re: Helldivers 2 - Playstation Breaks Its PC Launch Record

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What game can helldivers 2 be compared to?

Why are so many people playing it?

Should I buy it?

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Deeprock Galactic is the closest comparison if you've ever played that, for like the structure of the co-op

This is a 3rd person shooter with drop in co-op which is working pretty well right now. It has persistent ship upgrades / weapon unlocks that carry between missions. Drop into a mission, complete the objectives, try to extract.

There are 2 fronts you fight against, bugs and robots. Think starship troopers and terminator 2, which are both heavily referenced. There are overall objectives that every player who completes certain types of missions contributes too.

It only takes 5-6 hours to understand the gameplay loop and what's going on, but it just has really satisfying gameplay combined with procedural generation elements.