PAYDAY 2 is an Action, RPG, game developed by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. and published by 505 Games in 2013 for the Steam.

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Overall 9.2    Graphics 8    Sound 9    Addictive 10    Story 8    Depth 9    Difficulty 8


PAYDAY 2|Review|   datiel12

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Payday 2 Is a First Person Co-Op Game Developed By Overkill Software and Published By 505 Games. Payday 2 Is Also a Sequel to Payday: The Heist.

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Gameplay

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In Payday 2 the Game starts off in a Selection screen to select your heist that you want to do (Named Crime.net)Once You Select a Heist you will be briefed and then a Planning Screen Will come up.You Have Some Options to choose from.Loadout: This is where you customize your Loadout For the Heist.Assets: This is for special things you'll be looking for in the heist. for example a briefcase you will need in a heist. if you dont look at the assets then its kind of like going in blind. you wont know what briefcase you are looking for. if you used the assets it will show a picture of the briefcase. and since you can only look at the assets once. it makes it a bit challenging.Soundtrack: (Not Shown in image above) Lets you choose the soundtrack of your heist.When you enter a heist then you are greeted one more time of your mission briefing then you are set to do the heist.Upon Starting you are given a set of instructions. (Get the thermal Drill, Sabotage the EMP, Disable Anti-Aircraft device, etc..) and you also start in "Casing Mode"Casing Mode is when you check out the place before you start to do the heist. its like staking it out. knowing where the guards are and everything. if you didn't plan in the lobby then you can plan one final time in casing mode.In the Heist example I'm doing (Bank Job) You must grab the thermal drill to get started. So you must put on your mask.Putting your mask on starts the heist. so you have 2 options. Stealth, or Loud.If you go with stealth, you will have to avoid guards and cameras to complete the heist.If you go with loud, you will have to well, go loud! Shoot all your guns and Kill all the guards.Also, if things do get out of hand there are solutions.Alright, The game also has some unique mechanics that come into place.Whenever your health is low and you get downed, you must be healed in 30 seconds or you will be put in custody. Get downed too many times (3) then you will be put into custody. But! you can still get back into the game by cuffing hostages. when you  enter the bank you can yell  "Get Down!" and all civilians within the bank will get on the ground. Now If you don't keep the hostages in check Either they will run off or the cops will take them. So, to keep them from running you can tie them up. you can also use the handcuffs from dead cops. However tying them up will stop them from running away but the cops and come and uncuff/untie them. So you still need to check on them from time to time. How does the hostage mechanic help? Whenever you get put into custody IF you tied any civilians up then the AI or your Friends will Trade the Hostage in.Therefore you can continue the Heist.Drilling.When you throw the thermal drill into place you will have to start drillingJust like The Hostages, the drill you have to keep checking on it. and if you dont then you will have to restart the drill. When I say restart the drill I dont mean from the beginning. you Restart the drill from the last Position it was at. The cops can also disable it too. And Once the Bank Vault is open you are able to Bag the Money.Once you bag the Money, you take it to the Escape Van.You Have Done The Heist Successfully! Yay!So Heist Money and You!80% of you Money you earned goes into your Offshore bank account, which is used to buy more heists.the other 20% is your spending money, which you can spend on gear and other things.Skill PointsWhenever you level up, you get a skill point. Skill points are used to upgrade your character to help during heists.

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Sound

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The Sound in Payday 2 Is Great! I love hearing the Guns Fire it just sounds so good!The Soundtrack though...ITS LIKE HOTLINE MIAMI!ts Awesome! I love it and it shapes the Mood So well!Its So Good!More Games Need This!

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Difficulty

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This game is crazy hard! You have to watch for enemies on all sides make sure the drill doesn't get stopped or jammed and Keep the Civilians in Check. Easier Said than Done!if you love hard games then Play This game. Trust me.

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DLC

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Now I normally Never Ever EVER Buy DLC for ANY game. But, this one just magically made my wallet come out of my pocket and the Hotline Miami DLC pack was available InGame.The DLC for this game is AMAZING! Like The DLCs Normally consist of areCharacter PacksNew WeaponsNew HeistsThe Heists and Weapons Are AWESOME! Like THe Recently released biker Pack, Which includes an Awesome Weapon, The character is kinda lame though. And the Hotline Miami Pack, That DLC was the Best in my opinion.The DLC in this game is Perfect! I Love it!

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Final Verdict

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Payday 2 Is an Awesome game, and is best to be played with friends, it also required great teamwork skills and coordination.Should you get Payday 2?YES!   It is Totally worth your Money and is very very fun! The Game was on sale a few days ago for 5$ Unfortunately I didn't get this review out.If you are a Fan Of Co-op Games, Give This A Go.

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  Graphics 8   Sound 9   Addictive 10   Story 8   Depth 9   Difficulty 8
      Review Rating: 4.5/5     Submitted: 10-18-16     Review Replies: 0

Payday 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op heist shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original Payday crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains. The new CrimeNet network offers a huge range of dynamic contracts and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to cyber-crime or emptying out bank vaults. As the crew progresses the jobs become bigger, better and more rewarding. Along with earning more money and becoming a legendary criminal comes a new character customization and crafting system that lets crews build and customize their own guns and gear.