I managed to get some codes for a few people for closed Beta access. JLAR-FXTJ-MLY9-AWQ3 QEXJ-8BAM-BA7H-NARD HQTU-WA6C-N6TG-UQR4 M47V-4L9A-BX6Y-UEKM L737-668L-CFKT-NTNQ Redeem here - redeem.ubisoft.com/xdefiant/
@@CoolStoryBroHAHA what don’t you understand? When I was playing I got bored after the 3rd map. Its just another arcade shooter with a million things popping up on the screen. I’ve played many games just like this that want to complete with cod. What I meant to say in essence is that this game wont compete with cod, in my personal opinion.
@@rudy2shoes I think he means things like killstreaks. While the classes are there, they’re not vital to interrupting the gunplay (unless an ultimate is used).
@Atharv Tyagi I thought you were joking but no, they got the CoD Ghosts director on this game. I think they're trying to get a similar situation to Respawn Entertainment, who were also ex-IW devs
The guns have absolutely 0 recoil. It feels like you are literally just pointing and shooting targets, and it feels awful. None of the guns feel strong or satisfying to shoot, and the progression system is fucking terrible. They could just have a levelling system like COD Mobile has, but they had to be different with the fucking challenges.
This just looks fun to me. Not every game needs to have cutting edge visuals or push the genre forward. This looks like it provides what I have been missing from Call of Duty as of late.
Yeah wasn’t to fawn at first about it. Looks great, still needs more work tho. Like that invisibility needs to come out. Plus I don’t know if you can drop shot or jump shot in this game.
The gunplay is reminding me so much of COD4! That was the best time of COD for me. They took their time to bring this game out....but im glad they did it. Game looks polished....meaning the bases looks covered.
A lot has changed since the first closed alpha. Looks so much better, gunplay, movement everything looking so much better. Been waiting for release after first time playing in 2021
@@coldera100 We do play the older ones, doesn't mean we don't want to see better ones come along. Not sure that's the case for this game, but I like seeing them trying.
@@winlover37 We already get a cod every year though, I’m still playing the same realistic shooter from 2015, I’m all for improvement, just….some originality would be nice.
Cannot come at a better time, bought mw2 while on the hype train from mw19.. but man 😢 This seems designed more towards improving your skill (from dmg numbers and a proper firing range, percentages on attachments etc) and rewarding you for it. And not putting you in a SBMM lobby where you get scammed
It won’t but it doesn’t need to “catch” on for you to enjoy it. You will be able to find lobbies. I don’t expect this to last more than a month, looks incredibly generic
I really want an FPS with clear and strong counters to classes because that gives it so much depth. We can mostly see these in MOBA games likes LoL and DOTA. One exception to FPS is R6 Siege which also has deep abilities and counters. Valorant should have some but they made it a typical FPS with abilities.
I played this during one of the closed tech tests and it has so much potential. As well as, judging by the first few clips, the game has significantly improved since the tech test in terms of gunplay and UI. I hope this game does well and doesn't turn into Hyperscape.
Hyperscape was a game I was skeptical about long before and I had a feeling it wasn't going to do well. I think this game however might just hold enough of a community to keep it successful enough
I really wish it wasn’t a hero shooter. I’ve been wanting a COD alternative for years and without the hero elements this looks like it could have been it.
It doesn't necessarily look like a hero shooter, the perks are basically your tactical and lethals. Which is still better than most games that overdo those. Hey it still looks better than any arcade fps in the past 3 years
@@DoubleUnicorn I mean, the characters still have their unique abilities (the wallhack thing, the flamethrower etc), which is pretty much the telltale sign of a hero shooter lol
I'm so excited for this game TBH! This game has the vibes of MW2/3 with the classic movement & gunplay that really made COD shine at the time, I think this game is going to be so much fun with friends. Can't wait til it launches on PS5 ✌️
I cant wait for this game I'm so excited to actually have fun in an fps again. Something that is more relaxed as far as pubs goes because of no sbmm I think that opens this game up so so many more people that just want to have fun
First im seeing of this game, and it looks pretty damn solid. No, sbmm, i can get behind. The industry needs a return to the grassroots of fun arena shooters.
