Reviews from

in the past


Olha, é um jogo mal polido sim. Mas puta que pariu, a quantidade de conteúdo disso é absurda, não fica muito repetitivo e sempre, toda missão, me surpreende com os inimigos absurdos. Compensa sua falta de gráficos com mapas quase 100% destrutíveis e um arsenal de armas que destrói prédios. Incrível, joguem agora!

Well it's EDF.
If you're on PC, get EDF5, the port is kinda shit.

Absolute blast. So much content.
Takes all the best ideas from weaker western entry Insect Armageddon and masters them.
Accept nothing but Japanese entries. The moment to moment gameplay still cannot be topped.
For me, still the height of the series. 5 is a neat update, but it really needs a 4.1-esque rebalancing. Any game without hectors is madness.

Sci-fi B-movie, the game!

Been a fan of the series since playing EDF 2017 as the premise was so dumb but the games, despite being repetitive, are silly fun and that applies to EDF 4.1.

This is a port of EDF 2025 on the PS3 with some of the DLC missions included and a few slight changes. The basic principle though is the same; pick one of four classes and use daft weapons to kill giant insects, retro looking robots and spaceships while destroying half the city as B-Movie dialogue and voice acting spur the missions on.

The four classes all play slightly differently depending on what you choose. Ranger is an all around class with strong weapons, Wing Diver can fly and has great speed and mobility but the lowest health gain, Air Raider can summon artillery, air strikes and usable vehicles and the Fencer is basically a walking tank with highest health and canons. Each class can gain new weapons and extra health to slowly increase their total from killed enemies.

The game has a huge 98 missions and 5 difficulties which are really quite hard (I'm still trying to beat hardest or Inferno without success, need to level up more) and supports 2 player split screen or 4 player online. The lobbies now days are pretty quiet but I still manage to play 4 player pretty often.

If I had to complain i'd say the grind is insane to get the armour required to try the harder difficulties, the game doesn't respect your time at all. Also the user interface is horrible, trying to set up an online game or invite people takes a while to get used to.

Otherwise this is chewing gum for the brain fun. It's on sale constantly, I picked it up for just over £3 so you've got nothing to lose trying it.

+ Mindless fun.
+ A lot of content.
+ B-Movie feeling is great.
+ EDF!

- Grinding is ridiculous.
- User interface for menus is hideous

TO SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM ANY ALIEN ATTACK


If edf has millions of fans i am one of them . if edf has ten fans i am one of them. if edf has only one fan then that is me . if edf has no fans, that means i am no longer on this earth . if the world is against edf then i am against the world.

it has a lot of bugs but other than that it's pretty good

Very fun and cool, too bad the online infrastructure is dog shit - why can't I join a game in progress?

Earth Defense Force was a series I played some games and have a lot fun but 4.1 made me fall in love. The level desing and the balance of the gameplay is top tier, the challenge is amazing, the co-op is my favorite in shooter games, OST is great. Is such a good game and with so much love in begin himself that made me smile just seeing my ranger dudes singing with me. This game is pure fun and heart with a silly but charming history. Serious, give a try.

To protect our mother earth from any alien attack!

EDF is the perfect C-List game, it doesn't hide anything about itself.

you shoot bugs and robots and shit, get random upgrades, repeat. good times.

To save our mother Earth from any alien attack
From vicious giant insects who have once again come back
We'll unleash all our forces, we won't cut them any slack
The EDF deploys!

This is a great game in the EDF series.
It’s simplistically is what makes this a go to game that you can come back to at anytime. Hundreds of weapons to choose from divided by the four unique classes that feel very different from each other. As someone who hates bugs, it’s so satisfying to watch them explode into smithereens. It’s great if you also like large hoard battles.
The online works fantastic with little to no lag on anyone’s end. My friends and I have a great time on this game whenever we’re on.

The only thing I don’t like is the random weapon drop system and locking the cost of some weapons in some difficulties in the online mode. Other than that, this is a game I’m glad I picked up.

4th Finished Game of 2023


Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (2016) (Steam)


Fourth game in the Earth Defense Force franchise, I took advantage of the franchise marathon to play again the Steam version, The Shadow of New Despair is the definitive version of Earth Defense Force 2025 originally released for Xbox 360 and PS3.

EDF 4.1 is a remaster of the EDF 2 remake, officially considered the 4th game in the main franchise and second game post-reboot.

Particularly I would opt for the graphics of the Switch version of EDF 3, here they put a lot of reflection and more realistic textures that the game looks like a 'Ultra Realistic Shader' Minecraft.

Other than that, this version surpasses everything done so far, with 4 different classes, 2 totally new classes: Air Raider, support class that can summon aerial bombardment and support vehicles for the team and the Fencer class which is nothing more than a 'Tank' that can use 2 weapons simultaneously. Game has the absurdity of 825 weapons and 147 missions combining online mode and DLCs (89 in the main campaign).

Best entry point for those who want to start with the EDF franchise which, by the way, is where I started, game currently has versions for PS4,Steam and Switch.


Difficulty: 07/10
Total game time: 18h36
Score: 09/10

They added anime mech chicks in this one. Automatically an extra .5 stars

A stupid bug game when you shoot bugs with buds. Cool gear system as well.

