![]() ![]() ![]() The classics are classic but the HD versions are an example of a remaster done right. It took me a fair amount of time before I started enjoying it, it's just a little too goofy. not quite one I would recommend for a first timer. The gameplay is still there, but it's just. It's not bad, but I preferred the semi-serious production of TFE and TSE. When Sam is good, it's really good.Īnd Serious Sam 2 is actually a really good game, it just became a bit too cartoony for my liking. Then I checked my stats, and I had killed over 600 enemies. I used up so much ammunition in that fight, that lasted maybe two minutes (okay, it might've been three or four minutes). Then I got into a huge battle, where I launched a tactical missile strike, sprinted around the field with a laser gun in my left hand and a literal cannon in my right, swapping out for rocket launchers, grenade launcher, an electric crossbow, AK's, everything under the sun. Hell, in the last level I just checked my mission stats to see my time in the level, and I noticed I had already killed over 1,000 enemies. And with some enhancements, as I experienced with Siberian Mayhem, it runs extremely smoothly, even with hundreds of enemies on the battlefield. The engine isn't that well optimized, but it's still fun. The updates seem to have fixed most of them, but some people still have problems. Serious Sam 4 is better, it kept some of the aspects of Sam 3, but it's more arena focused and feels closer to TFE and TSE, but has some performance issues. To put it lightly, it has COD syndrome for the first half, I only ended up finishing it after modifying weapon behavior so that it didn't feel so drastically different from the original games. It was supposed to be a completely different game, that fell through, and turned into a Sam game later on. Sam 3 took me a long time to really enjoy, it had development problems, and it shows. I guess I should add, don't play Serious Sam 3 or 4 for your first Sam game. I got about half-way last time and then lost interest, but Siberian Mayhem restarted my love of Sam. And maybe it's just because I love winter levels, but it seemed much more enjoyable than Sam 4. I actually just finished Siberian Mayhem last night, and damn that was fun. Other times it's a complete clusterfuck, but I always have fun with it. Sometimes it almost seems like a beautiful orchestra. I disagree, there's an amazing amount of prioritization that goes into every single fight, there are so many different types of enemies, large environments where they can spawn from any direction, and plenty of guns. Some people just think it boils down to "Hold S and Left Mouse for hours". And I really hope you enjoy it, some people like myself absolutely love the mindless cathartic mayhem and sometimes cheesy, sometimes hilarious humour of the games. Honestly, if I was looking at it for the first, time, I'd just get as much Sam as I can, especially at that price point. And anyway, you can refund it within the 2 hour time frame, so you should be able to tell if you like the game within that timeframe. For $7.65, which is an absolute steal, considering just the classic versions are $1.99. And the classic versions still hold up there's certainly nothing inferior about them, but I prefer playing the HD versions.Īlthough looking at it, if you get the SERIOUS SAM HD GOLD COLLECTION on Steam you get both the HD versions of TFE and TSE, and the classic versions as well. I know, I'm not being a purist, but I honestly think for a first time player, go with the HD versions, because if you like them, you'll probably end up getting the classic versions. And if you've never played the originals, you won't notice any differences. They just look so much better, yes there were some changes to physics, and some secrets had to be redesigned, but I think the smoother gameplay and better graphics makes up for it. ![]() That being said, I would go with the HD remakes. So I've been playing Serious Sam for around 20 years now. I played the hell out of the classic versions, and they still have a special place in my heart. I've been playing Serious Sam since shortly after the original TFE was released, and I absolutely loved it, and I bought TSE the first chance I got. ![]()
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