The Complete Story of Payday

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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    By popular demand, all thirteen of the original Story of Payday episodes rolled into one. The early episodes have been remastered to fit more so into the style I settled for on in the later ones. Nothing has been gutted, simply touched up, with new episode transitions being recorded to create a more natural storytelling style. Additionally, Episode 12 is decensored and contains never before scenes. This video concludes with a final Q&A, delving into the most pressing questions you guys had after the series finished. Thanks so much for watching and supporting the series. Work is beginning on the City of Gold Campaign story video so rest assured, I will be covering it. Roll on Payday 3.
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    Episode Select:
    Intro: 00:00
    The Heist: 02:07
    The Capital: 16:47
    The Breakout: 36:40
    The Expansion: 51:45
    The Revenge: 1:07:44
    The Takeover: 1:22:16
    The Hardcore: 1:43:15
    The Search: 2:03:31
    The Betrayal: 2:24:37
    The Artifacts: 2:46:15
    The Rescue: 3:11:16
    The End: 3:29:18
    The Secret: 3:41:51
    Q&A: 4:00:59
    #Payday2 #StoryofPayday #Kknowley
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  • @primal9066
    @primal9066 2 роки тому +12539

    The final mission of Payday 3 is gonna be something like :
    “Guys, the moon, go get it”

    • @Caleb_Squatongim
      @Caleb_Squatongim 2 роки тому +1224

      Then vector shows up with his squid launcher lol

    • @WaterWeight.
      @WaterWeight. 2 роки тому +456

      Imagine if pd3's villan was cloakers they do have vision of the 4th wall

    • @MagnusTonitrum117
      @MagnusTonitrum117 2 роки тому +234

      @@Caleb_Squatongim then we steal his piranha gun

    • @throwawayaccount1869
      @throwawayaccount1869 2 роки тому +353

      Can't believe "Despicable Me" stole Payday 3's easiest heist, smh.

    • @arthursoareslima9491
      @arthursoareslima9491 2 роки тому +185

      Gru is gonna be a new character, and this is gonna be one of his heists

  • @II-pu9is
    @II-pu9is Рік тому +5372

    Can I just say, Props to the getaway drivers who were 100% loyal to these people. Bile and Twitch are the real mvps

    • @brandoncolon1160
      @brandoncolon1160 Рік тому +233

      So this kinda means left for dead and payday share a universe lol

    • @OldSport3291
      @OldSport3291 Рік тому +114

      Twitch my beloved

    • @communistzetenski3702
      @communistzetenski3702 Рік тому +95

      Bile 💕

    • @endyender1703
      @endyender1703 Рік тому +352

      @@brandoncolon1160 Nah, Left 4 Dead is an alternate timeline where the crew refused that one job and Murkywater did not destroy the hospital. Obviously, since life goes on and the green flu did not spread in this one.

    • @Endman115
      @Endman115 Рік тому +2

      Agreed

  • @CheeseYourself
    @CheeseYourself 11 місяців тому +795

    i like how even this super serious and logical explanation of Payday is like "yeah dude, i've got no bloody idea what they were thinking putting Ethan and Hila in here"

    • @DragonFang253D
      @DragonFang253D 8 місяців тому +28

      Because it's the truth, there's no world where that makes sense. IF they had to use an influencer..... why them?

    • @MoishaAPD
      @MoishaAPD 8 місяців тому +33

      @@DragonFang253D If there's no universe where these two make sense in a game like Payday 2, then you're going to have to explain how Jimmy, Jacket and Scarface (WHO DIED), even Wolf, a video game developer who went schizo and picked up a gun to pursue a life of crime which he was just randomly, remarkably good at, first. This game is the most unserious thing ever made lol, part of the fun of it. I am glad that Payday 3 is returning to the serious edge of PD:TH though.

    • @noobsaredabest
      @noobsaredabest 8 місяців тому +12

      ​@@DragonFang253Dthey were in a lawsuit at the time. That pack was to help pay for it.

    • @whotfisdami
      @whotfisdami 8 місяців тому +2

      @@MoishaAPDScarface impersonator*

    • @Ryanis1rash
      @Ryanis1rash 3 місяці тому

      ​@@noobsaredabestthey were with who?

  • @jonathansmithers2763
    @jonathansmithers2763 2 роки тому +1112

    I find it funny that Bain specifically has to mention to Jacket *not* to horde the audio tape, as if to imply that Jacket's audio tapes are actually apart of a bigger horde. A dragon hordes gold, while Jacket hordes audio tapes.

    • @scarymeunster9095
      @scarymeunster9095 Рік тому +146

      Do you know how many 80’s dictaphone demo tapes you gotta comb through to find a half decent vocabulary?
      How else am I supposed to define banana chips while I’m robbing a bank with a hammer in my varsity jacket and chicken mask?

    • @dimsthedimwit600
      @dimsthedimwit600 Рік тому +25

      @@scarymeunster9095 I can't help but read with a hammer in Yzma voice

    • @silasfish5379
      @silasfish5379 Рік тому +62

      I love how in the little loading screen facts it says, "Jacket spends a fortune on batteries."

    • @wememebuisness
      @wememebuisness 11 місяців тому +7

      no dragons dont horde gold dragan does

    • @TaRAAASHBAGS
      @TaRAAASHBAGS 9 місяців тому +7

      I find it funny how they kept trying to justify Jacket as a credible character and not the cardboard cutout he was.
      You literally don't even see his face in the source material lmao.

  • @FartReverb_mp3
    @FartReverb_mp3 2 роки тому +12650

    I swear, people at overkill just threw darts at the board when making this game and by pure accident created a masterpiece

    • @miuzoreyes6547
      @miuzoreyes6547 2 роки тому +1182

      That's not wrong, everything past and including Alaskan Deal was done by one writer who had to scramble around and tie up the lore together. Everything before that - basically dart throwing.

    • @FartReverb_mp3
      @FartReverb_mp3 2 роки тому +301

      @@miuzoreyes6547 not remotely suprised

    • @Undergroundtornado
      @Undergroundtornado 2 роки тому +322

      More like cocaine and a cracked copy of csgo

    • @garrettviewegh677
      @garrettviewegh677 2 роки тому +433

      Part of me hopes payday 3 will have these same supernatural, conspiracy cover up themes as payday 2 had later in the story. The events after Alaskan Deal felt like something out of an Indians Jones movie. Not that I’m complaining about that.

    • @toxicturn5388
      @toxicturn5388 2 роки тому +78

      No they had a dart board and hit the most random stuff and said "ok let's make this work"

  • @jimass13
    @jimass13 2 роки тому +909

    payday 2 gameplay: "the cops just shut off the drill, you have to restart it"
    payday 2 lore:

    • @AgentArabian
      @AgentArabian Рік тому +6

      But you didnt have to cut me off

  • @STUPIDGUARDIANS
    @STUPIDGUARDIANS 2 роки тому +1637

    The best character arc in the entire universe: Wolf's drill did not jam in the final mission.
    I can't wait for the drill to be in PAYDAY 3!

    • @deadhelix
      @deadhelix Рік тому +50

      it’s gonna jam again

    • @Naoto_kazuhiko
      @Naoto_kazuhiko Рік тому +46

      @@deadhelix if it isn't a drill I hope it's a saw
      I mean the saw 3000 is good but if that piece of shit drill fails...
      I'm not responsible for any crimes here in brazil

    • @dimsthedimwit600
      @dimsthedimwit600 Рік тому +58

      "Wolf apprently died after getting shot with a bow and Sokol fell under ice so now we don't have amy drill experts. We'll use pickaxes instead"

    • @Sheepy765.
      @Sheepy765. Рік тому +35

      @@dimsthedimwit600 The Payday gang just minecrafting their way into a high-security vault.

    • @dimsthedimwit600
      @dimsthedimwit600 Рік тому +5

      @@Sheepy765. Yep

  • @lastprimaris7914
    @lastprimaris7914 2 роки тому +2740

    Imagine if someone made a full on tv show about the payday story, I’d watch the shit out of it

    • @falloutfart9917
      @falloutfart9917 2 роки тому +320

      It could be two seasons. First being the realist version and the second being the in game version with guys bunny hopping with m203s shooting twenty rounds before reloading.

