A missing quicksave option is always high risk. Combine that with unfair level desig and clumsi controls,, and you have your failure.
The game does not even try to be fair. Okay, I do not necessarily have a problem with that itself. I like a challenge. But if you die as many times as in Painkiller, at least a quicksave / quickload option should have been integrated. Alas, the so-called "quickload" is not quick at all. Expect to wait more than a minute for the "quickload", probably even much longer. The Windows Experience Index (WEI)) of my PC (win8-64) is 7,9 for all components except the HD (7,9). The game is installed on an SSD, complete RAM is 16 GB, with a RamDisk of 4 GB. At some points in the game, be prepared to fill one hour of "gaming" with 55 minutes of waiting. But is it worth waiting (or gaming)? Honestly: No. The whole thing gets repetitive very fast. Levels are boring, enemies are boring, weapons are boring, "story" is - well, you get the picture. With a quicload option, you might get some mindless fun nevertheless for a few minutes during a coffee break. I cannot recommend Painkiller.
