UPDATE MY FELLOW HELLDIVERS: We have avenged our fallen brothers and took back the Creek 🫡 however… the Automatons have retaliated with brand new combat vehicles, and planets have gotten deadlier! God I love these developers dude NOW COME JOIN THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY BABY i0
Well…time to scrap them again I’ve not fought against the bugs, my first Helldive was on Malevelon creek, I cut my teeth on steel and oil, while you fought unthinking insects!
I think a huge part of helldivers success is that a lot of people feel like its a game made for them SPECIFICALLY, and with no compromises, which I think is what’s missing in the mainstream space.
exactly. this whole concept of appealing to as many people as possible and dumbing down game mechanics just never, ever goes well developers need to accept the fact that they can’t please everyone, and just make better, more focused experiences
@@kel_ski Arrowhead says "A game for everyone is a game for no one." And they get praise for it. I say "The average of everyone's wants at once is bland grey mush." and I get called a fat angry old redditor and get told to go back to my troll cave. I'm bitter about it.
@@Jackpkmntbf your formulation of the phrase is way clunkier and isn't accompanied by one of the best games in the last decade so I'm going to have to diagnose you with 'skill issue'.
I love that this game has trivial and easy difficulties. I'll argue that the intensity of trivial and easy by comparison to high difficulty is not lost for people who are not able to keep up so well like they used to. My mom is this person. Strongest woman on this planet in my eyes. She became disabled due to an accident a patient caused in the back of her ambulance, and she forgave the patient's behavior that caused her permanent disability. While healing from 4 major corrective surgeries, breast cancer and kidney cancer showed up. This woman faced both and is still here to kick my ass around, but it took its toll on her. Going from a highly active lifestyle to permanently broken and disabled... Deeply sucks. She started isolating and detaching. The boys and I decided to buy her video games. They gave her a new life, and video games and gaming together became the social glue that reconnected our family and holds us together. Every holiday is a big Lan party at mom and dad's house. My lovely mom is about to cross the 80 years old age, and she can't keep up like she used to, but dammit she still wants and deserves to play, too. Surely she can't keep up with us on higher difficulties, which is why I love the hell out of games like Helldivers and 7 Days to Die. Allowing that super easy difficulty where enemies can't run very well after you, they take time to deal damage to you, and isn't overwhelming in numbers... that's all insanely fun for folks like my mom. Y'all should see her getting all giddy and excited in her gaming computer chair as 2-4 bugs or automatons slowly walk towards her and frequently miss their shots at her. You can't put a price on that; it's simply priceless that my nearly 80 year old mom wants to helldive with us, and she can both enjoy the game and feel comfortable despite her age. I will gladly sink more money into Helldivers. The devs have absolutely earned my hard earned cash. If y'all have made it this far, thank you so much for reading about my mom's life. Cheers.
*500 kg smacks right between two Helldivers, they both look at the bomb then at each other* Helldiver 1: Sorry, didn’t mean to call it in that clo- 💥💥💥💥💥
Can we take a minute to appreciate the music in this game? The slow build-up leading to the crescendo right when drop pods launch is the most heroic thing I've heard in a 4p coop game so far
I'm 29yo and I've been gaming since my youth - as most of us here.. Lately I couldn't get myself to play anything for any longer than 1-2 hours and sometimes I didn't even last that.. I bought Helldivers 2 completely out of nowhere - I barelly looked at any videos or streams or anything like that, a bit of a impulsive buy.. Over the last month I've spent around 160 hours in game and I can't even stop thinking about it. It's that good. The immersion, the fun moments, the challenge, the "no meta" mindset where you can equip nearly any equipment and you'll still get the job done, the devs being gamers... Everything fits together perfectly and I'm extremely glad I bought the game.. Hell, I even bought it for two of my friends for full price just because it's that good. And after that, I also upgraded to super-citizen edition because I just WANT to give my money to the devs. And that's what you get for making actually good game and not seeing your playerbase as walking wallets. Just keep doing what you're doing AH.
Same here. This isn't a game for whales. This is a game (like you said) for gamers by gamers. More people will probably drop a few bucks a week/month. Not because they need the SCs. But because they deserve it. And this is honestly the only company I will be buying Micro-transactions from. Because that is what they ACTUALLY are. Micro. And people appreciate that and know if we support this, we WILL see this kind of purchase structure in other games. And I don't know why the biggest game companies don't understand this. Well they probably do but don't give a shit. Another reason to love Arrowhead. ❤️
I bought the super citizen edition because my friends had also done so and I hated not having the title next to my name. Then I saved up my blue money to buy the next teir of warbonds without actually spending any real money. I am getting close to being able to buy the next teir just playing the game and unlocking warbond pages. I never have to spend another penny on the game and can still unlock everything.
I feel the same. As 38 years old and have a family. I do not have time to play games as much.most games take hours to complete something and do not have the time for that. Or you pay a full price for a game and to compete you mist keep paying for the next skin or battlepass or else youre behind the rest. And also everything is copy paste. Helldivers feels like fun again. I can stil do my part if i only play 1 hour. That 1 hour has so much joy compared to other games like COD. This is how games should be. Go in have the time of youre life.
As a diver who play helldive mode everytime, here are 2 tips: dive behind every rock even when you dont think your bring shot at, and don't stop moving.
The community in Helldivers is also pretty great. Lots of people are all in with the roleplay and the jokes, which makes for a lot of silly fun. They also just seem genuinely happy to work together. I've been in plenty of lobbies where after a successful op, everyone hugs before logging off. No words spoken for the 90 minutes of play time we spent together, but we're all brothers at the end. Absolutely amazing.
Yessir, I legit never encounter any toxics players shown on reddit clips. People are chill even when they happens to die by my own stupidity… twice sometime😅. I just apologized, get a laughs and we move on
@@JoeEver123 I've only encountered one person that kicked people under a certain level, and he sounded like a massive loser on voice chat. But overall the community is awesome
You know what breaks me? In the last few years I've been taking a game developer/designer course. One the n°1 most important rules they taught me was: "The word FUN is banned in this class." When designing anything about a game, remove the word fun from your vocabulary, (hence do not design anythng with the premise that it's because it's fun) because fun has no true definition and what is fun for me could not be for you. And I get this. This is an objectively good reasoning, you must make a game thinking about the player that is going to play it. But if I don't make the game planning for it to be *Fun*. Then WHY. Am I even. Making a game. The developers of Helldivers 2 have Clearly had "What can be the Most fun for our target player" as their focus question when making the game, wich has also been the principle that has led my group to always win in the micro-game jams of the course. Also Lethal Company: It outsold Most Triple A games. Why? It was designed with FUN as it's core goal: the Goofy Characters, the way the game is basically built as a Gag where you and your friends are the ones you laugh at And most of all, no squeezing every last coin out of the players. If the game is Fun, they will gladly support it with their money on their own. Aaand... sorry for dumping all this on you, 😅 My total agreement with your comment provoked everything out of me. I hope whoever reads this could share my reflection on designing for fun with me
@@GlitchedHAL ok so that shit here people keep throwing it outsold AAA games.....what is a AAA game to you, team size, money put in, artistic realism? They had a 100 plus team making this game, thats AAA. 100 mil budget, thats AAA, so people just dont know what they are talking about. Also your course and teacher are full of shit, I have been making games for 20 years and no one has ever said that ever. You have a game idea, you mimick a few things done already in that genre and then think outside the box. Though if the core loop is not fun to you then how do you know its fun to others?!!!! Thats just fucking dumb.
