{"id":27923,"date":"2024-03-01T12:38:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T03:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27923"},"modified":"2024-03-01T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T03:38:06","slug":"20240301-27923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240301-27923\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers 2 \u201ccopies\u201d Metal Gear Solid 5 in the most satisfying ways\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Helldivers 2<\/strong> has been drawing comparisons to <strong>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain<\/strong>, particularly for its animations. A video comparing the two titles demonstrates a striking resemblance, and the community is very approving of the way Helldivers 2 incorporates MGS<s> <\/s>5\u2019s satisfying motion mechanics in just the right doses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240229-284316-001.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 gameplay screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-27925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240229-284316-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240229-284316-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240229-284316-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240229-284316-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Helldivers 2<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The side-by-side comparison video of Helldivers 2 and MGS<s> <\/s>5 by @AnthonyCSN (seen below) drew significant attention to the similarities between the two games \u2013 specific animations such as the crouch and sneak, leap to dodge, lying down and shooting movements have a distinct \u201cMGS-like flavor\u201d to them. MGS<s> <\/s>5\u2019s stealth and motion mechanics are known for their fluidity and versatility, and players seem happy to come across something that feels very similar in Helldivers 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anyone else notice the connection between Helldivers 2 and Metal Gear Solid 5!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3l7g2SZuGk\">https:\/\/t.co\/3l7g2SZuGk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AnthonyCSN \ud83e\udd86 (@AnthonyCSN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyCSN\/status\/1762531323053265241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, Helldivers 2\u2019s gameplay is mainly focused on multiplayer and fighting off hordes of enemies, but the stealth action motions reminiscent of MGS5 may be useful for high-difficulty solo play. When fans brought the viral clip to the attention of Johan Pilestedt, CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios, he mentioned the introduction of subsonic ammunition and suppressors in play tests. Many interpret this to mean that there may be some full-fledged stealth-related updates coming to Helldivers 2 in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know!!! I used to rock subsonic ammo and suppressor and do this quite a bit during play tests.<\/p>&mdash; Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pilestedt\/status\/1761539869988253927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as we have been able to ascertain, the Helldivers 2 development team has not publicly named any specific titles that they took influence from, but it\u2019s very likely that MGS5 and other TPS titles were referenced in the process of making the big genre-change from top-down shooter to third-person shooter. One of the big factors contributing to Helldivers 2\u2019s positive reception is the degree of realism in its movements, paired with crisp controls and a high degree of freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not kidding when I say more games should just directly copy stuff that feels good from games they like and then riff from there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3nHbGztHF\">https:\/\/t.co\/V3nHbGztHF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Josh Sawyer (@jesawyer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jesawyer\/status\/1762850170113524091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, Obsidian Entertainment\u2019s director Josh Sawyer also responded to the topic, expressing support for the practice of copying and building upon good mechanics from other games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Metal Gear series itself has a history of evolving by adopting new trends in the TPS genre, such as the introduction of over-the-shoulder aiming. MGS5, which was released almost 10 years ago, remains a representative title of the genre that continues to be a valuable source of inspiration for modern game development.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helldivers 2 is available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/553850\/HELLDIVERS_2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and PS5. Kojima Productions, led by Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima, is currently developing a new action espionage game <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WEpK67JDLu8?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PHYSINT<\/a> (tentative title).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240229-284316\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-02-29 19:2<\/em>7<em> JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helldivers 2 is being praised for how it skillfully copies a particularly &#8220;satisfying&#8221; element of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":27927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-27923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Helldivers 2 \u201ccopies\u201d Metal Gear Solid 5 in the most satisfying ways\u00a0 - 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