Recent reviews by 2Joe

This is a personal recommendation as I greatly enjoy some of the new cosmetics and I'm someone who wants to support SBZ as I believe this initiative they currently have with Payday 3 where they are focusing on improving the core systems is smart and I feel more confident about the game's future than I have ever before and want them to succeed as someone who has not purchased a DLC since Year 1.

That said unless you want to support SBZ like I have, I do not recommend buying this until it goes on discount especially if you do not value the cosmetics offered. What you get here in regards to gameplay content is two new weapons, an overkill weapon with the Saw and a secondary with the return of the Locomotive alongside two "iconic weapons" which is a rename of the weapon preset system. These two iconics are nice looking and do offer unique perks exclusive to them which is apart of a new gameplay system added in this update where one can apply perks to weapons to further expand gameplay variety which personally is a strong idea with a good baseline.

The saw and loco are a delight to use, the former being a useful utility option on heists that allow you to cut through objectives which while limited currently will hopefully increase with future heist reworks and new heists, the damage against cops is quite weak unmodded but with the right set ups can become useful in that regard as well even if it falls behind compared to other overkill weapons, despite that though it's enjoyable to tear through for a while. The loco is the loco, with it's addition we have two secondary shotguns now with the loco performing better in tight ranges compared to the justicar which suits well to medium ranges but ultimately... it's the loco, it feels great to shoot and that's all that matters.

As this is the first of this new Crimebond system that SBZ is doing in lieu of traditional DLC especially after the end of paid DLC heists, there are numerous holes to poke and I hope going forward they can continue to improve this system, making future Crimebonds worth their price. There is the obvious of more weapons which I believe is going to be a given but other ideas I would love to see is the ability to unlock the exclusive iconic weapon perks so they can be applied to other weapons and new armor frames that can function similarly to the perk decks of old character packs from Payday 2, allowing for more gameplay being offered without the need of modelling and animating a new weapon.

In conclusion: I love the return of the saw and loco and in general have been very happy with the new update as a whole, feeling justified in my purchase of this release but I also understand the issues it has, hoping that in the future SBZ can take the right lessons going forward.

Golem.

If you ask me to write 50 paragraphs about it I'd probably write 100 instead. There is a lot to unravel in regards to my feelings towards it, mostly positive, some negative, some I'm unsure, easily the most fascinated and brain tickling I've been with a new release in a very long time and in some ways my game of the year even if it isn't the best I've played due to how much it's made me think. To quote myself in a conversation I had "It's a victim of troubled development, small budget and potential underestimating of scope", it's a title that has been pulled apart, turned sideways and maybe never truly been able to breathe in a relaxed state without scrutiny or turmoil since it's initial inception. When compared to it's sire, the most common trait they share is they are both truly flawed gems, it's just that this one has more flaws and less shine to it's gem but despite all of that... it is still beautiful.

Fun and carefree, something that feels rare in today's multiplayer shooter landscape. People still occasionally play it and while you may run into a lot of bots, the PvE is still very fun on it's own. Hopefully one day they iterate on this and double down on the PvE systems especially the 10 man boss fights with Rathalos and Yellow Devil as they are incredible.

GFWL has finally been removed but with it came all of the online features and people's save files. This is one of the best coop games since there is a genuine sense of working together, praying that this is only temporary and Capcom is planning a steamworks update like they did with RE5.

It's getting review bombed because the dev has decided to cut ties with a neo-n@zi vtuber, ignore them.

The game itself is very fun in a low budget janky kinda of way that's incredibly charming in that feels like a early 360 era AA game that's missing in today's industry, a surprisingly enjoyable single player campaign, decent mission variety, great weapon variety that keeps improving with new updates. The team seem to be really passionate about the game and I hope they continue to find success. My only major complaint is I wish they could had scrapped a few of the smaller missions and maybe consolidate those resources into one or two more larger heists but I get that would had harmed the single player.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT04EdaBztw

Can't believe he got eaten by a bear

Barbuta

That man really erased his name