
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
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Languages: English*, Japanese*, Traditional Chinese*, Korean**languages with full audio support
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ソロだとアイテム回収がしんどいし、野良マルチだとセール時以外は人が集まらないので待ちぼうけを食らいます。 5は数年前に買ったのですが、歴戦のEDF隊員達に助けられクリアまで行けたのはつい先月のことです。 ゲームバランスは昔レビューで見たときはカエル型エイリアンへの不満で埋め尽くされていた記憶がありますが、火力が高く回避行動が面倒な相手ではあるけど迂闊に突っ込んだらやられるので程よい緊張感をくれる良い相手でした。まあ慎重に戦っても私の操作するウイングダイバーは毎回やられてしまうので、ソロでやると身が持たなかった可能性は否定できません。 全体的に各ステージは面白かったと思います。 マルチ部屋はセール時はサーバーがパンクするのかゲームが出来なくなったり、あるいは部屋に入ったら自分以外即死チート使ってる外人パーティーだったりでビックリすることもあると思いますが、めげないでください。 ミッションの途中まで進められたけど途中から人が来ないでソロでやりたくなる時もあるでしょう。ただ、このゲームはマルチ部屋をソロでやると敵の体力が味方四人でプレイした時(2.64倍)と同じになる鬼畜仕様なので、ただただ待つか頑張って部屋を見つけましょう。次のセールで人が来るまで放置するのも手です。 まあ最初からシングルプレイでアイテム自動回収機能を付けてくれたら良かった話なんですが、たぶん一生実装されることはないでしょう。開発は我々がアイテムを回収するために地を這う姿をマザーシップに乗って優雅に眺めるのがお好きなようです。
"EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5" is a 9 year old Playstation 4 game that was dumped onto PC as nothing but a cash grab as far as I can see... okay, yes, there is a game here, but the developer is charging an insane, full AAA $60 price tag for a game that looks and plays worse than 2004's Half-Life 2. But wait, there's more... an eye watering, toxic $85 USD in content and cosmetic paywalled DLC you also have to buy if you want the complete game, bringing the price of this up to a completely insulting ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY FIVE UNITED STATES DOLLARS.... for a b-grade 2017 Playstation 4 port. Disgusting, isn't it? The plot of the game is... well... this is kind of just a copy + paste of EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4. Change some levels, reskin some stuff, try get paid for the same game twice. You're basically like a security/cop dude and you fight aliens. Yawn. There's some progression and lightweight RPG mechanisms but these boil down pretty quickly to a pointless feeling, repetitive grind. The wingsuits and power armors and weapons combinations might seem appealing, but on PC this works out to a kind of clunky and weak third person arcade shooter... it's not the worst but it's very far from the best. There's a strong multiplayer/co-op focus but not much of a lively population, so matchmaking probably won't get you far, soloing isn't easy, and if you try to convince your friends to play crappy PS4 ports from 2017 on PC, you soon won't have any. This is largely a dead game. On technicals... On the upside, the game does feature customisable controls and resolution, so at least some of the basic, minimum requirements have been met. Unfortunately there's a number of other technical defects and shortcomings which contribute to the game being difficult to recommend to gamers. The console port is pretty bad... it works, but it's clunky as all hell. For some reason, Playstation ports are always terrible compared to Xbox and even Nintendo Switch ports. If you play a badly ported console game on PC, the safe bet is to assume it's come from Playstation, and EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 is a great example of that. Because this is designed for consoles, it carries a number of deliberate design deficiencies. Compromises were made to cater to the inferior console gaming appliances that the game was designed for. These are unfortunate compromises and limitations that PC gamers shouldn't be forced to accept, but it's evident that PC was a second thought for the console-centric developers. The game is deficient as a result of these choices, and would have been so much better without the handicaps that designing games for consoles forces upon a game. Once more, console peasants have made gaming worse for everyone. Due to the age of this game, and the lack of modernisation, the graphics appear quite dated. This compares poorly to more contemporary games with professional standards. Given that gaming is primarily a visual medium, this is a bit of a problem, so should be taken into account when considering whether to get this game. These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game. Let's talk about price and the value this represents for us gamers. Should you buy this game? Is it among the best the Steam catalogue has to offer? EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5 has the gamer gouging price of $60 USD ($145 for the full game), for which you could easily get several brand new AAA games! The quality problems and defects with this game makes the asking price totally unrealistic. It's impossible to recommend this to gamers here on Steam, especially considering the unethical pricing. Honestly if this was a $5 game, it might even be worth it, but for $145 I have a long list of suggestions for the developers which I can't relate here due to Steam community guidelines about profanity and anatomical feasibility.
Helldivers 2 wishes it was EDF
HOnoribly the best game ever in my life of creation , 82 hour in game still barely 25% completion
If you have a well-played party and you want to play one of THE best cooperative non-friendslop ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of all time, buy without thinking on a sale, you won't regret it. If you DON'T have friends with which you can experience this absolute pinnacle of entertainment, then think twice before buying. This game is still fun in solo mode, this game would make you wish that you were playing another game sometimes, but if you weren't hooked by gameplay videos, you probably should spend that money on something better.
played 4.1 and 5 a ♥♥♥♥ ton when i had a playstation, they were two of the three games i owned on that console. now that i have both on pc, and a friend to play 5 with its been a constant good time. 110 levels of the most unintelligent things youve ever heard in your entire life. giant alien frogs with laser guns? prepare for 3 missions straight of npcs calling them "humanoid aliens" and talking about how difficult it is to kill them because theyre so human looking (you will never hear this sentiment with the grey martian aliens, though. despite them looking much more like people). this game will be infinitely better if you get at least one friend to play it with. the jank, ragdolls, absurd story elements, preschool level dialogue, all of it is enhanced when you have someone else to enjoy it with. all of the classes are fun too. ranger is simple (and goated), fencer is a hypermobile slug, wingdiver is... wingdiver i hardly play her, and air raider is the troglodyte's best friend (positive). 10/10, use the free bike on ranger and install the loot master mod if you value your mental state
better than helldivers
EDF! EDF! EDF! RATATATATATATATATATATATTATAT BOOM BOOM RAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHRRRRR
IT'S JUST SO PEAK
yes i would recommend this game for anyone who hates bugs and likes explosions
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