{"id":898100,"date":"2025-12-23T23:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-icons-destiny-2-nexon-response"},"modified":"2025-12-23T23:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:59:14","slug":"the-first-descendant-devs-respond-to-allegations-they-copied-a-bunch-of-destiny-2-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-first-descendant-devs-respond-to-allegations-they-copied-a-bunch-of-destiny-2-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Descendant devs respond to allegations they copied a bunch of Destiny 2 icons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/the-first-descendant-devs-respond-to-allegations-they-copied-a-bunch-of-destiny-2-icons.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>From the moment of its release, players have been calling out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/the-first-descendant\">The First Descendant<\/a> for how much, <em>inspiration<\/em>, it takes from other popular loot shooters. The two most commonly cited examples are Warframe and Destiny 2.<\/p>\n<p>While much of what TFD borrows from Warframe is limited to mechanics and some of how it handles crafting and character building, the Destiny 2 comparisons extend the design of in-game icons. After players pointed out how several icons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-icons-from-destiny-2-community-discovery\">bear more than a passing resemblance to ones found in Destiny 2<\/a>, developer Nexon has responded.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-icons-destiny-2-nexon-response\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-icons-destiny-2-nexon-response\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the moment of its release, players have been calling out The First Descendant for how much, inspiration, it takes from other popular loot shooters. The two most commonly cited examples are Warframe and Destiny 2. While much of what TFD borrows from Warframe is limited to mechanics and some of how it handles crafting and character building, the Destiny 2 comparisons extend the design of in-game icons. After players pointed out how several icons bear more than a passing resemblance to ones found in Destiny 2, developer Nexon has responded. 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