Differences between Payday 1 and Payday 2?

[Gamer Mickey]

I've played Payday 1 a fair bit with some of my friends and saw Payday 2 is on offer, is it much different to the first one?

[NaIM]

Generally Payday 2 is the better one. Though there are some things in The Heist that people will always miss (like an ability to aim down sights on LMGs).

[Conasse]

It's more refined. The game play makes more sense (cough bags). There are more customization options. Same game style. If you liked the first one you will likely like the second one.

It's like most sequels, however. There are people who will never, ever like it as much.

[𝐖𝐓𝐅𝐇]

PAYDAY 2 is better in almost every way. The heists randomize themselves, customizable masks, weapon attachments, stealth that's not impossible like Payday: The Heist's Diamond Heist (until the update came out changing the rules on stealth), better Skill spending system than the previous title, funner heists and jobs, tons of DLC and updates, the sound design for PAYDAY 2 is some of the best I've ever heard in a video game whereas Payday: The Heist has to be some of the worst, a huge weapon selection instead of using your M4 rifle and silenced pistol on every heist in Payday 1, a better heisting system with bags and crackable safe deposit boxes, and the list goes on and on. Definitely buy this while it's only $7, seriously. I made the mistake of buying it on my Playstation 3, and there are no DLC's or updates on the PS3 version of the game, so Steam is definitely the way to go.

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- PD2 has more RPG elements like actual skill trees, a bunch of weapon modifications etc.

- In general there are more options and possibilities. More actual content as well.

- The heists in PD:TH are far more streamlined and cinematic than most of their PD2 counterparts. A lot of people -me included- think PD:TH is way better in terms of mission design. With the recently released missions (Big Bank, Hotline Miami) the 2nd one is catching up though...

- PD:TH is more challenging than PD2. If you're used to the 1st game, playing everything up to Overkill in PD2 will feel like a walk in the park.