The remake Defiance 2050 was released on July 10 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. However, most players are disappointed and waiting for the promised improvements. The Steam reviews are mostly negative.
With Defiance 2050, Trion Worlds aimed to revamp the MMO shooter Defiance released in 2013 and bring it to the current consoles Xbox One and PlayStation 4. While German and New Zealand PlayStation players are still waiting for the download, gamers on PC and Xbox One are already diving into Defiance 2050 and have hardly good things to say about the game.
Players are waiting for real improvements – Steam reviews “mostly negative”
Steam community is not very convinced: Many PC players seem to be disappointed with the remake so far. The 893 reviews on Steam have rated Defiance 2050 as “mostly negative” (as of 07/17/18, 9:30 AM). Many reviews address the few graphical changes, which make a remake unnecessary.
Defiance players have little to take away: Veterans of the original Defiance from 2013 are disappointed that so few rewards from their old characters can be transferred to Defiance 2050. However, it is primarily the players who have already played the original from 2013 who are rating Defiance 2050 positively on Steam.
Too little graphical improvement
Critical also on Xbox One: Some players on the Xbox One are also criticizing the MMO shooter, giving it only 2.4 out of 5 stars in the Microsoft Store. Here, too, the only minimally improved graphics are criticized. After all, the original Defiance from 2013 was never considered particularly beautiful. In 2018, the graphics of Defiance 2050 seem to be falling short for many.
PS players are still left out: German and New Zealand players on PlayStation 4 still cannot test Defiance 2050. According to Trion, the MMO shooter is still stuck in the certification process with Sony. PS players will only be able to download the title when Sony releases Defiance 2050. Our Austrian neighbors had more luck as the shooter is already available in the PS Store there.
Benchmark sees little reason for a reboot, but better AI
Benchmark tests both versions: The website Kitguru has examined and compared both versions of Defiance on the PC. It is said that Defiance 2050 offers a slightly more detailed graphics, but brings a shakier framerate with it. Thus, it can happen that the framerate often drops below 60 frames per second at ultrawide resolutions and over 1440p. Besides the graphics, according to Kitguru, the enemy AI has improved significantly. The enemies now feel “more natural”.
Comprehensive overhaul: The website attests that Defiance 2050 has undergone a comprehensive overhaul, which seems a bit unnecessary on PC. Especially for veterans of the original Defiance, there seems to be hardly any reason to start over with Defiance 2050.
