Payday 2: The Alesso Heist Review (GET OUT OF HERE STALKER)
Gameplay: This heist was physically painful to participate in. If you decide to do anything other then stealth, you will face torment. A group of four is needed; AI partners will get you no where.
When done loud, you endure the issues of this map essentially being a maze. Its a very open area in some locations, but in others? Good luck; two shields in a hallway means you won't be shooting past them. The amount of enemies you're swarmed by also means you'll be shot at from both sides, so be expected to bring ammo and meds.
If you are bringing people in armor, you will need to babysit them. There is a large amount of running around in this mission; and they WILL be downed by snipers. The snipers are out in difficult to shoot areas, generally higher then you are, obscured by mist. You will need people in armor with heavy weapons however; as the mission will happily throw a number of dozers at you.
After messing around with the fork lift, and unique cutters (You better buy the second cutter. If you don't, you get ten extra minutes onto the mission); you get to use the unique elevators to lift the money into open areas. The cops will be happy to grab this money. I pity the man who brought a saw for the 8 or so ATMs on the map.
A extremely tedious map to play on. Does not tickle my fancy. 3/10
DLC Content: You get a rather decent revolver; but it has a pitiful amount of modifications. It has a rather long reload animation; but it's damage done is rather good. Still, you'd do better with other guns (Even the Wild West revolver). The melee weapons are garbage at best. If you enjoy using silly things for fun... Well, that is up to you.
You can preview the masks before you obtain them by looking at Alesso's merch. They're generic masks at best, marred by various markings.
It's a beautiful gun, but not worth the money. 2/10
Alesso/Narcissist: After the first ten minutes, I became bored of Alesso's music. But what overwhelmed me was the amount of things I saw with his name on it. What amused me even more, was the fact that anything that had his name on it could not be damaged. Windows with his logo on it, and materials don't feature bullet holes. Alesso himself isn't modeled during the .GIF concert (No, you can't mow down the crowd. That would infringe on his advertising campaign).
The Map: I hope you like mazes. This map is difficult to navigate, with many rooms you need to clear through. Certain windows can be shot completely through; namely anything from Gen-Sec. Not very spectacular, though I will say Gen-Sec seems very sterile. I question their inclusion of an ATM in their demo room.
The pyrotechnic machines are faulty, and will light themselves ablaze when used. You'll have to fetch a fire extinguisher for them. While I find this an interesting gimmick; I question their pricing if they are so poor quality.
Narrow pathways and large pathways create a interesting stop-gap here and there. But snipers will make you regret having fresh air.
I couldn't consume popcorn while watching cops burn. 4/10
Final Thoughts: If this is what Overkill calls a 'heavy hitter' for a map, I fear the next two years. I worry about the Golden Casino. Will it too be hidden behind a price tag?
The heist was tedious, my fingers hurt, I'm going to sleep. 3/10
TL;DR: I played the heist and got my seven dollars back. Even Overkill knew this was bad.