It's hard to imagine that the mindset which led to the release this Anniversary Edition "as is" was anything other than extremely cynical
Painkiller Black is a package that offers both the main game and it's DLC 'Battle Out of Hell'. My review focuses solely on the single-player and comes with zero nostalgia as I've played it for the first time in 2017. This is a wave-based FPS in the style of Serious Sam, but with better level design, more enemy types and original weapons. The main campaign is great, despite some unfortunate design choices regarding boss fights which feature one off gameplay elements that are more confusing than fun. Most levels are amazing and made me wish this was a different type of game that gave me more reasons to wonder around. The Palace is one of the better looking 3D environments I remember traversing. The sheer amount of enemy types in the main campaign is very impressive. Seems like each level has unique enemy types. No lazy color-swapping here. The music is pretty rad if you are into metal and the way the game uses it to alert you that enemies are coming is a cool idea that works great. My only big complaint about the main campaign is the fact the game locks you out of some levels, which are only accessible on higher difficulty, but you are not informed of this before you start. In fact, the game's manual states that Insomnia difficulty is the intended difficulty in which the game was meant to be played. If that was truly the case, why force you to replay the entire game in a higher difficulty to access those levels? Makes no sense. The DLC 'Battle Out of Hell' is easily the weakest part of the game. The 10 extra levels it features ignore most of what makes the game good and in some cases seem intended for a different game entirely. Only 2 of them were truly memorable, while most felt rushed or just poorly designed. The new gun is pretty cool, but doesn't add much. Overall, Painkiller is a must play for FPS fans. The Painkiller is the best melee weapon ever in a videogame. Just be warned about the DLC not being nearly as good as the main game
Let's get one thing out of the way: this is one of the best Point & Click Adventure game series PERIOD. This last chapter is very cool and while it might not satisfy everyone, it does a pretty great job at both offering an entertaining experience and giving closure to the Blackwell story
A legendary Neo Geo CD shmup which was at one point a super rare and expensive import, Ironclad delivers a lot of quality in both gameplay and graphics department. Star Fox 64-like level progression will warrant multiple playthroughs
