My god the marketing for this game completely failed it, that and other reviews. No other review even described the game in this way, it actually sounds interesting.

I have seen people talk about this game but I honestly think you are the first one that explained the game in such a way I understand the intrigue I felt watching people play but also you make it sound more fun just from how you explained the risk/reward factors along with the overall random gameplay loop

I didn't know about ANY of this from the marketing, the gameplay concept is FASCINATING, how did they not highlight that as much? Did i just miss it?

So thankful that Lawrence is one of the like, two people ive seen understand what this game is going for. The unapologetic combination of camp and the genuine tension that comes from a difficult heist are incredibe in this game. Its not perfect, there are a handful of bugs here and there, but ive played this game for about 30 hours, and Im really happy to see a few others are able to see what I do

God.....for some reason I thought of laptop Laurence and man, do I feel old.

I laughed so hard when i saw this game annouced. "Theres no way that this will be good" but by the sounds of it i was wrong. This actually sounds pretty cool

“Crime Boss Rockay City is like Elden Ring with guns”

I have missed these “deep dive” style videos you all did when part of I.G. I still remember the video talking about symbolism of concrete in the game Control. Nice to see something like that is back and hope to see more of it.

I pre ordered this game and I love it. I think it's so bad it's good, and it is a real hidden gem. It could become a cult classic. It is so unique to have a developer make a game, that is out of the box. It feels like a breath of fresh air. It's not supposed to be taken seriously, it's a game, It's supposed to be fun, and this game achieves all of that and more. I think the people that reviewed this game, missed the point. It's an 80's Tarantino style gangster flick, cheesy, but funny as hell video game. And I mean the strongest selling point has got to be Chuck Norris and Kim Basinger. Who wouldn't want to play a video game with them in it. In fact it's an orgy of top quality movie stars thrown into a video game, and it works so well. I feel very sorry for the Devs, maybe it was just marketed wrong. hopefully people will give it a chance. Driveclub on PS4 was another example of this hate train mentality, review bombs, hating on a game just for the sake of it. Evolution studio were then disbanded by Sony, but years later, most people would agree, Driveclub still remains one of the best racing games ever made. Great video Review by the way, hopefully you will convince more people to play, this great game !!!! Thanks !!!!

Was not expecting a good review from anyone. Glad it is what I expected. Fun 90s cheese with some unique gameplay.

This has the potential to be an incredibly fun tabletop game!

Nicely done. I didn't know a lot of this stuff and was really confused why people were still playing this

I wanted to come back here and shout out Lawrence. After this video and watching some of his VODs on youtube, I bought the game and played over 20+ hours in the last two days. Amazing!!

Thank you, the only serious review of this game. The game is for fun, isn't a simulation real story and the great media and big KZfaqrs criticized EVERYTHING nowadays. For this people not exist even just ONE good game. Thank you for your honest and detailed review. Nice video. Best regards from Brazil 🇧🇷

I personally really liked the way payday 2 had the same maps for specific jobs but sometimes the vault would move about same as like where you can find keycard's etc

When HITMAN 3 did the same sort of thing with Freelancer it really made it borderline addicting, you've convinced me to look into this game. Thanks!

I na freaking shocked how you actually made me want to play this game when other reviewers turned me hella away. Bless you Lawrence. Might really grab at least on sale

This is the best review for this game that I have seen, I have watched other reviews where they just mercilessly shit on the game and it just seemed confusing to me and like the person reviewing the game was just bad at it or something. Not that it's perfect or anything but the game seemed silly enough that I would want to give it a shot anyway. Thanks for actually explaining the mechanics better a lot of people didn't even get to the named NPC story missions.

Great review! Definitely going to check out this game now.

"Dollar dragon and the sickos sounds like a weak ass ska band." No wonder he cracked. That line is as funny as it is stupid. Caught me off guard in the second half as well.

Would love to see more of these reviews 🎉

less than a minute in and im made aware of allot of things I had no idea about with this game in terms of format/genre. I was still on the fence but 9:43 im like ok take my money this is gold

Another awesome review. Thank you. I might pick this up!

I had no idea that this game had thils level of depth to it. To me it looks like a Real Game for Real Gamers™.

Solid review. Well done like usual Lawrence!

Wish this was on console, games like payday are non existent, and something I desperately crave, especially considering this has a lot of xcom elements. This seems super cool.

