Is Helldivers 1 worth playing if I already have Helldivers 2

[Seath the Scaleless]

Grabbed Helldivers 2 due to all the hype and popularity. Been enjoying it, lots of fun. Noticed the first one is on sale, I like the art style and general look of it in the screenshots. Wondering if it's worth it if I already have the sequel? Would love to hear some opinions

[Hagon Wyvon]

They are 2 very different gameplay for 2 different audience imo, tho hd1 is more casual even on high level plays if the team has 2-3 pro players

[Parboleum Loyce]

Do you like co-op games?
Pick up HELLDIVERS.
Do you like twin-stick shooters?
Pick up HELLDIVERS.
Do you like dialing in strategems like a DDR champion?
Pick up HELLDIVERS.

Do you hate having to rely on your teammates?
Steer clear.
Do you hate the necessity of having anti-tank in your team?
Steer clear.
Do you have an issue with weapons being locked behind warbonds in 2?
Steer clear (DLC isn't mandatory but a lot of people's preferred strategems and weapons are behind them.)

[Parboleum Loyce]

Originally posted by Hagon Wyvon:

They are 2 very different gameplay for 2 different audience imo, tho hd1 is more casual even on high level plays if the team has 2-3 pro players

To say the game is more casual if you have pro players is... strange, to say the least hagon. Not that you're wrong, but that's a weird description lol

[Pondera the Radio Angel]

They are each unique enough that both are worth owning

[Hagon Wyvon]

Originally posted by Parboleum Loyce:

Originally posted by Hagon Wyvon:

They are 2 very different gameplay for 2 different audience imo, tho hd1 is more casual even on high level plays if the team has 2-3 pro players

To say the game is more casual if you have pro players is... strange, to say the least hagon. Not that you're wrong, but that's a weird description lol

Oops my bad, strange description it is, 2 pros are the minium that can carry a mission, but even 1 pro with rumbler can achieve the same thing, sweat players gaming in a nutshell.
Let's also mention the healthy player base still has some amount of players ranging from low to high meaning all difficulty missions will have lobbies

[Nokturnal]

I picked it up because I already capped out In Helldiver's 2 and wanted to see the balance differences between 1 and 2 as well as see some more Weapons/Strategems they may add to 2.

I'd recommend playing with friends, though I haven't had much problems with randoms but it's a lot easier to organize your loadouts with friends. You can easily grind out the entire game solo though, you can sample farm on easy missions which will allow you to upgrade all the weapons/strategems.

Biggest turn-off I'd say is the Shared Screen, it's like an old school Split Screen type of game when playing multiplayer which can get annoying when teammates don't go in the direction you want to go, but trick is to basically have 1 person lead the rest cover.

It requires more intelligence from your teammates than Helldiver's 2 requires as it's way easier to friendly fire when there's no Z axis to work with and you're not allowed to get away from your teammates. Trick is to form into roles and cover certain areas, it's hard to deal with teammates who have Main Character syndrome though. (Don't give their teammates good fields of fire, have no understanding of positioning etc)

[Hoxton]

Bought the 1st one a month ago and I bought 2 on release and arguably 1 is better, at least right now

[ChotAp]

As much as i love HD2, I find HD much better : more content, more stratagems, more weapons, weapons and stratagems can be upgraded, game is harder and more challenging imo.

And for 4 bucks ATM, you won't regret it.

[Pondera the Radio Angel]

Originally posted by ChotAp:

As much as i love HD2, I find HD much better : more content, more stratagems, more weapons, weapons and stratagems can be upgraded, game is harder and more challenging imo.

And for 4 bucks ATM, you won't regret it.

Honestly? HD1 feels like one of those hidden gem games you used to find on Xbox Arcade. That's how I found another game called Trenched, made by Double Fine. Ohhh those were GOOD days!

[Slayer Slayerson]

If your friends cannot afford a RTX 9420 GPU and intel i69 CPU
Then they can do their part too!

[Niras]

yes

[negligentWarren]

HD1 is better than HD2 in terms of content. gameplay wise both are very different but with the exact same concept if that makes sense.

my fav thing is the motorcycle i hope it comes to hd2 soon

[Lloyd_Marshall]

I have never once seen anyone use the bike. I did once on random loadout. I don't find HD1 and 2 comparable. They are very different games only linked by a shared story. I do know my play style in one is very different from the other.

[Snowej]

I got it after playing H2 and I think it complements the second game very well. It's the same thing, but top-down instead of third-person.

The screen is shared, meaning you don't get to run off on your own, you need to stick together as a team. Some people hate this, but I think it's a great feature. It forces you to move as a team and watch each others' backs and work together - like you'd imagine a squad of soldiers would do. Game is easier solo for this reason, but I don't play because something's easy I play because it's fun.

Controls with m+k might seems a bit weird at first but you get used to it and can spin and shoot very quickly and accurately. A lot of PC players still prefer controller, I haven't tried it myself but it's definitely not necessary.

I like how there's a lot of weapons and they're upgradeable. There's a decent amount of viable weapons too. Shotguns are insane in that they have a massive cone of fire and can kill your teammates very easily. There have been many games where I've died to my teammates shotgun way more than the enemy,

Stratagems work similarly to H2, but some items (recoiless, jump pack, etc.) can only be called down only once. If you lose it, you need to go back and get it which can be hard on higher difficulties and will require an entire team effort (due to sharing screen). But in H1, you can choose to bring the same stratagem multiple times, up to 4. If you wanna bring 4 x EAT-17s then you can. 4 x of the same exact airstrike? You can.

Also has multiple different mechs, APCs, a tank, motorcycle.

I like it a lot, it's a lot easier to play that H2 in that you can pickup and play a quick game or 3 pretty fast. If you like or think you might like these top-down style games, it's a no-brainer. If you don't like these types of games, can't imagine this would change your mind.

There's also a very decent amount of people playing for such an old game. Havne't had a problem finding a game since I started, the only solo game I played was to unlock the recoilless rifle (unlocked beating a planet on a lower hazard levels like 3 or 4, which I completely skipped).

[Amogus]

HD one is better imo.