I am always down to try any new looter shooter that hits the market, so I booted up the free-to-playyesterday, the new sci-fi entry from Nexon. That studio alone raises some eyebrows, due to its past work and often relentless focus on monetization. But is it fun? Is it good? Kind of, and not especially, respectively.
After playing all of yesterday, I have some early impressions of the game and they’re pretty mixed so far. Granted, I do know the perils of trying to “review” a sprawling looter like this before you’ve gotten a chance to really dive deep into its systems, but nevertheless, there’s enough to at least comment on early here.
It has to be stated up front here that this game is…Warframe. I’ve heard comparisons to other looter shooters from Anthem to Outriders to Destiny, but it is not really close to any of those. It’s just flat-out Warframe down to its character purchase/unlock system, its gearing up and module arrangement, just…all of it. Albeit Warframe has many more years of content built up, though honestly that may work to its detriment. The First Descendant, if nothing else, is a fresh start.
What is not good so far is…any actual mission I’ve run. So far, about 80% of the game is what I’ll just call “patrol missions,” echoing their counterparts in Destiny. But these are like,things supposedly connecting story dots and they’re just so dull. Kill enemies in a zone, capture a zone, defend a zone. I think I did one escort mission in eight hours. None of these are good.
The First Descendant is okay enough for me to press on, but if I expand my roster and head to the endgame and it’s still not picking up, I don’t know how long I’ll stick with it. For now, I’m still on board.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.