![]() ![]() As of the time of writing, an exact date specific date has not been provided. Helldivers II is set to release on the PlayStation 5 and PC sometime later this year. Juxtaposing a cliche-ridden narration that espouses the inherent glory of defending the Federation of Super Earth’s “democratic” way of life against gameplay footage of Helldiver troopers ruthlessly cutting down scores of extraterrestrial arthropods with advanced weaponry, Helldrivers II’s trailer does an excellent job setting the tone for this grim parody of military space shooters. In a brief trailer for the new game, fans were once again transported to Super Earth to watch an in-trailer. ![]() While Helldivers II trades the original’s top-down perspective for an over-the-shoulder third-person view, the series’ satirical tone hasn’t changed. Helldivers 2 is currently set to release sometime in 2023 for the PlayStation 5 and PC. Borrowing visual elements from propaganda films like Triumph of the Will, Starship Troopers ruthlessly satirizes fascism with the same cinematic tactics often used to glorify it. While the novel presents the fascistic world government that replaced the “inefficient” democracies that preceded it as a force of justice and stability, the movie paints the United Citizen Federation as a brutal dictatorship that only grants fundamental human rights to those who serve in its military. Nearly every aspect of Helldivers’ dystopian vision of humanity’s future is burrowed from the film version of Starship Troopers. ![]()
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