Can somebody remind me why I might have downloaded this? I'm sure it must have been pitched to me somewhat effectively already but I really can't remember what made me get it or why I never got around to playing it.
Edit: okay turns out this is the remake that just came out. I'm guessing I acquired this after having watched Ben Croshaw's review of the old one. Or seeing that it was being remade and remebering the old one being something he spoke well of
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lordnikon@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 158d
Humble bundle its how I got mine
Mac@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 158d
Same, it was fun tho
Quazatron@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 158d
Same, fun but crashed a lot.
ToastyMcButterscotch@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 158d
If you used to watch Zero Punctuation around 2011 then it might be because Yahtzee called it the best FPS game ever made.
Played it myself and can't say I agree, but I can kinda see what he saw in it
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 158d
yeah that has to be in. he's the only person in my media sphere i've seen mention it so far
Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 158d
Played through the game after his video-- no regrets
otacon239@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 158d
Oddly, I had a similar experience with the game. It just sort of ended up in the collection of “backed up” games in my library. Can’t remember who recommended it. Maybe it’s cursed? If it is a cursed game, they at least made it fun. It’s a pretty fast-paced shooter with lots of unique enemies and pretty backdrops.
Edit: I misread this and thought you were talking about the original series that ended around 2012. I looked at the new one and it looks like it lost a lot of what made the original good. I recommend checking out the older ones.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 158d
oh hell yeah. going with this theory, it's like a copypasta.
GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io · 8 pts · 158d
you have a stake shooter and can pin enemies to the walls and ceiling, it has some nice gory weapons.
I finished it more than once I think, but last time I tried it I felt like it hadn't aged well and dropped it.
They made a remake but it was not good and had some dumb issues like forced bots companions in single player if I'm not wrong
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 158d
ohh damn yeah this is definitely the remake i've got. i was thinking this would be better without the bots
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 158d
Painkiller is from 2004, excellent shooter with some unique weapons, mechanics and set pieces.
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 157d
I think they're referring to the 2025 reboot
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300120/Painkiller/
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 157d
You were right. It's the reboot.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 157d
aha ! alright I don't know this one
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 158d
are you for real? sure its corny but this looks really good for a 2004 game. why does it feel like Doom and Left 4 Dead had a baby?
Krudler@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 158d
It was recently given away. I prowl the free games communities but often don't play myself, just collect.
Edit: actually bought this years and years and years ago when it came out. They tried to do Quake but then put it on methamphetamine, stir in huge wave battles reminiscent of OG Serious Sam. It's mostly a 6/10 game but I also don't regret buying it and it was fun to play.
haywire7@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 158d
It got a patch and a little TLC last year iirc little bit of a glow up and fixed some bugs. Then went on sale/free all over the place. They made the mode where you can play as Duke Nukem work better too.
/Edit I'm thinking bullet storm I just got up, ssshhhhh