

The actual match begins with a recon session, in which you and your three other comrades stake out the target, spotting cash registers, safes, exits, or choke points, not to mention security personnel, cameras, and alarm triggers. You can also examine recon photos, building blueprints, and much more, while revising your loadout. These include small descriptions made by the people offering the crimes, from other career criminals, to politicians, and more. Once joined, you enter a lobby and the mission briefing starts. Basically, these are random events and players can join in so that they can control the four-man team comprising veteran robbers Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains. Once you're done practicing your skills, you can jump into the Crimenet system, which allows players to engage in different heists and events set throughout Washington DC.

The full game begins with a short interactive segment in which the player explores his safe house, which is filled with all sorts of things, from a Lady of Justice statue, to a firing range and even places to practice drilling, setting up explosives, and more. Payday 2 is available right now and you can learn more by paying a visit to the official website.Payday: The Heist developed a niche following and Overkill is targeting them first and foremost with the new title, organizing a special beta to let them try out the new experience and share their thoughts. It's great that a developer managed to put fun-factors, replayability and gameplay diversity first and foremost above the cinematics, voice-acting and linear script work. Obviously, there are more pros than cons (though it may vary to the platform you're playing the game on).

The strong enemy AI opponents and civilians provide random and unpredictable moments that keeps even the most high-level players on their toes and the whole goal of trying to stealth a mission is both nerve-wrecking and exhilarating.

While it doesn't quite hit the levels of immersion as Garry Mod's customizable weapon set on the Workshop (but then again, what game does?) it comes about as close as you could expect from a game like this. I should have ended the article with that sentence because that's what matters most, but I think you're at least owed an explanation as to why the game is fun: the gun mechanics are some of the best out there.
