I found Painkiller (2011) in my library and cant even remeber when or why I got this

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨patientgamers@sh.itjust.works⁩

Can somebody remind me why I might have downloaded this? I’m sure it must have been pitched to me somewhat effectively already but I really can’t remember what made me get it or why I never got around to playing it

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ToastyMcButterscotch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
If you used to watch Zero Punctuation around 2011 then it might be because Yahtzee called it the best FPS game ever made.

Played it myself and can’t say I agree, but I can kinda see what he saw in it

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- sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  yeah that has to be in. he’s the only person in my media sphere i’ve seen mention it so far
  
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  - Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Played through the game after his video-- no regrets
    
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otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Oddly, I had a similar experience with the game. It just sort of ended up in the collection of “backed up” games in my library. Can’t remember who recommended it. Maybe it’s cursed? If it is a cursed game, they at least made it fun. It’s a pretty fast-paced shooter with lots of unique enemies and pretty backdrops.

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- sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  oh hell yeah. going with this theory, it’s like a copypasta.
  
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Hadriscus@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Painkiller is from 2004, excellent shooter with some unique weapons, mechanics and set pieces.

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- finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I think they’re referring to the 2025 reboot
  
  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300120/Painkiller/
  
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  - sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    You were right. It’s the reboot.
    
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- sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  are you for real? sure its corny but this looks really good for a 2004 game. why does it feel like Doom and Left 4 Dead had a baby?
  
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Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It was recently given away. I prowl the free games communities but often don’t play myself, just collect.

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haywire7@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It got a patch and a little TLC last year iirc little bit of a glow up and fixed some bugs. Then went on sale/free all over the place. They made the mode where you can play as Duke Nukem work better too.

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