The First Descendant Review - Worth The Hype?

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Published 2024-07-05
Innovating in the looter shooter space can be challenging, especially when there are only so many kinds of progression, monetization and gameplay systems proven to work. Nexon's The First Descendant seemingly forgoes much of that by copying many of its systems from other shooters, with a dash of patrol spaces from Destiny.

While its snappy gunplay and impressive visuals will impress from time to time, it stumbles in some more fundamental ways. The storytelling is uninteresting. The characters feel like cardboard cutouts who only serve to dispense dialogue and little else. The missions and activities range from repetitive and tired to insipid and uninspired.

The end game has some potential with its Colossus but ultimately falters due to the lack of matchmaking on Hard difficulty and abysmal drop rates. The First Descendant isn't the worst option when considering looter shooters, but it only highlights how much better its inspirations can be.
All Comments (21)
  • @HimiJendrix21
    Wow, the fans of this game can NOT handle anyone disliking it
  • @rangersnut
    I am downloading it, looking forward to trying it. Updated: honestly thought the graphics were sub par and the gunplay wasn't tight, it was floaty and loose. It all feels cheap.
  • @guydownthehall7997
    My lord no. The prices for the skins are IN SANE and unjustified. The skins that they are using to promo with are the ones that mostly everyone is drooling over and has a 60-70 bux price tag. Its an okay game, but its rumored that all the body movement and bounce have been removed since the awesome beta, especially from the girl selections. So its a rock in a hard place of a game: you have money on hand for the best ascetically pleasing stuff or stuck between Sony's play safe - never play sorry console rules. 😮‍💨
  • @mr.a1764
    in my opinion its an alright game, there isnt really anything innovative, its just your generic looter shooter
  • @dreminh1-dg5yh
    When i heard NEXON was the one who publishes this game i knew this gonna to be a another cash grab hollow MMO from them
  • @Mega0re0
    "If there's one redeeming factor to the First Descent, it's the GAMEPLAY." WTF else are you here for if not the gameplay? 😂
  • @nickjordan8996
    I think it's fantastic. My sons and I have been playing this since release and we're really into it.
  • @sikevillian
    Its nothing groundbreaking but its a fun looter shooter, moreso with friends. Story is whatever.. shooting & abilities feels good with a fast paced feel to traversal.. needs some optimization imo but otherwise a decent time..
  • @jonathonspears7736
    I'm a Warframe player, MR21. Came over to this game for a bit of a different flavor. I'm only 6 hours in so take my opinions with that in mind. I've found this game quite enjoyable so far. If I had to complain about something right now it would be how weak my powers feel compared to my Warframes, though that might just be due to my low level mods and I don't know how high they scale. The game is slower than Warframe which is a decent change. Not having a 24hour cool down to increase Mastery Rank is a god send for new players. The on-boarding feels good, walking you through the in game systems (which Warframe is really bad at) all in all, I'm having a good time.
  • @__Why__S0__seri0uss__
    I personally love this game. It's what I wanted anthem to be. It feels like a great mix of gun play with character skills, not taking too much of a lead in battle. Yes, it's not anything new we haven't seen. It's a NEW FRESH WORLD TO DIVE INTO. There's isn't a single review video that doesn't mention warframe or destiny. Let me remind you that warframe got an excessive amount of hate for its grindyness. Yet all of you are so hung up on a game from 10 years ago that you refuse to give anything new a chance. Destiny still gets hate for the prices and monetization. ..but those are the games you guys can't help but mention? A YouTuber said it a few years ago, " gamers today would rather cry and complain than to play or try anything new", and it's hilarious to me. Every single new game for the last 5 years has been hate reviewed on arrival. Then, in 2/3 years when another random game comes out. ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE LOVES THE SAME OLD GAMES THEY CRIED SO MUCH ABOUT YEARS BEFORE. 😂😅
  • @justinkrall1438
    This review seems a little too harsh. I try to judge this game on its own merit. So far. It’s fun to play, what else can I say.
  • @careyunknown3449
    Im having fun leveling my characters and grinding for good gear. Has a lot of content for launch which cant be said for a lot of f2p titles. Seems like everything can be earned in game which is nice
  • @solid5502
    Its a great game. Its the constant crashing that is making me dislike the game. I hope it gets fixed soon.
  • @joshscrivens903
    Ppl act like the skins cost a billion dollars it cost 10 dollars to change the whole look of ur character armor color helme... u don't gotta buy the ultimates jus yet I mean the game jus came out it's still in pre-season on top of all the criticism
  • @user-lm3nr1yc2t
    It's fun for a free game if it was a 70 dollar game I be pissed
  • @HarperLylia
    As someone with 1,000s of hours in both Warframe and Destiny over the last 10 years, First Descendant is a nice change of pace for me. Still, it doesnt really compare to either. I just hope they stick with it and continue to work on it over the next few years.
  • @morcheba2184
    I'm hearing people say great gunplay Stand still while shooting walk back to reload Do you have to buy the intelligence for the NPC's in a MT or wil it be added in a patch later on ?
  • @Zazzy235
    Well if it stopped crashing every 5 minutes, I wish i could actually play the damn game