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| 20 OCT 2005 at 6:09pm |
RecklessJourneyman
Posts : 962
Joined: 14 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Only played the demo but I thought was pretty damn good for that type of game. I would have bought it had I not been busy doing other things. Maybe I'll pick up the 'Black Edition' one day!
Plot, I would call it super thin as ... non existant Well I suppose there's some but I wouldn't have even bothered!
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| 20 OCT 2005 at 6:28pm |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | I just got the Black Edition myself. I didn't really have a strong desire to get the expansion pack but that's really the only way you can get the game these days. There's also some "making of" type stuff on the DVD which I've yet to watch.
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| 20 OCT 2005 at 7:20pm |
| Deleted User | Humm, maybe I should get this one. I finished (re-re-)playing Half Life 2 last night, thinking "this game would be perfect fun if it wasn't of the ridiculous loading and stuttering"... I think I'm definitely in the mood for some non-stop horror action.
I guess you picked this game as a showcase of your new powerhouse comp?
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| 21 OCT 2005 at 2:44am |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | If you want non-stop horror action, Painkiller is DEFINETLY what you want. And yes, I did buy it to test out my new PC, but it's really only a powerhouse by 2 year old standards. Soon to come will be Doom 3, Half-Life 2, and maybe Myst 4 depending on how adventure-starved I am at that point.
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| 22 OCT 2005 at 4:20am |
The_cranky_hermitPrivate Detective
Posts : 547
Joined: 14 MAR 2004
Status : Online | I have it. It's kind of fun, but it's no Serious Sam (I mean FE and SE; the recent Serious Sam 2 is kind of weak). My main gripe with Painkiller is that the fights have almost no variation; almost all of them involve entering a large room, hearing the doors slam shut, and circle-strafing while slow-moving enemies with bad aim spawn into the room. Even though the look and feel of the levels and enemies vary a lot, the DESIGN of them is pretty much the same level to level.
Other gripes I have include the lengthy, drawn-out cut-scenes, which have no place in a game where the plot is almost non-existent, nor is it necessary. The long loading times are bad enough on their own, but what's even worse, is the game's various Jumping Puzzles From Hell, the worst of which require long sequences of precise bunny-hopping, and could easily take you dozens of long-ass "quickloads." Just try getting the sixth secret on City of Water (necessary for getting the best ending), and you'll see what I mean.
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| 23 OCT 2005 at 9:44pm |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | I played the original Serious Sam and I'm not sure which I prefer. Painkiller definetly has the edge in atmosphere and most of the levels are more impressive looking, but you're right that Serious Sam did seemingly have more variety.
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| 24 OCT 2005 at 2:27am |
kuddlesPrivate Detective
Posts : 702
Joined: 22 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Fun no-brains kind of game that I feel did what Doom 3 promised. Some of the boss battles are very atmospheric, you can feel them towering over you with great power.
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| 28 OCT 2005 at 4:52am |
Mr. WrecksSpace Cadet
Posts : 118
Joined: 5 OCT 2004
Status : Online | For me, Painkiller was mindless and a bit repetitive, but by far one of the creepiest games I have played. The environments are whack and are based on real world-type locations. The military base, opera house and asylum were especially nutty to me. I like to play it at night, when everyone is in bed, all the lights out.
The sound adds a lot as well to the atmosphere. That German-sounding dude yelling all that shpit in the military base level was outstanding.
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| 29 OCT 2005 at 9:22pm |
KCgirlgeekIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 28
Joined: 19 SEP 2004
Status : Online | OMG...I LOVE this game...LOL! This is what my partner and I play when we are just in the mood for some mindless killing sprees...hehe! It's just really pretty pure FPS fun. The weapons are pretty original, the grapics when cranked up full are nice, the scenarios are unique and quite creepy, it's just awesomely weird...I REALLY like it! It will be my Halloween game of choice, along with some fun adventure game, I'm sure.
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 3:05am |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Well this sucks. After beating the 4th chapter the game went berzerk on me and I've come across a lot of buggy behavior that has prevented me from finishing the game. Very dissapointing because I heard the final chapter was awesome. I've tried reinstalling and somehow it just made things worse, the game won't even start now. There's either some corruption somewhere in the installation or the DVD is bad. Oh well, I guess it's time to move onto Doom 3.
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 5:13pm |
FunktionIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 10
Joined: 17 JAN 2004
Status : Online | I also had some problems, which were solved by updating the game.
I don't know which version is the US edition, but the European Black Edition I bought was 3 patches behind (I had to download 450 MB of patches!!!)
And by the way, a small tip: you can play the game without the dvd inserted. When you start the game and it asks you to insert the disc do not close that message, hold down CTRL + ALT + Left Shift + Z, and then hit enter or click on the "Retry" option (with those keys still pressed).
Pretty useful for when you want to play online and don't want to search for the disc.
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| 7 NOV 2005 at 11:06pm |
Mr. WrecksSpace Cadet
Posts : 118
Joined: 5 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Originally Posted By jujigatame (7 NOV 2005 3:05am)
Oh well, I guess it's time to move onto Doom 3.
NOOO!
It's worth it to fix the problem. I just finished Painkiller and, as you've heard, the final level is out of control cool. One of the coolest level designs I've seen in an FPS.
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| 8 NOV 2005 at 4:29am |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | I've really tried, reinstalled multiple times, but the game just refuses to run. The DreamCatcher forums have proven fruitless, as I followed all the advice I got there and it did absolutely nothing. I can't tell if it's a problem with the disc or a problem with stuff sitting around on my HD from a bad uninstall.
You may as well just describe the last level for me. I'll live vicariously through you.
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| 9 NOV 2005 at 6:15am |
jujigatameSchattenjger
Posts : 1976
Joined: 14 FEB 2003
Status : Online | Ok, as it turns out, this was all the fault of a flakey DVD drive. I scavenged the DVD drive from my old PC and now it plays fine.
Can someone tell me what happened in the 4th cutscene? I'm sure it was something along the lines of "dude thinks he's done because he killed all 4 generals, white haired guy says nope, you have to go into hell and kill Lucifer" or something like that, but I'm still curious. o they ever mention what he did to make him deserve purgatory?
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| 11 NOV 2005 at 5:22am |
Mr. WrecksSpace Cadet
Posts : 118
Joined: 5 OCT 2004
Status : Online | Heya...
There's an option to replay the movies somewhere in the menu...
Check it out again, cause I can't remember off hand what went on...
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