Guide: Best Persona Games On Switch And Nintendo Systems

Every Persona game and spin-off, ranked by you.

Persona has become one of the most recognisable RPG series of the modern era. Starting life as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off in 1996 with Revelations: Persona on PS1, Persona took a while to reach a wider audience. A shift in tone, some more slice-of-life and school elements, and a gradual upgrade and explosion in style and aesthetics put Atlus’ turn-based RPG series on the map. It’s far eclipsed SMT in popularity nowadays, with Persona 5 being one of the most recognisable games in the genre.

While Shin Megami Tensei has a storied history with the Big N, Persona took much longer to make the jump to Nintendo systems. A few years of spin-offs on the 3DS and Switch paved the way for Persona 5 Royal and, eventually, the other “modern” Persona games to come to Switch.

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Celebrating One Year of Antstream Arcade on Xbox

We can hardly believe at Antstream Arcade HQ that it’s been twelve months since Antstream gloriously returned to Xbox owners. Now, from the comfort of the sofa, controller in hand, anyone with this modern console can enjoy hundreds of retro games. What’s more, Antstream Arcade’s constant commitment to bringing a variety of games to fans means downloading Antstream Arcade to your console instantly brings over ten new retro systems to your fingertips.

To learn more about Antstream Arcade, visit our website or check us out on the Xbox Store.

Still on the fence about Antstream Arcade? Since the service returned to Xbox, we’ve added dozens of games; here are ten of our favourites across ten different systems, making Antstream Arcade a whole gaming history inside your console!

System: Arcade

Game: Kung-Fu Master

From the arcades of the mid-eighties comes this classic scrolling brawler from Irem. Heavily inspired by the movies of Bruce Lee and the Jackie Chan comedy “Wheels On Meals”, Kung-Fu Master is the tale of Thomas and his battle to rescue his girlfriend, Sylvia, from the clutches of the evil Mr X. Playable and intense, Kung-Fu Master was a refreshing smash in the arcades back in the eighties and set a new template for the beat-em-up genre. Now, you can play it on the Xbox via Antstream Arcade.

Ant-ernative: The Age Of Heroes: Silkroad 2 is another superb addition to Antstream Arcade’s arcade library.

Antstream Kung fu master

System: Atari 8-Bit

Game: Henry’s House

Like his peer Miner Willy, Henry lives in a bizarre house full of deadly creatures and everyday items. Our hero just wants to shrink back into his bed, but he needs to clean up all the mess, and he’s been literally shrunk, making his house even deadlier. Loosely based upon the recently-born Prince Harry, Henry’s House is a challenging platform game with a twist.

Ant-ernative: Henry’s House – on the Commodore 64!

Antstream Henrys house

System: Commodore 64

Game: Way of The Exploding Fist

It’s time to break out the crunching punches and high-flying kicks with this famous beat-‘em-up from down under. A complex set of athletic moves is at your disposal in Fist, from the gut-wrenching mid-punch to a low sweep and the dramatic round-house kick. Way Of The Exploding Fist is a C64 game that’s as playable today as it was almost 40 years ago.

Ant-ernative: Battle Yaemon, the Grand Master of Flame in Gremlin’s gamebook adaptation, Avenger: Way of The Tiger II.

System: Commodore Amiga

Game: First Samurai

Vivid Image’s brilliant Eastern adventure is another recent addition to Antstream Arcade. The player is the titular swordsman thrust across time in pursuit of the evil Demon King. Fast-paced, beautiful, and smooth, this technically impressive effort by Mev Dinc and his team is the perfect slice of Amiga gaming.

Ant-ernative: Take on the Demon King again in Second Samurai.

Antstream first samurai

System: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Game: Nightshade

The violent Sutekh has Metro City in his vice-like grip. The city’s heroic defender, Vortex, is vanquished. Up steps the mysterious Nightshade, ready to track down and foil Sutekh in this remarkable platform/point-and-click hybrid. First, however, he needs to free himself from his chair, preferably before that fizzing bomb goes off…

Ant-ernative: Explore a magical 8-bit kingdom as a famous 18th century author in the fantastic homebrew NES game, Jane Austen’s 8-Bit Adventures.

Antstream Nightshade

System: Nintendo Game Boy

Game: BurgerTime Deluxe

This renowned arcade platformer got a smart handheld upgrade in 1991, and you can play BurgerTime Deluxe on Antstream Arcade now! Chef Peter Pepper stars once more as the under-fire cook, and this Game Boy game features most of the gameplay that made the original such a compulsive experience, now with greater variety in its levels.

