EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS

Oh right, I never left a review on this. Well, my low playtime combined with how long I've owned it should tell a lot about how thoroughly underwhelmed it left me. Some compare it positively to Iron Rain, and frankly I could not disagree more, and this is while acknowledging IR is an incredibly flawed game that could have used a lot of extra work. Sure, this game doesn't rely on consumables with use animations that get cancelled by scratch damage or the heavier enemies walking too close to you, but that's about the only good thing I can say about it. Thing is, I'd rather play a flawed game with some fun aspects than a game that lacks such glaring flaws, but is also completely lacking in anything actually enjoyable, and this is so blatantly the later. Let's see, what does this game do well? It sure isn't humor, borderline-offensive national stereotypes constantly repeating their one singular joke aren't exactly funny. Is it being a celebration of the EDF series? Most of the cast and weapons are the aforementioned national stereotypes and their signature, non-EDF weapons, and most of the more interesting EDF weapons that are featured at all are locked behind specific EDF members' ults, leaving you only with the most standard, generic weapons from the series and a few swords, as standard equipment options, so no, not really. Is it being a fun shooter with good mobility and interesting enemies? Of what I've played, the *only* enemies present were the most basic tropes from the series, with none of the unique ones some of those games had that were not repeated later, and most of them do not respond to your presence in any meaningful way even as you're shooting them, at least on the first three difficulties. Mobility abilities, for the characters that have them, are tied to long cooldowns and in many cases can't easily be chained together due to a seemingly random delay on character change that can sometimes be longer than a second, which also makes switching weapons harder than it needs to be. Is it the good ol' EDF grind? No, not really, rather than the typical drops from enemies, which even Iron Rain had the enemies at least drop currency, and the rest of the series loves to drop crates everywhere, the grind is instead tied to characters who start on the map. Killing the, as mentioned, largely unresponsive enemies is more a formality between you and the rewards you already know you're getting rather than a rewarding experience in itself. So I ask again: What is the quality that makes this game fun? That's the thing. As far as I can tell, there is none. It's a thoroughly boring experience that, the last time I choose to give it a chance, bored me so thoroughly that I immediately uninstalled it. You've got better things to do with your time and money. I know you do. Don't buy this even on sale. Not when the rest of the series can provide as long a playtime as it can on just straight up, 100% better games than this. I would call this game aggressively mediocre, but that feels to me like being too kind to it. Mediocrity implies being either average or on the high end of bad. While not as thoroughly unpleasant as the worst games out there, this is too far from even middling to qualify as 'mediocre'.

I love Urthda Fender, he's my favorite character in all of fiction.

Very solid EDF spinoff. Too bad multiplayer is dead.

very fun and interesting game

it is fun

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If you love EDF, there's a lot to like here. EDF: World Brothers takes the classic EDF formula and gives it a charming voxel makeover. The cute character designs, lighthearted tone, and classic EDF-style humor make this an absolute joy to play. I originally picked this up to play with my 5-year-old, but I ended up having just as much fun solo. While it’s not as gritty or intense as the mainline entries, it more than makes up for it with personality and accessibility. The team system is a nice twist, encouraging you to explore levels and collect new allies from across the EDF multiverse. Think of this as a kid-friendly, bite-sized version of EDF—and I love it for exactly that.

For kids.

只有玩过 1 你才知道方块防卫军 2 有多好玩

見た目とノリでなめてたけどちゃんとEDFを楽しめた 近接武器を扱えるのが新鮮でよかった