We've heard literally nothing from JoWood Interactive's reboot of the purgatorial stake-gun shooter, Painkiller: Resurrection, since it was first announced back in April. Therefore, we see this news post as providing two important pieces of information, the first being that the game apparently hasn't been canceled. This is evidenced by the second fact: A single-player demo for the title is now available to download.
With our thrilling, fast-paced lives as internet journalistas, we don't have the time to download the 1.3GB demo, burn the .iso file onto a DVD, then play the thing. We're hoping you can do those things for us, then relate to us the important bits. Like, for instance, the status of the lightning/shuriken gun. If it's absent, you better believe we're starting a petition.
Download: Painkiller: Resurrection demo (1.3GB)
Reader Comments (26)
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 7:59PM (Unverified) said
It should do well after the original was promoted by Yahtzee as one of his personal favorites.
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 8:08PM (Unverified) said
The developers of Painkiller said that the sales for that game went up considerably after his review.
Hell, even the developers themselves like to watch his strange brand of reviewing to the point that they even take on Yahtzee's requests occasionally.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-heres-alex-mercer-with-boobs-cole-mcgrath-i/
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Hell, even the developers themselves like to watch his strange brand of reviewing to the point that they even take on Yahtzee's requests occasionally.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-heres-alex-mercer-with-boobs-cole-mcgrath-i/
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 10:01PM Discotheque said
Actually I loved the original Painkiller as well. Really good game. The sequel was balls though.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 12:44PM Shagittarius said
The original Painkiller Boss fights are amazing. More amazing than even more modern FPS. If you haven't played far enough to experience the boss fights keep going. Painkiller was a great game.
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 8:22PM ch3burashka said
Whatever, I don't remember it being all that awesome. Give me more story, I say!
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 8:36PM Sleepyperson said
They some how have to convince me that its not just do the same thing over and over now bored. If its like Serious Sam though then I will consider it.
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 8:36PM einhanderkiller said
?????????????????????
"burn the .iso file onto a DVD, then play the thing."
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"burn the .iso file onto a DVD, then play the thing."
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 8:51PM Serious Kriss said
Just unzip it like any other archive, then you can install it normally.
I have no idea why it's in ISO either though.
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I have no idea why it's in ISO either though.
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 9:15PM sonicspike41 said
You could also use Daemon Tools I'm sure.
It creates a fake DVD drive that Windows believes is real. It then loads the .iso file as if it were a dvd stuck into that drive.
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It creates a fake DVD drive that Windows believes is real. It then loads the .iso file as if it were a dvd stuck into that drive.
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 9:25PM AoE said
@sonicspike41,
That's kind of overkill when you can just extract the files from the iso using your unzip/unrar program of choice. Also, daemon tools doesn't play nicely with certain drm schemes... just having it installed will cause some games to not fire up at all, so it's not an advisable install unless you need image-mounting software in general.
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That's kind of overkill when you can just extract the files from the iso using your unzip/unrar program of choice. Also, daemon tools doesn't play nicely with certain drm schemes... just having it installed will cause some games to not fire up at all, so it's not an advisable install unless you need image-mounting software in general.
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 9:53PM einhanderkiller said
If this demo really is in .iso format, then it's the first of its kind I've ever seen. It makes no sense as to why they would do this. Maybe it's just a mistake on their part. :/
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 11:48PM Alan Strangis said
If you download it here...
http://www.bigdownload.com/games/painkiller-resurrection/pc/painkiller-resurrection-demo/
Then it's a standard zip file with install.
I started the ISO download from one of the other links, and it was taking forever. I hit the bigdownload.com link, and it downloaded in 2 minutes on a 100Mbps connection, so there's no throttling on their server.
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http://www.bigdownload.com/games/painkiller-resurrection/pc/painkiller-resurrection-demo/
Then it's a standard zip file with install.
I started the ISO download from one of the other links, and it was taking forever. I hit the bigdownload.com link, and it downloaded in 2 minutes on a 100Mbps connection, so there's no throttling on their server.
Posted: Oct 21st 2009 11:50PM Alan Strangis said
PS: from what I played of it, it was alright. It's Painkiller, it's not like it's got a meaningful story. I don't know if I would put up with a whole game of that, but can't really judge until it's out.
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Posted: Oct 21st 2009 9:22PM Paulmichael said
No need to burn the iso to a disc unless you are really desperately out of space. Use WinRAR to extract the installer files like any other archive, or Daemon Tools or some other software to mount it on a virtual drive. :) Saved you a coaster right there.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 5:05AM pika2000 said
I like the original Painkiller. I'm tired of a lot of "newer" FPS where you spend most of your time NOT shooting (hiding, sneaking, strategizing, etc). I missed the good ol FPS where you just need to run and shoot anything that moves, and then shoot some more stuff. However, Painkiller has some boring moments where nothing is going on and you're just trying to find the check point. I wish it could be more like Serious Sam 1.
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Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 6:58AM (Unverified) said
Why can't you guys review the demo? Why do we have to do it for you? If i do, will you give me a cut of the ad revenue for this page? Thought not.
Oh well, here goes anyway: It's exactly the same as the old painkiller.
(which means good weapons, interesting enemies, interesting looking levels BUT terrible pacing and bad level design).
PS/ If you want a sequel to the original Painkiller, you should play Necrovision.. it's by the same guys. The later painkiller sequels are all by a group of modders, and not much good.
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Oh well, here goes anyway: It's exactly the same as the old painkiller.
(which means good weapons, interesting enemies, interesting looking levels BUT terrible pacing and bad level design).
PS/ If you want a sequel to the original Painkiller, you should play Necrovision.. it's by the same guys. The later painkiller sequels are all by a group of modders, and not much good.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 9:15AM (Unverified) said
No, this demo isn't the same as the original Painkiller. It's worse than Overdose which was barely playable itself. The level design is so poor that no mere words would do it justice. It's unbelievable that any publisher would put this out, it's honestly the worst game I've ever played.
I suspect that JoWood won't need to sell many copies to make money off of this.
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I suspect that JoWood won't need to sell many copies to make money off of this.
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 4:10PM (Unverified) said
STOP! THIS DEMO IS WRONG!
It's ALPHA version.
http://forum.jowood.com/showthread.php?p=2538757
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Enjoy! Hahaha, DO NOT DOWNLOAD! Wait to the next week for the demo
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It's ALPHA version.
http://forum.jowood.com/showthread.php?p=2538757
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Enjoy! Hahaha, DO NOT DOWNLOAD! Wait to the next week for the demo
Posted: Oct 22nd 2009 9:31PM ragejg said
I look forward to the real beta demo then.
And what about Will Rock?
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/willrock/index.html
If games in the Serious Sam category are getting a once-over, Will Rock deserves one. That game was "almost" in many respects, and if the IP exists still and could be given some attention, it could be a good shooter franchise.
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And what about Will Rock?
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/willrock/index.html
If games in the Serious Sam category are getting a once-over, Will Rock deserves one. That game was "almost" in many respects, and if the IP exists still and could be given some attention, it could be a good shooter franchise.
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