The Game Awards 2023 had an exciting announcement in store: NEXON and NEXON Games presented a stunning cinematic trailer for their upcoming game “The First Descendant”. The release of this promising co-op shooter is planned for summer 2024. The trailer, created with Unreal Engine 5.2, provides insights into the world of the titular Descendants.
The trailer focuses on the characters Valby and Viessa, complemented by the introduction of a mysterious new ally. Valby, motivated by her comrades-in-arms, accepts her role as Descendant and leads her team against the monstrous Colossi threatening her homeland of Ingris. The focus is on cooperative gameplay that challenges players to join the resistance against the hostile invaders in the summer of 2024.
The Game Awards 2023 had an exciting announcement in store: NEXON and NEXON Games presented a stunning cinematic trailer for their upcoming game “The First Descendant”. The release of this promising co-op shooter is planned for summer 2024. The trailer, created with Unreal Engine 5.2, provides insights into the world of the titular Descendants.
At the center of the trailer are the characters Valby and Viessa, complemented by the introduction of a mysterious new ally. Valby, motivated by her fellow Descendants, accepts her role as Descendant and leads her team against the monstrous Colossi threatening her homeland of Ingris. The focus is on cooperative gameplay that challenges players to join the resistance against the hostile invaders in the summer of 2024.
This is how The First Descendant should be
To be among the first to join this epic adventure, those interested can add the free-to-play co-op shooter to their wishlist on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. The recent cross-play beta, in which almost 2 million players from over 200 countries took part, demonstrated the enthusiasm of the community. The developers have decided to postpone the release to 2024 in order to integrate the most requested improvements, including more varied missions, expanded playing fields, an optimized user interface and graphical improvements.
Game Producer Lee Beom-jun emphasized the upcoming features in a dev note, including an improved co-op experience, matchmaking support for dungeon missions, and reworked missions and playfields. Additionally, requested features such as weapon and module presets, requested by both the PC and console communities, will be implemented in the game. Players can look forward to experiencing this promising co-op shooter in summer 2024. Further updates and details are available in the Dev Note Vol. 6.
