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[Draugoth]

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One of the key features of Helldivers 2 is The Galactic War. Super Earth’s territories are under siege on all fronts by monstrous enemies hell-bent on destroying humanity’s way of life. From the war table aboard your ship, your team can watch as the conflict unfolds and take part in battles across the universe. Do your part to advance the frontlines in the name of Freedom and Managed Democracy.​

The Helldivers​

Helldivers are the true heroes of Super Earth. As an elite soldier, you have the full might of Super Earth’s arsenal at your disposal. Use your lethal array of stratagems and weaponry to defend its colonizers and liberate planets from enemy forces.


Rise through the ranks and take on increasingly difficult missions to solidify your place in Helldiver history – and if one Helldiver should perish, that’s just an opportunity for another Citizen to realize their dream. Prosperity and liberty are your core values and it’s your privilege to spread them.

The enemy factions​

The robotic Automatons and the bug-like Termininds terrorize Super Earth citizens in the biggest conflict since the last Helldiver mobilization, over one hundred years ago. Each faction operates differently, and requires their own strategies – and stratagems – to face.


The work of a Helldiver never ends as more planets fall into the enemy’s clutches and the battle rages on. Play your part in an evolving war to reclaim planets for Super Earth and spread democracy and liberty to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Conquer not only Super Earth’s foes but the elements themselves, as you brave a plethora of environmental hazards on the surface of alien worlds.

Missions and operations​

Unite with your comrades in arms and monitor the conflict at the War Table together.


Assemble around the Galactic War map with your squad and choose your mission.


Once you choose a planet, the War Table will allow you to choose an operation to partake in. Operations consist of up to three missions, with a variety of primary objectives, like eradicating bug infestations, destroying enemy supplies, and retrieving valuable data.

 

[R6Rider]

Hell yeah. This will be a blast with my friends. We've been waiting for this.

 

[Punished Miku]

Looks pretty good. If I didnt have to pay for online I'd probably get this.

 

[Perrott]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This is gonna be goooood.

 

[Games of Today]

This game director has to be one of the most charismatic and well spoken people I've ever seen describe their own game. No "uhhs" or awkwrad pauses. Even the second guy couldn't do that. Very interesting.

I wasn't really excited for this game and still am not really. But I may have to buy it now because of the way he described it and the fact that this looks like a game that would have come out during the PS3 boom of uniqueness that we're sorely missing these days. Kind of reminds me of Warhawk.

 

[tmlDan]

I know what i was excited for since i expected it to be this, but hopefully others are now convinced that this game is legit.

Very excited for it

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

They don't own the studio, relax will ya.

Psycho behavior over here

 

[Mossybrew]

Yeah this is gonna be fun.

 

[StueyDuck]

I can only get so erect.... Feb 8th needs to come fast

 

[Punished Miku]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

Completely agree

 

[GymWolf]

We need a list of gaffers that are gonna play the game for some coop.

 

[MikeM]

This is PC day 1 as well, right?

 

[Lokaum D+]

if i only had friends

 

[demigod]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

No need for marketing, PC will carry this game.

 

[StueyDuck]

No need for marketing, PC will carry this game.

Also it's the exact game the first one was... and that had quite a following on PC at one point.

I'm not quite understanding the weird hate boners you see for this game in every thread.

 

[Luipadre]

The first good trailer for this game

 

[Punished Miku]

Also it's the exact game the first one was... and that had quite a following on PC at one point.

I'm not quite understanding the weird hate boners you see for this game in every thread.

The guy was complimenting the game and said he thinks they should show it off more. You're being hypersensitive here.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

You really don't need to market GAAS games. It is much more about word of mouth once it gets released

 

[StueyDuck]

The guy was complimenting the game and said he thinks they should show it off more. You're being hypersensitive here.

The person went on a rant about firing the ratchet team and moaning about Sony even though it's a second party title...

Talk about hypersensitivity.

The game looks great, the first game was great. I don't know what telling people there's a world map did to change everyone's minds all of the trailers have been great, anyone who had played the original understood it from day 1.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

You really don't need to market GAAS games. It is much more about word of mouth once it gets released

This can not be said enough.

It's also weird that he said it when Palworld is popping off with 0 marketing.

 

[Bilu]

DOA?

 

[Ronin_7]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

Delusional.

 

[Punished Miku]

The person went on a rant about firing the ratchet team and moaning about Sony even though it's a second party title...

Talk about hypersensitivity.

The game looks great, the first game was great. I don't know what telling people there's a world map did to change everyone's minds all of the trailers have been great, anyone who had played the original understood it from day 1.

Is Sony publishing? They handle marketing.

 

[StueyDuck]

Is Sony publishing? They handle marketing.

So what does that have to do with the ratchet team

 

[Punished Miku]

So what does that have to do with the ratchet team

I have no idea. I just ignored that part. Seems he doesn't want the Ratchet team fired? I don't know what that's about.

 

[StueyDuck]

I have no idea. I just ignored that part. Seems he doesn't want the Ratchet team fired? I don't know what that's about.

So why are you white knighting for people who seem to be on random tirades of delusional madness instead of being excited about a video game.