    • @bandicootmaon5979
      @bandicootmaon5979 2 роки тому +53

      @@falloutfart9917 either way I’d binge it’

    • @ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle
      @ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle Рік тому +252

      @@falloutfart9917 Have an 8 hour long episode where the Gang just cooks thousands of bags of meth

    • @rebelgaming1.5.14
      @rebelgaming1.5.14 Рік тому +77

      ​@@ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle Breaking Payday, Walter White as a cameo

    • @kzr_1613
      @kzr_1613 Рік тому +5

      Why watching it when you can play it lol

  • @damion2312
    @damion2312 2 роки тому +1791

    I love that the failed loot box system was included in the storyline. Given a reason for it to exist, a reason for it to fail, and a reason for why the system is the way it is now.

    • @ponivi
      @ponivi 2 роки тому +71

      Oh my god I didn’t even notice that, that’s great

    • @gamingjolt9621
      @gamingjolt9621 2 роки тому +39

      Because I’m an idiot what was the reference to the failed loot box system

    • @khzha8977
      @khzha8977 2 роки тому +208

      @@gamingjolt9621 During CrimeFest there was a new microtransaction put into the game where you could buy safes (loot boxes) for special weapon skins and blueprints, some of which gave stat boost. The community felt betrayed by the devs who said that microtransactions would never be a thing in payday 2. As a result, the lootboxes were taken out and you can now earn the weapons by just completing heists and getting really lucky or trading in the community. Kknowley put it into the lore when he mentioned Vlad's weapons that he started giving out for free around 1:34:50.

    • @cthulhu5524
      @cthulhu5524 2 роки тому +104

      My favorite detail that I learned on rewatch is he’s directly referencing Valve seeing as the “deal in fancy weapons” and are the largest criminal organization based in Seattle”

    • @gamingjolt9621
      @gamingjolt9621 2 роки тому +8

      @@khzha8977 thanks

  • @CarrotIsBad
    @CarrotIsBad 2 роки тому +2860

    No matter how tailored your pc will be to payday 2, some maps will still run at 15 fps. Payday is just built different.

    • @goodsprings5271
      @goodsprings5271 2 роки тому +435

      Diesel engine is so good it overlaps into garbage lmao

    • @DESARD12
      @DESARD12 2 роки тому +62

      badly*, built badly.

    • @bobberman4641
      @bobberman4641 2 роки тому +179

      @@DESARD12 still built different

    • @TheKknowley
      @TheKknowley  2 роки тому +688

      Doesn't count as chugging if it's a feature of the game...

    • @penguinsrockrgr8yt216
      @penguinsrockrgr8yt216 2 роки тому +86

      My PC is a potato it’s miracle it doesn’t explode when I start the White House heist

  • @DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.
    @DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993. 2 роки тому +2478

    Esposito is such a fucking powerhouse of an actor, man.
    He is so fucking comfortable playing the villain, he absolutely loves it and he's just.... Terrifying if you really let him showcase the ability to play the villain.

    • @jacobkern2060
      @jacobkern2060 Рік тому +104

      I almost want to see Esposito play the usual villain that he does so well, but is actually a good guy.

    • @dylang1138
      @dylang1138 Рік тому +154

      @@jacobkern2060 lmao like if Gus Fring was actually just a restaurant owner

    • @eqieier7575
      @eqieier7575 Рік тому +23

      Just like brian cranstone i was suprised to see giancarlo smile this much outside his roles

    • @leodesalis5915
      @leodesalis5915 Рік тому +34

      If you can deal with far cry 6 and it's nonsense, esposito gives one hell of a performance as the main villain in that game as a maniacal dictator

    • @WaddupMatty
      @WaddupMatty Рік тому +20

      @@jacobkern2060 Oh I love this! Just subvert expectations and have him just be a kind of awkward but generally good person and red herring the crap out of people.

  • @RTGMonika
    @RTGMonika Рік тому +2333

    it'd be hilarious if the inciting incident for Payday 3 goes something like this:
    Dallas: *Orders drink*
    Dallas' Card: *Declines*
    Dallas: Oh boy here I go heisting again!

    • @kiertres12
      @kiertres12 Рік тому +305

      Fr it would be so cool if he said “it’s heisting time” and started heisting all over the bar

    • @RTGMonika
      @RTGMonika Рік тому +168

      @@kiertres12 like that's the tutorial level: rob the bar

    • @joe31226
      @joe31226 Рік тому +68

      @@RTGMonika and u just steal a drink

    • @d4rkpr1nc39
      @d4rkpr1nc39 Рік тому +97

      In all serious notes, whatever ending Overkill decides to make canon for Payday 3, I wonder if these guys are gonna use another dart board and just do whatever it lands. (Ahem. no more UA-camr packs, ahem)

    • @GeneralCatDad
      @GeneralCatDad Рік тому +28

      @@d4rkpr1nc39 amen to that lmao

  • @lordpataknight1312
    @lordpataknight1312 2 роки тому +762

    I love how I started this game like haha I'm gonna rob a bank and ended robbing the white house getting bain a new body via alien magic and we live off on some island

    • @CFABosnia
      @CFABosnia 2 роки тому +58

      PD:TH lore: money go rise bank go boom
      Pd2 lore: Criminal hacker boss gets kidnapped into a ww2 prison and then put under the Whitehouse where then you kill one of your very vague dental professionals and free your hacker boss with your former pmc officer and reincarnate your hacker boss into a god and into the president of the US

    • @counterfeit1148
      @counterfeit1148 2 роки тому +11

      And I don't like it, hope they don't do something like that in Payday 3

    • @plebisMaximus
      @plebisMaximus 2 роки тому +5

      I just wanted to rob banks without real world repercussions smh.

    • @XNYDNTE
      @XNYDNTE 2 роки тому +2

      @@CFABosnia With John wick and Jimmy from Hardcore Henry

  • @themaskedchild9285
    @themaskedchild9285 2 роки тому +2684

    I love how if we assume Vlad is the 3rd king the only person we can ascribe to be his watcher is his drunk cousin

    • @TheKknowley
      @TheKknowley  2 роки тому +639

      Other's have suggested that maybe it was the commissar, but I'm not convinced. I'm ready for Almir Listo to be a confirmed watcher

    • @michaelzhang9806
      @michaelzhang9806 2 роки тому +187

      TheKknowley what do you mean ready? He is, he gave us the gift of hilariously large utensil.

    • @assaultpen4177
      @assaultpen4177 2 роки тому +41

      Well if that’s true I fell bad for using a chainsaw on him In the mall one

    • @sinwithagrin4243
      @sinwithagrin4243 2 роки тому +15

      Its gotta be the mistress they mentioned

    • @sinwithagrin4243
      @sinwithagrin4243 2 роки тому +10

      @@TheKknowley nah im thinkong the mistress that the dude in Mexico was talking about

  • @Jopeth23
    @Jopeth23 9 місяців тому +53

    The story went from Ocean's 11 series of heists to Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series' level of batshit crazy.

  • @MidasMakeItRain
    @MidasMakeItRain Рік тому +691

    I have a couple theories.
    1. Vlad is the scribe king, and his watcher is his brother in law, which is why he keeps calling the payday gang in to get him out of trouble.
    2. With the dentist dead, Bain's reincarnation is him ascending to the now empty throne of the healer king, which he immediately begins work healing society.

    • @Dragonspirit223
      @Dragonspirit223 Рік тому +69

      I wonder who Bain's Watcher will be. Duke seems to be the best for the job but he might want nothing more than needed with this whole Watcher and King business.

    • @twiztedmind209
      @twiztedmind209 Рік тому +90

      @@Dragonspirit223 I'd think maybe Locke? Locke would easily be able to take over Crime net, he'd just need to be able lead the gang at that point. He has the abilities to help secure crime net, he has the knowledge and ability to get things done, he could have contacts left and could probably gain more. He'd take his place pretty much, and probably be smarter about keeping his location and such safe.

    • @gh0stlyburnt
      @gh0stlyburnt Рік тому +31

      With regard to Harujdin being Vlad’s watcher I doubt, as in such a case Harujdin would be a lot more calculated and careful, and some of Vlad’s voice lines in Stealing Xmas hint towards a request at “accidentally” pushing Harujdin off the tree. I think he is more of a comic relief character than anything else.

