It’s the one with sick grappling hooks
The looter shooter with cool Spider-Man-ish grappling hooks,The First Descendant, has pushed back its open beta dates to September 19-25th. Previously, it was planned for a late August timeframe. Since the full game and the upcoming beta support crossplay, developers Nexon say the delay will help to optimise the game on all platforms. So you can loop laser rope threads with buddies on consoles, no problem.
The First Descendant casts you as somewhat standard space fantasy soldiers on a mission to shoot invading interdimensional aliens and swing around colossal bosses. A choice between several classes gives you some more violent verbs, too. In addition to theshootingandswinging, you canpunchaliens in the eye,bashthem with shields,ground poundcrowds with electrical abilities, and other fun stuff that’s unique to each class.Previous trailershad bigWarframevibes, only this time with more bullet sponges and acrobatic laser ropes.
Nexon have been holding closed beta tests for a while, but along with opening it up to everyone, the open beta also adds new content. That includes a Prologue chapter that “will show players how they got to the current events,” and Nexon promises it’ll answer burning questions such as: why did the aliens invade? Why do they want the Macguffin? How will humanity fight back? I’m guessing the answer to all three is “power”. The open beta will also have 11 playable classes, eight boss battles, a whole new map, performance improvements, and some added quality-of-life features.
The First Descendant’s crossplay open beta is running from September 19th to September 25th, and you canregister hereto gain access onSteam(as well as PlayStation and Xbox).
