Due to allegations of plagiarism, the studio is taking urgent action

After an explosive launch that did not end without problems, The First Descendant is accused of plagiarism and its studio had to take the necessary measures to resolve the situation.

Last week, The First Descendant was hit by another controversy in addition to the controversy surrounding its business model. In many ways, Nexon’s free-to-play looter shooter plagiarized another particularly popular service game: Destiny. To prevent the situation from escalating, the Korean studio urgently issued an official statement.

The Destiny inspiration went too far in “The First Descendant”

Despite an economic model that is controversial to say the least, The First Descendant is the hottest new free game of the summer. Nexon’s Warframe-inspired title offers compelling gameplay, albeit very time-consuming if you refuse to pay. Among other inspirations that are a little too obvious, Destiny’s serve game also tops the list. According to Paul Tassi of Forbes, this even borders on plagiarism. This is due to icons that bear a confusing resemblance to those of the Bungie title. The reason for the confusion is that these icons were incorrectly listed as open source.

However, this was clearly not the case. To avoid legal setbacks with Sony and Bungie, the studio behind The First Descendant had to take urgent action.” We have taken the recent allegations to heart and decided to make adjustments to ensure that the images truly reflect the unique identity of our game

“. To get to the point, Nexon added in the preamble: ” As a looter shooter, The First Descendant shows a deep affection for other games in the genre. Destiny 2 is an example that is recognized and admired by the team worldwide, and thus served as inspiration during the development process

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A sufficient measure to restore his image among the players?

It now remains to be seen if further action will be taken regarding the complaints of the players themselves. The First Descendant is in itself a free-to-play looter shooter that is fun to play. However, its game design, based on an aggressive economic model, drags it down in the eyes of many. As a reminder, the title has been available for free on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series since July 2, with a “mixed” average rating on Steam. However, this of course does not prevent it from being one of the most played games of the moment.

_{Source : IGN}