Pearl Abyss Talks About New Exclusive Engine Behind Crimson Desert and DokeV

Like most game companies these days, Pearl Abyss has a lot of titles in development. We have come across some of them, such as Crimson Desert and DokeVand whether you think you’ll want to play them or not, it’s hard to argue that at least they don’t look wonderful. That’s thanks to Pearl Abyss’ new exclusive Black Space Engine, the subject of an interview by IGN’s Matt Kim with the company’s Head of Game Engines and Chief Tool Programmer, Kwaghyeon Go.

Pearl Abyss’ current big game, Black Desert Online, uses a different engine, which is older and doesn’t look too shabby, but Go says that “we felt it was necessary to have a new engine with the latest technology in order to get the most out of it.” better quality and performance.” Along with that comes Blackspace, which has the ability to “cover multiple projects” and allows for “more detailed representation of visual depth.”

To support the new engine, the company will open the Pearl Abyss Art Center in 2022, which will be “the largest art studio in the entire Korean game industry,” Go said. It will include an 11,000 square foot motion capture studio, so Pearl Abyss can do some truly massive mo-cap work; The interview mentions “string action sequences, bulky objects, and even animals.”

Besides the graphical power, Blackspace also has features that enhance the studio’s ability to create MMORPGs. “Many aspects can be automated, procedurally generated, and customized,” says Go, “while having” an in-house engine can give you the freedom to add functions quickly as needed and change. change them the way we want.” Pearl Abyss currently has no plans to license the engine to other developers.

While gameplay is important, the next decade’s top video games will need to have better visuals than what came before them, and Pearl Abyss looks to be well-positioned in that regard. So far, we’ve only seen snippets of Crimson Desert and DokeV, but I’m looking forward to seeing what else the company can come up with.