Helldivers 2 is the sequel to the top-down action shooter, Helldivers, taking a brand new direction with this title in the form of third and first-person shooting and numerous additional mechanics that vastly set it apart from its predecessor. But were these changes enough to survive the Helldive, or did the squad wipe to triviality?


The story of Helldivers 2 is limited. You are one of Earth's finest warriors, a Helldiver, and you are sent to the front lines to face off against the terrors that threaten Super Earth and its ideals of peace and prosperity.

Both the Automatons and the Terminids will fight ruthlessly against you and your squad as you push back against their tyranny in the name of justice and democracy.

The best part of the story is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. While heavily saturated in dark and somewhat adult themes, Helldivers does an exceptional job of taking potshots at itself and its crisis while adding elements of urgency and threat to certain situations. Fuelled by lowbrow comedy and consistent propaganda that this war is all for liberty and justice is the icing on the cake.

With a primary focus on being a third-person co-op shooter with scaling difficulty and extraction elements, Helldivers 2 takes the genre into a somewhat fresh frontier.

The general combat has been thoroughly fleshed out and impressively detailed to provide a comprehensively immersive experience from mission start to end. An arsenal of weapons to choose from allows you to determine how and where you wage war, and it's vastly customisable on a mission-to-mission basis despite the lack of itemised modifications to weapons and armour in its current state.

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The ability to customise your loadout before the mission starts is a critical aspect of the game, as it determines your capabilities against the enemy you're facing, and it can be particularly impactful depending on the difficulty you have selected.

In addition to your ability to choose your armour and weapons, you are also provided the ability to call in orbital assistance from the destroyers in the atmosphere. These are called Stratagems and are game-changers in this war effort. Being able to call in orbital strikes, missile and napalm bombardments and even support weapons like MG placements and turrets improve your survivability by an enormous amount.

The current war effort has the Helldivers facing off against two major factions, the insect-like Terminids and the robotic killing machines, the Automatons. Each side fights in vastly different manners, as the Terminids are more primal and aim to close the distance with you and your squad with sheer numbers and brute strength. The Automatons are more focused on warfare, utilising weapons similar to your own, and are proficient in keeping you at a distance.

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But the enemies aren't the only thing on your path to glorious victory. The planets and mission types also play an enormous role in the outcome, and different biomes offer different challenges to overcome, such as desert planets drain stamina faster than colder planets and forest planets inflict slow debuffs as you enter thick brush. Mission types are less impactful but something to be aware of, as many missions have multiple sub-objectives to complete before extraction, and awareness of where you drop and what your intentions are will sway the outcome of the battle and the mission.

This is one of the most immersive war simulations I've ever had the opportunity to play. While Helldivers isn't a simulator in the strictest sense, the general ambience and immersion on the battlefield provide a great deal of simulated realism to the experience. Enemies bleed out and take visible damage from gunshots, and the world is morphed by your impact on it and blood/dirt splatters on your armour as you venture across the battle to really give you the feeling of being in it.

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The audio is of the same high quality and assists enormously in the immersion aspect of the game. Guns sound devastating, and explosions and the ensuing shockwaves that follow are encompassing in absolutely the best way. But it's not just the combat that brings you into this world, as the general ambience of each planet is diverse and unique in its ways and gives you the sense that you're somewhere totally different, not just a planet-wide reskin.

With Helldivers 2 set to maximum and playing on a 2560 x 1440 monitor, I didn't see the frames drop below my set cap of 120 FPS. I have seen quite a few issues with AMD GPUs, and the general performance with those cards currently seems significantly worse than the Intel counterpart.
🟧 Many of the bugs that riddled this game have been resolved, but it's far from a perfect experience yet. There are still considerable quantities of glitches and issues within the game that need to be resolved to provide a streamline experience.
RAM: 32GB (Under Load Usage: 38.1%)
CPU: i9 10900KA 3.70GHz (Under Load Usage: 33%)
GPU: MSI Ventus RTX 3080 (Under Load Usage: 78%)

Review chart here.
Helldivers 2 has done an exceptional job at providing a fun and intuitive gameplay experience that is evolving around its player base, with loads of items to unlock and levels to gain as you travel across the known galaxy. A rocky launch caused this game to drop significantly in standing, but those issues have now been mostly resolved and the game has taken it's first true step forward toward the game it wants to become. While there are still a lot of issues, such as stats not loading and graphical issues, on top of vast balance concerns, this game is one that definitely should be played, but I'd still wait for some more patches to be put in place before investing.

War will force you to all corners of the galaxy, but when you need refuge from the horrors of it all, head to Hell, Purgatory and Paradise to find the peace you long for.

