#Earth Defense Force 4.1

[satoshi-mochida]

D3 Publisher and developer Sandlot have released a new set of trailers for Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair for Nintendo Switch.

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair first launched for PlayStation 4 on April 2, 2015 in Japan, followed by December 8, 2015 in North America and February 12, 2016 in Europe. A PC version was released via Steam on July 18, 2016 worldwide.

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair for Nintendo Switch is due out on December 22 in Japan.

Watch the trailers below.

Trailer #1.5

Trailer #2

[uplync-stream-live]

Live playing more Earth Defense Force 4.1. Come see us stomp some bugs.

[worldweaverofmediocrity]

from a week or two ago, just grinding armor on easy mode so I can get weapons from inferno mode so I can beat Hard and Hardest modes.

[ryanmoody]

Video Games of 2024:

A record of games I have beaten in 2024.

Game number 11: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (Playstation 4 - 2015)

[lobatolive]

EDF 4.1 [Parte 1] Ajudando outros no Cooperativo Online Missões 1 a 20

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[drunkenskunk]

Something funny I want to add: I'm gonna be streaming again later, at the usual time, and I'm gonna be playing some Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair. And editing the stream info on The Purple App is incredibly funny when you compare Brigador to EDF.

Brigador, a game with intense and graphic violence, copious amounts of vibrant gore, a character with the words "EAT SHIT" tattooed directly on her face, and which has a literal achievement called "Das Ist Eine Statistik" which you get for murdering 10,000 civilians... is NOT considered a "mature-rated game" by the twitch content classification system.

EDF, a game that's about as serious in tone as a saturday morning cartoon from the 80's designed to sell action figures to 6 year old children... somehow IS a "mature-rated game."

Make it make sense. Someone, please, help me understand, because I don't get it.

If you'd like to help me figure it out, I'll be live on twitch at 4pm PST, and you're welcome to join me as I shoot robot alien bug lizards and drink entirely too much rum.

And yes, I will be wearing the cat ear headset, don't you worry.

Last night, I performed an experiment.

I stream on The Purple App as often as I can, usually at 4pm PST every weekday after the Day Job, when I can manage it. I don't always manage it, mind you, because sometimes the Day Job is just so awful that I'm too exhausted for anything.

Anyway, last night I played some Brigador. But with a bit of a twist: I turned my mic off, I turned my facecam off, I turned the in-game music off, and had the first half of the Brigador Audiobook playing while trying to complete as many of the few remaining incomplete campaign missions as possible.

See, I only have one more achievement left in that game, and I kinda want to get it before the sequel, Brigador Killers, comes out. Whenever it does. And for reasons I can't explain, I want to get that last achievement live on stream. Didn't manage it this time, but hey.

During the stream, one of my friends (shoutout to @scrubdowner!) came in the chat and said "This is a vibe." And that's kinda what I was going for, because the Audiobook is excellent, and further enhanced by the sound of gunfire and explosions. So I thought, hey, maybe this is a success?

Here's the analytics:

It may have been a vibe, but apparently it's not a vibe worth watching for more than an hour or so. The average viewership of that last two hours feels embarrassing, even for someone like me who barely gets any viewers at all.

Maybe it's because my facecam was off and people were missing the cat ears?

[redphienix]

There's really a game series out there that's the zany child of early cinema giant *thing* movies, '50s alien movies, a dash of starship troopers, and a healthy helping of kaiju films- all wrapped up in a coop shooter with 100% dedication to just being silly and fun and no one knows about it.

Play EDF already.

Play it.

This is a demand.

Earth Defense Force 4.1 is like 20 bucks when not on sale on every platform and steam and it's a perfect title.

Earth Defense Force 5 is on sale plenty and is the current epitome of the series (available in the west)

EDF6 is out in Japan and coming to the west soon and looks astoundingly fun.

If you have Playstation Plus with the game catalog you LITERALLY HAVE THESE GAMES ALREADY-

All on Plus's catalog*

If you have the xbox game pass then I have terrible, terrible news for you.

I am sorry.

Microsoft confirmed for shit taste, they did not add a single EDF game to their pass list.

And Nintendo fans don't really have an equivalent "pass" system for games that aren't NES-N64 classics, but they can still buy World Brothers* which is nice. (and 4.1 but only from the japanese marketplace)

ANYWAYS.

PLAY EDF.

IF YOU HAVE PSN PLUS YOU LITERALLY HAVE THEM- PLAY THEM.

EDF!!! EDF!!!

