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

I'll def be picking this up!
mcmonkeyplc
25/06/09 @ 17:22
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awesome game!
videogangs
26/06/09 @ 10:30
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@Triggerhappytel

If the turkeys came running at you screaming 20 at a time and brandishing explosives, yes.
Mogs
26/06/09 @ 12:03
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..and right now, I'm VERY hungry!

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