It’s safe to say that the days of always being the ‘good guy’ in video-games is over. Every other title has you playing as a scumbag that you’d want locked up if they existed in the real world.
For the uninitiated, here’s a quick rundown of what Payday is. Basically, it’s a 4 player co-op shooter where you carry out different heists. Rob a bank, steal some of this, nick some of that; you get the picture. It boils down to working as a team, controlling hostages and shooting it out with the law if and when they turn up. Many likened it to Left 4 Dead, but with cops and robbers, and that’s not a bad summary. One that flatters Payday, and rightly so.
GB: "Of course, Payday 2 has had its fair share of ups and downs as well, in spite of the success that it has enjoyed. For starters, the disparity between the game’s PC and console versions is a major issue that plagued the game for years on end, thanks to the frustrating optimization issues across platforms brought about by the Diesel Engine, which the game was developed on."
Payday 2 launched 10 years ago today, and a constant stream of updates still makes it worth playing ahead of Payday 3.
Starting today, Payday 2 is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until June 15. Once you claim it, it's yours to keep.