@@GlitchedHAL And now you know why 90% of courses in existence are a scam. INCLUDING ACTUAL UNIVERSITY. People teaching them are terminally detached from reality.
such a team oriented game (as soon as i figure droppods even came as a saving grace during clutch moments), unique playthrough w/ endless replayability (that game director + the freeroam approach to tackle objectives in your own volition), engaging (down to strategems and weapon safety/ammo managament amidst the chaos 😂), and its rewarding w/ no time wasted.
Me and 2 irl friends played this game, we havent played in a while so we hopped into a bug mission and immediately were beset by shriekers (those bastard flying bugs), which was something we didn't know about, it took nearly all of our reserves to deploy a hellbomb because we didnt realize we could blow the hive up with any form of artillery. We finished that game by the skin of our teeth, and when we were finally back on the ship all of us were dead silent, if you know that one gif of the donkey kong gang having the 1000 yard stare whilst riding a minecart then you know how we felt. It was the best time I've had this week.
My son and I had a similar experience to this. Those shriekers are no joke and though we didn't extract it felt so rewarding to just finish the main goal. This game is straight amazing!
@@Zlee533 its the oposite, the guy in the video said that maybe we were the bad guys, but the ministry of truth said otherwise, between a guy in the internet and the super earth educational institutions that made me who i am today im totally on the ministry of truth's side
@@GabrielHenrique-pq5bo How can we even be remotely the bad guys? There are killer machines with chainsaws and monsterous, armored animals who come straight out of horror movies.
I love that you were talking about malevelon creek being so crazy, and the devs literally added a cape dedicated to the meme, as an actual ingame lore explanation.
Remember, Freindly Fire builds character! So if someone slips and blows you to smithereens, turn the other cheek and laugh it off. But for all, keep in mind these key concepts of strategem safety. Orbital Strikes. The Precision strike is precise, so you won't kill someone intentionally. The 380mm barrage is one of the leading cause of friendly fire. The guaranteed safe distance is 60-70m. The 120mm has a safe distance of 50m. The Galting barrage's lethal radius is around 20m. The airburst strike has a lethal raidus of 40m, it is a shotgun, so you can stay at 30m if you're lucky. The Walking barrage moves forward, so you can walk under it. Eagle strikes. The Airstrike, Naplam Strike, and Cluster bomb are delivered perpendicular to the direction you throw it. Be wary that if it bounces, the direction is bounces will be treated as the direction thrown. The strafing run and rocket pods are delivered parallel to the direction you throw it. The rocket pods are precise, ans Eagle-1 will prioritize big targets, like Chargers and Bile Titans. The 500kg bomb blast is a lot smaller than one would initially think. To consistently kill Chargers with Hellpods, aim for their back, I have had the most luck there. I reccomend E-AT's for this. Because you can kill 3 chargers in one strategem! One with the pod, and two with the E-AT's!
I love the concept of Joel as the DM. It allows the community to create their own story and it allows Joel to play into them. Makes for a much more interactive experience🙃
Not to mention how we players basically make the lore of the game, it only adds to the feeling of being part of smth bigger, and the way they've explained balance patches and the like by in-gaming budgeting cuts and all, is honestly brilliant. The fact that you can pretty much just grind everything, and the only real stuff to by is the super citizen pack and boosters, which aren't even required and just well..boost, is beyond refreshing. AAA game makers take notes, this is the kind of shit we gamers want lmao
just wanted to back this up: i'm 60hours into the game and have like 1400super credits.. and i didnt even farm for those. we just played and sometimes have enough time to get the extras in the missions. so basicly what i'm saying is: i can already afford the next "battlepass" without having completed the free battlepass (arrived at the last tier yesterday tho)
Please don't ever stop uploading. You are RUclips's new generation. I believe you will be up there with the greatest on this platform. Keep on hustling.
wow this comment hit hard. i went through so many drafts of this video, wondering if it was good enough, or that people might not like it thank you for the very nice comment dude 👑 i got a dope community
I know it's a meme at this point that we all joke about with the whole "I'm doing my part!", but that's really the secret sauce of this game. You feel like you're taking part in a large-scale effort and fighting for a cause, which no other title really provides at this point in time. You're not just playing a video game; you are contributing to an important task with tremendous stakes alongside thousands of others who share a common goal. And it's incredible fun at that. ⬆➡⬇➡
Exactly. I'll be going about my day, suddenly remembering our major order and feeling a need to pitch in. This is also why so many maxed out players keep going.
@@MrMekakoopaI was just coming here to mention Foxhole too haha, that's how I've sold a few friends on it by telling them "it's like a 4 player Foxhole grand war effort"
I am convinced that the Community manager is a freaking legend. He said, "Hey, if you don't like it, put a negative review on the game." This is followed by the entire Helldivers community, raising enough of a fit to get Sony, _Sony_ to bend an ear to listen to us and walk back the PSN decision. So, this comment is outdated. In the best sense possible.
@@Placek_Games I really enjoy it and have put 60 hours into it since I got it like 3 weeks ago which is only beaten by Celeste for me so I think you should make absolutely sure you want it and if you do then get it, it’s £40 so don’t just go buying it without thinking about it
Dove off a cliff to escape a Bile Titan, fired my expendable rocket launcher in mid leap, landed next to a friendly corpse, dropped a reinforce beacon, picked up their machine gun and sample container, gave the bugs about half the box of ammo in one long burst, and got crushed by a Hellpod. Respawning player then got bathed in acid from the Bile Titan up on the cliff and died. 10/10. Game of the year!
I was the last survivor of my team, and the only one to make it inside of the bot base around a jammer. No strategms, no reinforcements, just me, my Knight SMG, and my fists. I spent the next two minutes fighting my way towards the jammer through troopers, devastators, berserkers and scout walkers. I barely managed to type in the code to deactivate the jammer before being sent flying by a devastator rocket. Out of SMG ammo, I punched a devastator to death, using its body as cover from enemy fire. Using nothing but my pistol and fists, I managed to fight my way to the Hellbomb, arm it and defend it just long enough for it to go off, permenantly destroying the jammer.
I've watched a lot of "helldivers 2 is awesome" videos made by several different people, but this one was the funniest so far! You got me laughing several time with your commentary and gameplay with your friends! Great video!
As someone who has been following this game since release but hasn't jumped in yet because I'm broke. The way they've handled content drops is revolutionary. I genuinely hope more games start using the tactic of sneaking in new stuff or just changing shit for a couple of people and letting the community figure out if its a content drop, an accident or a bug.
Same here, too broke to buy the game. Satisfying my soul and spreading the word of democracy watching others play. I am also worried I won't be able to enjoy as much as others because I really have no friends to play with. All my friends are too busy playing pubg mobile. So seds
@@markaragnos2446 its so easy to hop in with strangers for casual play! seriously if anyone is reading this doesnt have money to spend on games like that, or time to play them a ton especially, this is the BEST purchase u can make, super easy to get on for an hour or two anytime and have an absolute blast and like Kelski was saying in the video this is the best live service maybe ever so the events that come out over time will surely make anyone get their moneys worth you dont wanna miss experiences like those!!!
@@kel_ski I heard everyone was talking about this game but I had no intentions to play it. Didn't know anything about it tbh, so when I heard you were going to make a video on it I just decided to wait for you to explain the game to me instead of looking it up lol. Keep up the great content! Can't wait for tomorrow's stream!
Let's be real, Helldivers 2 won't win any GOTY award because it's not your typical game with 10 minute long cinematics and Sweet baby Inc. Approved "message".
