Payday 2 - Nintendo Switch Edition Reviews

Payday 2 - Nintendo Switch Edition is ranked in the 15th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
5 / 10
Apr 23, 2018

Payday 2 arrives in the Nintendo Switch and the result is a mixed bag. While the multiplayer experience is rather fun and enjoyable, the solo experience is terribly frustrating due to the wrenching AI which renders the game almost impossible to enjoy.

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5 / 10
Mar 17, 2018

On the Nintendo Switch, Overkill could have offered the definitive PayDay 2. Some strange design choices and the lack of certain features (no online voice chat) refrain the game from reaching its true potential. And that's too bad as PayDay 2 really could have been a fun game on the Switch. Only people who will get to try the game's local co-op will get a glimpse of what could have been.

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5 / 10.0
Mar 15, 2018

Payday 2 is an average first-person shooter for Nintendo Switch that isn't that great and should be skipped if possible.

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B
Mar 5, 2018

Payday 2 remains a unique experience in the FPS genre thanks to its subject matter and dedicated approach to team work. And while quite a bit has been said about how this Switch version isn't up to date with all the content released on other platforms, the package doesn't feel incomplete or even light on material as there is still lots to do.

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7 / 10.0
Mar 4, 2018

Payday 2 on Nintendo Switch will not revolutionize the genre, but it's a very good porting, except for some technical issues and no voice chat at launch. An enjoyable cooperative FPS, so far.

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Mar 3, 2018

Payday 2 can be a fun little time-sink, if you've got some friends to join you on your bank-robbing escapades. However, due to a lack of voice-chat, some soul-crushingly lackluster AI, and regular performance issues, the game's fun is often the real prisoner that gets held hostage.

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60%
Mar 1, 2018

This game sometimes feels like it doesn't belong on the Switch because of its online focus that requires voice chat, but there is one strength of the Switch which Payday 2 utilizes perfectly well: local multiplayer. Payday 2 encourages interaction with your friends, and it would be the perfect game to high five your friends for a job well done or punch that one friend who likes to go all "Leeroy Jenkins" to blow a sneaking heist. Otherwise, when you are playing online with strangers, it will just ultimately feel like you are playing with better AI CPUs. The main people who I could recommend this game to are the ones who intend on buying it in groups with their friends for either local or online play. If your only option is to play this game offline, then you should just steer clear of it. The AI just doesn't help much, and you will have to do all of the boring bits such as breaking locks or hacking computers by yourself. In the end, I found the music to be lacklustre and the gameplay just wasn't enough to hold my attention. There was far too much waiting involved in the heists. If there was any game which outstays its welcome, this one is it. In the end, I'm going to give it a 6.0/10. It's not a bad game, but some questionable design decisions hold it back from realizing its full potential.

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4.5 / 10.0
Mar 1, 2018

Nintendo Switch is currently the worst platform for experiencing Payday 2. Conversion shortages do not even allow you to taste the climate of heists. Despite the pleasant surprise, which is the multitude of the content, I would advise against buying it on Switch.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 1, 2018

Payday 2 still is a very solid and funny cooperative shooter even on Switch, despite the lack of some content (heists, masks) you can find in the PC version.

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5 / 10.0
Mar 1, 2018

Payday 2 reveals its worst in the Nintendo Switch. Even though it is not a bad port, the Overkill game and the Nintendo Switch does not seem to get along. Good gameplay, but this is the worst version of the game nowadays.

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5 / 10
Feb 27, 2018

The performance issues, missing content, and brain-dead AI are simply inexcusable.

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7.6 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2018

PAYDAY 2 on the Nintendo Switch is a very unique experience for the platform. The lack of voice chat hurts, and the game can be pretty repetitive at times in terms of what you do within the missions, but the game is undeniably fun, especially with friends.

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76 / 100
Feb 27, 2018

The great port offers much potential for frustration due to lack of communication tools. The co-op fun ignites only with friends via Skype etc.

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6.5 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2018

An old style remake that is beginning to be "too old for this shit" in terms of gameplay and visuals.

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4 / 10
Feb 27, 2018

The flawed original is already showing its age, but this poor quality Switch port is Payday 2 at its very worst.

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8 / 10
Feb 26, 2018

If you’ve never played Payday 2, the Switch version has plenty of content (50 missions) to keep you busy solo or with friends. No online voice chat is a bummer, so you’ll have to use your phone or something like Discord to strategize with your friends – unless of course you play locally! If you have access to Payday 2 on other systems, you might be better off served there. It all depends on what your priorities are. No matter what, expect a fun time!

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6.8 / 10.0
Feb 26, 2018

If you can look past the steep entry fee and have no other platform to play it on, this will probably do. Otherwise, you're better off picking up one of the other versions, since offline play and portability are not much of a benefit for Payday 2 on the Switch.

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Feb 26, 2018

"Miles behind its PC brother."

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5 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2018

A rather dated proposition in 2018, one that’s made worse by some eyebrow-raising omissions and a baffling AAA price tag.

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8.4 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2018

Painfully hurt by the lack of voice-chat capability on the console, Payday 2 is nevertheless a decent port of the game on the Nintendo Switch, with close to complete amount of DLCs from previous platform, and one hell of a fun experience playing with friends locally.

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