The new shooter game The First Descendant gets mixed reviews from the global gaming media

The new free-to-play shooter The First Descendant has had an impressive launch with over 10 million players. That’s especially good for a brand new IP. However, the reception from the international gaming media isn’t entirely positive.

The first review scores are slowly but surely coming in and most of the scores are more than satisfactory. The First Descendant is getting mixed marks from the global gaming media, with 8 being the highest and 3 being the lowest. On Metacritic The First Descendant currently has an average score of 52 out of 100, which isn’t exactly great. However, this is a free-to-play game and should improve a bit with each update, so the developer could change that, especially with the large number of players.

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First review grades

These are the results of the first review of The First Descendant from the global gaming media:

• Game area – 8
• Invention – 7.5
• Each eye – 7.5
• Video Games – 7
• Eurogamer – 6
• Destroyer – 6
• Computer Games – 6
• MMORPG – 6
• Reactor Game – 5
• Bolt Game – 5
• Subway – 5
• Shack News – 5
• IGN-5
• Video Games – 5
• 4 players – 4
• Question Jim – 3
• Payment Square – 3
• But why tho-3

It’s also not very positive in terms of user scores. At the time of writing, there are 108 user reviews posted on Metacritic. The majority are negative, complaining about long grinds and predatory microtransactions. When it comes to user reviews, the average is even lower than the global gaming media average. ie 48 out of 100.

The First Descendant is available to play now for free on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC.