Payday 2

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. pmart4
    Sep 6, 2015
    7
    I bought this in the Steam Summer sale and left it sat unopened in my library for over a year. That was a mistake. This game is good but it's fantastic with friends and other players. I have come across a few cheaters (something I hate) but as its a co-op game I wasn't disadvantaged.

    Payday 2 is very well executed crime heist FPS. With a few tweaks it could become one of the greatest    I bought this in the Steam Summer sale and left it sat unopened in my library for over a year. That was a mistake. This game is good but it's fantastic with friends and other players. I have come across a few cheaters (something I hate) but as its a co-op game I wasn't disadvantaged.

    Payday 2 is very well executed crime heist FPS. With a few tweaks it could become one of the greatest gamesof all time (or at least that I've ever played).

    The Good:
    * Characters actually have character - great voice acting and styling for each one
    * Multiple modes of difficulty
    * Tracking your takings after each job is fun
    * Massive selection of weapons and gear
    * Regular updates - the game is well supported by its Devs
    * Every heist is very different and has an excellent supporting storyline/synopsis
    * Big sense of reward after completing a long job
    * Fair priced DLC that is only needed by the host of that heist - genius in my eyes

    The Bad
    * Crime.net is the games matchmaking system and it's terrible
    * Crime.net filters don't filter everything
    * Playing alone can take ages to find a good group
    * Cheaters (its a co-op game but still annoying)
    * Updates can take an age to download

    Overall: Buy it in the sale! 7/10    … Expand
  2. Nikoback
    Aug 25, 2015
    9
    Since Payday 2's launch, a vast amount of content has made this game much more enjoyable. It's deep mechanics, constant updates, and tons of options provide for a great co-op experience unlike any other. It's Single-Player is god awful to play though, so definitely don't play it for that.

    All of it's design choices and even it's infamous mechanics (Like how the drill breaks often,    Since Payday 2's launch, a vast amount of content has made this game much more enjoyable. It's deep mechanics, constant updates, and tons of options provide for a great co-op experience unlike any other. It's Single-Player is god awful to play though, so definitely don't play it for that.

    All of it's design choices and even it's infamous mechanics (Like how the drill breaks often, things like hacking computers and etc. take a very long time) all fit well and make tactics and strategy much more influential and important.    … Expand
  3. jurapura5
    Jul 14, 2015
    8
    Payday 2 is exciting new sequal to the franchise predecasor Payday The Heist.It focuse even more heart pumping loud mission and sweat inducing stelth missions.This is game that you should check in your lifetime.However the game has some problems with stupid AI,random crashes and frequent editions of DLC.The good thing is they are any power weapons they can help you in some situations butPayday 2 is exciting new sequal to the franchise predecasor Payday The Heist.It focuse even more heart pumping loud mission and sweat inducing stelth missions.This is game that you should check in your lifetime.However the game has some problems with stupid AI,random crashes and frequent editions of DLC.The good thing is they are any power weapons they can help you in some situations but they will not you win the entire heist.Also the game itself has about 10 missions which have about 30 stages and 6 escapes.A lot of people say it is a Dlcday 2 and it is but they are doing so becouse they dont want to be purchased by evil corporation,looking at you EA.Now the endgame content isnt that rich it only gives you infamous system and infamous masks.I own about 75% of DLCs and im pissed that there is no season pass.Now there is coll DLCs like BBQ pack and not so good ones like Western pack.The game has some issues like random disconnecting and chrashing.The game has some sort of risk/reward system if you stay too long you maybe fail or you get out too fast and could easily took more loot.Aswell there is a expert driver system that allow you a 100% guarantee that you dont have to have a escape mission however then you have to pay money and you get less money after the successful heist which sadly dosent matter later in game since you get so much money that it isnt a problem to spend it.If you arent a DLC buyer there is one that is a very good pack and its called gage courier pack which gives you parts for guns if youfind these small boxes for the required ammount.Also in the beggining you can easily fail even on normal difficulty,and the community can be toxic in beggining and will improve later on and you can see respect within higher level player also a plus with the game is that you can still play on DLC maps even if you dont have them.The beggining is also extremly fun and looking at that money raining however its becomes grindfest later.It is a fun game even more fun with friends but i dont know what about this game half of my brain says buy it and the other half for the third instalment.… Expand
  4. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jul 13, 2015
    4
    This review is based on the single player experience - Basically, it has little to no working single player elements. The bots do not do anything to help the player, many of the missions are practically impossible because of it, because lets face it - the Payday franchise was always crafted around the multiplayer co-op.

    If you purchase this game thinking its got a viable solo player,    This review is based on the single player experience - Basically, it has little to no working single player elements. The bots do not do anything to help the player, many of the missions are practically impossible because of it, because lets face it - the Payday franchise was always crafted around the multiplayer co-op.

    If you purchase this game thinking its got a viable solo player, you're going to be heavily disappointed. Now lets go to the Multiplayer side of the game, I don't deny the game is fun and fast paced, however the community is extremely toxic, the community makes even the worst Call of Duty griefer clans and trolls look good by comparison. The other major problem is DLC DLC DLC-

    Payday 2 is best purchased these days when its heavily on-sale, and you've got alot of friends who are willing to run you through the game as such. Do not play with randoms...ever. Also, if you don't intend to play co-op then avoid this series, the single player barely functions at all - consider it a tutorial, a crappy one at that.    … Expand
  5. shamon
    Jul 5, 2015
    1
    brainless fps shooting at its finest forget call of duty....payday 2 makes serious sam look like a strategy game

    this game will kill your brain cells faster than whiskey
  6. Skicklig
    Jun 30, 2015
    10
    Lovely game with a splending community!

    The guys back at Starbreeze and Overkill are really helpful!

    Had a great time playing it with my friends! ~d[O.o]b~

    ~d[O.o]b~
  7. Treckerfahrer
    Jun 29, 2015
    10
    Payday 2 is a really beautiful and awesome co-op shooter by Overkill. The graphics may look a little bit simple but the game-play itself is one of the best I have ever seen in shooter games. I played it a bit more than 250 hours and it doesn't get boring, especially if you play online with up to three friends. Overkill releases new content nearly every month with new heist missions,Payday 2 is a really beautiful and awesome co-op shooter by Overkill. The graphics may look a little bit simple but the game-play itself is one of the best I have ever seen in shooter games. I played it a bit more than 250 hours and it doesn't get boring, especially if you play online with up to three friends. Overkill releases new content nearly every month with new heist missions, weapons and sometimes a new character. The fact that these DLCs cost like 5 to 7€ a piece is the only thing that is not really good I think.… Expand
  8. Synchro-gaming
    Jun 8, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is just great, with the multiple choices of robbing a bank like stealth or rush.
    Playing this game makes you atleast 6 month addicted. There is a big open choices for mask, guns, guns attachment, class load out. Excellent mechanic.    … Expand
  9. azgoodaz
    Jun 4, 2015
    10
    Just like the first PayDay game, you can do both. Be stealthy on a whole mission/level, planning it out step by step, having enough body bags, becoming Ninjas and in the end becoming rich. Or you can just run and gun praying that you have enough ammo to get past the countless waves of Police/SWAT then also pray again that none of your teammates fall while going to the extraction point.Just like the first PayDay game, you can do both. Be stealthy on a whole mission/level, planning it out step by step, having enough body bags, becoming Ninjas and in the end becoming rich. Or you can just run and gun praying that you have enough ammo to get past the countless waves of Police/SWAT then also pray again that none of your teammates fall while going to the extraction point. Overall its a fantastic game just like the first one but better.… Expand
  10. DurzoBlint
    May 25, 2015
    3
    Payday 2 is profoundly frustrating. There are some cool ideas in there, sure. But most of the game is poorly thought out. The gunplay is horrific, and the curve for unlocking weapons and tools will force you to endure it over and over. It takes too long to get the means to complete any heist efficiently. A lot of time is wasted sitting around if you "go quiet" (as the game oftenPayday 2 is profoundly frustrating. There are some cool ideas in there, sure. But most of the game is poorly thought out. The gunplay is horrific, and the curve for unlocking weapons and tools will force you to endure it over and over. It takes too long to get the means to complete any heist efficiently. A lot of time is wasted sitting around if you "go quiet" (as the game often encourages), because the developer has locked a bunch of essential gear away until you meet an arbitrary amount of time played. Going "loud" is also awful due to the aforementioned gunplay and the bullet sponge enemies. Couple this with ammo limitations, weak guns and poor gun handling, and you have one of the worst games on Steam.… Expand
  11. Guerrino
    May 23, 2015
    10
    If you want the stealth and lots of interesting missions which can't be gone without using stealth-the game's for you! There are many good stories according to the mission. So it always interesting. Don't even focus on DLS. You can do without it, can't you? There are lots of missions which you won't gone through the firs time.
    It has minuses but... Butt-hurt will not appear =) There's not    If you want the stealth and lots of interesting missions which can't be gone without using stealth-the game's for you! There are many good stories according to the mission. So it always interesting. Don't even focus on DLS. You can do without it, can't you? There are lots of missions which you won't gone through the firs time.
    It has minuses but... Butt-hurt will not appear =) There's not sth de trop and absence of sth. 10 and that's all.    … Expand
  12. angeliux77
    Apr 8, 2015
    3
    Le falta mas coerencia en la simulacion, asi como habilidades de los personajes al no ser tan cuadrado el modo de juego, la inteligencia artificial de los policias es muy ovbia y problemas con la logica de los objetos ya que en ocaciones las balas y los policias aparecen de la nada.
  13. payday2rlysucks
    Apr 6, 2015
    0
    i got this in a sale but i still feel ripped off as the ai is a joke, the grapihcs are ugly and half the weapons in the game are behind a 100 dollar dlc paywall.
    i will never buy a overkill game again, this is a scam of a game.
    maybe it would have been a ok game if it had been released 10 years ago but it is ugly with boring gameplay and uncreative maps. every map is same thing - just    i got this in a sale but i still feel ripped off as the ai is a joke, the grapihcs are ugly and half the weapons in the game are behind a 100 dollar dlc paywall.
    i will never buy a overkill game again, this is a scam of a game.
    maybe it would have been a ok game if it had been released 10 years ago but it is ugly with boring gameplay and uncreative maps.
    every map is same thing - just place a drill and fix it when it jams and drill cops until it finishes and most of the maps in the game have the same reused assets.
    terrible game, would never recommend to anyone.    … Expand
  14. badcoop
    Apr 6, 2015
    0
    bad graphics look like from 2001.
    bad audio.
    bad gameplay.
    bad map design.
    bad ai.
    bad price.
    bad characters.
    too much dlc.
    dlc too expensive.
    bad game.
  15. gaming25yrs
    Apr 6, 2015
    0
    I liked the first one but put simply this is a crap game which is very boring, repetitive and easy.
    Very bland and average sequel which is obviously made by very lazy devs.
    Most of the maps are terrible quality, the a.i's pathfinding is terrible, the gameplay balance is terrible, the dlc is horrible expensive, the balance of the skills is terrible, the voice acting is terrible, the music    I liked the first one but put simply this is a crap game which is very boring, repetitive and easy.
    Very bland and average sequel which is obviously made by very lazy devs.
    Most of the maps are terrible quality, the a.i's pathfinding is terrible, the gameplay balance is terrible, the dlc is horrible expensive, the balance of the skills is terrible, the voice acting is terrible, the music is terrible.
    I'm not sure why I wouldn't say that it is a terrible game becaue most aspects of it are of terrible quality.    … Expand
  16. FlutterFin
    Apr 5, 2015
    10
    256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)256 hours. nuff said :)
  17. Muted4545
    Mar 20, 2015
    10
    This has to be the best game i've ever played! I have 1000+ hours on it, and it never get's boring. A definite buy for anyone looking to have a ton of co-op fun!
  18. abrowne
    Mar 3, 2015
    1
    I'm not going to criticize the games AI, the presence (or lack of) of bugs, or the sophistication of the engine. I hesitated between giving the game a score of a 1 or a 2, and I settled on a 1. I haven't played the original Payday. I'm just a casual gamer who happened across the title through word of mouth, and if you're anything like me, you would look at a title on the basis of whetherI'm not going to criticize the games AI, the presence (or lack of) of bugs, or the sophistication of the engine. I hesitated between giving the game a score of a 1 or a 2, and I settled on a 1. I haven't played the original Payday. I'm just a casual gamer who happened across the title through word of mouth, and if you're anything like me, you would look at a title on the basis of whether it offered good replay value. I bought the game because it contained co-op multiplayer and was looking for a blast. Unfortunately, the game offers very little replay value. The heists are limited in scope and flexibility. Very quickly they become tiring because there is so little to do heist-wise. Take out a camera, pick that lock, drill that safe, collect that jewellery or tie up that hostage. In the end you end up doing the same things over and over. If you screw up the heist you get to shoot your way out, which again becomes boring and repetitive, because you've done it all before. If the devs could have done anything to save the game, it would be the possibility of making the success of heists dependent on greater stealth, the implementation of which was intrinsically linked to the success of a heist. This would have possibly enabled a greater co-operative experience. Unfortunately this is absent in Payday 2, so you get the notion that whether a heist is performed through stealth or brute force, it doesn't really matter. And since most heists online do go wrong pretty quickly, it just becomes a shoot-your-way-out action game, with a few heist related activities available for show. That just makes it repetitive, and it gets old pretty quickly. 1/10 from me.… Expand
  19. Garfoodle
    Feb 27, 2015
    0
    At the time of writing this, there is over $115 in DLC. In addition, the game is $30, as it has been since launch. Keep in mind, I own every single DLC. The fact of the mater is that that is too much. It will give you hundreds of hours of fun, but just be warned.
  20. Superficiality
    Feb 7, 2015
    5
    Robbing banks, killing cops, and killing innocent civilians? What message does this repetitive and uninspired game send to all the kids that play it? I hate how you have to do the same thing over and over again to get a new level and get new weapons. Very boring; I was extremely disappointed because my friend told me it was a thrill to play. After shooting at civilians in a bank I fell asleep.
  21. elaintahra
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    Really good. So far I've clocked in 140-150 hours and few more DLCs to buy and I have not completed all missions. Fun to try to get stealth on solo deathwish difficulty and try to get faster times. Enjoyable co-op as well. Missions change on each run, good replayability.

    Cons: - sometimes some idiots kick in the end of the mission - solution: host yourself or play with friends -    Really good. So far I've clocked in 140-150 hours and few more DLCs to buy and I have not completed all missions. Fun to try to get stealth on solo deathwish difficulty and try to get faster times. Enjoyable co-op as well. Missions change on each run, good replayability.

    Cons:
    - sometimes some idiots kick in the end of the mission - solution: host yourself or play with friends
    - deathwish difficulty too easy, guards can't spot you from 10 m if you're stealth enough, should have "real" difficulty (you see them, they see you)
    - guards and civs are deaf, you can run behind people
    - some bugs
    * civs screaming (!) behind wall you can't reach (GO Bank both sides of the map)
    - favors not explained at all
    - going loud on missions is a bit boring though, the cops fall on 1-3 shots but protagonists just keep going, even on deathwish (need REAL difficulty!)
    - Crime.net sucks, waiting for right job is not fun (you can buy any mission with offshore money though)
    - sometimes ECM don't seem to work (rare)? civs can call cops anyway (such as Bank heist, put 2 ECMs on both sides of bank and still someone managed to call)    … Expand
  22. AnnoyedatThis
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    This is un-optimised mess of poorly coded and poorly laid out CASH GRAB FOR BRAIN DEAD REPITION.

    The developer HALFWITT Studios: While sitting on the toilet one day after eating 30 cheeseburgers the team reached into the toilet bowl while I was sitting and pulled out payday 2.. The DLC is a Joke the weapon DLC is a further joke the weapon models are sadly purchased cheapys from    This is un-optimised mess of poorly coded and poorly laid out CASH GRAB FOR BRAIN DEAD REPITION.

    The developer HALFWITT Studios:

    While sitting on the toilet one day after eating 30 cheeseburgers the team reached into the toilet bowl while I was sitting and pulled out payday 2..

    The DLC is a Joke the weapon DLC is a further joke the weapon models are sadly purchased cheapys from Turbo Squid you will see the model packs the most expensive weapon model for the game was $5 wow $5

    The sound is poorly implemented there are too many level bugs even the AI-CPU has very very bad scripting.

    The compression of game content is handled poorly the coding of the game is just a Mess game patches for incorporating 60mb of Mp3 and a Jukebox player for ingame menus    … Expand
  23. wegie125
    Jan 14, 2015
    9
    I have spent a lot of time in this game up to this point and I will admit that the dumb attempt to connecting to servers does suck. Once you get in a server though that problem doesn't really matter because if you have friends to play with you there is a lot to experiment with. Also i stabbed someone with an american flag which is pretty awesome
  24. Floof
    Jan 12, 2015
    9
    So Payday 2, i have played it for almost 1000 hours now. It's just awesome. Many different heists, weapon mods, masks, weapons etc. I just do not understand why people are writing reviews that the game is bad. Its like saying that it sucks because i have a bad computer/connection. It's not Overkills fault you guys are playing with potatoes. (Never experienced any connection issues or lagSo Payday 2, i have played it for almost 1000 hours now. It's just awesome. Many different heists, weapon mods, masks, weapons etc. I just do not understand why people are writing reviews that the game is bad. Its like saying that it sucks because i have a bad computer/connection. It's not Overkills fault you guys are playing with potatoes. (Never experienced any connection issues or lag myself, 100mb up/down and my PC is an i5 4670k with a GTX 760). And why are people complaining about DLC too? The simple fact is they have people making the game as a job. They need to get their salary. And the DLC's cost like 1.50€ on sale so, its not such a big deal. (And atleast the maps played are FREE.) But overall the game is great, Only negative thing that comes into my mind is the lack of levels. There's 100 levels and 5 infamy levels. It takes you a couple hundred hours and that's it, the game's completed. Great game. I just hope all these negative commenters would come and change their review when they're not playing on a potato with their mobile phones internet.… Expand
  25. Dewypoop
    Jan 8, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's been awhile sine Payday 2 first came out. Since then, many updates have occurred, many DLC missions implemented, and many bugs and problems fixed. It is really unfair to say that "Bugs make the game to hard to play while not online" and such. This game requires real time to learn, and it requires skill. Single Player is not broken, it's the players that complain that are. Payday 2 itself is a hard game, regardless of single player or online, and it has many good features. Now, bugs are still present, but the devs from Overkill and Almir himself work on Payday 2 nearly weekly working out the bugs, which is what makes it such a great community and game. Overall, I would say this game deserves a 9, because it's a great game, but has room for improvement with new missions and updates.… Expand
  26. KidPaul
    Jan 5, 2015
    8
    Graphics are a bit dated but the game shines with fun coop, even with some sync issues.

    Only have some 380+ hours logged in this game, sure some heist are bad and not as cool as the heists in Payday 1. but Rats, Hoxton, Hotline, Firestarter, Watchdogs, Framing Frame, Big Oil and Big Bank are fun and the game has somewhat fresh content added overtime since launch. Guns. Lots of guns.    Graphics are a bit dated but the game shines with fun coop, even with some sync issues.

    Only have some 380+ hours logged in this game, sure some heist are bad and not as cool as the heists in Payday 1. but Rats, Hoxton, Hotline, Firestarter, Watchdogs, Framing Frame, Big Oil and Big Bank are fun and the game has somewhat fresh content added overtime since launch.

    Guns. Lots of guns. well there is probably games that has more guns than this game but the Overkill has done a ok job in keeping it somewhat interesting while leveling up, thou once you reached end game you will notice that your running the exact same gun with the same mods as everyone else. yes endgame is pretty cookiecutter atm, something they are working on.

    Community, yes amazingly Overkill actually talks with their community, they might not always listen but they do on occasion an that is really sweet, they are often good at announcing coming patches/dlc but when delays happen they are really silent and generally have a bad handling about it, but that is something they can improve. and they really tricked us thinking that something really cool was coming to Payday only to announce a Zombie game. thanks for that Overkill... good luck with that damn tricksters.    … Expand
  27. montero
    Dec 12, 2014
    10
    I have spent 160+ hours of gameplay on this masterpiece. All the scenarios look like a real situation, with security cameras, guards, locked doors, computers to hack and if you mess the stealth mode, a lot of cops drop in and really give you a bad time. Difficulty level: not for beginners. If you play with three more of your friends, you have endless fun. Guaranteed.
  28. 00patrik01
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    [The game's review language: Hungary]
    A PayDay: The Heist 2011. őszén debütált, jó fogadtatásban volt része de(!) a hossza nem volt elegendő (Megjelenéskor 6 pálya volt). Ha mindenki emlékszik 2011-ben jött ki a Battlefield 3 és ezért a grafikai látvány világ mondhatni "nem jött be" az embereknek és ez nagy minusz volt a játéknak.
    De 2 év alatt történt sok új az Overkill Software    [The game's review language: Hungary]
    A PayDay: The Heist 2011. őszén debütált, jó fogadtatásban volt része de(!) a hossza nem volt elegendő (Megjelenéskor 6 pálya volt). Ha mindenki emlékszik 2011-ben jött ki a Battlefield 3 és ezért a grafikai látvány világ mondhatni "nem jött be" az embereknek és ez nagy minusz volt a játéknak.

    De 2 év alatt történt sok új az Overkill Software számára ugyanis a Starbreeze Studios felvásárolta a jogokat, és berendelték a folytatást a: Payday 2-t...

    Grafika: változott a PayDay 2-ben és vannak árnyékok ami a Heist-be nem volt sokkal élesebb textúrák, jobb megvilágítási effektek, robbanási effektek más kinézetet kaptak. De talán még ide tartozik az is, hogy a pályák most sokkal jobbak tágabb, nyitotabb, élettel telíbb már az utcákon civilek is járkálnak és a város nem egy chernobyl kihalás szintjén van.

    Skillek és Perkek: Most már karakterünk (Választható: Dallas, Chains, Wolf, Hoxton és a John Wick filmből megkaptuk magát John Wick-et) fejleszthető van 5 Skill "fa" ami mind másra jó. Van a Mastermind aki inkább a "mindenes" sok féle skillel. Enforcer ő lesz a mi "tankunk" ha sokat fejlesztük az ő tulajdonságával kapjuk meg a legjobb armort. Technician ő nálunk az egyéb blokádoknál segít Drill-t gyorsíthat C4-et rakhat a széfekre. Ghost na ha csendesen, halkan játszunk (Stealth-be) ő a legjobb választás kisebb észrevehetőség zárakat gyorsan nyit fel, kamerákat tud loopolni, hogy ne legyünk láthatók számára... És a játék a Stealth stílust támogatja mindig ad legalább +5% XP-t. Szép fejlődés a heisthez képest (TAB+1 vagy 2 vagy 3-as számokkal váltasz, hogy mit fejlesztesz accuary, damage stb.). És utoljára a Fugitive ami egyenlőre a "gyors support" abban hasonló a Mastermind-ra, hogy ő is hozhat Medipack-ot. Nemrég behozták a Perkeket is amiben szintén több "fa" van. Ezek a perkek álltalában nagyobb HP-t gyorsabb ammo vételt, a társad mellet vagy te legyél a "tankja, őrzője" és téged lőnek.

    Fegyverek: Nem kicsi létszámmal vannak jelen kapunk jó sok SMG-t Assault Rifle-t Pisztolyokat (akár akimboba), Grenade Launcher, Sniper Rifle, LMG és ezek mindenhol minden kategóriában minimum 5 darab. Természetesen ez se maradhatott ki: rengeteg attachment de annyi, hogy számolni nem lehet van minden fegyverre 6 darab hangtompító 4681 Laser Sight, Scope-ok, más tárak, markolatok (ahogy olvasható tényleg nagyon sok van). Kezelések elég egyszerű bár ha valaki játszik egy kicsit látja, hogy az összes annyira tud hordani össze-vissza. Persze tennünk kell a fegyverekért és nyilván pénz kell, hogy beszerezzük őket.

    Küldetések: Na küldetések a Crime.net-re felmegyünk (azaz ahol küldetést választunk) kidobja a küldetéseket. Ha nincs olyan küldetés amit játszanánk akkor ezt meglehet azzal oldani, hogy "megvesszük" a preferált küldetést. Megtörténik az, hogy aki most kezdte el és más lobby-ba lép be 44-es vagy és belépsz oda ahol 96 szintű a host akkor 99%, hogy kidob. Lesznek itt Pro Jobok ami lényegében ugyanaz a küldetés lesz de(!) ha elrontjuk nem lehet újra kezdeni, de persze ha megcsináltuk a küldetést akkor nyilván a játék megbecsüli +pénz és +XP szóval mindenki döntse el, hogy jó-e ez neki? + PONT mert nagyok sok féle küldetés van lesz itt: Watch dogs ahol a kokaint passzolunk át munkaadónknak. Lesz itt Hoxton Breakout (ami a legtöbb XP-t és pénzt adja) ahol Hoxton-t kell kiszabadítani majd az FBI-nál az adatokat a szervert ellopni.
    Küldetések végeztével mindig választhatunk "kártyát" ezek valamiféle tárgyat adnak: Új maszk, új attachment, maszkokra más matrica, más szinezés.

    CO-OP: Payday=Csak mással. Ez a kijelentés azt takarja, hogy ha paydayezel baráttal, ismerőssel játsz mert esély is jobb, hogy meglesz a küldet... Tehát a jobb játékélmény. De egyedül nem érdemes megadott szint után már megcsinálhatatlan az egész... Látni majd, hogy a társaid olyan inteligenciát kaptak mint amikor a hangyát akarod tanítani arra, hogy hogyan repüljön szerencsélten magyarul NEM csinál semmit mindig lent vannak a földön csak golyófogóknak jók semmi másra max arra, hogy ha földön vagy felszed de semmi más.

    Frissítések:Naponta jönnek frissítések. Nem rég volt a Crimefest rendezvény ahol NAPONTA 500MB-s frissítések jöttek ami azért nem rossz. Amint van valami baj egyből dobják a frissítést ami viszont annak rossz akinek lassú nete van.

    DLC: Óóó de mennyi. És nem is olcsók. Emlékeztek a felsorolásra a fegyvereknél "Grenade Launcher, Sniper Rifle, LMG"? Na ezeket el lehet felejteni ha nem vesszük meg a DLC-t van Hotline Miami küldetés DLC Transport DLC Big Bank DLC (Érdekesség: van egy "The Dentist" nevű munkaadónk akit ha meglátunk a sorozat nézők nosztailgiázhatnak ugyanis ő a Breaking Bad-ből Gus Fring, aki a Los Pollos Hermanost vezette)... Nagyon sok de ami pozitívum egybe nem mindenért kell fizetni vannak ingyenes DLC-k lásd Shadow Raid.

    Értékelés:
    -Kevés ilyen jó játék van.
    -Nem pénztárcabarát DLC-k...

    +...De vannak ingyen is.
    +Grafika
    +Játékélmény
    +Hang
    +Mindig új dolgok
    +Frissítések    … Expand
  29. jasonlonski
    Nov 28, 2014
    8
    Pretty great game. I hate the idea of having to pay for everything even if i own it though. why do i need to pay $100k to put on a sight i already own? In real life it doesn't cost that much.
  30. Gawee08
    Nov 27, 2014
    8
    This game is a very big improvement over the first PAYDAY. PAYDAY 2 has great co-op, requires you to be smarter and has less excessive forces of police enforcers. While it does suffer some flaws from the first game, it is still better than the first.

    PAYDAY 2 now has the 4 heisters, which are all different except from Wolf and now the addition of Old Hoxton in Washington. With new    This game is a very big improvement over the first PAYDAY. PAYDAY 2 has great co-op, requires you to be smarter and has less excessive forces of police enforcers. While it does suffer some flaws from the first game, it is still better than the first.

    PAYDAY 2 now has the 4 heisters, which are all different except from Wolf and now the addition of Old Hoxton in Washington. With new heists, improved graphics and overall better gameplay, I can easily say you should get this rather than the first game.

    PAYDAY 2 has greater combat, improved graphics, new and exciting heists, the addition of stealth (Even though you could stealth Diamond Heist and No Mercy, this is a full on mechanic now) and the guns feel a lot better to shoot. The guns not feeling good to shoot was one of my complaints in the first game and they have fixed that with better animations and great sound effects.

    The music in this game is great, but I prefer the first one as it actually sounded more criminal. The sound in the first game was grinding and sounded very menacing, like a criminal. PAYDAY 2's music is quite high-pitched and is more just generic dubstep, with the exception of Big Bank.

    One flaw that PAYDAY 2 has is the interactivity between the heisters, and I don't mean online actual people but I mean AI. The crew used to communicate to each other a lot more in the first game, they barely do it now in this game. If you told someone to follow you, they would say "Yeah! I'm coming!" which made it more immersive.

    Another flaw that PAYDAY 2 has is that it gets repetitive very quickly. Whilst new heists do get added, they take time as expected therefore after you have completed every heist once, you will get quite bored. I do not know a fix for this other than just adding more heists from the start and I do not blame OVERKILL but I do not play the game that much due to this problem.

    Overall, you should get PAYDAY 2 even though it suffers from bad AI and repetition. It's fun to play, especially with friends but not as exciting when you are playing with random people that you meet on the internet.    … Expand
  31. Moltar123
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    This game is absolutely amazing. As a long time Payday fan, starting with the original, Payday: The Heist, I've enacted my fantasy of bank robbing, armored escort stealing, meth cooking, and even as of recent the breakout of one of my favorite voice actors as Hoxton, over and over again. It never gets dull, as the sheer amount of content being added keeps a repetitive task as farming fromThis game is absolutely amazing. As a long time Payday fan, starting with the original, Payday: The Heist, I've enacted my fantasy of bank robbing, armored escort stealing, meth cooking, and even as of recent the breakout of one of my favorite voice actors as Hoxton, over and over again. It never gets dull, as the sheer amount of content being added keeps a repetitive task as farming from being monotonous and boring.

    Payday 2 features many good points as well as some bad, as comes with all games. However, which each new update, all of the bad things, bugs, glitches, etc. get pushed out, at a rate that is nearly consistent. With the recent welcome approach to mods like HoxHud and PocoHud, almost any and all negatives are virtually gone.

    I recommend Payday 2 to anyone who wants to enact the fantasies of the Wild West, whether it be robbing banks or extorting store clerks for money, Payday 2 is for you.    … Expand
  32. PIZZA____
    Nov 11, 2014
    8
    Probably the most fun i've had with a co-op game in a while. Payday: The Heist was kind of meh. But Payday 2 is insanely fun if you are willing to get your hands dirty (In the game). I do feel the game is a bit grindy and some of the missions do not nearly pay out as much as they should do (I mean emptying a diamond store makes me about 300k give or take even on the more difficultProbably the most fun i've had with a co-op game in a while. Payday: The Heist was kind of meh. But Payday 2 is insanely fun if you are willing to get your hands dirty (In the game). I do feel the game is a bit grindy and some of the missions do not nearly pay out as much as they should do (I mean emptying a diamond store makes me about 300k give or take even on the more difficult difficulties). The guns feel extremely satisfing and have an oomf to them that few other games have. Do not be fooled, robbing banks is not the only thing you do. You rob diamond stores, as mentioned previously, you make meth for a drug baron only to take out the rival mob family, on the same job mind you, and you even escort an old friend that makes a return from the first game. If you enjoy shooters, and robbing stuff you are going to enjoy this game. Especially if you like grinding.… Expand
  33. russiannick29
    Nov 2, 2014
    10
    It seems as though this game received many negative user reviews due to poor connection or just bad computer parts. This game is a beautiful improvement from payday the heist, which did not have many options for customization. In payday 2, you can choose your guns, attachments, customize masks, choose equipment, and choose skills from skill trees, such as the ability to carry more zip tiesIt seems as though this game received many negative user reviews due to poor connection or just bad computer parts. This game is a beautiful improvement from payday the heist, which did not have many options for customization. In payday 2, you can choose your guns, attachments, customize masks, choose equipment, and choose skills from skill trees, such as the ability to carry more zip ties or carry and throw bags of loot faster and farther. The Payday 2 community on steam also plays a huge role in the game, as there are community items (free DLC) in the game like masks, weapons, and missions. They constantly add new heists, so the updates are worth your while. I would have paid $50 for this game, but I got it during the summer sale and only paid $7.49 so I have no problem buying additional DLCs. All in all, great game and I'm not even sure how it could be improved, except for AI having the ability to carry bags on solo heists. I do, however, like the challenge of having to carry all of the bags myself, and wish I could tell the AI to stay in the jewelry store so I can run the bags to the van and come back without them getting in my way. Still, this game would be a 9.6/10… Expand
  34. SkyRyder978
    Oct 24, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco bellissimo che ti coinvolge molto quando vengono rilasciati i DLC,bello anche la modalità stealth,forse dovrebbero migliorare un poco le animazioni,ma con calma e con i vari aggiornamenti si risolverà tutto.… Expand
  35. Squeze
    Oct 19, 2014
    4
    Completely nonsense and unrealistic.
    AI dumb especially if you play solo your fellas dont even pick up loot bag. Cops kill hostages.
    If you aim everything becomes blurry (!) and you can barely see what you are shooting at. Graphic is nice but useless for a game like this. Even more useless without DLC (everything is locked!!). And to be honest i almost feel bad when I kill all those    Completely nonsense and unrealistic.
    AI dumb especially if you play solo your fellas dont even pick up loot bag. Cops kill hostages.
    If you aim everything becomes blurry (!) and you can barely see what you are shooting at.
    Graphic is nice but useless for a game like this.
    Even more useless without DLC (everything is locked!!).
    And to be honest i almost feel bad when I kill all those cops (like hundreds in every mission) and unless you are high level there's no chance to play it in stealth mode.
    45/100.    … Expand
  36. player6587
    Oct 11, 2014
    6
    This game is nice in graphics and gameplay. but what i like the most is the realisticness.but what i DON't like is those DLC!!!!! you can only play 3/1 of the gamemodes but the other 3/2 is purchased!
  37. MagSun
    Oct 1, 2014
    5
    After a longer break from this game I've started playing it "casually". Of course, this game is still quite repetitive to grind your way to level max or now to "Infamy" levels, the DLCs cost quite a bit (but got most of them during steam sales quite cheap) and with "The Dentist", Heists have pre-planning, allowing you to mess that up, too, but it is AWESOME! After all this time playing andAfter a longer break from this game I've started playing it "casually". Of course, this game is still quite repetitive to grind your way to level max or now to "Infamy" levels, the DLCs cost quite a bit (but got most of them during steam sales quite cheap) and with "The Dentist", Heists have pre-planning, allowing you to mess that up, too, but it is AWESOME! After all this time playing and still not level max, it is still fun to play 2-4 maps an evening stealthy or loud. The greatest f*ckup in this game is the "connection lost" problem. You've played for an hour on the higher difficulties and get nothing from losing the connection before the final "Payday".

    IF you play this game only to be level max, complain about high DLC prices and -- in compare to this -- crappy gameplay, you should definitely get the last few CoD games.

    Final comment on: "200k for a bigger Magazine!?"
    >> Yes, that is called "Balance buy once items" or did you like to have useless spending money or buy every item like a "consumable" (Bullets, Magazines, Drills, etc.)? Better think about "the Police releases the criminal for a hostage with all his guns, ammo and sh*t.    … Expand
  38. ibbie
    Sep 27, 2014
    10
    I like throwing bags, I'm special, I like this game, I also like trains, but I like this game better. Payday is life Payday is everything! :D

    I recommend I r8 8/8 would rape again.
  39. lolcaked
    Sep 25, 2014
    8
    Payday 2 is a very good co-op experience. Although I do not own it on the PC, I still play it on the console and it is an okay experience on console but it isn't as good as if you were playing it on PC. The PC version has way more DLC than the console and is a lot easier to use and the interface is a lot more friendly to the player. This games art style was great, the very cartoon-ish kindPayday 2 is a very good co-op experience. Although I do not own it on the PC, I still play it on the console and it is an okay experience on console but it isn't as good as if you were playing it on PC. The PC version has way more DLC than the console and is a lot easier to use and the interface is a lot more friendly to the player. This games art style was great, the very cartoon-ish kind of look was a cool touch to the game. This game was great but there could have been more added to the game to make it even better.… Expand
  40. Linuxsuse
    Sep 24, 2014
    9
    Great Game. Played it for 31 hours and enjoyed it a lot. Coop with friends is fun and it keeps motivating to hunt for better weapons, skills etc.. I didn't even play all maps and of course not all difficulty levels and I'm still exited. I would highly recommend to buy this game!!
  41. SmartHand
    Sep 23, 2014
    10
    What a game !!! 10/10

    After 105 hours of game as I always have fun on! It's really a great surprise for me

    The players are mature and does not hesitate to explain properly to get you started

    Very realistic
  42. 911nsidejob
    Sep 14, 2014
    10
    "And you will have fun,fun,fun till your daddy takes your computer away"
    This is a very highly addictive game, better than the first one in most regards,
    please bring old school Hox back soon :P
    Buy = no regrets.

    P.S. connection is fixed always online awesomeness
  43. PetaZeta
    Sep 12, 2014
    9
    This game only worth if you play in coop with a friend.
    Removing that Payday 2 offers you more than 80 hours of fun, upgrades, levels, and a lots of mask types, weapons and a skill tree. If you get the dlcs (incredible cheap) you'll enjoy it more.
  44. aerochrise
    Aug 24, 2014
    10
    Payday 2 is that kind of game that just gets pretty much everything right. It's an insanely fun co op game that has you crawling back for more every time. My only advice is to not play the same mission over and over again as it will probably cause you to get bored and stop playing for ages, you have been warned :p DLC is constantly coming out (PC only, consoles haven't got any DLC)Payday 2 is that kind of game that just gets pretty much everything right. It's an insanely fun co op game that has you crawling back for more every time. My only advice is to not play the same mission over and over again as it will probably cause you to get bored and stop playing for ages, you have been warned :p DLC is constantly coming out (PC only, consoles haven't got any DLC) keeping things fun and exciting. It's a game you can either have a lot of fun or just get really mad and rage quit, it all depends on how serious you take the game and who your playing with.
    All in all, it is one of my favourite games (Payday 1 will always be the greatest) and I give it a definite 10/10    … Expand
  45. Niss
    Aug 13, 2014
    9
    super fun game (especially with friends). Very long lasting, one year in I am still unlocking stuff and leveling. New DLCs are constantly added with new missions and weapons. DLCs are not expensive compared to other game DLC.

    The graphics might be a tad out of date, but that just means the game runs smooth even on my 5yr old computer (first gen i7). The only negative I can say is the    super fun game (especially with friends). Very long lasting, one year in I am still unlocking stuff and leveling. New DLCs are constantly added with new missions and weapons. DLCs are not expensive compared to other game DLC.

    The graphics might be a tad out of date, but that just means the game runs smooth even on my 5yr old computer (first gen i7).