    • @british35
      @british35 Рік тому +37

      @@gh0stlyburnt I don't think prophecies account for personality

    • @NiCoNiCoNiCola
      @NiCoNiCoNiCola 11 місяців тому +9

      ​@@twiztedmind209Locke would work and so, ironically enough, could Joy. Girl went from being a cross promotion character for Switch, to a possible Bain replacement in Payday 3. I still think Locke has a better voice

  • @DerailedWingnut
    @DerailedWingnut 2 роки тому +3613

    The fact that Overkill were able to believably connect all the cameo characters to the game’s story is beyond impressive.

    • @aslychair3096
      @aslychair3096 2 роки тому +201

      Cough. h3h3. Cough cough

    • @jellyfish3269
      @jellyfish3269 2 роки тому +122

      @@aslychair3096 that doesn’t count it’s H3H3!

    • @Saicofake
      @Saicofake 2 роки тому +194

      @@aslychair3096 H3H3 is deeply entrenched in controversy, I have no idea why Overkill would add them into the roster.

    • @minoxiothethird
      @minoxiothethird 2 роки тому +218

      @@Saicofake they weren't so much at the time

    • @vintner_
      @vintner_ 2 роки тому +174

      @@Saicofake times were very different. H3H3 was actually good when overkill added them to the roster

  • @ComradeShadow
    @ComradeShadow 2 роки тому +1516

    Payday Gang's heists after payday 2:
    "Guys, the reality, go get it."

    • @thatrandommememan9900
      @thatrandommememan9900 2 роки тому +77

      wonder if they could pull off the time heist in end game better

    • @joshuavis2736
      @joshuavis2736 2 роки тому +9

      Heist failed haha

    • @LordTyph
      @LordTyph 2 роки тому +66

      Guys, the key to heaven, go get it.

    • @sentane8031
      @sentane8031 2 роки тому +47

      "guys the requiem arrow go kill a man infinitely and use plot devices to steal from the mentally scarred man"

    • @cooperbaaski
      @cooperbaaski 2 роки тому +36

      "There is this stash of mini universes in another galaxy, i need you to get it." -Bain payday 3

  • @beanutbutter2977
    @beanutbutter2977 Рік тому +617

    As someone who has never played a game of payday in her life, I was invested for the whole thing. I couldn’t look away, it was just that good. You, my man, deserve a medal for your dedication.

    • @roccobastone1441
      @roccobastone1441 Рік тому +12

      you should give it a try with some friends it’s really fun but that might just be my nostalgia

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому

      You should try it, the legacy collection is like £20 and include all of this minus h3h3

    • @officialSTR1FE
      @officialSTR1FE Рік тому +27

      @@roccobastone1441 nope, it's not your nostalgia. It's that damn good. I just got it on sale for 5, and spent 20 more on dlc.
      It brought me the originals vibes back, and the ai actually defend you here while you do work. I love you can throw bags on them.

    • @roccobastone1441
      @roccobastone1441 Рік тому +5

      @@officialSTR1FE fuck yeah dude the game is a classic, payday 3 is supposed to come out this year too

    • @speckkatze
      @speckkatze Рік тому +3

      yeah same, yt randomly recommended this to me and I have been watching this for the past few days lol

  • @nonAehT
    @nonAehT 2 роки тому +354

    Hardcore (named Hardcore Henry in some countries) was such a wild movie, I recommend watching it if you like unique and well made action movies (it's filmed 100% in first person), i'm still amazed that according to payday2 lore it's set in the same world as John Wick, Reservoir Dogs, Left 4 Dead and Hotline Miami. Jimmy was such a fun character in that movie and is my favourite crossover Heister.

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 Рік тому +28

      Don't forget Point Break and Scarface.

    • @DEFC0NZER0
      @DEFC0NZER0 Рік тому +18

      @@mattpace1026 So all of those games, movies, etc are canonically set in the same universe?

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 Рік тому +38

      @@DEFC0NZER0 I suppose it would be a lot of alternate universes, but pretty much. As is implied in the video, the Payday universe is batshit insane.

    • @Fuzhou
      @Fuzhou Рік тому +34

      @@DEFC0NZER0 it’s canon to the Payday universe that those other Universes all take place within it. But it’s not canon in those other universes that either Payday or the other noted universes take place within them.

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 11 місяців тому +2

      @@TheParkerThirteen Dude, what part of "alternate universes" did you not understand?

  • @spkoftdvl
    @spkoftdvl 2 роки тому +1724

    We need a History Mod for this Game, where you play the missions in order and watch the cinematics too.

    • @serithmasith1723
      @serithmasith1723 2 роки тому +35

      Let me know if you ever find it

    • @spkoftdvl
      @spkoftdvl 2 роки тому +70

      @@serithmasith1723 I dont think this could be a hard thing to create 🤔 there are a lot more complex mods out there

    • @yosurushi1427
      @yosurushi1427 2 роки тому +66

      There’s a story mode where u play the hiest in order

    • @serithmasith1723
      @serithmasith1723 2 роки тому +129

      @@yosurushi1427 it doesn't actually do all of them in order due to shadow raid being removed. but i think the main point is the cinematics

    • @dinisssousa
      @dinisssousa 2 роки тому +12

      @@serithmasith1723 wdym shadow raid being removed?

  • @arnoldinigov.pascual617
    @arnoldinigov.pascual617 2 роки тому +2338

    One of the things I like about Jacket in this game is that despite being a guest character he is still a very active character in PayDay 2 like being on lots of promo art and how despite being part of his own game he has become part of 2 game communities (the first time I ever heard of Hotline Miami and Jacket is because of Payday) instead of being important for a little bit and just being forgotten. It really feels like he was integrated into the story instead of forcefully being jammed in there by the devs.

    • @psychotropicstate
      @psychotropicstate 2 роки тому +42

      I love Jacket :)

    • @mangothea6189
      @mangothea6189 2 роки тому +218

      "It really feels like he was integrated into the story instead of forcefully being jammed in there by the devs." yes, we are looking at you h3h3 pack. Who even are those guys?

    • @aethernaut736
      @aethernaut736 2 роки тому +55

      Same with John wick to a lesser extent

    • @scottpeltier3977
      @scottpeltier3977 2 роки тому +70

      He’s a bit quiet through the series (no pun intended) but he definitely has a place. Beats h3 groups who are used once so you can hear their speech in the first world bank heist but that’s fuckin it rlly

    • @yacinebomb
      @yacinebomb 2 роки тому +2

      @Andre Hinkley Holy shit, me too

  • @gingerinajacket8519
    @gingerinajacket8519 2 роки тому +319

    You know my favorite macro perspective on this whole franchise?
    They introduced TELEKINESIS, and about 3.2 seconds after that introduced a FUCKING CLONE ARMY. TO GET RID OF THE ONE GUY USING TELEKINESIS.
    And my favorite part of that? It is all detached, from the actual story surrounding the dentist, and his quest for immortality.
    They really pulled a Hamlet and introduced Pirates as a footnote, didn't they?

    • @sonnytapman
      @sonnytapman Рік тому +12

      Hamlet, featuring Captain Jack Sparrow

    • @wememebuisness
      @wememebuisness 11 місяців тому +4

      @@sonnytapman and a time traveler with a jaguar minigun

    • @UAVizUp
      @UAVizUp 9 місяців тому +1

      I’m sorry to burst your bubble a year later man but Akan and Jimmy are from Hardcore Henry and weren’t created for payday 2

    • @srmeatyboi9009
      @srmeatyboi9009 8 місяців тому +7

      ​@@UAVizUp yes, but they still exist in the payday universe

  • @andresstadelmann7583
    @andresstadelmann7583 2 роки тому +221

    I really love how you give meaning to every little detail or gameplay, down to why we don't know any background from vlad's mission's to pre-planning being introduced as one of the dentist's meticulous planning obsession

  • @diogo763
    @diogo763 2 роки тому +2418

    I really enjoy how he tied bad decisions made by overkill with the in-game story. i.e. Ethan and Hila

    • @enzoboyd495
      @enzoboyd495 2 роки тому +462

      Lmao I just got to the part where he managed to rope in overkill's microtransactions to be canon

    • @sillyfella2009
      @sillyfella2009 2 роки тому +117

      @@enzoboyd495 *Starbreeze's

    • @girlmeat-beth
      @girlmeat-beth 2 роки тому +208

      honestly i completely forgot they even existed in payday

    • @daminit6
      @daminit6 2 роки тому +193

      @@enzoboyd495 As well as peoples hatred for said microtransactions to be canonical as well

    • @meemeleem
      @meemeleem 2 роки тому +143

      “yeah bain was fuckin nuts at the time and brought on these two idiots”

  • @StriderStryker
    @StriderStryker 2 роки тому +1155

    This series went from *Heat* to *Indiana Jones* for *over 4 hours.*
    _And I thought my enjoyment of this game came from the _*_OST._*

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman Рік тому +103

      "I'm not up for this Da Vinci code bullshit!" -a Dallas player in the Diamond Heist's floor puzzle room

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому +12

      Well the OST is like 43.5% of the games enjoyment

    • @silverseth7
      @silverseth7 Рік тому +12

      @@ciphergacha9100 I wouldn't play the game if it didn't have such bumpin' music. Even the misses are hits when you go long enough without hearing them thanks to random track. Match Host Music is the best idea with friends.