Ant-ernative: Another arcade-to-handheld upgrade: Super Hunchback

Antstream burgertime

System: Sega Mega Drive

Game: Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

Welcome to the manic, vicious and violent world of Speedball! Based in spirit on the 1975 James Caan movie, “Rollerball”, Speedball 2 is one of the finest futuristic sports games of all time. The objective is simple: catch and throw the ball into the opposition’s goal. But watch out: the other team is likely to slide tackle or even punch your players – all within the game’s rules!

Ant-ernative: Super Kick Off. More football, less violence.

Antstream speedball

System: Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Game: Saboteur!

Clive Townsend’s heady mix of ninjas and James Bond is a true ZX Spectrum legend that we’re honoured to host on Antstream Arcade. Your task as the eponymous mercenary is to infiltrate the enemy HQ and steal a set of computer disks before escaping in a helicopter. Free-roaming and boasting huge graphics, Saboteur! has rightly become revered among 8-bit fans.

Ant-ernative: You can also play the C64 and Amstrad CPC versions of Saboteur! on Antstream Arcade.

Antstream Saboteur

System: Sony PlayStation

Game: Glover

Gaming decisively entered the third dimension in the nineties with the advent of powerful new consoles such as the PlayStation. Antstream Arcade is proud to present one of the finest arcade adventures on the Sony machine, the story of a cute four-fingered glove named Glover, who’s on a mission to collect lost crystals and restore his kingdom to its former glory.

Ant-ernative: Re-Loaded. Slightly less cute 3D action.

Antstream glover

System: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Game: Rival Turf!

Fans of Final Fight and Streets of Rage will find plenty to get their pulses going in this scrolling brawler from Jaleco. In a totally unoriginal development, rival gang The Street Kings has kidnapped your girlfriend Heather, forcing Jack and his friend Oozie to take to the streets to get her back. Punch and kick past a horde of dangerous gang members before facing off against their leader, Big Al. Let’s fight!

Antstream Rival Turf

Ant-ernative: Brawl Brothers, also from Jaleco.

To keep up to date with all things Antstream Arcade, check us out on Discord, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) @AntstreamArcade. Pick up Antstream Arcade on Xbox today.

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Antstream Arcade

Antstream Ltd


213

$29.99

Your ultimate gaming arcade is here with over 1300 classic games from the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Get a full year’s access to the world’s largest official retro gaming catalog of games. Antstream Arcade gives you unrestricted access to some of the best games ever made and new games are added every month. Feel the nostalgia by playing games from your childhood or discover new gems you never knew existed. Experience a world of gaming in a new way with:

* Over 600 original mini-game challenges, with new challenges every month. Take on your friends or the global leaderboards, or just try to earn gold in your favorite games.

* Participate in global weekly tournaments. Take on the world and show everyone your elite gaming skills.

* Set a community challenge with Giant Slayer. Take on the global community of retro gamers by setting a high score and challenging them to beat it. Will the community slay your score or will you be a giant amongst them?

* Pick up that second controller and enjoy some classic couch co-op action with some of the best Beat’em ups, Shmups, Fighters, Platformers, and more at your fingertips.

* Save your game at any point and pick up where you left off. Multiple people playing the same game? No problem, you have 4 save slots on every game to play with and a continue to pick up wherever you left off.

* Leave your mark by immortalizing yourself in the high score table of any game or challenge.

* Challenge a friend in Duel. Play any challenge and see if they can beat you.

Antstream Arcade is the largest Retro Gaming platform with the biggest catalog of classic games that can be streamed straight to you. The Arcade is constantly being updated with new games, challenges, features, and game modes. This purchase gives you a full year’s access and can be extended with 1-year subscription.

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Share of the Week: Tourist

Last week, we players to travel the world through their favorite games, and highlight real-life tourist locations using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:

call_me_xavii shares Aloy taking in the Golden Gate Bridge in Horizon Forbidden West.

BBSnakeCorn shares Ellie navigating the Seattle public transit system in The Last of Us Part II.

Amianan_NiRaGuB shares the Palace of the Green Dome in Assassin’s Creed Mirage.

krazydriver88 shares Delsin gazing up at the Space Needle in inFAMOUS Second Son.

gra_o_pada shares Deacon looking out at Wizard Island in Days Gone.

