How does EDF 5 match up with EDF 2025/4.1?

[Thalmor]

Played EDF 3/2017 years ago and loved it. Play 4.1 in 2017 and had an absolute blast and loved it as well. Was giggling with joy earlier today when I saw that EDF 5 had finally came to Steam and seems to be loved.

Want a community's perspective though: How does EDF 5 compare to 4.1? Is it better than 4.1? About the same but with more features? What do you guys think?

[Vℓα∂y]

EDF5 you can beat much faster than EDF4 if your going for a lot of completion. The grind is better as it isn't as bad unless your going max weapon upgrades but if ur just going for casual get most weapons with decent upgrades its pretty quick, some players have an issue with looting though despite the attempt by developer to make it easier when you can get any loot as any class, where they wish there was autoloot. I personally don't think its an issue at all as wing diver or fencer, but I do kinda think it is for Ranger and Air Raider, also it kind of dictates how most people will play the game, you literally feel punished for slow vehicle or no speed setup. If you played 4.1 and didn't mind it doubt you won't mind it in 5 either.

The overall gameplay is improved compared to 4 with improvements, compared to EDF4 with snipers being dominant, 5 takes different approach with balancing and makes short range very deadly on most of classes, and for air air raider strikes more deadly and easier to use. But at end of day I feel like balancing in online has the same feel to it as 4.1 did just long range kinda bad and short range really strong basically a flip flop, if your an offline player you won't mind using majority of weapons. I'm being serious too I'd rather shotgun drones than use the sniper rifle on them because shotguns is just so versatile in this game lol.

The graphics might not look huge improvement from 4, but overall visual effects of blowing enemies body parts is also better in 5 to see and guns have have really nice firing sounds too.

By no means do I think it is the perfect EDF game as I have only some minor pet peeves about balancing but I think its taking a great step in right direction for the series. I would just say maybe the staff could be little more helpful in answering the people having issues with hardware, but they are Japanese and probably not too well verse in English so I can't be too mad at them for doing it.

[Zombie101]

Story was better in 4.1 and a better song. Weapons and pacing are alot better in 5. More important is how your chars share loot between classes and the end of mission. This alone make the game alot better do fact you can have lvl 60 weapons and some armor not even had played the class.

[Syllabus]

EDF5 > everything else in the series

[Thalmor]

Thanks guys!