Sam's finally back, Ladies and Gentleman! Since playing coop in the First Encounter I couldn't shake the thought, what would it be, if Serious Sam had actual NPCs to play with? Well, now I know. That very first stand off in a square with the entire team to support you is epic! Never suspected they'd actually do it! The banter between the characters made me laugh real hard. I know, it's a Serious Sam game, so it's supposed to be a one man show, but that added interaction between the characters is a cherry on the pie! The action, bar the first scene, still picks up nice and fast. While I didn't really mind BFE pace at all, this one lets you feel that Sam vibe a lot faster. The general responsiveness is what you'd expect from a Sam \ Doom \ Duke game. When modern games are considered, Doom Eternal seems the one you'd probably compare it to, though Doom has a lot more verticality (a stange thing to say about Doom, really, but that's where we're at these days), and Sam feels a lot more closer to it's roots in that regard, which is by no means a bad thing. Some things just have to stay old school to stay classy. The graphics really aren't something to write home about, but do their job just fine and are about what you'd expect. No revolutions there, but are they really necessary? If what you're looking for is a retro-style, but still modern shooter with lots of enemies, big guns and few things to get in the way of it, this is it! No, to the bad things: The lack of LAN option is really saddening, I was hoping to play coop just like in the old days, bad oh well, I think we'll manage. Also, the graphics renderers need a lot more work too, the game has a tendency to stutter here and there, something I did not expect from a Sam game, but we have to take into account how games are made these days, so I'm hoping an update to either the game, or the drivers will soon fix that, but as of today you'd be well advised to expect that.
