The new team who worked on Siberian Mayhem seems to get it though. I think Croteam's wanted to do other things for a while now, but Serious Sam is what pays the bills. I didn't hate 4 as much as everyone else - it had its issues but it was much better than 3 - but I miss when these games had style and weren't trying to look ultra realistic on a budget. Yeah, I feel like the series has been on a downhill slope for a while now. Yeah Revolution is the best option IMO, as it has modern QOL features but doesn't drastically alter anything. Wily was never fought, let alone fought in the entire Mega Man series? By which I mean a direct sequel to The Second Encounter, as Serious Sam 3 and 4 are prequels and Serious Sam 2 is apparently considered non-canon now, which means that Croteam has to complete their original vision f or Serious Sam and most importantly giving us a fight with Mental, the big bad of the entire series according to the Serious Sam wiki, Mental himself has yet to make an actual appearance! Now, it is not really a problem per se, but it strikes me as rather odd. Wily was never fought, let alone fought in the entire Mega Man series?Īnyway, I have been reading about the Se ri ous Sam series as a whole lately and I am surprised that there has yet to be a "Third Encounter". By which I mean a direct sequel to The Second Encounter, as Serious Sam 3 and 4 are prequels and Serious Sam 2 is apparently considered non-canon now, which means that Croteam has to complete their original vision for Serious Sam and most importantly giving us a fight with Mental, the big bad of the entire series according to the Serious Sam wiki, Mental himself has yet to make an actual appearance! Now, it is not really a problem per se, but it strikes me as rather odd. Annoying.Īnyway, I have been reading about the Serious Sam series as a whole lately and I am surprised that there has yet to be a "Third Encounter". However, for whatever reason, the game keeps pausing whenever I alt-tab and I had to press every key on my keyboard to get it unpaused. Wow, I have played some more Serious Sam Classic: Revolution and the levels really feel more spacious and as such it seems easier to dodge Kleers. Makes sense since it's made by modders and not Croteam. Like, probably the best the series has been since the originals, since it actually has well thought out fights. I got the new one today though and it's really good. In the early game there are a bunch of tombs and they all have different coloured lighting and fog effects that make them feel distinct and moody, but in the HD version they don't have fog or coloured lighting and all just look the same.Īnyway the series went seriously downhill after that, with Serious Sam 3 being the worst entry imo. They make the game easier, scrap some of the cooler secrets because the shitty Serious Sam 3 engine can't handle them, and worst of all they completely fuck with the artstyle. It being delightfully dickish at times is also one of the things I love about it.Īlso, the HD versions aren't very good. Apart from Doom, it has one of the best enemy lineups in fps history imo, and it uses them to good effect. I think most people who think it's just about huge amounts of enemies haven't played it in a while, because it doesn't actually throw overwhelming odds your way until the halfway mark, and it's a mix of indoor quake style levels (though not as intricate) and outdoor slaughterfests. I think the first game is a masterpiece that easily shits all over copycats like Painkiller and its ilk (painkiller has good weapons, but that's the only thing it has going for it).
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