Earlier this month, Nexon published a short teaser trailer for its upcoming co-op shooter, The First Descendant. A few weeks down the line, we now have the full-length version of the trailer, embedded above.
One of the main draws of this free-to-play sci-fi shooter is that it's been built using Unreal Engine 5, and it sure does look the part. The large, detailed environments and intricate characters look great, and if it can all maintain a smooth frame rate, this will be a real looker.
In the trailer, we see various characters, each of whom appear to have their own abilities in addition to firing heavy weaponry. You'll need them in order to take down huge bosses, who have specific weaknesses, encouraging your four-person team to vary things up.
While it's clearly got some graphical grunt, the real test will be in how it plays. A PC beta test is coming in October, which you can sign up to via Steam, but hopefully it won't be much later when those on console can join the fun.
Are you excited to play The First Descendant on PS5 and PS4? Reload in the comments section below.
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There's no way it turns out as good as this looks right? .........right?
not gonna lie, this looks kinda amazing
very excited to see more UE5 games soon
Be interesting to see the PS4 version.
Looks like Destiny, Vanquish, and Outriders were in an orgy and no one is quite sure who the baby belongs to.
Looks nice, but just another fortnite in the making. Co op, free to play... until you have to pay for weapons, skins etc. No thanks.
Some nice character and enemy design, combat looks fine, but can it be played single player or local co-op. Does it have a storyline or is it just a repetitive sandbox style game?
I just hope the Unreal Engine 5 produces some great games, so far they look impressive.
Still cross gen?? Uff
Looks sort of generic (@MFTWrecks certainly hit the nail on the head with that comment), but also looks like it could be interesting by virtue of being an UE5 experience. It’s free to play, so I mean, I’ll try it. I really need a new multiplayer game too… haven’t played online with my friends at all this summer.
I've never played a F2P game so maybe I'll give this a shot depending on how the reviews turn out. Certainly looks good enough.
@Axelay71 I take it you probably don’t play Fortnite. Everything is aesthetic there without cost to gameplay so you never pay for the advantage. If this were the same would that change your mind? Actually, is there a F2P you know that isn’t just aesthetics? And does paying for skins bother you that much?
It lost me at F2P multiplayer.
@MFTWrecks I think the Witcher and Monster Hunter snuck into the mix as well!
Not interested, if it was a single player story driven, God forbid "Linear" then I'm interested. To be honest I'm sick of todays games. I have realised that I'm a different generation gamer, that the games industry doesn't cater or care for. Certainly not the games I want or interested in.
Built on Unreal Engine 5, but it's on old PS4 and clunky Xbox One?
The Unreal 5 news seems a bit sus based on the platforms its coming out on.
And the game - as a game - looks like something I'm just not interested in, anyway. I'm too busy to play a MP game and not have the ability to pause or place the console in suspend mode and come back when it's convenient. I just am not interested in MP games unless it's not serious and I can drop out anytime I choose and not have someone rely on me for their session.
Yay more soulless live service mp games. 🙄
@Axelay71 I completely agree.
"Just reload your gun."
God forbid you do something more cerebral, like stop, think, consider. No, just shoot more stuff.
It's almost like a parody.
I like the look of this especially as its free to play so no cost to me if its a dud..comments about it looking like fortnite? I guess there are people who have not played fortnite then..edited..sorry comments saying it looks like another fortnite in the making..
The first descendant. Looks amazing.those graphics.wow.word up son
wow they sure can make a nice cutscene.
F2P ill have to pass
Absolutely excited to play this game. So many good Games coming out. Gaming goodness for a long time
@Party_Cannon Unreal Engine 5 can still run on PS4 consoles, just not as smoothly/well as PS5.
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