I’m not deterred at all by old graphics. It’s mostly just that I didn’t have PlayStation consoles growing up (went from Nintendo to Xbox when they came out), and I just haven’t gotten around to it. I know it’s a classic… One of these days.
Helldivers is a game where you play in a squad of 1-4 (solo, friends, or it’ll pair you with randoms) to drop down to planets and try to survive against bugs or automatons while completing some objectives.
The galaxy map is dynamic, with aliens pushing from multiple directions toward “Super Earth”, and the more the entire community fights on planets, the more they’re pushed back. Planets can be liberated, or we can lose them (RIP Malevelon Creek). It’s chaotic and fun, and basically “Starship Troopers the video game”.