The Sony-created PSN and PC shooter Payday: The HEIST has "stolen the show" at E3 2011, according to PC Gamer.
CVG is still yet to get hands-on with the downloadable FPS, which has been created by newly-formed Nordic studio Overkill - a team formed from the embers of the now defunct GRIN.
"It's simply stolen the show for me," Edwards told CVG this evening. "We had no expectations whatsoever for the game going into E3. And I'll be honest, when I read it was a downloadable title, I had it down as little more than a distraction.
"But in reality, it's brilliant. It's sweary, it's bold and it will make your heart race like few other FPS titles I can think of. It nicks all the best bits from Left 4 Dead and puts them in a frantic world in which you get to nick loads of money. Hours after playing it, I'm still thinking: "Wow." I'm starting to believe that it's really superb."
As always, go full screen for HD.
We know for a fact that Tim plays a LOT of FPS games, so this has just firmly landed on our radar. To check out more of his thoughts about the game, have a gander of his preview write-up over on PCGamer.com.
Comments
32 comments so far...
KippDynamite on 9 Jun '11 said:
A game oriented solely around robbing banks? Actually sounds pretty cool.
KMakawa on 9 Jun '11 said:
And incredibility monotonous.
The Big F on 9 Jun '11 said:
Eh ... remember The Clue before you say that.
This does look terrible, though.
Fiks1 on 9 Jun '11 said:
I love bank robberies (fictionally obviously!), this will be fun
Mmmmgrolsch on 9 Jun '11 said:
Wicked I will finally be able to learn to rob a bank
One year of training and Lloyds money is all mine Mwa hahaaha
wasted-again on 9 Jun '11 said:
I can just hear the typewriters warming up at the Daily Mail.
Mark240473 on 9 Jun '11 said:
Looks decent enough to me. It could be a lot of fun, for little money. Always a welcome combination.
Slacher007 on 9 Jun '11 said:
the media's gonna have a field day with this.
but it looks like a good laugh for a tenner
plightstar on 9 Jun '11 said:
Doesn't really look that great. Nice idea and the I would imagine with 4 players it would be fun, but its got a Kane & lynch 1 vibe about it.
JD_Method on 9 Jun '11 said:
Looks like it could be fun with some friends. I think it would have been good if you could have played it a bit stealthier if you wanted to as well though. Trying to sneak into the bank without setting off alarms or alerting anyone with your friends could have been great, and then when someone inevitably screws up the plan, shoot your way out.
I can't really judge it just from the trailer, but if the guy who's played it says it's great then that definitely piques my interest.
dannyhulse on 9 Jun '11 said:
Looks OK, hardly a "show stealer" though.....
360_Fan on 9 Jun '11 said:
Weather its good or not, it will be banned in Australia.
theaface on 9 Jun '11 said:
It might not be the prettiest looking game, but it still looks like it could be a lot of fun. Hopefully the end product turns out well - it's a nice twist on the stale FPS genre, and it would be good to see it succeed.
StonecoldMC on 9 Jun '11 said:
If its taking its reference from L4D then how can it fail?
L4D pretty much perfected online Co Op and if this is even half as good as Valves effort then PS3 Fans will be in for a treat!
cult on 9 Jun '11 said:
This was the premise for Kane and Lynch 2's multiplayer. Which to some extent was spoilt by being bundled with the single player game. Anyone who managed to get a couple of hours in with K&L2 multiplayer could tell you about the potential of get in, get it, get out gameplay. Add the director from L4D and there's a great game in there.
Headsrinker on 9 Jun '11 said:
dannyhulse
Looks OK, hardly a "show stealer" though.....
Forget about how it 'looks'. I agree it doesn't 'look' graphically amazing, but obviously its the actual gameplay that made it a 'show stealer'. People are far too obsessed with how games look rather than how they play.
Agent75 on 9 Jun '11 said:
Like 100s before it, it just looks like an average first person shooter....
svd_grasshopper on 9 Jun '11 said:
good to hear, thought this looked guff first time i seen it too.
i love the setting though. reminds me a bit of counter strike, the office levels...
hopefully can capture some of that atmosophere. not enough games like this out there. they are all military or sci-fi.
also, we need CS on consoles!
nookAC on 9 Jun '11 said:
Is it just me or does this look too much like call of duty zombies and/or the end of level attacks in l4d.
fps_d0minat0r on 9 Jun '11 said:
is howard brown in the game?
Ali_ on 9 Jun '11 said:
Looks like the Casino level in R6 Vegas, played over and over again. Not especially impressive.
J_H__ on 9 Jun '11 said:
a £10 price tag and you've got a deal
bugmenot on 9 Jun '11 said:
Stealth troll from a werll known biased site, or really excited by this ? (when ps3 has to offer way more interesting thant that, and the competition) ?
julioaragon on 9 Jun '11 said:
looks interesting..the graphics look really look just like any other game thats out right now,nothing spectacular.. i dont own a ps3 so ill probably check it out at gamestop from their demos..thats it
Currychips on 9 Jun '11 said:
Gamers today, just obsessed with looks - it really is a very sad state of affairs.
Valuing looks over gameplay is a ridiculous way to spend your gaming time.
A shame.
MPH on 9 Jun '11 said:
It's time the public put a tax on banks... attax on banks.
...
*pulls out diary*
"Dear Diary, I did it again."
funnyguy2001 on 9 Jun '11 said:
Hope they don't have a SPERM BANK robbery mission in this! Quite a sticky situation to be in!
chatty72 on 9 Jun '11 said:
I'll get driver and get some practice so i can be your wheelman
gmcb007 on 9 Jun '11 said:
It this game steals the show then it was a very bad E3.
Little Moth on 10 Jun '11 said:
Can I just say "meh"? Looks like it's gonna be linear and repetetive. Woo Hoo.
roynluc on 10 Jun '11 said:
Just don't buy Wheelman.
GunstarHeroX on 10 Jun '11 said:
CVG, you're on Reddit. I clicked the link to this story on Reddit and ended up on a very familiar site, CVG!
My two internet homes collide.
...Many are killed.