HELLDIVERS 2 REVIEW | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST

[@EristaHuntress]

The CEO literally said major micro transactions would only come if he wanted to fund his warhammer collections too. So even the people at the company are warhammer pilled.

[@braedenmclean5304]

Just ignore the really bad anti cheat

[@221Prohunter]

@@braedenmclean5304 It’s a PvE game and it’s better played with friends, honestly. The anti cheat doesn’t bother me at all.

[@braedenmclean5304]

@@221Prohunter I mean, the keylogger and hundreds of people reporting their hardware fried because of it, not to mention the devs out and out lying about the anti cheat (it stays on your system even after uninstalling the game) And also them banning anyone that brings up the fact that they said they would change the anti cheat if there was concerns about it.

[@alphaxbox3728]

​@@braedenmclean5304If you own and play any modern day multiplayer game you have the same exact thing. Easy Anti Cheat, Vac, Game Protector. Literally are the exact same in permission levels.

[@sweatygoblin2335]

@@braedenmclean5304 Starting to wonder if it's the anti-cheat that gives my computer super-cancer anytime I try to boot up Helldivers 2. ctfmon crashes and then my PC shuts off, every single time. It makes me sad, 'cause I wanna shoot bugs. :(

[@beerasaurus]

Freedom fact: Helldivers 2 was developed in the same game engine as Warhammer darktide and vermintide. That’s why it can handle hordes of enemies.

[@DylanJo123]

Based swede technology

[@superevilpoptarts7387]

Freedom Fact # 2. The engine it's running on is obscure Swedish abandoned ware once know as Bitsquid. It was an obscure game engine used in a handful of notable Swedish indies of the early 2010s. In 2014, Autodesk bought Bitsquid, renamed it Autodesk Stingray, then discontinued it in 2018. When Helldivers 1 was released.

[@Frankenllama]

And the original helldivers

[@ChiefCrewin]

That would explain how it feels so similar in a few ways. Ironically, H2 is leagues better in every way at launch

[@averymccoytarnished6782]

​@superevilpoptarts7387 We always talk about how evil the giant gaming monoliths like EA are, but as someone who is one of the foremost skilled professionals using Autodesk Inventor, I can firmly state that Autodesk makes them all look like untarnished saints by comparison

[@ubermenschen01]

23:21 "Meta this, meta that; have you ever met a woman?"

[@flixytip4571]

“No, because I’m to busy fighting for DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM!!!”

[@deonm4759]

The only woman I need is lady liberty

[@asneakychicken322]

A true servant of freedom keeps no companion

[@Spiketrooper]

He better have his C-01 Form before considering meeting a woman.

[@BastetMusic]

The only way to find one of us is to FIGHT WITH US ON THE FRONT LINES, SPREADING MANAGED DEMOCRACY!!!!

[@ThePengu_96]

The UK canonically does not exist on Super Earth due to being an irradiated wasteland, best game ever

[@michaelwright3044]

Welp

[@madmanf1179]

As a Brit myself, that’s a world I’ll happily live in

[@themasterchef9784]

Is that why citizens of super earth have generally even teeth…?

[@PedestalPrime]

Oh thank Liberty

[@soupSpoon-k5h]

Wait isn’t it that already?!?!?

[@TheCuriosity8]

They did NOT drop the mechs, the mechs were already in the game but the production planet was occupied. (you could find a few rare mechs on that world to jump in.) Then the player base won the world which unlocked mech production. It tells of many great things to come.

[@__-tp4tm]

Oh yes, the Players shape the lore of the continuing Game world. Another thing that's so appealing about playing this Game.

[@matteocdt5214]

latest(sorta) news: due to major order failure they banned sex

[@FinnishArsonist]

So many games have come out being 'live service' (basically saying that they are going to have regular updates), while forgetting that Fortnite, the game that really pushed that, did cool things with live service, like I remember the rifts and stuff, or events that happen in-game, where people stopped fighting to watch them. I'm so glad that Helldivers 2 is doing actual cool things with it.

[@ProjectXA3]

I have quite interested thoughts about the new Democracy Station the playerbase is tasked with setting up as of this week. And them tying it back to the X-45 Liberation and Defense that was going on back when I first started up a few months ago

[@erebosmortuus]

"How about you rail some b****es". I love this guy.

[@Chair_warrior]

Like godamn, I did not expect that personal attack😭🙏🏻

[@BloodmoonPyke]

"Meta this, meta that, have you ever meta girl?" Good one too :D

[@tomguglielmo9805]

Edgy 12 year olds laughing at consumers being belittled 😅 thank God none of you will amount to anything relevant.

[@oilimenoruega7836]

My favorite part about Helldivers is that they talk about "negotiating" with the enemy, and a crewmate at the ship said something about "wishing our enemies would just understand the benefits of managed democracy", when talking about a bunch of bugs who have no concept of anything. It's hilarious

[@orrthehunter]

It is funny since the bugs originally started out peaceful and wanted peace with Super Earth so they developed ways to communicate with them. However, Super Earth went Ahhh Giant Scary Bugs and started to kill them. It o ly got worse when they learned the bugs could be turned to fuel so they started farming the bugs. After that the bugs began evolving to become more violent and I think they lost a certain amount of their original intelligence as a result of becoming violent.

