I finally got a chance to hop into XDefiant after suffering through YouTubers talking vaguely about it over generic footage for months thanks to Ubisoft's NDA.<br /><br />And while everyone is debating whether or not it's the next Call of Duty killer — a phrase as old as the 2000s, the game apart from those wild expectations has a lot of potential.<br /><br />XDefiant went closed beta last week with a huge Twitch event lasting through to the 23rd of April.<br /><br />My initial reaction to the presentation after coming from Call of Duty was refreshing. XDefiant's UI and UX are clean, casual, and intuitive. It's great to have a UI that behaves like a video game menu and not a Netflix dashboard.<br /><br />The color, contrast, and art design are simple and clean and do what every arcade shooter should — streamlines the booting up, queueing in, and fragging down pipeline.<br /><br />That same philosophy — focusing and facilitating gameplay above all else — is carried over to my favorite part of XDefiant right now...<br /><br />Here's hoping Ubisoft has some very strong roadmaps in the future that can carve out a unique brand for this game.<br /><br />We arcade shooter fans need this game to succeed.<br /><br />See you on the battlefield and as always, stay cool, gentlemen.<br /><br />Go check us out on:<br />Twitter: @giantnerdco<br /> Website: www.giantnerd.co<br /> Email: ben@giantnerd.co<br /><br />#gameplay #gaming #fps #fpsgames #newgameplay #gamer #firstpersonshooter #gamingvideos #gamingcommunity #videogames #gamingclips #ubisoft #ubisoftgames #arenashooter #tomclancy #ghostrecon #thedivision2 #thedivision #splintercell #farcry6 #watchdogs #watchdogs2 #twitch #twitchclips #twitchtv #farcry #xdefiant #xdefiantgameplay #xdefiantbeta