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[h1]"Say Hello to Democracy!"[/h1] [h1]Introduction[/h1] Helldivers 2 is the sequel to the top-down action shooter, Helldivers, taking a brand new direction with this title in the form of third and first-person shooting and numerous additional mechanics that vastly set it apart from its predecessor. But were these changes enough to survive the Helldive, or did the squad wipe to triviality? [table] [tr] [th][b]🟩 Positives[/b][/th] [th][b]🟥 Negatives[/b][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]🟩 Fun, fast-paced extraction shooter mechanics focusing entirely on PvE rather than the more genre-common PvEvP. 🟩 A vast array of planets and mission types to keep you busy on your journey towards liberation. 🟩 One of the most impressive visual experiences I've had in gaming. Explosions feel genuinely impactful, and the world is affected by your influence upon it. 🟩 Extremely high-quality audio intrinsically couples with the visual experience to deliver something almost cinematic and entirely immersive. [/td] [td]🟥 Customisation is extremely limited. There's a limited selection of body armour variants, and both helmets and cloaks don't offer any unique traits themselves, and guns are entirely non-modifiable. 🟥 With the servers being the main antagonist, the Helldivers 2 launch was particularly difficult, but thankfully this has been resolved for the most part. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [h1]Story[/h1] The story of Helldivers 2 is limited. You are one of Earth's finest warriors, a Helldiver, and you are sent to the front lines to face off against the terrors that threaten Super Earth and its ideals of peace and prosperity. Both the Automatons and the Terminids will fight ruthlessly against you and your squad as you push back against their tyranny in the name of justice and democracy. The best part of the story is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. While heavily saturated in dark and somewhat adult themes, Helldivers does an exceptional job of taking potshots at itself and its crisis while adding elements of urgency and threat to certain situations. Fuelled by lowbrow comedy and consistent propaganda that this war is all for liberty and justice is the icing on the cake. [h1]Gameplay Analysis[/h1] [h3]How about a cup of Liber-tea?![/h3] With a primary focus on being a third-person co-op shooter with scaling difficulty and extraction elements, Helldivers 2 takes the genre into a somewhat fresh frontier. The general combat has been thoroughly fleshed out and impressively detailed to provide a comprehensively immersive experience from mission start to end. An arsenal of weapons to choose from allows you to determine how and where you wage war, and it's vastly customisable on a mission-to-mission basis despite the lack of itemised modifications to weapons and armour in its current state. https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164963354 The ability to customise your loadout before the mission starts is a critical aspect of the game, as it determines your capabilities against the enemy you're facing, and it can be particularly impactful depending on the difficulty you have selected. In addition to your ability to choose your armour and weapons, you are also provided the ability to call in orbital assistance from the destroyers in the atmosphere. These are called Stratagems and are game-changers in this war effort. Being able to call in orbital strikes, missile and napalm bombardments and even support weapons like MG placements and turrets improve your survivability by an enormous amount. [h3]For Freedom![/h3] The current war effort has the Helldivers facing off against two major factions, the insect-like Terminids and the robotic killing machines, the Automatons. Each side fights in vastly different manners, as the Terminids are more primal and aim to close the distance with you and your squad with sheer numbers and brute strength. The Automatons are more focused on warfare, utilising weapons similar to your own, and are proficient in keeping you at a distance. https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164962734 But the enemies aren't the only thing on your path to glorious victory. The planets and mission types also play an enormous role in the outcome, and different biomes offer different challenges to overcome, such as desert planets drain stamina faster than colder planets and forest planets inflict slow debuffs as you enter thick brush. Mission types are less impactful but something to be aware of, as many missions have multiple sub-objectives to complete before extraction, and awareness of where you drop and what your intentions are will sway the outcome of the battle and the mission. [h1]Audio and Visual[/h1] This is one of the most immersive war simulations I've ever had the opportunity to play. While Helldivers isn't a simulator in the strictest sense, the general ambience and immersion on the battlefield provide a great deal of simulated realism to the experience. Enemies bleed out and take visible damage from gunshots, and the world is morphed by your impact on it and blood/dirt splatters on your armour as you venture across the battle to really give you the feeling of being in it. https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164962278 The audio is of the same high quality and assists enormously in the immersion aspect of the game. Guns sound devastating, and explosions and the ensuing shockwaves that follow are encompassing in absolutely the best way. But it's not just the combat that brings you into this world, as the general ambience of each planet is diverse and unique in its ways and gives you the sense that you're somewhere totally different, not just a planet-wide reskin. [h1]PC Performance and Specifications[/h1] With Helldivers 2 set to maximum and playing on a 2560 x 1440 monitor, I didn't see the frames drop below my set cap of 120 FPS. I have seen quite a few issues with AMD GPUs, and the general performance with those cards currently seems significantly worse than the Intel counterpart. 🟧 Many of the bugs that riddled this game have been resolved, but it's far from a perfect experience yet. There are still considerable quantities of glitches and issues within the game that need to be resolved to provide a streamline experience. RAM: 32GB (Under Load Usage: 38.1%) CPU: i9 10900KA 3.70GHz (Under Load Usage: 33%) GPU: MSI Ventus RTX 3080 (Under Load Usage: 78%) [h1]Final Thoughts - Good[/h1] [url=https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2529084785]Review chart here.[/url] Helldivers 2 has done an exceptional job at providing a fun and intuitive gameplay experience that is evolving around its player base, with loads of items to unlock and levels to gain as you travel across the known galaxy. A rocky launch caused this game to drop significantly in standing, but those issues have now been mostly resolved and the game has taken it's first true step forward toward the game it wants to become. While there are still a lot of issues, such as stats not loading and graphical issues, on top of vast balance concerns, this game is one that definitely should be played, but I'd still wait for some more patches to be put in place before investing. 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