Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"Hearing that a new Painkiller game would be coming out in 2025 was a surprise, primarily thanks to the fact that the franchise has been dormant for well over a decade despite receiving a number of sequels. It didn’t help that, for the most part, many of these sequels were poorly received at the time, but that didn’t stop 3D Realms and Anshar Studios from bringing this hellish shooter back to life. Or did they? Because it appears that something else got mixed into this revival ritual and has resurrected Painkiller as a shadow of its former self and transformed it into a raid based co-op shooter instead."
PCgamesn: People Can Fly and Astronauts founder Adrian Chmielarz created Painkiller, so I asked him what he thinks of the 2025 reboot.
Neither good enough to get into heaven nor bad enough to be damned to the inferno.
It's not bad, I enjoyed playing in the wee night hours this morning..
CCG writes - "If you’re a fan of the original Painkiller series, you may be disappointed with this entry. It’s a shame that the online community is pretty small. Chances are that you’ll be playing with more bots than players, and sadly the bots are not good at completing many of the objectives. While I enjoy the FPS aspects, I’m not a fan of all of the occult imagery and use of Tarot cards."
