Payday 2

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  1. SpinnerMaster
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    This game used to be good, overkill ruined the game with the most recent update adding microtransactions. Shame on you overkill. I regret paying as much as I have for the DLC in this game.
  2. UltimaGrant
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Developers are just pure greed at this point, i personally would recommend avoiding anything they make or are associated with.

    they turned a fun game on its head and just made a paid game pay2win, a game that already has tons of dlc
  3. TommyB123456
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    A once great game absolutely ruined by micro-transactions. Developers have just decided to milk what is left of the community (the people who make this game great) and everyone has had enough. Buy this game if you fancy having Overkill make a complete mug of you...such a shame, I loved this game once.
  4. beepbep101
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I have 500+ hours in this game. I used to love it. But with the most recent update all the guns have been nerfed to **** or buffed to the point of insanity. Not to mention the micro-transactions, which the devs PROMISED wouldn't be in the game in the first place! And since these micro transactions involve stat boosts the game is now P2W. **** you Overkill.
  5. Panipio
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
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  6. DayBreakers
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Game is unplayable now due to people getting revived out of nowhere and constantly crashing (I swear it has NEVER happen before that CRIMEFEST). Gamebreaking bugs nad balancing issues haven't been fixed yet.
  7. candylaws
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    For one I hate the new microtransaction update for PAYDAY 2 because even as a Team fortress 2 veteran unusual trader PAYDAY 2 just ain't the trading game.

    Now regarding the gun skins - they're pay2win (while CSGO/TF2 gun skins does exactly nothing except for looks), have no effort done into them. I bought a drill out of curious, However when I unboxed what I got was a skin for the    For one I hate the new microtransaction update for PAYDAY 2 because even as a Team fortress 2 veteran unusual trader PAYDAY 2 just ain't the trading game.

    Now regarding the gun skins - they're pay2win (while CSGO/TF2 gun skins does exactly nothing except for looks), have no effort done into them. I bought a drill out of curious, However when I unboxed what I got was a skin for the clarion rifle (FAMAS) and I don't even have the DLC. The skin look like they're done on MS paint with a single image placed on it.    … Expand
  8. Aesthemic
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Let's face it, this game hasn't been the same ever since the most recent updates. It started out with the praise of fans and reviewers alike as one of the most innovative multiplayer games in recent years. This was proof that a small studio could create something that could change the gaming landscape. So many games have tried to recreate the same magic and have failed to do so.Let's face it, this game hasn't been the same ever since the most recent updates. It started out with the praise of fans and reviewers alike as one of the most innovative multiplayer games in recent years. This was proof that a small studio could create something that could change the gaming landscape. So many games have tried to recreate the same magic and have failed to do so.

    However, all good things must come to an end. Starbreeze Studios AB has proven it is entirely possible to take a game that is a huge monetary success and absolutely drive it into the ground. With the introduction of micro-transactions as a "thank you" for all of the success, the community as a whole is understandably upset and appalled. That is probably the nicest way one could put it.

    I've seen a lot of outrage over shortsighted decisions in the gaming community just within the last ten years alone and quite frankly this is one of the most unanimous attempts at communicating with a developer I have seen in quite some time. It is clear: The community is not OK with the direction that the franchise is taking and they are seeing that Starbreeze quite literally sees them as money farms rather than as their long-term fans.

    The micro-transactions which were implemented allow for players willing to spend money to get skins for their guns which would give them a competitive advantage over players that had already spent over $200 on the game and were not wanting to spend more on micro-transactions which do not even add any additional gameplay or depth element to the game. To put things bluntly: The micro-transactions didn't improve the game in any way, shape, or form. Instead, they took away from some of the difficulty of the game which admittingly was rather shallow to begin with.

    There has been absolutely zero communication from Starbreeze Studios AB or by Overkill in regards to these decisions and actually taking the input provided by the community. The fact that in 48 hours there was no official statement on it is quite disgusting. We are nearly a week separated from the start of the introduction of the micro-transactional elements and neither the developers nor Starbreeze has taken even a single step towards reconciliation with their fans.

    It has become rather obvious that the issue is greed. There are a large number of fans which speculate that Starbreeze is merely trying to extract as much money off of the franchise so they can fuel a huge shift towards a mobile market where there is less of a need to offer a solid gaming experience and more weight is placed on making a large number of smaller transactions to get those playing the games to invest money before they can even tell whether they are going to like the game.