Couch_Gamer2k23 shares Jin riding through the beautiful forests on the island of Tsushima in Ghost of Tsushima.

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: Sailing
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on July 17, 2024

Next week, get your towels ready, it’s about to go down. Share moments sailing on a boat in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Dark fantasy sword-heisting sim Dungeonborne gets early access launch date

Mithril Interactive have announced that their (deep, rasping breath) first-person player-versus-player-versus-enemy dungeon crawler extraction sim (FPPvPvEDCES) Dungeonborne will launch into early access on Thursday July 18th. Here are some more intuitive, albeit no more elegant, ways of summarising what you do in Dungeonborne than “FPPvPvEDCES”: sword go clang, goblin go eek, treasure chest go jingle-jangle, other player go stab-in-the-back.

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Four Critically Acclaimed Shmups To Get Physical Switch Release In Europe

Including Mushihimesama.

Clear River Games has revealed that it’s releasing four critically acclaimed Switch shmups in physical form in Europe.

Three Cave classics — DoDonPachi Resurrection, Espgaluda II, Mushihimesama — and Treasure’s celebrated Radiant Silvergun will all be getting a physical release across Europe soon. More details will be announced in the future.

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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for July 15 to 19

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Next Week on Xbox: New Games for July 15 to 19

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!


Xbox Live

Darkest Dungeon II

Red Hook Studios

$39.99

Darkest Dungeon II – July 15
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within…


Xbox Live

Retaliate

Romans I XVI Gaming

$9.99

Retaliate – July 15

You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead, you must absorb your enemies’ weapons and retaliate!


Xbox Live

Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield

Headup

Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield – July 16
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Discover pulse-pounding stylized parkour action as you run, jump, smash, and slide through an afro-futurist-inspired kingdom. Enjoy a single-player or two-player local cooperative mode and experience the story of two brothers and their unexpected return to their lost kingdom.


Xbox Live

Flock

Annapurna Interactive

Flock – July 16
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Available on day one with Game Pass! Flock is a multiplayer co-op game about the joy of flight and collecting adorable flying creatures with your friends. Soar through beautiful landscapes, seeking out rare and elusive creatures to add to your flock.


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Magical Delicacy

Whitethorn Games

Magical Delicacy – July 16
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Available on day one with Game Pass! A wholesome pixel art platformer. Cook magical delicacies from a vast collection of ingredients in your own shop. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and experience a unique witchy world.


Xbox Live

The Palace on the Hill

Niku Games Studio

Xbox One X Enhanced

The Palace on the Hill – July 16
Xbox One X Enhanced

A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. This slice-of-life adventure role-playing game offers a multi-faceted experience of India’s culture, art, history, and stories.


Xbox Live

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Humble Games

Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Undertake a mystical journey as Bō, a celestial blossom (fox tentaihana) descended from the heavens to play a key role in an ancient and mysterious ritual. Flow with acrobatic grace and agility through a mysterious world of myth and legend in Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, a colorful hand-drawn adventure inspired by Japanese folklore.


Xbox Live

CLeM

Mango Protocol


$15.99

$14.39

CLeM – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.


Xbox Live

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!

SEGA

$59.99

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! – July 17

The anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” makes its virtual board game debut! Enjoy events and minigames with up to four players offline or online and compete to become the strongest Demon-Slayer swordsman!


Xbox Live

Nobody Wants to Die

PLAION

Nobody Wants to Die – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

Lose yourself in the world of New York, 2329, where immortality comes at a price that someone must pay. Following a near-death experience, Detective James Karra takes an off-the-books case from his chief with only the help of a young police liaison, Sara Kai, to assist him. Time reveals all as they risk everything in pursuit of a killer, uncovering the dark secrets of the city’s elite.


Xbox Live

PPA Pickleball Tour 2025

FarSight Studios

PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The most advanced pickleball game ever made! Whether you’re strategizing how to beat your opponent with an Erne or testing your reflexes in a Firefight against Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, this game has everything you love about the fastest growing sport in the USA!


Xbox Live

RPM – Road Punk Mayhem

Eastasiasoft Limited

RPM – Road Punk Mayhem – July 17
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Get ready for a high-octane adventure in RPM – Road Punk Mayhem, a top-down vertical shoot’em up that combines intense bullet hell mayhem with cel-shaded style! Inspired by arcade genre classics, RPM – Road Punk Mayhem lets you choose from 3 pilots of questionable sanity as you cruise through post-apocalyptic stages laying waste to enemy vehicles.