One of the best, funniest, and most immersive parts of the game is the fact that, by default, your helldiver is randomized every time you die. In-universe, you're not 'respawning', the corpse isn't yours, you're picking up the equipment left by the last guy. I watched this video with a huge grin, since this is the exact feeling I get when playing this. Great video. :D
UPDATE: 4:24 Guess what, we made game of the year! John Helldiver HIMSELF told us about a new threat called the Illumatides on stage! We got over 200,000 players AT THIS MOMENT. If your wondering if you should get it... the answer is *YES*
i have to be honest, i was a bit late to the game but that C-01 punishment really put the nail in the coffin. it makes it so clear that they are just messing around and having fun with the game and the players. The fact they didn't really mind the "good guy" hackers either as long as everyone involved was having fun was another one although i already had the game by then. Not to mention how the entire community is basically just a large LARP at this point is freaking amazing
I’ve put 120 hours into this game (rookie numbers) and I LOVED EVER MINUTE of this review. It’s excellent. Your writing, the verbal presentation, editing, and comedic timing was impeccable and I found myself interested and busting out in laughter very frequently. This is easily the best 35 minutes I’ve spent on RUclips this year. And I’ve spent way too much time on RUclips. Great work!!
Very much agree with this sentiment. I was busting a gut and loved that you weren’t afraid to call the gaming industry these days what it is, “games made for pussies”😂
To anyone finding this video, the game is not dead. Not even close. The devs have been hammering out bug fixes and patches like madmen for the last 2 months and the game continues to get better. They just balanced all the stratagems and gave massive upgrades to the Super Destroyer unlocks. I promise that this game will be the best $40 you ever spend in your life.
I'm a relatively new Helldiver (though I am nearing Rank 25), but I can absolutely back this claim. I even got the bundle after 10 hours of playing PURELY just to support the devs.
Nearly 30 years later and OSTs from Banjo Kazooie and Bomberman Hero on the N64 are STILL being used. Honestly one of the peak era's for gaming music. Love it
The ironic part about that first quote is that helldivers is remarkably accessible. It’s not easy, but there’s a ton of ways for new players to get better or be assisted, though most of that is team work based. On an early level match I did, I joined these 3 dudes who were friends and they gave me a spare rover. Later, I joined a noobie and did the same. And the cool part is that this difficulty is also community driven. I could just neglect new players and be just as effective myself, but if we choose to guide them and help them, we can bolster a healthy community while also making the game accessible.
I actually really like playing with the newbie players, because I enjoy being "Sarge", being the big guy with the heavy weapons who looks out for the cadets and helps them out where I can
Me too, my friend showed me this afternoon, I've watched 4 videos and laughed my ass off, wow, what at game! See you for some democratizing action! Here's to the fair distribution of freedom to the galaxy! :D
@Homerlol9058 in Helldivers 2ou can get any pay-to-unlock item through a currency you also get by just playing the game, fairly quick even. So you can decide to spend money or not to unlock stuff. It puts modern predatory microtransactions to shame
One thing that stuck out with this game more than anything else to me was just how many old friends I'd not spoken to or played with for literally years popped up. Getting invites or random lobby joins by friends who'd just shifted through time due to us growing up, then suddenly meeting again in Helldivers 2 and just carrying on like it was nothing! It brought me so many damn smiles, reconnecting over a genuinely fun game, with no metas, where it's hard to be genuinely angry at a fellow helldiver because of the absurdity and scale of the game. I love the community it's created too, all the memes, the jokes, the artwork, the banners, the fact that we made TANGIBLE HISTORY by making Malevelon Creek a historical moment (and once we finally liberated it, it seems Arrowhead are actually making a commemerative cape!). So many beautiful player driven moments, combined with a dedicated and loving dev studio. Cheers to you, and cheers to all my fellow helldivers 💙
One thing worth mentioning about purchasing super credits, especially for the battlepasses, is that you can buy just the right amount. And for a reasonable cost. And it doesn't go away once the next pass is released. You spend exactly the right amount of money to get the pass without it landing in an awkward middle ground of "this bundle is too small, this bundle is too big"
Companies do that as a tactic to get you to buy more credits. Look up "Fun bucks" method of payment, were you always pay too much for something and have some left over, which encourages you to buy even more, because you now have too little to buy one small thing that you would like. It's predatory, and I am really glad this game does not do that.
After earning 1000 super credits through normal play, I decided "Actually, i'mma spend the extra $35 to get Super citizen, which will just give me the Steeled Veterans war bond, then I can spend the credits I earned in game on Cutting Edge Premium Warbond." As an added bonus, I got access to Stratagem Hero and learned that I am not good at Stratagem Hero.
@@sounghungi i bought the first battle pass with money to support arrowhead, and i was able to buy the second thanks to the 300 supercredits that was in that BP that allowed me to buy the second for free... in both case that's so fucking great
I’m so glad someone finally mentioned Arrowhead’s slogan. I haven’t seen a studio stick so close to a specific style and theme of game like this since GTFO. It’s brutal, unforgiving, and incredibly rewarding when you overcome its challenges. And they pulled no punches in making those sensations as visceral as possible, while putting you fully in charge of the entire scenario.
dont forget, but there another way they make you feel so immersed, the music. think about it, the dropping in music, the music when a bile titan appears around the corner, the epic mission complete music, somehow it just feels on time everytime, and i LOVE it.
I wish people discovered the gem that was Hell Divers 1 years earlier. I loved that game and most people shrugged their shoulders and said they don't do top down shooters. I love the new Hell Divers 2 and am happy to see the franchise get the attention it finally deserves.
Helldivers 1 was a hidden gem, a cult classic Seeing Helldivers 2 blow up the way it has is gratifying, it's like people finally got to see what the game was all about and how fun it was Helldivers 1 is fundamentally the same game, just with a different perspective. All of the wacky fun, narrative, and co-op moments were already there, and HD2 just built upon that and made it truly a sequel. It still holds up incredibly well today and I recommend it wholeheartedly to the newer Helldivers.
@@Yesnt15 Yup. And not even Unreal Engine or Unity. Fucking Autodesk Stringray, an engine programmed in the Lua language and discontinued support in 2018.
Hey thanks for sharing my "Joel" Clip at 30:06 . I'm aware majority of people say it's not really him but an imposter with hacks. but was also told the real Joel was chill about it since the impersonator didn't use any game ruining hacks.
Kelski I have to say, thank you for creating such entertaining videos, the mix of a genuine real gamer review with comedy is absolute perfection, always excited to watch one of your vids, I'm mad because I have back logged and watched all your videos so now I have to wait for a new video hahah, well done that is rare for me to do!
Man, I knew Helldivers 1 was something special years ago when I played it for the first time. Such a sick game! Who could have known just how well its sequel would do!
Some of those leaks are just people who found those vehicles and weapons in the code. But Arrowhead instead of banning those players, decided to let players have it. It’s free publicity and gets the community hyped around a new weapon, vehicle, or stratagem.
Speaking of how beautiful this game is: I have never seen better face tracking in my life. It was only for half a minute of one cinematic, but it is so well done, I almost thought it was real for the slightest of moments.
Man...., what a watch, totally worth the wait. And for the game, what a great game, I can't believe I am already level 50 and I'm still having as much fun as when I first played it, even playing it with randoms is a blast. The only problem I have is that I'm having so much fun that I have 50gb folder with funny clips of the game lol. Great video Kelski, keep up the good work!
I thought SUPER EARTH was a joke but then I saw the voiceline at 20:08 and thought "it's _actually_ called Super Earth? LOL" Also the edit at 21:21 was so good :')
I have to say, I’ve been losing attention span in a lot of videos lately, but this one held my attention from beginning to end! A true representation of Super Earth’s finest!
I also like how dificulty change not the damage what you get but land a stronger enemies on youre forehead Lil robots gonna suck at 1 and 9 but NOW they take their papa with them, and their uncle, their grandfather, their dog, they car and some take a rpg with them
Also in 9 the scariest robot is the little robot left alive because with one flare he can turn your day in a laser and rocket shower hell with a few dropship calls
@@UniteAndWinOiOi The little guy will make 3 hulks chasing into 6 hulks, 3 tanks and a hell lot of rocket devastators. Hulks are very easy to kill and kite
first time viewer.. this was a great video! i already knew i loved HD2 but wanted to watch this entire thing anyways because you kept me smiling the whole time. great combo of information and humor, keep up the good work!
