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    Painkiller

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Apr 12, 2004

    Painkiller is a fast-paced first-person-shooter that hearkens back to the early years of shooters. Telling a hellish story about a man fighting his way out of Purgatory and foregoing modern conventions of realism, Painkiller brings back the over-the-top twitch gameplay that is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

    Just started playing it...

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    #1  Edited By svcheats1

    ...what am I in for?

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    #2  Edited By svcheats1

    ahh so that's what. mindless gunning and running. LOVE IT!

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    #3  Edited By epic_pets

    Nothing good

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    #4  Edited By arcanis
    epic_pets said:
    "Nothing good"
    If by "nothing good" you mean "a treat", then yeah, you're in for nothing good.
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    #5  Edited By jimbo_n

    One of THE best shooters of all time. Criminally underrated. Just had to drop in and say that. Nice to see we are at least two people that likes it.

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    #6  Edited By Rowr

    Its pretty decent. If your into the classic FPS aesthetic. Its got Physics!

    I only got up to the first boss though, got impatient trying to beat him.

    staking dudes to walls and other dudes is pretty awesome. The weapons are great.

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    #7  Edited By artofwot
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    #8  Edited By jimbo_n

    Also, the biggest bosses ever? hmm, maybe beaten by Shadow of the Colossus, but just maybe. Or maybe im forgetting something extreme obivious wich ive been known to do. But anyway, some of the bosses are huuuuuuge.

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    #9  Edited By WickedCobra03

    I enjoyed it and the expansion for the game.  Its a really facepaced first person shooter with a lot of intense action and cool physics...for the time at least...

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    #10  Edited By Tordah

    For the short amount of time I've played the game I loved it. It's like a horror/splatter version of Serious Sam with cooler weapons and better physics!

    It sucks that there is no Co-op for it though. :( That's where a game of this caliber would really shine, just like the Serious Sam co-op did. How hard can it be to implement such a standard feature?

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    #12  Edited By PitifullPete

    Actually when it came out it was quite hyped in the german shooter scene, but my PC sadly couldn'y run it. I think I go back and pick it up!

    update: Just got it off steam!
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    #13  Edited By StaticFalconar

    The game is good enough to be on the FPS tournament lists, but still because of its lack of fame, most people don't give a shit unless they are in those tournaments.

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    #14  Edited By kmdrkul

    Epic game.  The Asylum level was one of the most awesome levels I've ever played in any game. 

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    #15  Edited By yorro

    I'm usually in for the story, which this game has none. Anyway good game.

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