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Notice: Serious Sam: The First Encounter has an HTML manual available from the Start menu shortcut for the game.
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Posted on: August 3, 2010
EmperorMoo
Verified ownerGames: 139 Reviews: 1
As good as I remember it
I remember playing this game when it first came out, and loving it. It <i>is</i> mindless, but who cares as you blast away at insane numbers of well-drawn, well-imagined enemies. The one-liners are great, too. Hopefully the Second Encounter will be on gog too, soon (hint, hint).
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Posted on: August 3, 2010
Agret
Games: 430 Reviews: 3
Tough Decision
Although this is a great game no matter how you look at it, for $5 more you can get Serious Sam HD which is an official HD conversion of this game. The game is exactly the same as you remembered it, just with a more modern engine & better graphics. Anyway, about the game. Straight off the bat, Serious Sam is a completely non-serious game. It's full of cheesy one liners and awesome secrets all over the place. Sam is a great character who is a parody of Duke Nukem. This game needs to be played co-op, I mean sure you can play it singleplayer but it's not very exciting and where this game truly shines is playing together with friends. The game pits you against HUGE forces of enemies which when the game was released would bring computers to a crawl. The engine probably still looks great as it was quite impressive for it's time, especially pushing the enemy numbers it manages. The gameplay is standard FPS shooter fare, wipe out all the bad guys or find a key or switch to progress to the next area, rinse - repeat. The enemies are quite varied and the locations are very distinct and pretty. The game is going for an Egyptian theme and there are plenty of pyramids with their traps waiting to catch you off guard. The game has a lot of traps where you will be pulled towards spikes, have to dodge things or the room is just flooded with enemies. As I said before, this is a load of fun with friends especially watching them mess up and fly into the spikes lol Although the game comes with modding support I don't think it was really utilized so there isn't much in the mods department. The game has a few competitive modes but they are pretty awful and feel like tehy were just added at the last minute to add some extra longevity to the game. I cannot stress how good the co-operative play is though. You really must play this game at least once, it's great fun. The only issue I have with it is I just don't see why you wouldn't pay the extra $5 and get the same game with a fresh coat of paint, better compatibility & support.
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Posted on: September 2, 2024
steamman11
Verified ownerGames: 2 Reviews: 2
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Posted on: September 24, 2024
giveupalways
Verified ownerGames: 5 Reviews: 2
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Posted on: March 8, 2025
benrapier
Verified ownerGames: 101 Reviews: 1
Seriously silly
Is a silly first person shooter that works well. Try it,
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