This looks really interesting. Liking the mix of Siege and COD. I like Siege's tactical nature but not a fan of search and destroy every match but feel CoD just is too driven by microtrans and short lived content with yearly releases. Hope to see this find a good place in between it.
@@Keyvozee definitely agree it's more overwatch/hero style than siege after looking more into it. Enjoy the more realistic nature of this compared to the more fantasy styled versions
As an ex comp cod player who quit once advanced warfare came out, team played and came 5th in cod championships in Ghosts. This game is going to make me very happy. Played cod4 remastered was 13th in the world, they released care packages and new OP guns and I didn't touch the game again. This game actually might be my favourite release of 2024. If it's got a good population that would be great
I appreciate that they changed the playable factions. When they first announced this, it was all villain factions essentially. It's nice that it's more of a mix now.
I played in several of the test sessions for this game. They were either early 2022 or late 2021. I missed a bunch cus they were brief sessions, and I was travelling a bunch at the time. I also got an email about the closed beta that I should be able to get into today! Will be neat to see how it feels compared to last year.
this genuinely looks like a lot of fun, the main reason I wasn't so happy when the game was first launched was because of how they used the Tom Clancy name for it originally but this sort of wacky arcady spinoff seems really good.
I'm glad I started watching vids on this game. Not gonna lie, I ignored it for like a week. But then I saw all my COD UA-camrs talking about it so I finally took a look. And yeah I'm eager to try this game. It looks really fun
This was another game I rolled my eyes on when they announced it but it looks fun and hearing it feel like classic CoD intrigues me. I'm not against checking it out and it being F2P helps.
@@callofmetals24 playing to win is a normal thing people have that in casual games too but everyone being so toxic over a game or a rank that nobody will care about in a year is what we call sweat fest
1:44 "They said that there's 14 maps when [XDefiant] launches" Jesus fucking Christ, gamers are so used to being abused and nickeled and dimed by companies that 14 maps *at launch* is a big deal. MW2 in 2009 had 16 maps before DLC and COD 4 in 2007 had 20 maps, before DLC. I'm glad things are getting back to normal, I guess.
Thank you Lex. Thank you Max. Thank you to all the commenters and others. We're all just out here trying to understand each other, the world, and trying to make it better.
The more I think about this game, the more it makes sense. There are tons of character made by them from different game with plethora of skills and abilities that can be translated into PvP scene.
I played a previous closed beta and there was huge occasional input issues that basically felt like I was fighting for control but other than that it was super fun so I hope they fixed that in this current version.
People criticize Ubi for this, but COD needs competition like this. Nothing innovative, but it doesn't need to be. COD has proven that. People will still play it.
This game originally dropped into public testing before Halo Infinite came out and everyone hated it. Glad to see its making a come back, thought it seemed interesting!
I managed to get some codes for a few people for closed Beta access. JLAR-FXTJ-MLY9-AWQ3 QEXJ-8BAM-BA7H-NARD HQTU-WA6C-N6TG-UQR4 M47V-4L9A-BX6Y-UEKM L737-668L-CFKT-NTNQ Redeem here - redeem.ubisoft.com/xdefiant/
thanks jack!
Damn was watching this just when you posted the codes but still missed the comment 🙈 Damn, for once would've had a good chance to catch one of these 😅
lol yeah it would. This is a game I can get into. I’m really getting tired of COD
Dang I missed it. Game looks really fun to play after work to wind down 😄
i just missed the code ,damn
I pray this game does well cause COD needs to be put on notice. Can't wait to play!!
doubt it. these arcade style games die out fast. everyone wants to play br, playing maps like this is like being stuck in 2012.
