Helldivers 2 - Should a Dad Play?

Helldivers 2 reviewed by Paul Irizarry on PS5.
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Helldivers 2 - Should a Dad Play?
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[@bruiserbrodie9018]

I'm a Dad and I approve of this game lol

[@Panzer_links.]

I showed this to my dad. He loved it but is kinda dumb when it comes to tech so I helped him a little. He loves the game.

[@DadsXP]

Love to hear it :D

[@HarryVoyager]

I do appreciate that the missions are time limited, and once you have a handle on the mechanics, you can choose to chill on lower levels, or go for a more intense experience on higher difficulty levels. And while there is a certain amount of muscle memory and reaction time you need for peak performance, there is a lot of simple tactical management that makes or breaks missions. You don't have to be the snap shot twitch god to be good. A couple of KZbinrs that are deep into that are Eravin for stealth and CommissarKai for team play with randoms. And I really appreciate that they don't time gate the stuff. You don't *have* to be on right this bleeping minute or you're gonna miss everything important like some games do. Very nice when you've got other higher priority commitments...

[@thegrayowl1557]

One thing I absolutely love about this game is that even victories at low difficulties help progress the overall war. No matter what difficulty you're playing, as long as you win, you are helping the galaxy at large!

[@lukemehalick370]

All difficulties matter. Will say this those, when I first started, 4 felt like hard mode. Now I could probably do a solo 4 blind folded. At that point 7 felt like hard mode, until I played 9s. Now 9s feel normal. The 9 difficulties is essentially a training model to do 9s consistently. Little changes along the way to slowly crank up the difficulty. Not much difference between 7 & 9 tbh. Couple more heavy devastators or maybe an additional factory strider or two, but plenty of 7s had me fighting 2 or 3 of those big striders at the same time. It's like jail compared to prison. You still in a box. Same thing.

[@thegrayowl1557]

@@lukemehalick370 I remember my first Dive. It was back when the Automaton Personnel Defense missions were still going on, and I thought "Yeah, I can take care of one of them by myself". Got stomped immediately, but it was fun!

[@loafofbread420]

My dad loves the mil sim type games so when I showed he the trailer for this game he bought it immediately

[@hampdog5716]

Haha that sounds awesome

[@flinzlogik]

A great thing is that no mission is ever longer than 45min (including forced extraction) as if the 40min timer runs out you then have the 2min auto extraction timer that start and then a few more seconds to get in once it arrives. But the VERY BEST thing is major order medals to purchase equipment in warbonds are awarded even if you haven't logged in a while... so upon your return you can get up to 250medals (the cap)... meaning you still progress even when offline

[@phatbman]

I might need to watch your channel in the future

[@gamelife44]

Another dad here and I love this game and also love making content for it. Perfect dad game 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@derekgraham6749]

Before even watching the video, as a father of five, the answer is yes you should play this game

[@mistertaktvoll]

Hell yeah! My son and I play it all the time and every so often my wife or one of his two sisters hop on. HD2 is a family friendly game! :D

[@codenamehavvok9752]

I'm a dad and I approve this game for all audiences of any age if you can grab a controller and use it properly you are a helldiver too. I'm 61 and have been playing Army all my life and for 5 years in real life.

[@cranelord]

I think the only difficulty is collecting samples. I usually only have time to play weekend nights so collecting enough to unlock everything is going to take a very long time.

[@DadsXP]

The samples can be tough for sure without a dedicated group. But if you stick to it before long you'll have tons of them and once you know what to look for even the purple ones can be relatively easy to find. - C.J.

[@codenamehavvok9752]

@@cranelord do what I do take a little time 30 to 40 minutes a day when you get home and then turn it off and then go back to it when your wife goes to sleep or your family so they can't see you play oh and would you get good enough literary kids know you're interested in playing it and kick their butt

[@adamdurham16]

I’m 41 and a dad.. nothing is like this game. Buy it.

[@sarbe6625]

ngl, this game is very fun. But it's also secretly a major time sink. If You've got a busy job, kids to take care of, and you just want to relax when you sit down to olay a game. Helldivers 2 might not be the game to you. It's very fun, but it's also janky and it regularly pulls bullshit that quickly becomes frustrating.

[@dandadad8646]

Best dad game ever!!

[@kevinrasmussen1748]

YES. this is the absolutely best game for Dads. I just got my 12 year old to play too, and I am now bringing him to missions.

[@lukemehalick370]

If the difficulties are discouraging, know this... we all died over and over as well. Remember, we win or we learn. Learning is just as valuable. 9 difficulties is essentially a training module. Small changes to slowly crank up the challenge. First week playing, 4 was like crazy time. Now, 9s are normal. Play and get as good as time permits & spread democracy there

[@DadsXP]

Spoken like a true dad!

[@jalontf2]

As a father of zero, I agree this game is a blast

[@DadsXP]

We love a father of zero 😏

[@ariandilfanian959]

Yes

[@Vorheesplays]

I play with someones dad sometimes

[@RockingRobby505]

gave you a sub so you wouldn't be stuck on 666 subscribers

[@Coffantasy]

this game kinda went downhill after sony forced them to use psn in order to get in. Psn has been hacked multiple times in the past and users had their information stolen. I know its sonys fault and not the creators of the game's fault but I still don't trust that it wont happen again in the future.

[@manuelramirez-alonso7685]

This ain’t an thing anymore bud - the game didn’t go downhill bc nothing from the game actually got changed just this mandatory thing that ultimately got reverted

[@aaronwalsh8469]

Those hacks happened over a decade ago. Since then, pretty much every big company has been hacked.

[@Hixoltage]

I don't care about Sony, I care about arrowhead, and DEMOCRACY!

[@adamdurham16]

lol the gameplay hasn’t changed.. calling down heavy ordinance while in heavy combat didn’t change.. the game is such a unique experience. I absolutely can’t see where it’s gone down hill..

[@Panzer_links.]

I showed this to my dad. He loved it but is kinda dumb when it comes to tech so I helped him a little. He loves the game.