The game's core mechanics—particularly its shooting—are enjoyable, but like many live service titles, it lacks depth and variety in its content. After investing a dozen hours or so, it becomes evident that you're essentially repeating the same few missions in a repetitive cycle.

The initially amusing interplay of team dynamics and friendly fire loses its charm as it becomes routine within the game's limited scope. Mission outcomes often boil down to facing either too few or an overwhelming number of enemies, highlighting a lack of balance.

With only two factions, one of which is notably underwhelming, it feels like the developers could have allocated more resources to fleshing out the Terminids and introducing diverse mission types or additional variables. The phrase "good bones but not enough meat" may sound cliché, but it accurately describes Helldivers 2's current state.

I anticipate that the game will significantly improve over time as developers introduce more content and refine the progression systems. Right now, however, it offers a somewhat shallow experience that's enjoyable for a brief stint but lacks long-term appeal.

So this game is by no means a masterpiece, it's fairly slow and the story and setting will only really appeal to Yu-Gi-Oh! fans, but it just so happens that I am a HUGE fan of the anime and manga and grew up playing the card game as well as the video games, so it's perfect for me! The game has three separate campaigns, with each one having a fairly different series of events until the end. The second to last level is still boring and slow but, overall, it's always a blast controlling the Egyptian Gods in an SRPG!