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Defect is a very loud cyberpunk “immersive shooter” from ex-Call Of Duty, Doom and Naughty Dog devsWith Mick Gordon doing the soundtrack
With Mick Gordon doing the soundtrack
Image credit:emptyvessel
Image credit:emptyvessel
If you relished the splashier gunfights ofCyberpunk 2077, like the sound ofDoommeetsBlade Runner, or wish you could jam your nose right into the neon trenches ofRuiner, you will likely enjoy the announcement trailer for Defect. It’s a new “cyberpunk, squad-based, Immersive Objective Shooter” from emptyvessel, a team of erstwhile id Software, Call Of Duty and Naughty Dog folks.
“They called the city man’s last resort,” growls a trailer narrator who sounds like he’s just downed a mug of diodes, “because everything on the outside would kill us like crabs in a barrel”. Hands up if you’ve ever killed some crabs in a barrel. Did you do it using a gun with pop-out antennae and a holographic barrier? Well, the crab content of Defect remains to be seen, but there is definitely a gun with pop-out antennae and a holographic barrier. Here’s that trailer.
DEFECT | Official Reveal Trailer (Unreal In Engine) | Wishlist NowWatch on YouTube
DEFECT | Official Reveal Trailer (Unreal In Engine) | Wishlist Now
There’s no release date yet. Notwithstanding my desire to knock on emptyvessel’s window and tell them to stop bellowing about CHAOS, I do somewhat fancy the gunplay and locations in the trailer. Never say no to a handcannon with an LED on it, is my motto, especially if there’s a megacity involved. They’ve got Mick Gordon doing the music, and he’s certainly lent his name to some fine old blast ‘em ups.
