
Action-packed crime "simulator" with lots of driving, running, gunning and doing crimes!
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Another action-packed crime romp from the infamous PAKO series!
PAKO 4 is an atmospheric and violent indie action game where the player causes chaos in a big city by committing crimes with his accomplice and escaping the police. You can move around the city on foot or by car. Fast-paced arcade gameplay from PAKO 2 meets more in depth looting mechanics in the North Paw area! Come and enjoy the old school feel of doing crimes!
Key features:
Single-player action game: drive and walk freely around in the city
Loot money within a time limit and escape
Retro inspired graphics of the early 2000s games we all loved!
Hire crew members with different bonus effects
If your car breaks down, keep escaping on foot and take another: every car is drivable!
Shoot twin-stick style and destroy stuff!
In-game radio channels bringing the bangers
Take screenshots in Photo Mode
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Languages: English
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[h3] Half-baked, but with plenty room to grow. [/h3] Pako 4 is the sixth installment of this saga of arcade chase games. Pako 3 and Caravan are more casual and cartoonish, while Pako 2 and this one are more GTA-style action games. At the moment, I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it's Pako, simple and straightforward fun; on the other, it's an early access release that feels too early. It lacks a lot of polish in several areas, such as the collisions, a camera with slow rotation where a building can block your vision, glitchy textures, and disappearing cars. There is also no goal to play for other than fun, no money to spend as in Pako 2, or leaderboards as in Pako 3. EDIT 26/5: Now with 4 updates the game is taking on a different face, it looks better, it's starting to feel more complete and polished. They have been adding systems, missions and more, hope they keep it up. The music is entertaining and the implementation of the photo mode is a success. For the moment, I'll give it a thumbs up, as it's fun and the developers, based on their previous releases, seem reliable. Will also try to update the review as patches arrive. If you have any doubts, many of their mobile titles are free and can give you an idea. [quote] [i] Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44959158-Critiques-Sans-Frontiers/] our curator page [/url] to discover more indie games that deserve attention. [/i] [/quote]
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Hours played at review time, across 28 reviews with recorded playtime.
YES! Works on SteamDeck using Proton experimental. The Best PAKO yett!
Might be decent one day...today is just not that day. Very buggy and camera does not seamlessly transition during the action as it does in the videos. Why play this when you can play GTA.
Finally, a sequel to the pako series of games has appeared. I can only say that this part is not like the others. If all the previous games were like "storming a city", then this one is more like "the life of a robber in the city". This is an interesting offshoot of the usual games in this series, but still I expected more from Pako 4, and also the much-loved chaos, which I honestly did not notice in this part. I understand that this is early access and it's stupid to judge now, but I get the feeling that I'm not playing Pako, but a regular indie game, although I have to admit the game is good.
Pako 4 is hard, failure is imminent, however improving slightly with each try is satisfying. The music, driving feel and ai behavior is an improvement over Pako 1 2 and 3. I personally love the VHS filter with the aliasing jaggies but some players will prefer to remove the filter and apply anti-aliasing as well as having control of other graphics settings which aren't available yet. Trees are only partially animated. As the game stands it serves as a fun and challenging casual demo. I'm sure Tree Men Games have much more to come here as it is in early access but I'll list a few things that would likely enrich the player experience compared to what is available now. Economy: Having a way to save and spend money would add depth. Vehicles, upgrades, armour, weapons, properties, garages, businesses would all add rewarding dimension to the game. Story: Quests with dialog options will immerse players and demand more attention. Etc: Hire partners to drive and commit crimes independently. (earn passive income) Rise ranks to "Crime Boss" or "Mayor" Destructible buildings and terrain. Purchase a business to launder money. I'm genuinely pumped to see where Tree Men Games takes Pako 4. So far so good!
Been a fan of Pako series and would totlly reccomend.
Easily the best sequel I couldn't even see coming. I can already see this being a good game for me to play. Environment is a little janky but i can see potential of a better outcome when early access is done.
It's great seeing how far my favorite childhood game has come.
Another PAKO! This one takes up where the second installment in the series left off. This time you're not only the getaway driver, you commit those crimes in person. That's a first for the PAKO Series and I like it, because it adds to the game. Still, there's room for improvement in the gameplay, but this is early access. I'm very eager to see what the developers will do to broaden the spectrum of activities. Maybe there will be weapon stores, safehouses or missions or even a bit of a storyline. Yes, missions were there. Unfortunately, I had no chance to test them out yet, since I installed the game a bit late. They took them out. So, let's wait and see. It would also be nice to have a little more variation in the places you rob. A supermarket or a gas station should look a bit more like stores and a factory could have machines in it, etc. Again, this is early access. The most urgent addition though is a key for changing the camera perspective without having to pause the game :) I'm quite surprised, how well this runs on a M1 Macbook Air. All in all its a thumbs up with lots of hopes and aspiration. This can easily evolve into the best PAKO ever.
great game, love the similar gameplay to pako 2 but slower
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