![]() Combat is as simple as it gets, simply point and aim at the enemies constantly rushing towards you with your pistols, rifles, rocket launchers, cannons, alien guns, shotguns, minigun and more. Combat is constantly chaotic and frantic, with enemies coming at you almost endlessly, so you need to constantly be moving, finding health, shield and ammo pickups as you try and navigate towards the confusing land of Egyptian pyramids and relics. You play to blast aliens in the face nonstop, of which Serious Sam knows how to deliver. You never see this overlord though, and the “story” is paper thin at best, but that’s not why you play a Serious Sam game. ![]() This was improved in part 3, but for the most part, Sam is fighting against a never ending onslaught of aliens and machines that serve an alien overlord that humans call “Mental”. There’s really not much of a plotline when it comes to the Serious Sam games generally. Harkening back to a simpler time, the Serious Sam Collection will give you a glimpse into the past of early 2000 shooters, for better and worse. Many didn’t have elaborate set pieces, lengthy cutscenes or even much of a story, and Serious Sam is the epitome of this classic and simple game design. Like I said, my nostalgia made me remember so much more, but playing through again I realized how utterly basic its gameplay really is.īack in ‘the day’, shooters were very simple affairs. Serious Sam will never be known for its story or cutscenes, and that’s fine, as it’s simply meant to be a mindless shooter where you blast anything that moves. Serious Sam has a simple concept: Give you guns and a near endless amount of aliens and enemies to shoot, rinse and repeat. Case in point, revisiting Serious Sam after all these years made me realize just how primitive it actually was by design, especially compared to today’s gaming standards. Nostalgia is a funny thing though, as you sometimes remember things quite differently from how they actually are. Back when the Serious Sam games originally released, I remember thinking how amazing and mind blowing it looked and played.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |