Which is better, Helldivers 1 or 2?

[Sukhoi Su-35S]

Never played the second, only the first, so which is better?

[Albatross]

2, and by a lot.

[Key]

Honestly HD2 is so different that they both stand on their own.

[gothicpando]

1

[Zero]

Originally posted by Creamy Sheev:

Never played the second, only the first, so which is better?

1 had customization options for the weapons, only had one sample type and a bit faster cool down on strategems BUT the alerts were harder and more emphasis on stealth.

2 less customization options for the weapons, more sample types (3) for upgrading ship components, passive buffs (versus the weapon/item upgrades in 1), easier to deal with due to being third person (wasn't so great with the twin stick shooter stuff in 1 but loved the game anyway).

[Flashshark]

3D ALWAYS over 2D...

[T-Bone Biggins]

HD1 was overall a better experience as far as weapons and balancing goes. Only truly bad thing about that game was that it was stuck to everyone being on the same screen and unable to move apart from each other. This causes issues with large enemies and makes friendly fire so easy to do.

[Wulfen]

They are too different to compare them. One is an isometric "twin stick shooter" and the other is a 3rd person shooter.

That said, they are both good games in their own right. But i personally enjoy 2 more. Helldivers 1 IS absolutely worth trying out though

[IndianaJones]

Originally posted by Flashshark:

3D ALWAYS over 2D...

Both games are 3D, first one was top down shooter, IMHO it had its charm, and was more focused on co-op. IMHO HD1 was more fun.

HD2 is a horde shooter and not a good one. Apart from 3D first person perspective and ability to separate from your squad, and MTX, it didn't add anything new to the game.

HD2 has less weapons, less upgrades, less enemies (one whole alien race is missing), only one Mech, no APC, shared ammo supplies / boxes drop.

And whole bunch of software bugs.

Though, HD1 is almost dead game now.

[Kain]

Originally posted by Key:

Honestly HD2 is so different that they both stand on their own.

Dude, that wasn't the question. Stop trying to be smart and just answer it.

I only know HD1 from YT videos, but from what I saw, I think it is an overall better designed game than 2 with its elements be in better balance than here. It seems to be more focused on combat (which is good, bc. thats what the games are about), more dense and faster, less time wastey.

The obvious drawback is the progressed and diminished playerbase, and the technical age it has cumulated.
All in all, however, I probably wouldn't recommand both of them over other games, like BG3 or the upcoming Elden Ring Expansion.

[靐]

Never played the first, only the second, so second is better.

[TheRealThing]

Both are good ;)

[Sukhoi Su-35S]

Originally posted by Deadlock:

Originally posted by Flashshark:

3D ALWAYS over 2D...

Both games are 3D, first one was top down shooter, IMHO it had its charm, and was more focused on co-op. IMHO HD1 was more fun.

HD2 is a horde shooter and not a good one. Apart from 3D first person perspective and ability to separate from your squad, and MTX, it didn't add anything new to the game.

HD2 has less weapons, less upgrades, less enemies (one whole alien race is missing), only one Mech, no APC, shared ammo supplies / boxes drop.

And whole bunch of software bugs.

Though, HD1 is almost dead game now.

Yeah for some reason the Illuminate got axed, which I'm not a fan of even though I didn't like fighting them.

[Singularity's Marauder]

3

[robilar5500]

Do you like isometric or third person better?

[Sukhoi Su-35S]

Originally posted by robilar5500:

Do you like isometric or third person better?

Honestly not a fan of the isometric view of the first game, but I still loved it all the same.