Gaming: Helldivers 2's New Explosive Hammer Is The Most Dumb Fun I've Had...

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Last week I was: slaying yokai in Sengoku period Japan in Nioh 3

This week I've been: hammering every Hulk I can lay my hands on in Helldivers 2

I love melee combat in games, but it never quite clicked for me with Helldivers 2. The closest I came to making it work was during the Illuminate invasion of Earth, when I ran around hacking up voteless with the extremely fun sabre from the Masters of Ceremony warbond. Still, it never quite clicked for me—melee always felt like a bit of a meme build, fun to play around with, but always inferior to good ol' guns and energy weapons.

Source: PC Gamer