UPDATE MY FELLOW HELLDIVERS: We have avenged our fallen brothers and took back the Creek 🫡 however… the Automatons have retaliated with brand new combat vehicles, and planets have gotten deadlier!
God I love these developers dude
NOW COME JOIN THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY BABY i0
THEY HAVE DRONES NOW HELLDIVER! JUST USE BRUTE FORCE AND THE WILL OF A HELLDIVER TO SUBMIT THEM TO THEIR GOD.
amen brother
Our brothers have not died in vein!!! They shall be remembered!!! FOR SUPER EARTH!!!!!
Well…time to scrap them again I’ve not fought against the bugs, my first Helldive was on Malevelon creek, I cut my teeth on steel and oil, while you fought unthinking insects!
Crushed Commie Creek! Alliteration Divers, use it to confuse the AI. Make much metal mush!
🤓
I think a huge part of helldivers success is that a lot of people feel like its a game made for them SPECIFICALLY, and with no compromises, which I think is what’s missing in the mainstream space.
exactly. this whole concept of appealing to as many people as possible and dumbing down game mechanics just never, ever goes well
developers need to accept the fact that they can’t please everyone, and just make better, more focused experiences
@@kel_ski Arrowhead says "A game for everyone is a game for no one." And they get praise for it. I say "The average of everyone's wants at once is bland grey mush." and I get called a fat angry old redditor and get told to go back to my troll cave. I'm bitter about it.
@@Jackpkmn being bitter about anything that happens in an online space KEKW. specifically on fucking reddit
@@Jackpkmntbf your formulation of the phrase is way clunkier and isn't accompanied by one of the best games in the last decade so I'm going to have to diagnose you with 'skill issue'.
@@Clitoriacetaldamn, a neck beard, who let you out of the basement?
"-You're not immune to propaganda
-I don't want to be"
This is the only propaganda I can't get enough of.
The only tolerable propaganda.
I willingly took a vaccine to be susceptible.
The good propaganda, the one I already agree with, for Super Earth!
Good. Quadruple the defense budget
Dudes will look at this and go “hell yeah”
yes
Zanny?
Are you single
hell yeah
ZANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5:08 "The first game came out in 2015"
Oh wow that's actually not too long ago
"Nearly 10 years ago"
Oh god
hey so remember how Michael Jackson died **FIFTEEN** years ago?
Well, to be fair, the game engine that was used to create this game got discontinued in 2018, around a year after they started development
Imagine being One of the ogs
remember when everyone was hype fr or rfor batman Arkham Knight
Now it's 10 years ago.
I purposely buy microtransactions for helldivers 2 so the developers can fund their Warhammer 40k addictions.
Can't blame them 😅
Hahahahaha
Bro, I’ve spent so much in this game already 😂
That’s awesome lol
o7 Super Earth appreciates your investment 🌍
I love that this game has trivial and easy difficulties. I'll argue that the intensity of trivial and easy by comparison to high difficulty is not lost for people who are not able to keep up so well like they used to. My mom is this person. Strongest woman on this planet in my eyes. She became disabled due to an accident a patient caused in the back of her ambulance, and she forgave the patient's behavior that caused her permanent disability. While healing from 4 major corrective surgeries, breast cancer and kidney cancer showed up. This woman faced both and is still here to kick my ass around, but it took its toll on her. Going from a highly active lifestyle to permanently broken and disabled... Deeply sucks. She started isolating and detaching. The boys and I decided to buy her video games. They gave her a new life, and video games and gaming together became the social glue that reconnected our family and holds us together. Every holiday is a big Lan party at mom and dad's house. My lovely mom is about to cross the 80 years old age, and she can't keep up like she used to, but dammit she still wants and deserves to play, too. Surely she can't keep up with us on higher difficulties, which is why I love the hell out of games like Helldivers and 7 Days to Die. Allowing that super easy difficulty where enemies can't run very well after you, they take time to deal damage to you, and isn't overwhelming in numbers... that's all insanely fun for folks like my mom. Y'all should see her getting all giddy and excited in her gaming computer chair as 2-4 bugs or automatons slowly walk towards her and frequently miss their shots at her. You can't put a price on that; it's simply priceless that my nearly 80 year old mom wants to helldive with us, and she can both enjoy the game and feel comfortable despite her age. I will gladly sink more money into Helldivers. The devs have absolutely earned my hard earned cash.
If y'all have made it this far, thank you so much for reading about my mom's life. Cheers.
Very heartwarming, bless you all
God bless, soldier
She doing she's part
May she live a long and exciting life!
Bless you, a sweet son.
This is a certified Ministry of Truth classic.
Unfathomably *DEMOCRATIC!!!!*
DO IT FOR HER! (Sweet Lady Liberty)
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@@kel_ski Do it for SALLY: Sweet Ass Lady Liberty Y'all!
@@ronnydarko9046 Emphasis on ass
@@kel_ski Indeed! Do her for it! I totally agree!
12:34 The fact that the 500kg has a short detonation delay has given us so many fantastic clipable moments
It gives you just enough time to realize you are about to be destroyed by friendly fire
*500 kg smacks right between two Helldivers, they both look at the bomb then at each other*
Helldiver 1: Sorry, didn’t mean to call it in that clo-
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Can we take a minute to appreciate the music in this game? The slow build-up leading to the crescendo right when drop pods launch is the most heroic thing I've heard in a 4p coop game so far
I’ve been playing since release and still love it. So epic
If you like HD2 music you should listen to the CoD WW2 soundtrack. It’s made by the same dude I believe
This dude gets it! Why aren't more people praising the AWESOME music in this game?
Yeah it gives me goose bumps every time. The volume goes up as i enter a drop pod
Yes. A Cup Of Liber-Tea is a amazing music!
7:05 ‘superearth is the bad guy’
Automaton sympathiser right here Democracy Officer ☝️⬆️
Send him to the freedom camps!
He was talking about alternate history.
@@bruhgod123Then he is fine!
Simple fix ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️
@@Johnysevens Reduce them to craters! 😁👍
I'm 29yo and I've been gaming since my youth - as most of us here.. Lately I couldn't get myself to play anything for any longer than 1-2 hours and sometimes I didn't even last that.. I bought Helldivers 2 completely out of nowhere - I barelly looked at any videos or streams or anything like that, a bit of a impulsive buy.. Over the last month I've spent around 160 hours in game and I can't even stop thinking about it. It's that good. The immersion, the fun moments, the challenge, the "no meta" mindset where you can equip nearly any equipment and you'll still get the job done, the devs being gamers... Everything fits together perfectly and I'm extremely glad I bought the game.. Hell, I even bought it for two of my friends for full price just because it's that good. And after that, I also upgraded to super-citizen edition because I just WANT to give my money to the devs. And that's what you get for making actually good game and not seeing your playerbase as walking wallets. Just keep doing what you're doing AH.
incredible comment sir 🤝 you’re doing your part!
Same here. This isn't a game for whales. This is a game (like you said) for gamers by gamers. More people will probably drop a few bucks a week/month. Not because they need the SCs. But because they deserve it. And this is honestly the only company I will be buying Micro-transactions from. Because that is what they ACTUALLY are. Micro. And people appreciate that and know if we support this, we WILL see this kind of purchase structure in other games. And I don't know why the biggest game companies don't understand this. Well they probably do but don't give a shit. Another reason to love Arrowhead. ❤️
I bought the super citizen edition because my friends had also done so and I hated not having the title next to my name. Then I saved up my blue money to buy the next teir of warbonds without actually spending any real money. I am getting close to being able to buy the next teir just playing the game and unlocking warbond pages. I never have to spend another penny on the game and can still unlock everything.
