In the 1980s, British pop star Shakin' Stevens practically had hit after hit impersonating Elvis Presley, and the Chart Music Podcast began nicknaming poor incarnations of other pop stars as Shakin' versions. For example, Tori Amos is Shakin' Kate Bush.

Having said that, we can also say: the First Descendant is Shakin' Destiny.

And yet, according to the official Twitter account, The First Descendant was played by over 10 million people in its first week." We hit 10 million descendants in just 7 days!" They write. 'Thank you all for your tremendous support and love. It means everything to us. We will do our best to bring you all a great experience. We can't wait to continue this journey together!"

Meanwhile, on Steam, the new shlooter has not exactly been rolling in favorably. Some user reviews have complained about the crunchiness of the endgame." They want to make players feel frustrated and confused to motivate them to pull out their wallets to improve their experience." Others complain about having to install two different anti-cheat programs, while others summarize that "Warframe and Destiny 2 have had a baby and don't treat it pretty."

Our own Morgan Park played The First Descendant and was quite unimpressed. "I'm not a Destiny devotee," he writes, "and I've spent a week on several exotic grinding and raid attempts, but what kept me going was Bungie's natural talent for excellent first-person shooters, the kickback of the hand cannon, the weak kill feedback, the sound of a bullet impact, the confident priming of a scout rifle bolt, and an eye for the little things. In that respect, 'First Descendant' simply lacked power." [If you've played "Blade and Soul," "Lost Ark," or "Stellar Blade," you'll be familiar with the look I'm talking about. If for some reason you want to try it out for yourself, you can buy it on Steam.