Why is Helldivers 2 so good?

Helldivers 2 is still blowing up but why is it so good? Let's talk about it. Gameplay, Graphics, Value and More. Leave a LIKE and a comment, thanks for watching. Cheers to PlayStation for the game code.

[bla]

It's just.. a game. From start to finish, the core idea is to allow the players to have fun. Not milk them for money, not keep them engaged as long as possible, no chores, no mandatory daily quests, no brain dead resource grinds... If they didn't think something would be fun, they didn't put it in there. It's as simple as that. It's incredibly refreshing to see a game made with that mindset, it feels like it's been years. It's over the top, it's funny, it's challenging and it was all made to be fun to play, by people who clearly played it themselves. And it shows.

[Datroflshopper]

The SOUND DESIGN is incredible - the meaty sound of the guns, the thud of your autocannon slamming into a walker, everything just sounds incredible

[AdiusOmega]

It's awesome to see a small studio hit a home run with games especially when you have titans like WB release games like Suicide Squad that falls completely flat.

[sandboxie]

actually insane that they were able to scale the backend from 100k to over 800k players in a week.

[alphasierrabravo]

For the veterans of old 360 days, this is like Lost Planet but with more modern and less arcadey movement/graphics.

[GM-qipw]

What I also like. Is that everybody gets the same rewards for the mission.
Not the guy with the most kills or most objective completed.
So everybody is just working and doing their part to complete the mission.
And that feeling that we are all in this together with the galactic conquest is also pretty nice.
Hopefully the gamemaster will do something fun things like disable certain OP weapons for a limited time by saying the automotrons have destroyed our factory or something like that would be fun

[Jmston]

With AAA studios making games for shareholders these days it's no surprise that passionate indie devs, making games with the intent of them being fun, are selling like crazy.

[ryaninanoria]

I remember sitting down at 5 pm to play with friends and all of a sudden it’s 1 am. Time flies by when you’re having fun.

[stalkingtoastranger]

I have never been THIS into a live service game and felt a part of a game community until I started playing Helldivers 2. I hope the team continues to find success!

[NickLupercus]

It's so nice seeing games that were made with the honest intent of being fun and consumer-friendly be so successful

[rabidhoneybadger]

After not playing destiny 2 for about 6 years I got all nostalgic last weekend and bought the latest two DLCS only to see everyone on a destiny group on fb saying this game pisses all over it🤦😆

[IntionL]

I firmly believe this is the result of a talented company with creative integrity. So many studios have the talent, but not the management who allow this kind of directed creativity.

[Xhotic]

4:00 This is a major point here, and they do it perfectly well by showing you the armor and bits of flesh falling off to show even more weakpoints, its just great.

Shows that you dont need DPS numbers and all this crazy HUD elements for a game to be generally enjoyable and even still understandable on a "meta" level on if your doing good DMG/Surviving more hits etc.

Great game i really am excited to see what more they do soon with the game!

[timschaab]

I love the fact that every single player is part of the team. You even share the looted samples and the other currencies. I have not experienced such a dynamic in a game before. I'm hooked and extremely happy for the devs!

[bakersmileyface]

I also love that it's not too much of a grind. You can get to level 20 and unlock all of the strategems in under 40 hours just by playing the game naturally. It feels great.

[Jordan-nctg]

One of the slept on features in this game is the grind. The progression in this game is one of if they most balanced I’ve ever seen. In most games you have to put in a stupid amount of hours just to get certain items and rewards. Playing helldivers you can rank up faster if you play higher difficulty. It’s great to have a game that’s fun and have rewarding progression without sacrificing hundreds or thousands of hours of your life.

[firewong]

I am 86hours in with everthing unlocked but still playing it just because it is fun.

[MsMaplestoryXD]

I think its successful because its just a real game. No monetization, no P2W, no bullshit. Just straight up fun. They focused on the fun aspect rather than profits.

Been playing with my mates and we haven't had this much fun since Halo Reach and GoW 2-3. Even playing with randoms has been a blast. Hats of to the devs and i hope they continue down the path they are on now.

[whoisthecoppacnk]

Unbelievably, impossibly, incredibly good. One of the best games ever made. If they keep the content flowing, we’ll be playing for years

[Anonymous-lrpe]

40 hours playtime without afking, bought premium warbond + 1 super store armor without spending a cent... Thats fucking awesome, im going to spend my money just to support them now