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Painkiller Preview

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2004-01-12 00:00:00.0


The folks over at WorthPlaying have tossed up a preview on People Can Fly's upcoming action-packed first person shooter, Painkiller, after getting a chance to check it out hands-on. Here's some juice:

The graphics engine doesn't look very much different or better from the previous build capability wise, but going above near-perfection is a difficult task to complete. Lighting effects, whether immediately obvious like the flashlight or subtle like on the player's weapons, are beautiful. The enemies once again look very crisp and detailed, with not only top-notch textures but quality animations as well. Painkiller's smoke effects are some of the best around, coming from the barrels of your weapons or from the limbs of a recently blown-apart enemy. Explosions send bits of coffins, vases, statues, and the handfuls of other breakable objects flying apart, cast enemies limb from limb, and give off a soft glow to the surroundings in stark contrast to the bloody arm flying through the air.


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