{"id":1777566,"date":"2026-02-18T10:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1777566"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:54:48","slug":"in-an-increasingly-ai-filled-world-its-refreshing-to-learn-crimson-desert-is-fully-voiced-by-actual-human-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1777566","title":{"rendered":"In an increasingly AI-filled world, it&#8217;s refreshing to learn Crimson Desert is fully voiced by actual, human people"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crimson-desert\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Crimson Desert<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">In an increasingly AI-filled world, it&#8217;s refreshing to learn Crimson Desert is fully voiced by actual, human people<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Voice of the people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_07.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Crimson Desert screenshot showing close up of main male hero\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Crimson-Desert_Screenshot_07.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pearl Abyss<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-18T10:54:48+00:00\">Feb. 18, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"10cf2e53-bea5-44e6-bc6c-98d8a341d473\" data-name=\"Crimson Desert\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crimson Desert\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crimson Desert\" title=\"Follow Crimson Desert\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crimson Desert<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Crimson Desert will be fully voiced by humans, Pearl Abyss&#8217;s marketing director has assured in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with John Paul McDaniel (ItmeJP) and his peers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MR9QMXJuGx4\">the Dropped Frames podcast<\/a>, marketing director Will Power responded to a question on whether all the voices in upcoming open world action RPG Crimson Desert will be voiced by human beings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to criticize other games, but all of our voices are done by humans,&#8221; Power stated. &#8220;I&#8217;m refraining from saying that 100% of the NPCs have human voices [&#8230;] because if that&#8217;s not the case for even one NPC, I don&#8217;t want the internet to accuse me of lying. But yes, all the main NPCs and those in side quests have actors&#8217; voices. The game features voice acting in different languages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These languages, as of writing, are English, Korean and Chinese according to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3321460\/Crimson_Desert\/\">the game&#8217;s Steam page<\/a>, however <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisaweek.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=228580\">previous reporting has claimed that other languages are in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This same interview featured Will Power emphasising that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-has-no-microtransactions-at-launch-says-pearl-abyss\">Crimson Desert was a &#8220;premium experience&#8221;<\/a>, with no microtransactions whatsoever unlike its predecessor Black Desert Online. The game&#8217;s been drumming up a lot of excitement as of late with its 19th March release date soon approaching.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a wild time to be alive when fully human-voice performances are something that stands out as a positive in an industry grappling with generative AI technology. However, given the positive reception to the lack of microtransactions and this, there&#8217;s clear appetite for a polished game made with human hands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Crimson Desert will be fully voiced by humans, Pearl Abyss&#8217;s marketing director has assured in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with John Paul McDaniel (ItmeJP) and his peers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MR9QMXJuGx4\">the Dropped Frames podcast<\/a>, marketing director Will Power responded to a question on whether all the voices in upcoming open world action RPG Crimson Desert will be voiced by human beings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to criticize other games, but all of our voices are done by humans,&#8221; Power stated. &#8220;I&#8217;m refraining from saying that 100% of the NPCs have human voices [&#8230;] because if that&#8217;s not the case for even one NPC, I don&#8217;t want the internet to accuse me of lying. But yes, all the main NPCs and those in side quests have actors&#8217; voices. The game features voice acting in different languages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These languages, as of writing, are English, Korean and Chinese according to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3321460\/Crimson_Desert\/\">the game&#8217;s Steam page<\/a>, however <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sisaweek.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=228580\">previous reporting has claimed that other languages are in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This same interview featured Will Power emphasising that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/crimson-desert-has-no-microtransactions-at-launch-says-pearl-abyss\">Crimson Desert was a &#8220;premium experience&#8221;<\/a>, with no microtransactions whatsoever unlike its predecessor Black Desert Online. The game&#8217;s been drumming up a lot of excitement as of late with its 19th March release date soon approaching.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a wild time to be alive when fully human-voice performances are something that stands out as a positive in an industry grappling with generative AI technology. However, given the positive reception to the lack of microtransactions and this, there&#8217;s clear appetite for a polished game made with human hands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Crimson Desert In an increasingly AI-filled world, it&#8217;s refreshing to learn Crimson Desert is fully voiced by actual, human people Voice of the people. 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