You'll get to shoot big bugs! Robots! Godzilla('s cousin)! Gamera('s nephew)! GRAYS! MOTHERSHIPS! ROLLEY POLIES!!! MORE!!!!!!!

DO IT.

*= Iron Rain is an interesting and worthwhile spinoff by a western developer. It's certainly worth a try, and has aspects that are better than the core series (such as customization), but this post is about the core main series developed by Sandlot- which the fanbase can pretty confidently claim are the superior titles.

World Brothers is FUN AS HELL but same story and is arguably more of a celebration reference filled game with less meat on its bones.

[maximuswolf]

Feeling burned by the Helldivers nonsense but still itching to blast robots and bugs with your friends in a ridiculous meme setting? Consider taking a look at the Earth Defense Force series.

Feeling burned by the Helldivers nonsense but still itching to blast robots and bugs with your friends in a ridiculous meme setting? Consider taking a look at the Earth Defense Force series. What the hell is Earth Defense Force and why should I care?Simply put, it's a co-op shooter for up to 4 players. You'll use wacky guns, vehicles, air strikes, mech suits, jetpacks, and all manner of ridiculous sci fi weapons to slaughter absurd numbers of giant insects, robots, aliens, and kaiju. And it's *good*. It's that kind of janky game that's janky in the best way. The story is absurd but the voice actors take it so seriously as they spew complete nonsense lines. It's good violent fun with plenty of challenge.The graphics may look like shit, but that's to make sure that hundreds of enemies can appear onscreen at the same time as they explode in jello viscera.The games are also on hefty discount right now.Is it a live service game?No! While each game does have a handful of small DLC packs that contain new mission packs or alternate skins for certain vehicles or guns. But each game is a perfectly complete experience and you'll never have to worry about the devs trying to pull some bullshit.What is the gameplay like?You play as one of four classes:Ranger (Typical foot soldier with the most straight forward weaponry)Air Raider (Summons airstrikes and vehicles)Wing Diver (Jetpack lady with insane sci-fi weapons)Fencer (Gundam)Each one plays very differently and synergies with one another in fun ways. It's always amazing when the Wing Diver comes in clutch, zipping into the killzone to revive the entire team before vanishing to the sky, or when the Air Raider summons the giant mech that you thought was just a setpiece for one mission.You'll play through around 100 story missions that pit your army against an army of invading monsters, aliens, and robots. Some of the missions are absolutely massive battles featuring hundreds of units on both sides, while others are more tactical and require you to really strategize with your teammates. You'll face off against huge bosses and always be fed a steady supply of new weapons that will make you completely rethink your playstyle.The story and characters are also absolutely ridiculous, yet the game never winks at you and instead takes itself absurdly seriously. It's just a great time.Which game should I start with?Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New DespairThis is a good enough starting point. None of the games are really connected to one another very strongly, and some take place in completely alternate universes from one another. A good choice if you don't want to spend too much money but want to dip your toes.Earth Defense Force 5 Most folks would agree that 5 is directly superior to 4.1. They're very similar games, but 5 added some nice quality of life features and has a new storyline.Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain A bit of a black sheep in the series and the most different thematically. It was licensed by a different studio that really wasn't able to capture the wacky vibe of the series. Not a bad choice, but not the one most people would recommend. It also dipped it's toes in being a more live-service game and features premium currency. Not a great choice for your first game.Earth Defense Force: World Brothers This one kinda shadow dropped out of nowhere one day if I recall correctly. It looks weird and it's not quite a full fledged EDF game, but it keeps the spirit and is a great pickup if you've played everything else to death and need more.Earth Defense Force 6 Coming soon! Meant to be the biggest game in the series yet and a direct sequel to EDF 5. Submitted May 05, 2024 at 10:47AM by Thopterthallid https://ift.tt/xj6LzrN via /r/gaming

[kerbrobro]

If we're mutuals or you even just follow me and aren't a maniac: let me buy you Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair on Steam

[soupermohdo]

"Australia isn't that bad"

My brother in Christ you literally live in Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow Of New Despair

[gmlocg]

2,252.) Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Release: April 2nd, 2015 | GGF: Action, Third-Person Shooter, Vehicular Combat | Developer(s): Sandlot | Publisher(s): D3Publisher Inc., XSEED Games, PQube, Marvelous USA | Platform(s): PlayStation 4 (2015), Windows (2016), Nintendo Switch (2022)

[satoshi-mochida]

Some games on the PSN Black Friday sale. Full list here, ends November 27th.