    • @mintystripes73
      @mintystripes73 Рік тому +2

      my friends and I play with the music off 😅

    • @sirisaac6225
      @sirisaac6225 Рік тому +3

      @@mintystripes73How dare you!

  • @dom6991
    @dom6991 Рік тому +59

    I love that all the characters who were originally just References ended up contributing to the major story

  • @dr_ehrenlos9394
    @dr_ehrenlos9394 11 місяців тому +20

    Payday 2 lore: *needs a 4 hour summary video*
    Payday 2 gameplay: "Guys, the thermal drill, go get it"

  • @rasmustagu
    @rasmustagu 2 роки тому +2589

    Wow. This is exactly what I've been searching for, for YEARS. Without a doubt this will be the ultimate compendium that everyone will eventually be lead to that's even remotely interested about the games backstory. Thank you.

    • @rasmustagu
      @rasmustagu 2 роки тому +32

      Copy-pasted from the original cause if he gets to reupload, I get to re-comment 😛

    • @greywithana2678
      @greywithana2678 2 роки тому +5

      The Long Guide part 2 the lore

    • @adenkyramud5005
      @adenkyramud5005 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely is for me. Always wanted to learn more about the background of the game

    • @LupinYX
      @LupinYX 2 роки тому +2

      "even remotely interested"....sees over 4hours vid...naah I'll pass on this one :D

    • @hades9189
      @hades9189 2 роки тому +2

      indeed a long watch but loved having it on the second monitor

  • @illegalwaffles
    @illegalwaffles 2 роки тому +703

    It's MY sleepover, and I get to pick the movie!

    • @doughboywhine
      @doughboywhine 2 роки тому +24

      mom said you have to find a three player game

    • @WarriorPNG
      @WarriorPNG 2 роки тому +5

      @@doughboywhine ok but payday is a 1 - 4 game

    • @SmallManGoose
      @SmallManGoose 2 роки тому +1

      @@WarriorPNG exactly. 4 players

    • @WarriorPNG
      @WarriorPNG 2 роки тому +2

      @@SmallManGoose but you dont need 4 people
      or 3
      or 2

    • @era2.
      @era2. 2 роки тому +4

      @@WarriorPNG obviously hes talking about a game that consists of 1 to at least 3 players aka payday

  • @roachrider4774
    @roachrider4774 Рік тому +90

    Blows my mind how they’re able to combine so many pieces of media into the games history,
    They got John Wick, Jacket from hotline Miami, and even jimmy from Hardcore Henry.
    Masterpiece of story writing

    • @demonslayer5122
      @demonslayer5122 Рік тому +13

      Really the only piece that doesn't fit is Ethan and Hila. Everything else is practically flawless.

    • @GordonFreemanFN
      @GordonFreemanFN Рік тому +8

      @@demonslayer5122 Who? Never heard of or saw them

    • @demonslayer5122
      @demonslayer5122 Рік тому +5

      @@GordonFreemanFN The H3H3 Productions bullshit...

    • @roachrider4774
      @roachrider4774 Рік тому +9

      @@demonslayer5122 we don’t mention them, tragedy struck when they got out in the game💀

    • @BreadTeleporter1968
      @BreadTeleporter1968 7 годин тому

      @@demonslayer5122As of Payday 3 these two have been canonically assassinated

  • @royliber3824
    @royliber3824 Рік тому +103

    3:59:50 This by itself makes the plot of the game one of the best ive seen in a while. Truly the greatest heist the Payday gang ever pulled off, no money they ever achieved could buy off the mind heist of the president himself. In Payday 3 the gang are probably going to steal Mars or something because this will be whole lot harder to top out in terms of plot.

    • @webvixdarklove7551
      @webvixdarklove7551 9 місяців тому

      They fucking stole the United States, it really was the Greatest Heist of all

    • @CharlieTuna8
      @CharlieTuna8 7 місяців тому +1

      The biggest heist in Payday 3 is them stealing the servers

  • @1cooooolguy
    @1cooooolguy 2 роки тому +6351

    You know you’re good at storytelling if your plot involves aliens and immortal dentists and people don’t question it until you bring up ancient masks that have the US flag on it.

    • @CAFFIENEHOUND
      @CAFFIENEHOUND 2 роки тому +305

      Honestly, the Babylonian connection is where it got weird to me.

    • @J0hnHenrySNEEDen
      @J0hnHenrySNEEDen 2 роки тому +78

      Still what's the deal with Ancient Mask?

    • @MythicRanger2401
      @MythicRanger2401 2 роки тому +604

      Cringe: This ancient mask is based on the US Flag, this plot is dumb
      Based: One of the previous historic heisters must've been present during the American revolution and worked their ancient mask design into the flag

    • @icyatlasartworks
      @icyatlasartworks 2 роки тому +59

      Honestly, I only really started getting confused when they brought up the hellhounds and the pyramid, everything else I didn't really consider.

    • @RecluseBootsy
      @RecluseBootsy 2 роки тому +26

      Honestly, that was just my first question. Every sentence after just added more and more.

  • @paleplague_doctor8119
    @paleplague_doctor8119 2 роки тому +916

    "Power of the thermal lance"
    Name one time you didn't need to smack that drill a hundred times in a single mission

    • @kimarykorlumiose7728
      @kimarykorlumiose7728 Рік тому +101

      "thermal lance" is a badass name stuck on a piece of garbage

    • @ScottishShogun
      @ScottishShogun Рік тому +76

      "What third world country made this drill?"

    • @YORCHspartan117
      @YORCHspartan117 Рік тому +60

      @@ScottishShogun "who sold us this drill, the cops?!"

    • @DogeickBateman
      @DogeickBateman Рік тому +55

      @@ScottishShogun "Guys, I bought them from reputable sellers, believe me!"
      >Dallas peels open the label on the drill. Underneath it reads a hastily translated sign, "Made in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea"

    • @Dog1271
      @Dog1271 Рік тому +12

      "this drill is a joke"

  • @basedsand
    @basedsand Рік тому +107

    a well made and put together story of payday, what more can someone need?

  • @sndrc9
    @sndrc9 2 роки тому +14

    Overkill: starts putting random stuff
    Players: creates lore and actually links all the clues together

  • @Starryfrog
    @Starryfrog 2 роки тому +3314

    Oh yeah, 4 hours of Payday lore.

    • @itsmecrosby4723
      @itsmecrosby4723 2 роки тому +49

      It's all coming together

    • @cheeseboga9986
      @cheeseboga9986 2 роки тому +19

      @@chimpanzee1032 makes it 10x better

    • @consolemeerkat
      @consolemeerkat 2 роки тому +12

      @@cheeseboga9986 holy shit 40 hours of Payday lore

    • @cornhusk73
      @cornhusk73 2 роки тому

      Just how o like it

    • @idrinkglu8683
      @idrinkglu8683 2 роки тому +10

      It’s a game about killing cops and robbing and the most tame thing that happens in it is getting drop kicked

  • @balrogdahomie
    @balrogdahomie 2 роки тому +1056

    I’ve never played Payday…
    So Hotline Miami, TF2, John Wick, and Scarface all exist in this universe? Is this just Crime Series Smash Bros???

