Some items and weapons can be completely missed if you do not do these side tasks. Usually these will take you off on a side path and challenge you with a large battle, but reward you with cool items. During each chapter there will be side missions you can complete. Unfortunately, not all the new enemies stand tall to the classic.īesides new enemies, there are some new aspects to the game design. Then in a glorious burst of flame, they burn away when you dispatch them. These enemies will transform into bats to move around the battlefield to surprise you from behind. However, there are a couple new enemies that stand out, like the vampires. For the most part, the enemy designs are what you’re used to from the series. The chaotic fights and crazy weapons make every battle engaging and heart pumping. When everything is firing on all cylinders and there are hundreds of enemies coming at you, it’s a blast. Where Serious Sam 4 shines is where all Serious Sam games shine, in its gameplay. It’s also pretty obvious Croteam recycled a ton of assets from The Talos Principle. Only a couple chapters feature vehicles, which is a shame because it’s the only time Serious Sam 4 somewhat breaks the mold. These sections are fun and a nice change of pace, but short lived. You may have seen the trailers showing off the Serious motorcycle and such.
Around chapter nine the game opens up into the countryside where you get to ride some vehicles. It funnels you through until you eventually get to a courtyard with an obvious fight.
Unfortunately, this means that the majority of the time you’re being funneled through cramped city areas. Serious Sam 4 is based in Rome, which has its perks and leads to some great moments like piloting the Pope’s mech. However, even when things start ramping up, there just seems something a off. The first couple chapters felt like a slog since enemy counts are lower and there are more stops for story and character intros. While later in the game there are less frequent stops, the pacing never seems right. The balance of chaotic destruction and respite spots never quite finds its groove. However, the long drawn out cutscenes only serve as a way to let you realize just how ugly the human models are and to observe the visual bugs. Shorter cutscenes that serve as a transition between levels are fine as they provide opportunity for one liners. Essentially, any time spent not shooting things will bore you. Strangely, Croteam tries to force in story elements and long drawn out cutscenes that end up bogging down the experience. The game is technically a prequel to Serious Sam 3: BFE, but there is really no need for it to be.
#SERIOUS SAM 3 BOSSES SERIES#
Serious Sam has never been a series known for its engaging story, and Serious Sam 4 follows that tradition, mostly. There is a legitimately good Serious Sam game here. Serious Sam 4 needs more love, but it’s not all bad.
#SERIOUS SAM 3 BOSSES PATCH#
Unfortunately, the patch seemed to fix some issues, but introduce others. However, the launch day patch did come out a day early so I was able to spend some time in it and assess a bit more. So the majority of my time with this title was with the review build. With this warning also came an assurance that a launch day patch is on the way to fix a bunch of issues. I want to preface this review with a disclaimer that the review build we received came with a warning that there are some issues.
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