"When I'm not Helldiving, I'm thinking about Helldiving."
In an era riddled with egregious live service games and dime a dozen multiplayer shooters, Helldivers 2 is a rarity that manages to do everything right.
The amount of freedom and agency given to the player during missions was a pleasant surprise and keeps some otherwise repetitive mission objectives fresh. Side objectives are a fun distraction and never feel like a waste of time given the rewards they offer, some of which being the game's premium currency. Speaking of which...
Not only does it feel and play fantastically (diving is so much fun), it's non-predatory and generous progression system that doesn't solely rely on a battle pass feels like a breath of fresh air in our current greedy gaming climate.
Little touches like reloading early causes you to throw the mag away losing all those unused bullets in the process or respawning giving you a fresh loadout forcing you to travel to your point of death to pick up any dropped resources and equipment you may have had add to the chaos as well as the immersion.
Tying the game's narrative to the player's and their performance gives a whole new meaning to "live-service game." The unpredictability of it all is exciting. It also gives a bit more weight to completing missions.
In an era riddled with egregious live service games and dime a dozen multiplayer shooters, Helldivers 2 is a rarity that manages to do everything right.
The amount of freedom and agency given to the player during missions was a pleasant surprise and keeps some otherwise repetitive mission objectives fresh. Side objectives are a fun distraction and never feel like a waste of time given the rewards they offer, some of which being the game's premium currency. Speaking of which...
Not only does it feel and play fantastically (diving is so much fun), it's non-predatory and generous progression system that doesn't solely rely on a battle pass feels like a breath of fresh air in our current greedy gaming climate.
Little touches like reloading early causes you to throw the mag away losing all those unused bullets in the process or respawning giving you a fresh loadout forcing you to travel to your point of death to pick up any dropped resources and equipment you may have had add to the chaos as well as the immersion.
Tying the game's narrative to the player's and their performance gives a whole new meaning to "live-service game." The unpredictability of it all is exciting. It also gives a bit more weight to completing missions.