Last month, D3 Publisher gave us a tease at the latest in the Earth Defense Force series in the form of Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.

Not much was confirmed for the Playstation 4 sequel, but fans were already expecting something to make the new game feel like a true “next-gen” experience.

If you’ve been drooling over these screenshots from the new online preview, we’ve learned that Earth Defense Force 4.1 is coming with giant-robot-versus-giant-kaiju battles.

The ongoing theory is that Erginus (the creature pictured) is from the deep sea, and it surfaced thanks to the “foreigners” who assaulted Earth from outer space.

The similarities to Earth-based reptilian creatures, but the true form of the beast is currently unknown.

To help combat the massive Erginus monster, the Earth Defense Force built a monster of their own in the form of the 50-meter tall humanoid robot, the Baram. This walking battlestation can engage the enemies on all terrain.

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is the high definition version of Earth Defense Force 2025, which is coming to Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 next year. Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair comes with a brand new episode, and it’s coming sometime next year on Playstation 4 in Japan.