Painkiller remake due October 31

 maddog123yeah it was good until the Jawood took it and started making stupid fallow ups for it like resurrection and Over Dose!  even Battle out of hell wasn't as good as the first one!

 guildclaws

 As a gamer, I'm shocked to hear this... but then again, the love for PC gaming has dwindled over time.

 killip People sometimes accuse consoles of being kiddie machines, but I never took that seriously and certainly don't expect game companies to think that way. They think that console users can't handle the uncut stuff? That's ridiculous! Not only do a great number of people own both computers and consoles, but there is nothing that shows that console gamers are younger. More/equally immature as PC gamers perhaps, but that's beside the point.

Anyway, games like Painkiller are more suited for remakes than other games, because a lot of the experience comes from the graphics and effects. I bought Serious Sam: The Second Encounter HD, because I wanted to play that game with better effects/graphics and I really enjoy playing it.

 Hurvl 

In this day and age, after all the games that have been out, THIS is what gets cut? It's madness.

It's the same game with a spit polish, and nicer to look at. A "CUT" version even being talked about should be laughable.

And the people that refer to consoles as the "kiddie" machine are PC gamer snobs.

 killip  Hurvl 

I think Console is kiddie platform because no matter how good-looking, flashy, big-budget, expensive production value, popular, or mature console games,,

at the very core, roots, vein (whatever you called.) Console is still "Arcade" platform,, the core, the basic foundation is built around that mechanic,, it's simplified, easy, and pretty basic. Console games is like ferrari with toy engine in it.

and most modern games suffer because of that,, Assassin's Creed is expansive, huge, sand-box,, but stale after 30 minutes of gameplay,, Gears of War is explosive, over the top, but stale after 2nd series, Resident Evil is popular, sell million, you just need button mashing to finish the game. God of War is mature, it had bad-ass character, but it had one button win. etc, etc,,

Go try original PC Games, or some Multi-platform games that had PC roots in it,, FPSes, CRPG, ARPG, Strategy, Space Sim, etc,, Games like Mount & Blade: Warband, Total War, Company of Heroes, Dragon Age: Origins, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls, DayZ etc. go check anything that had PC roots in it.

a lot brilliant PC Games suffer from lousy presentation some not that popular compared to console counterpart, some even not good looking, but at the core, the basic foundation, most PC games is insane and most of their games had pretty advanced mechanic. you cannot judge about PC games if you didn't feel that for yourself,,

Console is for core Gamers,, yes I agree,, but PC is intended for advanced core audiences. in my earlier days I play a lot on Consoles, Twisted Metal, Vigilante 8, Donkey Kong, etc,,, but then I play on PC Games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Fallout Tactic, Planescape Torment, Arcanum,, etc.

Now, I never go back playing Consoles.

and from my longtime experiences suffice to say, that Consoles is kiddie platform.

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 Ladiesman17  If being an "advanced core gamer" means developing a zealotry like yours I rather stay with my multy-system policy.If there is a real "Advanced core audience", it is people who does not give a damn about platforms; he only cares about games and not where they are running.  He does not want to miss a good exclusivity, he does not want to miss the chance of choosing which platform to play each game, and does not want to miss the free games in PSN, the downloadable exclusives in XBLA or de offers in Steam.He also does not give a damn about fanboy conversations that only want to ridiculize the "enemy" platform (Example: I don't like the Wii and I feel no need of going ranting in forums about it).So, next time you ask yourself "Why they don't release this on PC!" (You will, you can be certain of that).  Think about who plays more games and who has to suffer for his self-imposed limitation in his gaming catalogue.

If there is an "Advance core audience" I can tell you: with that mentality you are not part of it.

 Warlord_Irochi  Ladiesman17  Couldn't have been said any better.

 Ladiesman17  Hurvl  Typical troll PC gamer response. Go back into your mams basement and keep your snob opinions to yourself, because no one cares.

 killip  Hurvl Warlord_Irochi 

Don't get me wrong, I'm open minded person,,

I don't blame you to say that, ;)

IMO, Video Games should be like Music or Movies,, people should have the access to play their games on whatever platforms they wanted. it's never games fault (I agree with  you.).