It's stupid, it's fun there's big ass insects everywhere

TO SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM ANY ALIEN ATTACK
FROM VICIOUS GIANT INSECTS WHO HAVE ONCE COME BACK
WE'LL UNLEASH ALL OUR FORCES, WE WON'T CUT THEM ANY SLACK
THE E.D.F. DEPLOYS!

I'm from Buenos Aires and I say kill 'em all!

you should be thrown in prison if you call one of these games 'turn your brain off fun'

Quite possibly the most mindless, repetitive thing I've ever played. There's no substance here; I hope you like shooting bugs, running around giant, empty maps and literally nothing else. I got this for $12 and still feel like I wasted my money.

TO SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM ANY ALIEN ATTACK.

To save our mother Earth from any alien attack

From vicious giant insects who have once again come back

We'll unleash all our forces

We won't cut them any slack

The E.D.F deploys!

Oh wait. Did I like this game? I guess? Mmm...no. Not really.

Sometimes I foolishly forget the perfect video game has been by my side for years.

This is the greatest game of all time. EDF!! EDF!!

I just can't stop playing this game man. Some of the balance in this game is stupid as hell especially online but getting over that challenge is very satisfying

FOR THE PRIDE OF EDF!! EDF!! EDF!! EDF!!


Title truly is reflected in Mission 23.

It's about as fun as the company you keep. The fencer has interesting movement, but that doesn't hold my attention long. It's kind of unreviewable, at least in my opinion. Leaving a rating off.

Угловатый графон из 2005 года? Худший ИИ союзников, который вы видели в игре за 900 рублей? Какая-то японщина с неудобным меню?

Да, но не об этом вы будете думать, когда через вас будет перешагивать огромный робот, разрушая по городскому кварталу каждым своим шагом.

Всю игру японцы вам будут пытаться вынести мозг. Насекомые-убийцы? Сделаем их гигантскими и в несметном количестве. Инопланетные роботы? Одна нога будет размером с небоскреб. Вражеские дроны? От их обилия не будешь видеть солнечного света. Босс собрался тебя атаковать? Будет стрелять в тебя из нескольких десятков пушек одновременно.

Никакая другая игра не передаст ощущения, будто ты в фильме "Звездный десант". Когда ты, играя простым рядовым солдатом, смотришь как вдалеке с холмов к тебе тянется туча гигантских муравьев, ты думаешь: "Да вы наверное шутите! Хотите сказать что мне придется сражаться со всеми ними?"

В игре есть 4 класса бойцов. Не очень много для игры, которая постоянно хочет тебя удивить, но каждый из них совершенно не похож на другие. Можно сказать, что это не 4 класса, а 4 режима игры. Либо отстреливаешь врагов как обычный пехотинец. Либо летаешь по всему полю боя и фигачишь энергетическими шарами. Либо ездишь в танках и мехах, периодически вызывая орбитальные удары. Либо ходишь медленным тяжелым солдатом в экзоскелете с миниганом и мортирой (и это только в одной руке).

На первый взгляд кажется, что боевая система реализована лениво и аркадно. Бесконечное количество патронов, разноцветные ящики с лутом, выпадывающие из жуков, невнятная анимация перезарядки, одинаковые модельки оружия для многих пушек. Но когда открывается доступ к новым пушкам, то понимаешь, что имеешь дело с одной из самых хорошо реализованных оружейных систем в играх. Посмотрите например как реализован миниган: отдача, разброс, траектория, огневая мощь, звук - все как надо. А когда стреляешь из ручной пушки, то ощущаешь именно то, что отправляешь в полет несколько тонн стали. Каждое второе оружие здесь - уникальная машина, которой приятно пользоваться, и аналогов которой вы не увидите в других играх.

Большое количество оружия в игре (разработчики заверяют, что около 800) не просто для галочки. Оно именно разнообразное и для разных ситуаций, стилей игры. Ты можешь 2 часа проходить уровень, выбрав не подходящее оружие или пройти за 3 минуты, выбрав нужное.

То же самое с уровнями. Их не просто много (около сотни), но они еще и отличаются разнообразием задач, тактик, сквозь них проходит даже некий сюжет. И если в начале игры вы просто мочите жуков, то в дальнейшем все становится интересней, эпичней и разнообразней.

Каждый уровень - это большой открытый мир, по которому можно ходить, прыгать, летать. Поэтому, хоть задачи у тебя вполне конкретные, ты ощущаешь себя будто бы в опен-ворлд игре, но при этом не начинаешь скучать из-за неопределенности целей.

В игре поощряется кооп. Многие мощные пушки рассчитаны на взаимодействие союзников. Товарищ поможет навести твою ракету, подвезет тебя на танке, установит для тебя энергетический щит, подзарядит энергией. Оживит, в конце концов.

В общем, эпичная игра. Эпичная в своей проработанности и трешовости. Эпичное оружие, эпичные враги, эпичная разрушаемость, эпично неудобное меню, эпичная цена. Хотя с учетом всех плюсов не такая уж и большая.

This game is dumb, in a good way. Play it with friends.