    The only negative I can say is the game seems very fragile against bad internet connections. One lost package and the game de-syncs, which in a stealth game can have terrible consequences.    … Expand
  46. ce111
    Jul 31, 2014
    7
    This is a great game...if you have friends to play it with you. The mission's I've played with pugs have to be some of the worst in my entire experience. You can get kicked for nothing and people leaving games at a whim is becoming an epidemic. But if you have some buddies to play with, the game becomes 100% better. The jobs are recycled but you can go for harder difficulties which offerThis is a great game...if you have friends to play it with you. The mission's I've played with pugs have to be some of the worst in my entire experience. You can get kicked for nothing and people leaving games at a whim is becoming an epidemic. But if you have some buddies to play with, the game becomes 100% better. The jobs are recycled but you can go for harder difficulties which offer greater rewards but more risk. Pulling off an incredibly hard job is a great feeling. So if you have a couple friend who will play this game with you then its definitely worth it. Otherwise I'd suggest giving this game a pass. There is a single player mode but no real story to speak of and the AI is awful. More often a hindrance than a help.… Expand
  47. SHOTINATOR1243
    Jul 29, 2014
    9
    Payday 2 is an excellent game that is better then the first but isn't too different that some would say it is a whole new game. It brings back the clever co-op from the first game and makes it more deep and interacting. There are many new features added such as the new weapons, armour and mask customization which makes it a more interesting game because it brings in elements of thePayday 2 is an excellent game that is better then the first but isn't too different that some would say it is a whole new game. It brings back the clever co-op from the first game and makes it more deep and interacting. There are many new features added such as the new weapons, armour and mask customization which makes it a more interesting game because it brings in elements of the community as people design their player the way they want. And there is a wide variety of heists to choose from but a lot of them are from download able game content. This is a great game and I would recommend it to new players in the co-op genre and to skilled players from games such as Left 4 Dead/2… Expand
  48. ToFewViews
    Jul 27, 2014
    8
    Payday 2 Review
    Platform:PC
    Developer: Overkill Software Publisher:505 Games If you have ever watched bank heist movies like Point Break or The Town, Payday 2 is the Video Game adaption of all those sweet police shot outs or stealthy ocean's eleven like jobs. The game is built for 4 player Co-op letting you build a team of friends or if you don't have any of those, strangers. To    Payday 2 Review
    Platform:PC
    Developer: Overkill Software
    Publisher:505 Games
    If you have ever watched bank heist movies like Point Break or
    The Town, Payday 2 is the Video Game adaption of all those sweet
    police shot outs or stealthy ocean's eleven like jobs. The game
    is built for 4 player Co-op letting you build a team of friends
    or if you don't have any of those, strangers. To take you pick from
    tons of "Jobs" If you have enough patience you can stealth some from
    beginning to end. Others require a more direct approach, But that
    lets you use the large amount of guns to pick. From LMG's,Shotguns, Sniper Rifles etc
    and mod them to the point where it is just about a different gun.
    Once you have spent your millions of stolen money on new guys and
    have nothing left to buy, you can spend the rest of your empire on
    making custom masks to show off to all your friends. They have added lots of extremely rare and awesome masks to keep people going back for more. So collectively Payday 2 is a great game but if you don't play online or you hate human interaction you will be missing out on a big part of the game. Payday offers hours and hours of game play with DLC coming out all the time as well. If your a fan of robbing a bank blind I recommend this game.

    85/100.    … Expand
  49. Snowkowned
    Jul 26, 2014
    0
    Games don't connect/crash/desync/fail to join frequently in peak hours. Lots of overpriced dlc. Tons of glitches, bugs, and hackers. These issues will most likely not be fixed seeing as forums from more than a year ago still make the exact same complaints.
  50. pflammertsma
    Jul 14, 2014
    4
    I'm sorry to say that I'm frustrated how poorly this game was developed.

    - The AI is beyond awful. The developer tried to account for that by throwing hundreds upon hundreds of cops at you. Your teammates take no objectives whatsoever, instead just lingering around, shooting infinite ammunition. To your utmost frustration, they don't even bother to pick up a bag or flip a switch    I'm sorry to say that I'm frustrated how poorly this game was developed.

    - The AI is beyond awful. The developer tried to account for that by throwing hundreds upon hundreds of cops at you. Your teammates take no objectives whatsoever, instead just lingering around, shooting infinite ammunition. To your utmost frustration, they don't even bother to pick up a bag or flip a switch directly next to them.
    - Stealthiness is limited in unreasonable ways. You have to put dead bodies you want to move into one of your limited body bags, and answering pagers randomly fails.
    - Missions are made challenging in frustratingly dumb ways. Trying to hack a computer? The cops will switch one of three circuit breakers. Of course it's entirely unreasonable to have all three covered, and the cops only need to brush past them to force you to go through the hoops of flipping them and starting the hacking again, all of which takes so much time that doing an entire 3-day job will literally take up to 5 hours.
    - Unlocks. The objective is of course to level up to get unlocks. By limiting the number of body bags you have, or allowing you to reduce the amount of drilling time from ridiculously insanely long, to only insanely long does not a funner game make.
    - Cards. Randomly flipping cards so I can unlock a new mask? Give me a break.

    I'm so frustrated by what this game could have been, that I've only begun to hate it for all it's annoyances. These guys simply don't know what makes a game fun.

    The constant disconnects and the game constantly pausing while peers (re)connect only adds to the general malaise that is PAYDAY 2.    … Expand
  51. Gamebeating
    Jul 14, 2014
    8
    A very good coop experience.

    A nice variety of missions that change their layouts slightly every time you play them.
    The item/mask drops after each mission make it absolutely addicting to play.

    That being said, if you do not have friends to play with its hard to recommend. The AI bots cant help out on stealth missions and are pretty much useless when police starts to head in.
  52. Robattaz
    Jul 12, 2014
    10
    PAYDAY 2 is a great game for you and your friends ! Be sure you play this game with some friends or at least in public sessions. Its not worth playing it "offline".

    The graphics and the gameplay are way better than in the first game PAYDAY: The Heist. Every heist has something that is random generated, so there are so many variations for just 1 mission. The armory is great. There are so    PAYDAY 2 is a great game for you and your friends ! Be sure you play this game with some friends or at least in public sessions. Its not worth playing it "offline".

    The graphics and the gameplay are way better than in the first game PAYDAY: The Heist. Every heist has something that is random generated, so there are so many variations for just 1 mission. The armory is great. There are so many types of weapons. Shotguns, snipers, assault guns, LMGs ... even Grenades... but some of them are just DLC only weapons.
    Its really awesome that the developers still works for the game and bring up new content. They releases payed DLCs and free heists. You dont have to buy any DLCs to play the (DLC)heists. Just the host has to own the DLC which is a great move by OVERKILL. Not splitting up the community and doing many favors. Another big bonus for payday is the great and phenomenal music. Its really pushing and a great experience for every player. Simon Viklund (the composer) made a beautiful job !!!

    But there cant be just good things in a game. Here are some bad notes.
    - You have to carry bags in almost every heists which can be very annoying.
    - Escape Heists are fun for the first times but after playing at lot you getting annoyed of this. I like the design of them but for the gameplay it feels more like its redundant. Just buying "Expert Driver" and you never have to play them again. Kinda sad...
    - And the worst point in my opinion as a real payday veteran (PAYDAY: The Heist about 850 hours and PAYDAY 2 about 750 hours) is the voice acting. I really love the existing voices but there are so many moments in PD2 where you just hear the awesome background track and gunfire. These little details like screaming voices or even more voices for special units and especially the main characters are missing so hard ! If you played PAYDAY: The Heist you know what I mean.

    But still PAYDAY 2 is my favorite game.

    (Review from 12 July 2014)    … Expand
  53. zBedlam
    Jul 9, 2014
    8
    + High replay value with aspects of maps being randomized
    +Good RPG elements
    +Great stealth mechanics
    +Challenging
    +Guns, sound, visuals and character movement all well executed.

    -Rampant hacks
    -"Going loud" can get a bit repetitive at times with wave after wave of mindless cops coming at you.
  54. quack_duck_
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    This is one of my favorite games for a few reasons. First, the multiplayer is fantastic, and is good enough to keep me having fun for hours. Second, the graphics are quite improved from the first installment. Third, the company, Overkill, is constantly updating the game with new content. Although this game has some bugs and glitches, and the AI is iffy, it still holds up as a great co-op FPS.
  55. Viruzzz
    Jun 29, 2014
    7
    the game as a whole is good, it has a few problems though.

    the biggest problem it has is the multiplayer peer-to-peer connections, it results in some incredibly frustrating desync issues, and makes it many times harder to do a stealth mission as a client than as a host. It also is a bit lacking on content, I only started playing it a few months ago, at which time there had already    the game as a whole is good, it has a few problems though.

    the biggest problem it has is the multiplayer peer-to-peer connections, it results in some incredibly frustrating desync issues, and makes it many times harder to do a stealth mission as a client than as a host.

    It also is a bit lacking on content, I only started playing it a few months ago, at which time there had already been several new missions released, I imagine it was much worse at the games release, however the developer is still slowly releasing new content, so this will only get better with time.

    If they managed to fix the desync issues and added content a bit faster, I would bump up the rating to a 9, if they managed to get rid of all the hackers that infest the game, it would be a clear 10.    … Expand
  56. iAmPcGamer
    Jun 28, 2014
    10
    In theory, the job was easy. But then again, aren’t they all? Me and three other wiseguys would hit this bank, break into the vault and make off with the cash housed within. Being the people person that I am, my job was to make sure none of the customers got any funny ideas about being a hero, calling the cops or whatever.

    So after I’d killed the security guard outside and sweet-talked    In theory, the job was easy. But then again, aren’t they all? Me and three other wiseguys would hit this bank, break into the vault and make off with the cash housed within. Being the people person that I am, my job was to make sure none of the customers got any funny ideas about being a hero, calling the cops or whatever.

    So after I’d killed the security guard outside and sweet-talked the dispatcher on the other end of his pager, I’d waltz into the lobby – all calm and serious, like – and start tying up those innocent bystanders. In the meantime, our safecracker would kindly persuade the manager to hand over his keycard, shut off the security system and get drilling on the vault, while the two other members of our operation searched for any civilians we’d missed in the backrooms and kept an eye outside. Easy, right?

    This is how it went down. The back door was open on this run – which was great, since it meant the manager would probably go for a stroll outside. The problem was an extra guard, patrolling the carpark and heading up on the roof every few minutes. Quick change of plan, then – I’d take out the roof guard, handle the pager, etc, then wait on the roof for my colleagues to take out the second guard and the manager at the same time. Then I’d rush downstairs and start introducing the bank’s patrons to Mr Cable Tie. You’ve gotta know how to improvise in this business, after all – there’s no room for linear thinkers on my crew.

    So up on the roof I slip on my mask, whip out my silenced pistol, and everything goes to hell. My pistol’s definitely silenced, but clearly not silenced enough, because a few traitorous decibels leak down to alert one of the civilians inside. They must have had the police on speed-dial, because seconds later we’re treated to the wailing screech of a siren. Time to go loud.
    In many ways, the moment where everything goes wrong is the heart of this cooperative first-person shooter. The following seconds of panicked improvisation, when the brilliantly pounding dance music kicks in, plans get reformulated and roles reassigned on the fly, deliver some of the most intense cooperative thrills I’ve ever experienced outside of a game of Left 4 Dead 2. But it’s also the heart of Payday 2 in another respect: it’s the point where vague, unclear game mechanics and a steep, pointlessly restrictive upgrade system lets you down.

    Payday 2 isn’t a stealth game, but it pretends to be, as the majority of heists start off with you casing the joint. There’s something powerfully evocative about these moments: the game utterly sells the heist fantasy as you and your friends coolly evaluate the guards and security systems of whatever establishment it is you’re about to ransack – a trap ready to spring. But the developers don’t deliver on this build-up. The moment you don your masks and start taking out security guards, someone blunders, or something goes spectacularly wrong.

    Often, it’s your fault: a team member running into the view of a security camera, gun drawn. Sometimes it’s due to fuzzy rules, even if you are still technically to blame, as was the case with my silenced gunshot being heard through the roof. But then there are the incidents where you have nothing to fault but the game: an untouchable civilian on the other side of the invisible walls that bound the arena, calling the police. When my team and I finally pulled off a slick, perfect heist we did so via a zero-tolerance policy toward these unpredictable innocent bystanders: we killed anyone on the periphery who couldn’t be tied down.