    • @gingerinajacket8519
      @gingerinajacket8519 2 роки тому +216

      Isnt the turret design also a ref to TF2, also Mercy Hospital is a reference to Left for Dead. Also goat simulator is in here too.

    • @elihalfe145
      @elihalfe145 2 роки тому +17

      T2F doesn't exist in payday 2

    • @balrogdahomie
      @balrogdahomie 2 роки тому +179

      @@elihalfe145 the sentry Gun from it does, apparently

    • @Jared-by8oq
      @Jared-by8oq 2 роки тому +14

      Jacket and tony are dead

    • @thekingofbboys3371
      @thekingofbboys3371 2 роки тому +14

      Apparently Jacket and Scarface are imposters

  • @ondrejmichalek2602
    @ondrejmichalek2602 Рік тому +55

    So much work had to be put into this video, great job man, thanks for the entertainment

  • @presofcamelot
    @presofcamelot 2 роки тому +261

    Kknowly: describes most Heists in the stealthy way.
    Me: **Guns blazing** "Its still Stealth if no-one lives to tell the tale...now wheres that diamond?"

    • @BorgBunnie
      @BorgBunnie Рік тому +37

      Not just any diamond….
      THE Diamond

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому +16

      The diamond from the diamond heist, the diamond heist or the diamond store heist?

    • @err0r529
      @err0r529 Рік тому +3

      Stealth isn't required most of the time, so it's just a request

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому +9

      @@err0r529 the required stealth ones have worse stealth than the stealth optional ones

    • @b1gs3xy17
      @b1gs3xy17 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ciphergacha9100 Yes.

  • @Leffrey
    @Leffrey 2 роки тому +250

    I thought Payday having a stupid amount of lore was just a meme... holy shit

    • @gamingreal5100
      @gamingreal5100 2 роки тому +13

      What i expected:4 guys go rob a bank
      And this is what i see

  • @trial_with_an_error9687
    @trial_with_an_error9687 2 роки тому +1877

    "Are ya winning heisters?"
    *The heisters after foiling a nigh immortal sociopath's attempt to rule the world from the highest elected office and then installing their cool ass hacker buddy as the reincarnated president of the USA:* "Yes...yes we are."

    • @kalibruhmoment3032
      @kalibruhmoment3032 2 роки тому +37

      Whose the Sociopath
      Jacket or The Dentist?

    • @capybara9521
      @capybara9521 2 роки тому +4

      @@kalibruhmoment3032 you like your own comment cringe

    • @kalibruhmoment3032
      @kalibruhmoment3032 2 роки тому +20

      @@capybara9521 I didn't lol otherwise it'd have 2 likes

    • @cringeclown4087
      @cringeclown4087 2 роки тому +3

      @@kalibruhmoment3032 oop

    • @garrettviewegh677
      @garrettviewegh677 2 роки тому +33

      Makes me wonder where payday 3 will go. With Bain being the president of the U.S. What heist is greater than that?

  • @agzarah
    @agzarah 2 роки тому +50

    im in the process of turning payday into a D&D campaign.. i think im gonna be watching this vid on indefinite loop now, to learn the story line

    • @insomniagobrrr5542
      @insomniagobrrr5542 Рік тому +4

      That sounds... Intriguing, to say the least.

    • @agzarah
      @agzarah Рік тому +11

      @@insomniagobrrr5542 im several weeks into it, and its going surprisingly well! given half my players have never played D&D and the other half never heard of Pay day. its amazing how easily they can over come a magical security system to rob a bank.. without ECMs haha

    • @cam8584
      @cam8584 Рік тому +1

      @@agzarah Have they met The Dentist yet?

    • @agzarah
      @agzarah Рік тому +9

      @@cam8584 not yet.(although I've changed names and stuff)
      It takes about a session or 2 per level. The last game mission they did was the basic gold bank heist.
      They managed to stealth it... just! Much to the bored of the barbarian.
      I'm adding some custom generic dungeon crawling as well to mix it up a little, kinda of content to create and expand a safe house.
      Find dwavern forge etc to craft new and better gear.
      Instead of just buying it from bane.
      Last week they found some plans in one of the bank deposit boxes to the where abouts of an ancient wizards tower which they are currently working their way through, with the goal to find "blue prints" for some new gear

    • @maurits1005
      @maurits1005 Рік тому +1

      ​@@agzarahare you guys still playing the same campaign?

  • @despacitodaniel801
    @despacitodaniel801 Рік тому +12

    now I understand why Jimmy's always knocked down or in the shitter in the safe house. It's Jimmy Prime disabling Jimmy Crackheadson to use other Jimmies.

  • @user-bv7zo6vd4m
    @user-bv7zo6vd4m 2 роки тому +1081

    He sure did hit the 10 minute mark

    • @mrdooce4715
      @mrdooce4715 Рік тому +40

      realllllyy stretched this one out

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому +17

      @@mrdooce4715 realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly stretched this one out

    • @soviet_onion34
      @soviet_onion34 Рік тому +13

      @@ciphergacha9100 realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetched this one out

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Рік тому +3

      @@soviet_onion34 you’ve won

    • @Uyu8jly
      @Uyu8jly Рік тому +5

      Hey might've stretched it but it's still entertaining

  • @NippzMcGee
    @NippzMcGee 2 роки тому +785

    Your explanation to why the special guns didn't catch on in the universe was 10/10, I love that idea as the reason those micro transactions didn't catch on.

    • @scarymeunster9095
      @scarymeunster9095 Рік тому +108

      It’s basically the Payday equivalent to what happened in real life, too. Lots of people dropped the game and vocally denounced Overkill until they finally made the skins fully available to free players.

    • @NiCoNiCoNiCola
      @NiCoNiCoNiCola 11 місяців тому +32

      ​@@scarymeunster9095 which is funny, since in the grand scheme of things skins weren't as important and probably not as crazy as DLC packs costing like an entire goddamn game

  • @knuxenglish
    @knuxenglish 8 місяців тому +7

    I am finally watching this entire thing instead of doing schoolwork
    Thanks for the opportunity

  • @theyodelingyeet
    @theyodelingyeet Рік тому +24

    gotta say props to you kknowley, god knows how long this took and even though it was 4 hours your explaining and story telling was enough to keep me enthralled, love it!

  • @noinfo438
    @noinfo438 2 роки тому +706

    You should do a challenge where you play payday 2 according to the lore, difficulty ramps up according to the story, starting normal with the basics, up to death sentence when Zeal team is introduced, play as the characters according to each heist group, ai filling the slots of the other characters in each heist, with corresponding guns and perk set, do each canon heist in order, would be a fun watch

  • @intensefinesse5809
    @intensefinesse5809 2 роки тому +317

    the story of this game reminds me of COD Zombies. starts off with a fairly understandable basis of bank robbing, but suddenly descends into magic, and the illuminati

    • @da3va
      @da3va Рік тому +32

      if you were there back before the white house when we were decrypting the coffers dude, it was like being at the launch of origins back in the day with people figuring stuff out. really missed out if you werent there.

    • @medabd9148
      @medabd9148 Рік тому +10

      At least it did not go away from the story everything was was related to element 115

    • @Linki8uu
      @Linki8uu 9 місяців тому +1

      @@medabd9148ah the days when black ops 4 wasn’t a thing ok when vanguard zombies wasn’t a thing ah good times

    • @confusion8579
      @confusion8579 6 місяців тому

      Exactly what I was thinking

  • @agentcoxack7368
    @agentcoxack7368 Рік тому +7

    PAYDAY 3’s gonna start with the President saying
    “Remember that time we killed an immortal king? The Thermal Drill, go get it.”

