Most games are developed around a unique concept, and they certainly have no trouble marketing that idea to the consumer. We run into a problem though when they fail to follow through with what they sold us on. Certain modes or even the entire game’s design can directly contradict the supposed focus of the title.
Joel writes: "The new Painkiller is here, but how does the revived first-person shooter cope in 2025? Let me clue you in, but prepare for the worst."
Wow, how mighty have fallen. Forced in co-op, no story, basically it is Painkiller in name and game to please shareholders by being multiplayer. Even for singleplayer you just do multiplayer with 2 bots. 9 levels, they feel same, nothing really is there to mix up gameplay enough to rival Director AI from Left 4 Dead, which gave that game long life. Also I didn't even know they were making this, players too, it has 82 concurrent players at max for last week, from 871 peak of all time, which is 19 days. Left 4 Dead has 25k concurrent right now and that is below 24h or week peaks. Like, if you ask me, if you were interested, just pick Vermintide 2 and you got better game. And if you are looking into boomer shooters, anything will do better job for singleplayer. I haven't followed genre as much, so I don't have recommendation, but Painkiller really missed the mark on what it was supposed to be. And now it is just a hollow skin that was in desperation stretched over new body that isn't Painkiller, but parades with its skin around trying to look favorable, when it looks like butchered monster.
TNS: Painkiller might have excellent gunplay and some customization, but everything else makes this shooter flat and uninspiring.
Mahi from NoobFeed writes: I don't think Painkiller is the same beast overall. Painkiller's reimagining is a complicated beast. It's not a perfect homage to the original, nor is it meant to be. Painkiller is still worth checking out if you take nostalgia out of the equation, and I will recommend it even if I can't particularly say it with a clear conscience.
