Payday 3 expands stealth, adds new movement mechanics, and upgrades its look and feel while sticking to its guns on older gameplay mechanics. We played bank and art gallery heists and here’s what you should know.
Payday 3 is upgrading the ten-year-old series using Unreal Engine 4. That means changes to environments, NPC interactions, and new types of movement like dashing and mantling. But the biggest changes to Payday 3 come from an expanded stealth phase that gives four-player co-op teams a lot more chances to fail. If players are caught in low-security areas they can now be escorted off the property or even arrested and rescued later. Players can now negotiate for more time before enemy waves begin attacking. The game negates the need for dedicated stealth builds with more tools to transition to loud phases of matches. There is a heavy emphasis on skill builds opening up a lot of variety as well as weapon customization.
In our gameplay session with developer Starbreeze Entertainment, we experienced two heists one at a bank and the other at an art gallery. Players go around levels finding key cards, cracking safes, and playing minigames to pick locks and open windows. It will be best to have a communicating group of players to get as far as you can before getting caught because Payday 3 still leans into older gameplay mechanics like the lack of regeneration health and armor as well as the inability to pick up weapons off the ground. Environments have some visual upgrades and light destruction elements.
Payday 3 is only for current-gen consoles Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. This allows for crossplay and all updates and DLC to come out simultaneously on all supported platforms. Payday 3 is set to release on September 21, 2023.
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Why cant they ever get someone who actually plays games in the series to do the reviews?
Makes total sense that a bank heist criminal wouldn’t pick up a gun if available to him makes total sense
so weird all these reviews have the same video but different commentary lol
I can’t wait for this game… going in silent then things mess up 😂
This game just looks like payday the heist from what I can see which would be fine but its so jarring to see a game that plays like it came out over a decade ago with modern graphics, also looks more jank than 2 and this game is only several months away
I mean let's be honest…..this looks like Payday 2.5. I loved the first game and the second game in the series but I'm just not feeling this one. Graphics look the same, gameplay looks the same (with some new features like grabbing a hostage, cutting glass etc…..ok) but nothing really compelling. You would think after a DECADE since 2nd one we'd see some major improvements, features, some changes on the gameplay ( I was hoping for more tactical where you have to "cover to cover" instead of just run and gun (though it didn't have to completly change the gameplay something along those lines would of been great).
Thus, I'm really not seeing any point in Payday 3 over Payday 2. Which mind you, Payday 1 to Payday 2 was a vast improvement in gameplay and graphics. 2 to 3……not at all.
I'm willing to try this out when a Beta comes out, but I'm just not being wowed. I need to play it to get my final verdict but this is what I'm thinking right now.
Good! Because I hate forced stealth! Forcing the player to restart from their last checkpoint if they are spotted does nothing and should NOT be a part of any game! Gameplay is much better and more fun when you have to improvise if you are seen.
I look forward to seeing the collabs, fingers crossed for baby driver or ghostface
What I really hope is they have all the guns from the last game in the game at launch and add new guns as paid dlc I don't want to rebuy things that should be in the game
So public games will be always chaos….
They've already confirmed it's going to be packed with micro transactions, sell battle passes and be a games as a service.
No fkn thanks.
After seeing how they billed PD2 on PC last few days I have zero faith in this.
Armor that doesn't regenerate is the worst idea for payday, this isn't cod ffs
Not to be a debby downer but it looks very much the same as Payday 2 both visually and mechanically
Yess🔥
Will the game have bots?
No VR? Pass.
In Payday 2, im suprised in how i can work with strangers by using type key n no voice chat. There r people willing to go tactical n no loud out there.
Console will be 30fps/60fps
60fps performance mode lower resolution and textures.
30fps fidelity higher resolution.
Hows that console players
Yall need to tweet overkill because its not right.
If only.this was in 3rd person view the game wpukd be so much better imo
It’s gonna be epic 🔥
Can't wait to put my hand on PAYDAY 3 ❤🎉😍🤩🔥
Ah that one valve game I never played
2:58 thats so cap its braindead quite the opposite