[@PQUNDCAKE]

@@orrthehunter This. RoanokeGaming recently put out a Helldivers video about the bugs specifically with as much lore as he could dredge up in the already very lore lacking universe of Helldivers lol

[@orrthehunter]

@@PQUNDCAKE yep the entire concept of Super Earth is that while they are EXTREME DEMOCRACY, the 1% that rules Super Earth (being corrupt politicians and the very rich) are not so and only use these propaganda to control the majority. Along with covering up their own personal agendas to benefit only themselves A lot of it is seen in the lore showing how they manipulate the majority on Super Earth through Managed Democracy.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

@@orrthehunter Man what a weird fictional concept. Glad Super Earth is not real and that nothing in it is applicable to reality

[@KermitTheBad]

@@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149Yup! I've heard that after the first game (Lore wise) that we took the AI technology from the Cyborgs and used it to essentially rig elections back on Super Earth. Gotta love the satirical fascism. FOR DEMOCRACY!

[@ThinkyPain]

11/10 The devs being able to scale up the concurrent player count 100X in a week is epic Chad S tier work.

[@irshkashirkle]

Hilarious that you gave it 11/10, considering all the sound and brightness setting go up to 11 instead of 10 😂

[@DuggyDarko]

​@@irshkashirkleit's literally a Spinal Tapp reference

[@irshkashirkle]

@DuggyDarko oh, im aware, really sets the tone for how over the top the game is though

[@tannerdesoto5200]

....mostly what they did was server time out though

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Ngl I don't blame the devs for their servers during launch, it's unexpected seeing HD1 popularity. There's factors like going third-person, being a co-op title, horde shooter genre, and notably it's really is a great game where words of mouth did it's thing. I'm seeing the entire fanbase of the genre is migrating to HD2

[@zachthomas7906]

RP'ing as a Super Earth fanatic with the community while playing this game has been some of the most fun I've ever had in gaming. My fucking life for Super Earth

[@redluke8119]

For Democracy!!

[@commandertoastcz6256]

My Democracy Officer advised me to say "For Democracy, Freedom, Super Earth, and our beloved Helldivers."

[@whatacat]

I hear you, brother! I'll see you on the field!

[@__-tp4tm]

I'm always playing the Space Hillbilly. "Damn Clankers and that's with the hard R" with a nice little fitting voice.

[@srbrant5391]

I love getting into that spirit of the game.

[@paulm.7967]

Something I havent seen anyone mention is how your ship is actually visible in the sky, along with the ships of your fireteam, and you can see all the lasers and bullets and eagles coming and going from each. Super cool detail imo

[@atomicexistentialism8428]

Spacedock brought this up...

[@JackCabbit20]

Not only that the view of other ships whilst in your ship are of OTHER PLAYERS in their dynamic visual! (Apart from your squad)

[@paulm.7967]

@@atomicexistentialism8428 who tf is Spacedock lol

[@Duncecap64]

​@@paulm.7967science fiction focused channel, who does alot of research on ficitonal ships as well as more recently realism in sci Fi. Infact its not only the ships location that shows up it is considered relative to where ordiance drops, so as you move further away from the ship it doenst drop orbitals straight down they have an angle, which can result in missed shots due to cover. Keep relative positioning in mind when using orbitals

[@ashtonbatchelor6628]

It's a Great detail, especially as you're basically never looking at your ships since you're constantly having your feet and feces tickled by both bots and bugs

[@Paulunatr]

One thing about this game that seems to be going unmentioned is how seamless the gameplay is. Once you're in the game, you're in. They hid what would probably be a pretty dull loading screen behind a brief but incredibly epic cinematic of you and your buds being fired down to the planet. And then on the return trip to the ship they hid the loading screen behind a mission breakdown and kickass cinematic score. Arrowhead put a lot of effort into subtle stuff that pays off in a big way.

[@Sorain1]

Same with the 'defrost' animation when you go to a ship, that covers a load time, and so does the 'walk to the bridge' on login.

[@atbauchat]

Have you noticed that the NPC names on your ship is unique to your ship?

[@katamariroller2837]

@@atbauchat Kinda awful that their names change with updates, though. I had shipmaster Eriksen, service technician Redondo and democracy officer Longato.

[@JulieLamia]

@@katamariroller2837 Imagine being called "Round" in Spanish, goddamn

[@katamariroller2837]

@@JulieLamia and "gato" in Spanish means "cat", so Longato...

[@motivationenjoyer4880]

“HOW ABOUT A CUP OF LIBER-TEA”

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

I need that as a flavor 😂

[@jonathanwatson4484]

I love tea... I am now a officel member of super earth... they got me sold on the tea

[@orrthehunter]

That better be a Freedom Size cup.

[@F_lippy]

It would pair nicely with my succulent Chinese meal

[@serpentine9675]

holy yes

[@simplewrites]

Bricky casually creating a commercial that has the energy to be canon in the Helldivers universe

[@SL4PSH0CK]

For real man 😂 Ahahahaha

[@rancorious7785]

Categorically false, real women of democracy would have biceps the size of footballs and full armor.

[@Beanibirb]

I treat it as canon

[@raiderknight8194]

10:30 Bricky: “So, how do you jump into hell?” ODST’s: “Feet FIRST!”

