Unlike other multiplayer games where you can get roped into long, shitty matches, it’s easy to pull up stakes and move on to greener pastures in Helldivers. The game has a very breezy, low-commitment feel. You can, of course, set it to push-to-talk if you prefer) but there are also quick-response radio options (“roger,” “negative,” etc.) if you’re the type that doesn’t like to talk into a mic, but still wants to coordinate with the rest of the team. Helldivers features built-in VOIP (which is actually enabled as an open mic by default as I found out accidentally to my teammates delight and my embarrassment. Hosting a game or joining one in progress is effortless and linking up with friends or kicking a toxic player is just as simple as it should be. Thankfully, multiplayer support on the PC version is every bit as smooth and easy as the PS4 version. A total snap while fending off never-ending hordes of flesh-devouring bugs the size of school buses, right? All you have to do is stop firing, take a knee, tap out a quick series of directional movements (think the Konami code, but for strafing runs instead of 30 extra lives) and toss out a drop beacon. Stratagems range from supply drops and reinforcement respawns, to orbital bombardments and quick-deploying auto-turrets. The titular Helldivers have access to all the typical space-marine gear: machine guns, flamethrowers, miniature walking mechas, as well as specialized “stratagems” that can be called in from headquarters to be airdropped into the field. Cyborgs, giant bugs, and robots all threaten the future well-being of Super Earth (by not giving up their resources and getting in line fast enough), and it’s your squad’s job to either bring them democracy or hot death (note: there is no “democracy” button on your controller, just a trigger). You play as a squad of Helldivers, a group of all-purpose space-marines, representing the peaceful (and not at all totalitarian, xenophobic, or belligerent) world of Super Earth as they “defend” their sovereign nation-planet against the scum of the galaxy. For PS4, I just visit the PS Blog regularly and see the Drop List emails and look into games that seem interesting.If you were foolish like me and never played Helldivers on the PS4 when it came out, it’s a top down four-player co-op shooter with an emphasis on teamwork and coordination. Steam is really awesome at allowing discovery of good games that you may otherwise miss. If you like any of the Curators (like Co-Op Cowboys for me) then you can follow them, and you will get alert if there are new reviews from them. Helldivers to me is Action Strategy Twin-Stick Shooter with Local and Online Co-OpĪnother way to discover games on Steam is to visit your favorite game store page (like Helldivers), and then scroll down to bottom to See More Like this ( ) or see other games recommended by Steam Curators that have recommended Helldivers ( ). For instance, I loath “RPG” because those are generally about stat-based grind gameplay, so I’ll limit to Action and Strategy, and if nothing there I haven’t already played of interest than expand to either just Strategy or just Action. You can further filter by Full Controller Support and anything else that is of importance to you. Is there a list of these you can get other than by crudely searching on Steam by Local Co-op and sorting by release date? ( ) 3rd person perspective (presume over-the shoulder camera)įor me, as long as it is Skill based gameplay, I expect to be on board Day 1 and long term beyond.Not shared-screen co-op and only supports online co-op players.Shared-screen co-op for local and online players.Not shared-screen co-op (except for local co-op players supported).The new secret project has the same Game Director as Helldivers and Magicka, so even while it will be different (like Helldivers is radically different from Magicka), I expect it will have game design / personality traits that I will end up appreciating and enjoying. I was hoping for a better and bigger Helldivers or/and Magicka like game with new features.
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