Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is Mediocre

A retrospective, and mostly negative review, of Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:49 Positives
0:01:55 Setting/Missions/Story
0:07:43 Campy mood/dialogue (true ending spoilers I guess lol)
0:12:08 Enemies/Gameplay
0:19:29 Classes
0:22:44 Weapons/Armor/RPG Leveling
0:26:06 Miscellaneous nitpicks
0:30:33 Remix and Survival Modes
0:32:03 Conclusions
#EarthDefenseForce #EDF

[@Dorkaxe]

I can't believe I pronounced Steve Blum's name wrong. I spent so much time practicing Parmindir Nagra's name that I forgot to even check if it should be -oom or -um. Fantastic. My streak of pronouncing names wrong continues I guess. Anyway- Support me on patreon: www.patreon.com/dorkaxe Follow me on twitter for updates on the channel: twitter.com/darkaxe54

[@AGFuzzyPancake]

I recently mispelled the name of a product that was printed on a label and applied to the product. I know this feeling you're talking about. It was a sick label, but when I was informed the word "Essense" isn't spelled like that, it really took away the pride I had in the design. What you're talking about here is such a small mistake. Hardly anybody (if anybody at all) will notice or care, but I understand the compulsion to acknowledge mistakes like this before others do.

[@StickWithTrigger]

"Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon released in 2011 four years after Earth defense defense 2017" it took my brain a second to process that ngl

[@Dorkaxe]

I initially wrote it "Earth Defense Force insect Armageddon released in 2011, 4 years after 2017" and I'm like, wait, that sounds confusing lmao

[@44MagnumNA]

I personally blame the Primers, they're messing with time again!

[@GamerGuysReviews]

I'll always have a soft spot for Insect Armageddon because it was the first EDF title I ever played. I got an Xbox 360 for Christmas and one of the games that came with it was EDF: IA. I replayed it recently and I think it had a lot of great ideas Sandlot would cherry-pick and implement into their series. Where I think the game falters is its scope and size. It's much a smaller and shorter game than the Sandlot ones. It also tries to be funny in an ironic way but misses the point. EDF's dialogue is great because it's played straight, but in Insect Armageddon, everyone's spouting quips and trying to be as sarcastic as possible.

[@Scorne9000]

For all of the constant shit talking about this game that I did while playing it, this is a fairly tame review. Dorkaxe easily could have done a bit about every time I said the game is bad while we were playing together.

[@Fusion94729]

I personally think Insect Armageddon was the most underrated EDF out there. Insect Armageddon introduced me to the EDF series and I'm glad I discovered it. EDF is a underrated series in general and I'm really happy it was a part of my childhood. Also, I'm still surprised people make vids about EDF, especially Insect Armageddon and it makes me happy to see its still known. Honestly Insect Armageddon was probably one of my favorite ones and I recommend it for alot of people. Some people I have introduced it to judged it because of the graphics and the graphics are definitely out dated but I still think its a good game and deserves to be known. Thank you for possibly reviving the series along with with TheRussianBadger its amazing to see EDF content again.

[@Dorkaxe]

For all the crap I gave it, one thing I should have pointed out as a universal positive of Insect Armageddon is the many people it introduced to the series. Comments like yours are awesome to see, very glad someone is excited about the EDF series!

[@Fusion94729]

@@Dorkaxe I also forgot to mention that it was a unique shooter at the time making it not all bad to play. Even though the levels were repetitive most of the time it was still a pretty cool game for 2011. Most shooters now are boring and all the same as each other

[@motorsporttj1689]

So apparently Insect Armageddon takes place during the same time as EDF 2017. In the final mission the EDF Commander states that Storm 1 (The Player) and along with a few others were the only remaining EDF Force. I guess Insect Armageddon acknowledged that based on the difficulty endings. In the Final Mission of Insect Armageddon You die. Still though the Final Mission is extremely underwhelming but not gonna lie though I actually found the Dialogue to be pretty funny for the Final Mission anyway. But I think you will like Iron Rain. It is much better than Insect Armageddon. Has some pretty cool designs too.

