Helldivers 2 Loading Screen Remake

I've been enjoying Helldivers 2 a lot so I decided to give the exterior shots from the loading screen a bit of a makeover. Watch with sound to hear Wilbert Roget II's excellent score + some sfx.

Super destroyer model from Martechi.

Artstation breakdown:

[OliverDanielsVFX]

Hi everyone,
This has gotten more attention than I anticipated for something I just did for a little bit of fun. I'm glad so many people have enjoyed it, even though it is just a short clip.

To answer some common questions/comments:
1. These shots were pre-rendered and composited - no it is not a mod, nor does it use unreal engine or any other real-time renderer, therefore no, you can not run it in your game.
2. I am not suggesting that anything like this be implemented in the game. I really like the helldive sequence as it is, and to make it pre-rendered would take away from the dynamic nature of the cutscene, with the real planet, lighting conditions, amount of pods etc. that are present in your mission all showing up correctly in the loading screen. This is a massive part of why that loadgin screen is so cool and to replace that with something pre-rendered for the sake of graphical fidelity would be a misstep in my opinion.
3. The sound effects used in this clip are all just taken from the game - I haven't edited them in any way, and you can hear the exact same sound effects if you drop into a mission right now.
4. For everyone critiquing the physics/scientific accuracy of this sequence: my intention was to recreate the helldive with all the same visual elements as in the game, upgrading the lighting, composition and graphical fidelity. If you think something isn't physically accurate, you will have to take it up with Arrowhead.

Thank you everyone for all the kind comments - It's unlikely that I will make anything else Helldivers related but I'm glad to know so many people have enjoyed this!

[mirochlebovec]

Ok I’m waiting for the Helldivers movie. Just don’t let disney make it.

[PondWaterEnjoyer]

this is Halo 2 Anniversary cutscenes levels of quality holy crap

[yarekwojcik]

I love seeing the other helldiver pods in the background, it really gives that sense of camaraderie and how we are Super Earths last line of offense.

[Sorain]

It's insane the black magic visual quality Arrowhead has gotten out of Autodesk Stingray. Here you have an amazing visual artist pumping out pre-rendered beauty, and if I slipped it into footage of the game, people could miss it.

[doomslayer]

Bro Helldivers 2 NEEDS to be a flipping movie, I’m not kidding rn!

[mr.mister]

I’m convinced that this is the best game to come out within the last decade

[GrasslandsStudio]

Definitely better than the original! Cinematography, graphics, camera shots and direction, all amazing

[crisprat]

The way the sun is just hitting the topmost layer of clouds while the rest is still in the dark is just 👌👌 shows you the beauty of the planet right before you get sent to hell

[Gquain]

i love how the pod is slightly rotating as any bullet should in order to stabilize its trajectory, makes it feel much more real and immersive.

[BeezerGutlr]

This is it! The solemn duty for which you were born... Defend democracy, at any cost!

[Dustyoo]

Insanely well done, looks like it could be in a movie!

[VBenoodle]

“Listen up divers, you know the mission. You know the cost. Complete it so you may extract with honor.

[MrRangerEnn]

This is a cinematic masterpiece. The way the pod is fired and almost gets out of plane, like the camera is struggling to follow it, gives the spectator a sense of speed no other rendering of this kind does. It's really well put together.

[szibur]

Looks...as beautifull as the original one...except that the planet in the backgrorund looks more beautifull actually

[DarienYT]

Get them to replace the animation with this immediately this is so clean

[Xiodot]

Scenes like this make Helldivers 2 need a movie, do it right and you've made it the film of the year, trust me

[dharmeshmistry]

Looks amazing! I think the camera angle and being able to show the stark difference between the cold stars and flaming pod really gives this a sense of speed and impending impact.

Very good job. 👀✨

[SparrettCrow]

I swear the helldivers drop pod music always gives me goosebumps, and this scene just enhances it by so much.
I just imagine that there are SEAF Soldiers fighting for survival down there in the planet by the bugs amd desperately requesting for extraction. But instead of extraction, they get salvation as a bright light emerges into the atmosphere like an oncoming fright train of liberty which pierces through the body of a Bile titan, incapacitating it before a Helldiver rises from within the pod, finishes off the Titan and lays managed democracy on all the bugs.

[therdid]

Ok. That was bloody amazing. Would be so cool to see them do something like that.