written by Blain Newport on Thursday, 14 July 2016
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I will be buying the game (but not the DLC. I want to earn my weapons) as soon as they let me. I will report back if it's a good port or not.
I love EDF.
I love the spectacle. EDF plays out on a gigantic scale. Giant ants come swarming over buildings. Streams of silver space fighters are released by mother ships. Giant robots tower over the player. Player weapons knock down sky scrapers and send giant spiders pinwheeling into the air. Fights can level city blocks.
I love the weapons. EDF has crazy weapons. Some are inaccurate. Some are dangerous to the user. Some fire in high arcs that make it challenging to hit. Some require laser guidance from another player to reach their full potential. Learning the weapons and how to best used them is it's own game. And different map and enemy types make those choices meaningful. A down side of that is that sometimes you just don't have the right kit and have to start a mission over. But it's a puzzle and finding a solution, especially when it's highly unorthodox, is uniquely rewarding.
I love the nonsense. EDF knows it's a silly thing. The friendly AI cannon fodder talk trash to the bugs, freak out, and say random stuff about getting steak when the battle is over. Meanwhile news and military broadcasts play up the scale of the devastation and the importance of success. It's a big goofy melodrama.
The controls are clunky. The friendly AI repeat themselves too much. Depending on what class you are there can be rough difficulty spikes. And the game reuses maps like crazy. But I still love it.
EDF! EDF!
If the port is good I will be inflicting co-op on anyone who will let me.
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