[@anunthinkablemess1240]

Loving the amount of content lately, keep up the good work man!

[@Leostar-Regalius]

this was my first EDF game and actually got me onto the series, i liked the game a lot, mainly because one feature was the npc allies could rez you at least once(if i remember right it's been awhile)

[@uhoh6706]

Ah the curse of having fun memories with a game when you were younger and later on discovering that this is considered a bad game, joy. But for real though great video dude, honestly would’ve never expected too see a video essay of EDF like ever lol

[@Dorkaxe]

Nah man fun memories when you were younger trump some dude's review on youtube lmao thanks for the kind words though, I appreciate it.

[@nunyabisness1979]

The worst part is that world brothers showed that the mantis could legit work in a normal edf game

[@DrewDoodle]

Iconic Scorne cameo alert for all the Scorneheads out there

[@Scorne9000]

Drew gets it

[@elitehonor117]

Iunno, that pilot was pretty smooth. I'd fly with him. Insect Armageddon looks like a interesting experiment, but yeah, it's not quite EDF. Same as Iron Rain, but IA seems a nicer atmosphere

[@Dorkaxe]

I haven't tried Iron Rain or World Brothers yet. You saying IA has a better anything than IR makes me kinda sad lmao

[@elitehonor117]

@@Dorkaxe IR and WB are inundated with cosmetic DLC. WB is voxel, so it already sets a bit of a low standard...but moreso to the point I don't think the aesthic of IA I see here is inherently bad- It's just not EDF. I think it's indicative of East vs West differences(especially at the time), which I think will also be highlighted if you look at IR vs 5. I've yet to do a proper playthrough of IR, so take it all with a grain of salt, though.

[@justinfleck6329]

lol WHAT is that ending dialog??! xD It's unfortunate that this game is so bad, it's a good thing you have some really nice friends who were willing to play this with you even though they didn't like it lol As always your review is very well thought out and presented, look forward to the next video! :)

[@pinkeye6803]

GREAT video and review. I personally liked the enemy redesign and the way the hector sounds, but I get what you are saying. Its such a shame this game is kind of half assed, so many decisions that just make you go, what were they thinking? It could have been such a good game if they were more faithfull to the EDF series. And hot take time : Its honestly very weird that Iron rain has mixed reviews and IA is 83% positive. Having said that, I would not say no to a cheeky sequel to either Iron rain or IA. I am currently replaying this game, and the bots are doing my head in. Its a coin flip whether they are usefull or not. Its also a shame, from what I can tell, there are differnt kind of bots with personality. I got Kid and Kicker, and apparantly they are hard tied to your savefile. The only way to get other bots is to wipe your save.. and no hecking way am I doing that. I really wish this game just had mods.. either to cut down on the grind, or to atleast remove the ticks. The grind is just way too insane, I noticed you didnt speak about hitting Rank 8 and getting a ultra OP weapon, im going to take a guess and say you never reached that rank. Because to reach it, you need to be insane with the amount of grind it takes. Which is my cue to hop back on IA and grind some more. Im about 50% to Rank 8.

[@randompersonsayshi]

So i kept seeing a bunch of EDF games are available on PS+ and decided to look it up. Was highly interested and decided to purchase EDF 2 for PS Vita and am highly enjoying it. Was gonna avoid Insect Armageddon because I always hear how bad it is, but honestly your video made me interested. At the very least I wanna run through the whole game once and then move onto 2017 and so on. Better to play it early and then forget about it with the better EDF games I think.

[@beneil2]

will you do the other 2 Spin-offs?

[@Dorkaxe]

Yes, I plan to! Gotta get EDF5 and a bunch of other videos out first, though.

[@innoclarke7435]

@@Dorkaxe Have you played World Brothers? If so, without having to wait for a video, would you say it's worth getting?

[@Dorkaxe]

@@innoclarke7435 I haven't yet, but I am looking forward to it! Hopefully this year, I want the EDF series on the channel bad.

