PAYDAY 3

When implementing Payday 3, the devs must've looked back at Payday 2 and thought "less is more", and they really ran with that because Payday 3 despite being a sequel is so much lesser than Payday 2. Payday 3 builds on Payday 2 by taking away basically everything. There are 22 achievements, contrasted to the 1300+ of Payday 2. There is no infamy level, so once you've hit level cap that's that. There is nothing really to unlock because the game just hands everything to you. We're three years in and there aren't that many heists, the ones that are there look nice, but once you've done them in loud and stealth, it's tough to see the incentive to continue playing it because there's no variety. The heisters in PD3 have a lot fewer voice lines. There is no variety in the opponents you face; you'll see the same uniforms across all the heists. Even the objectives and layouts aren't really randomised. Payday 2 has a lot of unserious and comedic elements to it. It's rough around the edges, but has a certain charm to it. It felt like the developers had fun making the game. Payday 3 feels more like a paint-by-numbers copy, less a labour of love and more just labour. At the time of writing this, I've about the same amount of time played in both games. I feel like I've finished Payday 3, while I've barely scratched the surface of Payday 2. The game looks good. It sounds okay. It plays alright. It's just not a very good follow-up to Payday 2.

Need more free heists. Barely seen a game where you have to pay for the game and the missions inside of it as well, it's like buying a demo. Glad I got it on sale, if not I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. It's fun on multiplayer, but that's about all there is to it, and enjoy the demo missions they gave you.

As someone who has a thousand or 2 hours on Xbox 360 Payday 2, I instantly preordered the Gold Edition Payday 3 on day one for $89.99. Unfortunately, after roughly 20hrs, I found myself extremely disappointed and stopped playing the game for just about 3 years. Fast forward to today, and after returning to the game and logging over 120+hrs, I can confidently say that Payday 3 is a completely different experience than launch. The improvements have been substantial, and in my opinion, the game is absolutely worth tryin ESPECIALLY if its on sale. The Leadership AND Dev team have gone through tons of changes, with the new leadership bringing an actual direction to the future of the game. If the developers continue delivering updates with the same level of consistency and commitment they have shown recently, I genuinely believe Payday 3 has the potential to achieve a "2.0" style comeback and establish itself as a worthy successor to Payday 2.

I love Payday2. I waited years for PD3, and even longer for it be updated to Payday2 content level. It wasn't worth it. The some changes are good, but I wouldnt recommend if you want more Payday2.

I really wanted PAYDAY 3 to succeed. The gameplay itself isn't the problem. Gunplay feels good, stealth is a genuine improvement over PAYDAY 2 in many ways, and the visuals are exactly what you'd expect from a modern sequel. The problem is that everything around that foundation feels smaller. There are fewer heists, fewer weapons, less customization, simpler skill builds, less replayability, and far fewer reasons to keep playing. After completing each heist in loud and stealth a few times, it already feels like you've experienced almost everything the game has to offer. Playing solo doesn't help either. The AI teammates are unreliable, often getting stuck, ignoring objectives, or standing around while you're doing all the work. Combined with the always-online requirement, even solo play can end because of connection issues, which is frustrating for no good reason. Progression also feels unrewarding. PAYDAY 2 constantly gave you something to work toward, whether it was new builds, Infamy, achievements, or simply experimenting with different playstyles. PAYDAY 3 never gives that same feeling. It hands you most things too quickly, and once you've reached the endgame, there isn't much incentive to stay. What disappoints me most isn't that PAYDAY 3 is a terrible game. It's that it doesn't feel like a sequel to PAYDAY 2. The shooting is better. The stealth is better. The graphics are better. Almost everything else feels like a downgrade. I don't hate PAYDAY 3. As a longtime fan of the series, I expected more...

not bad, its no payday 2 but it is a solid game recovering from a horrible launch

Not a good game for solo players. Need 3rd party account to play solo Ai teammates don't throw their bags into the van to get more Cops are either brainless or unkillable 1/3 maps and a lot of equipment are dlc L

Controversial take incoming but I think at its core, Payday 3 is better than 2. It’s got the better gunplay, movement and the interactions of each heist feel less tedious than they do in 2. But obviously this game lacks a in a lot of areas meaning that no it’s not better than 2 as of right now as a whole. Less heists, less build variety, less things worth grinding for like Infamy in 2. But I feel bad comparing this to its predecessor that’s had 10+ years of content put into it so I’m gonna review it more as its own thing. Payday 3 is incredibly fun, either solo or with friends. The gunplay feels fluid and snappy, while I haven’t delved into every single heist yet, from what I have played none of them are bad and I’ve enjoyed figuring out how to go loud or stealthy in each one I can. The devs are constantly working at reworking heists that may not have met expectations and they really have taken community feedback into account with improving the game. I didn’t play at launch so I’m sure there are a lot of players burned but I think the game has come a long way since that point and I want to support it so it continues improving and gives us the game we deserve. As a studying game developer, I like watching comeback stories like these where devs get the chance to learn from their mistakes. I think if you’re mildly curious, pick the game up on sale.

PAYDAY IS BACK! Ну по сравнению с релизом щяс в это можно играть, хотя онлаин по сравнения с двойкой не сравница. Самый каиф как по мне это закрывать ограбление без маски, хотя зачастую на это можно убить чуть ли не час (если в соло). Стелс стал интересней больше возможностей. Тупо вломиться и все вынести тож можно, но тут над иметь при себе хорошую пушку (а их пока маловато), Музыка... это ваще отдельная часть всей серий PAYDAY, викланд в двойке выдовал просто что-то божественое, на смену ему пришел густаво каутинье и как по мне со своей работой он справился не хуже викланда. В целом проект вырос за все это время, хоть и с новым контентом туговато, но в целом это все тот же бодрый шутан с бодрой музычкой! Мне как фану зашло! Хотя на релизе было все очень не очень....

Just play payday 2