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The First Descendant Takes the Ascendant

After releasing The Finals, Nexon continues to break into the service game with The First Descendant. The South Korean giant has indeed taken inspiration from Destiny to offer its own looter shooter designed for players to spend hundreds of hours and spend a little money to equip themselves with cosmetic items. While at the time of writing the title is being criticized quite a bit for its omnipresent microtransactions, it is also particularly popular..

Just an hour after going live, The First Descendant already had over 156,000 players on Steam, a number that quickly grew to 170,000 within three hours. At the time of writing, There are nearly 230,000 simultaneous players on Steam enjoying Nexon's title. A performance that allowed it to rank in the top 10 most played games on Valve's platform. Not bad!

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Destiny, Helldivers and Warframe under the microscope

After years of development and a trailer that reminded us of its existence during the last Summer Game Fest, The First Descendant is finally available. This free-to-play game uses the mechanics of Destiny, Helldivers and especially Warframe. The gameplay could be summed up as follows: fight to constantly recover new, more powerful weapons, level them up and recover the best possible modules. Because yes, like other titles of the same genre, guns are particularly important.

On paper, Nexon's software seems to have everything it takes to be addictive. As we said in our preview, it is possible to level up through several parameters, and the sensations are good despite a technique that coughs. Whether on consoles or PC, the title still lacks optimization, but patches should arrive soon. It remains to be seen whether Nexon will have the resources to provide content that will provide some variety while listening to the – already numerous – complaints of players. As a reminder, The First Descendant is available in free-to-play on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.