PAINKILLER is in the Bargain Bin!

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Fern

Its gonna take me awhile to beat this game lol....

I've playing on 'em pretty much since Xmas. About to finish second run through of PF + BOoh at "Nightmare Level"

There's a bunch of stuff not in the manual. If you really cream somebody with the alt fire of the painkiller, they'll spit out a bigger gold coin worth extra $

If you get funky with the primary and alt fire, I've seen a third fire option on some weapons. Ex. The elctro/shurkin gun can be made to spit blue bombs

Fern

Weapon Combos

Painkiller
Spin it (PRI) then launch (SEC)
Flies forward WHILE spinning. A one-hit kill on most enemies.

Juggle for Gold
Pull the enemy towards you, then get under them and rapid-fire up (SEC) gold flies out.

Stake gun
Launch a grenade (SEC) then spear it midflight (PRI)
Grenade takes off like a rocket. Very nice, and works well on bosses.

Electroshocker
Hold (SEC) then launch a spike (PRI)
Entire spike-disc gets charged and frisbeed out. Sticks in walls, enemies, and electricity arcs to enemies, around corners, etc. AWESOME deathmatch weapon.

- M4H

 

[Fern]

Stake gun
Launch a grenade (SEC) then spear it midflight (PRI)
Grenade takes off like a rocket. Very nice, and works well on bosses.

Interesting. Haven't seen that yet. Seems card for "quick weapon reloading" w/b helpful here!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Fern

Stake gun
Launch a grenade (SEC) then spear it midflight (PRI)
Grenade takes off like a rocket. Very nice, and works well on bosses.

Interesting. Haven't seen that yet. Seems card for "quick weapon reloading" w/b helpful here!

Aim up first (45 degrees) and fire the grenade - then drop to about 10-15 and fire stake. Once you practice it a few times, it becomes second nature.

- M4H

 

[apoppin]

he he . . . can't believe this is the game thread that refuses to die.

PK/BOoH is such a great game . . . the first time i used the Pain Killer timed with an eXtra big jump was like WTF
:shocked:

the weapons combos are a trip . . . . discovering them was a lot of fun . . . plus the "hidden places" are over-the-top and the well-timed series of jumps are particularly satisfying when you complete them.

i am SO looking forward to PK II

KotOR is still "going" . . . not my "type" of game though . . . may "pause" it to play SS2.
:roll:

 

[thawolfman]

What's all this speak of cards and what not? Saw the game @ Walmart and remembered this thread - Didn't pick it up just yet, but still thinking about it!

What's it's deal? Convince me I say!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
What's all this speak of cards and what not? Saw the game @ Walmart and remembered this thread - Didn't pick it up just yet, but still thinking about it!

What's it's deal? Convince me I say!

it's only $20 . . . . REread the thread
:roll:

. . . . PK is a "twitch-shooter" with some depth and excellent REplay value for a SP FPS . . . . not to mention eXcellent gfx . . .
(PK also has MP, but i don't play online)

what more were you looking for?

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: thawolfman
What's all this speak of cards and what not? Saw the game @ Walmart and remembered this thread - Didn't pick it up just yet, but still thinking about it!

What's it's deal? Convince me I say!

it's only $20 . . . . REread the thread
:roll:

. . . . PK is a "twitch-shooter" with some depth and excellent REplay value for a SP FPS . . . . not to mention eXcellent gfx . . .
(PK also has MP, but i don't play online)

what more were you looking for?

. . . . I REalize that it's only $20 dollars and I have read through the thread, but it's mostly talk of patches, updates, and how it runs on X system.

I just wanted to know what it was like . . . . what it's about, etc as I've never played, let alone even HEard of it.

That's what MOre I was looking for!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: thawolfman

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: thawolfman
What's all this speak of cards and what not? Saw the game @ Walmart and remembered this thread - Didn't pick it up just yet, but still thinking about it!

What's it's deal? Convince me I say!

it's only $20 . . . . REread the thread
:roll:

. . . . PK is a "twitch-shooter" with some depth and excellent REplay value for a SP FPS . . . . not to mention eXcellent gfx . . .
(PK also has MP, but i don't play online)

what more were you looking for?

. . . . I REalize that it's only $20 dollars and I have read through the thread, but it's mostly talk of patches, updates, and how it runs on X system.

I just wanted to know what it was like . . . . what it's about, etc as I've never played, let alone even HEard of it.

That's what MOre I was looking for!

We obviously love the game in this thread . . . . read the "profesional" reviews . . . . they also generally really like the game but most don't "get' it's replay value with the Black Tarot Cards and unlocking the extra levels, finding the secret places . . . . Gamespot.com (i think) has the links to everything includig patches and screenies plus walkthrus and reviews.

After you read them, you can get a good idea of the game . . . most of the time it got at least a 8/10
(i think . . . it's been 'awhile')

i give it 8/10 :thumbsup:



edited

 

[thawolfman]

Thanks

Edit: Is this game any way Serious Sam-ish?

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: thawolfman
Thanks

Edit: Is this game any way Serious Sam-ish?

Yes . . . . superficially - it is "related" to Serious Sam and Doom in that it is primarily a "twitch" shooter with lots (and lots) of multiple enemies, great firepower and Huge Bosses . . . until you get to the "subtlities" of this fast-paced shooter . . . . you get to use the Black Tarot Cards, weapons-combos, clever hidden places and some insane jumping (using the Havok Physics engine).

Serious Sam has very limited Replay value . . . . PK/BPoH encourages REplay with unlockable levels and alternmate endings.

edit:
There are two demos of PK that can be d/l'ed . . . personally, i didn't care for the levels the demos represented when it first came out and left PK until it became bargain bin (in-other-words, the Demos aren't too representative of the entire game but'll give you an "idea" of the gameplay - not the subtlities of the game).