
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
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Languages: English*, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain*languages with full audio support
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Easily the best game in the Payday trilogy although compared to its sequel is lacking in content but it has better qualities that are missing in Payday 2.
I'm a big fan of the sequel (albeit I'm also pretty terrible at it overall), but there's an edge to this game that 2 just doesn't quite match. I think the best way to explain it is that this game feels a lot like HEAT (1995): The Game, rather than just a fun action game themed around robbing banks.
Sequel Surpasses it with volume of content, but the edge this game still posesses is atmosphere. Its graphics being bit different, heister's comments, use of visual filters, gameplay is more grounded(as opposed to arcade pd2), feels harder than pd2(running dozers and silent cloakers are no joke) as it feels like requiring more coordination. Everyone knows the skill of Simon Viclund as composer. Game is actually still not dead, though only couple lobbies running at a time(as I later learned, half of lobbies are headen by 145 level difficulty), though would be best to find friends ofc. Wolfpack dlc is decent, couple new heists(though only host needs it) and weapons. Word on achievements - thats a first game I completed towards which I have nothing but praise in that aspect, vast majority gives some challenge and isnt tedious(outside of finding right people for coordination and noob herder/quick hands being random reliant). Didn't recall problems with game running on proton.
Even in 2026 this game is still worth playing, it stands out compared to Payday 2 and (from what I've seen of it, since I've never played it) Payday 3 as a much more teamplay oriented and difficult game. The heist selection is small but all feel like high concept heist movies. Besides difficulties though they do lose replayability as there aren't many differences between playthroughs. All the equipment feels unique compared to one another allowing to specialize; instead of offering redundant choices the weapons, personal boosters, and team boosters allow for each member of the team to fill a role. The special enemies feel dangerous. Tasers and Cloakers can easily down lone players. Shields are difficult to deal with by yourself, encouraging teamplay (unless you have the grenade launcher). A Bulldozer can kill an entire team all by himself if you aren't careful but multiple players together can easily kill one. The people who still play this are from my experience nice or don't say anything and just play the game, though you'll likely meet the same people from day to day. The game has gone on sale for less than 4 dollars making it a cheap option that has tens of hours of gameplay.
Bem, conheci esse jogo em 2021 por curiosidade (joguei o 2 primeiro e nem sabia da existência do 1 kkkkkk), Eu cheguei a ver alguns vídeos do Cazum8 e do Falecido EletronicDesire (atualmente alanzoka) desde ontem eu sempre tive um desejo de jogar esse jogo mas nunca conseguia comprar, porém esse ano finalmente consegui e sem dúvidas é um bom jogo msm com todas as suas limitações. Alguns pontos que eu quero destacar sobre o jogo: 1. Ele tem poucos Heists comparado ao 2, o que pode ser enjoativo depois de muito tempo jogando 2. Ele roda em Pc batata, tô jogando num Pc com um I5 de 11° geração e 8 gb ram e roda lisinho com a maioria das coisas no high e médio 3. A dificuldade desse jogo é simplesmente Infernal mas vale a pena
better than payday 3
Just has that different vibe that hasn't really been replicated you knonw
Very good game even after 15 years since it released, the graphics still hold up and the game works on 21:9 monitors. There are very little bugs, I have had 2 crashes only in 64 hours. The game has a unique atmosphere compared to payday 2 & 3 and it is grounded in realism for the most part. It is raw action especially on higher difficulties with no hitmarkers or hp bars or anything like that. It is harder than payday 2 or 3 and it is a must play for any payday fans to see the start of the franchise and how much better this game is in some aspects compared to 2 & 3. Make sure you purchase wolf pack as that is a huge expansion.
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ottimo gioco, molto difficile farlo stelt anzi impos vcombattimenti sono mitici
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