    Payday 2 has been harmed during this whole process. At this point enough players have paid for the micro-transactions to make undoing the damage impossible; they are already implemented and players already have them. Taking them away could open up legal complications from those which have spent money regardless of whether it was to see just how broken the micro-transactions are or to actually get ahead in the game. It has become clear that neither Starbreeze Studios AB or Overkill have any interest in fixing the issue or reconciling with their fans. The game is going to dwindle in the number of players actively playing it and the gameplay is already stale at this point since missions will become painfully simple with higher enough (or in some cases low enough) stats.    … Expand
  9. TheyCallMeSocks
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update. Overkill killed their own game with this update.
  10. TAAANK_
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The developers broke their own game with micro transactions and expensive dlcs. Before the recent updates the game was fine, now I can't recommend it until it gets fixed.
  11. Siftey
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Probably the worst game I ever played. I really cannot recommend this game any less. We have put up with a lot of bull crap over the years. Broken and delayed promises. Shovelware dlc. And a whole host of other things. But this really takes the cake. Uninstalling and never playing again. Hope overkill either changes or dies.
  12. K-Boom
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I loved this game for what it was, and appreciated that the developer kept support for so long. I even supported their business model buying the DLC that I felt worthy of my money although most of them are questionable. The DLC costs 4-5x more the original game. And now OVERKILL despite saying they would not add micro-transactions they went back on their word and added steam marketI loved this game for what it was, and appreciated that the developer kept support for so long. I even supported their business model buying the DLC that I felt worthy of my money although most of them are questionable. The DLC costs 4-5x more the original game. And now OVERKILL despite saying they would not add micro-transactions they went back on their word and added steam market micro-transactions for in-game weapon skins, with similar model to TF2 and CS:GO keys and crates, but the skins actually give stats bonuses. The items are not necessary, but this change opens a whole new avenue for them to gain more profit with bad quality content and milk the players even more, and has many flaws like getting a random skin for a weapon that a DLC is necessary. It's made to profit, nothing more than that, no compromise with quality whatsoever. They essentially lied to all their faithful customers who supported them for so long.… Expand
  13. thebakedpotato
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    While this used to be a new and innovative game when it was released. I cannot say the same for it now and its current design and reward choices. Ideally the development and publishing teams will listen to player feedback and curb some of the customer exploitative parts of this game. However until that happens I can only say to stay away from this product.
  14. IAmErr0r
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I have played this game for 250+ hours. I used to love this game, and not mind shilling out for the literal ton of DLC that Overkill is shoveling out for the game. But they took it too far, they have promised a lot and haven't delivered a lot of it yet. The straw that broke the camel's proverbial back was the the fact that they broke the promise they made before the game was initiallyI have played this game for 250+ hours. I used to love this game, and not mind shilling out for the literal ton of DLC that Overkill is shoveling out for the game. But they took it too far, they have promised a lot and haven't delivered a lot of it yet. The straw that broke the camel's proverbial back was the the fact that they broke the promise they made before the game was initially released, that it never have any microtransactions ever. Well, here we are 4 years later with $100+ of DLC and now microtransactions.

    They have truly earned the nick name OVERGREED.    … Expand
  15. Toastedsnow
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I have over 12 hundred hours in this game. I've paid for 28+ DLC packs, for both myself and my friends. And now, the fourth CrimeFest unveils that my "free" reward during this 10-day celebration is a microtransaction system that breaks all existing weapons to nigh-uselessness.
    A microtransaction system that thoughtfully adds that my weapons can once again be made useful again if I pay    I have over 12 hundred hours in this game. I've paid for 28+ DLC packs, for both myself and my friends. And now, the fourth CrimeFest unveils that my "free" reward during this 10-day celebration is a microtransaction system that breaks all existing weapons to nigh-uselessness.
    A microtransaction system that thoughtfully adds that my weapons can once again be made useful again if I pay Overkill more money for separate skins on separate guns to regain the same prior usefulness which has been recently removed.

    Buy skins to return the gun back to a semi-functional state. Use vanilla guns and good luck hitting the ground. Thanks Overkill. Because 28+ DLC packs at 6 Euros a pop wasn't enough for you.
    The final nail in this mouldering coffin is that the core developers promised us a few years ago that microtransactions would never be added.
    It's even more funny now because Overkill has started retroactively deleting any record of those statements they can get their hands on. Unfortunately for them, Reddit has backups of EVERYTHING.    … Expand
  16. aaronwotuk
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    This backlash is an incredibly good thing. I'm pleasantly surprised how vigilant this community is - and as far as I'm concerned, this is the correct way to respond against any other developer and publisher that wants to take advantage of their community.
  17. garbageman
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    This game was my favorite game before the nerfed all the weapons and came out with stat boosting weapon skins that cost real money to get in order to try and recover some of the weapon stats they stole from you.ive uninstalled and will let this game rot in my games list forever now
  18. funkygames
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The game is not bad and can actually be a lot of fun, but the devs sure did pull an "F you" to the community which they seemed to "cherish and take care of".

    They provided free heists and also did some paid DLC to keep the money flowing, this was ok for a time. THEN... the latest updates just broke the game, and they added microtransactions (which they said would never do). Now    The game is not bad and can actually be a lot of fun, but the devs sure did pull an "F you" to the community which they seemed to "cherish and take care of".

    They provided free heists and also did some paid DLC to keep the money flowing, this was ok for a time.

    THEN...

    the latest updates just broke the game, and they added microtransactions (which they said would never do). Now they hide in shame.

    Well then, I guess we'd better move on to the next thing.    … Expand
  19. PyreoftheLiving
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    A broken promise. Two years ago, we were told to be ashamed for thinking that Micro-transactions would be in the game. Ashamed. Yeah, right. Fast forward and they're shoehorned in, with skins that boost weapons stats, that can only be applied to a specific weapons (which could be a DLC weapon you might not have since the game has a metric ton of DLC) and it'll cost you 2.50 a pop to openA broken promise. Two years ago, we were told to be ashamed for thinking that Micro-transactions would be in the game. Ashamed. Yeah, right. Fast forward and they're shoehorned in, with skins that boost weapons stats, that can only be applied to a specific weapons (which could be a DLC weapon you might not have since the game has a metric ton of DLC) and it'll cost you 2.50 a pop to open that safe that overwrites your regular end mission reward. Not a game worth buying (wait for the inevitable F2P conversion) and not a dev worth supporting or defending.… Expand
  20. Draganheisting
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    While I do enjoy the game I will have to stand and give it a 0 until a discussion can be had on the matter. I will still play this and PDTH but my negative review for PD2 both here and on Steam will still stand until Overkill gets its act together.
  21. IceMan501
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    I made an account just so i could say F**k You Overkill we don't want your pay to win micro-transaction. This used to be my favorite game but i just uninstalled it after this.
  22. manofinaction
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    The developer for this game broke promises they made early on regarding their business model, specifically that microtransactions within the game (for items, weapons, unlockers, et cetera) would never be a part of the game. The Crimefest update goes against the original promise and what the community values and appreciates the game to be.
  23. Unlimitfai
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Why? Don't ask me. Just ask why Ovekill lied to all of us and **** us up with micro-transaction with all that DLCs remain. Haha so funny isn't it? They haven't earn enough money with one single **** game.
  24. FreeDrillsScam
    Oct 20, 2015
    0
    Made an account to comment on CRIMEFEST day 6. Company made hyped content and free drills (which is, extremely rare) to drop for people. As some guy on the forums said it is mostly used for propaganda purpose to convince the mass to support Overkill but actually it benefits the minority.

