Everything is a cod clone so its all one game. We get one thing different and it’s refreshing af
BirdieJ24
It’s refreshing to have a game you can just play and grind. No need to buy anything extra and you actually feel like you’re making progress and earning something
Opichavac
How is that market oversaturated? there is DRG, Darktide, then a lot of bad games…
Darkone539
This type of game isn’t Oversaturated though. Extraction shooters like this are rare, good ones are … well I can think of maybe 2?
SuperArppis
Honestly, these kind of Coop games aren’t oversaturated.
PVP games are in an abundance. But good COOP focused games? Not so much.
SniperFrogDX
Everyone, they don’t mean “coop shooters”, they mean “live service games”.
Burggs_
Game that is fun does well, CEOs are shocked. “We thought gamers wanted to wait 4 months for 120 dollars worth of useless cosmetics”, one executive said.
Renolber
When every other game is two pieces of plastic above garbage, it’s not oversaturated.
The game is great. Essentially every other competing live service is not. Fortnite and League of Legends are the only other respectable live services that don’t waste people’s time. They have shitty prices, but you don’t have to spend a dime to enjoy what are otherwise decent gameplay loops.
wattap
I applaud the devs for their consumer friendly practices, but the game itself is very repetitive.
whimsical_willow5
Absolutely – we’ve more than enough PVP. It’s time to care for Coop games. Maybe not all, but some are genuinely good!
MeltBanana
How is this game as a solo player? I keep hearing how great it is, but what’s the experience like as a friendless guy who doesn’t like using voice chat?
Meeqs
Turns out excellent games don’t care about markets that are over saturated with dog shit, who knew
BriceB84
While ‘AAAA’ high budget games like Skull and Bones flop for next to no profit…
Smaller studios are just focusing on making fun games that cost less money (EX: Helldivers, Pal World, Lethal Company) and dominating the market.
I’d like to think gaming is headed in a good direction. I’m looking at the big studios – it takes them years to put out huge, great looking games that feel soulless.
Meanwhile with a much lower budget and less time to produce, these smaller studios are making straight up FUN games and selling them at a much cheaper price.
May it continue – could be a great shift for gamers
8bitjer
Get ready for 200 copycats with gotcha hooks and shit live service tactics
SpartanMase
I like it cuz it’s just stupid fun. I get to kill stuff with my boys plain and simple
N7_Voidwalker
Every single dev that worked on helldivers 2 deserves a performance bonus.
2_Spicy_2_Impeach
If it was oversaturated, folks would have moved on to when servers were fucked for the first two weeks. It still irks me that launches still go so poorly.
Squantoon
there is no such thing as an oversaturation of genuinely good games
Grimlja
And no asshole kid whit phantom overlay yelling lern to play.
Sure is a breth of fresh air
cali1013
Good job Sony
chasebencin
What I love the most is how unpredatory the monetization is. Everything is very earnable just by playing the game. Even the premium warbond can be bought with credits earned from playing the game. If I want to unlock something I usually only have to play 2 or 3 games to get what Im wanting. It’s really fantastic and incredibly rewarding
kptknuckles
Make better games and people will throw money at you. It’s not easy, but it’s also not complicated.
t3ddt3ch
If it had local splitscreen, it would be even greater!
NeverTrustATurtle
Is the market really oversaturated with coop pve games?
The only recent game Ive played that I can think of to compare it to would be Destiny.
But FUCK Destiny.
Its_Stir_Friday
Is it couch co-op?
Carcharis
It is an excellent game made by a company that knows its audience better than its shareholders.
Xenolithium
I remember when Helldiver’s 1 dropped. Sure, it was pretty popular and fun as hell. No where fucking near HD2 numbers, not at all close. Jesus fuck did this game do a glow up across the board.
RevolutionaryRide278
Is also £26 … this can’t be understated.
MrLuckyTimeOW
How tf is HellDivers in an over saturated market???
The market has been dominated by Deep Rock Galactic, Vermintide 2 and maybe Darktide (although that game has its fair share of issues) and that’s it.
Other than that I can’t think of many other amazing Co-op games. If anything I predict that the Co-op shooter mission based genre is going to boom in the next 5 years.
faunalmimicry
“Breaking news if your game is good people will want to play it” feels like a lot of companies forget this
PhotogamerGT
Might pick this up for a multiplayer coop option. I am mainly doing single player stuff and want something that scratches the MP itch.
