The Forged Helldivers 2 mode in Halo Infinite is exactly what both games need, and it's coming to the FPS this month

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Halo Infinite is getting a fanmade mode that has much in common with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Helldivers 2 - it's💜 also called Helljumpers, if you had any reservations about where the inspiration൲ came from - and it has me itching for the dream ODST spin-off that was never greenlit.

For context, a former Halo developer revealed that series developer 343 Industries apparently shot down several spin-off pitches, including one OD༺ST game that very much resembled this year's biggest shooter He𓃲lldivers 2. Rather than s🐎imply yearning for what could have been, a team of superforgers got to work on an unofficial version themselves.

Made in Halo Infinite's Forge - the toolset that lets players create custom maps and modes ranging 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:from Pokemon clones to mini MOBAs - Helljumpers sees four spartans drop down onto a wide open map to complete a series of objectives🧸, all while waves of alien bad guys descen💦d from above. The Forge mode now has a new trailer linked below and an October 25 release date.

Helljumpers | Gameplay Reveal | Hal𒉰o Infinite - YouTube Helljumpers | Gameplay Reveal | Halo Infinite - YouTube

Well, that looks delightful. I think I e🙈ven spotted friendly fire raining from above, too. 

Helldivers 2 and Halo Infinite already have so much in common. Divers and ODSTs are both modelled after Starship Troopers, for one, but this unofficial crossover mak⭕es me think that they could both learn from each other as well. A dynamic co-op mode that captures what makes Halo campaigns so epic is exactly what the iconic series needs. And Helldivers 2 could definitely use a more streamlined, distinct sandbox of weapons (and maybe even vehicles), since the community always seems up in arms about various little nerfs and tweaks to enemies. 

Either way, developer The Forge Falcons have already cut their teeth on a Zombies mode and a large-sca🦂le battle royale mode made in Halo Infinite's Forge, so I'm excited to see their next effort within a few weeks.

Helljumpers is coming at the perfect time as Halo Infinite is getting a third-person mode very soon. 

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