HELLDIVERS™ 2

Love the game, it's even better with friends.

Peak Tism

This game just keeps getting better. People complain about it being unbalanced but I think otherwise. The learning progression isn't that bad, it's really easy to disappear for a few hours liberating the galaxy, it'll run on just about anything despite being horribly optimized (I get a stable 30 fps with integrated graphics on 1080p). I can see this being a game that I will play for several thousand hours. FOR SUPER EARTH AND DEMOCRACY!!!

Helldivers 2 – A Chaotic Galactic War With a Grindy Catch Score: 8/10 They say some games demand all your free time to fully enjoy, and Helldivers 2 proves that while the core combat is an absolute blast, it comes with a steep time commitment that might leave you with some mixed feelings. Explosive Co-op Perfection: It is crazy fun, plain and simple. Whether you are blasting cyborgs, bugs, or zombies, the combat and explosions are incredibly satisfying. The overarching concept of every player's individual effort combining into a massive, community-wide battle for a planet is brilliant. Paired with a nice variety of mission objectives so it never gets tedious, and an amazing arsenal of guns and equipment to choose from, you will definitely enjoy the moment-to-moment gameplay. Not For The Working Class: However, the most fatal flaw of this game is that it is simply not designed for people who have a job. It is an extremely grindy experience, and honestly, individual missions just don't feel very rewarding. It seems like you have to grind through 10 to 15 missions just to unlock something worthwhile. When you keep in mind that a single drop can take anywhere from half an hour to a full hour to finish, the time sink becomes staggering. Plus, if you want to maximize the rewards for that time spent, you cannot just breeze through; you are forced to complete the main objectives, wipe out all the outposts, and hunt down every single secondary objective. Tedious Guesswork: The most annoying aspect isn't just the sheer time requirement—it is how the game handles exploration. You constantly have to blindly search for the items you need, and there is no easy tell for secondary locations. You are left completely guessing if you have two, three, or even more secondaries left to find. Granted, coming at this as a newer player with only around 18 hours in, there really should be an easier way to find loot and objectives without being forced to waste a precious equipment slot just to see them. Verdict Despite the exhausting grind, the slow progression pace, and the frustrating guesswork required to fully clear a map, the core gameplay loop is fantastic. If you have the time to sink into it, diving into this galactic war is an incredibly satisfying experience. Status: An 8/10 co-op shooter that is crazy fun but demands a lot of your free time. 💥🐛🔫

It should have been GOTY

yeah, join other peoples lobby get kicked, join different lobby in loadout get kicked, join different lobby again pick stratagems then dropping in then land getting kicked again, join other lobby again pick stratagems dropping in then so far so good then get kicked, join other lobby again pick stratagems dropping in the so far no problem squad leader kill on purpose more than twice then kill squad leader then 1 second later get kicked again. core gameplay is getting kicked. play in own lobby send SOS then no one join.

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