by Cat » Sun Jul 31, 2022 1:39 pm
The clarity of EDF's concept allows focus to be placed on technical improvement with each installment.
In other words, each sequel (in the core series) is an "upgrade".
Bigger scale, more variety, more freedom within the constraints of not abandoning it's essence.
This measurable progression in game series used to be more commonplace but became declassé, leaving EDF as almost a sole outlier now.
In 2021, the 325th episode of Game Center CX saw the program enter the sixth generation of consoles (discounting the VN Angelique from the earliest episodes).
The game chosen to mark the occasion was none other than Simple 2000 Series Vol.31 THE Chikyū Bōeigun (2003) and I can't think of a better game to showcase the ambitious use of that hardware.
As you mentioned, a budget title, but one that went straight for the finish line and didn't concern itself with the occasional blemish.
I don't claim to be a connoisseur of EDF but have always admired it's spirit.
Like you I eagerly await the next one.
The clarity of EDF's concept allows focus to be placed on technical improvement with each installment.
In other words, each sequel (in the core series) is an "upgrade".
Bigger scale, more variety, more freedom within the constraints of not abandoning it's essence.
This measurable progression in game series used to be more commonplace but became declassé, leaving EDF as almost a sole outlier now.
In 2021, the 325th episode of Game Center CX saw the program enter the sixth generation of consoles (discounting the VN [i]Angelique[/i] from the earliest episodes).
The game chosen to mark the occasion was none other than Simple 2000 Series Vol.31 THE Chikyū Bōeigun (2003) and I can't think of a better game to showcase the ambitious use of that hardware.
As you mentioned, a budget title, but one that went straight for the finish line and didn't concern itself with the occasional blemish.
I don't claim to be a connoisseur of EDF but have always admired it's spirit.
Like you I eagerly await the next one.
