Recent reviews by DeltaOsiris

UPDATE: With sony's changed stance on psn for pc, I can once again heartily recommend this experience. While my reasons for disliking sony's previous choice still stand, we can all breathe a bit easier knowing that they're open to a degree of negotiation.

Helldivers 2 has been a fantastic ride so far - the setting is rich and enjoyable, while the community that's sprung up has made this game all the more worthwhile. Couple that with Arrowhead working overtime to make the game as functional and smooth for everyone over multiple months has turned what was a rocky launch into a running success. Kudos to the development team and the community for what should be a serious contender to GotY (and soundtrack of the year too).

UNFORTUNATELY, sony has decided that now is the time for them to take credit for all the hard work of the people who made this game what it is - while establishing a required psn account doesn't seem like a large step at first, it has a poor outlook for the health of the community and the wellbeing of the developers who are receiving this backlash. From here, sony presents 3 concerns:
1) if you can't get a psn, you don't have the game, how nice that sony has taken money for no product;
2) sony's track record of securing data records has been appalling, with multiple instances of high profile hacks of millions of accounts that the public has been made aware of (eventually, I mean why worry us nice paying cattle?);
3) playstation players unfortunately have to pay a subscription to psn-plus to enjoy this game - with one breath I lament that they're working hard to join us pc players on the field and with another remind everyone that once you're on the psn, it's not a huge leap for them to demand a subscription.

Noting the above, it seems that a developer passion project and community cultural icon have been derailed by a small contingent of sony, deciding that a line somewhere must go up and they're unconcerned how many people will suffer or laws get broken. Until such a time as sony can understand that this move is a mistake, I implore everyone here to simply avoid this game, seeking refunds as you feel appropriate.

To Arrowhead, hoping you can read this, I look forward to your next project and hope to join you, so long as sony is kept far, far away.

Definitely as fun as I remember. Just wish that multiplayer worked better, or at all for that matter.

Pretty great massed enemies, using a splash weapon makes you feel like a genocidal maniac.
Explosions are OP, which is good, marksman feels underpowered, but I don't care.
Didn't need the cosmetic microtransactions, but you do you.

8.5/10