Aftrer almost a year of active duty, Helldivers 2 continues to be my favorite game of 2024. It had a lot of growing pains, from the over capacity servers at launch to the issues regarding the campaign and weapon balancing, but ultimately Arrowhead came through for us and listened to what the community wanted. Now we have an arsenal of weapons that actually feel fun to use, the content pass system that's very fair, and the actual players of the game have been very positive and keep things fun. Whether I'm playing with friends or randos there is almost always a sense of positivity and comradery among my team members and that's one of the true joys of playing Helldivers 2.

My original launch-window review, verbatim:

It's Helldivers but bigger and better. If you never played the original you might find this one more accessible due to the new camera POV and controls. I'm only 8 hours in so far but I can definitely give it a solid first impression. If I had any complaints to make it's that the performance gets a bit chuggy especially if the players are not nearby. Given this is my day 1 review though, optimization and network issues are kind of to be expected.

Aftrer almost a year of active duty, Helldivers 2 continues to be my favorite game of 2024. It had a lot of growing pains, from the over capacity servers at launch to the issues regarding the campaign and weapon balancing, but ultimately Arrowhead came through for us and listened to what the community wanted. Now we have an arsenal of weapons that actually feel fun to use, the content pass system that's very fair, and the actual players of the game have been very positive and keep things fun. Whether I'm playing with friends or randos there is almost always a sense of positivity and comradery among my team members and that's one of the true joys of playing Helldivers 2. My original launch-window review, verbatim: It's Helldivers but bigger and better. If you never played the original you might find this one more accessible due to the new camera POV and controls. I'm only 8 hours in so far but I can definitely give it a solid first impression. If I had any complaints to make it's that the performance gets a bit chuggy especially if the players are not nearby. Given this is my day 1 review though, optimization and network issues are kind of to be expected.