It looks like Overkill’s anarchic cop-smashing shooter Payday 2 has gone off the rails in the very best method. It was once a game about robbing banks and jewelry shops. Now it’s a crossover with a half dozen movie universes with an overarching plot that’s gone a bit Da Vinci Code, now with nukes going off and mercenary armies to battle. Today’s replace (a part of their annual Crimefest neighborhood occasion) brings again the No Mercy heist, a Payday 1 map set within the hospital from Left 4 Dead, upgraded, remastered and given recent new context. Plus, the game is tremendous low-cost proper now.
While Crimefest occasions are a excessive level for Payday 2, this one feels particularly fancy. Each day is accompanied by a mixture of live-action story bits, newspaper clippings and audio logs posted on the Breaking News page here. We’re on day seven of eight now, however on day 5 a nuke and a mysterious storm blew up an Egyptian pyramid – a really regular factor to occur in a game about stealing cash with malfunctioning drills. Last Friday noticed the discharge of a jailbreak mission, the place gamers battle a non-public military to rescue guy-on-the-radio Bain, captured in an earlier story mission.
While the vast majority of content material from Payday 1 had beforehand made it over to Payday 2 (making it a really massive game certainly now), the No Mercy mission was one of many few lacking items. Today’s up to date model options a couple of new twists, new voicework and new story context, tying it into the occasions unfolding within the broader, messier plot arc. This Crimefest has additionally launched a bundle of recent weapons plus nearly all earlier safes (the game’s loot field equal) have quickly returned for an opportunity at some older cosmetics, in the event you don’t thoughts some grind.
My query is how for much longer can Overkill hold this going. Payday 2 first launched in August 2013 and has grown ever since. There have been quiet durations, however this 12 months has seen an explosion of exercise, particularly on the story missions entrance. Between the handfuls of maps with randomised parts, increased problem settings drowning the participant in particular enemy sorts, a number of methods to play and now full VR assist (which I’ve heard is superb), Payday 2 has grow to be larger, higher and weirder than I ever may have anticipated.
Payday 2 is discounted for Crimefest on Steam, and is £3.74/€5/$5 for the (moderately restricted) primary model. The Ultimate model together with all present and future DLC (minus one piece of YouTuber cross-promo fluff) is £8.54/€11/34/$11.34. The low cost lasts till November fifth.
