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Earth Defense Force 4.1 coming to PC via Steam on July 18
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mikespit1200
Member
The DAY after I buy the PS4 version! Ah, well, it was only a few bucks.
I see many talking about seeing this running at a stable framerate/smoothly/60fps, but I seriously doubt it'll be possible to attain a stable 60fps at 1080p. Do recall that the PS4 version could hit 0fps with the right weapons in the larger battles - it will litterally pause while it does the calculations - and a sustained sub-5fps is easily attainable if you use the right weapons in the wrong places. I made this a few minutes ago to illustrate exactly how easily you can make the PS4 version run 2-3fps at prolonged periods of time:
http://youtu.be/D5hexpN-Ko0
I don't complete the stage because that takes forever at that framerate. The point being that while I would love to see this at 60fps without any drops ever, that might not be possible regardless of how powerful a PC you own. I'd love to be proven wrong though
http://youtu.be/D5hexpN-Ko0
I don't complete the stage because that takes forever at that framerate. The point being that while I would love to see this at 60fps without any drops ever, that might not be possible regardless of how powerful a PC you own. I'd love to be proven wrong though
StereoVsn
Member
That price is out of whack. It's $20 for PS4 retail.
Delusibeta
Banned
If the Onechanbara port was anything to go by, it'll be a very basic port, but there should hopefully also be few issues.
MSRP of the PS4 version is $40.
I'm assuming that the gematsu article is wrong and that the steam version will also be $40.
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Fuck yes, great to see this and Onechanbara come to PC. Maybe EDF will finally have a stable framerate.
Edit
Awesome to see it retains a splitscreen option.
Edit
Awesome to see it retains a splitscreen option.
Delusibeta
Banned
Considering that the base price of Onechanbara PC was $50, I think Gematsu is on the money here.
StereoVsn
Member
Good luck to them selling at that price point then.
BlackRainbowFT
Member
Holy crap! Finally!
49 bucks is a lot, though.
49 bucks is a lot, though.
Assuming that a Japanese devs first PC port will have smooth framerates (on most machines within the decade of release) is a bit naive at this point. Not impossible, but certainly nothing I would just expect.
They could have done dozens of ports previously and still expecting this to run smoothly (as in 1080p/60fps) without any drops is unreasonable. Great if it does, but we are talking about a game that could hit 0fps on PS4 and which you can easily make run at sub-5 fps for minutes on end.
Expecting the PC version to somehow completely remedy this is probably a tad unrealistic. That doesn't neccessarily mean it's a bad port.
Oh yes. In some ways better than the 360 original with more features and in some ways a little worse with less impressive graphics. The only bad/mediocre EDF games are Insect Armageddon, the PSP version of two and maybe the tactics game on PS2, depending on expectations. The rest are golden.
It's way too much dude. If you are into PC gaming you'll notice most devs that make late ports include some shit like the DLC or at a least try to price the game nicely. Let's see how many people will buy the game at that price. So far for Onechanbara it's 11,305 ± 2,678.
I'll wait until a good sale for both.
sleepydeer
Member
Haha.
Looking forward to more EDF. Really hope the mouse controls are solid.
I have to save the city by destroying that last ant, but all of these buildings
my main beef with insect armaggedon is how sudden and unsatisfying the ending feels
I hope it isn't locked to a max res of 1080p. I need to see the giant bugs in 4K!
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos has an internal resolution lock. It doesn't go beyond 1080P. It is such a shame.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Looks great!
The Orz
Member
I'm buying this. I'm buying this so hard--I keep refreshing the Steam page hoping I can pre-order. And to see if the 30% off promo is true
So many lazy Sundays spent with close friends and EDF 2017...can't wait!
OrbitalBeard
Member
I'm playing this on PS4 at the moment. It is legitimately one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played. You guys who haven't played it yet are in for one heck of a treat.
Doesn't seem like it. What's the next most likely - 9am PST?
HyperZone<3
Member
well, yeah, but its still the best framerate I've ever seen in the series, wierd as it is to say, its not really a major issue for the game.
The much improved performance over the PS3 version is of course a plus, but really, the highly improved load times were what really made the game worth buying again for me. The load times being so vastly improved made it so experimenting with different loadouts was now a pleasure instead of a chore.
Anyways, I'll probably buy this again at some point. Its already my most played PS4 game. Anybody who's not been able to enjoy the series up til now really don't have an excuse anymore. Making this wonderful game more accessible is a great thing.
The much improved performance over the PS3 version is of course a plus, but really, the highly improved load times were what really made the game worth buying again for me. The load times being so vastly improved made it so experimenting with different loadouts was now a pleasure instead of a chore.
Anyways, I'll probably buy this again at some point. Its already my most played PS4 game. Anybody who's not been able to enjoy the series up til now really don't have an excuse anymore. Making this wonderful game more accessible is a great thing.
"Originally posted by D3PJ:
It is available 18th around 20:00pm.
Sorry the game not support mods for now."
8PM PDT
14 hours from now.
I've spent more than 1000 hours on this across 360/PS3/PS4 and I still enjoy it more than any other modern shooter. It's so good. The different classes and many weapons means you can keep finding new strategies and playstyles, almost regardless of how long you play it, especially if you don't just grind through it, though that can be fun too.
I'd recommend it to everyone.
Theonik
Member
You need to remember that these games have a lot going on even though they don't look 'great'. They are also targeting 60fps, maintaining framerate in these situations is quite hard and these are also fairly low budget games.
Ugh 4am tomorrow for the UK then, damnit.
Tomorrow morning in japan, so they can follow the release of the game.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
The usual Steam game release time is 10 AM PST, which is in two hours.
EDIT: oops, reading comprehension fail. So 8 PM tonight? Got it, it would be because they're in Japan and will be morning in Japan there when they release it.
EDIT: oops, reading comprehension fail. So 8 PM tonight? Got it, it would be because they're in Japan and will be morning in Japan there when they release it.
RadialBlur
Member
I love me some EDF, but when are they going to make a new one? This one is essentially 3 years old. I already put 100+ hours in it as 2025 on the 360 so I don't think I'll be playing this one again, but a new one? I'll be there day one.... they just need to do it!
Low budget does not absolve it of shit performance concerns. I just find it intriguing they didn't dedicate any resources towards optimizing their engine (assuming it's one engine) after all these years. I think they're riding too hard on the "crappy-framerate" gimmick. Hoping the PC version will run well because I'd definitely appreciate a 60fps version of these games.
MillionStabs
Banned
Trusting you guys to buy this Japanese PC port first and tell us how broken it is.
iconoclast
Member
The PS4 version isn't a simple upscale. It has way more enemies and NPCs on screen at once, as well as additional effects. I'm sure they're no programming gods, but Sandlot's always going to push the game as far as they can on fixed hardware.