i was gonna put a random quote from the game and call it good enough... HOWEVER, after finishing the main campaign, ive decided this game is worth more than that. it is an absolute master piece and i cannot praise it enough. i've played through EDF5 and thought it was honestly mid... but before playing this game, i HIGHLY encourage anyone considering this to play EDF5 first, this game is the sequel to EDF5, you do not need to play 3 and 4, let alone 1 and 2 (3 and 4 are remakes of 1 and 2) just play EDF5 and thats it, the older games suffer from... well... being old... not graphically, but gameplay wise they do. this game however, does not suffer AS MUCH from how the engine was made, ill elaborate in a list of PROS and CONS later.
i've done my first playthrough on hard mode for both games personally, i would, however, suggest normal for anyone who isnt as comfortable with shooter games and dealing with tons of enemies (if youre struggling on hard after a few missions, turn it down to normal)
alright here's the PROS and CONS
CONS :
- Graphics, due to having a ton of enemies on screen at once, the graphics take a hit, the game isnt ugly, far from it, but its not peak graphics
- This game used to force you to use an Epic Games account, i hate that. Hopefully the devs have learnt from their mistakes and will never do this again. HOWEVER, i was not obliged to use Epic Games, so they have updated it. (i did remove a file in the game files after a friend told me to do so, look it up if the game starts pestering you with an Epic login request)
- "♥♥♥♥♥♥" voice acting, which might push away people, i will also put this in pros later because it elevates the entire game when you know WHY it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥ (it is VERY MUCH done on purpose!)
- adding this one after doing inferno, ive done inferno in edf5 with no issue, however, theres an issue here. some enemies do too much damage, their ai is too good and they are SPAMMED everywhere, this did not feel that way in edf5, inferno was just challenging, but still fun, this inferno starting at around 70th level is no longer fun... and a few missions before that are also not that fun. but this is SOLELY FOR INFERNO, an entirely OPTIONAL difficulty MEANT TO BE HARD. So i guess they did good if thats what their goal was, but to me, it was just not fun.
- another thing ive noticed throughout the game is that, while it lets you use every class by spreading gear and armor between them (not evenly, it prioritizes your current class, but its still spreading it, and its entitrely rng based) you're gonna end up with not enough armor unless youre dying a LOT or are playing it in order of difficulty (i.e. if you're doing easy then normal then hard then hardest then inferno) this results in making armor the SINGLE MOST GRINDY THING in the ENTIRE game, like i have about half the weapons maxed out (the lil star next to them) but my armor is still only about 2.7k, some things in inferno just 1 shot you with that amount of armor (and by some i mean... a lot...) you can, however, mod this to "fix" it and still be able to play online regardless, just dont expect it to not be grindy if youre planning on doing inferno.
PROS :
- gameplay, if you want to use the same weapon type the entire game, you can! if you want the game to feel fresh every single mission and change weapons and class every time, you can! this was not a thing in EDF5 as you would only get weapons for your current class, but it is in EDF6! the gun play is nice, vehicles feel like vehicles and not just ultra responsive point and click turrets which is nice (i do think helicopters could use a bit of a rework with their control scheme but its alright as is, its basically how it feels to use a chopper in gta5)
- enemy variation, go play the game, you'll understand, the designs are amazing as well in this one especially!
- "♥♥♥♥♥♥" voice acting and dialogue, the game was written like one of those old 80s alien movies! i forgot the name of the movie it was based on, but the entire series of EDF is very much MEANT to be this way, it can get obnoxious but most of the time, it turns something you would otherwise feel sad and empty about into something you'll laugh at! peak comedic relief!
- THE MUSIC. OMG ITS PEAK! ESPECIALLY THE MENU THEME FOR THE LAST MISSION!
- multiple playstyles! you want your typical soldier? play Ranger. you want to be a big bulky guy with tons of weapons? play fencer. you want to be nimble and fast and want to have the single most damage on a single target? play wing diver (personal favorite, its very fast, gets a lot more fun later on) and finally... cant aim? play air raider (its sick as ♥♥♥♥, play it anyways) none of them feels especially underpowered except early game fencer, but this changes relatively quickly!
- peak multiplayer, full loot share + level sync, if you want to experience the game with randoms and see the absolute insane chaos of having 4 air raiders on screen at once, this is the way!
- it goes on sale often!
all in all, 10/10.
edit : ok to avoid the "glazer" tag, i will give it 10/ant instead.
anyways here's the obligatory funny quote :
"THEY LOOK JUST LIKE US! I CANT DO IT!" - random soldier, after seeing a frog.
"do you remember what i told you yesterday?"
"thats the rumor." *doesnt elaborate*
"BALL SACKS" - random soldier
"heavy tanks, retreat at once!"
"WE CANT, THE ENEMY IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!"
"humanoid aliens?"
"extraterrestrial beings similar to humans"
"you mean... aliens that look like humans?"
"1 head, 2 eyes, with hands and feet, bipedal"
"almost identical to humans, this is unbelievable"
meanwhile, looking at frogs...
"what exactly are we fighting?"
"HOSTILE FORCES"
ok this next one is actually sadly not in edf6, its from edf5
"those alien bastards look like they should be afraid of water... but they're NOT."
... you guessed it, he's looking at a frog, yet again.
