Comments for "Zero Punctuation Review: Painkiller" Video at VideoSift.com

By Zifnab

Zifnab (http://zifnab.videosift.com) — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:47:13 -0700

Shuriken's and Lightning ftw!

By littledragon_79

littledragon_79 (http://www.videosift.com/member/littledragon_79) — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:57:20 -0700

Ahh, if only I could post these or Comedy Central...

By Kerotan

Kerotan (http://www.videosift.com/member/Kerotan) — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:03:46 -0700

Detachable Penis.

Now theres a song I can sing along to.

By Bleedingsnowman

Bleedingsnowman (http://www.videosift.com/member/Bleedingsnowman) — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:56:20 -0700

Did they really have to change the player? I can't see these at work now. Who's going to protect me from the blocking monster?!?

By Hex

Hex (http://www.videosift.com/member/Hex) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:03:33 -0700

awsome game

By kronosposeidon

kronosposeidon (http://kronosposeidon.videosift.com) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:18:54 -0700

If I talked about erections as much as Yahtzee did I'd be, well....me.

By Thylan

Thylan (http://www.videosift.com/member/Thylan) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:30:06 -0700

Now that i want to play. And i was amused to the DS reference, as my ancient and slow PC loads Soulstorm so slow its what i play during thoes, which i find ironic.

By Aemaeth

Aemaeth (http://www.videosift.com/member/Aemaeth) — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:45:11 -0700

Meh. Painkiller was just meh. It was everything yatzhee said, but kinda repetitious by the end.

By spoco2

spoco2 (http://www.videosift.com/member/spoco2) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:16:09 -0700

Aemaeth I'm with you on this one, to a large degree anyway.

Painkiller was a game where I played the demo when it first came out and thought it to be the best darn thing since they learnt how to make bread thinner than a loaf. I waited until it was a $9 bargain bin title (also gave me ample ability to upgrade my then pathetic machine to play it properly) and then began playing it with much gusto.

It does indeed have insanely different levels with no real link between them, and that keeps things interesting, but yeah, eventually... I can't remember how many levels in... I became a mite bored, and I have yet to actually finish it, probably never will.

Doesn't help that the cinematics are SO DARN BAD.

And for those that didn't know, the Gears Of War PC port was done by People can Fly... so there you go.

But yeah, something insanely satisfying about sticking an enemy to the wall with a wooden post, or freezing then shattering their body into a million pieces.

Fun times

Fun times

By antonye

antonye (http://www.videosift.com/member/antonye) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:53:42 -0700

I lol'ed

By Zonbie

Zonbie (http://zonbie.videosift.com) — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:59:06 -0700

3 words

The Mental Asylum!!

and some more words!
I laughed at this! he's right it fires shurikens and lightning!
ahah

I hear you Spoco2 but it must be said, drink a bottle of jolt and then go mental with the painkiller, hours of fun. Of course Jack Thompson would say I am now I fully trained Phycho Assassin but..meh. its stupid and fun! And it knows it!

I say yey!

By Krupo

Krupo (http://krupo.videosift.com) — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:01:40 -0700

>> ^Aemaeth:
Meh. Painkiller was just meh. It was everything yatzhee said, but kinda repetitious by the end.

The "waiting 8 months" reference at the end makes me think he prepped this one a while ago maybe? Dunno. Regardless, amusing even when repetitious.

By RedSky

RedSky (http://www.videosift.com/member/RedSky) — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:15:47 -0700

I hope he didn't just imply that Halo was harbinger of complex FPSs.

By gwiz665

gwiz665 (http://www.videosift.com/member/gwiz665) — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:43:34 -0700

Zonbie, are you saying you're not a psycho assassin? Then what have I been paying you for!?

Painkiller is the dogs bollocks and is easily the best "dumb" fps out there in a while.

By Mavmike

Mavmike (http://www.videosift.com/member/Mavmike) — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:11:28 -0700

His assessment of this deserving the title of "Doom 3" was right on.

By videosiftbannedme

videosiftbannedme (http://www.videosift.com/member/videosiftbannedme) — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:27:06 -0700

Is it me or is he beginning to talk even faster than he used to? Jesus, I was wondering if I wasn't listening to John Moschitta, Jr. hawk Micro-Machines there for a minute.
(Yeeeaahh...that's an old school reference right there. Where's my upvote love?)

By supersaiyan93

supersaiyan93 (http://www.videosift.com/member/supersaiyan93) — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:31:59 -0700

LOLOMG!

"It could only be more awesome if it had tits and was on fire."

By Farhad2000

Farhad2000 (http://farhad.videosift.com) — Thu, 22 May 2008 03:39:10 -0700

Painkiller was awesome. Best tournament title by far. Great way to blow off steam while listening to something angry like Pantera.

By jmzero

jmzero (http://www.videosift.com/member/jmzero) — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:27:12 -0700

I played Painkiller right after Serious Sam. It seemed pretty weak in that context, because Serious Sam is ridiculous - but maybe I should give it another go.

By honkeytonk73

honkeytonk73 (http://www.videosift.com/member/honkeytonk73) — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:56:11 -0700

Painkiller was good. I think I'll go install it tonight. Loads of mindless bloody fun.

I also loved the 'Fat American' comment. LOL.

By NinjaFish

NinjaFish (http://www.videosift.com/member/NinjaFish) — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:31 -0700

"where key card quests dont go for fear of being curb stomped" oh I *3 yahtzee

By HadouKen24

HadouKen24 (http://www.videosift.com/member/HadouKen24) — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:07:33 -0700

Ah, Painkiller. I really enjoyed that game.

Not as much as Serious Sam, though. Painkiller isn't quite as good. The enemies aren't as entertaining, and the level design is a wee bit more repetitive.

Which doesn't mean that I won't play Painkiller. I did. And enjoyed nearly every minute of it.

By reiz

reiz (http://www.videosift.com/member/reiz) — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:14:09 -0700

Looks like Painkiller got added to the Steam featured game rotation, with a quote from Yahtzee. Moreover, it seems to have made the top sellers list pretty much as soon as the review hit... not bad for such an old game!

By Bakalex

Bakalex (http://www.videosift.com/member/Bakalex) — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:07:52 -0700

For those who wonder what "detachable penis" music video looks like : http://www.videosift.com/video/King-Missile-Detachable-Penis

By AnimalsForCrackers

AnimalsForCrackers (http://www.videosift.com/member/AnimalsForCrackers) — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:44:07 -0700

This has me excited to see if Doom 4 will return to it's glorious roots. Judging from id's Tech 5 engine with it's huge, wide-open expanses of space, this is looking to be the case.

By Asmordean

Asmordean (http://www.videosift.com/member/Asmordean) — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:46:22 -0700

Painkiller is one my favourite FPS games I've played. It lets you run & gun or creep about and snipe.

I think I died about 20 times in Hell because I simply had to run about and look at everything. It was the best endgame level design I've ever come across. Sadly the fight with Satan is a gimmickfest but it remains the only FPS I've played through three times. Most others I play once and I'm satisfied.

By Irishman

Irishman (http://www.videosift.com/member/Irishman) — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:25:00 -0700

Seeeeeeeed!!!

Ohh, sorry, wrong website...