PAYDAY 2: The Big Score
- September 14, 2016
- Overkill Software
"PAYDAY 2: The Big Score Edition" is a console version of the co-op shooter game where up to four players form a crew to execute heists while earning money and unlocking new skills, weapons, and gear. This edition includes the base game, 10 paid DLCs, and over 20 free updates with additional content such as new heists, characters, weapons, and masks. The game offers an action-packed experience of robbing banks and getting paid.
PC
Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
Cloud
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Xbox
Reviews
- Payday 2 is an excellent cooperative first-person RPG shooter that offers a variety of heists and gameplay styles, allowing players to choose between stealth and action.
- The game features extensive customization options for characters and weapons, along with a wealth of DLC that expands the number of missions significantly.
- It provides a fun and engaging experience, especially when played with friends, making it a highly recommended title for fans of cooperative gameplay.
- The game lacks a proper tutorial, which can make it challenging for new players to learn the mechanics, especially when playing solo with AI.
- There are occasional bugs and graphical glitches, and the graphics, while decent, show their age as the game is over five years old.
- Support from the developers is lacking, with the console version lagging behind the PC version by about a year, which can be frustrating for console players.
- story24 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game lacks a traditional narrative or campaign, focusing instead on a series of heist missions orchestrated by a character named Bain. Players can approach these missions with varying strategies, such as stealth or aggression, and the game features a dynamic mission structure with over 40 different heists, each with randomized elements. Progression is tied to completing missions, earning money and experience, which can be used to customize characters and gear.
“You play missions which are dealt by Bain, your gang's hacker and organizer of mayhem. You can engage in standard heists like robbing a bank, jewelry store, casino, or shopping mall, as well as high-stakes missions like guarding bags of cocaine, stealing art from a gallery, or taking down a drug lord in the Hotline Miami DLC.”
“With the DLC, what started as maybe a dozen missions has led to over 40.”
“Each mission can last 1 to 3 in-game days, and each time you play a mission, the location of key elements like the vault, security guards, security room, security key cards, and hostages changes based on the map.”
“There is no true 'story' or 'campaign', if you will.”
“You play missions which are dealt by Bain, your gang's hacker/organizer of mayhem of sorts - you can play your standard heists like robbing a bank, jewelry store, casino, or shopping mall - to other high-stakes missions like guarding bags of coke or stealing art from a gallery, to taking down a drug lord in the Hotline Miami DLC.”
“With the DLC, what started as maybe a dozen missions has led to 40+.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are rated around 7.5/10, offering decent visuals in 1080p, though they show signs of age given the game's five-year lifespan. While some users report occasional bugs and graphical glitches, others praise the overall quality, describing the graphics as amazing and complementing the sound design.
“Heck, maybe more! The graphics are amazing and the sound is raucous. I highly recommend this game.”
“You'll note an occasional bug, graphical glitch, etc. The biggest complaint I have is the support from the developers, Overkill and 505 Games.”
