At the start of the loot shooter “The First Descendant”, journalist and Destiny expert Paul Tassi initially expressed a dismissive opinion about the shooter. However, his views have changed. This seems to be a trend: some people drop out early or they stick around and find enjoyment in the game.
This was his opinion: Paul Tassi writes for Forbes and has been covering loot shooters like Destiny for many years:
- At the release of The First Descendant, he seemed very biased against the game and criticized the developer Nexon, who are known for their difficult approach to monetizing games.
- He also had little good to say about the game – it felt very generic and the activities were “very, very boring.” He formed this opinion after just one day.
- His video was released on July 2nd and has since garnered 39,000 views.
Despite much criticism, he played 30 hours in the first week
This is how his opinion changed: Already on July 8th, Tassi released a second video stating: Yes, The First Descendant is slowly growing on him, but it still has several issues.
In the video, he explains that even though he has some difficulties with the game, he invested 30 hours in just one week and now has a character at max level.
This second video came after about a week in the game. Tassi explained that he enjoys the combat, and the weapons and skills of the characters are interesting and exciting. It is a good goal to develop a character and build a system. However, he criticized technical issues in the game like lags and rubberbanding.
Tassi also found it difficult that the most effective way to progress a character was a very boring method.
The First Descendant satisfies a hunger that no game has fulfilled for a long time
This is what he says now: In the latest video, released today, July 10, 2024, at 6 PM, Tassi is enthusiastic. He says he has – somehow – made a 180° turn.
The game becomes noticeably more exciting with increasing playtime because the missions, bosses, and character builds become increasingly diverse and thrilling.
The main reason I currently like the game: It is not just a restart, and we all start from point zero. It is something where I am constantly working towards a goal. This is something I haven’t felt in my main game, Destiny, for a long time.
In The First Descendant, he is still in the honeymoon phase, and he cannot guarantee that he will now log 400 hours – but at the moment, the game offers him something that Destiny cannot.
On Twitter, he even explains: He is obsessed with The First Descendant and cannot remember the last time his opinion about a game changed so significantly. The game satisfies a hunger in him, similar to what Diablo 4 did last time. Although Tassi does not name it, it seems to be the hunger for loot and leveling: The new loot shooter on Steam fills a gap in your gamer soul left by The Division, Anthem, and Destiny.
