They look great!
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There is some footage fighting them towards the end of the livestream.Originally posted by chopemon View PostComment
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Avoiding video now, going to play the hell out of this game, don't need to see anything else now that I know they're adding new robotic style enemies. Cannot wait for this!Comment
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Notice of platform decision and release date change for "Earth Defense Force 6"
2021.09.30
Thank you for your continued patronage of D3 Publisher.
We would like to inform you about our product "Earth Defense Force 6" as follows.
■ Supported platforms The supported platforms for
"Earth Defense Force 6", which had been undecided so far, have been decided as follows.
・ PlayStation®5
・ PlayStation®4
This work is a complete sequel to "Earth Defense Force 5" , so it
will be compatible with the latest platform as well as the platform of the previous work, so it will be long for more users. We have
decided to support both platforms so that you can enjoy it over the years.
Please wait for future information regarding differences in specific specifications depending on the platform.
■ Notice of change in release date
Regarding "Earth Defense Force 6", which was scheduled to be released at the end of 2021
, we have decided to change the planned release date as follows in order to further improve the quality of the product. ..
<Before change> Scheduled to be released at the end of 2021
<After change> Scheduled to be released in 2022
We apologize for the inconvenience to all concerned, including users who are looking forward to the release of this product, but we
appreciate your understanding. Thank you for your cooperation.Comment
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Makes sense, hopefully they use the time well. Gotta admit, nothing about EDF6 has stirred by interest so far, comes across too iterativeComment
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I need to start by saying the Metro site made me spend 10 minutes unticking every "legitimate interest" tracker as there was no "untick all" option. Then it made me turn off my AdBlocker, so I'm putting everything in the post below, so you don't have to visit the site and go through all that too. Anyhoo...
Why every gamer needs to play Earth Defense Force – Reader’s Feature
"A reader recommends everyone plays at least one entry in famed shlock shooter series Earth Defense Force, and he’s not wrong.
Earth Defense Force. It’s an overlooked series. And first impressions of it are terrible. But look at Steam or YouTube reviews and you will see nothing but love. It even appears in the fairly select PlayStation Hits line-up.
What’s going on? Let’s look at a typical playthrough. On starting a new game of EDF, it appears to be a very poor third person shooter. It looks like something from the PlayStation 2 era. There are no modern mechanics like firing from behind cover or recovering health over time. And the enemies just charge at you mindlessly. The first few missions are a mediocre experience, even with an open mind. If you upped the difficulty to try to make things more interesting, you will find it’s simply impossible.
Play past this initial impression and you might find that EDF is actually a twin-stick shooter. It’s a battle of attrition where you constantly struggle to land hits on the enemies while keeping distance and dodging attacks. It’s a lot of fun, and you can work your way to the end credits on easy difficulty, but some missions will still seem very difficult on normal difficulty – and the game has three more difficulty levels above that!
Here is where Earth Defense Force shines. If you have a swarm of enemies bearing down on you, you have already messed up. No amount of determination or reflexes is going to let you survive the deluge of acid and plasma being fired at you. The game shifts – how do you avoid getting to the point of being swarmed?
Strategy!
What loadout you pick for the mission. Where you choose to fight. What order you aggravate wandering enemies. Whether you defend or abandon allied units on the map. You are now playing a strategy game. And yet, all your careful aiming and dodging still makes a difference.
At this point, the lack of modern gameplay mechanics becomes a strength. There is value to your victories, because Earth Defense Force never cut you a break. And every moment is unadulterated fun.
Other aspects worth calling out are the storyline and the multiplayer. EDF is notorious for having a badly delivered story and hilariously bad dialogue. While the dialogue through the games is very, very silly there’s a bit more going on than at face value.
Non-player characters react to situations with more flexibility and variety than you would see in any other game (you will hear new lines of reactive chatter after 100+ hours); and the story exposition seems stupid but is loaded with more intention and drama than most people realise. This is very much a deliberate sci-fi B-movie in game form.
The multiplayer has a lot of problems; the lobby system is very basic, there’s no way to drop into a mission in-progress, all progress is lost if a connectivity problem occurs, and overall it’s not a game you can just drop into for 30 minutes. But my goodness, when it works, this is a top tier game. EDF’s unrelenting enemy swarms make for great teamwork and strategy opportunities.
My single desire for the franchise is that they’d implement casual drop-in/drop-out or quick matchmaking. It would make the game incredible.
If you’re tempted, then Earth Defense Force 4.1 is arguably the best in the series. It’s available on PlayStation 4 and Steam, is coming soon to Switch, and the slightly older Earth Defense Force 2025 is available on Xbox.
Try any game in the franchise for more than a couple of hours and you’ll find yourself proudly chanting: E-D-F!, E-D-F!"Comment
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EDIT: Actual footage from about the 38 minute mark
Last edited by QualityChimp; 31-01-2022, 11:35.Comment
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New video streaming at 12 noon, but realistically, it's worth waiting until after the show to skip to the actual gameplay.
Hopefully we'll see something different from the same ruined city level from the previous shows.
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Nice of them to release the ps2 game again for that retro feels.Comment
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I know they're not lookers to begin with but EDF6 feels aggressively ugly, they're really gone for the least appealing colouringComment
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The Ravagers have brought a damn DRAGON!
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It's beginning to feel like they enjoy developing these much more than they do releasing themComment
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NEW TRAILER!
1-4 players online, 1-2 players splitscreen local!
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