I feel the same. As 38 years old and have a family. I do not have time to play games as much.most games take hours to complete something and do not have the time for that. Or you pay a full price for a game and to compete you mist keep paying for the next skin or battlepass or else youre behind the rest. And also everything is copy paste. Helldivers feels like fun again. I can stil do my part if i only play 1 hour. That 1 hour has so much joy compared to other games like COD. This is how games should be. Go in have the time of youre life.
Man you are recounting my experience.
For me it was Baldur's gate 3 and now Helldivers 2
Those two games rekindled my love for gaming.
As a diver who play helldive mode everytime, here are 2 tips: dive behind every rock even when you dont think your bring shot at, and don't stop moving.
16:53
"Sir the bugs are learning how to bust it down"
had me rollin
truly a Terrifying Sight
"Use brash tactics to break those bugs legs and bust your own moves, brash tactics use them or die trying"- commander brash
they're learning the breaker style stop them now
The community in Helldivers is also pretty great.
Lots of people are all in with the roleplay and the jokes, which makes for a lot of silly fun.
They also just seem genuinely happy to work together. I've been in plenty of lobbies where after a successful op, everyone hugs before logging off.
No words spoken for the 90 minutes of play time we spent together, but we're all brothers at the end.
Absolutely amazing.
Yessir, I legit never encounter any toxics players shown on reddit clips. People are chill even when they happens to die by my own stupidity… twice sometime😅. I just apologized, get a laughs and we move on
@@JoeEver123 I've only encountered one person that kicked people under a certain level, and he sounded like a massive loser on voice chat. But overall the community is awesome
MANDATORY COMBAT HUGS ARE FOR EVERYONE.
We're all citizens of Super Earth I o
Dude I’ve been playing games for a while and if I join some randoms they are usually nice and funny. This game is truly a breath of fresh air
In my honest opinion, the best game in recent years that TRULY understands what "fun" is
You know what breaks me?
In the last few years I've been taking a game developer/designer course. One the n°1 most important rules they taught me was: "The word FUN is banned in this class."
When designing anything about a game, remove the word fun from your vocabulary, (hence do not design anythng with the premise that it's because it's fun) because fun has no true definition and what is fun for me could not be for you.
And I get this. This is an objectively good reasoning, you must make a game thinking about the player that is going to play it.
But if I don't make the game planning for it to be *Fun*.
Then WHY.
Am I even.
Making a game.
The developers of Helldivers 2 have Clearly had "What can be the Most fun for our target player" as their focus question when making the game, wich has also been the principle that has led my group to always win in the micro-game jams of the course.
Also Lethal Company:
It outsold Most Triple A games.
Why?
It was designed with FUN as it's core goal: the Goofy Characters, the way the game is basically built as a Gag where you and your friends are the ones you laugh at
And most of all, no squeezing every last coin out of the players. If the game is Fun, they will gladly support it with their money on their own.
Aaand... sorry for dumping all this on you, 😅 My total agreement with your comment provoked everything out of me.
I hope whoever reads this could share my reflection on designing for fun with me
@@GlitchedHAL good luck on your study, man, you're the future of gaming
@@GlitchedHAL ok so that shit here people keep throwing it outsold AAA games.....what is a AAA game to you, team size, money put in, artistic realism? They had a 100 plus team making this game, thats AAA. 100 mil budget, thats AAA, so people just dont know what they are talking about. Also your course and teacher are full of shit, I have been making games for 20 years and no one has ever said that ever. You have a game idea, you mimick a few things done already in that genre and then think outside the box. Though if the core loop is not fun to you then how do you know its fun to others?!!!! Thats just fucking dumb.
@@GlitchedHAL
And now you know why 90% of courses in existence are a scam.
INCLUDING ACTUAL UNIVERSITY.
People teaching them are terminally detached from reality.
such a team oriented game (as soon as i figure droppods even came as a saving grace during clutch moments), unique playthrough w/ endless replayability (that game director + the freeroam approach to tackle objectives in your own volition), engaging (down to strategems and weapon safety/ammo managament amidst the chaos 😂), and its rewarding w/ no time wasted.
That fact this game didn't get goty is proof the automaton's influence is stronger then we thought
Me and 2 irl friends played this game, we havent played in a while so we hopped into a bug mission and immediately were beset by shriekers (those bastard flying bugs), which was something we didn't know about, it took nearly all of our reserves to deploy a hellbomb because we didnt realize we could blow the hive up with any form of artillery.
We finished that game by the skin of our teeth, and when we were finally back on the ship all of us were dead silent, if you know that one gif of the donkey kong gang having the 1000 yard stare whilst riding a minecart then you know how we felt.
It was the best time I've had this week.
You just KNOW a game is goated when it gives you ptsd.
10/10 'Nam simulator
My son and I had a similar experience to this. Those shriekers are no joke and though we didn't extract it felt so rewarding to just finish the main goal. This game is straight amazing!
i dont think we're the bad guys because the ministry of truth told us we're doing the right thing, and the ministry of truth would never lie to us
Did you just imply someone out there might believe the ministry of truth would lie to us? The ministry warned us about people like you.
@@Zlee533 its the oposite, the guy in the video said that maybe we were the bad guys, but the ministry of truth said otherwise, between a guy in the internet and the super earth educational institutions that made me who i am today im totally on the ministry of truth's side
Well yeah obviously, It has the word "Truth" in it
@@GabrielHenrique-pq5bo
How can we even be remotely the bad guys?
There are killer machines with chainsaws and monsterous, armored animals who come straight out of horror movies.
That's right, citizen.
I love that you were talking about malevelon creek being so crazy, and the devs literally added a cape dedicated to the meme, as an actual ingame lore explanation.
Remember, Freindly Fire builds character! So if someone slips and blows you to smithereens, turn the other cheek and laugh it off.
But for all, keep in mind these key concepts of strategem safety.
Orbital Strikes.
The Precision strike is precise, so you won't kill someone intentionally.
The 380mm barrage is one of the leading cause of friendly fire. The guaranteed safe distance is 60-70m.
The 120mm has a safe distance of 50m.
The Galting barrage's lethal radius is around 20m.
The airburst strike has a lethal raidus of 40m, it is a shotgun, so you can stay at 30m if you're lucky.
The Walking barrage moves forward, so you can walk under it.
Eagle strikes.
The Airstrike, Naplam Strike, and Cluster bomb are delivered perpendicular to the direction you throw it. Be wary that if it bounces, the direction is bounces will be treated as the direction thrown.
The strafing run and rocket pods are delivered parallel to the direction you throw it.
The rocket pods are precise, ans Eagle-1 will prioritize big targets, like Chargers and Bile Titans.
The 500kg bomb blast is a lot smaller than one would initially think.
To consistently kill Chargers with Hellpods, aim for their back, I have had the most luck there. I reccomend E-AT's for this. Because you can kill 3 chargers in one strategem! One with the pod, and two with the E-AT's!
Deep rock getting that well deserved respect on best co op games!
Hall of Famer 🙏
Deep Rock and Helldivers 2 are two of the best co-op games ever made. I want a crossover between them.
@@Queldonus I agree, DRG could rework the difficulty to not increase the damage and unlock more enemies per hazard
@@FisterTm There's a mod that does that, and it's a ton of fun.
@@Deadsnake989 nice
I love the concept of Joel as the DM. It allows the community to create their own story and it allows Joel to play into them. Makes for a much more interactive experience🙃
I know right! The people already created fanfiction like "A traitor from Super Earth is organising this entire war"
A Sith is in control of the senate.
