AI-generated content overlooked: "Crimson Desert" needs rework
After publication, numerous examples of AI-generated content in "Crimson Desert" were compiled. The studio has now apologized.
(Image: Pearl Abyss)
The development studio of “Crimson Desert” has admitted that the open-world action-adventure contains “some” AI-generated content and has promised to replace it. The South Korean studio Pearl Abyss has stated on the microblogging service X that initially during development, “some 2D graphics were created using experimental AI generative tools.” This allowed them to quickly explore the mood and atmosphere of the title at the time, but they were supposed to be replaced later. However, only after hints from the community did they realize “that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release.” This does not meet their standards and will be corrected.
Crimson Desert (6 Bilder)
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)Steam demands transparency
“Crimson Desert” was among the most anticipated games of the year. It can best be described as a mixture of “Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla”. The flat fantasy story about anchosen one with superhuman abilities merely serves as a framework for exploring a gigantic continent. Those who want to experience everything should plan well over 100 hours for it. However, numerous sources of frustration interfere, it was stated in the review on heise online: “This starts with an unchangeable, completely overloaded key assignment that ignores all common patterns, and ends with extremely frustrating boss fights, illogical puzzles, and confusing quest objectives.”
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Shortly after the game's release last week, examples of content that were apparently created with older AI generators were compiled online. These are works of art that hang on walls in buildings within the game world and, for example, lack faces. Their rudimentary quality is strikingly reminiscent of the results of AI image generators from several years ago; nowadays, they deliver significantly better results and would probably no longer be so easily identifiable. However, it was also suspected that the translations also originate from AI technology. This is not the first case where AI-generated content causes trouble. Steam has required the use of this technology to be made transparent since the beginning of 2024.
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