    Did I mention more bugs are "released" on day 6 including SWAT turret van crashing the game    Made an account to comment on CRIMEFEST day 6. Company made hyped content and free drills (which is, extremely rare) to drop for people. As some guy on the forums said it is mostly used for propaganda purpose to convince the mass to support Overkill but actually it benefits the minority.

    Did I mention more bugs are "released" on day 6 including SWAT turret van crashing the game rendering most (open) heists unplayable?    … Expand
  25. pizzaman1
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Game bugs risen up even the today's patch (CRIMEFEST day 6). Nearly any maps with the turret truck is unplayable thanks to its bullets! this proves ovk does not care about QA.
  26. Heksor
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    2015's Crimefest introduced microtransactions, even though the company stated many times before, that PAYDAY 2 won't have microtransactions. A now ruined game made by a company of amoral liars.
  27. EvanWilliams
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    It's a grindy mess with obnoxious DLC and microtransactions. Probably just about 75% of the weapons are locked behind a paywall. If you want to be vaguely as powerful as other people, you're going to have to buy at least one pack of DLC. If you want to have a decent weapon in your grenade slot, you HAVE to buy that pack. Not until the recent ninja pack could you have anything at all inIt's a grindy mess with obnoxious DLC and microtransactions. Probably just about 75% of the weapons are locked behind a paywall. If you want to be vaguely as powerful as other people, you're going to have to buy at least one pack of DLC. If you want to have a decent weapon in your grenade slot, you HAVE to buy that pack. Not until the recent ninja pack could you have anything at all in that slot if you only had the base game. That is you needed to buy the game and then some to be on par with who you're playing with. Now they're making you farm safe boxes to gain skins for weapons you may not even have, because they give you stat bonuses. Unlocking safes of course cost money per box.… Expand
  28. TakeThis
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Never lie to your customers, hopefully it never pays off. But just in case you get away with it here is my 2 cents, This game is half finished on basically all platforms its been released on with a clear focus on rather making DLC than fixing it, and finally going back on their word. You're welcome Overkill, enjoy my meta vote.
  29. Limo
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    It was a great game, but the developers have become arrogant and spoiled it with microtransactions. RIP Payday 2. GG WP.
    P.S. ну и мрази же вы, отвратительно
  30. Company007
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Don't give those greedy f**ckers any more money. They're milking everything they can out of this game before the player base leaves due to them treating us horribly. "There will be no micro-transactions in PAYDAY 2." Right. So i guess this game should now be called Pay2Day. Since all you do in this game is pay.
  31. skinshock_ss
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    This game was a lot of fun,until the devs decided to release tons of worthless dlcs almost weekly just to cash in,and to give the community microtransactions on the first day of crimefest,an event where the community gets free content for completed challenges made by the devs,not a very smart move.....
    If you want to buy this game just keep in mind...overkill don't give a f...about    This game was a lot of fun,until the devs decided to release tons of worthless dlcs almost weekly just to cash in,and to give the community microtransactions on the first day of crimefest,an event where the community gets free content for completed challenges made by the devs,not a very smart move.....
    If you want to buy this game just keep in mind...overkill don't give a f...about you,and even their own game,they're after your wallet.    … Expand
  32. maradona
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Overkill is worse than EA,this game should be called pay2win,not payday 2,more than 400 hrs wasted,thanks overkill,and f......you very much!!oh,i almost forgot this game has tons of bugs,connection problems,filled with hackers and the developers don't listen to the community,do i need to say more?
  33. tyler6936
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions. I Loved this game until they lied to us. they said that they will never bring microtransactions into the game. 2 years later. microtransactions

    I will still play and love this game but until they remove microtransactions they are getting a thumbs down. ;(
  34. sloshedcarter
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Micro transactions. Enough said. But meta critic needs me to write 150 characters. What else needs to be said? Horrible business practice. Oh look there's 150 characters.
  35. FearlessChair
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    @Overkill,

    In the coming days you will receive a lot of hate from your community. And that is completely understandable since you muddied our game with your pay-2-win ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. See, I personally don't care about microtransactions in a game. It adds a new way for developers to earn the money they need to continue developing the game that I play. But the microtransactions can't be allowed    @Overkill,

    In the coming days you will receive a lot of hate from your community. And that is completely understandable since you muddied our game with your pay-2-win ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. See, I personally don't care about microtransactions in a game. It adds a new way for developers to earn the money they need to continue developing the game that I play. But the microtransactions can't be allowed to offer any mechanical differences or you will get a game that is pay-2-win. Even if the changes are completely negligible, this will still start you on a road where eventually they won't be negligible anymore.

    A lot of people are probably wondering why you would even do this, it's not like it's that hard to foresee how this would go. Unfortunately, the truth probably is that you did foresee this would happen, and you simply just don't care. And why would you? What do you have to lose at this point time? Most of us have already paid for the game and all the DLCs, and it's not like we're going to buy them twice. So you've realized that you have milked most of us for all that you can, and now it's time to add microtransactions so you can milk the rest of your fanbase for whatever is left before you put down this old cow and start cultivating your next cow.

    But what you probably can't see is that someone has to feed your cows, and that is us. But now everyone effing hates your guts. So from now on all your cows will be sick, because we will only feed them with poisoned food. And that's your fault! You ruined this community, and now you have to live with it. You might get more milk, but the taste it leaves in your mouths will be stale and sour. Because every time you go to milk your cow you will see all these hateful posts and that will really hurt your feelings. I know it will, because I'm a developer too. And I know how much it hurts when people criticize your work, and I can only imagine how much it must hurt when people show outright hate towards you and your game.

