You know that scene in the original 2003-2005 Clone Wars TV Show where that clone trooper dramatically holds the line against a ton of super battle droids and he's using every gun he has, desperately fighting against the onslaught of battle droids? That's what it feels like to play Helldivers 2. At its best, it is an adrenaline rush that will get your blood pumping like you're really on the battlefield. It helps that the gunplay is really solid. Every gun has a lot of impact and the haptics on the PS5 are incredible.
This game is a great example of how to use the SAM (Single Audience Member) philosophy in video games. The principle of SAM is that when you're creating a game, you don't try to create a game that will please everyone. You want to create a game that is centered around a single type of person. The more you can define that person, the better and more detailed your game will be. Making a game specifically for that single audience member is what will make your game feel new, fresh, and fun. Players will be able to feel the passion that you've put into your project. So, this game is great because of that.
I've always loved sci-fi stuff, but particularly galactic warfare, and Helldivers 2 does a good job at immersing you into this concept. I love that the game has you fighting a galactic war against robots and bugs and you're jumping from planet to planet, it's just really fun. Admittedly, the worldbuilding isn't very strong, but what's here is good enough. What I will say though, is that the planets are excellently designed, and I love how distinct they are from each other.
The coolest part about this game is the stratagems. There are tons of orbital strikes, bombing runs, turrets, and other weapons you can call in and they're just really fun to use. I've seen a lot of games where they maybe have like 1/3 of these abilities and it was still fun then, so I want to congratulate this game for including all of these cool abilities and really playing into the fantasy of a galactic soldier.
This is the only live-service game in recent memory that is actually worth paying for and putting your time into. This should be the ideal model for live-service games going forward.
The real fun of this game comes from when you play it with other people. Playing with friends is the ideal way to play this game and it's the main reason of what makes it so fun. Playing on your own is somewhat enjoyable, but it's definitely not ideal.
I'm still getting into the meat of this game (I think I'm only like level 8), but I really like it and I'm looking forward to playing it more.
This game is a great example of how to use the SAM (Single Audience Member) philosophy in video games. The principle of SAM is that when you're creating a game, you don't try to create a game that will please everyone. You want to create a game that is centered around a single type of person. The more you can define that person, the better and more detailed your game will be. Making a game specifically for that single audience member is what will make your game feel new, fresh, and fun. Players will be able to feel the passion that you've put into your project. So, this game is great because of that.
I've always loved sci-fi stuff, but particularly galactic warfare, and Helldivers 2 does a good job at immersing you into this concept. I love that the game has you fighting a galactic war against robots and bugs and you're jumping from planet to planet, it's just really fun. Admittedly, the worldbuilding isn't very strong, but what's here is good enough. What I will say though, is that the planets are excellently designed, and I love how distinct they are from each other.
The coolest part about this game is the stratagems. There are tons of orbital strikes, bombing runs, turrets, and other weapons you can call in and they're just really fun to use. I've seen a lot of games where they maybe have like 1/3 of these abilities and it was still fun then, so I want to congratulate this game for including all of these cool abilities and really playing into the fantasy of a galactic soldier.
This is the only live-service game in recent memory that is actually worth paying for and putting your time into. This should be the ideal model for live-service games going forward.
The real fun of this game comes from when you play it with other people. Playing with friends is the ideal way to play this game and it's the main reason of what makes it so fun. Playing on your own is somewhat enjoyable, but it's definitely not ideal.
I'm still getting into the meat of this game (I think I'm only like level 8), but I really like it and I'm looking forward to playing it more.