    The near-inevitability of failure might be designed into the game, but it’s a pity, as it renders the stealthier parts of the various skill trees less valuable. It also means that your choice at the outset of a mission between wearing unassuming civilian clothes or conspicuous body armour isn’t much of a choice at all – unless you’re prepared to restart until you get it right.
    Payday 2 wants you to fail because it’s not actually a heist game but a heist-themed siege shooter. Some of the best levels realise this, and give you something to do other than sneak in quietly. Assaulting a meth den, holding off an attacking SWAT team, and then proceeding to cook your own batch of meth is a decent example of the kind of audacious stuff the game can, ahem, cook up, when not limited by missions that entail botched sneaky entrances followed by your team defending a drill boring its way into a money vault. The meth lab mission requires at least one team member to carefully add ingredients to the mixture at the correct time, while everyone else battles heavily armoured SWAT enforcers in the kitchen downstairs.
    Payday 2 is so enjoyable that i was willing to play it daily at 640x480 resolution at the lowest settings and still run it at 15-20 fps    … Expand
  57. Sensless
    Jun 28, 2014
    9
    The best Co-op game to date.
    In left 4 dead you can run off and still survive, yes. but here, you have 0 chance. you must stick with your group and follow the plan.
    Leave someone behind and you'll regret it later.
    Pick your weapons carefully and fire at the targets who are most needed of a bullet in their head.
    Its amazing.
  58. superexplosive
    Jun 27, 2014
    8
    I tried out Payday 2 during a free weekend on Steam and soon after decided to add it to my collection. Payday 2 brings a fresh style of cooperative gameplay to the first person shooter scene and that is likely why it stands out so well.

    Gameplay: The primary objective in Payday 2 is to successfully enact a four-man heist operation. These operations can be approached guns-ablazing or    I tried out Payday 2 during a free weekend on Steam and soon after decided to add it to my collection. Payday 2 brings a fresh style of cooperative gameplay to the first person shooter scene and that is likely why it stands out so well.

    Gameplay: The primary objective in Payday 2 is to successfully enact a four-man heist operation. These operations can be approached guns-ablazing or stealthily- whichever your team prefers. Several different heists can be attempted and you are given the ability to play with friendly AI or in a multiplayer matchmaking setup. While these four-man teams are extremely interesting to play with, the connections are unsteady at times and disconnections occur periodically. In addition, each time a player joins your heist mid-game the action is paused while connecting.

    Graphics: In terms of visual appeal, Payday 2 does not go above or beyond- even while using max PC settings. The in-game graphics are somewhat comparable to those of a recent Call of Duty game. The only visual effects that stand out are some well-detailed masks and weapons.

    Customization: Perhaps what draws me in to Payday 2 the most is the collectibility of items and perks. The game offers a rather large array of masks, body armors, weapons, attachments, and graphic materials to add a personal flair to each. I find collecting masks in particular to be enjoyable, but it feels kind of grindy at times to wait so long to unlock a certain weapon only to have to spend the entirety of your hard-earned cash on it (at least in the early-game).

    Replayability: Payday 2 turns out to be a strong multiplayer game- when connection issues don't persist. I could see myself coming back to this game over a large period of time, and I do find myself going from heist to heist in order to unlock new items.

    Overall, Payday 2 presents an original twist to the FPS genre and luckily the idea is well-executed. If the game were a bit more polished, it might be able to grasp at a 9, but even now it holds a strong 8.    … Expand
  59. voxx
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    This game is so much fun with friends and microphones. The 4 player co-op towards a common goal just can't be beat! There is a very rich skill tree and weapons/loot you unlock as you level up. It's almost like the co-op FPS RPG strategy game with the best elements of all of those creating something very addicting and absolutely AMAZING with friends. I had always just thought it was a bankThis game is so much fun with friends and microphones. The 4 player co-op towards a common goal just can't be beat! There is a very rich skill tree and weapons/loot you unlock as you level up. It's almost like the co-op FPS RPG strategy game with the best elements of all of those creating something very addicting and absolutely AMAZING with friends. I had always just thought it was a bank robbing game but when I picked it up on sale I realized what I'd been missing out on. This goes right up there with Mass Effect as one of my favorite game series.… Expand
  60. fn_must
    Jun 22, 2014
    7
    Definitely wouldn't play solo. You'll get kicked after an hour helping your team, I guarantee it. With friends though, the game is an absolute blast. Just don't focus on exp and money, it gets very grindy very fast since there's only a couple of missions you can do to make money/exp relatively fast. And that's a big problem in my opinion: not enough heists. Seriously Overkill, you got aDefinitely wouldn't play solo. You'll get kicked after an hour helping your team, I guarantee it. With friends though, the game is an absolute blast. Just don't focus on exp and money, it gets very grindy very fast since there's only a couple of missions you can do to make money/exp relatively fast. And that's a big problem in my opinion: not enough heists. Seriously Overkill, you got a great game here but we need more heists to keep it interesting. Would recommend for casual co-op but don't make it about exp or money, you'll lose interest in the game quickly. Oh and when you're playing with friends, pick a friend with a solid internet connection to host your game.… Expand
  61. molst
    Jun 22, 2014
    10
    One of the best games i have ever played! The online is very good! So much weapons and masks , skills , different levels, makes you want to play it more and more!
  62. Erokk88
    Jun 16, 2014
    7
    grind without fixing the main problem. This game is built like a game that should be free with microtransactions. You get ONE CARD (unlock) no matter how long the heist is (some are 5 freaking days!) sure you get more money from them but what is the point when you havent unlocked what you want to spend the money on and it's completely up to chance what you unlock or if you even unlockgrind without fixing the main problem. This game is built like a game that should be free with microtransactions. You get ONE CARD (unlock) no matter how long the heist is (some are 5 freaking days!) sure you get more money from them but what is the point when you havent unlocked what you want to spend the money on and it's completely up to chance what you unlock or if you even unlock anything at all!! It gets really repetetive and the safes take too long to drill even with the perks that shorten it (lol 10-15% reduction gee wow) if you survive long enough to make it through the first safe door (the drill will break about 3-4 times) then you are met with ANOTHER FREAKING DOOR TO DRILL which again breaks over and over, THEN (one mission in particular) you sometimes have to spend a bunch of time opening about 100 safe deposit boxes (it is SO freaking asanine) and at that point you have multiple sheild guys coming at once that cannot be killed unless you get behind them. Also stealth is mostly just frustrating and not worth the time and effort. The benefits dont outweigh those of just blowing every security guards head off and getting the heist started.

    solid 7/10 but not a decimal better.    … Expand
  63. TomSEA
    Jun 11, 2014
    9
    Hella fun, especially in co-op mode. The variations on the different scenarios is frankly mind-boggling. All the different things that can go right (or wrong) depending on your actions is remarkable. Really have to give props to the developers for coming up with such a variety.

    Really like the skill trees too, and the fact that you can reset them at any time. Makes building a    Hella fun, especially in co-op mode. The variations on the different scenarios is frankly mind-boggling. All the different things that can go right (or wrong) depending on your actions is remarkable. Really have to give props to the developers for coming up with such a variety.

    Really like the skill trees too, and the fact that you can reset them at any time. Makes building a character easy.

    Yeah, there are some graphical glitches, and the AI (both friend and foe) can be inconsistent, but not to the point of overly detracting from the game. This is a pretty complex game, so I can forgive the occasional burps, especially at the price.

    Highly recommended, especially if you can get a group together to play all four characters.    … Expand
  64. GUKAlex
    Jun 7, 2014
    9
    Payday 2 for those who don't know is a game in which you play 1 of 4 criminals who are on an epic robbery quest of Washington DC. This game is one of, if not best co-operative games I have every played. Overkill software did an amazing job on Payday the Heist (Their previous title for those who don't know) and is also one of my favorite games. Part of what makes this game stand out inPayday 2 for those who don't know is a game in which you play 1 of 4 criminals who are on an epic robbery quest of Washington DC. This game is one of, if not best co-operative games I have every played. Overkill software did an amazing job on Payday the Heist (Their previous title for those who don't know) and is also one of my favorite games. Part of what makes this game stand out in co-operative games is that the developers didn't just add multiplayer in and slap the word co-op on it, which games like Sniper Elite Nazi Zombies have done: Just shooting zombies and nothing else is not co-op, its multiplayer, playing with other individuals, but they dont NEED to be there. In Payday 2, you need other players there because of the new skill system in which certain items can only be unlocked through a certain tree with a certain skill, like the saw or C4 charges which cannot all be handled by a single person. In payday the Heist, after enough gameplay, you would unlock every single thing, and preparing would just feel the same for pretty much all your missions. The payday 2 skill point system allows the player to customize their play style and place points into any of the four skill trees: Mastermind, Enforcer, Technician and Ghost. You can "Ace" points to unlock more skills with more points as well. This means you actually feel like the character you are creating means something, and is not just 1 big 100% completionist run of all the trees like the first game.

    The weapon customization system is now much more improved, allowing you to put attachments of choice onto guns to increase combat stats for all-guns-blazing or more easily concealed attachments for stealth missions, another aspect the first game lacked. The stealth has been very well improved, now with the detection meter during stealth, and actually being able to disable guards rather than have all 12 in the Diamond Heist (A mission from the first game) walking around and instantly being detected if one saw you. Overall, Payday 2's stealth is excellent and a huge improvement to the series.

    The missions in this game are well designed, but just not as over-the-top fun as the first game. The first game's bank heist was a huge bank set in NYC called "First World Bank" with a huge vault behind many doors: a well designed and fun heist that took around 15-20 minutes to complete, even if the drill was just pathetic.

    Payday 2's bank heist is a small bank in Washington DC named "Harvest & Trustee" with the vault in the open, about a 10th of the size of FWB, but the outside more detailed and civilians walking around. It can be completed LITERALLY in 7 minutes You see where i'm going with this one? The heists in this game aren't as good as the first games huge, OTT, blowing bridges up, robbing hospitals and beating up Matt heists (Play heat street in the first game and you'll get it) but Payday 2 does have a lot of fun heists and this doesn't take away from the experience as much as you may think from this description.

    Last thing to talk about, the AI, oh god i guess i couldn't avoid this section, well here we go; The AI in this game is honestly some of the worst I've played with in games, not the worst, but its still up there. First of all, if your getting someone up, the AI will not realize that you are already doing so and just join in, possibly getting all the team members shot up. They also run into the open and sometimes ignore the SWAT and just stand there getting filled with bullets until they are downed, all taken into custody, mission over, start from the beginning, which is even worse when you need help getting up. This is the main thing I think overkill needs to improve on and I hope they do so in the future.

    So to conclude, Payday 2 is a real stand-out game which has a few minor problems, but are easy to look past, and you'll find an experience fulfilled by no other game, a solid 9/10 from me, If you like action games, Just buy it.    … Expand
  65. MakoSucks
    Jun 4, 2014
    9
    If Left4Dead, Heat, and the Dark Knight Bank robbery had a baby, it would totally be this game. What makes this game shine is probably how you can customize your skills, rpg style, and join up with 3 of your friends to make the perfect team of masked bank robbers. You can customize a huge number of masks, just for looks, a large selection of guns, and attachments that you buy, and just setIf Left4Dead, Heat, and the Dark Knight Bank robbery had a baby, it would totally be this game. What makes this game shine is probably how you can customize your skills, rpg style, and join up with 3 of your friends to make the perfect team of masked bank robbers. You can customize a huge number of masks, just for looks, a large selection of guns, and attachments that you buy, and just set loose on cops and feel like a complete badass. There's even some heists you can do without tripping an alarm and having hell break loose. The core gameplay though is definitely shooting waves of cops as they try to take you down and take back hostages, until you die or you escape with cash, jewlery, drugs, guns, etc. Teamwork is key, especially for the higher difficulties, and that's what makes Payday 2 so much fun.

    The DLC is for the most part optional, but adds a lot to the games, Like sniper rifles, and LMG's, but the heists are free, as long as you can find them or have a friend who bought it. They keep adding new content to it, a lot of which is free. They just announced 4 new heists, with Giancarlo Esposito, from Breaking Bad, as your handler, which is going to be awesome! Hopefully they'll do another web series,like they did for the pre release.

    Payday2 is almost perfect, minus a few glitches and bugs, like cops spawning inside the bank in front of you, but they're few and far between. There also seems to be not enough heists, but they get randomized everytime you play them so it adds to the re playability, but It's still not enough for me. Besides that This game would be perfect.    … Expand
  66. Forgewolf
    Jun 1, 2014
    5
    -3 Points for Endless NPC Horde. There are almost no breaks or pauses in tension when on a Heist. The NPCs seem either OPed or broken, or maybe both? They have WAY too good of aim and knowing where you are located.

    They don't function tactically.. they charge at you like its 1776 and in a Warzone. The NPC variety is lacking. Where are the Swat choppers and Swat vans? Things escalate WAY    -3 Points for Endless NPC Horde. There are almost no breaks or pauses in tension when on a Heist. The NPCs seem either OPed or broken, or maybe both? They have WAY too good of aim and knowing where you are located.

    They don't function tactically.. they charge at you like its 1776 and in a Warzone. The NPC variety is lacking. Where are the Swat choppers and Swat vans? Things escalate WAY TOO FAST.

    Why -3 points? Because this effect a big portion of this game. Because holding down a point, fending off the Police and getting the goods needs really good mechanics... not these **** ones this game has.

