Payday 2

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  • Summary: PAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gang – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they hit on Washington D.C. for an epic crime rampage. The new CRIMENET network offers a vast array of dynamic contracts - choose anything fromPAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gang – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they hit on Washington D.C. for an epic crime rampage. The new CRIMENET network offers a vast array of dynamic contracts - choose anything from small-time store rips, cyber-crime or major bank vaults for that lucrative PAYDAY. … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. Impulsegamer
    Sep 5, 2013
    95
    Payday 2 is a Co Op game. While it might have benefitted with a cool story arc for a single player mode the game offers a great outing with 3 other friends for an experience that will keep having you come back for more. Payday is simply put the improved, polished and closest experience you’ll find to robbing an actual bank. It’s just legal.
  2. GameStar
    Aug 19, 2013
    86
    The many missions and unlockables also offer plenty of food for many hours raid pleasure.
  3. NZGamer
    Aug 18, 2013
    83
    As it stands right now, Payday 2, while it won’t be for everyone, is a lot of fun. Although the stealth mechanics are basic, there’s enough strategic depth and teamwork required so that stealthing missions can be challenging, and extremely satisfying when successful.
  4. Vandal
    Aug 13, 2013
    80
    If you have some friends to play a shooter with, this is a great choice. It's not perfect, but is bigger and better than the previous one, which means even more fun.
  5. Quarter to Three
    Aug 26, 2013
    80
    The bottom line is that I’m complaining because the action, the gunplay, the visuals, the demanding teamwork, the ultimate sense of gratification from leveling up and mastering the levels are all pretty much unparalleled, even if they could have been situated into a better gameplay structure. Payday 2 is a wonderful shooter that stands alone in a genre full of me-toos, wanna-bes, and coulda-beens.
  6. PC Gamer
    Sep 12, 2013
    79
    Smart co-op shooting slightly undermined by poor stealth mechanics and dogged insistence on withholding the best toys.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Aug 27, 2013
    50
    The disappointing Payday 2 is a sequel in the loosest sense of the word, with minor and unsuccessful updates to the gameplay, hindered with uninspired scenarios and terrible AI.

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  1. Positive: 320 out of 1632
  2. Mixed: 101 out of 1632
  3. Negative: 1,211 out of 1632
  1. Luke1995
    Aug 13, 2013
    10
    So much fun coop. Huge improvement on the first one and the replay value is insane with the map changing geometry, I got 40 hours clocked upSo much fun coop. Huge improvement on the first one and the replay value is insane with the map changing geometry, I got 40 hours clocked up on just the 6 heists that are in the beta! For the price you pay you cant go wrong!… Expand
  2. ieatvag
    Nov 4, 2013
    9
    I have purchased this game before release and invested 128 hours into playing this game since release.It is a completely unique game that isI have purchased this game before release and invested 128 hours into playing this game since release.It is a completely unique game that is in a class of its own (The only game where you pull of criminal odd jobs) and in addition is a significant improvement since the first payday the heist.The best part about the game is it is constantly being updated and improved with heists and free content, its goes to show how dedicated and awesome the developers are.Out of all the games I have purchased, I have to say that this game is probably has the most bang for my buck concerning new release games.… Expand
  4. CodaHensley
    Dec 1, 2022
    5
    A bit of fun gameplay thats heavily marred by repetition and obnoxious microtransactions
  5. Dwens
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    about 1100 hrs play time here.

    I have no idea why copy the skins from CS:GO market place? payday's dlcs are much enough , why we need    about 1100 hrs play time here.

    I have no idea why copy the skins from CS:GO market place?
    payday's dlcs are much enough , why we need waste more money on the useless skins like CS:GO?

    R.I.P Payday2    … Expand
  6. Limb_Legion
    Oct 17, 2015
    0
    Was once a good game but with updates and balances that continue to ignore player feedback along with many promises made to the community as aWas once a good game but with updates and balances that continue to ignore player feedback along with many promises made to the community as a whole in regards to updates and released features that have not and in no way been meet or talked about by developers. One such instance was the promise of safehouse customization which while in itself isn't much of a big deal the fact it was stated to be in the game and would be finished with the full release of the game which is now years ago has yet to be implemented. Now this is only one instance to display the disregard for promises and statements made by their own development crew in OFFICIAL statements. Along with the disappearance of a quarter of a million in prizes for last years paydaycon which the community still has no clue where it went. I loved payday and on release despite the heists lacked the same intense driven feel as the original I still loved payday 2 but after a while not only did the quality of updates in general go down but the avalanche of DLC content was carrying the same level of disappointing effort and no real quality to justify their price point. All in all as the game stands and the continued disregard for player input in favor of a more profit driven dlc fest has created a sadly broken game.… Expand
  7. zz_tophat
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Fight cops with your credit card! Full priced game with micro-transactions AND DLC that costs more than the main game! All-new dynamicFight cops with your credit card! Full priced game with micro-transactions AND DLC that costs more than the main game! All-new dynamic Unboxing mechanics never seen before! The first heist game that steals from you!… Expand
  8. Tempestangel
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    We are a voice for the crews of Payday 2, the developers of Payday 2, Overkill have destroyed a game loved by many, and I am unfortunatelyWe are a voice for the crews of Payday 2, the developers of Payday 2, Overkill have destroyed a game loved by many, and I am unfortunately forced by my morals to leave a negative review. I love the game, but hate what it has become.

    To be blunt, they added microstransactions after years of promising not to.

    Join us: http://roadfromgreedfest.github.io/Road-From-Greedfest/    … Expand

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