The loot shooter The First Descendant is heavily reminiscent of Destiny, but features a cast of supermodels. Now, the developers promise a feature that will really highlight the numerous skins.
What kind of feature is it? As a developer revealed on Discord, The First Descendant will receive a feature that the community has particularly requested: so-called Jiggle Physics
. This refers to how the laws of physics affect certain materials.
Specifically, the term usually refers to the female breast and buttocks, which jiggle with every movement as if they were made of jelly.
Such emphasis on female body parts is often found in the anime and gaming sectors, but is perceived somewhat differently here than in East Asia: Amazon removes a feature from the new MMORPG Blue Protocol: Acceptable in Japan, but not here.
The First Descendant is reminiscent of Destiny, but the shooter set itself apart from the beginning with a focus on skins. Especially the female descendants often receive lightly dressed variations. So Jiggle Physics are only logical. What is surprising is that the game launched without this essential feature at all.
Players joke: History is being made here
This is how it resonates with the players: The community is exuberantly celebrating the happy news on the subreddit for The First Descendant. In a Reddit thread with nearly 2,400 upvotes and over 500 comments, the new feature is being enthusiastically discussed.
Many reactions seem amused but quite positive. One user writes: History is being made
, to which the thread creator responds: And we are all part of witnessing the greatness.
(via Reddit)
Some even announce that they want to return to the game thanks to this change. Even hardcore free-to-play players suddenly imagine spending money on a skin to support the developers.
But even players who do not place much value on wobbly animation might benefit from the change. Because The First Descendant is free-to-play and finances itself through in-game purchases, especially through skins.
Some users joke that certain players would single-handedly keep The First Descendant’s servers running with their skin purchases (via Reddit).
Others note, however, that the shooter cannot really grow beyond its core demographic with this strategy; it would need really good endgame content for that. That is expected to be added with Season 2 in early December.
When exactly the Jiggle Physics will be introduced into the game is still unknown. The announcement on Discord apparently took place immediately after the decision was made to implement the feature, and the responsible developer was so eager to convey the good news directly to the fans.
As the reactions from the community show, The First Descendant has hit the mark regarding the needs of players. In this aspect, the action RPG Stellar Blade also stands out: The “18+ game” Stellar Blade gives fans exactly what they want in the new update for PS5
