P.A.I.N.T.

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In this cooperative third-person shooter, you take control of the P.U.N.K.’s. Rebels that shoot their way through an evil factory with high-powered paint blasters. Sabotage the tyrannical corporation and fight your way through their factory to achieve the highest chaos score!

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Audience ScoreBased on 122 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

The game is a fun and casual experience, great for a quick hour of play, especially with friends.
It has a unique aesthetic with bright colors and a decent concept that shows potential for future development.
As a free student project, it offers an engaging gameplay experience despite its limitations.

The game suffers from repetitiveness and lacks content, with only one level and limited objectives.
There are numerous bugs and performance issues, including lag and awkward movement mechanics.
The combat system is considered boring and lacks depth, making the gameplay feel tedious over time.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics feature a vibrant color palette that contrasts effectively with darker environments, contributing to a unique aesthetic. While the artwork is generally praised, players have noted the presence of visual glitches that detract from the overall experience, despite the game utilizing modern graphics settings. Overall, it offers a visually appealing experience, especially for a casual game.
- “The bright color of the paint often contrasts well with the darker rooms, creating a nice aesthetic.”
- “Fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on.”
- “Lovely artwork and a decent idea for a casual game.”
- “I even changed the graphics setting and it doesn't make a difference.”
- “Graphics are fine, but there are plenty of visual glitches that ruin it.”
- “Fast game with modern day graphics, but there are issues that detract from the overall experience.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized as a typical third-person shooter, primarily involving running between objectives and engaging in combat with a relentless stream of enemies. Players often find the PvE experience tedious, relying heavily on dashing to avoid being overwhelmed, which can lead to repetitive gameplay. While the mechanics are functional and the concept is engaging, the overall experience is marred by a lack of variety in tasks and enemy types.
- “The concept is fun and the gameplay is engaging.”
- “The basic gameplay, like shooting and movement, works okay.”
- “The mechanics show heavy inspiration from Nintendo's Splatoon.”
- “Entire gameplay is you either running from point A to point B (interact with poster, paint machine, go to the area of next task) or fighting with enemies, and PvE is just tedious. Literally everything you do is shooting and dashing, because there are a lot of enemies coming from every direction and the dash cooldown is about 2 seconds. You just spam dash to avoid being hit by the large horde that follows you around everywhere 24/7, so you need to always move or you're going to be clamped and killed. Yes, dash flight gives you the ability to move through units, but just because there are too many enemies around you, even if you dashed away from the main horde, you're going to be hit by the surrounding ones.”
- “And I'm not kidding, this is literally the entire gameplay - few tasks, one type of enemies, 10-minute timer.”
- “The mechanics... heavy 'inspiration' from Nintendo's Splatoon.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is criticized for its linear and mundane missions, which many players find boring, even in multiplayer settings. Overall, the narrative fails to engage players, leading to a lackluster experience.
- “The missions are fairly linear and mundane.”
- “The missions are boring and even when playing with friends, this game is boring.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and monotonous, as the gameplay primarily revolves around repetitive tasks of running between points and fighting off overwhelming hordes of enemies. The necessity to speedrun objectives due to a timer adds to the frustration, making the experience feel like a chore rather than an engaging challenge. Overall, while the concept has potential, it quickly becomes tiresome after multiple attempts.
- “The entire gameplay consists of either running from point A to point B (interacting with posters, paint machines, going to the area of the next task) or fighting with enemies. The PvE is just tedious; literally everything you do involves shooting and dashing. There are a lot of enemies coming from every direction, and with a dash cooldown of about 2 seconds, you just spam dash to avoid being hit by the large horde that follows you around 24/7. You need to always move, or you'll get overwhelmed and killed. Even if you dash away from the main horde, you'll still get hit by surrounding enemies.”
- “The problem is that there's a timer that runs out, so you need to complete objectives as quickly as possible. The only way to do that is by fully memorizing the level and speedrunning it on the next attempt. It's not a bad concept, but it instantly becomes tedious once you realize what to do, and it even feels monotonous after you've done it a few times.”
- “The entire gameplay consists of either running from point A to point B (interacting with posters, paint machines, going to the area of the next task) or fighting with enemies. The PvE is just tedious; literally everything you do involves shooting and dashing. There are a lot of enemies coming from every direction, and with a dash cooldown of about 2 seconds, you just spam dash to avoid being hit by the large horde that follows you around 24/7. You need to always move, or you'll get overwhelmed and killed. Even if you dash away from the main horde, you'll still get hit by surrounding enemies.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from a lack of replayability, as it features only one map with six objectives, requiring players to restart regardless of success or failure. Many reviewers express disappointment over the limited content, suggesting that additional levels and weapons would enhance the overall experience.
- “There is no replayability - you only have about 6 objectives on one map (the only one in the entirety of the game), and if you fail or even if you complete them, you will just start it over again.”
- “I do think it's a shame there is only 1 level and 1 gun, as I feel like more playable levels and an extra weapon would have made the game a lot richer in experiences.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized due to numerous glitches that render it unplayable, particularly for non-host players. While the graphics are generally acceptable, the frequent visual glitches significantly detract from the overall experience.
- “The glitches make the game unplayable, especially if you aren't the host.”
- “Graphics are fine, but there are plenty of visual glitches that ruin it.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization of the game is lacking, particularly in terms of frame rate performance, which users consistently highlight as needing improvement.
- “FPS needs optimization.”
- “FPS needs optimization.”
- “FPS needs optimization.”

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