Jordan and Venn from the Linux GameCast Weekly crew make with the goats blood and pentagrams. Oh, we also review the Painkiller: Hell and Damnation Linux beta.
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Game: Painkiller: Hell and Damnation
Webzone: www.painkillergame.com
Devel: The Farm 51
Engine: Unreal Engine 3
Price: $19.99
Makes with the working
V-
I would ding it a chair for the load times but that is pointed out in the notes.
J-
For the most part it runs well. Got some pretty bad lag in single player for no reason,
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Shiny / Sounds
V-
It’s definitely one of the best looking FPS games on Linux.
Ambient sound is top notch but the “here they come, fkr” audio is hella repetitive
J-
The game looks pretty good.
Found myself headbanging along with the combat music
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Control
V-
No complaints here using the wireless gerbil + keyboard.
J-
Controls about as well as I remember
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FUN
V-
I had “fun” for about two hours. This is when I realized it’s Serious Sam in heck.
No real story; just wave after wave + random boss fight.
J-
I remember playing the original in high school. This is a nice trip down nostalgia lane
Really, that’s about it.
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