    I really hope you take this to heart and decide to try and heal this community. You probably won't ever be able to completely heal the wounds you caused, but you might still be able to make sure it scars nicely. Please don't hang us out to bleed, or you will completely kill this community and your fanbase.

    Until you fix this I will of course leave a negative review and advise everyone to stay the hell away from your toxic business. But I hope to be able to change this to a positive review again some time in the near future, because this game was truly great, and one of my absolute favorite games.

    TL;DR: The developers has introduced a Pay-2-Win system into this otherwise (former) great game (something they promised multiple times would NEVER EVER happen), and will probably soon abandon it completely in favor of their next cow to be milked. For now I'd advise everyone to stay the hell away from this game, and stay the hell away from Overkill and Starbreeze Studios, because they evidently don't care about their community and if you support people like that you will only be disappointed.    … Expand
  36. KhansTrillby
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Free content is not micro-transactions. Even if you say micro-transactions are fine, there are numerous things that I will not go into detail here that they promised but not have yet shown up.
  37. Broeboy
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    another none free to play game with free to play elements. Micro-transactions to buy keys for crates as well as over 100$ worth of DLC. The devs have broken more promises than I can count and they just keep doing it. Even if they make it free to play in the future it will only make it worse for the people who actually bought it and it won't excuse the time the game wasn't free, but stillanother none free to play game with free to play elements. Micro-transactions to buy keys for crates as well as over 100$ worth of DLC. The devs have broken more promises than I can count and they just keep doing it. Even if they make it free to play in the future it will only make it worse for the people who actually bought it and it won't excuse the time the game wasn't free, but still had the micro-transactions.… Expand
  38. dasdasdasdas
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Decent game turned bad by abusive developers 0/10. Once there was a game called PayDay. Here people would go around shooting police. But then one day developer, Ovekill decided to take the name Payday a little too seriously and added microtransexuals and weapon skins.
  39. pokey93
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. pay2win day, promised to NEVER ADD MICROTRANSACTIONS, then celebrates it's anniversary by doing so. Not to mention you pay to get stats on skins, and they implemented this where the only option was to buy them.

    Well they changed some things which allows people to get what others are buying through cash BUT STILL it is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to do so.    … Expand
  40. Suseraf
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    The game is going in the wrong direction, tones of microtransactions, buggy net code, terrible coding, no testing on new content, do i have to keep going?
  41. logicmotion
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    it used to be a great game untill just recently its an awful disappointment wish i could delete it from my library forever. They break promises and go back on what they said
  42. Pickles340
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    Completely overkill. They ruined this otherwise fantastic game.

    Overkill just released the new "free" content promised during Crimefest 2015. Microtransactions that alter weapon stats and skins.
  43. SquiglyPea
    Oct 21, 2015
    0
    I've supported and followed the Payday series since the original around 4 years ago. I thought of Overkill on the same level as developers I could trust like Vlambeer, Tripwire Interactive and Edmund McMillen and suffice to say I was dead wrong. Overkill once was a respectable company, but they have progressively been pushing their game without rest in the wrong direction for anI've supported and followed the Payday series since the original around 4 years ago. I thought of Overkill on the same level as developers I could trust like Vlambeer, Tripwire Interactive and Edmund McMillen and suffice to say I was dead wrong. Overkill once was a respectable company, but they have progressively been pushing their game without rest in the wrong direction for an unbelievable amount of time and it's reached a point of no return for both me and many others as clearly shown with the sudden spike of negativity.
    They have lied to, exploited and disrespected their die-hard fan base in the pursuit of petty monetary gain under the guise of wanting to "stay independent". I've never seen a small team need the amount of revenue that they seem to claim they're in desperate need of. Other developers, some of which mentioned earlier have made excellent products, in a smaller team and with FAR less DLC being shoved down the community's throats. Keyword also being excellent, Payday is buggy, on a rather pathetic engine, but it's a niche game that fills a role most games can't for people, so it's easy to look pass. They also do update often, but also introducing more problems that either never get fixed or are addressed in a very untimely manner. However, to sell this low quality at double the price of games like the Witcher 3? Please.
    I'm not here to simply talk about why one company deserves more money than another though, Overkill has time and again ignored the pleas of their fans and basically ran the game as if they had earbuds on the entire time, and it's their right to do what they want, but that doesn't make them any less of horrible people. I can't believe I have held onto their wretched business practices for this long and I could want nothing more than for them to receive the backlash they so rightfully deserve.
    When you're so outraged at a developer you've been following for nearly half a decade that you feel the need to make an account on metacritic to voice your disgust, you know they've sullied their once decent reputation. I hope they become an example for what NOT to do to your community for future game developers.
    There's more I could probably address and this is not the best worded review, but there are many reliable sources out there that properly display the atrocity that is Overkill, thank you for reading.    … Expand
  44. SergeantNumnutz
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Don't waste a cent on this game because you're just going to have to waste more on it for all the **** DLC they release. Oh, and you also have to pay money to have a chance at getting a good skin.
    Oh, and that skin you get could be for a weapon that's from a DLC you don't own requiring you to buy said DLC to use said skin.
  45. DrLColt
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    A solid game. An AMAZING game. Ruined. Ruined by greed.
    I felt like this whole thing started with the DLCs... and now it dropped into horrible microtransactions that makes a game (which I remind you is NOT free to play) a pay to win game.
    Sorry Overkill. I loved ya'll... but you disappointed us all :(
  46. 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 waste more money on the useless skins like CS:GO?

    R.I.P Payday2
  47. caesermaximus
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    I do not recomend this game, for the broken promisses, and lies sent to us by this so called companie.
    Please keep your word, after all the challenges on the road to crimefest.
    Some of the Challenges given by OVERKILL, insane to do them all, and guess what the community did not back out. Shame, plain shame. This stays as it is untill you decide to change it back. You should    I do not recomend this game, for the broken promisses, and lies sent to us by this so called companie.
    Please keep your word, after all the challenges on the road to crimefest.

