Payday: The Heist

With Payday 2 coming out soon I figured it would be a good time to cover the original. That said the original is fun but isn't a particularly deep game so there won't be as much to say.

Platforms: Pc & PS3 Release date:  October 18, 2011

Story: Payday doesn't have much story besides the fact your a group of guy's who pull off heists(Totally unexpected given the title right?) under the guidance of the plan maker Bain(No not Tom Hardy).

Gameplay: The gameplay is more the games focus rather than the story. The game HEAVILY emphasizes playing with teammates (anyone who's ever played solo can tell you that A.I. team mates are pretty much a knife in the back). The game is playable in single player but it is incredibly difficult to succeed this way(This is no joke). The game play's similarly to Left 4 dead(they have a crossover map as well) with a group of 4 trying to achieve their goal. In this game you play against various forms of law enforcement trying to stop your heist.

Graphics: The games graphics aren't bad but they're not anything particularly special, some things look better than others. The Character models are nice but the environments are kind of bland by comparison. Also the Cops all use the same few base models and given how many there are in a mission it gets noticeably repetitive.

What they did well: Gameplay mechanics are done well, they throw enough objective twists to lengthen the heist without becoming unnecessarily tedious. The game has an incredibly fun Cooperative experience. Some of the heists are really over the top and awesome.

What could have been better:

A.I.: The AI are insanely difficult to face especially when playing in single player. The reason they're so hard is that the A.I. are programmed to literally not miss (No seriously 100% accuracy all the time, they are freaking terminators).

Customization: You can only change your characters mask and weapons/equipment between a few limited choices(The mask designs are at least pretty cool). In the future I'd like to see a larger selection of weapons and gain the ability to customize the mask I wear is all.

Overall : 7.5/10

Payday the Heist 2 comes out August 13th for Steam and within the week for the consoles.

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