[@Leeonrf]

I like EDF.IA , played it on my xb360 back in the day and loved the designs My dream EDF game would have the japanese gameplay and western graphics Just imagine if Iron Rain played like EDF 5 (or if EDF 5 looked like Iron Rain) would be perfect down to the last minute detail 😂😂😂

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

As a young teen this was one of the most disappointing games in my teenage and years. The best part of the game was the addition of the classes, I loved 2017 so much and I was so excited for this game only for it to be a disappointment. The over reliance on homing missles , hectors now being mini bosses, lack of levels and epic bosses like ant queen, legally distinct godzilla, spider king, HORRENDOUS flying enemies, limited enemies on screen etc ruined the game but I actually prefer the weapons for the classes in this one, sometimes I just want to equip a reliable normal gun on someone not named ranger. As for the tone I THINK what they were going for is a throw back to cheesy Hollywood action movies like independence day as opposed to Japanese monster movies which in theory I like but execution wise it could have been better It feels like a 00s reboot of a franchise like shadow the hedgehog or the edgy space invaders reboot

[@Dorkaxe]

I agree, with the right execution, I think the different tone could work well enough. It being the only other EDF game at the time makes it a little worse, almost like how DMC2 was the only other DMC game at the time and it was also not as good as the first. I sincerely hope I enjoy Iron Rain and World Brothers, even if I know they won't be as good as EDF5.

[@GameGalaxyshow]

Insect Armageddon was my first EDF. I always wanted yo do 2017 but didn't have an xbox. Years later I'm ab EDF veteran. Played 2017 via series S and done 4.1 and 5 and bow doing 2 via switch japanese version and the original one via ps2 emulation

[@fhjunior6183]

Thanks for the vid

[@jeremiah9224]

that end of game dialogue is like a sci-fi original movie lmfao

[@PheonixKnght]

As a massive EDF 2017 fan I bought this on launch and never beat it. I hated almost everything about it from the bodies vanishing instantly and the buildings being indestructible.

[@FrauleinMuller999]

I must agree, although I enjoyed the Gears Of War type design of the characters

[@phoenix80823]

This game was supposed to continue in DLC but it never happened, I doubt it would've made it that much better though.

[@limhoong464]

Ya, this games enemy designs r the best, Americans 2nd attempt "Iron rain" is my least liked because they mix half serious from edf:ia and half goofy from jp edfs.

[@MerlautZone]

Yuke's a Japanese developer(Iron Rain)

[@derrickhaggard]

I played this game after playing EDF: 2017 and I prefer 2017 over Insect Armageddon.

[@madscientistgamingcentral8689]

That ending for infern was funny but also hella bad. "Roger roger" they a fuckin clonewars droid?

[@Weisseven.]

Bro You need to do Hollow Knight

[@Dorkaxe]

I have literally never gotten that recommendation before on this channel. I'm not sure what I could say about the game that hasn't already been said by a lot of other youtubers, but if enough people ask me to do it, who knows.

[@Weisseven.]

@@Dorkaxe Is not what they said is how You can say it , its My favorite Game and i watch every god Damm vídeo about it. Sorry for My Bad writhing i'm from Argentina

[@yuki4days]

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[@yuki4days]

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[@ShadowWolf767]

I agree, I was such a big fan of 2017, my friend saw this game and thought it was more cooler, maybe cause hes more of a graphics person at the time, I knew something felt off when playing it, the biggest turn off was the lack of levels that 2017 had tons of, and it didnt feel as fun to play, I didnt want anything to do with it after a first playthrough. And once I learned it was just a basic spin off I was glad that the series didnt become that lame...

[@agustin12689]

This is not Dead Rising 3 DLC. We need Dead Rising 3 DLC.

[@bornbat7473]

Nah edf insect armageddon is one of the best games

[@bornbat7473]

The amount of reaching in this video is crazy

[@vfxninja5503]

I liked this awful game when I played it but wow it really is just What If EDF2025 Sucked