@@Anthrax809speak for yourself bozo
@@Anthrax809 you make absolutely no sense lol 🤣
@@CoolStoryBroHAHA what don’t you understand? When I was playing I got bored after the 3rd map. Its just another arcade shooter with a million things popping up on the screen. I’ve played many games just like this that want to complete with cod. What I meant to say in essence is that this game wont compete with cod, in my personal opinion.
@@Anthrax809 wdym, battle royales are dead since 2021 lmao
This looks like exactly what I've been wishing for. Just classic gunplay without over complicated extras.
All those classes and skills and invisible people aren’t extra??
@@rudy2shoes I think he means things like killstreaks. While the classes are there, they’re not vital to interrupting the gunplay (unless an ultimate is used).
have you heard of counter strike lol?
@@jordixboy this guy is not serious 💀
@@jordixboy counter strike isn't even close to being similar to cod. there completely different
The gunplay looks actually pretty good. I’m really glad that the finals and xdefiant have devs who know what they’re doing let’s go
Yes, we have Fish AI devs from CoD: Ghosts
@Atharv Tyagi I thought you were joking but no, they got the CoD Ghosts director on this game. I think they're trying to get a similar situation to Respawn Entertainment, who were also ex-IW devs
Don't forget CSGO 2 coming soon
The devs for xdefiant and the finals shouldn't even be in the same sentence.
The guns have absolutely 0 recoil. It feels like you are literally just pointing and shooting targets, and it feels awful. None of the guns feel strong or satisfying to shoot, and the progression system is fucking terrible. They could just have a levelling system like COD Mobile has, but they had to be different with the fucking challenges.
This just looks fun to me. Not every game needs to have cutting edge visuals or push the genre forward. This looks like it provides what I have been missing from Call of Duty as of late.
It really has that older CoD vibe just from the little I've seen of it. Which I love!
Cod ghost game director is behind this thats why its looks so much like cod.
@@faridronin and mw3 dev
@@maccaplays6921 and SLAYAAAA
@@maccaplays6921 mw3 my beloved
@@ZyroVfx my favorite cod. So crisp
What I love about this is that a lot of the weapons I’m seeing look identical to the cod4 and mw2 era versions of the weapons
This looks so much better than what they revealed initially 🔥🔥
Especially since they dropped the Tom Clancy name. It let them expand the "teams" into non Tom Clancy too.
Yeah wasn’t to fawn at first about it. Looks great, still needs more work tho. Like that invisibility needs to come out. Plus I don’t know if you can drop shot or jump shot in this game.
@@antheman5156 well considering you can't prone. No you can't dropshot
@@michaelthefoodcritic Thank fucking God because it’s such a dick move and takes no skill.
lol true its similar to shatterline as of now
Been playing this since pre-alpha. So awesome that streamers and content creators are giving this a chance. GGs!!
- Free to play
- Looks and feels like og COD
- No SBMM
- Has ranked
- 14 maps at launch
This looks VERY promising...
The overall style is kinda generic imo but everything else looks solid
if they have good servers then it sold fr
@@jdg1251 novody guves a fuck about generic gameplay style anymore, we just want good game doenst matter if it doesnt breake the boundaries of gaming
@@daniel1RM wtf are you on about. I was referring to the art/visual style
Looks more like dead within 6months
The gunplay is reminding me so much of COD4! That was the best time of COD for me.
They took their time to bring this game out....but im glad they did it. Game looks polished....meaning the bases looks covered.
This looks way better than it did before, will definitely look at it more
When i see these types of shooters they never fail to make me think of Brink.
I still be wondering why there’s no brink 2
always amazes me how Jack can play better than I could on drugs and still commentate with clarity
Drugs make you play better? lol It's the opposite for me haha....maybe different drugs,
Poppin some addies just to tune up the aim mate?
It's PC lol
@@Mayorofsexytown1303 try adderal or speed youll see lol
Sounds like a serious skill issue
A lot has changed since the first closed alpha. Looks so much better, gunplay, movement everything looking so much better. Been waiting for release after first time playing in 2021
This is exactly the kind of game I'm looking for rn
To me a match in games like these are like a cup of coffee. I need at least one everyday.
