I played something like 170+ hours of helldivers 1.

This isn't quite the same co op experience; Trying to get your character to do what you want it to do is a bit clunkier and more involved than the first game. You aren't forced to work together nearly as cohesively as you were in the first game either, which is a shame, because that's where the first game truly shone as a multiplayer co op title. The switch to 3rd person over the shoulder makes the game feel that much less unique; I feel less like I played helldivers, and more like I played another co op shooter.

But those are the harshest things I can think to say about it. None of that stands up to the fact that I just sank 5 hours into it rolling a party of 4 friends, completely ignoring every other obligation I had to do today on my day off. It's fun, it's got that classic sense of humor, and I'm glad it's popular. Arrowhead deserves it.

I played something like 170+ hours of helldivers 1. This isn't quite the same co op experience; Trying to get your character to do what you want it to do is a bit clunkier and more involved than the first game. You aren't forced to work together nearly as cohesively as you were in the first game either, which is a shame, because that's where the first game truly shone as a multiplayer co op title. The switch to 3rd person over the shoulder makes the game feel that much less unique; I feel less like I played helldivers, and more like I played another co op shooter. But those are the harshest things I can think to say about it. None of that stands up to the fact that I just sank 5 hours into it rolling a party of 4 friends, completely ignoring every other obligation I had to do today on my day off. It's fun, it's got that classic sense of humor, and I'm glad it's popular. Arrowhead deserves it.