Xbox Live

Dungeons Of Hinterberg

Curve Games

$29.99

Dungeons of Hinterberg – July 18
Game Pass / Smart Delivery

Available on day one with Game Pass! Welcome to Hinterberg, a new tourist hotspot in the idyllic Austrian Alps! There are plenty of dungeons to find and adventures to be had in Hinterberg – will you be sent packing on your first day, or remain to become a Master Slayer? Master magic, solve puzzles, slay monsters; all this and more await you in Hinterberg!


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

Kepler Interactive

$39.99

Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – July 18
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

Available on day one with Game Pass! Kill all gods in the upcoming action-RPG from the developers of Ashen! Step into the boots of Nor Vanek, an elite member of the Coalition army, joined by Enki, a fox-like companion, in their quest for vengeance against the Gods. Weave in melee, gunpowder, and magic in rhythmic battles where combos chain together to create a deadly dance.


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

SCHiM

Extra Nice

Schim – July 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

A game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. Play as a schim that has become unattached to their human being. Can you get back to him before it’s too late?


Xbox Live

Shield King

Afil Games

Shield King – July 18
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

With immersive graphics and a dark atmosphere, Shield King offers an exciting and suspenseful experience. Explore the mist-affected world, make strategic decisions, and demonstrate your survival skills in a dangerous environment. Good luck on this journey for survival!


Xbox Live

Booom-Slang!

Skermunkel

Booom-Slang! – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Top-down, twin-Stick Shooting, FMV-infused, low-poly, creep infested, plasma blasting, crazily competitive CHAOS!!! Booom-Slang! is stocked up with a cavalcade of insane Single-Player and Multiplayer modes, maps and moments. Are you ready for what Conductor Chaos has in store for you?!


Xbox Live

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

Prismatika

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind – July 19

Tactical roguelike action in bite-sized play sessions, pulling you into a lingering and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Dragon Bobby

Franklin Benini

$14.99

Dragon Bobby – July 19
Xbox Play Anywhere

Dragon Bobby is a uniquely beautiful game with third-person exploration and puzzles that tells the story of a man’s life from birth. You control a dragon that is an analogy of this man in the story; a true reflection on life.


Xbox Live

EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 – Standard Edition

Electronic Arts


1910


$69.99

$62.99

EA Sports College Football 15 – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Experience explosive gameplay variety across 134 FBS schools and immerse yourself in the iconic, decibel-shaking soundscape of college football as you chase greatness. Pre-order EA Sports College Football 25 today and receive Alma Mater Ultimate Team Pack, Cover Athlete Ultimate Team Pack, and Bring Glory Home Ultimate Team Uniform Item. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members with EA Play can try EA Sports College Football 25 with a 10-hour Early Access Trial starting on July 16, 2024.


Xbox Live

Frogurai

Ratalaika Games S.L.

Frogurai – July 19
Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Play as a heroic frog samurai tasked with taking down the deadly snake clan and bringing an end to the war. Your agility and speed will be tested as you go over obstacles, walls and ceilings, and navigate through portals. But be careful, the snakes won’t give up without a fight.


Xbox Live
Xbox Play Anywhere

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

CAPCOM CO., LTD.

$49.99

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – July 19
Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

Available on day one with Game Pass: A unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura Action Strategy game. The game takes place on a mountain covered by defilement. During the day, purify the villages and prepare yourself for sundown. During the night, protect the Maiden against the hordes of the Seethe. Repeat the day and night cycle until you cleanse the mountain of defilement and return peace to the land.


Xbox Live

Soul Searching

NAISU


$9.99

$7.99

Soul Searching – July 19

Soul Searching is a narrative survival game about sailing away from your homeland. Explore a world of islands, dragons, and magic. You can learn about stories of people living on islands you chose to visit, discover dragons, catch fish, customize your boats, find ghosts, cast magic spells, and more.


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Fallout 2’s Latest Mod Let’s You Play the Original Isometric Fallout 3

Fallout fans yearning for the days when the series was an isometric RPG can once again revisit that gameplay style thanks to this new fan-made project that revives the original vision for Fallout 3 by Black Isle.

Spotted by GamesRadar, Fallout Yesterday is a Fallout 2 mod that allows players to play the Fallout 3 that might have been. If you are unfamiliar with Van Buren, it was the codename for the third mainline installment in the Fallout series. Set in the year 2253 in the American Southwest, Van Buren would have players controlling a prison while trying to evade robotic prison guards.