If your older then 12 then i'm sure u own a game that is a carbon copy of this game? why wait?
@@coldera100 We do play the older ones, doesn't mean we don't want to see better ones come along. Not sure that's the case for this game, but I like seeing them trying.
@@winlover37 We already get a cod every year though, I’m still playing the same realistic shooter from 2015, I’m all for improvement, just….some originality would be nice.
last year shatterline.
I love how the maps are locations from their other games, pretty cool!
I'm praying for this to catch on. I just want an arcade shooter that doesn't punish you for every attempt to have fun ffs
Edit: grammar error
Facts hopefully this can be the call of duty killer even tho it’s already dead
@@jdh2800 Beat it while its down
Cannot come at a better time, bought mw2 while on the hype train from mw19.. but man 😢
This seems designed more towards improving your skill (from dmg numbers and a proper firing range, percentages on attachments etc) and rewarding you for it. And not putting you in a SBMM lobby where you get scammed
Reminiscent of BO2 forsure
It won’t but it doesn’t need to “catch” on for you to enjoy it. You will be able to find lobbies. I don’t expect this to last more than a month, looks incredibly generic
This honestly looks like its gonna hit a nice sweet spot for a fun arcade shooter to hop on for some quick games. Excited to try it
there is something like that already - its called Call of Duty
@@PanKrakex I started playing call of duty in like 2005, Im over it
This looks really good, but I hope their are clear counters to the abilities and an easy way for us to tell who is who while playing
I really want an FPS with clear and strong counters to classes because that gives it so much depth. We can mostly see these in MOBA games likes LoL and DOTA. One exception to FPS is R6 Siege which also has deep abilities and counters. Valorant should have some but they made it a typical FPS with abilities.
I want games like this and the Finals to really take off cos there are so few options for arcade shooters that aren't COD
I’m rooting for this game. Much needed.
This is exactly what I've been waiting for.
If it’s a stress fee shooter with no sbmm then I’m all in
im with ya there man
If they have a good progression system, and some fun challenges with decent rewards I’m in
I like the menu practice ranges. That’s super legit.
The only way arena multiplayer is coming back is through social game modes and the ability to modify custom games with a wide range in the sandbox
We do need more Forge Modes in the FPS genre.
I played this during one of the closed tech tests and it has so much potential.
As well as, judging by the first few clips, the game has significantly improved since the tech test in terms of gunplay and UI.
I hope this game does well and doesn't turn into Hyperscape.
Same here.
Hyperscape was a game I was skeptical about long before and I had a feeling it wasn't going to do well. I think this game however might just hold enough of a community to keep it successful enough
I’m sold as soon as he said it reminds him of cod4
Actually looks pretty good. It's infinitely better than what they initially showed off which was an absolute disaster.
The gunplay looks good and the gun sounds are really well done, I'm excited for this
Damn! This looks really good! I'm already loving the: gameplay, maps, and gun play. Thus looks fun
I love the longer ttk seems like you have to actually hit your shots 👍🏼
i hate longer ttk
@@rossgaller960 why lol
@@SemiAI-.- he gets out skilled thats why
I would prefer it even slower, bit at least it doesn't seem as fast as MW2019 and MWII
@@SemiAI-.- cuz he cant keep is aim on a target for longer than .5 seconds 😂
Wow this looks actually so good:)
I really wish it wasn’t a hero shooter. I’ve been wanting a COD alternative for years and without the hero elements this looks like it could have been it.
It doesn't necessarily look like a hero shooter, the perks are basically your tactical and lethals. Which is still better than most games that overdo those. Hey it still looks better than any arcade fps in the past 3 years
Looks like a better bo4 so I'm down
@@DoubleUnicorn I mean, the characters still have their unique abilities (the wallhack thing, the flamethrower etc), which is pretty much the telltale sign of a hero shooter lol
I really wish we could get a proper competitor to cod, with killstreaks and all
@@BeeyothGaming Ironsight?
