I'm very split on if i'd recommend helldivers 2 or not but ultimately chose to recommend it because my problems with the game can be fixed. on one hand its a very intense and unique game with great cross play and team work. it is also incredibly buggy (pun not intended) and that WILL impact your enjoyment, especially at higher tier difficulty w/ more rewards at stake. incredibly fun with really intense moments with your friends, but idk how many times at this point the fun has been sapped from the game because of the extract pelican landing through the map and killing everyone, ending the run on a 0 extract at the literal last second.

with the introduction of the caves, ive noticed a huge performance tank as well, i can hardly play the game on high settings with a steady 60 where i could do that on ultra w/ no dlss beforehand. should also add the collision for the caves is busted and you'll encounter many rocks or ledges you should easily be able to vault or step over but you instead go to a complete stop, pretty much a guaranteed death if you're being chased on anything higher than difficulty 5.

genuinely not a bad game though, i just think the execution and especially the current state of the game is a bit scuffed. sometimes adds to the chaotic nature of the game, other times completely detracts from what the game is and kills the fun making it pretty hit or miss in my opinion

I'm very split on if i'd recommend helldivers 2 or not but ultimately chose to recommend it because my problems with the game can be fixed. on one hand its a very intense and unique game with great cross play and team work. it is also incredibly buggy (pun not intended) and that WILL impact your enjoyment, especially at higher tier difficulty w/ more rewards at stake. incredibly fun with really intense moments with your friends, but idk how many times at this point the fun has been sapped from the game because of the extract pelican landing through the map and killing everyone, ending the run on a 0 extract at the literal last second. with the introduction of the caves, ive noticed a huge performance tank as well, i can hardly play the game on high settings with a steady 60 where i could do that on ultra w/ no dlss beforehand. should also add the collision for the caves is busted and you'll encounter many rocks or ledges you should easily be able to vault or step over but you instead go to a complete stop, pretty much a guaranteed death if you're being chased on anything higher than difficulty 5. genuinely not a bad game though, i just think the execution and especially the current state of the game is a bit scuffed. sometimes adds to the chaotic nature of the game, other times completely detracts from what the game is and kills the fun making it pretty hit or miss in my opinion