The First Descendant - is it Worth Playing?

The First Descendant - is it Worth Playing?

The First Descendant is a free to play looter shooter that launched on Steam today so me, Pete and Lewis played for 7 hours as we were really excited after hearing nothing but good things about it based on people letting me know about their beta gameplay experiences and I think 7 hours of gameplay time is enough for me to bring this video to you and let you know if I think it's worth playing or not.

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[TwoFoxGibbon]

All you had to say was "Crafting timers" and I was immediately never going to play the game.

Timers, for me, are infinitely worse than cash shops. It says, "I don't respect the limited time you have on Earth."

[fierson]

I was 2hrs in and noticed that everthing i do is same stuff over and over again. Waiting for once human. 😂

[captnclutch]

I agree with points about repetitive quests and inventory management, but to be fair warframe has a similar system with time gated crafting you can pay to skip, and the crafting times in warframe are longer. Crafting a new war frame requires you to first craft all the parts at 12 hours a pop, then assemble them for 72 hours. Overall I don't hate the game, not blown away either but I want to play more than my current 5 hours before judging too much.

[SinnfullDuck]

You confirmed exactly how I was feeling after about 4hrs of play so I thank you for that. I don't think I'll be putting anymore time into this game.

[cernunnos_lives]

Thanks for an honest opinion brother. I appreciate the word from another customer. We have a duty to the public out there.

[robinroyale]

Finally a content creator who is playing the game like normal and didnt start off spending like $1000 from the jump to get ultimate bunny.

[LosoVega]

Couldn’t agree with this assessment anymore! After putting 6hrs in, felt like I was running Destiny patrols over and over and over. The game is gorgeous, but feels like Anthem in terms of the same monotonous missions, un-exciting character abilities, and Lost Planet grappling system. I just didn’t find the experience enjoyable, as I was excited to play after seeing gameplay. Great assessment of the game!

[voidtheabyssalmind]

Another thing you didn't mention is the art style. There is none. No eye candy. No cool locations. There's nothing in this game that i can't find anywhere else.

I highly doubt that they had concept art. They just told the devs to "Make a desert." Or "Make an overgrown town."

Absolutely ZERO creativity in this game.

A single destiny destination has more character than this whole fucking game.

[stickyone]

I hate the "its free to play therefore it can be shit and the cash shop can be predatory" argument

[edwarddavis]

I've been trying to get the bunny outfit all day. The game says the part I need has a 20% drop chance. I've done that damn mission 17 times and I still don't have the damn item I need

[DJSammy.]

After i got bored watched some tuber rave about how much there is to do and content. But if its ALL THE FRIGGING SAME what is the point.

[mrmrgaming]

The game should start easy because they want as many people as possible to play and get hooked in. Once you hit harder stuff they need you to die, scratch your head, then buy credits.

[dundeedrew]

Anyone else think this game just Warframe, outriders with a dash of anthem.

[AgentGeo]

Geesh. I thought i was having fun. I was able to craft Bunny and the first ultimate weapon that i can't remember the name of yesterday (the weapon takes 4 hours to craft so i stopped gaming for the night there). But yeah at that point it did start feeling really repetitive where i was starting to wonder if it was actually worth my time or money as i was also thinking of getting the battle pass. I will admit that i skip most of the dialogue as the story is a little lame IMO. The odd thing about games being repetitive is that i have over 3100 hours in Division 2...and that has been mostly repetitive for 5 years but i still keep going back for more. I have not found another game where i can do that since.

[itllBuffGaming]

If this game had the Warframe F2P model I’d definitely play it, but it doesn’t so I won’t. If anyone’s curious, in Warframe there’s a huge premium currency shop for skins and classes etc as well, but you can unlock “prime” Warframes (classes) easily and then sell those to players for premium currency, yes, their premium currency is tradeable. Then you can buy all the boosters, skins etc you want without ever paying a penny.

[sofajockeyUK]

The tasks sound like they've been borrowed from Mass Effect multiplayer but without the charm.

[Fibulator]

Love the honesty. Saved me the headache 😴

[foxdorsey]

I played up to level 19 and can agree with most of your points. Definitely doesn't do anything exciting or unique. Why are missions broken up into 5 minute way points??? Way too much meaningless loot, and I stopped listening to any parts of the story after the first hour in. Because this is a free to play game I came into it with medium expectations. But with any free to play game (pc, console, or mobile) I knew it was gonna cost either all of your time or all of your money. I can see this game having a small cult following in the years to come but sadly won't make much of an impact in the looter shooter space. Good thing is all of the complaints can be addressed and improved upon. The real question, are the developers be able/willing to make chances based off feedback?

[danomaly]

Definitely has destiny 2 vibes but the grappling hook being an essential part of mobility is killing my enjoyment. Attempting to latch on to something and missing the first one messes you up for areas where you need both charges.

[ltR]

Just started playing it. Seems good so far..apart from xbox network going down for 5hrs. Be the 'last descendant' by the time I get back online lol.