AI: The Somnium Files

Alternate Jake Hunter: Daedalus The Awakening of Golden Jazz

A Way Out

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3

Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack

Back 4 Blood

Batman: Arkham Knight

Batman: Return to Arkham

Blaster Master Zero

Blaster Master Zero 2

Blaster Master Zero 3

Blazblue Cross Tag Battle

Bloodborne

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Chaos Code

Crash Bandicoot 4

Crash + Spyro Triple Play Bundle

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reuinion

Cuphead

Danganronpa 1-2 Reload

Danganronpa V3

Dark Souls Remastered

Dark Souls 3

Devil May Cry HD Collection + 4 Special Edition Bundle

Disgaea 6 Complete

Disgaea 7

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Dragon Marked for Death

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Earth Defense Force 4.1

Earth Defense Force 5

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2

Hades

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Jak and Daxter Bundle

KATANA KAMI: A Way of the Samurai Story

Kowloon Highschool Chronicles

Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society

Lies of P

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Spider-Man

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Megadimension Neptunia VII

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug Anthology

Metal Slug XX

Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy Vol. 1

Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker

Nier Rplicant

Nier Autimata

Nitroplus Blasterz

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One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight

Persona 5 Strikers

Persona 5: Dancingin Starlight

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Rayman Legends

Resident Evil 4 remake

Resident Evil 7

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles

River City Girls 2

River City Melee Mach

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms

RWBY: Arrowfell

Sifu

Sol Cresta

Sonic Origins

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Steins; Gate Elite

STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Super Bomberman 2

SUPERHOT

Super Neptunia RPG

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

The Evil Within

The Evil Within 2

The Last Campfire

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The Outer Worlds

The Quarry

The Wonderful 101: Remastered

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition

Voice of Cards 1-3

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Warm Snow

Wild Hearts

World End Syndrome

Yakuza: Kiwami

Yakuza: Kiwami 2

Zanki Zero

[xtruss]

What is the Fastest Missile in the World and How Much Does Speed Really Matter?

© Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

— Ilya Tsukanov | Sunday May 21st, 2023

Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile made the news this week after destroying a Patriot radar station and five launchers in overnight strikes in Kiev on May 16. How did the Kinzhal get through? What other countries possess ultrafast missiles? Why is it that speed isn’t always everything? Check out our explainer to find out.

According to independent US media, the Patriots fired off as many as 32 interceptor missiles at the Kinzhals targeting them in a desperate attempt to intercept them. The Pentagon went into damage control, mindful that admitting the missile defense system’s weaknesses against Russian missiles would undermine global faith in the superiority of US weapons. Patriot missile maker Raytheon saw up to $10 billion shaved from its stock valuation over the news that its coveted weapons system had been hit.

US officials claimed the systems were “damaged,” but assured that they had not been destroyed. Ukraine’s military, meanwhile, claimed that it shot down six Kinzhals without losing any Patriots. The Russian military offered no comment.

But what else does Russia have in its missile arsenal?

What is the Fastest Russian Missile?

The Kinzhal is one of the speediest and most advanced missile systems in Russia's arsenal, but not the only one. The weapon is an air-launched hypersonic missile with a range of between 2,000 and 3,000 km, and a reported speed of Mach 10 (11,925km per hour) or even higher. The Patriot’s interceptors are significantly slower, capable of accelerating to Mach 2.8 (3,340 km/h) in the case of the PAC-1, and Mach 4.1 (5,000 km/h) in the case of its PAC-2 and PAC-3 variants.

The Kinzhal is not the fastest missile in Russia’s arsenal, with the strategic RS-28 Sarmat, and the submarine-launched Bulava missiles capable of accelerating to speeds of up to Mach 20 (25,500 km/h) and Mach 24 (28,600+ km/h), respectively. And while these are not hypersonic missiles, but ballistic weapons which travel into space and then release warheads that fall to Earth, they are capable of maneuvering like their hypersonic cousins (Bulavas at their boost stage, Sarmat warheads as they approach targets, or Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles fitted aboard Sarmats), theoretically making their interception impossible. Theoretically, because these weapons have never been tested in actual warfare, and, hopefully, never will, because their use would likely signal the start of a Third World War.

When it comes to missiles, speed isn’t everything, and the lower intercept speed wouldn’t be a problem if the Patriot were locking on to a traditional ballistic missile flying on a known trajectory. The problem is, missiles like the Kinzhal are capable of maneuvering in flight, making course corrections to make it more difficult to predict its trajectory and exact course.