    -2 points for the lack of features in other things to do. Why can't I drive away from a crime? Why isn't this game open world? Why is this game so much of a grind fest.    … Expand
  67. Banhammer0
    May 31, 2014
    4
    Terrible UI and matchmaking.
    Extremely repetetive gameplay.
    Bad gunplay.
    Strangely slow weapon progression.
    DLCs with weapons
    Lag problems
    The only plus: you feel like a fuking bank robber
    If you are on your payday better buy another game, this is a crappy one.
  68. empleat
    May 30, 2014
    0
    Terrible ai, they do not do nothing.
    They are passive, stay on place.
    Sometimes do flip, which looks funny, but that is all. If you play multiplayer. When join to game next player, while game is during, you must wait and can not play, than he connects. And while you play game and host leave, all cash and experience you gained lost. Jobs looks same and you only place drill and    Terrible ai, they do not do nothing.
    They are passive, stay on place.
    Sometimes do flip, which looks funny, but that is all.

    If you play multiplayer.
    When join to game next player, while game is during, you must wait and can not play, than he connects.
    And while you play game and host leave, all cash and experience you gained lost.

    Jobs looks same and you only place drill and waiting for break to the vault.
    After take bags and go to the van.
    Sometimes you get jobs for more days and you crash with car and must defend your money from cops and w8 for another transport.

    You can buy new weapons and accesories for them.
    And there are also 4 classes, every class have skill three where you spend you skill points and money for new skills.
    This is not to bad, but shooting ai is same boring even with new equipment and skills.

    So i do not recomend this game, for stupid ai and drabness.    … Expand
  69. Djhfgz
    May 26, 2014
    10
    I think this is one of the best games ever! If you want to know why than test it yourself! I played this game over 300 hours, and it was so much fun! I Love it!
  70. Sooju
    May 23, 2014
    10
    오버킬의 야심작인 페이데이2 출시 당시에도 많이 팔렸고 지금도 많이 팔리고있는 엄청난 인기작이다.
    그리고 상을 무려 14개나 수상한 게임이기도 하다. 처음에는 각종 버그가 많았으나 지금은 막혀있기에
    해보는게 좋을듯 하다.
  71. Cleanshott
    May 22, 2014
    10
    It will be very fun and awesome if a Bank of America robbery map were released on Payday2 the same as the robbery that occured and took place in Hollywood where two suspects with machineguns and three AK 45 broke into The Bank Of America shooting at all the police outside the bank. I think it would be great if a map like this were created in PAYDAY 2.
  72. DemonicSoul
    Apr 26, 2014
    8
    Story:
    Payday 2 doesn't really have a "story" to go along with the gameplay. All you do is accept contracts from certain individuals and complete them. The contract givers don't have much to say, and the small amount of dialogue available does a solid job of making you feel like you're planning a heist. If you're hoping the criminals you'll be playing as are entertaining, then you'll be    Story:
    Payday 2 doesn't really have a "story" to go along with the gameplay. All you do is accept contracts from certain individuals and complete them. The contract givers don't have much to say, and the small amount of dialogue available does a solid job of making you feel like you're planning a heist. If you're hoping the criminals you'll be playing as are entertaining, then you'll be disappointed as the 4 main criminals are one-dimensional and only have about 1 paragraph of background found in the crime.net menu. Even though Payday 2 is weak in plot and characters, it excels in gameplay. 2/10

    Gameplay: This is Payday 2's strongest aspect as the gameplay is fun, intense at times, and rewarding if you complete the heist with all the loot available. Even though the level design is small (with invisible walls), I was still able to enjoy what little areas the map let me used. At the start of most heist, you start off in "casing" mode. Here you're mask is off, and you'll be able to scope out the area and plan out what you and your crew will be doing (just make sure that when you're casing, you don't bring any big guns or armor if you and your crew are trying to complete that heist stealthy). Once you and your crew are ready (or one of you gets detected), casing mode is over and the heist begins, and if you've seen any heist movies, you'll know what to do. Get as many hostages as possible, look for any saves, vaults, or other important items, fight off the police as they try to stop your heist, grab the loot, get to the escape vehicle, and get the hell out of there. However, if you have a good crew with excellent communication skills, you'll be able to complete the heist in stealth mode (no alarms, no civilians calling the cops, etc.), and when you complete the heist in stealth mode, it feels so rewarding (especially on the harder heist on a high difficulty). The gun play and customization are also really good. You can customize your gun with different barrels, sights, stocks, etc., and you could customize your mask with different materials, patterns, and colors. When you get into a shootout, the guns feel powerful and actually have recoil in them, forcing you to be accurate (this game isn't called Rambo: the Bank Heist). Just like Borderlands, there are 4 skill sets to choose from: Mastermind-the guy who does crowd control and manipulating any guards or cops who get in your way, Enforcer-the guy who is the tank of the crew (charging in with a shotgun, and using saws to be a menacing threat), Technician- the guy who handles C4s, trip mines, and sentry guns to open saves and fend off against cops, and Ghost-the guy who uses suppressed weapons, answers pagers, hides bodies, lock-picks saves, and uses jammers to avoid cameras and alarms detecting him. You get exactly 120 skill points once you hit level 100, and buying all skills would take up 580 skill points. So just like in Borderlands 2, you'll have to respec (reset skill points) if you want to experience what all skills have to offer. The A.I. in this game however, act really dumb most of the time as they have to rely on strength in numbers to be challenging. The are a good amount of enemies in the game (10 to be exact), and one of them in particular (the Tazer) has got to be one the most annoying enemies I've ever played against in a video game (you'll know who he is once he tazes you). Now we get to the 2 biggest problems with the gameplay: The single player experience, and the unlock system. Just like Borderlands, this is a Co-op shooter, so if you don't have anyone to play with, then you'll have to deal with 2 stupid A.I. teammates who only act as bullet sponges rather than famous criminals. The other thing I dislike is the unlock system. You can purchase guns as you unlock them like in Black Ops, but if you want to unlock new mask, attachments (especially sights), or mask customization items, you're going to have to complete a heist, then you'll have to choose between 3 cards, and whatever's behind that card (attachment, mask, mask customization item), you're going to have to keep it, no buying anything, just complete heists (for farming unlocks, just replay "Ukrainian Job" by spending offshore cash). Overall, the gameplay is great, even with some issues. 8/10

    Graphics:
    The game looks good at max settings, but nothing will amaze you. 7/10

    Sound:
    The gun shots sound realistic, and the soundtrack is solid with some good tracks in the background. 8/10

    Multiplayer:
    This games Co-op is just like Borderlands. 4 people at max (recommended each person has a different role), and all of you complete heist together. When you go loud, it gets chaotic and fun (just don't play solo). 9/10

    Verdict: This game is essentially Borderlands 2 with heist, and it's a ton of fun to play. If you have 3 friends you want to rob banks with, then get this game. If you like to play solo, then you might wanna ignore this game then. Solo rating: 5/10, Verdict: 8/10    … Expand
  73. Maluko
    Apr 18, 2014
    1
    The game wants you to do all the missions the same way. which is basically fight the waves while you wait for something to happen. There is stealth but with every update they add something to make stealth harder, ppl usually get tired of failing and go to the hold your ground strategy.

    The after-mission prizes are useless, imagine you being at lv100 with 10million cash and the, after a    The game wants you to do all the missions the same way. which is basically fight the waves while you wait for something to happen. There is stealth but with every update they add something to make stealth harder, ppl usually get tired of failing and go to the hold your ground strategy.

    The after-mission prizes are useless, imagine you being at lv100 with 10million cash and the, after a 2 hour stealth mission you get a card that gives you 70k cash.

    There is already 3 DLC with useless content, that alone makes me rate this game bad.

    Don't buy this **** but if you do, don't EVER buy any DLC.    … Expand
  74. Megagaming
    Apr 17, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. a really fun co-op game to play with your friends where the only aim is to rob places and get a lot of money from robbing stuff while it can get repetitive from just doing the same mission over and over and over again the developers try to mix it up by including drug cartels in heists there is a small verity of missions ranging from banks and and stores to dock yards. there are different types of enemies normal police offers to tom clancy style cloakers that will kill you before you know they are there but once you are killed you can be revived which in some missions you will need a lot. Graphics are good but blood still looks weird and because of the amount of bullets and bodies bullet holes and bodies quickly disappear with constant updates and dlc you will find yourself coming back to it again and again its repetitive but addictive and fun. 8/10… Expand
  75. Qwen
    Apr 13, 2014
    10
    Its a good game! Running heists on banks, jewelry stores, as well as running high paying errands for corrupt powerful people Smooth graphics, nice background music, and some cool abilities make your experience complete. It's fantastic game!!
  76. sanchokobe
    Apr 3, 2014
    3
    According to Steam, I've logged 30 hours of time playing Payday 2. Let me be perfectly honest: I hate this game. I'm impressed I was able to stomach it for 30 hours.

    I hate the last-gen graphics. I hate the horrible AI. I hate the terrible campaign design. I hate the half-arsed storytelling. I hate the cringe inducing voice acting. I hate the problematic hit detection. I hate    According to Steam, I've logged 30 hours of time playing Payday 2. Let me be perfectly honest: I hate this game. I'm impressed I was able to stomach it for 30 hours.

    I hate the last-gen graphics. I hate the horrible AI. I hate the terrible campaign design. I hate the half-arsed storytelling. I hate the cringe inducing voice acting. I hate the problematic hit detection. I hate the confusing gameplay design choices (Why does a body have to be in a bag in order to be picked up? Why are you only allowed to carry two zip ties?) I hate that an awesome soundtrack was ruined by being associated with this train wreck of a game.

    This game could've been something fantastic. It's truly an interesting concept in cooperative shooters. But everywhere you look in this game, it just reeks of lazy design, lazy programmers, and not nearly enough time spent on QA.

    I give it points for being a poorly executed great idea. And I also give it points for having a soundtrack that deserved to be in a better game than this.    … Expand
  77. Alpacalypse
    Mar 27, 2014
    1
    I really think that CoD had combat right compared to this. HORDE AFTER HORDE of near invincible enemies attack you, with 1 minute breaks inbetween. The combat is repetitive, boring, uninspiring, and left a sour taste in my mouth. Difficulty changes randomly, with certain missions being easy one day, and impossible on a LOWER difficulty rating the next (real time. Not in-game days). TheI really think that CoD had combat right compared to this. HORDE AFTER HORDE of near invincible enemies attack you, with 1 minute breaks inbetween. The combat is repetitive, boring, uninspiring, and left a sour taste in my mouth. Difficulty changes randomly, with certain missions being easy one day, and impossible on a LOWER difficulty rating the next (real time. Not in-game days). The ONLY reason it isn't at 0, is because it's fun when it isn't broken. Other than that, the entirety of the game is a flop.
    Combat is worse than CoD and WarZ having a baby, with L4D2 staring at them from a chair in the hospital room. You have mobs of cannon fodder enemies who die in 2-3 hits. Then, you have enemies who take 3 entire magazines to kill, and can kill you in UNDER A SECOND.
    Here's a list of the special enemies:
    Shielder: Annoying enemy with a riot shield. Use teamwork and hope it doesn't aimbot-lock onto you.
    Tazer: Stuns you, causes your gun to go off spazmastically, and impairs the ability to look. When you're attacked by 7 at once (which usually happens), you can't do jack ****
    Cloakers: They jump in through vents, or exploit the game's pathetic physics and spawn behind you. They have this magically ability to start sprinting at over 40 MPH, and instantly down you. This is like a tazer, but worse, as they spawn more, more health etc.
    Bulldozer: Your standard juggernaut. Except that he, statistically, has over 100X more **** health than you. I've checked. He can also kill a fully armored character with max stats and perks in 5 hits, with a fast enough RPM to shoot 3 times per second.
    What I am trying to say is that this game is pathetically unfair, the combat is absolute **** the stealth is unrealistic with enemies and cameras that have X-Ray vision (Could be another of the MANY glitches), and no driving factor to keep playing. Most levels are copy-pasted with only a name that is changed. (There are about 5 levels, all with a different title, that are the same down to the VEHICLE PLACEMENT.)
    This game is a frustrating borefest not even worth 5 **** dollars. You MIGHT like it if you enjoy horde-type games where every enemy has more health than you, but if not, you're better off buying Ride to Hell.    … Expand
  78. Somerandomguy1
    Mar 26, 2014
    1
    PAYDAY 2: the game where you and other 3 players kill mindless swarms of cops while always doing the same objectives.

    It was funny for the first 30 hours. Then I realized I wasted $30 usd on an arcade shooter of killing retarded cops for the sake of lvling and getting enough money for doing "Infamy", which is almost the exact thing that "Prestige" from CoD. You loose all your money,    PAYDAY 2: the game where you and other 3 players kill mindless swarms of cops while always doing the same objectives.

    It was funny for the first 30 hours. Then I realized I wasted $30 usd on an arcade shooter of killing retarded cops for the sake of lvling and getting enough money for doing "Infamy", which is almost the exact thing that "Prestige" from CoD. You loose all your money, your level is reset to 0 and you can start lvling again. All for a mask and a supposed "buff" that gives you nothing.

    It's not funny. The whole game is based on hooking you to grinding exp and money. Heists are boring, limited and repetitive, with re-used maps and repetitive objectives. There used to be a simple stealth system that was rather fun and gave actual replay-ability to the game. You could challenge yourself and solo-stealth missions on the highest difficulty just by being level 35 or so and by having the right gear. After Update 24, the "Death Wish update", stealth and low levels got almost completely ruined. You can't solo stealth most missions now (and there aren't many missions), hell, you can't stealth most missions now, period. Low levels got ruined because of the new exp system, which is BS.

