Earth Defense Force 6 | Hype Check

July 24, 2024

Earth Defense Force 6 | Hype Check

With Sandlot’s Earth Defense Force 6 now only a few days away, we wanted to touch base with some of our team to see how they’re feeling about the game. We’ve seen a range of media up to this point, from gameplay showcases and trailers, we’ve seen the press releases, and heard the talk, but how are we feeling? That’s where we’re bringing Hype Check into the mix; to get a gauge on what the prospective players are thinking. So here’s how we’re feeling about Earth Defense Force 6.

Jess Zammit

I have honestly never heard of this series, and apparently they’re already up to their sixth time defending Earth. Good for them. I know nothing about this game beyond what the trailer has shown, and it looks hilariously bad in an extremely fun way. It isn’t my sort of game, but I totally see the appeal! (Not of that giant ant bug thing though. It holds zero appeal, and Earth should absolutely be defended from it.)

Rob Caporetto

Despite the pure, unhinged action which the EDF series brings to the table (and being someone who finds that more than down his alley), I’ve never really given the series a play. Just never gotten around to it as it’s never screamed must try, and I still think that applies. Maybe I’ll check it if I’m feeling the itch for something different sometime.

Jason Hawkins

I’ve got 200 hours in EDF4.1 and EDF5, despite them only popping up fully on my radar a few years ago. These games are pure dopamine in a B movie vibe. They’re impossible to describe without playing them, and they’re very divisive even then. Swarms of bugs and you’ve got the guns to stop them. Or the drones. Or I don’t know, a giant piston powered fist on your hand and a shotgun in the other. These games look like arse and they’re just awesomely fun. They’re stupid, disconnect-your-cerebral-cortex-and-enjoy games that are totally chaotic at the best of times and that gets turned up to 11 in co-op. THE EDF DEPLOYS!

Renee O’flynn

I heard my mates playing 5 over discord and it sounded like a riot. I couldn’t afford the game though so I just had to listen to it. I imagine it’ll be much the same with 6. My jealousy of dumb fun means I’ll give it a hype check of 1.