Two Marines Corps Veterans Play Helldiver 2 

Playing Helldivers 2 with my Marine Corps buddy / best friend . I don't know why I have to say this but he is African-American like I am. God this game is so much fun, I did not expect this at all if you haven't picked it up you need to grab it (even though the servers are crap right now)

"Bro, in the marines, they never gave us a cape." Had me rolling hard!! 😂😂 glad ur loving this game.

"I am NOT easily impressed"... Proceeds to be the most impressed by the most basic things a normal human can do. Love the writing It's great.

Yo this game has been a reunion for veterans everywhere. Been playing all week with dudes i havent seen since deployments 10+ years ago 😂

"just don't drop us into some crazy @#$$" drops them into crazy @#$@#$.

Learning not to reload after every kill is a stressful learning cycle born over a decade plus of FPS gaming 😭

Ceremonial Capes in Military would be absolutely EPIC

I adore how the intro nails every 2000s military ad ever made. Every inch of this game is steeped in satire of American exceptionalism and the military and it's fucking hilarious every single time.

As someone who is currently serving I to wish they gave us a cape.

“I want to make a movie so painfully obvious in its satire that everyone who understands it lives in perpetual psychological torment inflicted on them by all the people who don’t.” -Paul Verhoeven, Director of Starship Troopers, 1996 After watching the first few minutes of this video, I suddenly understand what he meant.

When you drop into the middle of an alien nest, in most games 'it is game over, man!' In Helldivers? Business as usual.

I love how this game both satirizes and appreciates the value of hyper patriotism. It can be exploited via propaganda, but it also can unite people during turbulent times. I like that it neither fully supports or condemns that pride. It's a good balance of satire.

Never forget Malevelon Creek. Never forget the sacrifices of your brothers and sisters! Remember YOU ARE A HELLDIVER!!!

Getting a cape would 100% get more people to join the military! 😂

this game's stealth system is way deeper then i ever thought it could've been, it's nuts

I like the detail of when some hell divers are planting a flag in the cutscene, it looks like the Iwo Jima flag planting image for a second.

Dude is wearing a US Marines t shirt and asked chat which branch he served in Chat: "Air Force"

on the first 50 secs of the video my brain was screamin' ITS ON HIS SHIRT!!!! IT SAYS M-A-R-I-N-E!!! WTH haha and thank you for delivering Democracy.

Ah, a man of culture. Very nice.

It really feels like the game world is entering a Renaissance of sorts after a long Dark Age.

Just wait till he plays the Automatons instead of bugs. Things get chaotic SUPER quick then.

This game...."Would you like to know more??"

Much like the real military, the orbital Intel on where the enemy actually is, is wildly inaccurate sometimes 😂😂

I love how the trainer butters you up then throws you in the front line. Make you feel like a Hero but in realty your just meat for the grinder. LOL

Did they get you with Marines ad where the guy is fighting the lava monster on top of the mountain with a sword? cause they almost got me with that one lol

finally, after a bunch of bad games to start off the year, finally a good one releases

Heavily influenced by Starship troopers movie. If y'all haven't seen it, watch it.

I really enjoyed watching your playthrough of HD2. I've watched about a dozen so far, and your reaction was exactly what I was looking for. Everyone else just jumped straight in and screamed and yelled at everything, but you provided lots of commentary and thoughts, including your background, so thanks!

peak gaming rn, we got palworld this game and so many more greats to come, I think lethal company was the start of the rise, he almost inspired other small devs to think bigger.

Those transactions are in game you just got to look for them 100 per map i think

Funny how we both used wings of authority as our ship name

After fighting on Helldive, it is quite awesome watch people's first reaction to the game and see the struggle with first enemies (one you had too)

From the previous game, it is Super Earth, not Earth. If the front gets pushed to Super Earth and cannot be pushed back, Super Earth is destroyed. A new Super Earth is established and everything starts over.

Man I respect you! A marine veteran just says you are legendary and you are playing this awesome game!

That's how the marines got you? This is also how it got over 700k Helldivers onboard too, must be a magic formula!

My brother, you willingly signed the dotted line. Just like the rest of us.