Everytime something goes wrong I just scream JOOOEEELL!!!! like KHAAAN!! from Star Trek. Fucking Joel… you bastard 😂
Plus it brings me back to the director of L4D2. Good times!
Not to mention how we players basically make the lore of the game, it only adds to the feeling of being part of smth bigger, and the way they've explained balance patches and the like by in-gaming budgeting cuts and all, is honestly brilliant.
The fact that you can pretty much just grind everything, and the only real stuff to by is the super citizen pack and boosters, which aren't even required and just well..boost, is beyond refreshing.
AAA game makers take notes, this is the kind of shit we gamers want lmao
just wanted to back this up: i'm 60hours into the game and have like 1400super credits.. and i didnt even farm for those. we just played and sometimes have enough time to get the extras in the missions. so basicly what i'm saying is: i can already afford the next "battlepass" without having completed the free battlepass (arrived at the last tier yesterday tho)
The problem is, AAA (not anti-air artillery unluckily) studios know that these type of games don't earn much money.
The biggest war crime is this not being on every platform.
Why did I activate cross platform?… ps5 pc only?????
...is not being accessable in all countries
Sony dont want to share unfortunately
Please don't ever stop uploading. You are RUclips's new generation. I believe you will be up there with the greatest on this platform. Keep on hustling.
Facts
100% agree
Hello viewers from the future!
wow this comment hit hard. i went through so many drafts of this video, wondering if it was good enough, or that people might not like it
thank you for the very nice comment dude 👑 i got a dope community
Less GOO
@@kel_skiit’s an absolute gem and the best I’ve watched on the game. Your work doesn’t go unnoticed or unappreciated
I know it's a meme at this point that we all joke about with the whole "I'm doing my part!", but that's really the secret sauce of this game. You feel like you're taking part in a large-scale effort and fighting for a cause, which no other title really provides at this point in time. You're not just playing a video game; you are contributing to an important task with tremendous stakes alongside thousands of others who share a common goal. And it's incredible fun at that.
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Sort of reminds me of Running With Rifles or Foxhole in that respect, but much more fun!
Exactly. I'll be going about my day, suddenly remembering our major order and feeling a need to pitch in. This is also why so many maxed out players keep going.
@@MrMekakoopaI was just coming here to mention Foxhole too haha, that's how I've sold a few friends on it by telling them "it's like a 4 player Foxhole grand war effort"
⬆️➡️⬇️⬆️ Brother
Eagle airstrike my beloved
Kelski "Helldivers 2 is a game for everyone."
Sony: "Oh, sh!t; our bad! We'll fix that right away."
did they changed something in game?
I am convinced that the Community manager is a freaking legend. He said, "Hey, if you don't like it, put a negative review on the game."
This is followed by the entire Helldivers community, raising enough of a fit to get Sony, _Sony_ to bend an ear to listen to us and walk back the PSN decision.
So, this comment is outdated. In the best sense possible.
@@RyuZaki-jf8kesony tried to make it need a psn account to play but they removed it after player backlash
@@ashdwarf good to know i am thinking about buying it. Is it worthy?
@@Placek_Games I really enjoy it and have put 60 hours into it since I got it like 3 weeks ago which is only beaten by Celeste for me so I think you should make absolutely sure you want it and if you do then get it, it’s £40 so don’t just go buying it without thinking about it
the music that plays when the helpods launch for the mission never ever gets old
Dove off a cliff to escape a Bile Titan, fired my expendable rocket launcher in mid leap, landed next to a friendly corpse, dropped a reinforce beacon, picked up their machine gun and sample container, gave the bugs about half the box of ammo in one long burst, and got crushed by a Hellpod. Respawning player then got bathed in acid from the Bile Titan up on the cliff and died.
10/10. Game of the year!
hell fuckin yea, thats democracy
FOR DEMOCRACY!!!! ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️🫡💥💥💥💥💥
I was the last survivor of my team, and the only one to make it inside of the bot base around a jammer. No strategms, no reinforcements, just me, my Knight SMG, and my fists. I spent the next two minutes fighting my way towards the jammer through troopers, devastators, berserkers and scout walkers. I barely managed to type in the code to deactivate the jammer before being sent flying by a devastator rocket. Out of SMG ammo, I punched a devastator to death, using its body as cover from enemy fire. Using nothing but my pistol and fists, I managed to fight my way to the Hellbomb, arm it and defend it just long enough for it to go off, permenantly destroying the jammer.
I've watched a lot of "helldivers 2 is awesome" videos made by several different people, but this one was the funniest so far! You got me laughing several time with your commentary and gameplay with your friends! Great video!
thank you so much dude 🙏 huge compliment
As someone who has been following this game since release but hasn't jumped in yet because I'm broke. The way they've handled content drops is revolutionary. I genuinely hope more games start using the tactic of sneaking in new stuff or just changing shit for a couple of people and letting the community figure out if its a content drop, an accident or a bug.
someone get this man the game so he can spread some democracy
Hope you can play it soon
Same here, too broke to buy the game. Satisfying my soul and spreading the word of democracy watching others play. I am also worried I won't be able to enjoy as much as others because I really have no friends to play with. All my friends are too busy playing pubg mobile. So seds
@@markaragnos2446 its so easy to hop in with strangers for casual play! seriously if anyone is reading this doesnt have money to spend on games like that, or time to play them a ton especially, this is the BEST purchase u can make, super easy to get on for an hour or two anytime and have an absolute blast and like Kelski was saying in the video this is the best live service maybe ever so the events that come out over time will surely make anyone get their moneys worth you dont wanna miss experiences like those!!!
Bro ill buy you the game if you've got a system to play it, reply to my comment we'll get you the game
"what r u doing step-helldivers?" quote of the year right there 😂😂😂
I never played or saw Helldivers 2 before, but this is a great video, really well made. Nice cuts, nice memes, nice informations
thanks for watching 🙏 i knew i should’ve still explained the game even if im a lil late haha
@@kel_ski I heard everyone was talking about this game but I had no intentions to play it. Didn't know anything about it tbh, so when I heard you were going to make a video on it I just decided to wait for you to explain the game to me instead of looking it up lol. Keep up the great content! Can't wait for tomorrow's stream!
Join us! Do your part on the everlasting fight for galactic liberation!
@@ThunderPanzerand what did you learn?
Never knew about it but it looked good and then I discovered it's not on Xbox 😭
If Helldivers 2 isn't game of the year, I'll only have time for 2 games in 2024.
The automatons infiltrated the game awards. WE NEED TO SPILL OIL. FOR MANAGED DEMOCRACY
Let's be real, Helldivers 2 won't win any GOTY award because it's not your typical game with 10 minute long cinematics and Sweet baby Inc. Approved "message".
The truth is yours@@kentreed00 . But we all know that HELLDIVERS 2 is the REAL GOTY. At least in our hearts
@@AtticusColdfield
hell yea brother
💪😎 🦅
@@kentreed00 yes, because Elden Ring and Sekiro were " typical game with 10 minute long cinematics and Sweet baby Inc. Approved "message"."
0:58 That has to be the best video game trailer I've ever seen.
The marketing team for Helldivers 2 requests your location
Man your first nuke mission is as memorable as your wedding
One of the best, funniest, and most immersive parts of the game is the fact that, by default, your helldiver is randomized every time you die. In-universe, you're not 'respawning', the corpse isn't yours, you're picking up the equipment left by the last guy. I watched this video with a huge grin, since this is the exact feeling I get when playing this. Great video. :D
UPDATE: 4:24 Guess what, we made game of the year! John Helldiver HIMSELF told us about a new threat called the Illumatides on stage! We got over 200,000 players AT THIS MOMENT. If your wondering if you should get it... the answer is *YES*
There not new there also for the first galactic war lil bro
@Helldivers2943 I mean in the game... obviously 🙄
@ I want being rude bruh we u being rude
@Helldivers2943 umm what?
