Should PAYDAY: The Heist get remastered?

[It's Adam Lazlow]

I find myself being completely burnt out on PAYDAY 2 and I can not seem to enjoy it anymore. I picked up PAYDAY: The Heist for 2 hours yesterday and I had a lot of fun with it. Albeit I only had 37 hours put into it in my entire life compared to 1800 hours in PD2.

PAYDAY: The Heist is a forever classic, one game that Overkill truly nailed. However it's getting outdated, mostly due to graphics, engine limitations.

Content wise PD:TH is decent, 9 classic heists, with variety and random chance, fair amount of progression and late game content in form of challenges and achievements. It's a decent game to this day for 4 player friend groups to pick up and have some fun.

Remastering the maps for PAYDAY 3 is an option, just like how they did for PD2, but I firmly believe the gameplay and soul of the game should remain the same but with modernizing the experience.

Not that it will ever happen with Starbreeze in it's current shoes, but should it be remastered?

[SomebadPoison]

Yes, imagine that ♥♥♥♥ on unreal

[IzzyNajwa]

Screw the remasters. I vote for new games/ideas/projects.

[[BLK] Telu]

I don't really remind what is different in Pay day : The heist. Apart from the fact than there is less features than in Pay day 2. I played too long ago ..

Mostly All maps of the original game where put into the new game. The mechanics seem to be the same. Explain me what is better ?

[PlebNC (UK)]

I would rather they save it for bringing the classic heists and a selection of PD2 heists into PD3. PD1 is still playable so no need to make a separate product.

[Sunday Driver]

It's highly unlikely even if it would be fun to see in a way. What would you like to see changed with the remaster that you think would make a real difference to it? Are the graphics a real issue to the gameplay or feel of it? How advanced would they need to be? Are we talking total engine rebuild with modern effects or just a bit better models and textures? What about the engine limitations you bring up? What limitations are you finding an issue for the game right now? If you only played the original maps that were designed with those limitations in mind is that a problem? I invite clarification. :)

The reappearance of the maps in PD3 seems the most likely option, much like the classics heists in PD2. If they allow for a high degree of modding would it be possible to mod PD3 to basically play like PD:TH with upgraded visuals?

[[BLK] Telu]

I tried to play Pay day : the heist again a couple of years ago, it was already difficult to go back to it. The game didn't really age well.

[Alien Behind The Door]

Simply, no.

[Hardcore Johnny]

Hell no, I have a fear of hospitals and the IRS. Please, no! NO! DON'T REMASTER!

[Weaver Trevor Henriksson ☣]

It would be sick, I'm more a fan of pdth than pd2

[It's Adam Lazlow]

Originally posted by Hoxilicious:

It's highly unlikely even if it would be fun to see in a way. What would you like to see changed with the remaster that you think would make a real difference to it? Are the graphics a real issue to the gameplay or feel of it? How advanced would they need to be? Are we talking total engine rebuild with modern effects or just a bit better models and textures? What about the engine limitations you bring up? What limitations are you finding an issue for the game right now? If you only played the original maps that were designed with those limitations in mind is that a problem? I invite clarification. :)

The reappearance of the maps in PD3 seems the most likely option, much like the classics heists in PD2. If they allow for a high degree of modding would it be possible to mod PD3 to basically play like PD:TH with upgraded visuals?

I don't know man I just throw around phrases and words that makes me sound smart. PDTH Remaster would be simply dope. Cool new engine cool new graphics, more details, new modern QoL features, better enemy and team AI, more options, new animations new sounds, the classic 9 heists re-thinked and remastered, new variations more replayability. Just PD:TH but modern.
I mostly mean to keep the core game the same just improve upon it.
Playing the Classic heists in PD2 is just not the same, PDTH was classy, it was a bit more serious and the inspirations from heisting movies was more apparent. It's a classic and it would be awesome to see being remastered properly with the respect the game deserves.

[Weaver Trevor Henriksson ☣]

Originally posted by It's Adam Lazlow:

Originally posted by Hoxilicious:

It's highly unlikely even if it would be fun to see in a way. What would you like to see changed with the remaster that you think would make a real difference to it? Are the graphics a real issue to the gameplay or feel of it? How advanced would they need to be? Are we talking total engine rebuild with modern effects or just a bit better models and textures? What about the engine limitations you bring up? What limitations are you finding an issue for the game right now? If you only played the original maps that were designed with those limitations in mind is that a problem? I invite clarification. :)

The reappearance of the maps in PD3 seems the most likely option, much like the classics heists in PD2. If they allow for a high degree of modding would it be possible to mod PD3 to basically play like PD:TH with upgraded visuals?

I don't know man I just throw around phrases and words that makes me sound smart. PDTH Remaster would be simply dope. Cool new engine cool new graphics, more details, new modern QoL features, better enemy and team AI, more options, new animations new sounds, the classic 9 heists re-thinked and remastered, new variations more replayability. Just PD:TH but modern.
I mostly mean to keep the core game the same just improve upon it.
Playing the Classic heists in PD2 is just not the same, PDTH was classy, it was a bit more serious and the inspirations from heisting movies was more apparent. It's a classic and it would be awesome to see being remastered properly with the respect the game deserves.

Facts, I want a gritty payday game that's not filled with meme weapons, characters and braindead cops.

[VerrucktMedic]

Not really. Payday the heist can be enjoyed in its entirety as it is. It doesn't have glaringly old graphics, something that makes it unplayable on newer systems, or anything that overall pushes it away from being enjoyed in the way it was intended. I can't imagine a remaster would interest that many people over just playing the original as it is now or playing the heists in Payday 2.

[pzhda'tan]

Originally posted by It's Adam Lazlow:

Originally posted by Hoxilicious:

It's highly unlikely even if it would be fun to see in a way. What would you like to see changed with the remaster that you think would make a real difference to it? Are the graphics a real issue to the gameplay or feel of it? How advanced would they need to be? Are we talking total engine rebuild with modern effects or just a bit better models and textures? What about the engine limitations you bring up? What limitations are you finding an issue for the game right now? If you only played the original maps that were designed with those limitations in mind is that a problem? I invite clarification. :)

The reappearance of the maps in PD3 seems the most likely option, much like the classics heists in PD2. If they allow for a high degree of modding would it be possible to mod PD3 to basically play like PD:TH with upgraded visuals?

I don't know man I just throw around phrases and words that makes me sound smart. PDTH Remaster would be simply dope. Cool new engine cool new graphics, more details, new modern QoL features, better enemy and team AI, more options, new animations new sounds, the classic 9 heists re-thinked and remastered, new variations more replayability. Just PD:TH but modern.
I mostly mean to keep the core game the same just improve upon it.
Playing the Classic heists in PD2 is just not the same, PDTH was classy, it was a bit more serious and the inspirations from heisting movies was more apparent. It's a classic and it would be awesome to see being remastered properly with the respect the game deserves.

TH already has better enemy AI. They can actually fire full auto and don't stare at walls and corners after moving from one point to another.

[Pariah]

Originally posted by BLK Telu:

I don't really remind what is different in Pay day : The heist. Apart from the fact than there is less features than in Pay day 2. I played too long ago ..

Mostly All maps of the original game where put into the new game. The mechanics seem to be the same. Explain me what is better ?

There is alot more differences compared to payday the heist compared to payday 2 while both games have depth in them I feel like payday the heist depth is alot more deep and is a reason folks say it's the harder older brother of the games