At the beginning of 2024, the struggle for galactic freedom reached a modern highlight when February 8 Helldivers 2 I fell into the stratosphere and became a modern star of PlayStation 5. And what this year – from brutal modern enemies to the staggering suits of Mech, Arrowhead hit the target every time.
So take the Liber-Tea steam cup and join the game director Mikael Erisson to get a chronological, intergalactic expedition because of what made Helldivers 2 such an explosive hit.
February 2024 – premiere and epic battle for Malevelon Creek
The continuation of the Galactic War in Helldivers 2 not only brought with it a fresh perspective of the game, but also one of the key elements of the charm of the game – building a community worthy of interstellar peaceful.
“One of the things we really wanted to refine was to create a game that is exciting and create great moments that you can look back with friends and laugh or mention” – explains Erisson.
For this purpose, the emerging, often unpredictable system game Helldivers 2 is cooperating with social aspects, which means that players create a continuous loop of feedback of commitment. Films and posts in social media with random events, affable fire, random deaths and dramatic rates of foreign war have already begun to make available from the day of release. What was part of the developer’s statement, divided by Erisson: “Improvise, adapt and overcome the challenges that push your skills to the maximum when you create friendships thanks to the joy of laughing together and thrill of clutch moments.”
This was immediately emphasized in “Massacre of Malevelon Creek”-a non-possible mission in which players were to defend the planet against automatic threat. Helldivers failed. Badly. What resulted from this doomed to this fight were social media memes, rally conversations and a desire for revenge, which pulled even more players to the game.
“Watching was amazing,” says Erisson. “We didn’t even think that the battle of Malevelon Creek would be something special, but the players themselves really ran with her, powered by huge losses of Helldivers on the planet. This has become a common experience. “
“This battle withdrew for the first time and said:” Wow, what did we create? “
March 2024 – New enemies, missions and strategy
The galactic war well along the way and the number of growing drafts, the search for Super Earth for Liberty began to shape, and the modern elements fell to the game next to fresh missions of events.
Film-like plants added flying screams to their ranks, while Helldivers equalized the chances with the Quasar Las-99 cannon, a hefty machine rifle MG-206 and EXO-45 Patriot-Ten The last prize for the liberation of Tien Kwan.
“I was nervous,” says Erisson. “We spent so much time, making the exosuit as good as we could, and now it was possible that the community actually earned it. What if it fails? But they finally unlocked it … and then everyone tried to apply at the same time! “
Players also fully used the galactic war table, which gave players valuable summaries of the constantly evolving conflict and gave them an idea of where * AHEM * spread democracy. This fell into another key factor of creating Helldivers 2.
April 2024 – Helldivers are hitting
A month of great victory. MaleVelon Creek was revealed with the decisive liberation of the planet of the jungle, as a result of which MaleVelon Creek announced the day of memory on April 3. According to the Presidential Decree of Super Earth, all Helldivers received a souvenir cape, and the citizens received a generous three minutes of memory (during a break for lunch).
In retaliation, the machines installed a full -scale attack … which Helldivers immediately crushed. Funny quick victory was not unnoticed by Arrowhead. “Players achieved much better results than we planned,” admits Erisson. “One of the pleasures of working on a game in which players have so many agencies is that they always keep us on their feet.”
Of course, somehow the machines have returned …
May and June 2024 – more incorrect functions of mechs and missions
The difficult introduction of the ex-49 exosuit allowed players to celebrate dominance over the reviving vending machines. It was a clear contrast with the repetitive failure of the Helldivers test of success in the tasks aimed at helping the construction of MD-17 anti-tank mine mines.
By June, Helldivers received a choice: an attempt to recover vital materials from Marfark to finally earn anti -tank mines or go to Vernen Wells to save prisoners in the Super Citizen Anne hospital for very infirmed children. The body chose the latter, giving up the third opportunity to get an anti -tank mine. However, in the real world of Arrowhead was so impressed that the developer transferred USD 4311 to the charity organization Save The Children.
July and August 2024 – Freedom for everyone
After adding the MLS-4X Commando anti-launcher to the Helldivers arsenal in July, August saw two vast milestones: MD-17 anti-tank mines were finally unlocked despite the next major order failure and a huge escalation regarding escalation update of freedom update. The latter came with many corrections and balances, higher difficulty settings, modern mission goals and adding the threat of Impaler, Automaton Rocket, reinforced Strider Scout, Alpha Commander and Sharger Charger Grounds.
For people looking for a modern planet, BIOM was also added to the swamps, while stormy storms with the limitation of the armory were a fresh threat to the environment for both players and enemies.
From September to November 2024 – Freedom Festival
Bold liberation of Tarsh and Mastia in September Bold stratag stratag orbital Napalm unlocked, followed by Day of Liberty Day on October 26 and the supply of free weapons and loading of armor to everyone in the celebration of the super land search for universal freedom.
Before it developed in November, focused on a powerful space station of democracy, acting by successful killing 500 million terminides.
However, these successes and celebrations were tiny -lived …
December 2024 to February 2025 – Lighting of the future
The return of terrifying and old lighting turned everything on his head, marked by the divination of the update of tyranny in December. Along with larger corrections, joining this deadly enemy was joining the modern colony missions and the possibility of calling a quick reconnaissance vehicle (FRV), capable of breaking some lighter enemies.
Omens from tyranny was the main landmarks for Arrowhead, and the band released it during the Game awards, when they collected the best ongoing game and the best gong multiplayer games.
“Working in a studio, the success of the game may sometimes seem abstract,” says Erisson. “She intends to grant programs, meeting real people talking about their experiences, is amazing. He makes me realize that we actually have an influence on people’s lives.
“We see it as a huge responsibility. He tells us that we have to make this game the best multiplayer experience, as it can be, and raise the bar and expectations. “
And there are many more surprises during the fight in Helldivers 2. “We’re just warming up,” says Erisson. “Expect drama, growing threats (modern and venerable) and of course unexpected.
“We are really honored that people are having a great time in Helldivers 2 and our point of view is just the beginning.”
