Toby Johnson

These reviews are crazy negative, 4/10 on IGN is madness. I get that people are comparing this to Payday but the graphics and game mechanics of CrimeBoss are worlds apart and feel more responsive. This isn’t a payday reskin, it’s another crime/heist simulator which of course will share similarities to other heist games. I’ve played both and are both great in their own respects, but in my opinion, CrimeBoss has a more realistic approach to heists and the police respond in a far more realistic manner without the over complicated additions of Payday Jumpscare machines and unrealistic enemy waves. Heists feel more strategic and the sense of achievement after accomplishing a heist in stealth is far more satisfying than payday. Crime Boss is just a more raw approach that’s had me hooked for a good month now. The plot line is natural and the characters are fun to level up. There’s both online and offline play unlike payday 3 (which I know was slated in reviews also and I get that). My only negatives are how stupid the AI team mates can be, like they run through lasers in the compound mission basement and can just run through a restricted area without remaining hidden and raise the alarm when you’ve tried to be strategic after leaving them at the mission start point. I would also love to see a little more grit like Payday, like the payday franchise feels a little more dark and desaturated where Crime boss feels a little more saturated and ‘Hollywood’ (which I do like but also would enjoy feeling a little more rebellious). I would also love to see a little more variation between heist, some missions feel a little same same for instance, the jewellery store is always on the same street and looks relatively similar, perhaps a reshape and relocation, however the missions themselves do seem to differ with placements of doors, guards, cameras and objectives changing mission to mission so each heist approach and strategy isn’t replicable. Another thought is I’d love to achievement more plot lines which I know are ‘coming soon’ but I feel in order to keep people’s attention on the game, the devs should consider speeding up the releases of new heists and stories as I’ve completed them all and looking forward to more! My final point is character, gang and weapon customisation, maybe make the main boss more customisable as the players main character and have the additional team mates remain how they are and. But all in all, the game is a great addition to the heist genre. Ignore the reviews for now and decide for yourself as I’m sure you won’t be disappointed unless you’re die hard Payday fan who doesn’t like the idea of branch out into something similar!