Mogli_Puff
It’s funny how this game is literally a copy-paste of Heart of Deimos, but its simplicity makes it shine.
Nobody knows Heart of Deimos because it’s behind the Warframe grindfest.
Tons of people talking about a breath of fresh air playing Helldivers 2 and I’m sitting there like 👍 been it playing for years lol.
WatonWachuchero
So creating a fun game and not being influenced by suits can be a hit?! Figures..
wicktus
oversaturated as in multiplayer, sure
oversaturated as in good game to play with friends ? Sadly not
PraetorLessek
This game is why I’m finally gunna buy the ps5 today. I don’t care how much it is take my money, for Democracy of course…
Snowbunny236
Too bad I can’t play the game with friends. Socials have been busted for over a week.
Spoomplesplz
Helldivers feel like deep rock galactic.
I 100% mean that as a compliment.
Other than the obvious similarities with the bugs, Helldivers is very heavily like deep rock. You land on a random planet, search for minerals, kill bugs, escape.
And it does it extremely well. I genuinely have crazy high hopes for these Devs and this game. I’m kicking myself for not playing Helldivers 1 when it first came out.
leroyp33
The best part about helldivers 2 is the very fact that it’s sticking it to all the s***** big game companies. It’s delicious!
sFAMINE
It’s not over saturated, it’s direct competition is that dogshit red fall vampire shooter and the garbage 40k Darktide
I think I played 60 hours of Helldivers 2 since release. It’s a fantastic game.
WrongKindaGrowth
Not even close to a surprise
fig0o
This is why companies insist on making GaS
Mostly of the time they fail, but when they don’t it’s a major hit. There is no in-between
Mr_Rogersbot
Would you like to know more?
AduroTri
It’s because it’s a little niche and over the top? This game is absolute gold because of its personality.
Arch3591
The gameplay loop is phenomenal. The destruction and endless action always feels cinematic. The developers keep adding new things along side story advancements with a lot of speculation and satire in the mix. This game has only been out for just a month, and the future looks bright.
CucumberBoy00
Are Sony actually affiliated?
locked-in-place
I wanna play the game but it’s a security risk on PC 😭
Sargash
Nothing is surprising about this. This is what people have been asking for, fucking forever. You just, refuse to give what the population wants.
Willing-Ad-6941
The market is oversaturated with hollow triple A games made by vulture companies, so far the game itself has blown my mind for a few reasons,
It’s cheap in cost, coop is the sole focus, the humour and vibe of the game also compliments it very very well
there’s clear communication between players and the developers and you can see and feel that they’re actually passionate about the game! and to their surprise the game far exceeded what they expected so god knows what the future holds for it
for me it’s basically starship troopers so that’s an extra point lol
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Id argue under saturated.
Everything is a cod clone so its all one game. We get one thing different and it’s refreshing af
It’s refreshing to have a game you can just play and grind. No need to buy anything extra and you actually feel like you’re making progress and earning something
How is that market oversaturated? there is DRG, Darktide, then a lot of bad games…
This type of game isn’t Oversaturated though. Extraction shooters like this are rare, good ones are … well I can think of maybe 2?
Honestly, these kind of Coop games aren’t oversaturated.
PVP games are in an abundance. But good COOP focused games? Not so much.
Everyone, they don’t mean “coop shooters”, they mean “live service games”.
Game that is fun does well, CEOs are shocked. “We thought gamers wanted to wait 4 months for 120 dollars worth of useless cosmetics”, one executive said.
When every other game is two pieces of plastic above garbage, it’s not oversaturated.
The game is great. Essentially every other competing live service is not. Fortnite and League of Legends are the only other respectable live services that don’t waste people’s time. They have shitty prices, but you don’t have to spend a dime to enjoy what are otherwise decent gameplay loops.
I applaud the devs for their consumer friendly practices, but the game itself is very repetitive.
Absolutely – we’ve more than enough PVP. It’s time to care for Coop games. Maybe not all, but some are genuinely good!
How is this game as a solo player? I keep hearing how great it is, but what’s the experience like as a friendless guy who doesn’t like using voice chat?
Turns out excellent games don’t care about markets that are over saturated with dog shit, who knew
While ‘AAAA’ high budget games like Skull and Bones flop for next to no profit…
Smaller studios are just focusing on making fun games that cost less money (EX: Helldivers, Pal World, Lethal Company) and dominating the market.
I’d like to think gaming is headed in a good direction. I’m looking at the big studios – it takes them years to put out huge, great looking games that feel soulless.