    Some of the Challenges given by OVERKILL, insane to do them all, and guess what the community did not back out.

    Shame, plain shame.

    This stays as it is untill you decide to change it back.

    You should rename it Instead of CRIMFEST, LIEFEST or GREEDFEST.

    I will be watching for your reply to us.    … Expand
  48. EggsYumYum
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Any company which **** its community this hard deserves every negative review possible.

    The game was good, Overkill seemed like the only company that cared, then DLC after DLC- which for most games would be too much but for Payday 2 we saw as reasonable for some reason.

    Now micro-transactions have crushed the spirit of those who still remained committed to the game.
  49. Macbuk
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Devs keep on lying and changing their promises. Good game, but can't recommend. Avoid at all cost, until the devs realise that what mess they've made.
  50. NekoMaO
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    This was a great game to begin with, i have spent tons of hours into this game, but currently now 2015, with the latest update, all guns were neft to ground except pistol, with the excuse by saying it is weapon rebalance, and then introduce micro-transactions where players have to spend real money or grind the game for countless hours just for the sake of 1 drill to unlock the safe inThis was a great game to begin with, i have spent tons of hours into this game, but currently now 2015, with the latest update, all guns were neft to ground except pistol, with the excuse by saying it is weapon rebalance, and then introduce micro-transactions where players have to spend real money or grind the game for countless hours just for the sake of 1 drill to unlock the safe in order to get skins for the weapon, which affects the weapon buffing it up to become stronger.
    The Current game has devolved itself into a Pay2Win game, they should have rename the game as well.

    Disappointed with Overkill developer, Almir, you lied to us, in 2013, you promise the game would have no micro-transactions, but now?    … Expand
  51. Ramalamading
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Think this game is about buying DLCs. You pay, that makes their day. Took me a while to understand the name.)
    There is a goty of this game, but i guess it is unfinished too, containing only around half the DLCs.
    Definately needs more DLCs, would be fun then.
  52. Fluffy_Eevee
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Was a great game until they released microtransactions after saying they would never do that.

    They also tend to ignore the community and they keep saying "We listen to the community"
    As long as they get money, they listen of course.
  53. kandayu
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Was a great game and I loved it till they added micro-transactions, which to make even worse give stats to guns, great way to ruin a good game no one should buy this game in its current state.
  54. rensieee
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    The devs promised we wouldn't have microtransactions, now here they are. Together with bugfixes as community "rewards", some stupid masks, and some songs.
  55. nodork
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    - **** of dlc
    - Microtransactions for keys/drills to unlock cases/safes wich may contain skins for weaponry you dont even own (dlc weapons).
    - Devs lied to their fans repeatedly
    - Toxic community
  56. vinnielycan
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Overkill, this is sincerely my thumbs up to your ruffian and contradictory acts!
    Almir, you were once my hero, now you are more hated than Hector himself.
    Have a good life, i'm sure i will, I am not hated by almost all the community of a game I made ^^
  57. supermariozelda
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Terrible developer. DO NOT BUY! The devs are liars and attempt to milk you for money through locking almost every weapon unless you buy dlc + Microtransactions.
  58. Tallakah
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    If i wanted to play cs:go i would have bought cs:go, don't make false promises and then fill our game with microtransactions that modify gun stats. I can forgive the constant DLC, but this takes the cake, im giving it 0/10 because i feel robed and this is the only way that Overkill will learn from their mistakes
  59. GnarlyGnapalm
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    I used to really love this game. It was great until the developers started getting manipulative and greedy. The DLC has gotten out of control, and now the microtransactions are the straw that broke a lot of camels' backs. We (the community of fans) have been lied to, manipulated, and squeezed of our hard earned coin. I've had enough. It was a great game, but it's time has passed.

    If you    I used to really love this game. It was great until the developers started getting manipulative and greedy. The DLC has gotten out of control, and now the microtransactions are the straw that broke a lot of camels' backs. We (the community of fans) have been lied to, manipulated, and squeezed of our hard earned coin. I've had enough. It was a great game, but it's time has passed.

    If you enjoy having content walled off behind DLC or having to pay REAL CASH for the privilege of gambling to get a weapon skin expensive enough to help off-set the hatchet job that was their weapon rebalance; then go ahead and but this game.

    If you would prefer to keep your money and just that much more of your self-respect, don't give Payday 2 or Overkill a single cent or another second of your precious time.

    So to recap: Overkill is a bunch of greedy, manipulative liars. Payday 2 used to be a great game. I'm uninstalling because they've ruined the game and poisoned any good will or trust that they had with the community at large. If you have any other questions about why I'm so annoyed, check out the forums in the community hub (the button's right there across from the title.) Something to the tune of a few thousand angry fans have said everything I could hundreds of times over.

    I would NOT recommend this game to anyone, least of all to a friend. Unless of course I no longer wanted to be friends with them.    … Expand
  60. rinz
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    This game was pretty good before crimefest 2 happened. Overkill decided to implement microtransactions into PAYDAY 2. Also the infamy 2.0 and the new menue are bad.
  61. SolidJuho
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Warning: Overkill is lier who told us even 2 months ago at there is NO Microtransactions in game.
    R.I.P Payday 2 And Overkill Community 2013-2015.

    i recommed add to extra tags for PD2 on steam site: Pay2Win And Microtransactions.
  62. Payd
    Oct 23, 2015
    0
    Unoptimised and now with more microtransactions it's not really worth to buy it. Overkill failed to deliver during Crimefest with the content delivered being unsatisfactory and not really free.
  63. Fizl406
    Jan 13, 2016
    0
    I had so much fun when PD 2 just got relased. The first dlcs werent bad. I had all of them. If you compare old good payday 2 with this new selling-out bullsh*t, its horrible.
  64. Hallian
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    This game used to be awesome. The reviews that were written before the 15th of october 2015 describe how great it used to be. On this date though, an update was released that just destroyed one of the things that was so great about it. Payday 2 used to be a game with DLC. No pay to win. It took a while to get to the top and unlock all the weapons and modifications. This was one of thoseThis game used to be awesome. The reviews that were written before the 15th of october 2015 describe how great it used to be. On this date though, an update was released that just destroyed one of the things that was so great about it. Payday 2 used to be a game with DLC. No pay to win. It took a while to get to the top and unlock all the weapons and modifications. This was one of those games that made you feel like you had accomplished something. Then 'Crimefest 2015' happened.