Everyone else here understood helldivers 2 is a sequel to helldivers 1 and is excited for it for that reason.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

That looks awful but I've spent 39 dollars in worse ways so I'm in day one.

 

[Ozriel]

So what does that have to do with the ratchet team

I have no idea. I just ignored that part. Seems he doesn't want the Ratchet team fired? I don't know what that's about.

I think he’s referring to the talks about layoffs at Insomniac from the leaks.
He seems the game, likes Insomniac and saying he thinks people in marketing should be the ones to get the axe if any for underselling Helldivers 2.

 

[Punished Miku]

So why are you white knighting for people who seem to be on random tirades of delusional madness instead of being excited about a video game.

Everyone else here understood helldivers 2 is a sequel to helldivers 1 and is excited for it for that reason.

Why are you freaking out? No one said a bad word about this game in this thread. Everyone said it looks good and this is the best trailer. I wouldn't call you delusional, but you're getting close.

 

[Ozriel]

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Looks really good, and great way to show off the game with solid slices of gameplay.

Hopefully this does very well. I’ll probably pick this up on PC since I’m on the move often these days…and Sony has been pretty good with Steamdeck support.

 

[StueyDuck]

Why are you freaking out? No one said a bad word about this game in this thread. Everyone said it looks good and this is the best trailer. I wouldn't call you delusional, but you're getting close.

Lol literally you started all this .

 

[Neofire]

Definitely getting this for me and my son.

 

[Perrott]

I have no idea. I just ignored that part. Seems he doesn't want the Ratchet team fired? I don't know what that's about.

Insomniac leaks mentioned that, since orders from SIE were to cut the fat all across the board, Ted Price was under pressure from higher ups to let go of the skeleton crew doing pre-production on the next Ratchet game.

So I say, perhaps they should nuke their video editing team over at PS Studios marketing instead, because it is unacceptable from a business standpoint that Helldivers II, a game announced in May of last year, is only getting its firsts legitimately good marketing beats (the launch trailer and this Galactic War walkthrough) a week before launch after streak of four or five mediocre showings in a row over the last 8 months.

 

[Heisenberg007]

This is the best trailer of the game so far. Helldivers 2 should have gotten its own State of Play.

 

[demigod]

This is the best trailer of the game so far. Helldivers 2 should have gotten its own State of Play.

This is how you do a direct. Not like the snoozefest infested with the woke folks last week.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

They have been doing a terrible job marketing this game.

Only a few days away from launch they've started to show off what's really great and unique about it.

Sony should probably think of laying off half of their marketing department before even thinking about touching the Ratchet team, fucking cunts.

What's the problem about promoting your game close to release? Pre-ordering takes a few seconds only lmao.
I don't think Sony games are lacking promo in any way...

 

[Hibs]

I'm down to clown this on PC. Looks like a fun coop time.

 

[drotahorror]

if i only had friends

I don't have any either but still preordered. Hopefully with enough TKing, I'll meet someone just like me that enjoys being a piece of shit as much as I do!

I'm kidding but I do hope I can find someone to play with.

One thing I've noticed is visibility is brutal. I'm expecting to get rekt.

 

[pasterpl]

Reminds me a lot of battlefront

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Looks great. As soon as performance is confirmed on PS5 I’m in day one if it is good.

 

[Bogroll]

Outriders 2.

 

[Musilla]

 

[Sushi_Combo]

This looks awesome!

 

[Perrott]

What's the problem about promoting your game close to release? Pre-ordering takes a few seconds only lmao.
I don't think Sony games are lacking promo in any way...

Oh, that's not the problem, the actual problem was that all the Helldivers II trailers released throughout 2023 were miserable at worst or very mediocre at best, doing the game a great disservice now that we've seen how good it can actually look when you make a properly edited trailer out of it - as evidenced by today's video or last week's launch trailer.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Oh, that's not the problem, the actual problem was that all the Helldivers II trailers released throughout 2023 were miserable at worst or very mediocre at best, doing the game a great disservice now that we've seen how good it can actually look when you make a properly edited trailer out of it - as evidenced by today's video or last week's launch trailer.

Destiny trailers look really good until you play it and realize it's mostly shit.

 

[Perrott]

Destiny trailers look really good until you play it and realize it's mostly shit.

Yet it was because of the great marketing that Destiny ended up becoming a thing and the most successful new IP launch in history up until the arrival of The Division, regardless of the average overall quality of vanilla Destiny 1.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Yet it was because of the great marketing that Destiny ended up becoming a thing and the most successful new IP launch in history up until the arrival of The Division, regardless of the average overall quality of vanilla Destiny 1.

D1 still had a rock solid gameplay loop.
I'm referring to D2 and how it's fallen off a cliff.

 

[Calverz]

Did they talk about how the pc version uses DRM nProtect Gameguard which installs on pc and stays there unless you download a removal tool?

 

[[Sigma]]

The Finals and now this. This is the most ive been excited for multiplayer shooters in a loooonnnng time. I loved the first game and this is shaping up to be a worthy sequel.

 

[Fabieter]

Did they talk about how the pc version uses DRM nProtect Gameguard which installs on pc and stays there unless you download a removal tool?

Isn't that basically a low level anti cheat programm.