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Defiance (2013) Game Information |
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Overall Rank: |
1409 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.50/5 |
# of Ratings: |
3 |
US Release Date: |
04/02/2013 |
Platform: |
PC (Steam) |
ESRB Rating: |
M |
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Multiplayer: |
Massively Multiplayer |
Developer: |
Trion Worlds |
Publisher: |
Trion Worlds |
Genres: |
Action (Third-Person Shooter)
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Synopsis:
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The first multi-platform shooter MMO Defiance deliver's third-person action set in a futuristic San Francisco Bay where everyone is after Arktech - humans and aliens. The Arkfall is a dangerous place - cyborg Miner 99s, Hellbugs, dangerous bandit and fellow hunters - you will have to deal with them all. Featuring fully customizable characters and multitude of weapons, armor, skills and more - Definace is brand new way to experience an MMO. Follow the adventure further with the television series produced alongside the game, only on Syfy.
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08/09/2015 (2 of 2 found this helpful) |
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Just Go Shoot Some Things |
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Defiance takes an interesting concept - having a television series and MMO work together in harmony - and while I think that concept is sound, the two never really work together as well as it should. Instead of a an interesting, seamless interaction between the two we get an above-average sci-fi show with some interesting characters and morality issues and a sub-standard third-person shooter with a lackluster story and occasionally characters that cross over with the TV show. Granted, probably wouldn't have got one without the other, so maybe things balance out, but, as it stands, Defiance the game is a pretty generic experience.
Presentation: The game is completely average in the graphics department. Both characters and background are good but nothing special. The game takes place in ... |
Rating of 3.5/5 |
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07/22/2015 (2 of 2 found this helpful) |
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Play the Show, Watch the Game |
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With “Defiance,” the SyFy Channel and Trion Worlds teamed up in an unprecedented project: To create an MMO shooter and a TV show that tie-together into a single coherent experience. While it is an indisputable fact that games based on TV shows or movies are absolute garbage and TV shows and movies based on games are absolute garbage (with few, few exceptions throughout the history of multimedia), nobody else has really done a game/show hybrid that are contained in the same, simultaneous development process. SyFy impressed me with the “BattleStar Galactica” reboot to the point that I was willing to give them a chance (despite the fact that they are also the channel responsible for “Sharknado” and its sequels), while Trion Worlds, like every other MMO company, was something of ... |
Rating of 3.5/5 |
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