Let's Play : PAYDAY : The Heist

What is it?
PAYDAY : The Heist is a four-player cooperative shooter developed by Overkill Software. You play as one of four robbers (Dallas, Hoxton, Chains and Wolf) who work together on a series of daring heists which range from robbing a bank to breaching a hospital secure wing to steal a blood sample.

Wolf - Chains - Dallas - Hoxton

What is it about?
The game is a first-person shooter in a similar vain to Left 4 Dead but as a group of robbers you must work together to break through each missions security systems, whether that be blowing through walls or using thermite to melt through a safe. You start each heist with your weapons holstered, giving you a short while to scope out the area and set up your first objectives before you accidentally end up alerting the police. Hopefully you can guess what happens after.

My oh my, FBI! 

So far PAYDAY is a pretty fun game for four players. I have yet to work out how to unlock weapons or to change classes but the gameplay is simple enough to be grasped quickly yet complex enough to provide a deeper playthrough. As Overkills first title it is a good sign of things to come, with a good work ethic and team bonding come good games.

Waiting for the cops with a hostage

Where can I get it?
PAYDAY is available for the PC on Steam and Playstation 3 on the PSN store for around £15. Although in PC Gamer 245 they give out a free code for PC users, so get buying! Find out more from Steam here now!

The game allows you to take cops hostage too!

What do you think?
Overall I think that PAYDAY is a very good game, with a nice twist on the four player co-op genre it brings a few interesting features. It's gunplay is fast and intense and although with only 7 missions, each one is wildly different from the last, offering countless hours of replayability. Overkill is set to churn out more DLC in the future though. (Infact they already have one out plus a free mission set at No Mercy from L4D) I have to say that this game has its faults, silly AI, repetitive drilling and sawing sections which could be shortened, but even taking these into account it is great game. Not quite as refined as Left 4 Dead but definitely a welcome alternative.

The entrance to the First World Bank

Well thought out missions, excellent voice acting and a fun, fast experiance make this stand out. A few unexplained elements, too few new gameplay elements as well as dodgy AI drag it's score down.

I rate this 7.8/10. 

Check out the video below for some action packed footage of Craig, Scott and myself kicking butt!