    With the last update the game was linked to the Steam inventory and now it is possible to buy 'drills' for 'safes' which can drop different 'quality' weapon skins. On october 15 this game went from a great game to what CS:GO is or what Team Fortress 2 has become with the stupid hats. The microtransactions used to unlock these 'unique weapon skins' are a blunt way of squeezing out the last pennies out of a community that was truely loyal to the game and developers. And we hate them for that.

    There are many great Steam forum posts describing how the community feels about this. For now, you may notice that the game score on Steam, Metacritic and other sources has taken a free fall. This shows how dedicated the community is to preserving all what made this game fantastic. And it shows how repulsive we find the idea of this great game turning into a marketplace for my little pony weapon skins that add 20 accuracy to your AK-47.

    This is our response.    … Expand
  65. Soul_Extractor
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Screw yourself Oversteal/Starsheez ... you are turning into EA. Never again. Your micro-transaction leeching might be the end of you; and if it is...know that the only thing that killed you was your greed.
  66. Seemd
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    PayCounter-GlobalDay. Open Safes with the new micro transactions added into the game even though the developers have promised that they would never add them.
  67. Notwolved
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 has lost my interest completely after the micro transactions fiasco.

    Overkill in general lied, stopped listening to the community and pushed out buggy updates.
  68. Jukku
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    A once great game by a once great company followed by a slide into some of the worst moneygrubbing ever seen in the games industry, If you buy this game, expect 80+ dollars of DLC, microtransactions, and being fed lies by the developer.
  69. kruist
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was such a good game at one point, but with all the micro transactions and how they treat their customers with disrespect by lying to them about features and completely going in a whole different direction with dlcs and patches. They just seem to be ignoring the ppl that love their game and want to keep playing and these people are being pushed about by Overkill because they wantPayday 2 was such a good game at one point, but with all the micro transactions and how they treat their customers with disrespect by lying to them about features and completely going in a whole different direction with dlcs and patches. They just seem to be ignoring the ppl that love their game and want to keep playing and these people are being pushed about by Overkill because they want more money or they refuse to properly listen to what they have to say.… Expand
  70. D3ADMAST3R
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Played this and liked this before.Remember the day,that Almir from overkill said "There will be no microtransactions in Payday2"..It was a big lie.
    Overkill team still add paid DLC's,which price is in summary higher,than the "vanilla" game price for 500% or higher...These DLC's contains few guns,or 1 hour of completing all achievements in it. But they are not fixing major bugs like unsync    Played this and liked this before.Remember the day,that Almir from overkill said "There will be no microtransactions in Payday2"..It was a big lie.
    Overkill team still add paid DLC's,which price is in summary higher,than the "vanilla" game price for 500% or higher...These DLC's contains few guns,or 1 hour of completing all achievements in it. But they are not fixing major bugs like unsync in netcode,AI bugholes and other.The company is greedy af,and not going to do something really useful in their game.And lie a lot,adding microtransactions in game.    … Expand
  71. ninja1138
    Oct 24, 2015
    0
    Was fun until the developers added microtransactions and Pay2Win options after saying they never would... Uninstalled and probably won't revisit it. Oh well, plenty of other games out there I can enjoy and not be nickle and dimed.
  72. oblom_off
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was one of my fafourite games. Until now. Last Crimefest added microtransactions in the game, wich was a big disappointment. Weapons stats was changed, so ballance was ruined just to force people buy skins wich affect stats. Also the fact, that because of Overkill, great site (pd2stats), made by user, where you can virtually check skill builds and weapon loadouts, was closed. If IPayday 2 was one of my fafourite games. Until now. Last Crimefest added microtransactions in the game, wich was a big disappointment. Weapons stats was changed, so ballance was ruined just to force people buy skins wich affect stats. Also the fact, that because of Overkill, great site (pd2stats), made by user, where you can virtually check skill builds and weapon loadouts, was closed. If I understand right, company just made similar feature in the game, FBI files. I just uninstalled the game.… Expand
  73. Basisgetraenk
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Pay2WinDay

    Standart game : 20€
    DLC: More than 100€
    Microtransactions which Change weapon stats

    Dont buy this game, dont support Overkill

    i hope that they will Change their minds someday
  74. Talium
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Pay2WinDay

    Standart game : 20€
    DLC: More than 100€
    Microtransactions which Change weapon stats

    Dont buy this game, dont support Overkill

    i hope that they will Change their minds someday
  75. tobypenter
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    They released a game and then put in microtransactions after a few years. Seriously ruined an amazing game and broke the communities trust. Money grabbing nasties.
  76. Ville
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Used to be a great game. I have at least 150 hours on record and have bought lots of the DLCs the published.