@ nm
i have to be honest, i was a bit late to the game but that C-01 punishment really put the nail in the coffin. it makes it so clear that they are just messing around and having fun with the game and the players. The fact they didn't really mind the "good guy" hackers either as long as everyone involved was having fun was another one although i already had the game by then.
Not to mention how the entire community is basically just a large LARP at this point is freaking amazing
I’ve put 120 hours into this game (rookie numbers) and I LOVED EVER MINUTE of this review. It’s excellent. Your writing, the verbal presentation, editing, and comedic timing was impeccable and I found myself interested and busting out in laughter very frequently. This is easily the best 35 minutes I’ve spent on RUclips this year. And I’ve spent way too much time on RUclips. Great work!!
Felt the same dude :D
Very much agree with this sentiment. I was busting a gut and loved that you weren’t afraid to call the gaming industry these days what it is, “games made for pussies”😂
120 hours is not rookie numbers for a 2 months old game
@@ender_z4nd3r83 There's just so much Democracy to spread.
@@metalrayne1 indeed
The prophesied video is finally here and did not dissapoint
NOBLE, thanks for tuning in man 🙏 glad it was worth!
To anyone finding this video, the game is not dead. Not even close. The devs have been hammering out bug fixes and patches like madmen for the last 2 months and the game continues to get better. They just balanced all the stratagems and gave massive upgrades to the Super Destroyer unlocks.
I promise that this game will be the best $40 you ever spend in your life.
I'm a relatively new Helldiver (though I am nearing Rank 25), but I can absolutely back this claim. I even got the bundle after 10 hours of playing PURELY just to support the devs.
Except they keep fuCKING NERFING EVERYTHING, I'M GENUINELY NOT HAVING FUN ANYMORE :(
I dunno, should I get into the game now?
@@provaricus627 they just buffed a shitload of weapons and abilities. It's never too late to start.
I cant even get into the game bc of sony 😭
can we appreciate how he appreciated the scenery for 2.4 seconds, because a happy helldiver is a deadly helldiver?
Those in-game ‘tips’ are fucking UNHINGED 😂😂
@@dhruvkakar9377 This comment is under review of treason - Department of Truth
@@dhruvkakar9377”Friendly Fire isn’t”
"Did you know these screens had tips?" I dont remember it exactly but I legitimately laughed when i read that one
@@dhruvkakar9377”Don’t Panic!”
Nearly 30 years later and OSTs from Banjo Kazooie and Bomberman Hero on the N64 are STILL being used. Honestly one of the peak era's for gaming music. Love it
bomberman hero has one of my favorite OSTs of all time. legendary game
Ahahah the intro killed me. You always do good stuff.
thank you so much 🙏 coming up with intros is my favorite part haha
The ministry of truth approves the introduction
Love the transition @1:17 followed by music and awesome visuals.
14:45 "My meta build is ruined!!!!"
"Womp womp."
The ironic part about that first quote is that helldivers is remarkably accessible. It’s not easy, but there’s a ton of ways for new players to get better or be assisted, though most of that is team work based.
On an early level match I did, I joined these 3 dudes who were friends and they gave me a spare rover. Later, I joined a noobie and did the same. And the cool part is that this difficulty is also community driven. I could just neglect new players and be just as effective myself, but if we choose to guide them and help them, we can bolster a healthy community while also making the game accessible.
i was level 8 and a level 50 guy joined my game and let me use a railgun
i now know the difference between a safe railgun and a unsafe railgun
I actually really like playing with the newbie players, because I enjoy being "Sarge", being the big guy with the heavy weapons who looks out for the cadets and helps them out where I can
@@oozybingbing3913 a friendly reminder that you can press 5 to take supplies from your own supply pack
@@oozybingbing3913The only really unsafe Railgun is the one that can't punch through Charger armor.
@@weldonwinsounds like a fun time
fight massive wave of stick bug and souless clanker.
kelski: that ok ig
*for democracy*
kelski: let's fucking go
I hate clankers, anyone can relate?
With a hard r????
@@fathanzain989 yes, CLANKER
Managed Democracy*
As a level 80 HellDiver, this truly is a golden game for everyone that is a game for no one.
WE ARE DIVING THE HELL OUT OF THIS ONE 🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
AND THEN RIGHT BACK IN FOR DEMOCRACY 🔥
Dude, that phrase is already overrated.
@@shotnod1zgunz189Treason, reported to The Ministry Of Truth
@@shotnod1zgunz189 nuh uh it never get old
@@shotnod1zgunz189I am reporting you to my democracy officer
I finally bought it yesterday and am having so much fun. Thanks for the great review, played a part in my decision. Just wish I had joined earlier
Me too, my friend showed me this afternoon, I've watched 4 videos and laughed my ass off, wow, what at game! See you for some democratizing action! Here's to the fair distribution of freedom to the galaxy! :D
not even 6 seconds in and i failed to resist the urge to say "hell yeah!", great content man.
Hell yeah, thank you brotha 🙏
I love the smooth transition from the "peace talks" to the locking of the gun 😂
Helldiver two is the only game that taught me that micro transactions are supposed to be micro.
Facts
What do You mean?
@@homerlol9058 most games make micro transactions like 80 bucks but helldivers 2 has cheap micro transaction
@Homerlol9058 in Helldivers 2ou can get any pay-to-unlock item through a currency you also get by just playing the game, fairly quick even.
So you can decide to spend money or not to unlock stuff.
It puts modern predatory microtransactions to shame
Most “micro” transactions are $20, which is actually more like macro transactions
One thing that stuck out with this game more than anything else to me was just how many old friends I'd not spoken to or played with for literally years popped up. Getting invites or random lobby joins by friends who'd just shifted through time due to us growing up, then suddenly meeting again in Helldivers 2 and just carrying on like it was nothing! It brought me so many damn smiles, reconnecting over a genuinely fun game, with no metas, where it's hard to be genuinely angry at a fellow helldiver because of the absurdity and scale of the game.
I love the community it's created too, all the memes, the jokes, the artwork, the banners, the fact that we made TANGIBLE HISTORY by making Malevelon Creek a historical moment (and once we finally liberated it, it seems Arrowhead are actually making a commemerative cape!). So many beautiful player driven moments, combined with a dedicated and loving dev studio. Cheers to you, and cheers to all my fellow helldivers 💙
This is possibly the best edited, and most well-informed video I’ve ever seen for a game review. Bravo, and take my subscribe damnit!
13:53 Wasn't expecting Ultrakill music in a Helldivers II video, but I love it
One thing worth mentioning about purchasing super credits, especially for the battlepasses, is that you can buy just the right amount. And for a reasonable cost. And it doesn't go away once the next pass is released.
You spend exactly the right amount of money to get the pass without it landing in an awkward middle ground of "this bundle is too small, this bundle is too big"
Companies do that as a tactic to get you to buy more credits. Look up "Fun bucks" method of payment, were you always pay too much for something and have some left over, which encourages you to buy even more, because you now have too little to buy one small thing that you would like.
It's predatory, and I am really glad this game does not do that.
After earning 1000 super credits through normal play, I decided "Actually, i'mma spend the extra $35 to get Super citizen, which will just give me the Steeled Veterans war bond, then I can spend the credits I earned in game on Cutting Edge Premium Warbond."
As an added bonus, I got access to Stratagem Hero and learned that I am not good at Stratagem Hero.
I was able to get the first battle pass completely for free by playing the game. The second one I bought because I wanted to support Arrowhead.