This is just dificulty 3, wait to reach 6 and avoe, is where the fun begins!

Thank you for your service, both for America and Super Earth. ❤️🇺🇸

People in chat were guessing the branch he was in. I'm over here just looking at his shirt like... I'm guessing it's the marines.

Semper Fi Brotha. I was apart of IOF as well. Mission Accomplished lol. You had my sub for your content, finding out you're a fellow Devil was just a bonus. Keep up the good work. I heard our DD-214 edition USMC Cape was in the mail .

It may be cheesy But cheese is delicious

"OMG, There are so many!" Wait until shit gets out of hand on Helldive difficulty!

its extremely fun..even better with friends

I've never felt this enthralled and Fuzed with a game since Halo 2... like I arranged my life arround playing Halo2 more.... now I'm arranging my life to play Helldivers.... I think this type of game only comes arround once every 10ish years.... one that actually impacts society and the gaming community, as Halo changed the way people played multiplayer. Helldivers is defining what good live service game is and what many people want...as other live service feels scummy I dont feel that way playing Helldivers and its popularity shows.

Am I the only one silently mouthing "Die, mother, effer, Die!" while he fires short, controlled bursts with the support machine gun? :)

Yooo when ya said “I bet you can never guess what branch I’m in” then realized his shirt says MARINES in all caps, I lost it 🤣🤣

Bro, first off, thanks for your service, secondly, once a marine always a marine. But now to the other thing, this game is literally Starship Troopers put into game form lol.

Thank you for your service to both our country and super earth

i'm ex-army myself and that throws me back to the old school PSA/ADS back in the day lol

I need this but with nam vets on the creek. That’s the support we need to win.

I've played the game about 25 hours now, and -- I still get excited, just watching your second mission here. A few hours ago, I went on a ridiculously hard mission with 3 other guys. One by one, near the exit, we dropped. "DEAD" it read. Finally, we were all watching ONE GUY who was alive. If he died, that'd be it. We watched as he, surrounded by bugs everywhere, not only made it to the exit ship, and just barely made it inside. Insanely epic. What an incredible game!!!

Bruh, I loved this video so much. Looks like my first run. Semper Fi fellow Devil Dogs. Keep up the good work brother

How do you salute 🫡 “You should know they taught you that in basic” 😂😂

Hahaha, randomly stumbled onto this for Democracy from the UK...stayed for the chuckles and carnage!

Thank you for your service sir. I wish I was as brave as you. I’ve been playing the crap out of this game it’s so damn fun lol

Just found your channel and loving your content!

1) Thank you for your service. 2) Helldivers is 🔥. 3) Love your positive attitude toward gaming, great vid!

Semper Fi, Marine! o7 Awesome video. Great fun to watch a cadet when I’ve been playing for a month. Loving your energy

The fact that they teach you how to salute, makes it the most realistic training swquence in any game.

New sub brother and fellow JARHEAD. Let the good times roll. SHRIMP OR FRIES LOL!!! YUTTTTTTT

I don’t alway trust RU-vidrs and social media influencers when they say they have served (I’m currently active) but the Air Force comment in the beginning verified everything I needed to hear to believe him. They definitely get better shit. And definitely have a better living quality than the other branches 😂😅 and just the energy and emotion behind the comment had me like “Yup, I’ve said that before.” Like I felt it lol

"Managed Democracy" what a game! 😆

the grenade aim in helldivers 2 has been calibrated for civilian use, you want to smoke out a hole, aim into it, and the highly trained helldiver will baseball pitch that thing in 90% of the time. the remaining 10% is right when a bug comes out and it bounces.

Thank you for your service.I' was in the US ARMY,army girl over here hooah....lol

Thank you for your service. All helldivers attention salute Bushido!!!!

I love this game. The over the top is on point.

Glad this got recommended. Just subbed.

Hey man. I literally found your channel for the first time today. I love shit like this, and I'm definitely in for more. Maybe we'll run into each other on a dive some time, but either way, keep up the good work. EDIT: Also, couldn't find a way to do so on here, so I joined on Patreon. $2 isn't much, but I like contributing when I can.