  • @TheMetalchild333
    @TheMetalchild333 7 місяців тому +5

    Hey, I'm in this video, 3:52:39 on the plaque, love the breakdown and how flawlessly the ARG community was represented in this video

  • @milesgray1635
    @milesgray1635 2 роки тому +338

    I just watched a 4 hour video for the story of a game I never played, and didn't even think had a story.
    Great video man

    • @greybayles7955
      @greybayles7955 2 роки тому +19

      Ive played for 400+ hours and to be honest I didnt either

    • @alybadry203
      @alybadry203 2 роки тому +18

      90% of the community didn't care about the story cuz all we needed was queueing up Razormind and the memes , but the story is so damn hyperbolic as the game progressed and somehow its acceptable despite how damn out of control it got and honestly , I dig it. I love it when games have wacky ass lore and somehow succeed in making it consistent with each time the story progresses

  • @mattpace1026
    @mattpace1026 2 роки тому +739

    I think my favorite part of all this is that the Dentist's failure is his own damn fault.
    If he hadn't engineered Hoxton's arrest, the gang wouldn't have pissed off so many powerful people, wouldn't have had to expand, and thus wouldn't have recruited the only man on the planet who could help them break the cycle.
    The thing that gave him the leverage he needed for his plan to be set in motion is ultimately what ruined his plan. Poetic justice at it's finest, folks.

    • @gingerinajacket8519
      @gingerinajacket8519 Рік тому +58

      Isn't that the same with Bain? Wasn't the only reason Bain died was because he was injected with the virus that the crew stole in No Mercy?
      The hafts of arrows truly are feathered by our own plumage.

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 Рік тому +82

      @@gingerinajacket8519 I agree Bain's death is also his own fault, but I think there's a bigger cause than that: He never trusted his only real allies with the whole story, and thus when his demons came home to roost, he was left to fend for himself.
      If he had told the gang the whole truth from the beginning, they probably would've made sure he was a bit more protected, or at the very least been way more careful during heists.

    • @gingerinajacket8519
      @gingerinajacket8519 Рік тому +62

      @@mattpace1026 To be fair, there is an old adage about thieves and the honor they keep. Keeping people at arm's length is a feature, not a bug of a life of disrepute, and while HE may be seeking a nobler goal, I can think of at least 3 people on the team that the only read you can get on them is "crazed gunman".
      Like I don't care if Jacket saved my goddamn child, there is no way I am putting blind trust into him.

    • @mattpace1026
      @mattpace1026 Рік тому +1

      @@gingerinajacket8519 He's supposed to be a leader. The reason the whole gang trusts him is because he gets them out of tough situations. The level of loyalty they have for him is not the kind you get keeping someone at arms length. You don't send four guys to fix a mess started by god-like aliens if you're keeping them at arms length.
      Bain trusted them, he just wasn't as much of a leader as he should've been.

    • @YEETUSDAFEETUS
      @YEETUSDAFEETUS Рік тому +16

      @@gingerinajacket8519 jacket is a grade A psycho though for sure but people like dagan or the original crew I could imagine trusting at some point

  • @Dindonmasker
    @Dindonmasker 2 роки тому +49

    That was insane! I never could've imagined the story was this massive! Thank you so much for the video! I'm so excited to play more of the game and very much looking forward to see what they do next with payday 3!!

  • @Weebfox
    @Weebfox Рік тому +19

    Albeit weird at times, god damn what an engaging story
    Your storytelling is phenomenal and this was such a pleasure to listen to, got back into payday with the announcement of 3 and Im so glad I discovered this video!

  • @throneup
    @throneup 2 роки тому +571

    The guy that designed duke as apart of #MyHeister must be so pleased that his creation is so integral to the story.

    • @jockeyfield1954
      @jockeyfield1954 2 роки тому +222

      "hey, i made this art thief heister, can i put him in the game?"
      "yes, but he has to be a conspiracy nut that somehow prevents the world's end by reading old scripts in a markiplier voice"

    • @AltF-io3dy
      @AltF-io3dy 2 роки тому +11

      @@jockeyfield1954 this

    • @YataTheFifteenth
      @YataTheFifteenth 2 роки тому +17

      @@jockeyfield1954 "fuckin deal."

    • @8stormy5
      @8stormy5 2 роки тому +28

      I'm inclined to believe that the #MyHeister campaign was intended from the start to produce a character who would act as an in-universe stand-in for the community, who would solve the secret in-game the same way the community solved the ARG outside of the game.

    • @anotheryoutubeaccount5259
      @anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Рік тому

      @@8stormy5 Interesting...

  • @charolettebacon6740
    @charolettebacon6740 2 роки тому +341

    Payday 1 lore: steal shit and make money
    Payday 2 lore: uncover a massive conspiracy involving secret societies, reincarnation, and other supernatural things.

    • @big924
      @big924 2 роки тому +10

      And make a LOT of money

    • @MyUsersDark
      @MyUsersDark 2 роки тому +25

      Payday: The Heist: "It's about making some money!"
      Payday2: "It's not about the money, it's about sending a message."

    • @big924
      @big924 2 роки тому

      @@MyUsersDark It’s all about the pentiums

    • @boxed_in4357
      @boxed_in4357 2 роки тому +10

      Payday 3 lore: were now in space f*ck you

    • @kickasspeanuts
      @kickasspeanuts 2 роки тому +3

      @@MyUsersDark and a little bit about the money

  • @sp3cc16
    @sp3cc16 Рік тому +32

    i like the part when they robbed a place

    • @imasleepdeprivedteen4394
      @imasleepdeprivedteen4394 Рік тому +3

      Idk man this game dont look like a bank robbing game maybe like a cod type game 🤔

    • @da3va
      @da3va Рік тому +1

      my favorite part was when bain said its ramblin time and rambled all over everyone

  • @jeremiahgreen3461
    @jeremiahgreen3461 Рік тому +12

    Boy, I remember four hours ago when I thought this was a game about robbing banks.

  • @swozzlesticks3068
    @swozzlesticks3068 2 роки тому +439

    The whole bit where they meet Jimmy is why this game has the best lore of any game in existence.

    • @MrDescream
      @MrDescream 2 роки тому +13

      Just go watch Henry Hardcore movie.

    • @nicholasdarrylh.9062
      @nicholasdarrylh.9062 2 роки тому +32

      can you work for me instead of akan?
      no
      fucking kills himself
      aye work for me now, 50% more and i join in

    • @scottpeltier3977
      @scottpeltier3977 2 роки тому +2

      @@MrDescream didn’t even know about payday before I watched hardcore Henry, hearing jimmy was a character and became a side protagonist in his own movie was a very shudder shock for me

  • @doingmybesthere3940
    @doingmybesthere3940 2 роки тому +1290

    the most realistic part of the whole story is ethan & hila adding literally nothing to any space

  • @carringtonthecarebear3323
    @carringtonthecarebear3323 8 місяців тому +5

    Have to love how the story went from 0 to 100 all of a sudden.

  • @buttscooterjeff5768
    @buttscooterjeff5768 Рік тому +6

    1:34:56 Clever. Tying in the community with the story, vereeerry clever.

    • @magnusvonbraun9870
      @magnusvonbraun9870 4 місяці тому

      It was even hinted the Gang (us) disliking the safes are canon, because in Hoxton Housewarming trailer, Aldstone said selling drills at the black market was not the best idea.

  • @TheKknowley
    @TheKknowley  2 роки тому +594

    For anyone confused, this is a reupload. There were a couple of editing mistakes that I simply wasn't comfortable leaving up on the last one. I know most of you just enjoy it as background noise but for those who like the visuals, they should now be fixed. Oh and I still say WHOston and misspell Lawyer. For old time's sake.

    • @pulse5215
      @pulse5215 2 роки тому +4

      What did you change?

    • @LivingDoorknob
      @LivingDoorknob 2 роки тому +6

      there goes my 2 hour into the video

    • @Janfon1
      @Janfon1 2 роки тому +8

      Awww I was too late with my mention of "volitile" at 1:01:20

    • @bquad
      @bquad 2 роки тому +6

      Knowley, how dod you figure out whether heists were canonically loud or stealth?

    • @bigchungus7555
      @bigchungus7555 2 роки тому +3

      I hate this games lack of content on ps4 and Xbox

  • @gxbriel_stxtus5547
    @gxbriel_stxtus5547 2 роки тому +1000

    I was really hoping the lore was just 4 idiots with brothers grimm running into bank heist with razormind and i will give you my all blasting in the back.

