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Zombies, cultists, and other evil entities lurk through the caverns as you search for a way to descend further. Last but not least is Beneath, a dungeon crawler that features the same beasts that can be found in Endless. “At the end of the day, Paint The Town Red delivers on everything you could ask of it.” It can take a while to acquire enough gold for weapons, but weapons do spawn sparingly. I found Endless to be a bit difficult as the monsters are a lot harder to fight than human enemies.

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In Challenge, you make your way through each level full of enemies aiming to reach completion. In Endless, you kill waves of spawned monsters for gold to spend on weapons and items placed around the level. Similar to the Scenario mode, Arena mode gives you waves of enemies to fight through as you aim for the best time on the leaderboard. You can share and explore levels created by others, increasing the game’s replayability. Along with importing custom music and textures, the Level Editor allows you to sprinkle traps, weapons, rooms, doors, keys, and other objects with ease. Scenario mode doubles as a catalogue of examples for Paint The Town Red’s Level Editor.

One of my favourites was the Superhot modifier which mimics the slow-motion Matrix-like playstyle of its namesake. Scenario mode features a number of modifiers, including low gravity, living dead, and a top-down camera mode. The locations add to the humorous tone, with weapons fitting thematically within each level. Chairs, pool sticks, toothbrush shanks, and other weapon types are at your disposal. Win or fail, you can review your run time and see how many enemies remain. In the Scenario game mode, you enter places like bars or dance clubs and proceed to be the last fighter standing among the crowd. “One of my favorites was the Superhot modifier which mimics the slow-motion matrix-esque playstyle of its namesake.” Ripping someone’s cheek off with a hair pick is equally amusing and satisfying. While combat can be gruesome, the boxed heads and body parts add a comical layer to the mayhem. As you beat and tear into bikers and disco dancers, chunks of flesh and blood are sent flying across the screen. Paint The Town Red’s controls are perfectly coupled with the amazing visuals that come with voxel graphics. As you take down enemies you earn charges for special abilities, such as unleashing a shockwave or entering into a time slowing rage. The controls are easy to understand, allowing you to focus on everything from the first-person view.

You can run, crouch, jump, jab, punch, kick, pick up weapons, and throw pretty much anything that you come across. At its core, it is a simple action game that is grounded and intuitive. Paint The Town Red is a flawless power fantasy that beautifully combines both brutality and creativity. “While combat can be gruesome, the boxed heads and body parts add a comical layer to the mayhem.” Paint The Town Red proves that when you stick to the tried and true, polish alone can be novel. That being said, some games can achieve greatness by keeping things simple. Some standard features can even be brought down by the poor implementation of others. Newer features can lack the level of polish that makes a good game great. While I have a penchant for the experimental side of gaming, I recognise that it comes with its own struggles. For me, gaming is a lot about familiarising myself with the unknown. I love exploring new territory, be it an innovative crafting system or a novel take on combat.

Ingenuity is a trait I actively seek out when searching for games.