Overview:

It’s the future and democracy is at stake from all sorts of “monsters.”  You got crazy bugs and angry robots who all want to kill you and, when they do, they do it pretty easily.  Helldivers 2 is an online game in which you can try to solo missions but, eventually, you’ll get other players to join your quest to help you do the objectives or exterminate the baddies.  It’s been said before, with good merit, but this game is just Starship Troopers [the movie] in disguise.  The crazy amount of nationalism and how everything is for liberty and democracy is rampant.

Visuals:

It’s not really that much of a looker of a game.  The effects and everything is competently done but there isn’t something that is trying to wow you.  The character design and, especially, the enemy designs are really nice.  The worlds, though, are super bland.  You’ll get used to seeing them as they are the only places you’ll see over and over again.  I also wish the ships had more character or something else to them because you’ll spend a lot of time there as well.  Most of the differentiation is in your own character but that’s just because you’re encouraged to spend credits to trick them out.

Audio:

Like the visuals, there really isn’t anything to write home about in terms of audio.  Everything is pomp and circumstance and overtly patriotic.  I know it’s the theme of the game so I’m not ragging on it, it just gets tiring after so many hours.

Completion:

I’m not done with the game since it’s an ongoing multiplayer game but I feel I got a pretty good grasp on what to expect.  It’s a fun game and I will keep playing it as every match is different but pretty much the same.  I wish there were more things to do outside of the game but this is what the game is.  My dude will keep leveling and I’ll keep decking him out.  As well as my super destroyer.  For democracy.