Fallout Yesterday’s Nexus Mods page notes that the mod includes a slew of new content to flesh out what Van Buren might have been. Some changes added to this mod include new items, weapons, traits and perks, and companions, to name a few.

Van Buren would ultimately be canceled in late 2003, with Bethesda Softworks acquiring the Fallout IP after Interplay went bankrupt. Bethesda would continue to make Fallout games, including a third mainline installment released in 2008, which would be a major pivot for the franchise, keeping the game in the RPG genre but pivoting from isometric, turn-based combat to action RPG with the option to switch between first or third-person perspectives.

Last month, Fallout creator Tim Cain broke his silence on the canceled Fallout project, revealing that an unidentified VP at Interplay asked him to play a prototype of Van Buren. “I don’t think they can get it done, so I’m just going to cancel it. But if you look over it and give me an estimate, there’s a chance I wouldn’t cancel it,” the executive told Cain.

The Fallout creator spent two hours playing the build and questioned the development team. Cain revealed that he ultimately told the VP he was “convinced” the game could be shipped in 18 months. That, however, proved too long and costly for Interplay.

The breakout success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has boosted interest in all things Fallout, including the classic PC originals. Bethesda development chief Todd Howard recently ruled out remakes of Fallout 1 and 2, saying some of their charm has to do with the fact they remain firmly rooted in the old-school PC role-playing game era of the mid-to-late 90s.

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Deck-building space sim Breachway re-emerges from warp with an August early access release date

In theory I’m down to review Breachway, a roguelike deck-building space sim which is sort of FTL but 3D and with cards. The second I wrested this privilege from Ed Thorn’s resentful fingers, however, developers Edgeflow Studio and publishers Hooded Horse delayed the early access release. Perhaps this reflects Hooded Horse’s atypically forgiving, when-it’s-ready approach to game publishing. Or perhaps they just hate me and wish to deny me things that might bring me pleasure. It matters not, because the game now has a new early access release date – 30th August 2024 via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Catch a celebratory trailer below.

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IGN UK Podcast 757: Star Wars Outlaws, Trying and… It’s Coming Home?

Join Dale, Emma, and Jesse for some galactic Star Wars Outlaws chat about the upcoming open-world Star Wars game coming this August. The trio also talk about heartwarming Apple TV show, Trying, which just released its fourth season, as well as the brand new Gladiator 2 trailer.

Send us your thoughts about all the new games, TV shows, and films you’re enjoying or looking forward to: ign_ukfeedback@ign.com.

IGN UK Podcast 757: Star Wars Outlaws, Trying and… It’s Coming Home?

The First Descendant Is a Massive Hit Despite Its Various Controversies

The First Descendant has seen 10 million players in its first week of availability.

Nexon’s free-to-play looter shooter launched at the end of June and saw immediate popularity, with an impressive 264,860 peak concurrent players on Steam alone. (Microsoft and Sony do not make player numbers publicly available.)

Nexon has now confirmed the impressive total player count of 10 million in seven days. It said “we’ve reached” 10 million players, which suggests this figure relates to player accounts, rather than dormant downloads.

“Thank you all for your tremendous support and love,” Nexon continued. “It means everything to us. We will do our best to bring you great experiences. Can’t wait to continue this journey together!”

The First Descendant is a massive hit already, but Nexon will be mindful of growing its player count as the game evolves, and we’ve seen how difficult this has become for so many publishers and developers who have entered the ultra competitive live service market in recent years.

While The First Descendant is clearly a hit it is not without controversy, and sits on a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam. Players have heavily criticized The First Descendant’s ultra aggressive monetization, which includes $100 character bundles and premium customization items that expire after use. Nexon was also accused of copying Destiny 2 icons for the icons used in The First Descendant, something the company has now said it will address in-game.

Generally speaking, The First Descendant is a mash-up of mechanics from various looter shooters already in the market. There’s more than a whiff of Destiny about The First Descendant’s design, systems, and mechanics, but then there’s also a lot of Warframe about it, too.

This week, Nexon released a significant update for The First Descendant that makes some big changes to the game, but leaves some aspects that had become a topic of discussion within the community well alone.

IGN’s The First Descendant review returned a 5/10. We said: “The First Descendant has all the building blocks of a fantastic looter shooter, but they’re buried under a pile of monotonous quests, a terrible story, and an infuriating free-to-play model that has influenced its game design in the worst possible way.”

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.