I'm so excited for this game TBH! This game has the vibes of MW2/3 with the classic movement & gunplay that really made COD shine at the time, I think this game is going to be so much fun with friends. Can't wait til it launches on PS5 ✌️
Wow this actually looks really good, can’t wait for it to come out
Looks better than expected. Classic movement, cool abilities, and casual and ranked matchmaking
I cant wait for this game I'm so excited to actually have fun in an fps again. Something that is more relaxed as far as pubs goes because of no sbmm I think that opens this game up so so many more people that just want to have fun
san fran absolutely slapped it out of the park on this one the lads down there are absolutely goated
6:13 OMG, goodbye netcode
zhest myasnik watches jackfrag?
unbelievable that was a trade haha. dude was facing the other wat
First im seeing of this game, and it looks pretty damn solid. No, sbmm, i can get behind. The industry needs a return to the grassroots of fun arena shooters.
This looks really interesting. Liking the mix of Siege and COD. I like Siege's tactical nature but not a fan of search and destroy every match but feel CoD just is too driven by microtrans and short lived content with yearly releases. Hope to see this find a good place in between it.
It’s more like overwatch, but everyone has the same health until you get a health boost
@@Keyvozee definitely agree it's more overwatch/hero style than siege after looking more into it. Enjoy the more realistic nature of this compared to the more fantasy styled versions
As an ex comp cod player who quit once advanced warfare came out, team played and came 5th in cod championships in Ghosts. This game is going to make me very happy.
Played cod4 remastered was 13th in the world, they released care packages and new OP guns and I didn't touch the game again.
This game actually might be my favourite release of 2024. If it's got a good population that would be great
Seems like they made good changes to the healing "power" that were really OP in the closed beta. Nice to see and can't wait to retry that tomorrow.
Healing still pretty op
Looks pretty good. Not too gimmicky, just straight up FPS for the most part. Making it free is definitely going to work in the game's favour.
And also the availability on consoles is a major W.
Actually looking forward to trying this game. It reminds me of the older cod games
The gameplay gives MW1-3 vibes with COD Ghost layout. Looks amazing!
I appreciate that they changed the playable factions. When they first announced this, it was all villain factions essentially. It's nice that it's more of a mix now.
Can't wait for some Abstergo agents and Wolves
I’m sold, this looks good.
I played in several of the test sessions for this game. They were either early 2022 or late 2021. I missed a bunch cus they were brief sessions, and I was travelling a bunch at the time. I also got an email about the closed beta that I should be able to get into today! Will be neat to see how it feels compared to last year.
Report back !
Let us know about the experience
Were you travelling in the Tardis? ;)
The wallhack ability reminded me of Blacklight Retribution. That was such a good game mechanic.
No sbmm on casual lobbies is huge!!!
So happy to see Just Dance 2014 in there. Was my favorite game on the wii u.
As someone who doesn't play CoD, this looks just like CoD.
The era of new fps games is upon us and im keen to see where it goes
It brings back the feeling that cod had back in the day
Actually seems really good. They were smart by making this free to play
I think even if there was a price tag on it , it would’ve sold well
This game has come a long way, glad to see it’s starting to finally come together
this genuinely looks like a lot of fun, the main reason I wasn't so happy when the game was first launched was because of how they used the Tom Clancy name for it originally but this sort of wacky arcady spinoff seems really good.
XDefiant is a COD retirement home and I'm here for it.
Oh you had me at "no kill streaks"
Love you're sniping, you're amazing!
It reminds me so much of an old cod games and this is what I want! Mechanics and gun play looks verry cool!
Please, God, let this game be good.
Glad to see this finally going somewhere. First heard about it in mid 2021 & never really saw anything mentioning it
An actual firing range with useful stats and options and different drills already makes this game more promising than MW2.
