+40 OLDER PLAYERS: Is HD2 worth it?

[Turdwacker Jones]

EDIT: Pulled the trigger on this one and bought it a couple hours ago. The responses were surprisingly positive. What I learned:

1) The game is great when it doesn't $hit the bed.
2) The devs are ok but it seems like they are in way over their heads now due to the success of the game so far.

Original post:

Hi. I'm almost 50 and the last time I spent more than $15 on a game was when GTA3 was released for PC (yeah, that long ago). Be honest, is HD2 worth the money? It looks like a lot of fun and the company doesn't come off as a bunch of inept diversity hires. Thanks in advance.

[PuppYofDOOM]

Its really a fun game. Its easy pick up and play. Theres no serious story. Itsa cheap fun game for cheap fun.

[Zaal]

Yes.

[Ninjabiscuit90]

Get it Jim,
Help us spread democracy.
You love democracy, don't you?

[Über Five]

It's a really fun game as long as you don't take it too serious. Good gameplay loop to keep you playing for many hours. Just don't get angry from being TK'd--it's part of the games charm of chaos and intensity.

[Alex]

Right now, no. And I don't have to be 40+ to tell you the game is crashing like crazy. Like I haven't been in a mission where at least 3 people crashed (probably). I'd say wait for the fix if there is one.

[Sparky_]

Game is enjoyable (when it works), and isn't time consuming, so you can hop on and off as adult life demands it.

As for developers being inept; The core gameplay loop is enjoyable, but the studio size and their inexperience with live-service and or game of this scope shows:
- Bugs fixes and balances changes at the same time. What could go wrong?
- Stability issues
- There are functions that aren't working properly since launch and they've yet to manage those things, some bigger, some smaller. Reinforcement bug has been since launch and I still encounter it.

Battlepasses and the like stay for when you want to unlock them, so you're not forced to get something and complete it in a given time, which is a huge bonus for me. Basically you can take a break from the game and come back whenever, and you haven't missed anything.

IF you can manage all the stability related issues, it is extremely fun even with randoms when it works. If you can put those things aside and tolerate them, I'd say it's worth your buck. If not, I'd wait for a little longer when/if things are a little bit more stable.

[Monk]

I am in my early 40's and find it a good laugh, with 9 difficulty levels you can easily find one with the appropriate level of chaos that you enjoy and counter to what a vocal minority like to screach about, pretty much every weapon and call-in (strategem) is viable giving plenty of variety.

With that all said, the best results, are playing as a group, it is not really meant for solo play and the easiest groups, if you don't have buddies already playing, is to use one of the discords with thousands in the lfg to join up with, my preferred one is doom divers, but even the official channel has a lfg, just no chat channels for some reason (last I checked).

[Charlie]

it's worth it only if you host your own games, if you don't, you run the risk of being kicked at any point in the game and with zero rewards

[TwinChops]

Sure, you have some friends to play with you? Because else you will be playing with randoms most of the times because playing solo is only really realiable on lower difficulties.

[Fractured]

Originally posted by Alex:

Right now, no. And I don't have to be 40+ to tell you the game is crashing like crazy. Like I haven't been in a mission where at least 3 people crashed (probably). I'd say wait for the fix if there is one.

This. I'm close to changing my review to positive, but they need to fix crashing, and the spear. Until then, I don't recommend the game to people.

[RotGoblin]

I'm not 40 yet but nearly there.

Game is good in that the gunplay is solid, the movement is decent, and the game is incredibly atmospheric.

But it is a game largely based around teamwork, playing solo isn't as fun or easy, so you'd be recommended to play with others.

I will say this game isn't overly punishing for us older folks who are starting to slow down a bit, but your brain needs to be sharp because you need to be decisive and accurate to stop yourself from being overrun.

It's a repetitive game, often running similar missions over and over, but the gunplay is so enjoyable for us that we don't mind. You need to devote time to the game to unlock everything you want though, nothing comes quickly.

I think it's worth the asking price.

[SpacePoodle]

No annoying kid has ever shouted in my ear. Sure, there are a few wannabe Rambos here and there. But most of them play well together. As far as I can tell, I haven't been killed out of spitefulness.

So: Yes.

[Jack Flintlock™]

9 months from the big 5-0 here... Yes, it's worth it, however HOW worth it is totally dependent on you...
I have a rule of thumb for determining if a game was worth the money: I want at least a dollar per played hour ROI (Return On Investment).
As an example, if I paid $30 for the game, I expect to get at least 30 hours of play time in the game before moving on.

If a game gives me that, then it's worth it in my opinion... If it doesn't, it likely is not worth the price.

As it stands, I've had HD2 like 2 or 3 days and have pretty much already hit my ROI target...

[Clarone]

Yes. Us old guys still having a good laugh at some of the outlandish ish that happens.

[47]

when the game works its so beautiful