Helldivers 2 Lead Responds To Negative Space Marine 2 Comparisons

Helldivers 2 Lead Responds To Negative Space Marine 2 Comparisons

From TheGamer (Written by Jack Coleman) on | OpenCritic

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Arrowhead's Johan Pilestedt has commented on a post surrounding the comparisons between Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, saying we should appreciate both "awesome" games.

Helldivers 2 has been experiencing a renaissance since the release of its massive balance patch. The average number of players playing on Steam has almost tripled overnight as players return to play the new-feel Helldivers 2.

In the run-up to the release of Space Marine 2 and amid some of the negativity surrounding Helldivers 2, many detractors were speculating that Space Marine 2 would be the death of Helldivers 2. Both are player-versus-environment third-person shooters where you fight large groups of enemies, so comparisons were always going to be drawn.

That's not what happened, both Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 are very successful. In a Reddit thread making light of the speculation that Space Marine 2 would 'kill' Helldivers 2, Pilestedt left a comment with his thoughts on the comparisons between the two games.

"Hey friends! Thank you for all your amazing feedback, and it's amazing to finally see so many divers return," he began. "I just wanted to pop in here and say that I think...