Earth Defense Force 6 (PS4) Review

THE WORLD HAS AN ANT PROBLEM

I love Earth Defense Force. I have played every game in the series including the European only “Monster Attack”. I’ll be the first to admit that this series really hasn’t evolved much… wait a minute, that’s just my review for Earth Defense Force 5 again. Well, if it’s good enough for D3 Publisher I guess it’s good enough for this review, right?

PLATFORMS: PS4, PS5, PC
MSRP: $59.99
PRICE I’D PAY: $29.99

I mean this with all sincerity, the best EDF game is almost always the newest one but the one people should buy is always the last game because it’s likely on sale and is essentially the same game. I love EDF, but EDF 6 is a time travel story that blatantly reuses assets from EDF5… THEY EVEN SAID THE LINE ABOUT THE FROGS LOOKING LIKE PEOPLE. No amount of plot (the thing most people are not playing EDF) can justify this and to charge full price is unacceptable. Not only that, EDF 6 released and within a month EDF World Brothers 2 released in the same year Helldivers 2 has people looking for more stuff like that and I just don’t think dividing your audience is a smart idea but I’m not a publisher…

D3 Publisher used to be a budget publisher and EDF was a standout amongst their releases, but at this point there’s too much EDF for the sake of EDF without any good reason for its existence and at too high of a price point. Like I just can’t put in the effort to care anymore if glorified DLC and patches are going to be released as a brand-new numbered entry at full price.

Review copy of game provided by publisher.

Good
  • More EDF
  • Best attempt at a story in a mainline game
  • Running is better now
Bad
  • More EDF
  • Price is too high
  • Literally reuses part of EDF 5
5
Mediocre
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Anthony is the resident Canadian. He enjoys his chicken wings hot and drinks way too much Coca-Cola. His first game experience was on his father's Master System and he is a loyal SEGA fanboy at heart.