Ok so maybe you guys are liking the blah blah I put at the bottoms of the comics, but I can’t tell. No one comments. We were hoping to possibly eventually actually putting up a forum section where everyone could meet other people who come here for more than just the pancakes filled with razorblades. Nothing can be done though until comments from people other than those of us working on the site become more bountiful. Hell, I’ll even give you something to post about. I’ll do a picture, you guys will give me the subject of the drawing. So you people that actually read this, come here, post a comment with you idea of what I should draw, and I’ll pick one and draw it. Until then all, Later.
Gotta say, I thought I was completely over references to “that game”. It’s a fantastic game and all, but it has spawned way too many overly-used memes. Anyway, I was caught off guard when reading Shadowpact #23 just now and was met with a pleasant surprise; had to share.
So I’ve been playing a lot of games lately. I love gaming it up at all hours of the day and night. RTS’s, FPS’s, TBS’s, RPG’s, you know the works. But doesn’t mean I like every game in the genre. But featured in the comic are some games I’ve become addicted to over the years. From Counter-Strike to Sims 2 (yeah that’s right! i like Sims, I said it, I’m not ashamed neither) to the Heroes of Might and Magic 1-5 (well four sucked but one had coloring for the creatures that was a trip). Throw in all the Command & Conquer strat’ game series like Red Alert and the occasional 3 year stint in an MMO. Thats how I like to game. Now I know a lot of people are looking forward to Warhammer’s MMO, or that Age of Conan, but I’m hoping Guildwars 2 is decent and doesn’t send me running back to Everquest 2 or World of Warcraft. Of course I’m looking forward to Starcraft 2, but I’m also patient enough to wait it out. This should be enough chit chat for now, I’m gonna go get some Kohan 2 in. Late.
I was playing Conan on my Xbox 360 today when suddenly my television began emitting startling noises. I grabbed my camera and documented the anomaly so that I could leave behind a clue in case I was about to be abducted by some unknown forces. Fortunately the crisis was averted by way of restarting my system. I remain un-probed, with my cranium intact and footage to share.
Painkiller is a first-person shooter created by Polish developer People Can Fly (now a subsidiary of Epic Games), and released in 2004. In November of that same year, the Painkiller story continued when an expansion titled Battle Out of Hell was released; it would later be bundled and sold with the original game as Painkiller Gold Edition and Painkiller Black Edition.
Painkiller has all the qualities one would expect in a worthy successor to games like Doom and Quake: a constant sense of urgency driving the player forward; a powerful and satisfying arsenal including such mainstays as the shotgun and chain gun, as well as such exotic, proprietary creations as the Electrodriver and (my personal favorite) the Painkiller itself. With this adherence to tradition in mind, it’s only natural that Hell (and its denizens) would play a part in Painkiller’s narrative. The game opens with a cut scene showing the game’s protagonist, Daniel Garner, driving with his wife to her birthday dinner. It’s raining heavily, Daniel looks away for a moment, and they’re killed in a head-on collision. Although his wife was admitted to Heaven, Daniel has been relegated to Purgatory. After spending some time there, he is approached by a messenger and is given an opportunity for atonement, an opportunity to reunite with his wife. Here, the objective of the game is revealed: kill the four generals of Lucifer’s army, and on the way, “destroy everything that moves.”
Painkiller also has a strong multiplayer component that, for a while, was a pretty big deal in the competitive scene. Its popularity waned, however, so while sparsely populated servers can still be found, it can’t be counted on. Regardless, the singleplayer campaigns of Painkiller and its expansion are worth the $9.99 to Steam or Good Old Games.
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