Payday 3 is a diamond in the rough, just like Payday 2 when it launched 10 years ago, but this time it has a solid engine, with no downsides, feels both a sequel and a soft-reboot.

The gameplay loop and gunplay is top OVK, guns feel punchy, the modifications affect greatly the characteristics, sprinting, vaulting and dashing feels natural and the maps flow very well, the AI is years ahead of PD2, with the police working together, normal cops flanking and hiding behind the shield unit, nades throwing gas and flashbangs to flush out the players, dozers rushing in and tasers putting down electric mines wherever you least expect them, music is good, but not Simon Viklund tier of good, I hope he come backs for some collabs.

The stealth has been completely redone, and I gotta say, the most fun I had since the Hitman trilogy and MGSV, say goodbye to guards with eyes on their necks, wonky patrols, desync and the usual bs of PD2's stealth, you can properly play stealth in Payday 3.

Now comes the elephant in the room, the content, Payday 3 as of release is a little bit of a lightweight, only 8 heists (tho there are no repeats like Payday 2 vanilla) a handfull of weapons and items and thats it, but thats the inevitable problem, 10 years worth of support will make almost any game look empty, but, with a roadmap already shown and knowing UE4/5 and the renewed focus of Overkill/Starbreeze that content gap will be more than crossed

The worst thing about this game imo is the UI, it lacks character and charisma, it is a bit soulless, the UI and HUD on PD2 was more stylized, more "in tone", in Payday 3 both the menus and the HUD look very very basic and flat, the iconic "ASSAULT IN PROGRESS" banner was replaced with a simple ASSAULT

I believe this is a good 8/10 game for the Payday fans, for the mainstream players I'd say a 7.5/10 would be a fair score.

Payday 3 is a diamond in the rough, just like Payday 2 when it launched 10 years ago, but this time it has a solid engine, with no downsides, feels both a sequel and a soft-reboot. The gameplay loop and gunplay is top OVK, guns feel punchy, the modifications affect greatly the characteristics, sprinting, vaulting and dashing feels natural and the maps flow very well, the AI is years ahead of PD2, with the police working together, normal cops flanking and hiding behind the shield unit, nades throwing gas and flashbangs to flush out the players, dozers rushing in and tasers putting down electric mines wherever you least expect them, music is good, but not Simon Viklund tier of good, I hope he come backs for some collabs. The stealth has been completely redone, and I gotta say, the most fun I had since the Hitman trilogy and MGSV, say goodbye to guards with eyes on their necks, wonky patrols, desync and the usual bs of PD2's stealth, you can properly play stealth in Payday 3. Now comes the elephant in the room, the content, Payday 3 as of release is a little bit of a lightweight, only 8 heists (tho there are no repeats like Payday 2 vanilla) a handfull of weapons and items and thats it, but thats the inevitable problem, 10 years worth of support will make almost any game look empty, but, with a roadmap already shown and knowing UE4/5 and the renewed focus of Overkill/Starbreeze that content gap will be more than crossed The worst thing about this game imo is the UI, it lacks character and charisma, it is a bit soulless, the UI and HUD on PD2 was more stylized, more "in tone", in Payday 3 both the menus and the HUD look very very basic and flat, the iconic "ASSAULT IN PROGRESS" banner was replaced with a simple ASSAULT I believe this is a good 8/10 game for the Payday fans, for the mainstream players I'd say a 7.5/10 would be a fair score.