[@comlitbeta7532]

Remember, the enemy gates is down

[@Duttyboy2402]

AIM FOR THE BUSHES

[@wolf-xf6hf]

Goated

[@theshadowwalker8244]

Remember fellas, jumping feet first into hell isn’t your job, make sure it’s a soft landing when you get there is

[@JaxMerrick]

"Troopers! We are green, and very very mean!" GySgt Buck, ODST

[@irshkashirkle]

My favorite tiny detail in this game is that all the sound and brightness settings are out of 11 instead of the usual 10. Really set the tone of the game before i even fired a shot 😂

[@Bootstothemaximum]

DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE

[@Slesh1989]

What heresy is this?

[@ekilnotpoven]

@@Slesh1989 Managed Democracy, as the Emperor intended

[@j.james.s.2412]

Can we put it to a vote?

[@bobertastic6541]

YOU ARE BEING LIBERATED. DO NOT RESIST.

[@kkcpointman4619]

WE WILL NOT FEAR THE RED MENACE

[@starman825]

“WHAT THE SUPER FUCK IS A KILOMETER “ Super George Washington

[@scadianarcadium83]

"SORRY, I ONLY SPEAK FREEDOM!"

[@Сталкер-ь2х]

ironic, considering helldivers tell how far the pin they placed on map is in meters

[@AG3NTSCARN]

@@Сталкер-ь2хIt's not metric, its SUPER METRIC

[@SturgGaeming]

Makes sense seeing as democracy's capital is located in a place formerly known as Sweden.

[@whw148]

For your consideration: 500 KILLOGRAMS

[@thev1p3r]

I also want to point out the fact that even though this game has microtransactions, you do not have to purchase them because you can earn the premium currency in the game simply by progressing through the game's free Battle Pass, as well as just randomly finding the premium currency in random locations in each mission. Well done, Arrowhead. You made a game that has microtransactions, but they are 100% optional to still become a stronger player.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

This. I saw the Super Store and the Battle Passes and immediately braced for nonsense. However, after my first few hours of gameplay I realized that not only was there no FOMO (literally got a tip during a drop screen that told me not to worry about completing the Battle Passes because they will never go away), but the majority of the good stuff is in the free pass and I can quite comfortably earn my way to the premium one. Best MTX practices I’ve seen since DRG.

[@ChimaeraTom]

its a really fair system. im rank 15 and have earned enough Super Credits just from playing the game to buy the 'premium battle pass' and an Armour+Helmet set. the CEO of Arrowhead said "you have to earn the right to monetise your game"

[@crazylemon7938]

The mtx are also the cheapest ive ever seen, a helmet and armour cost like... A fiver? If that? The max size credit bundle is something like 20 quid. Thats usually the second cheapest option, here its the most expensive. The micro transactions are actually micro

[@atbauchat]

And it's not a disrespectful amount of currency either. In a single mission, I've found up to 70 super credits, which is almost a quarter of the way to some of the most expensive armor pieces.

[@vak.o]

consumer-friendly practices! we've been craving that since forever ago!

[@wolverineaquajock2]

The best part is having your Helldiver voiced by Barbie, AKA Erica Lindbeck, AKA Voice 1

[@CoolPsyco]

wait hold on.. this could go somewhere

[@z34567890123456]

Erica Lindbeck, Yuri Lowenthal, Robbie Daymond, and Julie Nathanson. Fantastic choices all around.

[@wolverineaquajock2]

At least now we know why Dorian didn't answer. He was busy bringing managed democracy to a different dimension.@@z34567890123456

[@owesyoumoney3912]

I like voice 2 cause it’s sasuke uchiha lol

[@Andres0082]

Futaba keeps being best waifu

[@ziconoandrico]

The rant about the meta keeps living rent free in my head, from "rail some b****es" to "Supply guy fry" is all great

[@mistercmartin]

"AVE DOMINUS NOX, SHITLORD!" had me laughing out loud. 😂

[@mistadangerzone8362]

Just as Curze intended lol

[@lord_inquisitor_flietch]

Timestamp? I forgor where...

[@Ami-vh7sr]

@@lord_inquisitor_flietch 7:00 Timestamping for the Ordos Hereticus.....

[@jacopobonetalli8396]

​@@Ami-vh7sr AVE DOMINUS NOX 🦇🦇🦇

[@ProjectXA3]

WITH THE WII SPORTS MUSIC!!

[@4dragons632]

"The only thing you should be optimising is a path out of your house!" That got me. I laughed so hard I choked on my food.

[@Botar48]

Honestly its a bit misunderstanding the devs intention for the game. First game was really difficult and devs want more or less the same for this one. So eventually this is a PvE game it's about having fun crowd will leave and "git gud" optimize everything or leave crowd will remain.

[@4dragons632]

@@Botar48 This is one of the age old questions of online game balancing. They might have made that choice with the first game due to their player metrics, but there is no guarantee they'll choose to brush off their casual players with this game, and no pressure for them to choose either way, ideally they should try to do both.

[@Botar48]

@@4dragons632 I would like if they add some samole trade mechanic so causuals can have fun at difficulty 5-6 or lower while hardcore players keep on 7-9. Since most important samples drop at last three difficulties.

[@BackwardsPancake]

@@4dragons632 Yeah, I don't buy that their main goal for this whole project is to go back to being a super-niche 5k peak concurrent player count game, like the first one was. It would be so counter to every industry standard that I kinda couldn't help but respect it if they did, but I feel like they would have designed certain things very differently from the get-go, and wouldn't have bothered to scale up the infrastructure, if that was the hill they wanted to die on.

