-- If you have an AMD card, it currently crashes a lot with driver timeouts. For me, lowering the graphics (or allegedly just the antialiasing only according to some others) fixes the crashing --

Helldivers 2 is what I imagined Arrowhead was intending Helldivers 1 to be from the start. The game oozes confidence in what they wanted to achieve and for the most part I believe they did. The game looks beautiful, the core gameplay is good, the progression is a slightly questionable in my experience (samples seems difficult to get in large amounts even on level 5/6 difficulty) which keeps up the track of good releases we've had this year so far (Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, P3R, etc).

I want to bring attention to the MTX. While I loathe them conceptually, I understand the need for them to support a GaaS title. To this end, I believe that Arrowhead implemented a fantastic model. No FOMO battlepasses, you can grind on your own pace, and you can get the premium battlepasses or cosmetics for free by playing. Not in the sense of playing 100+ hours for a battlepass, but more like possibly 25-35 hours. Nevermind that, the premium currency (super credits) is great value in comparison to the pricing in other games (e.g. Darktide on launch day).

Overall, I would recommend this game. It has great value for what is costs and the co-op has that kind of "chaotic accidental friendly fire" energy that brings good memories to my friends and I. $50 CAD + tax is a good price point and I don't regret paying around that amount, but I would prefer it to be a bit lower.

-- If you have an AMD card, it currently crashes a lot with driver timeouts. For me, lowering the graphics (or allegedly just the antialiasing only according to some others) fixes the crashing -- Helldivers 2 is what I imagined Arrowhead was intending Helldivers 1 to be from the start. The game oozes confidence in what they wanted to achieve and for the most part I believe they did. The game looks beautiful, the core gameplay is good, the progression is a slightly questionable in my experience (samples seems difficult to get in large amounts even on level 5/6 difficulty) which keeps up the track of good releases we've had this year so far (Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, P3R, etc). I want to bring attention to the MTX. While I loathe them conceptually, I understand the need for them to support a GaaS title. To this end, I believe that Arrowhead implemented a fantastic model. No FOMO battlepasses, you can grind on your own pace, and you can get the premium battlepasses or cosmetics for free by playing. Not in the sense of playing 100+ hours for a battlepass, but more like possibly 25-35 hours. Nevermind that, the premium currency (super credits) is great value in comparison to the pricing in other games (e.g. Darktide on launch day). Overall, I would recommend this game. It has great value for what is costs and the co-op has that kind of "chaotic accidental friendly fire" energy that brings good memories to my friends and I. $50 CAD + tax is a good price point and I don't regret paying around that amount, but I would prefer it to be a bit lower.