It's the best co-op shooter I've personally played in recent memory.

There's a wide range of weapons to choose from, though they're not readily available and need to be unlocked via play. Some people consider the process too slow or tedious, I think it's pretty well balanced, gives you extra motivation to play for long hours. You play for rewards that aren't just random re-rolls of stats on the same equipment you've had for ages.

I appreciate the freeform nature of play, where you have freedom to split up or do objectives in various orders on an open map, unlike the corridor-based nature of games like Darktide. The large number of difficulty levels lets everyone find one for themselves (except at the very top, a couple more wouldn't hurt.) People of different skill levels and loadout viabilities can play side by side for the most part. The 20 respawns you get as a team is usually very generous.

There is a lot of polish in the parts that matter most. Enemies are satisfying to dismember, ordnance explodes with a satisfying boom. There's a kill counter to let you know you're doing a good job, soldier.

The game has its issues of course, like a lack of saved loadouts or barren UI that doesn't even let you cancel connecting to a game. Long post-game animations can wear your patience really thin.

I've had 160 hours of fun out of it though, and that's way more than enough for what it cost.

It's the best co-op shooter I've personally played in recent memory. There's a wide range of weapons to choose from, though they're not readily available and need to be unlocked via play. Some people consider the process too slow or tedious, I think it's pretty well balanced, gives you extra motivation to play for long hours. You play for rewards that aren't just random re-rolls of stats on the same equipment you've had for ages. I appreciate the freeform nature of play, where you have freedom to split up or do objectives in various orders on an open map, unlike the corridor-based nature of games like Darktide. The large number of difficulty levels lets everyone find one for themselves (except at the very top, a couple more wouldn't hurt.) People of different skill levels and loadout viabilities can play side by side for the most part. The 20 respawns you get as a team is usually very generous. There is a lot of polish in the parts that matter most. Enemies are satisfying to dismember, ordnance explodes with a satisfying boom. There's a kill counter to let you know you're doing a good job, soldier. The game has its issues of course, like a lack of saved loadouts or barren UI that doesn't even let you cancel connecting to a game. Long post-game animations can wear your patience really thin. I've had 160 hours of fun out of it though, and that's way more than enough for what it cost.