A brand new Payday has been introduced for digital actuality platforms. As the primary new recreation within the sequence because the disappointing launch of Payday 3, Payday: Aces Excessive will definitely face a excessive stage of scrutiny at launch.
Payday: Aces Excessive, very like the PC and console video games it is based mostly on, is a four-player co-op heist recreation the place gamers work collectively to steal from the wealthy. The recreation will get its title as a result of the crew is made up of the Ace of Hearts, Golf equipment, Diamonds, and Spades, every of whom gamers can select to play as and equip with totally different weapons and devices like a grappling hook. Gamers full missions to earn money, which may then be spent on talent and equipment upgrades.
Starbreeze Leisure CEO Adolf Kristjansson argues that Payday: Aces Excessive is “not simply an adaptation” however a “true Payday recreation constructed from the bottom up for this medium,” within the press launch saying it. From the trailer, the gameplay of Payday: Aces Excessive actually appears to be like just like the PC and console video games reasonably than a quick VR expertise based mostly on a recognized IP.
It is being developed by Quick Journey Video games, a studio that has beforehand developed VR variations of franchises like Stellaris, Vampire: The Masquerade, Cities: Skylines, and Wraith. Among the authentic video games it is best recognized for embody first-person shooters Model and Motion Hero.
Payday: Aces Excessive’s announcement comes shortly after a brand new film and TV present deal for the franchise was introduced. Starbreeze clearly is attempting to achieve some goodwill for the franchise again with these new efforts, as Payday 3 upset. Due to poor server stability at launch and a few controversial adjustments to core recreation mechanics like development, it by no means actually resonated with gamers.
In case you had been to have a look at SteamDB at the moment, you’d see that the concurrent participant rely of (*3*), which got here out in 2013, is way larger than that of the more moderen Payday 3. Whereas it is unlikely {that a} new VR recreation will match Payday 2’s numbers, Quick Journey Video games does have an opportunity to assist Starbreeze rehabilitate the franchise and make a co-op shooter that individuals like greater than the most recent mainline Payday title.
We’ll see if that pans out when Payday: Aces Excessive launches for Meta and Steam-related VR platforms.