  • @mOki.i
    @mOki.i Рік тому +5

    Bruh overkill successfully joined like 30 different timelines and universes AND dimensions together and it’s still makes comprehendable sense. These people know how to make a story

  • @presofcamelot
    @presofcamelot 2 роки тому +140

    Me: is reciting the entire Payday storyline
    My therapist: "So, umm, when will you talk about your depression-"
    Me: "We get there when *WE GET THERE!"*

  • @kylerdouglas4311
    @kylerdouglas4311 2 роки тому +318

    I love this mans dedication to this game series and he deserves some credit from overkill

    • @mrdooce7053
      @mrdooce7053 2 роки тому +3

      i’m honestly thinking of buying the crime wave collection
      this upload has got me obsessed with payday again

  • @J0hnzie
    @J0hnzie 2 роки тому +537

    I'm late to the party, here, but I *love* how you worked the Drill Fiasco and the Ethan & Hila backlash into the story. A strange note for anyone unfamiliar, and a fun retelling of something us vets are all too familiar with.

    • @potatokracker6126
      @potatokracker6126 2 роки тому +16

      "Us Vets" 🤓

    • @gilthreyblaunce
      @gilthreyblaunce 2 роки тому +5

      Which ones the drill fiasco?

    • @drfidelis558
      @drfidelis558 2 роки тому +6

      Drill fiasco?

    • @J0hnzie
      @J0hnzie 2 роки тому +76

      For the new people in the back, I'm talking about when those safes you open that have weapon skins in them. Those used to need a Drill to open. You pay for that specific drill like it was a key in CS:GO or TF2. This was a big deal because the devs had outright promised that the game would never have microtransactions, but Starbreeze, the publishers, pretty much forced it in.

    • @martyrsaint
      @martyrsaint 2 роки тому +9

      @@Oppen1945 *disagrees in LMG*

  • @DTKennedy
    @DTKennedy 5 місяців тому +4

    The Hardcore Henry tie in has gotta be the only thing in this game more batshit than the Left 4 Dead tie in.

  • @galaxyflamingo
    @galaxyflamingo 9 місяців тому +8

    My boyfriend really likes payday so here I am watching this cause I wanna understand the lore :3

  • @justpassing2470
    @justpassing2470 2 роки тому +508

    Payday 2 gameplay: Shooting cops, loooting, escaping.
    Payday 2 lore: start with 4 guy and 1 observer become the greatest criminal group in the world, unlocking alien technology, reincarnate as president and stealing whole country

    • @plebisMaximus
      @plebisMaximus 2 роки тому +35

      When you're just trying to steal some money and accidentally steal the entire western world.

    • @MyUsersDark
      @MyUsersDark 2 роки тому +21

      "Guys, The USA, go get it."

    • @IvanVKlik
      @IvanVKlik 2 роки тому +7

      BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CUT ME OFF

    • @sunshineskystar
      @sunshineskystar 2 роки тому

      oh dont forget the 4 guys where just the latest generation of thieves saving mankind from the dentist since ancient times.

  • @alexschmidt443
    @alexschmidt443 2 роки тому +1025

    "This time the crew were amused by the simplicity of robbing 4 basic stores"
    Not on Death Sentence they weren't.

    • @salamispy3138
      @salamispy3138 2 роки тому +16

      stelf

    • @WalterTheWalrus
      @WalterTheWalrus 2 роки тому +11

      One of my favorite tricks when going infamous is to run a DS Four Stores and hope for a ATM. If there isn’t one, restart until there is, or just hide in the store and let your AI handle the cops. I usually get at least 30 right of the bat.

    • @shekkie
      @shekkie 2 роки тому +7

      @@WalterTheWalrus ATMs can’t spawn on overkill+, for four stores.

    • @WalterTheWalrus
      @WalterTheWalrus 2 роки тому +3

      @@shekkie huh

    • @pokealong
      @pokealong Рік тому +1

      @@shekkie They do spawn on overkill, just not above it. So Mayhem and above.

  • @scottpeltier3977
    @scottpeltier3977 Рік тому +8

    I came back to this vid a year later and I’m still daunted by how a game about clown faced expert heisters, a man in a chicken mask, a clone and the H3 Couple ended up fighting biblical giants and a dental major. What an odd but beautiful game

  • @boodle399
    @boodle399 Рік тому +4

    something worth noting is Mercy Hospital is also the first crossover map in Payday as it is the same hopistal you fight thou in Left 4 Dead 1's No Mercy campgain (the layout is even the same as the hopistal part of the campgain) but what's funny and notable about that the mission implies the Payday gang stop the virus and prevent the Zombie outbreak.

  • @SergioPlays
    @SergioPlays 2 роки тому +114

    "Scarface deals in absolutes"
    obi-wan: "I will do what I must"

  • @DoctorTheo
    @DoctorTheo 2 роки тому +608

    My headcanon for the masks being what they are is that they shape themselves to be a symbol of the current protectors. When one dies and another takes it's place, the symbol changes

    • @arnegraphics3380
      @arnegraphics3380 2 роки тому +46

      That makes a bit too much sense... hmm

    • @KrimCoin
      @KrimCoin 2 роки тому +16

      When I first saw it I got real hype about time travel and/or multiverse fuckery somehow.

    • @ovencake523
      @ovencake523 2 роки тому +27

      in that case the masks are probably alien tech, which in turn begs the question if the masks the core four wear are alien and can shapeshift too
      If they are alien and can shape themselves, why are there two sets of shapeshifting masks? If they match the symbols of the core four, and are meant for us, shouldn't we be wearing the masks in the coffer?
      If our masks we're wearing rn dont shapeshift, why is there an identitcal shapeshifting masks locked in a coffer nobody has seen for eons? Who made them?
      It answers some questions but creates lots more holes

    • @superfnaf2948
      @superfnaf2948 2 роки тому +14

      If this is canon they could explain easy why the payday gang is back for PD3
      They all dead

    • @michaelzhang9806
      @michaelzhang9806 2 роки тому +8

      OvenCake well, considering reincarnation and immortality are canon (True Ending, The Dentist.) it’s not too much of a stretch to consider the masks themselves change based on the current design through some magic sorcery.

  • @simonmalmstrom9593
    @simonmalmstrom9593 10 місяців тому +4

    The fact that this is 4+ hours and not a single part of it is padding and all flows in a incredibly well is freaking amazing. I loooove the payday lore but ive never been able to completely follow this so truly thank you! ive even played on some of the last maps and ive never notised the giant smoke monsters in the background so seeing them really just made me go "OH SHIT!"

  • @dizzyfisshurre9988
    @dizzyfisshurre9988 Рік тому +3

    Watching this again just in anticipation for 3

  • @brookseckland1465
    @brookseckland1465 2 роки тому +134

    I just love how over the years Overkill went from bank robbers to aliens and the supernatural. Quite the story telling.

  • @trashbotyth3727
    @trashbotyth3727 2 роки тому +1579

    I like how it went from “hehe bank heist go brrrrr” to a lore deeper than mankind’s own history

    • @tommy0con2
      @tommy0con2 2 роки тому +48

      I miss looty shooty steal and shooty

    • @zer0_zen189
      @zer0_zen189 2 роки тому +15

      They came from: Robbing a bank with absolutely no stealth skill, to cooking meth, to stealing nuclear warheads, to foiling the century old plans of what’s essentially the Payday equivalent of the Illuminati

    • @GentlyUsedFrog
      @GentlyUsedFrog 2 роки тому +6

      than*

    • @trashbotyth3727
      @trashbotyth3727 2 роки тому +24

      @@GentlyUsedFrog there’s more pressing matters than spelling mistakes

    • @GentlyUsedFrog
      @GentlyUsedFrog 2 роки тому +5

      @@trashbotyth3727 No one said it was a pressing matter.

  • @Derglesnaf
    @Derglesnaf 10 місяців тому +3

    I love the short tiny detail that Jacket was upset that Sokol was Russian. I love how faithful Overkill are to their characters

  • @founderofstuff9026
    @founderofstuff9026 Рік тому +56

    I know I’m super late to this party but about the kings.
    I had a theory that the 3 kings of the Kataru were actually originally the 3 Tamil kings who ruled by conquest over much of India. My thought was that maybe in this timeline, the nephalim (or however you spell that,) originally came into contact with the Tamil kings, providing them with life extending technology and so on. This idea sort of made sense to me what with all the references to history and mythology from many cultures. Plus it would explain how they’ve been around so long.

