The Descendant

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22

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  1. Mandulum
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    Five Word Review: TellTale-style post apocalyptic adventure.
    Favorite Thing: I rather like post-apocalyptic stuff. While not spectacular it was enjoyable.
    Least Favorite Thing: They heavily copied TellTale's style but it's no wheres near as polished. I particularly disliked the controls, especially during a camera switch. Date Completed: 2017-10-08 Playtime: ~ 4h Enjoyment: 7/10    Five Word Review: TellTale-style post apocalyptic adventure.
    Favorite Thing: I rather like post-apocalyptic stuff. While not spectacular it was enjoyable.
    Least Favorite Thing: They heavily copied TellTale's style but it's no wheres near as polished. I particularly disliked the controls, especially during a camera switch.

    Date Completed: 2017-10-08
    Playtime: ~ 4h
    Enjoyment: 7/10
    Recommendation: If you like TellTale's style of point & click (just minus the TellTale) then yes.    … Expand
  2. Hack
    Jul 12, 2017
    6
    I really enjoy Telltale games so I'm always on the lookout for similar games and The Descendant is about as close as it gets, albeit less refined.

    I've just finished the game and I enjoyed it for the most part, it looks and feels like a Telltale game, just not as polished, if you told me it was an early effort by Telltale I wouldn't question it, they're that similar. I found the story    I really enjoy Telltale games so I'm always on the lookout for similar games and The Descendant is about as close as it gets, albeit less refined.

    I've just finished the game and I enjoyed it for the most part, it looks and feels like a Telltale game, just not as polished, if you told me it was an early effort by Telltale I wouldn't question it, they're that similar. I found the story interesting and you were kept guessing all the way until the end, I was kept engaged throughout and I always wanted to start the next episode after finishing the previous one. The voice work was a little rough in parts, ranging from serviceable to good depending on the character and the visuals while nothing special did the job, they went for the cel shaded look ala The Walking Dead and co. Gameplay was what you'd expect, walk around finding clues, press the correct button at the correct time and select whichever story choice you prefer. The Descendant did have more puzzles though which I personally didn't like, episode 3 was especially bogged down with fiddly puzzles.

    Now for the bad though, it's technically not great (is this genre cursed?), it's a Unity engine game that's capped at 30fps, you have to edit the registry to fix this which is easy enough to do but you'll notice straight away the game is optimised for 30fps, even on medium settings I couldn't hit 60fps in all situations (although to be fair, I did most of the time). So my advice would be to uncap and switch to medium settings unless you're using something better than a GTX 970, there's high and very settings above medium for those of you rocking big boy GPUs.

    Overall though it was decent and it's dirt cheap on key sites (I paid £2.32), plus episode 1 is free to try on Steam so if you're a fan of the genre give it a go.    … Expand
  3. chrismarcatili
    Jul 3, 2019
    7
    The Descendant is not a revolutionary game by any means. It's very much in the style of gameplay made famous by Telltale, and even the artistic style is in the same vein. But if that's what you like, then the Descendant is a pretty solid offering. It's quick, five episodes taking less than an hour each to play through. There's puzzles enough just to slow you down a little but they're notThe Descendant is not a revolutionary game by any means. It's very much in the style of gameplay made famous by Telltale, and even the artistic style is in the same vein. But if that's what you like, then the Descendant is a pretty solid offering. It's quick, five episodes taking less than an hour each to play through. There's puzzles enough just to slow you down a little but they're not challenging (and in a few cases just annoying).

    The plot wasn't anything original (kind of felt like a pitch to do Tales of Fallout), and there were a few gaps in it (what ever happened to that crazy guy?). In fact, it all fell apart a bit toward the end, and there wasn't the payoff of an ending I was hoping for. As a story-focused game, I was expecting a bit more to it. But overall it's pretty much what you expect.    … Expand

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61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Everyeye.it
    Feb 24, 2017
    45
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 13, 2017
    45
    The developers from Gaming Corps don’t even try to hide the fact that they are shamelessly copying from Telltale. What’s more, The Descendant is a highly imperfect counterfeit – poorly written, not engaging, sometimes unintentionally funny and technically flawed. [02/2017, p.43]
  3. God is a Geek
    Feb 10, 2017
    85
    The Descendant offers a fascinating sci-fi tale intertwined with interesting puzzles, breathing fresh air into a genre that can feel stagnant at times.
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