Meanwhile with a much lower budget and less time to produce, these smaller studios are making straight up FUN games and selling them at a much cheaper price.
May it continue – could be a great shift for gamers
Get ready for 200 copycats with gotcha hooks and shit live service tactics
I like it cuz it’s just stupid fun. I get to kill stuff with my boys plain and simple
Every single dev that worked on helldivers 2 deserves a performance bonus.
If it was oversaturated, folks would have moved on to when servers were fucked for the first two weeks. It still irks me that launches still go so poorly.
there is no such thing as an oversaturation of genuinely good games
And no asshole kid whit phantom overlay yelling lern to play.
Sure is a breth of fresh air
Good job Sony
What I love the most is how unpredatory the monetization is. Everything is very earnable just by playing the game. Even the premium warbond can be bought with credits earned from playing the game. If I want to unlock something I usually only have to play 2 or 3 games to get what Im wanting. It’s really fantastic and incredibly rewarding
Make better games and people will throw money at you. It’s not easy, but it’s also not complicated.
If it had local splitscreen, it would be even greater!
Is the market really oversaturated with coop pve games?
The only recent game Ive played that I can think of to compare it to would be Destiny.
But FUCK Destiny.
Is it couch co-op?
It is an excellent game made by a company that knows its audience better than its shareholders.
I remember when Helldiver’s 1 dropped. Sure, it was pretty popular and fun as hell. No where fucking near HD2 numbers, not at all close. Jesus fuck did this game do a glow up across the board.
Is also £26 … this can’t be understated.
How tf is HellDivers in an over saturated market???
The market has been dominated by Deep Rock Galactic, Vermintide 2 and maybe Darktide (although that game has its fair share of issues) and that’s it.
Other than that I can’t think of many other amazing Co-op games. If anything I predict that the Co-op shooter mission based genre is going to boom in the next 5 years.
“Breaking news if your game is good people will want to play it” feels like a lot of companies forget this
Might pick this up for a multiplayer coop option. I am mainly doing single player stuff and want something that scratches the MP itch.
It’s funny how this game is literally a copy-paste of Heart of Deimos, but its simplicity makes it shine.
Nobody knows Heart of Deimos because it’s behind the Warframe grindfest.
Tons of people talking about a breath of fresh air playing Helldivers 2 and I’m sitting there like 👍 been it playing for years lol.
So creating a fun game and not being influenced by suits can be a hit?! Figures..
oversaturated as in multiplayer, sure
oversaturated as in good game to play with friends ? Sadly not
This game is why I’m finally gunna buy the ps5 today. I don’t care how much it is take my money, for Democracy of course…
Too bad I can’t play the game with friends. Socials have been busted for over a week.
Helldivers feel like deep rock galactic.
I 100% mean that as a compliment.
Other than the obvious similarities with the bugs, Helldivers is very heavily like deep rock. You land on a random planet, search for minerals, kill bugs, escape.
And it does it extremely well. I genuinely have crazy high hopes for these Devs and this game. I’m kicking myself for not playing Helldivers 1 when it first came out.
The best part about helldivers 2 is the very fact that it’s sticking it to all the s***** big game companies. It’s delicious!
It’s not over saturated, it’s direct competition is that dogshit red fall vampire shooter and the garbage 40k Darktide
I think I played 60 hours of Helldivers 2 since release. It’s a fantastic game.
Not even close to a surprise
This is why companies insist on making GaS
Mostly of the time they fail, but when they don’t it’s a major hit. There is no in-between
Would you like to know more?
It’s because it’s a little niche and over the top? This game is absolute gold because of its personality.
The gameplay loop is phenomenal. The destruction and endless action always feels cinematic. The developers keep adding new things along side story advancements with a lot of speculation and satire in the mix. This game has only been out for just a month, and the future looks bright.
Are Sony actually affiliated?
I wanna play the game but it’s a security risk on PC 😭
Nothing is surprising about this. This is what people have been asking for, fucking forever. You just, refuse to give what the population wants.
The market is oversaturated with hollow triple A games made by vulture companies, so far the game itself has blown my mind for a few reasons,
It’s cheap in cost, coop is the sole focus, the humour and vibe of the game also compliments it very very well
there’s clear communication between players and the developers and you can see and feel that they’re actually passionate about the game! and to their surprise the game far exceeded what they expected so god knows what the future holds for it
for me it’s basically starship troopers so that’s an extra point lol