Flyers and snipers are also incredibly annoying as they are skinny and skittish that sometimes I have to rely on hitting them on a fluke than actually hitting them with a precision weapon. Kamikaze bombers rush at you at all sides, but the audio design makes them more annoying rather than challenging (more on that later). While many of the cannon fodder are quite easy to manage, there are a few that are really frustrating. You’ll be bombarded with all types of aliens, both familiar and unique to the genre. Shooting from the hip is certainly the way to go and most of the time, I defer to a double-barrelled shotgun, which hits my targets with more precision during a run and gun scenario than a sniper rifle.ĭon’t have a minigun? Two carbines do the same trick. Sniper rifles especially are tough to get a feel for and finding your target on the scope is dizzying. Precision play is another story for Serious Sam 4 as the gameplay trains you to run and gun. While many of them work like a charm as they’re meant for crowd control, there were some guns that rely on precision which is quite a puzzling addition to this style of play. Serious Sam 4 leans hard into its boomer shooter roots and gives you all the guns and ammo you need to wreak havoc.
If you’re not prepared for a loud boomer shooter experience ( Doom Eternal comes to mind), it can get overwhelming fast. Hordes of alien forces and reinforcements will bombard you from the start of the game and it just keeps escalating. If there’s one word to describe the action of Serious Sam 4, it’s “insanity”. Upon completion, you can opt to bring a friend along for a co-op option allowing for more replay value as you scour maps for extra secrets and complete the many quirky side stories the game litters every level with.
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The Serious Sam 4 campaign runs roughly around 30 minutes per mission depending on how many side quests you plan to complete, with the full campaign being 8-12 hours depending on difficulty level. There were some scenes that could’ve used more tact, but for the most part, it comes part and parcel with what the writers are going for. You could totally feel the effects of an invasion, but it doesn’t sensationalize, keeping the tone light. Nona’s got a minigun, the whole world’s come undoneĭespite that, the main campaign of Serious Sam 4 is probably the best thing it has going for it. Despite the fact that the comedy does wear thin after being fed to you throughout the course of your campaign, there are some pretty cool zingers, one-liners, and memorable moments to keep you going. Some of the dialogue can be crass, but it doesn’t devolve (heh) to cringe (looking at you Ubisoft). The banter between characters will make attempts at different types of humor, from sarcastic humor to breaking the fourth wall, so the jokes will land at some point depending on your taste. The lampooning of popular shooters from the 90s has been the Serious Sam franchise’s bread and butter. From the get-go, we already get a feel of what kind of game we’re playing. After seemingly taking a mortal blow, we flashback to the start where Sam and his friends are searching for the Holy Grail in Italy to stop the most recent invasion by Mental. Sam, in dire straits, fends off literally an entire army in an open warfare scenario a la Battlefield. Serious Sam 4 starts off during the final mission of the game. Best of all, it also came out Day 1 on Xbox Game Pass, allowing many to try it out for free.įor those wanting to purchase the game at full price, it heartens me to know that the full Serious Sam saga is included with the bundle – from his humble beginnings to this latest installment.
That and delivering the best one-liners after a sweet kill.Ĭoming off from a fantastic Halo Infinite campaign run, I was itching for more shooters and I didn’t have to wait too long as Serious Sam 4‘s console release had dropped almost simultaneously with Halo Infinite. Now, it’s a race against time to claim the magical item to turn the tides of the war. In this installment, Sam and his squad have gone to Italy to search for the Holy Grail believed to hold the secrets to the immense power that the aliens want. You play as Sam Stone, a super soldier fighting against the alien hordes sent by the alien warlord Mental to subjugate Earth. Serious Sam 4is the mainline sequel to the long-running shooter franchise developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.
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