[@BackwardsPancake]

@@Botar48 Now that I think about it, the way I would have built it is: - You have difficulties 1-6 as normal, and then 7-9 are under a whole separate "Special Operations" menu. - When you select Special Operations, the ambient lighting, music, and NPC dialogue in your ship changes, and it's made very clear that you're about to enter the "Sweat Zone". - There are no unique progression rewards or weapons/stratagems/armor perks gated behind special operations. - Instead, when in a Special Operation, you get extra medal rewards if you do side objectives, and the Super Credit spawns in the maps are better (Since it's supposed to be played by high-skilled high-leveled players, and Req/Exp/Samples are worthless to them anyway). - Maybe there could also be some cosmetic armor/weapon skins (for example, with a more rough, grizzled, non-uniform-standard "special operator" kind of vibe) that can only be earned in Special Operations.

[@LaserTractor]

Tip from lvl 32: If you have valuable samples on hand - drop them via drop menu (hold down on d-pad for PS5) in extraction zone. This drastically lowers your chance of losing them in some unreachable/bug infested place. Just take them from the ground during extraction

[@-Spartan-Lifestyle-]

Sadly there are enough non democratic helldivers out there, that picking these samples up at the moment you drop them just to die seconds later in the incomming horde!

[@shebibscreations8544]

Duly noted

[@asedfsdfsdf0y74308gh]

X key on PC keyboard by default - great tip

[@Gstrangeman96]

Didn't know there was a drop menu. This sounds incredibly useful.

[@snowfish7294]

thank you no one online says the keyboard binds@@asedfsdfsdf0y74308gh

[@starhalv2427]

Helldivers at the slightest inconvenience: "With ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ I summon..."

[@danialzkz6594]

Applying DEMOCRACY

[@pierremanslapper5559]

The original game had a semi-auto "rifle" called the CR-9 Suppressor. It fired miniature rocket-propelled fin-stabilized frag grenades, and was the single most faithful rendition of a 40k Bolter I've seen in a video game to date. Here's hoping they add that after the mechs. Or if not that, then the 4-person armored vehicles with giant guns on every side. I'm so glad this game is back and bigger than ever.

[@tinysaddledchicken]

we have a new bolter in hd2 in the form of the jar-5 dominator but yeah suppressor was fun, especially with its bayonet

[@Gstrangeman96]

@@tinysaddledchicken I miss bayonets and weapon upgrades in general, hope they add it back in some future patch. If it takes samples to upgrade/mod weapons, it can encourage players to specialize into upgrading either gear or stratagems. More meaningful choices more good.

[@ProjectXA3]

Update from the future: the rifle from the Democratic Detonation warbond a few months ago was basically a bolt-action bolt-er, with a scope and a 6 bolt clip, and it's pretty accurate to the idea right down to the frankly *psychotic* scale of the thing, fucker's HUGE

[@pewpewplasma3793]

5:50 Hellpod lands, majestically rises out of pod. Immediately gets decked in the face by a devastator. The Automatons everyone.

[@Gstrangeman96]

Say what you will about those treasonous socialists but they pack a mean left hook

[@JackCabbit20]

😂😂😂😂 basically

[@theshadowwalker8244]

It’s the perfect analogy for the creek personally but I wonder why so many lvl 5 to 9s are there when all they seem to do is spam 380 he barrage at the slightest inconvenience

[@matrinezkevin11492]

​@theshadowwalker8244 lol the 380 is cool but it is NOT a defensive stratagem. I think thats what most players dont realize off the bat. You cant just toss it and have it save your ass like the orbital laser. Using the 380 as a panic button takes your chances of survival from "maybe" to "no way in hell lmao"

[@theshadowwalker8244]

@@matrinezkevin11492 I know right but so many new divers drop it, die, then do it all over again

[@darkjackl999]

yknow im just gonna say it because not enough people talk aobut it their sound team fucking KILLED IT with the games soundtrack

[@Bootstothemaximum]

Guy who made the soundtrack also worked on the Destiny 2 Forsaken soundtrack. Of course it's gonna be good.

[@butterlerpunch]

The little sounds like the lid popping off hell pods and the sounds when correctly putting in stratagem codes will not leave my head

[@TheSkulleh]

I'm a sucker for space sounds with gravitas, even though yes there is no sound in space. Think Holdo's sacrifice scene in The Last Jedi. Whatever other logical problems there are with the scene, the sound fucking slapped in a Dolby Atmos cinema. Back on topic, I love the FTL drive sound in Helldivers 2, a big chunky THWOMP

[@Bootstothemaximum]

@@TheSkulleh rule of cool applies here

[@HandyDandy6]

It's the sound and the gunplay for me. Feels great on a ps5 controller because of the triggers, very fun

[@meeyatttA]

THE CREEK BROKE BEFORE THE DEMOCRACY DID

[@keirangray902]

Cadia stands The Creek Dives

[@captainpanic3616]

DEMOCRACY CANNOT BREAK IT IS ETERNALLY

[@commandertoastcz6256]

We're Creek Crawlers, we fight for Malevelon until End itself!

[@Beanibirb]

The Creek is ours

[@KolmManison]

As democracy officer Randy puts it "the CREEK"

[@SilverPrince_]

The fact that it's been out for at least a month and me, having bought it just a day ago at time of writing, was still able to see there was 200,000+ concurrent Helldivers in the current Galactic War is insane for a relatively simple game. Arrowhead really did strike gold with this one.

[@rdytmire]

200k...three days ago it was 690k...hd2 is rocking the game world

[@lukemartineau490]

A couple updates on the game since the release of this video for those who are just now getting into the game: 1. Armor works now, and you feel decently durable in heavy armor. Not invincible, but durable. 2. The Breaker Shotgun has been nerfed. Not drastically nerfed, but it had its recoil increased and magazine size decreased, so it's harder to mag-dump the Breaker. 3. The first shotgun you can unlock in the basic battlepass, called the Punisher, received some good buffs and is either superior or on par with the Breaker now

[@tyjames3339]

the perfect combination of 40k, starship troopers, and a dash of ODST for some extra flavor

[@atbauchat]

Don't forget a little of terminator and matrix

[@PROFE97]

The only connection to 40k are the bugs that's it and it's more starship troopers then 40k 😂 I love 40k also but let's not forget thier not 40k original ideas

[@atbauchat]

@@PROFE97 The base devastators look just like 30k dreadnoughts.

[@Just2Epic4U]

Don’t forget a sprinkle of Star Wars AT-ST’s into the mix!

[@tyjames3339]

@@PROFE97 "Yeah, only HALF of all the enemies in the entire game are based on 40k, not really that much tbh" Wait till you realize that 40k and starship troopers parody many of the same concepts and ideals 🤯

[@RidenX]

Arrowhead won my heart with Magicka, it makes me so happy they got their big break with helldivers2

[@atbauchat]

You cast a death ray and I'll cast a life ray. 🎉

[@YOUNOTCOOKING]

Oh shit they did Magicka too?! Fucking loved that game. So fun!

[@cjrecio5702]

Would really love to see them do Magicka 3

[@jtlego1]

God can you imagine a Magicka sequel with a Helldivers 2 budget? Id lose my fucking mind.

[@burnerheinz]

@@atbauchat"YOU IDIOT YOU KILLED US BOTH!!" XD those were good times.

[@danielherzog6210]

no the most terrifying string of words is "you are in rage of enemy artillery"

[@destroyer68175]

Wrong, its "You are in range of freindly artillery (calls in 380 at your feet)" edit: I watched the video and thats literally the joke he made, fml (yes, I DID read the comments before watching, no I will not stop)

[@Ruki1411]

12:50 true, hearing "armor of contemp" is a nightmare when opponent use it xD

[@mattvoelker241]

IF you're running low on super credits and want to grab the extra like, 3-400 you need for the premium pass, run on medium. If the game can't spawn rare samples in game, those slots are often filled with medals, requisition slips(100), and super credits(pile is 10). Also, the orange/white or blue/white cargo crates can be blown open with many weapons, including the slugger shotgun, while double doors have 3 drops.

[@MaoriMufasa]

"So... How do you jump into hell?" Well, you have many options... Rooster Teeth job application, Blizzard stocks, "Hard-R" mid stream, ETC.

[@serinahighcomasi2248]

Or debuting as a Nijisanji English talent

[@DezaltOfTheDreg]

Worst fate than death​@@serinahighcomasi2248

[@theenigma8683]

​@@serinahighcomasi2248Super Earth pays more than 2% and I can graduate from Helldiver to a fucking corpse on my own terms without the corporate bullying.

[@JackCabbit20]

Lmaoo 😂

[@stratigangames508]

RIP RoosterTeeth, you might have been missed if you didnt turn sour by the end.

[@PreposterousJellyfish]

FOR REACH! FOR CADIA! FOR THE CREEK!

[@better-shotgun]

I was there when Super Earth liberated Reach from those alien bastards

[@PreposterousJellyfish]

@@better-shotgun In the grim darkness of caves which are not natural formations, there is only managed democracy. Let's keep this going lol I both hate and love it 😂

[@better-shotgun]

@@PreposterousJellyfish When I joined the Helldivers, we didn’t have any fancy schmancy stratagems. We had two pickaxes and a halo 2 magnum. And We didn’t want to be the one to use the magnum.

[@PreposterousJellyfish]

- Commissar, permission to leave the station? - For what purpose, Guardsman? - To give the automatons back their rockets.

[@better-shotgun]

@@PreposterousJellyfish *Pan up to see a maroon and orange Helldiver* Maroon: “Hey?” Orange: “Yeah?” Maroon: “You ever wonder why we’re here?” Orange: “It’s one of life’s greatest mysteries, isn’t it? Why are we gunning down these bugs? Are they really a threat to humanity or are they an innocent target for Super Earth?” Maroon: “No one questions Super Earth!” *Calls in orbital strike.*

[@Armorion]

INSTANTLY CLICKED

[@Vestheman7606]

I broke my third mouse today in doing so

[@chickeneverythingisfine9338]

RIGHT!!?!

[@noobhunter217]

Only traitors wouldn’t

[@mr.gorehowl5160]

Love this game

[@j.james.s.2412]

Same

[@prestongarvey4259]

Fighting Bugs: "I say kill'em all!" Fighting Robots: *"Welcome to Estalia gentlemen, I will not lie, your chances of survival are small. Some may even turn against your friends as living corpses."* Edit-That same quote was used in the video already, I just hadn't gotten to it, rip me lol

[@TheDude-z7y]

"Why are the trees speaking binary?" - Sgt. Freedom McDigBick, Malevelon Creek Survivor

[@LanderKoenig]

13:52 *byw just to point out, the enemies you fight can friendly fire each other as well in case anyone is curious, you can be fighting bugs and a warrior night accidentally merc a scavenger or fellow warrior to the acid barfer melting his escort of bugs to the rocket devistator getting stumbled and firing into his fellow devistator buddies at point blank range*

[@Sorain1]

Few things melt Charger spam like a Bile Titan trying to spew on me.

[@LanderKoenig]

@@Sorain1 yes, and it’s *F U N N Y*

[@dwood1997]

Community: Can we have swords or something? Devs: The best we can do are dreadnoughts, go nuts. Joel: They get what?👀

[@DavidSmith-mt7tb]

HD1 sort of had one: the tanto. It fired a short range beam that focused its energy into a point like 15-20ft in front of you (like halfway across the screen). It's basically a super long lightsaber and had some of the highest DPS in the game. Waiting for that thing to make its return, as well as the trident: the laser shottie that was a hallmark of high level play.

[@GTSW1FT]

23:24 I NEED THIS TO BE SHOWN TO EVERYONE WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NERFS

[@newbplaygames]

The nerf did nothing really people just overreacted. They nerf safe mode penetration and that's somehow enough to make people cry about it

[@The1337guy1]

​@@newbplaygamesMeta slaves when they have to hold left click for .75 seconds longer. 💀

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

Meta slaves: safe mode is for pussies The same meta slaves when only safe mode is nerfed: THEY RUINED THE GAME

[@puddingsimon2626]

@@newbplaygames the kitchen gun was more versatile anyway, easy way of killing chargers by just dodging there charge and blasting of the armor of a leg, said leg can then be shot again from any angle killing it. Bile titans: just destroy its belly from a save distance and then call in an orbital Rail cannon on it, should kill it and if not make it basically useless. With its AOE dmg you can even clear bot drops befor they land by just spraying into the bots. Now you got the flame thrower beeing extremely good against bugs but dangerous to use effectively, they they should have buffed the dot dmg a bit too.

[@magno172]

@@puddingsimon2626 I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN BANG. BANG. BANG.

[@Dr_Hayabusa]

Remember the Creek this game is so much fun and it really has a good player base behind it. I've played for around 50hrs at this point and I've only run into around 2 or 3... unfriendly people, not even toxic. I think the community is one of the best things about this game

[@justinjacobs1501]

I love the detail that most Helldivers are less than nineteen years old. The rampant friendly fire and trolling makes so much sense in context.

[@Danthesane]

I mean I played some helldivers and during one of my games I’m 90% sure I was playing with a 13 year old, judging by voice chat. First thing I thought was “jeez we are recruiting them younger by the day!”

[@void-creature]

That Disco Elysium bit at the start absolutely had me ROLLING

[@hooting-ton5215]

One of the best things I've seen is the Helldiver's subreddit was where some guy wrote an entire essay on why starship trooper is a 'love letter to our military' and not a piece of satire against the military

[@thatmeatguy8418]

I remember seeing that on subreddit drama and the thread on that sub had 1200 comments because the guy who wrote the original went into that sub to argue with people. The popcorn pissed back!

[@danielshin5208]

What the fuck is Starship Galactica?

[@Xeros06]

You wanted to say starship trooper or literally that old show with galactica in it cuz I dont remember it being really SUPER democratic and shit

[@followerofteaandspice1815]

wasn't it like a fucking thousand word essay

[@josedorsaith5261]

Reddit truly is the internet's rectum

[@cas9564]

Also the funniest/best part is that the devs started basically showing in-game the mechs and said hey y'all want the mechs? *Liberate this planet* *And it only took less than 24 hours*

[@R3GARnator]

The third bomber bay upgrade gives you an extra use of every bomber stratagem, including the 500kg bomb. Running Helldive Autamatons mission, my whole team be tossing those out like candy.

[@johnperdix644]

I love everything you said about the game, PLUS the whole shared campaign feeling it has for the whole playerbase, with missions given to save or capture a random planet each time. it gives you the feeling of being part of a greater expedition even when you play by yourself or with a couple of friends. i hope servers and technical issues will be fixed, but even if they dont, its a hell of a ride

[@HexOgram]

What is the most frightening string of words you can imagine? *Malevelon Creek has fallen*

[@keirangray902]

The planet broke before Democracy did

[@TheDoctorFromArknights]

"I am from the government, and I am here ro help."

[@leonelimalevu7302]

"The DNA test came back, turms out, you're not *him*" is a solid contender lol.

[@Xios_Angelis]

Ave Dominus Nox Shitlord

[@reecedignan8365]

I think another thing that’s also made this game so good, is the connection between the community and the devs. This isn’t just the usual, “heys guys community patch after 6 months. Have a few maps and everything. Thanks for buying our game”. Instead the guys at Arrowhead are literally following the community’s own story while helping to direct it like their own DnD campaign but letting the community in many ways inspire the direction too. From Malevalon Creek of the community lore alongside the devs fully embracing the fact of it becoming Space Nam for its players. To having a literal “bad guy” Helldiver “who breaks the rules on purpose” To even just joking with the community on their own pages and subs and everything, actually getting involved in real time with the community and its feed back while also just as much having fun with the game and concept. And yes I can’t wait to have NPCs spawning in. If we get NPC strats I’m literally going to turn myself into an air cavalry landing officer just throwing out beacons and spawning waves of boys to serve super earth.

[@massgunner4152]

This This aged bad

[@Kirbyzockable]

DID I HEAR A FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY?!

[@shirokatatsu5886]

Did I hear rock and stone?

[@loki219]

Would rather hear for Freedom and our Republic

[@KincaidCalder-vn6bo]

@@shirokatatsu5886ROCK AND STONE EVERYONE

[@collecter343]

Ave Dominus Nox, we have come for you brother 7:03

[@TheGamingBDGR]

So... Helldivers 2 is just what we all hoped and were promised Darktide would be. Cool.

[@CarmineKar98K]

Yeah that player optimization really resonated with me, like let people enjoy what they want, The amount of times I was kicked for not running some meta is just dumb.

[@Zippsterman]

"Democrashy, manifesht!"

[@Vike4-10]

I wonder if joining the Helldivers comes with a succulent Chinese meal.

[@beriklest6954]

Ah, I see you know your judo well.

[@novi_key]

*schniff*

[@FinbarGallagher]

GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PEENUSSSSSS

[@RabbyBabu]

Get your hands off my CREEK~

[@ScavernHol]

Bricky is about to hit 1m subscribers. It’s been an honour being with you on your journey all these years. Keep up the good fight Helldiver

[@suntzu4607]

While everyone else says this is Starship Troopers or Warhammer inspired. Has anyone heard of Lost Planet? Lost Planet 2 to be exact. LP2 can be played solo with 3 AI or up to 4 players coop. You die in this game.... A LOT. While dealing with hordes of "Akrids" aka giant bugs and sometimes humans. I remember when someone had to enter the mouth of this one giant bug to destroy its insides while the other 3 try to destroy the glowing globules on it. Another mission is on a train getting chased by this giant worm bug that you had to cooperate with your team to destroy the weakpoints then run to the front of the train because it's eating the back. The Akrids are also used as energy source due to the thermal energy these bugs store in their bodies.

[@jennydeath6844]

The beta Pyrocynical: "they nerfed the railgun, the game is dead" Chad Bricky: "nerd"

[@feraligatorade99]

2:18 “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

[@VulcanHeStan]

Knew Raegans quote would be in here

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

It's pretty true. I literally can't think of a thing they haven't f*cked up, bungled, or in the case of abhorrent human rights abuses, succeeded in pulling it off.

[@screenmonkey]

It was something Reagan said, after he helped defund several government agencies, and pushed an agenda cooked up by a corporate funded think-tank to strip out regulations and helped create the mess we have (trickle down economics), it was a self destructive statement crafted to help his handlers the means of convincing the masses of America to turn against thier own interests.

[@Mediados]

16:19 This is what this game reminds me of. Firefall. It was just the same way with enemies, the problem with public events was being overrun, not overpowered.

[@gabrielthegalliard9366]

7:25 ROCK AND STONE!

[@the_meadow]

STONE AND ROCK! Wait...

[@topcat59]

TO THE BONE!😺

[@skellers1979]

ROCK AND STONE BROTHA

[@MaybeImaWizard]

ROCK AND STONE

[@johnmicheal7086]

ROCK AND STONE

[@Winasaurus]

As soon as I started playing Helldivers 2 I felt the Lethal Company vibe as well. Except instead of it going from fun with friends -> horror movie, it's fun with friends -> action movie. Where you can be loading up an artillery piece and knocking each other over for a laugh, then 5 minutes later you're diving into a trench, down to your sidearm as you're trying to desperately call in a resupply, reinforcements, and whatever stratagems you can to try and get some breathing room, or scrounging for ammo so that you can reload someone elses recoilless rifle and save yourself from the chargers barrelling down on you. Also, I played tons of Helldivers 1 and I love that this game is so unashamedly a sequel. Not the usual "Oh lets try and broaden our appeal by taking out the unique parts" like what Resident Evil did with 6, it retains all it's weird unique Helldivers charm. Things like the turrets not caring about friendlies, and going prone making them not shoot you, was something necessary in Helldivers 1 as the top-down perspective meant you can't really leave it's firing line. But they still kept it in this one despite it definitely being possible to make them not friendly fire. Most of the weapons are direct rips of the ones from the first game, with even the same names. Even the new patriot exosuit (which I saw Bricky on twitter lament that they added just as he finished this video, lol) is something that was originally in Helldivers 1. It wouldn't surprise me if you could just read the Helldivers 1 stratagems and know that at least half of them will get added to Helldivers 2 eventually.

[@ajeenius7437]

And then Sony said "You know what? I hate success."

[@tytothetoetaker9788]

OI BRICKY. 11:58 THAT'S NO ZOGGIN MARK SHOOTA. THAT'S A SCRAP BUSTA SHOOTA.

[@fdajax5107]

23:20 PREACH

[@Flyingclam]

The Railgun rant was glorious, Screw meta-slaves

[@EggBoi_8]

0:06 this dude from the helldiver's intro looks like a super earth Bricky. Now saying that no one will unsee it.

[@JennaTilwertz]

Helldivers 2 is one of those rare games that you remember for decades. I haven’t had fun with a game like this and felt a community like this in a while. Peak halo, OG battlefront, original trilogy gears of war, early 2010s COD/Battlefield, 2018 Fortnite, 2020 Warzone. I’m really happy to get to experience it

[@christianwest8208]

05:51 is literally the fat Geralt meme

[@aquaisuseful682]

5:20 the music stopping and then just hearing the squishing is hilarious

[@topbakka5531]

I think the voice acting team did an amazing job that a lot of people gloss over usually. If you have used the flamethrower and gotten lit on fire (yes you did don't lie you shot it at the charger and he splattered your now flaming ass across a rock) the sounds of your character in pain genuinely sells it, that shit sounds fucking painful. Same when your character is panicking cuz of an injury or lack or meth-I mean stims.

[@Mirvra]

Best part is when you have a Stalwart and just hold down the trigger, your character starts laughing maniacally while hosing down the enemies with bullets.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

They sound like a whinpering teenage Its rough dude

[@Tetaku]

That mgr joke was too good lmao 27:52

[@Spigele]

Coming back after the month of buffs. Man i hope this energy returns

[@gryphonaeo479]

2:18 The most frightening string of words? “They took Malevelon Creek.”

[@RI-Kirishikai]

50 SECOND DOSE OF DEMOCRACY YOU CANT FUCKING STOP ME RAAAAHHHHHHHH

[@lesliejacoby9137]

New popular game category: working for a corporation/business that does not care for your well being but only that the job gets done pushing the players to indirectly unionize. I feel this is a time to say this actually represents society and I don't know wheather to laugh or cry but I certainly will rock, democracise, and stone! Edit: I somehow forgot lethal company. I knew there was third game I just couldn't remember because there is no slogan so in the words of Markiplier "🎶 We love the company, the company, the company 🎶!"

[@BucklingSwashes]

Something about dropping into procedurally generated environments with up to three other players and smashing bugs and bots just WORKS. Rock and stone for Super Earth!

[@username1660]

Unfortunately, Unions are a communist plot to garner workers undeserved luxuries, like fair treatment and healthcare. As such these diminutive beings from the Deep Rock Mining Company shall be hearing from our Democracy Officer via a 380mm Barrage of Super Earth's Foreign Policy

[@lesliejacoby9137]

@@username1660 hold up our union only exists as an anti-leaf lovers anonymous with in person meetings and full identification by drinking preferences plus tipping amounts for Lloyd and barrels kicked. If that ain't democracy I don't want to know what is.

[@username1660]

I have it on good authority that the so-called 'laborers' of Deep Rock receive full rehabilitative care, should they fall during missions, all on the company's dime. This automaton-like policy only encourages further mission failures and as such would not be found in a society that truly cares about the wellbeing of its [Super] Citizens. Glory to Super Earth

[@mLLia-32147]

lobcorp

[@HighLordCrypto8951]

Modern People: I wonder what those ancient symbols mean Also modern people: ⬆➡⬇⬇⬇

[@ramaron]

15:18 "it's a little top heavy" almost made me spit out my drink

[@acecombat2shill]

1:24 no, she's listening to [Comona from Ace Combat 04 starts blasting at near deafening levels of loudness]

[@xdsand420]

I NEED this game on Xbox so bad there are legions of hell jumpers waiting for the green light

[@corndogfilms]

Hell ya we got veteran odst lined up an waiting

[@bmaster5324]

5:12 sounds like something a bug would say. Gonna have to report you for treason.

[@Burgerwing]

Well, it happened. The end is nigh for Helldivers, I'd say The new changes coming May 30th require you to link a PSN account to play, and to create one if you don't have one. Don't you love giving massive corperations your data? Especially corperations with frequent data breaches? Especially when they claimed it would be optional to link an account to steam on various sites including their own help page, and are now changing that stance?

[@xanmontes8715]

I have good news :)

[@tenebrisnarud9738]

28:05 I was not expecting Gelt's speech to be in this, but man does it fit well

[@ShinjiHirako777]

I have been waiting days for this video. I knew you would like it and love to hear your explanation for its appeal. Cheers and Godspeed!

[@deathma5939]

Loved the inclusion of the Helldiver's theme for the add

[@tealord5971]

Bricky releasing these highly edited, well written reviews so often is a modern day miracle :)

[@theeldestrelic]

You gonna connect your PSN account?

[@jonesyusa1514]

BRICKY!!! CONGRATS ON A MILLION SUBS!! I've been here since Street Jimmy, so excited to see you hit a million!

[@horrorfan117]

So if i were to condense why I love Helldivers 2 down to a single sentence it would be: Helldivers 2 found a way to bottle that intro mission bombastic energy, and feeds it to you on a continous loop of hype.

[@arandoml0gan117]

One million here we come

[@serpentine9675]

I still remember helldivers 1. also where are the mechs arowhead. WHERE ARE THE MECHS... 28:44 there they are :)

[@kharnthechad8007]

23:22 I swear Bro kept spiting more and more facts this rosted more then Salamanders

[@hjasdjkfa8240]

Congrats on a million, I remember when I started watching you back when you’re at 200,000. Don’t ever stop you’re my favorite

[@ChipClipGotGrip]

It's so fucking funny that Spider-Man is fighting to save democracy

[@chaosXP3RT]

I literally named my ship The Emperor of Humankind. Like there is so much in common with WH40k and I love it!

[@ulpurt7612]

I'd say the most terrifying string of words is "We lost Malevalon Creek"

[@Live_For_Real]

The speech from Balthasar Gelt was perfect for this video! Loved it.

[@KangMu]

We also gotta talk about how the mechs were unlocked via a community goal to liberate a planet lol. Such an awesome immersive way to drop new content.