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As shown in the game’sreveal laggard , the newPainkilleris being developed by Anshar Studios , and print by 3D Realms and Saber Interactive — but while the trailer shows off plentitude of classic weapons retrovert from the original plot , like the titular Painkiller and the Electrodriver , some fans have doubtfulness regarding the game ’s fidelity to the original . One gossip from drug user @nobodyfresh89 on YouTube , for example , points out that " the original Painkiller had great locations[ … ]and this await more like Doom . "
A Classic Title Reemerges With Some Big Changes
The New Painkiller Trailer Lacks Varied Environments, Fans Say
While the newPainkillerdisplays undeniably better graphical standard than the 2004 original or any of its many expansion or re - liberation , some lover feel that the 2025 exit is losing some ofPainkiller ’s unequaled appeal . Several boomer shooter fans , likeLETT3RBOMB on Reddit , have echoed the comparability to the modernDOOMgames , say : " My concern is thatit all looks kinda like infernal region from DOOM , " as oppose to the wide-ranging environment and opposition character from the originalPainkiller .
While the DOOM dealership has expanded on its its armory of weapon over the years , there ’s one combat area that ’s always been surprisingly lacking .
Although the originalPainkillerwas the launching championship for mass Can Fly , the studio is now much better known forGears of War : JudgmentandOutriders . WhilePainkiller(2004 ) has received several expansions and re - releasesfrom various developer and publisher , it ’s never acquire a honest sequel . Anshar Studios , the developers makingPainkiller(2025 ) , are relatively unknown . Although the studio has aid with the ontogenesis of well - known games likeBaldur ’s Gate 3and theSilent Hill 2remake , its original titles mostly consist of VR shooters such asDetachedandTelefragVR .
Our Take: The Modern DOOM Comparisons Are Unavoidable
Painkiller Won’t Be Able To Escape Comparisons To DOOM: The Dark Ages
While the trailer for the newPainkillerarguably bid comparisons to modernDOOM , it would be punishing for the plot to avoid those comparisons regardless . DOOM(2016 ) arguably kickstarted the modern revitalization of the boomer shooter genre , and while games likeDUSKorULTRAKILLcan signalize themselves with intentionally retro artwork styles , the triple - A realism ofPainkiller(2025 ) pull in it look more likeDOOMthan anything else presently in the musical genre .
Iconic first - someone shooter DOOM has return alongside its subsequence in a classical bundle , bringing a brand - novel episode with new demons and weapon .
Notably , the newPainkillerwill release months afterDOOM : The Dark Agesin 2025 , making even more direct comparisons between the two unavoidable — especially sinceThe Dark Agesseems to be embrace a more Greco-Roman styleof gameplay whilePainkillerchases the speed and mobility of something likeDOOM everlasting . Hopefully , for fans of the 2004 original , Painkiller(2025 ) wo n’t stop up as just a modernDOOMclone and will manage to keep some of the original biz ’s unique identicalness .
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