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The theme and concept of Iron Rain has not changed from that of the original EDF series developed by Sandlot. Therefore, the final decision that we made was to develop “another new EDF” and from that Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain was born. After all, gamers who have been playing the original EDF series for a long time may not like some of the changes we will be making. However, since I feel strongly that the EDF series is well respected as is, I didn’t want to make too many big changes to the EDF series for US and EU markets. It was a necessary task for the EDF franchise to break through in the Western market in order to maximize and contain elements the Western gamers would be more pleased with. How about the game system, the world settings, and the story, etc.?
Not only in co-op mode, but with match mode (PvP mode) we thought many more players would be willing to play the game. There are many more Western gamers that will be pleased if they can freely change the look of themselves in the game. Recognizing graphics shouldn’t be an obstacle though, we realized we had to bring the graphics closer to what most Western gamers prefer. Even though I love the graphical taste of the EDF series overall, we knew we needed to let gamers try out this wonderful game at least once with its original graphics. We also had to consider changing the graphics. One of the reasons the game boasts high popularity in Japan is the important essence of “the monsters that strike us in our cities should be destroyed indiscriminately!” So in order for Western gamers to understand this essence, we had to change the areas and locations to places that will be more familiar to those players. If the battles only take place in the streets of Japan, I feel that US and EU gamers would all be bored at some point. On the other hand, I also realized that there are things to be done in order to bring more Western gamers into EDF to appreciate what the game stands for.įirst of all, we had to change the locations and world settings of the game. I strongly believe that once gamers experience this unique taste of EDF battling, everyone will understand how unique and exciting the game can be. The numbered EDF series boasts overwhelming popularity in Japan and many core gamers are playing the series around the world. It all began with my wish to provide this wonderful EDF gaming experience to more gamers around the world. So why are we now producing Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain? That being said, we think EDF 5 will definitely break the sales record on a worldwide basis. The game sold more than 370K units throughout Japan and became the highest selling EDF title of all. Also, the latest mothership title EDF 5 was launched in US and EU territories this past December 2018. The series is 15 years old since its concept, the number of EDF soldiers continues to increase, and EDF 4.1 has produced more than 500K enlistments throughout the world. Everyone would definitely run away if this happened in real life! People started to talk and share their unique game experiences and this sense of fresh gameplay and accomplishment when winning battles have captivated many gamers from that point forward, through today. People were addicted to the virtual experience of fighting, using courage and wisdom before the hopeless sight of all these large enemies. As the gigantic aliens fill the screen to a large extent, players of the game instantly become an EDF soldier and can use hundreds of weapons and arms to fight against them. This is a universal experience that continues to be offered throughout the series and has been drawn on the concept of “a human being confronting huge and massive enemies”. The game provides a unique experience which is created by using the opposite two components of “overwhelming sense of hopelessness” and “overwhelming sense of fresh experiences,” being co-existent in gameplay. I will tell you all about the basic game concept of EDF before explaining what new elements have been added.ĮDF is a panic-action-shooter born from the Japanese developer, Sandlot. The game contains all of the popular essentials of the original EDF series with many new added elements to excite gamers from all around the world who’ve always wanted to defend and protect the Earth.
Hello gamers! At last, Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain will be released for PlayStation 4 on April 11, 2019.Įarth Defense Force: Iron Rain is a brand new EDF game, which utilizes the same game concept as that of the original EDF numbered series, but with different game design.
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