absolutely archetypal Content Game. transformed itself many times over its lifetime, and ever for a price -- paid in both dollars and manic complexity. understanding even the basics of this game requires understanding 9 years of patch notes. expertly demonstrated the flaws in live service games while fortnite was but a twinkle in the milkman's eye

this game is a familiar home that has taken 2 thousand and change of my hours on this planet. i know how it works down to the source code level. i've run these heists far too many times. the weird movement, gunplay and interaction mechanics are just a day at the spa to me. i can't give it an impartial rating -- frankly, i can't even give it a personal one

an orkish collection of mechanics and concepts that don't really work very well as either an fps, a stealth game or a co-op game, held together by a mind-boiling variety and the greatest (dynamic!) soundtrack ever seen in a cooperative video game