    Want more BS? There's no anti-cheaters protection. This game is swarmed by hackers. But I personally don't care. They actually enhance the game rather than annoy the community. They give tons of money and can make you lvl up fast if you're good to them, plus they can start custom game modes like pvp or a boss fight with a powerful Bulldozer and his henchmen.

    OVERKILL keeps saying they care about their community, but the proof they give is different. They keep releasing weapon pack DLCs with items that should have been included in the game and they barely release new, innovative maps. Grenades, which come in the "Gage weapon pack #1" and are very useful, are worth $5. And you buy that pack only for the grenades, the other content sucks. It makes me wonder sometimes if this is a p2w game and if they ruined stealth in purpose so you would go loud and buy their DLCs.

    Overall, this is not the big game of robbing big banks with lots of preparation, planification, etc we were promised. This is the lvling game. You play a lot to level up, or you hack and become bored when you find out there's not much to do on the game when you're level 100.    … Expand
  79. HansensUniverse
    Mar 23, 2014
    10
    Steam had it up for a free weekend trial, the game is really fun and challenging as for now at least the game seems to run great on my system no lag no stutter graphics are good to not the best but good, but the guns in this game got some really fine details, i feel like the animations and the way you move around is happening smooth and fluid police will flank you and use lot's of ways toSteam had it up for a free weekend trial, the game is really fun and challenging as for now at least the game seems to run great on my system no lag no stutter graphics are good to not the best but good, but the guns in this game got some really fine details, i feel like the animations and the way you move around is happening smooth and fluid police will flank you and use lot's of ways to get you down, i recommend playing this game online with friends, strangers works great to lot's of content and cool gadgets and gear you can use, it's not one of those run and gun shooters it's about teamplay, and as for bugs and glitches i haven't seen any to be honest been playing for 16 hours now seem to have fixed allot cause i can't find anything to pick on, for the price i payed i can't complain much more fun then these triple A million dollar games that have been coming out lately.… Expand
  80. FutureTrooper
    Mar 23, 2014
    9
    I bought Payday 2 on the release date and I will agree with the majority that at that time the game was a little lackluster. However, I recently picked it back up with a couple of friends and man can I say that I haven't had this much coop fun since Left 4 Dead. They really did bring that game to the potential it should have been from the get-go.
  81. Quacke
    Mar 22, 2014
    10
    You can burn me alive if it isn't the best multiplier game I've ever played! Most entertaining, fun, rewarding and giving you a lot of content to unlock while playing. Buy it!
  82. Enigmonkey
    Mar 22, 2014
    1
    This game was trash. uber trash, ultra trash, all kinds of trash.

    Enemies got clipped inside walls and could shoot through all terrain, the tutorial explained nothing, the stealth aspect is non-existent, The game is impossible when trying to play with any less than three players, The cops are an endless spawn of zombie-like swat troopers. Do not play this even for free, minutes of    This game was trash. uber trash, ultra trash, all kinds of trash.

    Enemies got clipped inside walls and could shoot through all terrain, the tutorial explained nothing, the stealth aspect is non-existent, The game is impossible when trying to play with any less than three players, The cops are an endless spawn of zombie-like swat troopers.

    Do not play this even for free, minutes of your life are worth more than this. Why god why, games like this should be banned from release.

    The premise was good. The idea of planning and orchestrating bank-heists is interesting, however this game does nothing right, NOTHING.    … Expand
  83. ReviewScope
    Mar 21, 2014
    8
    During this games free weekend on Steam, I can safely say this game is awesome!

    Pros:
    Sound effects are amazing
    Great Graphics
    Heists are really fun

    Cons:
    Single Player AI is dumb
    Interacting takes a long time (Picking locks etc.)

    Despite those 2 problems, Payday 2 is a lot of fun and is well made!
  84. Jehky
    Mar 21, 2014
    1
    The game was good till update 23. My friends and I had a lot fun, playing for hours without a break. But now... after Death Wish (update 24) it became unplayable, at least for me (in my way to play). Overkill / Starbreeze are trying to fix what they screwed up... but it is too late. "Play our way or get away" it is their thought now. So, I get away.
  85. bigsilverhotdog
    Mar 18, 2014
    0
    It hurts me to have to write such a devastating review of a game I wanted to love, but the fact is that Payday 2 is and has been a total disaster from the start. The root cause is the developer of the game Overkill software, and more specifically their lead developer Andrew Goldfarb. Everything done in development or since release for Payday 2 has been focused on slick PR, coercing playersIt hurts me to have to write such a devastating review of a game I wanted to love, but the fact is that Payday 2 is and has been a total disaster from the start. The root cause is the developer of the game Overkill software, and more specifically their lead developer Andrew Goldfarb. Everything done in development or since release for Payday 2 has been focused on slick PR, coercing players into buying DLC to help them advance, systematically removing as much fun as possible from the game, and breaking every significant promise they made to those that supported them in the move from indie mod project to AAA-level title, and as if that wasn't enough, they go out of their way to simultaneously insult paying customers who ask relevant questions or who have any type of complaint, legitimate or not.

    The last patch, the "Death Wish" patch, completely destroyed the game balance to pander to achievement whores (the 3rd or 4th time this has happened to date) and to give the appearance of the developer supporting the game above-and-beyond what is the norm. This is a standard pattern for Overkill, and nothing could be further from the truth. The 360 version of the game has never been patched to date. 7-day heists and safehouse customization, two important features promised for release, have never been added despite 24 patches and 5 pay DLCs. Every patch adds hideous new bugs and destroys game balance, while critical game-breaking bugs fester for months without being acknowledged, much less fixed. Hackers ruin the game regularly as it uses a peer-to-peer multiplayer model and relies on no master server, auth, or security. Overkill's answer to hacking? A pointless PR campaign that "they care about cheating" and a forum thread telling you to report hackers via email, but once explored is shown to be a total facade that wastes everybody's time as Overkill has no actual recourse to ban players or affect hacking in any way because of their poor implementation.

    Goldfarb does ban people, frequently and very loudly, from his twitter account if they are negative about the game or ask difficult questions, and why not? The man is a real hero and he wants you to know he stands for justice. The Payday 2 steam forums are full of trolls and sycophants, threads regularly disappear without warning, and there is a nasty little group of fellaters (players with cash.net in their name) that edit and remove posts as they please with no oversight or moderation. Through all of this, Overkill touts how they "listen to the fans", when the last 6 months of Payday 2 have proven to any sane person that not only do they NOT listen, they go out of their way to anger and troll their own paying customers. Examples of this are numerous: cameras added that can't be destroyed that say "Suck it" on them, special enemies that 1-shot you regardless of your stats/level/health while telling you to "go to the forums and cry like a little **** and even making the aforementioned special have an incredibly irritating fingernails-on-a-chalkboard high pitched whine that is constant, cannot itself be disabled, and is the very definition of 'tinnitus'. This last issue has caused thousands of players to quit the game or play with their sound off, and Overkill have not acknowledged how serious it is nor patched it. I hope somebody sues the hell out of them for it, I really do. It might seem like I've listed a huge litany of complaints about the game in this review, but honestly I've barely scratched the surface. There simply isn't room here to discuss the countless ways that Payday 2 has been systematically destroyed.

    Put it this way: Overkill is so petty that they had Valve arbitrarily (and in secret) remove the COMMUNITY VOTED top tag for Payday 2, "Bag Throwing Simulator", because most missions involve throwing bags repeatedly as you move them across the level while surviving L4D zombie levels of supercops. They also regularly remove fan posted material from the steam pages if it is any way critical of Payday 2 or Overkill. This rigorous, draconian, PRC-esque clampdown on all negative material indeed does give the game the appearance of being much more than it actually is. Don't be fooled. I've got nearly 500 hours in Payday 2 and it was once a very enjoyable (but seriously flawed) experience. These days, it's just insulting.    … Expand
  86. maikeru
    Mar 15, 2014
    0
    Bought the 4-pack to give-away to 3 friends. Enjoyed it very much. Patch after patch the game got better. Until someone decides to break the fun on the deathwish patch. Game became a chore and fun was taken away by their supposed magical pixie dust.

    This is my last OVERKILL game.
  87. Civer
    Mar 13, 2014
    9
    I love the adrenaline rush you get when the action sets in doing a heist! The graphics could be a bit better but you don't really think about that when playing because you get so engulfed in the action and co-op. I also love the deep skill system and upgrades of weapons and armor, the music also fits very well in the game.
  88. Anjel
    Feb 28, 2014
    0
    From launch until Death Wish I loved this game, me and a group of friends (we aren't very good) we quickly playing Overkill heists which felt wrong - but this was patched and knocked us down to Hard loud heists and Overkill stealth heists. We were fine with this because we were having fun.

    The Death Wish patch has ruined stealth, in my opinion (although it is echoed on Steam forums) and    From launch until Death Wish I loved this game, me and a group of friends (we aren't very good) we quickly playing Overkill heists which felt wrong - but this was patched and knocked us down to Hard loud heists and Overkill stealth heists. We were fine with this because we were having fun.

    The Death Wish patch has ruined stealth, in my opinion (although it is echoed on Steam forums) and although the loud heists are relatively unaffected by the latest patch, I feel like I am only getting half of the game now, so for now I have sidelined the game and am hoping for a patch to correct what they have done. I would love to rate this game 9, possibly even the full 10, but that was a couple of days ago and this is now.

    Current state: Awful    … Expand
  89. JazzyJamboree
    Feb 27, 2014
    9
    People complaining about AI do not understand that solo is for stealthing, and only if you have the perks. Great fast paced gunplay that challenges you even many hours in. Weapon customization is awesome, letting you pimp out pretty much any gun with whatever you could want. RPG elements keep the game fresh, trying out different builds is easy and fun. The wide array of cosmetic items makePeople complaining about AI do not understand that solo is for stealthing, and only if you have the perks. Great fast paced gunplay that challenges you even many hours in. Weapon customization is awesome, letting you pimp out pretty much any gun with whatever you could want. RPG elements keep the game fresh, trying out different builds is easy and fun. The wide array of cosmetic items make designing your mask fun, and lets you be unique. Content is continually updated. With partially randomized missions and a great difficulty curve, this game will keep you interested longer than most, and for less money. Now for the bad... the game suffers from connection issues and has a bad habit of giving you a nondescript error message "failed to join game". Has never prevented me from playing, but can be a serious annoyance. Some things come off as a little amateurish, in that there are a few spelling errors here and there and Bain's voice acting is annoying as hell. But seriously, this is one of the best shooters to come out in a long time and for the price it's being offered at it's a steal.… Expand
  90. Kotta390
    Feb 18, 2014
    10
    Excellent game. 10/10
    Payday 2 is a massive improvement in every way over it's predecessor. This game is an absolute thrill when played cooperatively, with loads of content, especially when you consider it's reduced price tag. Make no mistake, this game is in NO WAY a single player game, and it doesn't even warrant to be reviewed as such.
  91. FlyingFish
    Feb 17, 2014
    7
    I have played this game quite a lot in the past few weeks and I can safely say, it is fun. The title offers a much better experience online, rather than with bots(This was meant to be a cooperative game and it's easier with real people). The game is also much easier than the first Payday, so now it's possible to complete Overkill Difficulty missions without high level players. I wouldI have played this game quite a lot in the past few weeks and I can safely say, it is fun. The title offers a much better experience online, rather than with bots(This was meant to be a cooperative game and it's easier with real people). The game is also much easier than the first Payday, so now it's possible to complete Overkill Difficulty missions without high level players. I would most certainly recommend this game to anyone. Remember, the game is being worked on regularly, so any problems in the game right now can be fixed in the future.… Expand
  92. tarble
    Feb 15, 2014
    2
    This could've been a great game but there are too many stupid things about it..

    ..this is a heist game that doesn't let u do heists...civilians instantly call the cops and in less than 2 minutes they swarm in all over the place like a brainless zombie apocalipse at which point finishing the mission is next to impossible on harder dificulties...the stealth part is a joke, as if there is    This could've been a great game but there are too many stupid things about it..

    ..this is a heist game that doesn't let u do heists...civilians instantly call the cops and in less than 2 minutes they swarm in all over the place like a brainless zombie apocalipse at which point finishing the mission is next to impossible on harder dificulties...the stealth part is a joke, as if there is such a thing as robbing a bank in the middle of the day by stealth....for some weird reason your AI teammates can't carrie bags but the cops AI can.....god knows this doesn't make any sense.....there are only 2 banks in this game and they didn't even bother making them realistic... what kind of bank in the civilized world has the vault out in the open where u can see it from across the street because the building has more windows than a school buss?.. ..there are so many stupid things in this game that doesn't make any sense like the drill that opens the vault stopping every 20 seconds and the ridiculous loading time of interacting with items and things....what were they thinking when they designed this game???....is like 50% of the game they've done a great job and the other 50% they totally ruined it....hopefully they're gonna do it right next time because as far as i'm concerned payday 2 is a big epic failure.    … Expand
  93. k9DJ
    Feb 2, 2014
    10
    Um dos melhores games que ja joguei na vida, multiplayer fluido e no stealth cooperação e obrigatorio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TINHA QUE TER 150 CARACTERES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  94. Korriban
    Feb 1, 2014
    6
    TL;DR at the end of this wall text.