Bravo with the "Technology and Stuff" reference
This is what us OG COD players want back. Fast paced, arcade style fun. Im having a lot of fun with this game so far
I'm glad I started watching vids on this game. Not gonna lie, I ignored it for like a week. But then I saw all my COD UA-camrs talking about it so I finally took a look. And yeah I'm eager to try this game. It looks really fun
Estou ansioso para jogar o XDefiant! O gameplay mostrado no vídeo está promissor e as impressões são positivas!
This was another game I rolled my eyes on when they announced it but it looks fun and hearing it feel like classic CoD intrigues me. I'm not against checking it out and it being F2P helps.
Its gonna get that Hyper Scape treatment
Hyper Scape launch was terrible and no good contents to mix play but this one so promising
@@lazylorax6641 it looks promising but i have complete faith in ubi that theyll fuck it up
@@ghostends hoping it doesn't die like bf2042 on launch
Using characters and maps from previous games is a nice idea
The tom clancy name is milked to the max.
I'm happy to wait but I hope they have all the controller setting tweaks like cod and a 120fps mode for ps5 and series X by launch.
I'm glad to see this moving forward, COD is a massive sweat feast so a fun casual game would be awesome.
Yes lol, this the alternative to that.
Hate to break it to ya, this will be a sweat fest in no time lol. Theres almost zero games nowadays where everyone isnt try harding
@@callofmetals24 playing to win is a normal thing people have that in casual games too but everyone being so toxic over a game or a rank that nobody will care about in a year is what we call sweat fest
There's sweats in every game. Just wait like a month after this comes out.
@@callofmetals24 right like people arent gonna try hard in this game too
I’m very surprised, and I’m sure many others are too. A lot of people thought this game would be a failure, but it looks really fun.
If only Call of Duty had this type of passion and love put into it while also delivering at least 14 maps for 6v6 MP lol
Xdefiant and The Finals are two games that I am actually excited about. I haven't been excited about the release of videogames for many many years
I get more of a BO2 vibe from the gunplay than COD 4...or maybe it's just me 🤔
not just you :) i got a beta key and it feeels like BO2
I hadn't heard about this until just now, this looks pretty fun
1:44 "They said that there's 14 maps when [XDefiant] launches"
Jesus fucking Christ, gamers are so used to being abused and nickeled and dimed by companies that 14 maps *at launch* is a big deal. MW2 in 2009 had 16 maps before DLC and COD 4 in 2007 had 20 maps, before DLC.
I'm glad things are getting back to normal, I guess.
Thank you Lex. Thank you Max. Thank you to all the commenters and others. We're all just out here trying to understand each other, the world, and trying to make it better.
The more I think about this game, the more it makes sense. There are tons of character made by them from different game with plethora of skills and abilities that can be translated into PvP scene.
I played a previous closed beta and there was huge occasional input issues that basically felt like I was fighting for control but other than that it was super fun so I hope they fixed that in this current version.
Looks like a 360 game
Liberatad is from Ghost Recon, small error, but other than that, nice vid 😂👌
A game without bullshit killstreaks, interesting
People criticize Ubi for this, but COD needs competition like this. Nothing innovative, but it doesn't need to be. COD has proven that. People will still play it.
Where is the recoil?
I don't remember there being recoil in the old MW2 and the work these guys did is really like old school remastered.
This game originally dropped into public testing before Halo Infinite came out and everyone hated it. Glad to see its making a come back, thought it seemed interesting!
Looks great apart from the special items the player has like invisible etc
Seems silly.
It's been a while since I've last been interested in a Ubisoft game. This one looks really fun and polished I'll definitely check it out :)
I hate this ‘heroes’ concept that all shooters are going with these days
I love it
@@kinglionbearali2447 I’m happy for you lion x
I hope this catches on
enemy players look like stickmen walking on butter, hard pass
Haha, it really does look like that. It reminds me of the skinny droids in Battlefront, but somehow they managed to make it even worse.
this really makes me wish that Ghost recon breakpoint had first person mode
First
The gun mechanics is cod vibes but the movement is good and unique