I just got it a few days ago, and its been non-stop gore ever since. It runs nice and smooth on my Radeon 9200, albiet with the shadows turned off. The architecture is amazing, and so are the textures and visual effects. The havoc engine runs better than doom3 does on my system, in fact.





I'm currently on the asylum level (those leaping enemies that crawl around are tricky, b/c they sit still before they jump, so i often mistake them for corpses. The shock therapy guys with the straitjackets are not too bad, b/c the electrical discharges make them nice big targets.

However, that's nothing compared to the first boss, the necrogiant. (the big guy on the enclave level) I nearly s*** my pants when I saw him for the first time.

My favourite weapon is the cool twirly weapon you start with. It reminds me of a blender, and its very satisfying to wade into a group of enemies and slash them into paste with it.

The stakegun is also cool, and the ragdoll physics take full advantage of its potential.

Who else here has played this game?

Played the demo and loved it.

The name of the expansion is like, best ever.

Battle out of Hell

Yea, I've played the first two demos. Some of the best architecture I've ever seen in a game. I'll probably buy it in a few months when the game is down to $20 and the expansion is out.

Isn't that weapon called... the Painkiller?

Yes it is. And it is the best weapon.

Primary fire: Pain
Secondary: Killer
Combo Flying spinny blade: Painkiller

Simple enough

PS: The game isn't freaky. It was all fun. It's the kind of game I'll play just for fun, not for freakishnes or anything. It didn't scare me in the least. Too much grappleing people with Killer, and then aiming up so they blend into the ceiling. Good times

Also, all the bosses are huge. The first one isn't that bad (It's the one that sucks things up) Compared to some of the others (Hammer guy anyone?)

I played one of the SP demos. It rocked, but ran a little slow on my pc. When I get some upgrades this coming year, I'm definatly getting it.

I love Painkiller. I can't wait for the expansion. Zombie pirates, baby!

And yeah, the asylum is a really spooky level. I like the shotgun the best personally. But it's fun to use the stake gun to pin those crawling guys to the ceiling.

I'm having trouble beating the swamp boss. I tried everything, but nothing seems to hurt him. Is there some special way of killing him, like with the guy at the end of the catacombs level?

Or in the town level, when they are just... speding on the ground. Stake them into the ground by their mouths, with the stake coming out their behind

pagewizard, you have to pop the bubbles coming out of the swamp with either the stake gun or the little ninja-star gun thingy, if you time it right it explodes right on him then you can go crazy with the shotgun on him

The painkiller is one of the best weapons for any boss... except for that swamp one >_>

I haven't played it yet. Is it like Doom3 repetitive action? Are there a variety of enemies (not stuck fighting so many of the same guys?) Good, memorable weapons? After my run into Doom3, I looking for a good, "scary-ish" game.

Painkiller is shooting up really cool looking monsters, in really cool looking environments, with really cool (but limited) weapons. If you want a scary game, go play System Shock 2.

It's the modern day Serious Sam. If you want a scary game, don't bother with System Shock 2 because you've probably already played it. I suggest Silent Hill the original. Scariest game I've played to date.

BLASPHEMER!

Naaaah. That **** is the scariest thing I've ever played. MMMM I want a remake on one of the new SH engines.