Russia’s Sarmat ICBM Can Change Trajectory, Will Make Interception Hardly Possible in Coming Decades! "...today, they say that air defense does not exist for the Sarmat missile system, and it probably will not exist in the coming decades," Col. Gen. Sergei Karakaev, commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces predicted. © Sputnik/Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation/Go to the mediabank

What is the Number One Fastest Missile in the World?

Determining a missile’s maximum speed depends on definitions. As stated above, strategic intercontinental ballistic missiles typically have the highest speed characteristics, with the US ground-based LGM-30 Minuteman having a rating of Mach 23 (28,200 km/h), and the UGM-133 Trident II submarine-launched missile a top speed of Mach 24 in its terminal phase). The Chinese DF-41 ICBM is reportedly capable of flying up to Mach 25 (30,600 km/h), making it perhaps the fastest ballistic missile in the world today. As for hypersonics, the Avangard glide vehicle appears to enjoys the coveted top spot, with a maximum boost speed of up to Mach 27 (32,200 km) in near-space conditions (although this falls to an estimated Mach 15-20 by atmospheric drag on descent).

What is the BrahMos Missile, and Does Russia Use It?

The BrahMos ramjet supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India carries the distinction of the fastest cruise missile in the world, with a top speed of Mach 3.5 (about 4,175 km/h) – fast enough to make short work of enemy vessels and ground-based targets and their air defenses. A new variant of the missile, the Brahmos 2, is under development, with an expected maximum speed of up to Mach 8 (9,800 km/h) thanks to innovative use of a scramjet air-breathing jet engine. The Brahmos 2 is a development of the 3M22 Zircon, a Russian scramjet-powered anti-ship cruise missile which entered into service in January.

Why are High Speed Missiles So Important to Russia’s Deterrence Doctrine?

Why does Russia seem to be at the top or near the top of most rankings when it comes to the capabilities of its hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles? The answer is simple. Inheriting a massive head-start on advanced missile technology and the blueprints for the earliest hypersonic missiles from the USSR, which began work on them in the late 1960s, while missile tech was one of the areas where R&D investments was not totally curtailed in the 1990s.

A Soviet hypersonic missile design displayed at an exhibition staged by the Raduga Design Bureau. File photo. © Sputnik/Sergey Mamontov//Go to the mediabank

In 2002, after the United States unceremoniously pulled out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, President Vladimir Putin ordered work on existing projects to be accelerated, and for new ones to be laid down, amid concerns that the creation of a US strategic missile defense system could “neutralize and render obsolete our entire nuclear potential.” These efforts bore fruit, and in 2020, Putin said that for the first time in its modern history, Russia had come to possess “the most modern types of weapons, which are far superior in terms of their force, power, speed, and, very importantly, in terms of accuracy compared to all which existed before them and exist today.”

These upgrades to Russia’s missile capabilities couldn’t have been more timely, because at the same time that Washington scrapped the ABM Treaty, the Pentagon began working on "Prompt Global Strike" – an ambitious, but highly dangerous, initiative proposing mass precision-guided conventional missile strikes to decapitate adversaries’ political and military leadership and missile deterrents, thus stripping them of the ability to retaliate to aggression.

Prompt Global Strike as envisioned in a 2014 MIT presentation. © Photo: Subrata Ghoshroy, MIT

Basically, the possession of ultra-high speed missiles capable of maneuvering, evading missile defenses, and masking their destination provide Russia with a kind of missile "shield," allowing the country’s leadership to sleep soundly at night in the knowledge that surprise enemy aggression would be met with an inevitable and devastating response – thereby deterring any itchy trigger fingers at the Pentagon and forcing it to keep ideas like Prompt Global Strike on the drawing board.

[worldweaverofmediocrity]

FINALLY

much better Idunn-e

[halfsalvo]

*breaths in*

Doom II, ULTRAKILL, Dusk, Earth Defense Force 4.1 & 5, Half Life 1 & 2, The Counter Strike Series, Portal, Fallout New Vegas, Cry of Fear, Half of the Touhou Series, GTA San Andreas, and so many more that I probably dont know or forgot about.

In no way does good graphics = good game and bad graphics = bad game and I LOVE that. HELL bad graphics, intentional or not, might even add a little bit of charm and identity to the game in the case of Ultrakill & E.D.F respectively! Not gonna count games that use pixel art like terraria n papers please cuz thats a whole different style. I personally like it.

So uh YEAH thanks for pointing that out o7

A good game doesn’t need to have good graphics.