    • @bencenagy5459
      @bencenagy5459 Рік тому +2

      You spell it as nephilim

    • @founderofstuff9026
      @founderofstuff9026 Рік тому +1

      @@bencenagy5459 gotcha, thanks 🙏

    • @Linki8uu
      @Linki8uu 9 місяців тому

      I like the theory but I’m disappointed in the internet so I’ll make the reference myself “who are the Tamil kings?” “Merchants probably and they’ve got spices.”

    • @Wendys___
      @Wendys___ 5 місяців тому

      How far back exactly does this go? It would be cool if they were the 3 wise men present for Jesus’ birth. I can imagine them at or behind every historic event from the fall of the Roman Empire to the discovery of the new world.

    • @founderofstuff9026
      @founderofstuff9026 5 місяців тому

      @@Linki8uu Its the CAMBRION EXPLOSION.

  • @maskettaman1488
    @maskettaman1488 2 роки тому +230

    I can't imagine how much time and effort went in to just compiling the lore, never mind producing the script, narrating, grabbing footage, and editing. Absolutely amazing

    • @Fennnnnnnnnn
      @Fennnnnnnnnn 2 роки тому

      @DarkBlueMoon i uh dont think hes talking about overkill

  • @alexschmidt443
    @alexschmidt443 2 роки тому +250

    I'm saying this right now before a watched it because i don't care how accurate you put it together:
    You're a fucking Legend for making this. All the work and research you had to put into this video must've been huge. Much love from Germany man, keep them dozers flying.

  • @jswagpsn2285
    @jswagpsn2285 Рік тому +8

    Payday 2... what an absolute treasure of a game. Uniting the franchises of John Wick, Hotline Miami, Point Break, Hardcore Henry, and Scarface all at the same time without making any characters feel shoe horned or hamfisted. It just astounds me how they were able to cross-promote with so many franchises. Plus the inclusion of Ron Perlman just for fun. It makes my heart vibrate with joy. Also, since Payday as a whole was based on the movie "Heat" which happened to star Al Pacino (with the Scarface VA being personally hand picked by the man himself)... god damn. This franchise is such a love letter to the spirit of 80's, 90's, and 00's action flicks. It makes me wish I was born a decade earlier. I desperately hope all of these characters return in Payday 3 just because they fit so well into the meta of "unhinged badasses decide to do crime together" I fucking love it

  • @coombzeez
    @coombzeez Рік тому +14

    Start: *haha funny heist game with skill points*
    End: *stop an evil king-deity from reincarnating on behalf of ancient giant shadow alien gods by completing a 4-part heist to steal biblical artifacts consisting of several dozen heisters-turned-heros who are destined to become legend over several thousand years.*
    What. The. Fuck.

  • @IkeFanBoy64
    @IkeFanBoy64 2 роки тому +182

    4:04:25
    My personal theory is that the masks in the chest are actually meant to be the ones you get when you complete the secret (the ancient ones, not the "Secret Dallas/Chains/Wolf/Hoxton" masks), but for some reason, Overkill just put in weathered versions of the default masks in there, probably since the secret ending masks were likely made well after Henry's Rock was released.

  • @G1ggl3z
    @G1ggl3z 2 роки тому +578

    *Hey Hey Hey!* It's about time the *full playlist becomes one video* it's always hard to find something to listen to in the background that's enjoyable so it's great to see that all these videos are combined into a big lore movie!

    • @sploopy5313
      @sploopy5313 2 роки тому +2

      Some good background noise is 2 soon to be 3 videos where he goes through every Simpson episode or every Disney episode and review them by ls mark

    • @smalldallas4839
      @smalldallas4839 2 роки тому +3

      The real fat Albert

  • @indiego2661
    @indiego2661 Рік тому +9

    I find it really interesting how the first White House vault riddle seems to be referring directly to Wolf, as he was a regular civilian (humble man) who was tempted by the life of crime (wicked path) after his company collapsed. I'm guessing the sword would be either the payday gang or just his explosives and stuff. I tried looking for connections to the other heisters but I can't really make out anything. I looked up a guide and apparently there are 13 riddles and a quick Google search shows there are 22 total heisters in the game.

  • @scottsommer9843
    @scottsommer9843 Рік тому +4

    I love that John Wick universe AND Hardcore Henry universe are all intertwined. I truly believe these guys have a massive healing factor through cult or science made and albeit not on purpose.
    It is confirmed cyborgs and more so it would explain the times they can tske multiple bullets without dying.

  • @RealLilVodka
    @RealLilVodka 2 роки тому +1360

    Imagine how nutty it would be if the payday crew was in the next John Wick movie. I would deadass scream.

    • @just_that_crazy5179
      @just_that_crazy5179 2 роки тому +177

      You just see wick land on a table look up and see chains and it just a moment of silent recognition

    • @falloutfart9917
      @falloutfart9917 2 роки тому +130

      @Just_That_Crazy I was thinking more of someone saving Wick in an American flag mask and Wick just asking “Dallas?”

    • @jasonjr376
      @jasonjr376 Рік тому +81

      Meh theyd probably only add the trademark mask in a scene as an easter egg

    • @cosmicneko7225
      @cosmicneko7225 Рік тому +118

      Think a fun low key reference would be he’s walking by and he sees four people in suits wearing latex gloves and and bags strapped around them casually walking toward a bank

    • @RealLilVodka
      @RealLilVodka Рік тому +20

      @@cosmicneko7225 that would be sick

  • @MyUsersDark
    @MyUsersDark 2 роки тому +144

    Bain: Don't shoot civilians! Collateral damage like this gets expensive!
    Also Bain: 2:20:18

    • @steafyheaster1335
      @steafyheaster1335 Рік тому +4

      He also killed the guy for vault code in diamond heist too I think

    • @MyUsersDark
      @MyUsersDark Рік тому

      @@steafyheaster1335 Yeah, in the Payday 2 version he drops him through the ceiling, and in Payday the heist he drops him through the ceiling if Garnet doesn't pick up the phone.

  • @patrikmatousek5450
    @patrikmatousek5450 6 місяців тому +2

    The Locke betrayal felt somewhat similar to CoD MW2 cpt. Shepard. It's by the fact that they look similar and both of the games are based on shooting

  • @drdino2002
    @drdino2002 2 роки тому +7

    At this rate payday 3 will involve time travel just to explain those weathered masks

  • @LoveSickWorld
    @LoveSickWorld 2 роки тому +455

    "Houston's ghost role highlighted that the gangs heist were moving away from displays of physical force and brutality and added much needed gile and subtlety to get in and out quietly"
    And me, over here trying to figure out any way to bring in a mini gun, gorilla suit, and street sweeper shot gun while a Russian guy wants me to steal a Christmas tree for him

    • @nicholascordero6600
      @nicholascordero6600 2 роки тому +25

      Sometimes you just have to be an 800 pound drunk gorilla chugging whiskey

    • @bombsquadunited3196
      @bombsquadunited3196 2 роки тому +3

      @@nicholascordero6600 god rest harambe's soul

    • @Slender_Man_186
      @Slender_Man_186 2 роки тому +3

      @@nicholascordero6600 dear god now I’m imagining a fucked up combination of the Muscle and Stoic perk decks.

    • @falloutfart9917
      @falloutfart9917 2 роки тому +1

      @Slender Man 186 I was thinking a literal gorilla suit

  • @GamerAddict7796
    @GamerAddict7796 2 роки тому +223

    I like the idea that the secret ending is the canon ending of Payday 2 but that Payday 3 takes place in a universe where they failed and thus have to rebuild from scratch. Starting off as small time heisters again as they've lost their power and influence in a world controlled by their enemies.

    • @DoktorDaytha
      @DoktorDaytha Рік тому +15

      Sounds interesting

    • @nathancrank9923
      @nathancrank9923 9 місяців тому +4

      Pretty much what happened

    • @Riftyztheidiot
      @Riftyztheidiot 8 місяців тому +1

      Pretty sure they didn’t fail in payday 3, they just got super fucked over by sharke

    • @magnusvonbraun9870
      @magnusvonbraun9870 4 місяці тому

      @@nathancrank9923So Payday 3 is a continuation of the Payday 2’s bad ending. Interesting. That means the Dentist is now the president of the United States, or something like that.

  • @re74e35
    @re74e35 2 роки тому +10

    this video really helped me piece everything together, thank you