    However, now it's completely ruined by microtransactions. Don't buy it!
  77. krandate
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Sadly, I can no longer recommend this game. I have over 1,000 hours in this game and have made many great friends on this game many of whom I continue to play other games with. I own every DLC except for the pre-order exclusive Loot Bag, almost all of which I bought on the day they came out. This includes buying the Completely Overkill pack for $20 purely because I wanted to support theSadly, I can no longer recommend this game. I have over 1,000 hours in this game and have made many great friends on this game many of whom I continue to play other games with. I own every DLC except for the pre-order exclusive Loot Bag, almost all of which I bought on the day they came out. This includes buying the Completely Overkill pack for $20 purely because I wanted to support the company that was making this game and enable them to continue to work to develop more content and further improve the game. (I am now waiting on a refund request for this DLC as the promises made when I bought that DLC have been broken). The mechanics of the game, focus on making gameplay fun over anything else and a massive number of other features drew me back to Payday 2 time and again.
    A lot changed on 10/15/2015. Crimefest 2015 started and the first thing they did was to add microtransactions. The community has made it very clear they do not want this model and this was done in a very underhanded way that has possibly permanently scarred many players trust in the developer. If they keep microtransactions in I will not only no longer purchase DLC, I will likely not return to Payday 2 because the state of the game and the community will continue to degrade from there. At this time, I cannot recommend anyone buy this game. Right now, that would be like buying a sinking ship.    … Expand
  78. gbursell
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Great coop, love the game. Hate the money grabbing rip off merchants at OVERKILL. Lying and cheating your community does not bring you benefits. If OVERKILL go back to their roots and engage and listen to their community, Payday can be made great again!
  79. jona446
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    In my 500 hours of playtime, I've always accepted the overpriced DLCs. Microtransactions, however (that were implemented as "free content") are not acceptable. Thanks for ruining a great game Overkill!
  80. dthezk
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    They added microtransactions after they said they wouldn't. They don't care about the community. Never buy anything from the devs ever again. It's a huge disappointment to us all. In addition, the game looks bad and runs choppily on even high end computers.
  81. divisi
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    “No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No.” - David Goldfarb when asked if the game would ever include micro transactions in the future

    "Every feature that is unlocked during Crimefest is released for free for the entire community of Payday 2" - Almir "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" - Almir "From an    “No. No. God, I hope not. Never. No.” - David Goldfarb when asked if the game would ever include micro transactions in the future

    "Every feature that is unlocked during Crimefest is released for free for the entire community of Payday 2" - Almir

    "We've made it clear that PAYDAY 2 will have no micro-transactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)" - Almir

    "From an economical standpoint however, completely based on statistics, we can already see that the Black Market update is working as we intended." - Almir

    Once a great game with a caring development team which has turned greedy and deceitful. Payday 2 was once worth purchasing but not any more.    … Expand
  82. MiD
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    1,500 hours, at least $200 sunk into the game, dlc, and copies of both for friends. It was fun.

    And then the company goes back on their word, releasing paid microtransaction-based weapons skins (which are all ugly as sin). This after promising three times in various places that they'd never do anything like that, even saying "Shame on you if you thought otherwise!" They released this    1,500 hours, at least $200 sunk into the game, dlc, and copies of both for friends. It was fun.

    And then the company goes back on their word, releasing paid microtransaction-based weapons skins (which are all ugly as sin). This after promising three times in various places that they'd never do anything like that, even saying "Shame on you if you thought otherwise!"

    They released this update, dubbed the Black Market Update, in a "community" event that promised free content for all players. Paying $2.49 for a drill (key) to open a safe (crate) and get a disgustingly bad skin, maybe even for a weapon you don't own because it's locked behind DLC.

    On top of this, there is a chance the skins can be statistically better, giving a player who paid extra money an advantage. These advantages can range from better accuracy, stability, higher concealment, extra ammo, and I'm sure there's more I'm missing.

    At the same time, they released a "weapon rebalance", with the intent of making all weapons viable in some way. In reality they made certain classes of weapons in every way superior to others, and nerfed popular DLC weapons into the ground.

    More than a week of buggy, unfinished "features" being added (I'm looking at you, bipods.), the head dev hosts an AMA on /r/paydaytheheist to discuss the changes. Feel free to go read it yourself, it's hilarious and sad.

    He confirmed that statistically advantages on cosmetic skins will not be removed, and that the vocal minority should just ignore the skins if they don't like them (thus making their weapons objectively worse).

    He also claimed that this update was necessary to generate revenue, as they weren't receiving enough to maintain their staff. He still claims that Overkill is a small indie company, despite being owned by Starbreeze. Starbreeze's recent financial report shows quite clearly that Payday 2 is making more than enough money to maintain Overkill.

    Almir said himself that despite the overwhelming negative response to the pay-to-win weapon skin model, which again, they promised would NEVER happen, that it's been a huge financial success. How else could this be interpreted besides they don't care if people are angry, they're making money and that's all that matters? That's exactly what that means.

    Unless you're willing to sink nearly $200 and who knows how much more into this game to have all the content, and then have to spend hundreds of hours grinding to actually unlock said content in the game, AND are willing to put up with a developer who has made it very blatantly obvious that they do not care how their community feels, avoid this game. For your own sake. Go play Killing Floor 2 or Vermintide or something, those games have devs that seem to care. Overkill, how far you've fallen. I hope you enjoy your money you fools.    … Expand
  83. KittyGotWet
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    There is nothing I can say to make up the 150 characters needed to submit this post that no one else has said. I would just like this game to finally die.
  84. OvercuckSoftwar
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    "There will be NO micro-transactions in PAYDAY 2!"
    "We think it's a great feature, and the backlash was definitely a surprise."
    "...the numbers speak a different language. Players seem to be loving it."
  85. Suppenkoch
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    I can just copy what others said. Microtransactions, broken promises and lies, betrayment with their complete overkill DLC, and a lot of a lot of other awful stuff. Don't buy anything from Overkill nor try anything of them. They will rip you off.
  86. DarkChili
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Yes this is a standard **** of a carpet bomb review but they deserve it. You can't lie to your user base and not expect to get your **** pushed in review wise.
  87. TheIcyStar
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Ruined with the pay 2 win skins.

    Need I say more? They promised that they wouldn't put micro transactions into this game, but greed screwed them over anyway.
  88. analprofesor
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Say hello to microtransactions cuz Im not going to!
    No need to say go F YOU to almir I already did!
    Dont buy it you wont regret it!
    If you want want to play it pirate it!
  89. Colehtimus
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a fun game, but then the first day of Crimefest came.
    We got safes and drills that won't break, but inside were stronger weapons with ugly paint.
    The heisters raised their fists in anger, older veterans left with their faith shattered. When the people started walking out the door, OVERKILL arrived with damage control. Some of the heisters calmed down and waited, rest of    Payday 2 was a fun game, but then the first day of Crimefest came.
    We got safes and drills that won't break, but inside were stronger weapons with ugly paint.
    The heisters raised their fists in anger, older veterans left with their faith shattered.
    When the people started walking out the door, OVERKILL arrived with damage control.
    Some of the heisters calmed down and waited, rest of the lot got angrier and ranted.
    The fest went on and the reward quality started to drop, it was no surprise the final day was a flop.
    Heisters asked questions and trying to behave, the answers told them Crimenet they can not save.    … Expand
  90. ceraph
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    back in 2013/2014 this game still has been a great thing in the gaming world. Now it is a pure waste of cash since with over 20DLCs which are also together even more expensive than anything made by EA there are Microtransactions! That's right fellow reader! A game what is practically almost 60 dollars or MORE worth now also have this lovely feature added. Oh golly!
  91. PURPL3ISHR3D
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Pay2Day: Globally Offensive

    Payday developers Overkill has utterly messed up beyond recognition in this update. It's a shame really, as their game was one of the most unique games I had played before this update.
  92. Due_Diligence
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    They just had to add micro-transactions even from all the DLC they added to this game. If you're planning to play this game for the long run be ready to spend 130+ dollars.
  93. PaxMayne
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    I played Payday 2 for over 200 hours, and have purchased 13 out of the TWENTY EIGHT paid dlcs. There has to be a point where we draw a line. I am so fed up with this whole situation that I have uninstalled the game. If you want to purchase the game, please think twice.
  94. Fantoche
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    The developpers are blatantly dishonest and piss on their fanbase over and over. Game was fun 2 years ago, avoid this title now. They promise everything and not only don't deliver but they had the gall to introduce microtransactions. On a 30$ game with 120$ worth of DLC.
  95. wookieerancher
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was a promising but undercooked game upon release that has been slowly poisoned by downloadable content and the addition of microtransactions. Sweeping gameplay changes often upset the game's balance and community. The weapon handling and setting of the game provided many hours of entertainment, but unfortunately that game doesn't exist any more. I wouldn't recommend this to new players.
  96. Psykerq
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Even in the AMA there are blatant lies. This is terrible for a company, and Im honestly disgusted that I spent so much money on the game and trusted the developers so much before this.
  97. Kingdomdark
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    Payday 2: Microtransactions edition 2015

    Never forget: 15/10/2015, the beginning of crimefest, where it all started.
    "Microtransactions will never be put in the game (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)"

    And what does overkill release on the first day of crimefest? **** MICROTRANSACTIONS!

    (Unlock the rest of this review with the Review DLC for $4.99)
  98. Cpt_Falconator
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    You know what, this game, as fun as it is, has been f*cked over by the developers, adding micro-transactions that were promised to never happen. By ignoring the community when it mattered the most. By destroying the community in general. I can't bring myself to say this isn't a good game, the game-play is solid and really fun with friends, but everything you will want to do, is lockedYou know what, this game, as fun as it is, has been f*cked over by the developers, adding micro-transactions that were promised to never happen. By ignoring the community when it mattered the most. By destroying the community in general. I can't bring myself to say this isn't a good game, the game-play is solid and really fun with friends, but everything you will want to do, is locked behind (roughly) 37 DLC's costing almost £5 each. I've got 400hrs on this game and own all current DLC, but as of today, this game is no more. This game is nothing but a fond memory that I will forever miss, but I know that it's not the same anymore.

    Goodbye Hoxton, Chains, Wolf, Dallas, Houston, Clover and the rest. It's been a great time... but sadly, I will never go and get the thermal drill again.    … Expand
  99. Dustpan
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    The gameplay and gun selection and variety of ways to play are all amazing and I love this game, but Overkill has decided to **** it's community with microtransactions that add stats. Don't bother.
  100. 0fficerNasty
    Oct 25, 2015
    0
    A once great co-op horde mode game. The developers have turned their backs on the players and have lied to their strong fanbase multiple times. The game features a CS:GO style crate/key system, with the exception of the "skins" adding stat bonuses, effectively making the game "pay-to-win". The balancing has been broken and now pistols reign supreme over all other weapons. It was a goodA once great co-op horde mode game. The developers have turned their backs on the players and have lied to their strong fanbase multiple times. The game features a CS:GO style crate/key system, with the exception of the "skins" adding stat bonuses, effectively making the game "pay-to-win". The balancing has been broken and now pistols reign supreme over all other weapons. It was a good game in its time, but has been systematically torn apart by its creators. "Shame on you for thinking otherwise."… Expand
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#67 Best PC Game of 2013
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Oct 9, 2013
    80
    PayDay 2 is one of the nicest surprises of the year. Overkill Software understands the atmosphere of gangster movies and wisely improves these pieces of gameplay, that might have been disappointing in the first game. The sequel is better in almost every way - you can play a thief and enjoy good character development and shooting systems. I really hope, that PayDay 3 will be even better.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    86
    Payday 2 is an excellent co-op shooter - a vast improvement over the first one. [Sept 2013]
  3. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    80
    A unique and captivating multiplayer experience that rewards team work over personal glory. But make sure you bring friends for the true experience. [Nov 2013, p.62]
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