That one level with all of the red ants on the beach is a stone-cold classic
I have a lot of love for the wider bug-squashingEarth Defense Forceseries, now and into the foreseeable future. But as some of you will ardently agree, there’s a precise degree of wonkiness and charm toEarth Defense Force 2017that really hits the spot, even as bigger and better sequels — or in rare cases, surprisingly neatspin-offs— roll onto the scene.
So, good news: as reported byFamitsu,Earth Defense Force 2017is getting a Nintendo Switch version on June 24, 2025, in Japan. If I need to use an alternate Switch account to play, I will. Hopefully, though, a Western release from D3 won’t trail too far.
The first screenshots from Famitsu look to be pretty close to my memory ofEDF 2017, which is to say it’s endearingly ugly. The shambling floppy-armed robots still look cool.
How’s this sucker going to run on a Nintendo Switch?Not that well, I’d assume. I’d shoot for “adequately.” Content-wise, the Switch edition will retain thePale Wingarchetype from the PlayStation Vita’sEarth Defense Force 2017 Portable.
Japan already got a Switch port of this game’s predecessor,Earth Defense Force 2, on July 15. No word on that coming West yet, either. Please send them over.
For old times’ sake, here’s the level that has always stuck with me.
[ViaSiliconera]