@@sounghungi i bought the first battle pass with money to support arrowhead, and i was able to buy the second thanks to the 300 supercredits that was in that BP that allowed me to buy the second for free... in both case that's so fucking great
Bought both with the credits I found in game and already have 1250 😅
150 hours played.
Hell yeah, it's here!
Also that kill compilation at 9:35 while having Diabolical Adrenaline Guitar playing is just... 😆👌
Half Life OST elevates everything to 11
I’m so glad someone finally mentioned Arrowhead’s slogan. I haven’t seen a studio stick so close to a specific style and theme of game like this since GTFO. It’s brutal, unforgiving, and incredibly rewarding when you overcome its challenges. And they pulled no punches in making those sensations as visceral as possible, while putting you fully in charge of the entire scenario.
dont forget, but there another way they make you feel so immersed, the music. think about it, the dropping in music, the music when a bile titan appears around the corner, the epic mission complete music, somehow it just feels on time everytime, and i LOVE it.
This guy's set-up, comedic timing, and pay offs are so good! I haven't laughed this hard in a while.
Take a like.
Have a sub.
Bravo, my man.
Same, this is all a total killer, like wow....what an everything! Here's to the distribution of freedom....
I wish people discovered the gem that was Hell Divers 1 years earlier. I loved that game and most people shrugged their shoulders and said they don't do top down shooters. I love the new Hell Divers 2 and am happy to see the franchise get the attention it finally deserves.
The crazy thing is that this game is on the same engine as the first game
Helldivers 1 was a hidden gem, a cult classic
Seeing Helldivers 2 blow up the way it has is gratifying, it's like people finally got to see what the game was all about and how fun it was
Helldivers 1 is fundamentally the same game, just with a different perspective. All of the wacky fun, narrative, and co-op moments were already there, and HD2 just built upon that and made it truly a sequel. It still holds up incredibly well today and I recommend it wholeheartedly to the newer Helldivers.
@@ajarmettaW h a t ?
@@Yesnt15 Yup. And not even Unreal Engine or Unity. Fucking Autodesk Stringray, an engine programmed in the Lua language and discontinued support in 2018.
@@tomc.5704 God DAMN!
1:16 Got me so good...
AND THEN THE MUSIC HITS ME IN THE FACE AND IT HURT SO BAD CUZ IT WAS SO FUNNY HOW WE JUST JUMPED RIGHT IN!
This was a surprisingly well made, informative and entertaining video. Superb work comrade.
Hey thanks for sharing my "Joel" Clip at 30:06 . I'm aware majority of people say it's not really him but an imposter with hacks. but was also told the real Joel was chill about it since the impersonator didn't use any game ruining hacks.
Yeah you can edit some files despite the kernel level anti cheat and get access to unreleased items.
I saw an IGN video with devs and they said they're helping community with random stuff
i love the character drawings that you add to your videos, makes the video a lot more full
i’m glad you like em! it’s fun drawing more poses to add to my collection as time goes on haha
the overwhelmingly positive screenshot thumbnail aged well :(
Players won at the end bro
Yeah, but Sony backed down and removed the PSN requirement.
at least we're back up to mostly positive
@@KeirnothVT Doesnt matter the player count wont recover, it's stuck at 100k versus 400k. Dead.
@@farsalor2627100k isn’t dead, pal
This intro slapped so hard, I grew a full moustache in 0.6 seconds. Fucking amazing.
“Do bugs and bots feel pain?”
“God I hope so”
Kelski I have to say, thank you for creating such entertaining videos, the mix of a genuine real gamer review with comedy is absolute perfection, always excited to watch one of your vids, I'm mad because I have back logged and watched all your videos so now I have to wait for a new video hahah, well done that is rare for me to do!
what an awesome comment to read this morning, thank you tons 🙏 i promise the wait for the next one won’t be so long haha
i agree completly. You are becoming one of my favourite youtubers right now. Keep it up!@@kel_ski
Man, I knew Helldivers 1 was something special years ago when I played it for the first time. Such a sick game! Who could have known just how well its sequel would do!
Helldivers 2 is like Space Marine 2 "HELL YEAH simulator"
23:48 caught me off guard lmao
Great video in general. Gotta show this to possible recruits
Some of those leaks are just people who found those vehicles and weapons in the code. But Arrowhead instead of banning those players, decided to let players have it. It’s free publicity and gets the community hyped around a new weapon, vehicle, or stratagem.
Speaking of how beautiful this game is: I have never seen better face tracking in my life. It was only for half a minute of one cinematic, but it is so well done, I almost thought it was real for the slightest of moments.
16:52 " Sir! The bugs are learning how to bust it down!"
Man...., what a watch, totally worth the wait.
And for the game, what a great game, I can't believe I am already level 50 and I'm still having as much fun as when I first played it, even playing it with randoms is a blast. The only problem I have is that I'm having so much fun that I have 50gb folder with funny clips of the game lol.
Great video Kelski, keep up the good work!
thank you so much remor 🙏 i appreciate you watching despite the annoying delays lol. this game truly is something else
@@kel_ski Thank YOU for always delivering such quality even from start. Don't worry too much about the delays, shit happens 🫡
Checked Twitter and saw your tweet wondering if the vid is out
AND HERE WE GO BOI
hope it was worth it 🙏
You captured the essence of this game so beautifully man!
Best intro ive ever seen and couldnt agree more!
I thought SUPER EARTH was a joke but then I saw the voiceline at 20:08 and thought "it's _actually_ called Super Earth? LOL"
Also the edit at 21:21 was so good :')
Anyone know what that punchy string part was from? When the drip was edited in.
maaan you did a better job at convincing me to practice DEMOCRACY than any ad or video i've seen on helldivers. HELL YEAH!! DEMOCRACY BABYY!!!
THE VIDEO WAS WORTH THE WAIT. kelski did not lie when he said he was eager to use half life sound tracks lol, lambda core is PEAK
thank you for this vid kelski, it got me into one of my favorite games of all time, HELLDIVERS 2
I have to say, I’ve been losing attention span in a lot of videos lately, but this one held my attention from beginning to end! A true representation of Super Earth’s finest!
The voice actors really did great jobs
This video is amazing. The humour is on point, the editing is just *mwah*. Keep going dude.
hearing that piano from the last boss fight gave me chills such a great game
Top notch editing dude! Also the voice comms with your team - that fun is what makes this game so awesome. Had me wheezing!
16:54 "Sir, the bugs are learning how to bust it down!".
I'm in fucking bits 😂😂
😂
I died 😂😂
sexual style
Best part
The theme when dropping in gets me hype every time
This guy has the greatest intros of all time
I also like how dificulty change not the damage what you get but land a stronger enemies on youre forehead
Lil robots gonna suck at 1 and 9 but NOW they take their papa with them, and their uncle, their grandfather, their dog, they car and some take a rpg with them
Also in 9 the scariest robot is the little robot left alive because with one flare he can turn your day in a laser and rocket shower hell with a few dropship calls
@@Colancio3 hulks chasing you ...nah....gotta kill the little guy with the flare gun
@@UniteAndWinOiOi The little guy will make 3 hulks chasing into 6 hulks, 3 tanks and a hell lot of rocket devastators. Hulks are very easy to kill and kite
@@Colancio bahaha right, that and trying to dodge all the rockets from the 6 rocket devastators is not a good time
1:17 my reaction asf xD love this video man new sub definitely.
The best description of hd2 I've heard yet! Great job on the video!
Game still kicks ass man I don’t game nearly as much as I used to but I find an hour for diving every few days still
first time viewer.. this was a great video! i already knew i loved HD2 but wanted to watch this entire thing anyways because you kept me smiling the whole time. great combo of information and humor, keep up the good work!