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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2,160.0 hrs on record (229.6 hrs at review time)
Posted: 22 Feb, 2018 @ 12:58am
Updated: 25 Nov, 2020 @ 11:25am

Early Access Review
Now that it's been over a year since I left a review on this game, I think it's time I rewrite it now that I have a lot more experience with it.

First of all, this game is amazing. The fact that it was made by two people (technically three) is just incredible. You can kill people. But in many different ways. They take damage which remains visible in the correct spots, they can be kicked off high areas and take falling damage, or they can be dismembered in almost infinite ways. Every day you'll find a new way to kill an enemy.

Second, you have the gamemodes. The game features multiple modes, such as the classic scenarios, arena, level editor, and the almighty Beneath. The scenarios is the classic mode, where you can play in a Bar, Disco, Prison, Pirate Cove, and the new Saloon. Arena puts you up against waves of enemies in an arena, and it gets progressively harder. Level editor is one of the things which has kept the game alive to this day, making it a very big part of the game. This is where you can create areas not thought of before, and release them for the world to see. However, the level editor isn't entirely flawless, as it tends to glitch out a time or two, especially when you go over certain limits, and end up breaking the game to create a good level. And the workshop is nowhere near as good as it could be, due to the fact that some good levels sometimes doesn't reach the attention they deserve, and levels where the creator barely put any effort in gets the top page.

Beneath itself feels like a while another game, and adds so much more to PTTR. It has a story which links in with the classic scenarios, many new enemy types, and so much more. You can buy upgrades, find secrets, explore new areas, and fight some very interesting bosses. However it's development wasn't PTTR's brightest time, and it took years to make. But now that it's out, the devs are back to creating content for the entire game.

All in all, this game is amazing, and if you have enough to buy it, you don't have an excuse to not try it out.


Old review:

I think paint the town red is a pretty good game, with good fighting system and a decent AI. The level editor is mostly easy to use, but can be a little buggy if filled with too many items. The AI works pretty good, as long as you know how it works. I will reccomend it if you like blood and gore, but arent too dependent on the graphics.
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2 Comments
some_randomguy. 28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:46pm 
most of the popular workshop levels are sort of bad, the only good ones are undercode tequilibrium, stay in shadow and the grand mall. the other workshop items just suck.
some_randomguy. 28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:28pm 
i agree