“Spread manage democracy” lol greatest line

That one hella expensive uniform that you can only wear to the ball had a cape. Every once in a blue moon you'd see a Msgt wearing one lol

As an Asian... That part about being 7 ft tall just flew over my head LOL 😂

Everytime he reloads with half a clip kills me man! 😂

Got a new subscriber, bro. Gotta support a fellow Marine.

You did better than me in the tutorial, I got ripped apart by the turrets my first time 😂

Glad this was recommended to me!

I am glad you are back safe. Thank you for your service.

"there's so many!" Ah, now we are all grizzled and look back and chuckle at "so many".

Well done on spotting the Starship Troopers inspiration.

I laughed so hard man xD enjoy the game, Maybe I'll see you in it some day lol

I can offer some helpful advise! Would you like to know more? #1 Callouts and planning. Theres a compass with °degrees so you can callout on coms points and targets of interest. Also on the map if you hold down a button while you have the map up you can mark things on the map, if you have a special light armor punging the map can 'UAV' light up targets for you. #2 Before you reload throwing a granade and or a offensive stratagem like a bomb or turret is extremely handy for creative space/cover to reload. #3 if both are running then both arnt shooting. Once the enemies spot you and swarms start happening either bring down thunder with heavy air/arty support and book it 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ OR Leapfroging 1 part peels off the other covers. If you do neither of the above youll just snowball ur troubles without dishing enough hurt out to solve them. #4 there is a hidden premise to this game in most levels where you go from A to B adventuring that not having the bad guys know about you stops them calling in infinite waves, THEY WONT STOP TILL UR DEAD OR FLED, so most times only make ANY noise or run risky open if you have to. Note, none of that really applies on the hold out kill 500 of em or defend 'x' type missions. #5 you can reload basic weapons primary and side arm ON THE RUN and some of the heavy tier weapons, you can also reload them mid air with the jump-pack. #6 try as best you can to 'contain' the fight area so nearby hordes dont get latched on to their buddies and join the shitshow. Try either running in medium tight circles or holding out in good terrain till the enemies you got coming are cleared QUICKLY so you have a breather, else its a never ending shit show. #7 the small ○ when you aim is the direction your barrels pointing so it bobs and jumps whenever your hosing gotta correct with tap fire or pulling the aim down or aiming first person. Thats all off the top of my head, hope it helps you. PS I was impressed that you lived through the openi g tutorial MINIGUN turret moment :D

Am I the only one who gets a tingling sensation when diving in on a fresh campaign?😅😂

This is exactly how the Corps got me too. 😂 Not going to lie. This cinematic gave me that tingle down the spine. Making me want to go back in. Fuck..

"You'll never guess what branch of the military I was in." He says while wearing a Marines t-shirt 😂

I know it’s kinda obvious. But General Brasch. Brash. Being brash, in combat and tactics. And the salute is almost like you’re raising your fist for someone to get off your lawn

Man, the gun sounds in the trailer and game are so satisfying

Even though you seem to ignore most of the training, you still figured out that it's not wise to engage every patrol you see. Some level 50's I've played with still struggle with that.

thank you for your service, love the video

Love the way he ducted behind the wall after using stategem in tutorial mde. It's muscle memory.

You ran right by the fine print; that cape is paying dividends.

Every other military branch: the space force sucks Space force: we'll see about that son

3:00 You laugh but that IS basically the story. Not really America, just all of Earths nations decided "Yeah let's not kill each other anymore. We are now one Earth, no we are Super Earth" and that's basically what happened according to the lore.

it looks like they got 4 Mini-Nukes in that Arty

If you look at the Terms Of Conduct in the traning mission it says you already breached the contract by reading it LOL

You funny asl bro you got a new subscriber and thank you for your service

If they gave us capes i would still be in the army.

lets go fellow devil and a helldiver. liked and subscribed

The worst part about fighting the bugs is how they slip INTO your range. It's not always the big bugs you gotta worry about, it's the little ones that creep up on you and close the gap, thus opening up the big ones to finish you. Lots of strategy involved.

20:49 We have determined that your injuries are not service related

Thank you for your service sir! I hope you eventually got to japan.

15:59 this caught me off guard lmao, earned you a sub