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There are clearly people at Ubisoft who also loved that idea.

This 6v6 squad-based free-to-play game was first announced all the way back in July 2021.

XDefiant Cleaner character with assault rifle

Different characters from across the worlds of Tom Clancy and more.

While I don’t think XDefiant is quite there yet, there are some intriguing ideas here.

I hope to see them refined and come together as time goes on.

That definitely feels like an accurate summary from my hands-on experience.

XDefiant squads fighting

Different characters from across the worlds of Tom Clancy and more.

Once you’re in a match, the action is frenetic.

Matches consist of a variety of modes.

Other modes like Domination and Occupy involve holding certain sections on the map to score points.

XDefiant robot Escort

Escort is the strongest mode so far.

Range of modes, but more work needed

Unfortunately, things are a bit uneven right now.

These matches were tense and every fraction of a second counted, which was incredibly fun.

The visuals and audio were also fine, if perhaps slightly underwhelming.

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This could definitely change as time goes on given the in-progress nature of the build though.

As things stand, XDefiant is a mixed experience.

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