Serious Sam HD Comments by Robert Purchese

25 June, 2009

"I eat resistance for breakfast!"

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mingster

25/06/09 @ 10:48

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sweet we need some Serious Sammage

DFawkes

25/06/09 @ 10:52

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Wow, that's better than I thought it'd be. I was thinking it's be Banjo Kazooie XBLA HD, not remodelled stuff. Love it :)

Wastelander

25/06/09 @ 11:00

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Blimey, they've spruced it right up.

Mentalist(air)

25/06/09 @ 11:00

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I don't know if it even is remodelled. Serious Sam used very clean geometry and lovely high-res textures, even in its day.

I don't see any screens split for multiplayer, though.

S.J.Rogers

25/06/09 @ 11:04

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I missed out on SS, so i think i will be getting this for some Doom like KILLING... \o/

Wastelander

25/06/09 @ 11:04

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It's definitely been re-jigged. The original was nice, but those screens look like they've ported the old game on to the engine they used for Serious Sam 2 (which still looks fantastic)

Monkey_Puncher

25/06/09 @ 11:06

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Awesome!

Bring on the 4 player co-op!

Darren

25/06/09 @ 11:11

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Looking pretty sweet. I never played the original on the PC except in demo form, my first proper Serious Sam game was the sequel on the Xbox. So this HD redux is going to be a worthwhile purchase for me.

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25/06/09 @ 11:20

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View distance looks nice and far. The 360 has a GeForce7 equivalent in which wasn't out when the game was released (2001) so it looks like they've added a few visual tweaks. In fact, the GeForce 3 (DX8) had just come out when SS was released so 4 generations on it should be lovely and smooth.

Macross

25/06/09 @ 11:25

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hehehe awesome :) many an hour spent with 3 mates screaming at the hordes of enemies miniguns blazing! bring it on!

MORZTAN

25/06/09 @ 11:25

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Ahh the memories.

Glad I'm done with this series....

Triggerhappytel

25/06/09 @ 11:26

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Looks nice, but am I right in thinking this game is basically a relentless turkey shoot? Not really what I'm after in a FPS, but might be interesting to try it to see how it plays.

Malek86

25/06/09 @ 11:38

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So wait, why are there TSE screens in here?

Wastelander

25/06/09 @ 11:40

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Serious Sam II proper did actually get an xbox release before the format was dropped.
It was easier on Xbox by miles due to generous autoaim and less/slower baddies, the PC version was brutally difficult in the later stages.

Wastelander

25/06/09 @ 11:42

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"So wait, why are there TSE screens in here? "

The console version of SS was a hybrid of the PC original and second encounter, I'm guessing it's that version they've redone.

Darren

25/06/09 @ 11:48

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Serious Sam didn't come out on the Xbox did it, that was the sequel. Wasn't it only the GameCube and PS2 that got the first game?

Wastelander

25/06/09 @ 11:53

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Xbox Serious Sam was a combo of the first and second PC games. It also got The PC version of SS2.
Other consoles got the "Next Encounter" spinoff.

Malek86

25/06/09 @ 12:10

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Xbox got TSE and TFE together. GC and PS2 got Next Encounter, which was totally new (and worse).

But, this one should be only TFE, according to the other news...

"Dubbed Serious Sam HD, the game will re-imagine The First Encounter, and be created by original developer Croteam. The chaotic first-person shooter, where enemies spawn and overwhelm from every angle, will return with online co-op for four friends. The surreal Egyptian setting will be spread across 12 levels, and we're promised dazzling, revamped visuals."

Roamer

25/06/09 @ 12:16

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Without proper multiplayer(i.e. split screen), it's a no-go for me.

wellzy4eva

25/06/09 @ 12:48

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I hope this gets a demo

Malek86

25/06/09 @ 13:07

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@wellzy4eva: all XBLA games are required to have trial versions. It's the one reason I prefer it over PSN. Sony should really do something about this. There is a bunch of PSN titles I'll be glad to try, but not quite ready to buy until I know they are to my liking.

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25/06/09 @ 13:17

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Would be amazing if it had 4 player split screen (GRAW had it so why not the simpler SS?). It really does need some local co-op even if it's 2 player (as in EDF).

bratmandu

25/06/09 @ 15:35

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Still have nightmares about the guys who run at you with bombs screaming "AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

I'll def be picking this up!

bratmandu

25/06/09 @ 15:36

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