Painkiller

Sol · Post by **Sol** » August 8th, 2008, 21:21

Well, going out on a limb from yahtzee's review i bought it for a fiver off ebay (yeah i know, actual hard copy, odd eh.) It came in the old school big-ass case containing 3 cd-roms to install with (the game is about 3gb in total)

After installing, it came out with a nice error and wouldn't load. So after consulting the interbutts i gave it a rather nice patching and in 10 mins it was ready to go.

Graphics are okay for a 2004 game and it's quite fun to play, nothing ground breaking, but similar to stuff like serious sam etc. I'm pretty sure there's some sort of plot in there too.

Worth a fiver, i think you can download it off steam for about that at the moment... there's also a demo floating about too i believe.

I have yet to have a go at it's multiplayer thingy.

[edit] -Maybe this should be in reviews... Maybe not.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 8th, 2008, 21:49

I quite liked it as a stupid angry metal big guns versus a shit ton of enemies shooter, don't get much old school feel run and gun stuff any more.

It reminded me of rise of the triad.

Post by **Grimmie** » August 8th, 2008, 22:03

One of my faves, though the end of level bosses tend to take the piss on the difficulty levels.
Tarrot cards are a nice touch, but rarely earned and rarely used.

Last level is a whore, and I refuse to play it again.
The patch adds a good three or four extra weapons that the failed expansion pack added, and they're great fun to piss around with.

If you get bored, look up the cheats and bind them to keyboard keys for much hilarity.
PKSlomo is definitely one to play around with.

Post by **Dog Pants** » August 8th, 2008, 22:21

HereComesPete wrote:It reminded me of rise of the triad.

Crikey, I thought I was the only person to ever play that.

Post by **Joose** » August 8th, 2008, 22:30

Dog Pants wrote:Crikey, I thought I was the only person to ever play that.

I loved that game.

Anhamgrimmar · Post by **Anhamgrimmar** » August 10th, 2008, 0:32

Dog Pants wrote:
Crikey, I thought I was the only person to ever play that.

Hmmmm. i seem to be stalking you via the medium of old games.

You never played Starglider did you?

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » August 10th, 2008, 2:50

Dog Pants wrote:
Crikey, I thought I was the only person to ever play that.

Pretty excellent game, still lying around somewhere on my floorware Rayman disc.

Post by **Dog Pants** » August 10th, 2008, 7:29

Anhamgrimmar wrote:You never played Starglider did you?

Nope, 'fraid not. I have played an awful lot of old games though.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 10th, 2008, 15:18

Wireframe vector graphics ftw. I only ever played star glider 2 in 1991 at the tender age of 7. Think that was on an amiga 2000, possibly a 3000.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » August 10th, 2008, 17:00

Dog Pants wrote:ROTT
Crikey, I thought I was the only person to ever play that.

heh...good times...back in the old days...lan parties with coax cables!

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » August 11th, 2008, 8:39

Grimmie wrote:Grim Grim liek gaym

http://www.bobbins.xappy.com/Store/LAN/painkiller.wmv

Post by **Grimmie** » August 11th, 2008, 11:13

Ah, memories.

<b>Edit</b>
I'd like to think I sound less like a tart and spout less memes now..
But I probably don't

Sad.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » August 11th, 2008, 11:24

If it's any consolation, everybody thinks he sounds like a right idiot when he/she hears him/herself. I really hate the sound of my voice, too.