But Consoles is popular platform,, with Arcade roots on it, and by being popular platform it mean majority of people will and  always flock to that platform,, and it made certain publishers / Investors / Developers put their time, creativity and money  more to that platform other than anything else.

fast forward to present era:

that kind of pattern that being implemented by Console platform for a long time form "legacy",, and in my opinion that "legacy" limiting another "legacy" that is not popular, and alienating certain creativity, idea, innovation. that being pulled, produced and honed since long time ago on the PC platform.

you right, I will "suffer limitation" or "lack of gaming catalogue",, but it's not really a problem for me,, since I choose substance over quantity of games that probably I will sell used because it's boring. 

and like I've said I enjoy advanced mechanic on games rather than stripped one.

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 Ladiesman17  killip  Hurvl I keep seeing also that prejudice about "stripped" mechanics.  And in 99% of cases just a statement without a proper explanation about why people thinks that.Let's take the new X-com for example. Nobody thinks how freaking hard is to put the functionalities of a Keayboard and mouse over a controller that only has 8 properly usable buttons? Anyone who says that a game is "stripped" down for consoles because of that (or graphics, which is funny being Minecraft, WoW and indie games the ones with the bigest audiences ATM) has no appreciation for elegant design. That you are clicking fewer buttons does not mean the game is "Stripped down".But hey, suit yourself of course... I think you are wrong since the very moment you associated "Quality over quantity" with "only playing on PC". But I'm not going to try to convince you (troll or legitimate person, does not matter).My point.

 HailHellfire It's not a new game, it's a remake of an old one.

 FlamingFury 

its a new game to me, ive never played it....

 HailHellfire exactly.  it is mentioned in the title of this article, so why was it not elaborated on AT ALL?!  

 ImpliedBunny 

ya, i dont get that, it just makes you irritated when something that big is mentioned but isnt explained...

i cant complain too much...

i actually overlooked that they are having the unrated version on PC....

ill be buying that version instead...

but that isn't really all that fair to console players...

 HailHellfire Maybe it's the AU version????

FallenOneX

lol!

that would make sense...

it probably means that he shoots bunnies from his gun & demons bleed green confetti....

 HailHellfire   will prbably have less gore,particles flying around and effects so the shitty outdated consoles dont freak and die to a red ring of death like what happened to the shitbox I bought back then when dark souls came out. never got to finish the game cause my frame rate dropped to 0 and froze my console after using flame strike on a giant demon and then my console was dead with a red ring of death. seriously these shitty outdated garbage ass consoles are really a disgrace to gaming and those who still believe theyre great or better than PCs LOL are as spoiled as their gaming rig.

 GamerOuTLaWz   Inmature zealots like you whose only argument are nasty words and insults are the only true disgrace to gaming.Oh, sorry, let me translate it for you:lolwut,  U mad bro?, gtfo back to your basement, l2p consoles, I win lol, kkthanksbye.

 jinzo9988 

i actually dont mind Painkiller...

im all for a remake...

i havent had a computer for sometime now & just got one recently so its nice to have a remake of a game that i have not had the chance to play...

i would love a remake or an updated version of the 1st quake....

cause thats how long its been since ive played computer games...

the 1st one was my favorite...

it would be awesome if they had a new Quake game that brought back that same awesome soundtrack by NIN & that same dark feeling throughout the game....

id also love a new Unreal Tournament game....

the only thing you see now is COD...

i dig dark horror shooters, or sci-fi type shooters...

im not really into the whole real war experience...

 jinzo9988 1 : Painkiller HD will have a co-op mode so an extra player skin is not a bad bonus. 2 : I doubt anyone actully considers the expansions which came out for Painkiller 1 to be actual Painkiller games, they were made by compleatly diffrent studios who puted no effort into their games at all, this however has the honour of being called a Painkiller game, a complete remake of the original with a few new guns,enemy types and levels + a PVE co-op mode, i'm all up for that

 jinzo9988  army men..woah that game was awesome 

But I am happy they're not doing the terrible Angry Birds route and trying to charge too much money. $30 is fine for something like this, it's for a very limited audience anyways, so just release $30 for uncensored! 

 immortality20 

its actually $19 

its only $29 if you want the extra stuff...

which is soundtrack, virtual goods...

unless they are making it $29 for console...

its only $19 for the regular, non-collectors edition...