Nothing Burger, hold the interest

Following a long string of articles detailing a fair bit, but mostly involving Zelda and dancing, today felt as if a reprieve of sorts…


Dance as if there is no tomorrow

Even though I was going to enjoy some down time entirely, I did attempt to still gather some writing ideas with which to delight you, but I mistakenly looked within the realm of GaaS gaming in order to do so. I downloaded The First Descendant, which turned out to be as much of a bog standard third person looter shooter as you can imagine. So much so to the point that beyond these two sentences, I’m not sure there is much more to comment on the title of any interest whatsoever.


Staring at this screenshot simulates the about the same amount
of fun when playing the game

It did get me thinking about who the game would be for, in theory. With so many on the market as is, and so little appeal or unique and standout features to differentiate itself in a sea of interest, what kind of person would be attracted to this sort of experience? Any who are interested enough in the premise of looter shooters are surely deeply invested in one they’ve been playing for ages, why would they just abandon all of the time and energy to try out a lesser experience and start all over again? Maybe I am just too much of an alien to these sorts of playing habits, but even within the realm of enjoying some time of playing games online at night with your friends, there is still no shortage of better ways to do so.


It’s destiny you find something more interesting…

And yes, I know we are deep into the content updates involving the sequel at this point in time (Destiny), but the picture was chosen with intent. They may not be the *exact* same sort of game, but it’s really not a stretch of the imagination to imply that even with outdated gameplay elements and a lack of support, even a title as antiquated as the first Destiny may provide you with a more appealing base of interest than First Descendant does, with it’s complete embodiment of that nothing burger lifestyle it is rolling with. I know the old saying goes don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but the inverse to that in gaming has to be something akin to “trust the first hour of gamplay”. Just like people on some level, you should trust a game, much like a person, and believe them when they show you what they are the first time…and sometimes, that’s nothing short of disappointment.

~Pashford