"The First Person Shooter genre of games continues to thrive in releases and sales, but lately the increased criticisms from gamers suggest that the fad may have begun to dwindle. Aside from the typical complaint that there are simply too many FPS games with similar aesthetics, another growing complaint is the excessive violence frequently featured in these games. While casualties are inevitable in war, be it fictional or real-life, there has been an argument that FPS games often celebrate the rampant killing of AI enemies without showing any sort of moral consequence, even during heavy-handed storylines that (poorly) attempt to paint the protagonists in an empathetic light. Put simply, the games follow the power fantasy of players filling the role of a Hollywood action hero who can mow down thousands of enemies like some sort of psychotic superhero."
GB: "Of course, Payday 2 has had its fair share of ups and downs as well, in spite of the success that it has enjoyed. For starters, the disparity between the game’s PC and console versions is a major issue that plagued the game for years on end, thanks to the frustrating optimization issues across platforms brought about by the Diesel Engine, which the game was developed on."
Payday 2 launched 10 years ago today, and a constant stream of updates still makes it worth playing ahead of Payday 3.
Starting today, Payday 2 is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until June 15. Once you claim it, it's yours to keep.
