Visually, the game is stunning! It’s a far cry from the previous iteration which didn’t really have too many details to emphasize as the game was isometric. However this time around, you get to appreciate not only your personal Helldiver but also all of the hostile enemies that are out to get you.

What’s unique about the story of Helldivers 2 is that it’s driven by the player community. Planning for that is a huge challenge – we have what we think will happen, but we ultimately can’t control what the players do. Which as a player I find cool, but as a writer I find really scary.

Flipboard Email Austen Goslin (he/him) is an entertainment editor. He writes about the latest TV shows and movies, and particularly loves all things horror. Game developers have long sought to make a great

Samples are split between your team anyway, so you will be doing everyone a favor by getting them again. If you're paying solo, look for the test tube icon to show you where your dropped samples are.

One of the most interesting aspects is that mission progress is something the entire player base works toward together. Each of these hostile planets comes with a percentage meter that ticks further toward “liberation” every time a real-life squad completes a mission there. Once the planet is liberated, everyone unlocks new areas and missions.

As it is now, it is an entertaining action spectacle that is definitely best when played with others. Despite the repetitiveness, I have had a lot of fun with it and I look forward to diving into new planets to save humanity.

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Outside of gaming, he has produced video content for a range of news publications and nonprofits. He often falls victim to questionable eShop deals, and has never met an arcade racer he didn’t like.

A side effect of Terminid gene splicing research, Stalkers can camouflage themselves almost to the point of invisibility. But nothing can hide from the cleansing light of Freedom forever. Bile Spewer

"And I say 'probably' as in: 'It's not a promise, not a guarantee, not something to place bets on, not something to blah blah blah legal,' he continued in a follow-up comment. "The same way as when you say 'I am probably gonna go to that event next weekend.'"

If you’re not into playing with friends, it’s still super easy to play with randoms without using the mic or even solo. I think with friends is most enjoyable. Do your part to deliver sweet liber-tea!

Helldivers 2 was first announced in May as a sequel to top-down shooter Helldivers, and is planned for release on Helldivers 2 Gameplay PS5 and PC.

I’ve played with lots of people who have ended up effectively role-playing as actors from the Starship Troopers film, yelling “Now that’

Half an action movie about destroying very gross bugs and half social satire about the need to destroy them in the first place, Starship Troopers