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Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed

There's a Painkiller: Resurrection Preview on IGN with first news of a planned next installment in the Painkiller series of first-person shooters. The game is in development at Homegrown Games, the third developer in three games for this series that originated with Polish developer People Can Fly. Here's a bit that describes some gameplay:

The Painkiller weapon is one of the stars of the series, so it's no shock that Wild Bill would get his hands on it right away. The main fire mode activates spinning blades that chew through enemies at close range. The secondary fire option sends the blades spinning out from the weapon, damaging enemies in its path. From there the weapon can either fire energy beams in the direction of the blades, or activate the secondary fire again to recall the blades and use them for melee attacks. Soon enough, the Painkiller's unique applications will be put to the test as Wild Bill is set upon by a number of monsters and demons. At first, the player is fighting purely out of an instinct to stay alive but as the game unfolds, the battles will take on a new purpose and new layers of meaning.

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6. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 10, 2009, 18:08 siapnar
 
I said pass because it's being developed by the team who did the add-on (or whatever), and that game was not nearly as good as the first in my opinion.

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5. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 10, 2009, 08:04 Slashman
 
Why do some people have such silly knee-jerk reactions?

Because apparently they are putting raw stupidity into the water now.

If a game is a decent game, but not developed by the people who made the original, so what??

I've been waiting for a true Painkiller sequel for a long time. I'm curious to see how it turns out.
 
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4. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 10, 2009, 01:57 MuzixMon
 
Updated graphics and COOP equals a definate buy for me!
I always wanted COOP in a Painkiller game 5 years later we are finally getting it!!
 
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3. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 9, 2009, 23:52 shponglefan
 
Not developed by People Can Fly? Pass.

Why do some people have such silly knee-jerk reactions?
 
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2. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 9, 2009, 23:40 Hump
 
The last one was done by a mod team and it didn't turn out all that bad. Unfortunately they need to re-do this IP from the ground up as its getting stale and by the looks of the screens, they're just rehashing the same game again.  
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1. Re: Painkiller: Resurrection Revealed Apr 9, 2009, 22:57 siapnar
 
Not developed by People Can Fly? Pass.  
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