![]() ![]() Sometimes you’ll get banter with the crew trading barbs about how to properly execute the best one-liner after reducing an alien to a red mist. One thing that Serious Sam 4 likes to do is lean in heavily on meta references and goofy one-liners. It’s not anything super complex, but sometimes people just want to turn their brain off to be entertained. But when it comes to a series known more for mowing down waves and waves of aliens, the fact that it’s here at all in any capacity is appreciated. It’s clear that the plot wasn’t entirely the focus here. Hell, it feels like it embraces it tightly from time to time. In between gargantuan set pieces and hunting for McGuffins to advance said plot, this game doesn’t shy away from the fact that it has a bit of a B movie feel. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, thankfully. Serious Sam 4 absolutely falls under the latter description. While there are some that are able to pull off a complex plot that has some genuinely shocking moments that advance the story in a dynamic way, others are way more straightforward and use the plot as a way to get right to the ass kicking. Generally, I try to temper my expectations when it comes to a story in a modern FPS. In order to do so, you’re tasked with obtaining the Ark of the Covenant in Rome to subvert the invasion. While this seemingly bottomless army is led by a guy named Mental, you and your resistance force are relentlessly fighting to kick their asses and squash their goals of world domination. Earth is under massive alien attack and on the verge of succumbing to the forces at hand. The PC version was played for this review. But our shades-wearing, one-liner spewing meathead has finally made his way back, ready to mow down countless hordes of alien scum.ĭeveloped by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital, Serious Sam 4 was released on PC (Steam) and Google Stadia on Septemwith PS4/Xbox One ports coming in 2021. It’s been a good long while since our last encounter with Sam Stone, nearly nine years in fact. Doom Eternal saw fit to mix in the chaotic gunplay from its 2016 predecessor and sprinkle in some more retro elements in to mix things up. Though that isn’t to say that we haven’t seen some form of creativity coming from the space as of late. ![]() In between the dearth of countless battle royales on top of the already pervasive kill/death and objective-based multiplayer offerings, choosing to focus on a single player experience often seems like an afterthought. It should come as no surprise to most that the focus in the first-person shooter space lately has primarily been multiplayer. ![]()
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