Serious Sam: The First Encounter

I played Serious Sam before but the newer ones and I got in loved with it at the first 10 min of combat and I decided to give it a try to the older ones. I don't regret buying them

Highly intense on the higher difficulty settings - there's a reason it's a classic. Maximum graphic settings render a game that doesn't look disappointing considering its age.

still one of the best fps games

This game had potential, but it was wasted due to poor decisions by the developers. The game is very punishing, having a lot of traps. Often you are better off ignoring areas and item pickups to avoid spawning more enemies, in a game that already has far too many enemies. It's one thing to have a lot of combat scenarios if they are varied, and the gameplay has enough variety to stay interesting. That is not the case here. The worst offender are the Kleer packs. The game spams you with multiple groups of Kleer in every single level. They are ok as an enemy, but they are so overused that it becomes tedious and annoying every time they show up. Most levels are corridors and arenas where all you do is kill an absurd amount of enemies again and again. There is no reward and most times you are forced to fight every enemy before progressing. The gameplay loop feels like a Beat 'Em Up with guns. Go through mostly linear maps until the game stops and throws a bunch of enemies. Then you have to clear the screen before you are allowed to continue. That’s it. Extremely repetitive and gets very dull from the halfway point. There is minimal exploration, it’s a linear game, and as I said you can get punished for exploring. There are so many better FPS games that I can’t possibly recommend this one.

a lot of fun. fast, challenging but doable. good for a laugh and an adrenaline boost.