LAWDAWG with the real review. thanks, i had no idea what this was other than the constant shit talking people were doing. Lawrence, why aren't you a full time game reviewer? the world needs the one true gamer's opinions more!

Thank you Lawrence! I genuinely didn’t know what this game was supposed to be until you explained it, I really want to play this now!

I'd love to see a video of funny moments with Bruce 😂

Thanks for the great review 😊

I didn't know what to think about this game because I thought it was a payday clone. You were able to explain it in a way that I understood and became intrigued and excited to play it. That's why we love you and Inside Gaming 👍🎃👍

I legit thought the celebrity actors was AI speech using Chat GPT. I had no idea it was real people lol

I had very little interest in this game when it was announced, but after your detailed review I am all about that hardcore mode life. Thank you!

They should release this video as a fucking ad for the game, it finally sold me.

It's nice to hear reviews that don't sound like the mass opinions of 14 year-olds angry on the internet.

This game needed a Rockstar style game play breakdown trailer because it sounds super interesting. Awesome review!!!

First time actually understanding how this game is structured & plays.

Thanks for this, i'd been waiting for someone to give this game the time of day

This almost looks like a gta-version of the old PS2 game Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown. The board game-style takeover of the map with armies that require upkeep, and heists/robberies to raise that needed cash. Obviously they're still very different, but that's what my mind went to immediately when I saw actual gameplay of it

You're looking GOOD Lawrence, great review, made me interested.

Man, damnit Lawrence. Whata review. Didn't think I was even slightly interested in this game. Now I'm highly interested!

this is my first ever review ive watched of this channel and delighted I did, you totally sold it to me especially with the oldskool references of how we had to be good at the games to get thru them, i grew up in teh 80s/90s and if you werent good then you didnt get to see the end, so explaining how failing on a last level would send me back to the start (as frustrating as that was at the time, it was so rewarding and you felt such a massive sense of achievement when you would do it) completing all stages of outrun used to be a highpoint in teh arcades growing up with people around you watching you do stage 4 and 5 lol, or getting to the top floor on kung fu master (my bro did the kung fu masta one, i always failed on the 3rd or 4th floor) but i did manage outrun and be able to play through street fighter 2 on 20p (1 play) as people stood near the machine or would put their money in to fight you on the 2P anyway this was a great review, thanks very much

this is one of the best reviews i have seen in a while

Didint care about this game before this review. And now i want to try it. Good job Sir Sonntag.

So glad to see you cover this weird ass, game!

Looks fun but most likely I'll wait for a sale

Thank you for this honest review. Cant wait till this makes it over to console

excellent reviewage there boss great job

How dare you slander AI Chuck Norris!

Btw payday does have those roguelite elements aswell just is 10 years old so there only so much it can do

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!! I'm sat here staring at my PS5, trying to pick between Payday3 which I know I'll love (Loved Payday: The Heist and Payday 2) or this which as you put it, looks "like a cheap Knockoff Payday with celebrities to spice it up"...I'll get both but maybe this one first

I'll pick it up when it is 4.99. Shouldn't be too long.

Rockay City is like Zynga turned Mafia Wars into a real game.

This is the most Law Dog game I have ever seen. All that’s missing are live action cutscenes.

I really like the Idea of rouge-like heists concept just made me wish it was a secondary mode for Payday 2. They had the bones and the Vo was fun but the gameplay itself was lacking in a major way.

Another banger from the quintessential gamer.

I kight actually snag this, hopefully i can get it to work on my deck, thanks lawrence 😮

A big budget + Quentin Tarantino for the sequel would be next level 😲

Wow a payday kind of game with roguelike elements. Interesting. If it has multiplayer that'll be awesome.

Picked it up. You've intrigued me

I wanted this game to be amazing. I appreciate an actual review versus just saying everything wrong with the game like everyone else.

bro this shit is fire it reminds me of that old text game drug wars mixed with payday and other rougelike elements, really flew under the radar on people including myself 😂

Thanks to the Trial that was available from Sept 7th to 11th I was able to try it out for myself and ngl I absolutely agree with you and everything you said. This game received so much smack, unjustified hate or the negative aspects were blown way out of proportion by other outlets and reviewers. Sure, the game has it's share of problems, it is really unbalanced at times, makes you wonder if it's a copycat or knock-off of Payday but...for the majority of the time spent on it, even when you got so far in and due to the unbalancing you just get wrecked completely you have to start over...you ain't really angry to the point of pc smashing, you actually feel like "Alright...take a deep breath...let's try again!" I think this game is a small...overlooked, unpolished gem. It's all there, if it gets polished just a bit more, it has the potential to be a 9.5/10. Thank you for this review I really enjoyed it and I share your opinion and enthusiasm about it fully. Glad I found your channel. P.S Btw, didn't know the Theory of a Deadman lead singer had a game reviewing channel ;)

Is the roguelike a dedicated mode or part of the story mode? Still trying to wrap my mind around this game

So it's a modern take on Gladiator (1995) [ms-dos]?

Put Lawrence in the game as DLC. The gaming community is clamoring to watch Lawdog permanently die. Also maybe put Sean Bean in as the only playable character who can't die. 😂

Not gonna lie, from the stuff I had seen of the game I was NOT expecting this to be a good review, glad to hear its actually a good game!

I'm loving it

Its fun af

I'd completely written this game off until this review Lawrence, thanks for it!

The quintessential gamer making me want to try this

Scarface is that you?!

"Domes you in the head" lmao im pretty sure the only place you can get domed is in the head

What annoyed me about other reviews is that they didn't talk about the games merits as much and just just the game as a punching bag for there viewers one person showed a character mission and said it was too hard while in the video you see them running into the middle of a room full of enemys

I’m convinced that this is one of the only channels that doesn’t actively shit on every game that releases. It’s almost as if the people reviewing here actually enjoy games for just simply being games instead of whining about minor bugs and because the game runs at 30 FPS instead of anything higher.

I really like this game 😂

I thought this looked like shit, but color me intrigued. Might check it out when it hits consoles.

you sold me on buying this game

I'm glad this game is doing better than I thought it was. I wasn't even aware it released. Really hope the marketing machine can give this game more exposure to show its good side. Epic Store Exclusivity doesn't seem to be doing it any favors.

Very very good review. I bought this game a few days ago and I’m honestly just trying to figure things out. This helps TREMENDOUSLY

Did they just forget to market this? If it came to ps5 I'd pick it up in an instant

Video game pain? I love video game pain, it's a lot better than real life pain. I'm interested in this game now that someone explained to me well but idk, there's a lot of games coming out rapid fire right now.

If you like rogue likes you'll probably like this game.

Epic Games Store, aye? I'll wait it out.

This is wild, the trailer had me sold on a dumb cheap GTA that I'll play in a year or two. The more you sell it, the better the game looks and the less interest I have. Im not a hard game guy and perma death is my enemy. I'm glad this game is actually for someone but I'm still sad I won't get to laugh at it

So Payday has map randomness and a kick ass soundtrack made inhouse since 2013. The only drawback it has is being on a basically acient game engine at this point. And still manages to hit top 40 on steam charts. Apart from that i will give Lawrence credit here for sticking with it longer than many others would. And looks like an entertaining game given the rigth mindset. The vods have certainly been enjoyable.

so its godfather 2?

So this game is....Darksouls with guns?

Tia Carrere makes so much sesnse, perfect.

It had like, no marketing as well, just popped outta no where. I'm not interested in it whatsoever, but interesting topic.

What a weird game... Been loving Lawdog's playthrough though!

I think this game is getting bad reviews because reviewers thought this game was something different than it actually is. Which is not a good reason to give a game a bad review. This game is so fun.

That Permadeath mechanics is whats kills the game.....other than then that... the game is good...... 😂🤔🤓🌞🤔🤓😂

Ya can’t take the game to serious, the acting isn’t that great just kinda cheesy and gotta look at it as a spoof of the 90s crime film era. The shootouts are really unfair since you can get easily swarmed and wiped out even with upgrades to health. All in all you gotta try and make fun out of it and try to make the most of it lol

sign me up

BesT game ever made 🎮

well since youre fantasizing about actors in a sequel i vote for aqwafine or awkwafina or awquafina or however u spell its name and it dies in chapter 1 no matter what lmao

To be fair, a game call crime boss sounds like some terrible mobile game.

camp the game

Arnt games supposed to be fun. I kinda hate that games compare games to other games. Because games don't always have to be the same thing.