The first descendant: To play or not to play?

CHENNAI : Here’s the honest truth. I couldn’t possibly describe The First Descendant’s gameplay in any way that would convince you to buy it. It’s at best an average third-person looter shooter game.

It’s also mostly derivative, and you might be better off playing one of dozen other shooters that this title takes inspiration from. It has a half-hearted version of the grappling hook from the Arkham games, a weak attempt at boss-battles from Halo, and special character abilities that the Diablo series does better. But I think I am getting ahead of myself.

What is The First Descendant all about? It’s an MMORPG set in a dystopian sci-fi universe. An invasive alien race is threatening the future of the world, and as a Descendant in the region of Albion, you are called upon to fight them. You are sent on multiple missions to repel the threat.

Eventually, you level up enough to fight the tougher monsters. There are many different Descendant characters each with different playstyles. It takes a bit of time and luck finding the right collectible items to “research” the Descendant characters, but you would eventually be able to unlock all of them.

As the game progresses, you spend a lot more of your time on the game menus, tinkering with “module” combinations, and upgrades to your weapons. Later in the game, these upgrades make or break those battles with the aliens. The game isn’t without some fundamental problems.

The in-game AI is often weird and broken: I coul.