    I had mixed feelings for this game, for a while I liked it a lot, but with the latest updates and DLCs I eventually made up my mind and uninstalled it. I've seriously grown tired of the company policy, they keep adding stuff and make the game harder without fixing bugs that are well known since the dawn of time. I'm going to explain... Don't get    TL;DR at the end of this wall text.

    I had mixed feelings for this game, for a while I liked it a lot, but with the latest updates and DLCs I eventually made up my mind and uninstalled it. I've seriously grown tired of the company policy, they keep adding stuff and make the game harder without fixing bugs that are well known since the dawn of time.

    I'm going to explain...

    Don't get me wrong, if we look at the gameplay/graphics/sound compartment the game is good, really good. You can customize your masks, your weapons, you can even build your carachter to be whatever you like and the music is damn good. All these things are major improvements over the previous chapter, well... except Hoxton speaking AmE instead of BrE.
    There are, however, some problems that, in my opinion, have been deliberately ignored, some of them are gamebreaking and are the result of poor judgement from the devs.

    I -FIRST- There are 21 missions, but many of them are staged in the same place, there are 5 bank heists that are simply identical, the only difference is the stuff you have to rob. You will play all these missions once and for the rest of the game you will keep playing the same 2 gamebraking heists: "Firesterter", that gives you a huge amount of money, and "Rats", that rewards you with a ridiculous amount of experience points. Since they are so rewarding they must be really hard to finish, right ? Well, Firestarter is quite hard, but Rats is so easy that you can finish it single player on the hardest difficulty in 5 minutes. So, you start farming these 2 missions until you get freaking bored and start thinking ... "why the devs don't give us more missions ?" There are already 3 DLCs, only one of them contains new missions; mission"S", yes with an ironic S, because you have to do the same thing in all of them, you can even consider them as one mission, only the map is different. Also, the game mechanic is always the same for every mission. 1. Open something with a drill, C4 or saw, 2. Grab what's inside, 3. Bring it to the escape point. No wonder this game is called "bag toss simulator 2014". At least Payday 1 had 2 missions with an hostage to escort; in payday 2 there is nothing like that, devs promised kidnapping mission but after 6 months nothing has come.

    II -SECOND- The DLCs of this game gave me cancer. I bought one and it really was a waste of money. All I got was 4 more masks (that need to be dropped except for 1) a few new guns (all useless except one or 2) and the above mentioned "4" missions (with a chance to spawn a random hard-as-hell mission once in a blue moon). This was the first DLC, the second one was a punch in the eye and a spit in the face for every gamer; the devs made the game considerably more difficult with the update, almost unplayable at the highest difficulties, overkill difficulty is ... overkill ok, can't argue with that, BUT they included grenades in the DLC, which you have to pay for, while the infernal difficulty is for free, I see what you did there dear devs. Now, with the third DLC they included a new special enemy for free (increasing the difficulty again) along with the stuff you have to pay for. So... I have to say that this is enough, I know DLCs are optional and If I don't like them I shouldn't pay for them, but here... you're kinda forced to buy at least the granade DLC. Ok, I have to add this bit, the only free, "original" (yes that's irony again) mission is a bank heist, the "GO Bank" ... which is a copy-paste of a map from CS GO.

    III -THIRD- At the end of each mission you get a reward, a random item that can be one of the following : weapon part, mask, mask pattern, mask colour, money, exp. Money and exp are totally useless since the amount given and the drop rate is very low; mask colours, patterns and masks are ... well, some are good while others not so much, so this is ok, i guess. Now, weapon mods are something frustrating, the droprate is so high that you will end up having more mods than weapons, masks, patterns and colours combined. Also, the chance to get an item you want is very, very,very low since there are thousands of items in the game.

    OK enough writing...

    For the TL;DR ppl out there.

    1. Lack of balanced and new unique missions
    2. Almost laughable content inside DLCs; make money policy.
    3. Mmorpg farm / grind style, frustrating drop rates

    NOT worth the price of 30€ let alone 45 (30€+ 3DLCx5€)
    Bought at 17€ + 1DLC 3€ and I kinda regret it.

    This game WOULD BE at least 7/10, it has a lot of potential but the way it gets updated is irritating. It could be much much better if the devs focused on the important things, but for some reason they don't. I'm sorely disappointed.    … Expand
  95. Pro_Nike
    Jan 30, 2014
    10
    this game is the most funnest and addicting game i've played and its a special kind of game because you rob banks and get money and level up. The coop is also amazing and fun and the missions that they have are too. I recommend this game.
  96. VIPDeluxe
    Jan 27, 2014
    10
    I love these heist scenes from movies,but I've never tought that an heist can be so much fun,until I've bought "Payday 2". It's an awesome co-op experience which I never had in this way,it's an revelutionary game concept and very interesting. The level- and skillsystem is amazing and excites you to earn more money with heists. It contains a lot of action, they're four classes for everyI love these heist scenes from movies,but I've never tought that an heist can be so much fun,until I've bought "Payday 2". It's an awesome co-op experience which I never had in this way,it's an revelutionary game concept and very interesting. The level- and skillsystem is amazing and excites you to earn more money with heists. It contains a lot of action, they're four classes for every game style,so everyone should find a suitable character for himself. The way how the same map changes every round is nice,so it's not everytime the same thing,the cameras are changing the postion, the bank manager is leaving the bank from another side,it's not easy to learn the map by heart,so it's always challenging.

    I would recommend this game to everyone who likes heists and intensive,team-based co-op action.    … Expand
  97. Fab2cent
    Jan 27, 2014
    8
    Payday 2 is the sequel to Payday: The Heist by Overkill Software. Payday 2 overall brings back the intense bank robbery feel from the first instalment, but triples the fun. With features such as mask/weapon customization and the card rewards system, payday 2 becomes a very addicting and enjoyable experience. Payday 2 is meant to be played with friends. Yes, the game does offer singlePayday 2 is the sequel to Payday: The Heist by Overkill Software. Payday 2 overall brings back the intense bank robbery feel from the first instalment, but triples the fun. With features such as mask/weapon customization and the card rewards system, payday 2 becomes a very addicting and enjoyable experience. Payday 2 is meant to be played with friends. Yes, the game does offer single player bots, but they are very frustrating and, in most circumstances, useless. If you have a group of 2-3 friends to play with, this game is a blast, if you like playing single player I don't recommend it. The newly released DLC "Payday 2: Armoured Transport" adds a lot more content to the game, such as new heists, masks and weapons (plus extra customization options). The new dlc brings faith to the buyer that content for this game is still coming, and in big chunks. Overall i highly recommend payday 2, it is an action packed rollercoaster of a game that will bring you and your friends hours of cop killing joy.… Expand
  98. gamr1991
    Jan 26, 2014
    9
    Payday 2 took a lot of hours out of my day but i don't get why gta V got news reports on how kids want to rob banks but yet this game gets nothing said about it. anyhow this game I'm gonna give it a 9. but there were some parts that reminded of the show breaking bad the part where u cook meth so I'm gonna give a 9 for presentation & wide love this game got from youtubers like thePayday 2 took a lot of hours out of my day but i don't get why gta V got news reports on how kids want to rob banks but yet this game gets nothing said about it. anyhow this game I'm gonna give it a 9. but there were some parts that reminded of the show breaking bad the part where u cook meth so I'm gonna give a 9 for presentation & wide love this game got from youtubers like the creatures, uberhaxornova, kootra, slyfoxhound(i call him eddie sometimes),seamus, and sp00n… Expand
  99. BellyD
    Jan 22, 2014
    8
    The idea of this game is great, fun to play,Skills are quite balance, should worth 9 or 10 score if overkill do more improve.
    The main problem for this game is that it dun provide enough map for playing, map reusing in different level with only a little change in camera/guards/safe position, I will much appreciate if they make more maps and do some more change in room design for different    The idea of this game is great, fun to play,Skills are quite balance, should worth 9 or 10 score if overkill do more improve.
    The main problem for this game is that it dun provide enough map for playing, map reusing in different level with only a little change in camera/guards/safe position, I will much appreciate if they make more maps and do some more change in room design for different Level.
    AI is another problem.The enemy AI is poor. Team AI is suck.U cannot put your guns aside after u put on your mask(I got spotted when I am loading bags into my truck several times)=_=
    Some weapon is nearly useless with low damage or low ammo .......
    If Overkill want to develop Payday 3, please improve.    … Expand
  100. sandemonium
    Jan 18, 2014
    9
    I score this game as follows, from 0 to 10 with explanations below.

    Menu/UI - 5 Singleplayer - 6 Multiplayer - 7 to 10 Overall Gameplay - 9 After reading reviews, I was very hesitant to buy Payday 2, because of numerous reports of crashing and a several reviews stating that it was just a disappointment. When it went on sale, I picked it up and gave it a shot. My first impression    I score this game as follows, from 0 to 10 with explanations below.

    Menu/UI - 5
    Singleplayer - 6
    Multiplayer - 7 to 10
    Overall Gameplay - 9

    After reading reviews, I was very hesitant to buy Payday 2, because of numerous reports of crashing and a several reviews stating that it was just a disappointment. When it went on sale, I picked it up and gave it a shot. My first impression was that the game was okay, but nothing special. It remained that way until I gained a few levels and improved my gear, but it was mostly due to my beginning multiplayer.

    Singleplayer is definitely lacking. Although you can play with bots, the AI is terrible and the bots are virtually useless except for occasionally helping to kill or helping you up after you've been downed. Aside from that, they make okay mean shields. Multiplayer is where this game shines... kind of.

    I really enjoy co-op games, and Payday is the epitome of co-op. There's much to be done, and without teamwork, you won't get far. Hostages need to be controlled and tied up, safes, vaults, ATMs, registers, and cabinets need to be emptied, and cops need to be killed before you're all busted - assuming someone calls the cops. Although difficult, many levels can be finished without the cops ever being involved, depending on how well you can stealth around and avoid detection and/or control hostages. The Payday 2 community is surprisingly friendly. First person shooters tend to draw kids and immature adults. You will likely encounter a few of those, but despite the lack of moderation (no dedicated servers), I've played with complete strangers for a week without a single person having sex with my mom or beating me up IRL, but as with any game there is no shortage of bad players and the occasional mic-spammer (that you CAN mute). Overall, the multi-player mode is incredibly fun if you enjoy co-op FPS games and the idea of pulling off movie-like heists is appealing but you don't wan to get killed or spend your life in prison.

    Leveling, just like other games, starts out very quick so you don't get bored, but then slows down, capping out at level 100. Also like many other games, each level awards you skill points that you use to improve your character, allowing you to choose a skill tree that fits your style of play and makes you valuable to the team. These trees are:

    Mastermind - A group leader of sorts, providing health packs, hostage intimidation, enemy intimidation (allows you to convert hostages AND cops to fight on your side), extra stamina for you and your team, and many other skills that directly benefit your team.

    Enforcer - This is your warrior tree, giving you access to the highest level of body armor, ammo packs for the team, increased health, etc. This is your best bet if you're a guns-blazing type of player.

    Technician - The technician tree gives you access to cool gadgets like a placeable automatic sentry that will pretty well destroy any enemies within range, trip mines, and improvements to your (and therefore your team's) ability to get into safes, vaults, ATMs, etc. The technician's tools aren't always quiet, but are effective.

    Ghost - This tree doesn't need much explanation, he has tools to render cameras useless and break into ATMs without making noise, he can silently kill guards and hide bodies to avoid detection, move faster, fall further, pick locks quickly, and other abilities necessary to stealth through a heist.

    Now that I've covered what I like about the game, here's the annoying stuff. First, the servers are all player-hosted, and some of the heists are multi-day and the pay out is always on the last day, and if the host leaves, you get experience for day 1, but no money because all of the pay is given after you finish the last day of the contract. Ideally, if the host leaves, another player should become the new host. People don't mind waiting for a minute for the game to move to a new host if it means they can finish the contract and didn't just waste 10-45 minutes because the host left before the payout.

    Next, the menu system isn't always intuitive. It's not unusable by any means, and most can certainly figure it out, but it's not great and could use a redesign or at least some polish.

    You can't shoot through ANYTHING. It's irritating to see an enemy and be unable to shoot them until you shoot the glass out, or to see the helmet of an enemy sticking up just slightly from behind a thin obstacle like a plastic newspaper dispenser and they can't be shot because you keep clipping the corner of the obstacle. I'm not expecting to blast through plate steel, but an assault rifle or high-powered pistol should shoot through at least sheetrock or glass, etc.

    Hackers - they're on your team and not too prevalent, but they do exist and can be annoying if you can't play the game because they noclip through it all in 2 minutes.

    Overall, the game is very fun and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys co-op shooters.    … 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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#6 Most Shared 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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