The loot shooter “The First Descendant” is being controversially discussed everywhere. But in the MeinMMO community, there are some gaming enthusiasts who rave about the South Korean game. They miss games like The Division 2 and Anthem – but also Warframe or Destiny are mentioned in comparison.
What stands out in The First Descendant? Particularly readers of MeinMMO seem to particularly like the new loot shooter “The First Descendant”:
- The articles about the game are well received on MeinMMO – readers practically snatch the articles out of our hands
- In comments on Facebook and on the website, the game is often praised. It is even enthusiastically raved about The First Descendant. The criticism expressed, particularly regarding microtransactions, is largely dismissed
- Above all, the game is compared with previous loot shooters that we have covered extensively on MeinMMO over the past 10 years
“I feel like it’s 2016 again when I fell in love with The Division 1”
This is what our readers say:
Sabi Paesler writes on Facebook: “To be honest, I find the game a thousand times better than Destiny 2, feel free to stone me, but I played Destiny and found it just terrible.”
Stefan Graf comments: “The game is finally something that captivates me! Pure action! It’s awesome!”
Ramzy writes: “I played The Division for years and always hoped for another loot shooter to give me that feeling of finding fun in the game again.” He discovered The First Descendant on TikTok and fell in love again just like in 2016 with The Division 1.
Furby says: “If Anthem had copied even half as many things as The First Descendant back then, I would be the happiest person in the world?”
“Destiny – ordered on Wish”
Are there also opposing voices? Yes, of course.
La Rs says: “I uninstalled it after 10 minutes. I prefer to play Warframe.”
Pascal Lademann judges: “Destiny ordered on Wish, nothing more. Oh no, sorry, there is a Bunny Big Boob and Ass-Skin – that Destiny naturally doesn’t have.”
Susanne Walther writes: “If you fuse Destiny and Warframe, you get The First Descendant.” – In contrast to these games, The First Descendant lacks a vibrant world, the reader criticizes.
“A continuation of Anthem would be preferable to me. It was more fun.”
This is what it’s about. The First Descendant shows a development that we see in MMORPGs and that can be applied to loot shooters:
- Fans of MMORPGs and loot shooters love their main game, are connected to it in a love-hate relationship, and always return loyally to this main game
- At the same time, they are willing to check out a new game in their favorite genre – especially if it offers a low entry barrier, is playable on many platforms, and is also free-to-play
- Elements like “Looting and Leveling” strongly attract player types who enjoy games like The Division, Anthem, or Destiny – if an attractive progression system is possible in a new game that offers looting and leveling, many players will at least fully engage in the leveling phase
Although there are some stalwarts in the genre, interest in new games is enormous and many are searching for the feeling that their “first loot shooter” love gave them back then.
The First Descendant seems to trigger this feeling particularly strongly now, significantly better than, for example, Borderlands 4. Whether the hype lasts long and The First Descendant can keep players engaged longer or if it turns out to be a relatively short hype like Outriders remains to be seen: Loot shooter starts with 197,000 concurrent players on Steam: What the reviews say about The First Descendant
