from devs like Capcom. Listener indie game Garden and a Goat announced, wishlistable on Steam. WoW Midnight discussion, level boosts are hard without knowing your class…but maybe no more? Pinball FX Williams Collection recommended, Pinball Map app finds nearby machines. Evoker alt class tried and abandoned. And loads more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger, Beau Schwartz

Topics covered

• Crimson Desert
• gaming news
• indie games
• World of Warcraft
• pinball
• Nvidia DLSS

Keywords

• Crimson Desert
• Nvidia
• DLSS 5
• indie games
• WoW Midnight
• Pinball FX
• Disneyland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia

Products: Crimson Desert, DLSS 5, Garden and a Goat, Pinball FX Williams Collection, Pinball Map

Books & works: WoW Midnight

Places: Disneyland

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