LGR - Serious Sam The First Encounter Review

This first Serious Sam game is still such a rush! Non-stop action, tons of enemies, satisfying weapons, and plenty of
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"
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Music used is from the Serious Sam TFE soundtrack.

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

The hills are alive with the sound of "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

[@TheRealKoolguy007]

Just play it some more. Soon, like so many of the 90's gamers, you will develop ptsd with that scream being the trigger.

[@InfernalMonsoon]

Uh oh...

[@KammaQwazi]

Kid's these days will never understand the fear that we went through.

[@Elenrai]

backtracking just meant something else back then when fighting a 300ft demon and a billion....things...wanting you dead.

[@garcemac]

I had to take long hiatus from video games to raise a family, but the original DOOM (those almost invisible dudes at the end of map one), Doom 2 (rocket launching goat-men), and Half Life, then Unreal scared the crap out of me. Recently, I have been buying up all the games I missed and didn't have time for. The headless bombers in Serious Sam terrified me at first - until I heard Sam mock them. Now the thing that creeps me out the most is the Witch's cry from Left 4 Dead. I hear that everywhere. Where's the Witch? WHERE"S THE F*CKING WITCH???

[@Tunnelfish2]

Playing that game, I learned not to pick up single health pills or armor shards unless I wanted more shit to happen.

[@antonioklaic4839]

Tunnelfish2 it's a weird way of rewarding skill. You can heal up and rearm but you need to be skilled enough to keep those items.

[@Madd_o]

I'll never forget that devilish +1hp pill.

[@oddluck4180]

Fuck that one secret trap that gives you 1 hp and 8 rockets, then proceeds to walls you in with a shit ton laser enemies and a rocket one.

[@IMN602]

RIGHT!?!?

[@ashhabimran239]

Tunnelfish Basically, what’s the point of those if you’re gonna end up losing more health and armour than you’ve gained

[@treypop123]

even today the graphics look really nice and polished

[@OmegaCoolsterDX]

it truly is a miracle, hell while i like the HD Versions, they lost some of the charm (mainly the colors) the original has

[@EuroRhodes]

@@OmegaCoolsterDX Agreed. I got my hands on the HD version and after playing awhile I had to go back to the original. Don't know why but something is just different in the originals.

[@OmegaCoolsterDX]

@@EuroRhodes to this day i don't understand why the HD version decided to mess with some guns, your starting revolver has slower firerate in HD than it did in the originals, i laser cannon i think was also faster in the original than it was in HD

[@MotorBorg]

I was disappointed by the lack of dynamic gravity in HD. Some of the secret places with weird gravity were so cool.

[@blastofo]

Its because the game engine was designed for gaming PC’s with good graphics cards since it was a PC exclusive.

[@nicedreams7192]

I'll never forget the first time I hear the "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" and saw the headless guy with bomb hands charging right at me. Damn near made me piss myself in sheer terror and fun.

[@AlarakTheHighLord]

AAAAAAAAA your self!

[@MrTheil]

Princess Marco Turdina **MULTIPLE AAAAAAAAAAAAS IN THE DISTACE** Uh oh!

[@rolux4853]

Damn I forget about this and instantly heard the scream in my head and got mad flashbacks

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@rolux4853 Humongous Entertainment was going to publish Serious Sam 1 at the time of the Alpha build.

[@oiradalavh]

I'm asking myself how do those guys scream if the're headless?

[@josejuanandrade4439]

They don't make FPS like the used to. Serious Sam is, in my humble opinion, one of the best FPS of all time. It came packaged with some many neat things. And i'm not talking about the map editor alone. Split screen, lan, online, but the best part is the CO-OP. I SERIOUSLY love FPS co-op games. There aren't many like that anymore. Even the jokes... i know some may find them cringy, or corny, but seriously, i remember laughing so much back then. I still remember one of the very first ones "Didn't i just kill you back in the other room" When you enter a room with one of the first big enemies that you just happened to kill 1 room before. So it made fun of many cliches and that was AWESOME!.

[@kumbandit]

The jokes were top class, some ppl just don't get it...

[@remavelayutham6903]

my friend the answer is simple the games as they become realistic will become real and boring. U know what I mean

[@Ex0rz]

Actually there are more co-op FPS games nowadays than there used to be :D The Left4Dead series, Payday series etc. Also the Warhammer Vermintide games can sorta be classed as FPS games altho theres wizards & warriors etc.

[@sega62s]

Doom Eternal has so much stuff while playing, its dark and stressful, they should make it more dynamic, like it would start slowly and get more intense as you play....feels like a arcade game

[@GraveUypo]

yeah, serious sam is underrated. it was the complete package. i noticed that my doom maps tend to play more like serious sam maps than vanilla doom maps, actually.

[@ivangenc]

I met the devs last week in Zagreb! They were delightful. Even managed to try out Serious Sam with the Vive. It's crazy good.

[@LGR]

That's awesome, I'd love to meet them someday!

[@xan1242]

Hahha jesi bio na Infogameru? Also, hi Clint!

[@ivangenc]

Yep!

[@xan1242]

Ivan Genc Meni se svidjelo, al moram priznat da je prvi dan bio prilično loš. Nisu ni interneta imali, pa nisi ni mogao nis kupit sa karticom.

[@ivangenc]

xan1242 Meni je bilo fantastično jer sam upoznao super ljude koje znam s interneta :) Sve ostalo mi je bilo ok. Prošli infogamer je bio bolji... ali ljudi su mi bili glavni razlog zbog odlaska.

[@revenile]

And now Croteam has created "Serious Sam Fusion 2017." It's their efforts to make sure all games that use their current engine keep updated apparently. Including having TFEHD, TSEHD and Serious Sam 3 BFE in the new Vulkan API or DX11, and allow VR players to play MP against or with standard versions. Best of all if you own TFEHD, TSEHD or BFE, you get each for free in fusion depending on what you own.

[@SlashesWithClaws]

Ah, that description, it is the thing I always think of when I think of Serious Sam, "aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" BOOM

[@DieKolkrabe]

The bulls, man. THE BULLS! Also, skeleton horses, cube enemies, the first bosss in the game, the headless kamikazes weren't that bad if you had ammo to spare. I got offed too often by owning myself with traps. THAT rock trap got me so often on a new game...>.

[@LGR]

I've had someone ask me to clarify what I meant when I said _"the result was way better than anyone expected, especially for a low-cost game from a group in Croatia."_ The context of that statement is mostly regarding the cost versus the actual quality of the game. Serious Sam was fantastic, better than games that cost well over $20. The fact that it also came from a small developer from a small country was doubly impressive. Croteam was a pioneering group of folks and, as far as many of us in America knew at least, the first game to come to our shores from that country. As such, seeing such a well-made game from there was awesome. I now see that the combination of the two thoughts was confusing, but I meant nothing malicious whatsoever, and I apologize if it came off as such.

[@TheIzaMan95]

Lazy Game Reviews ridiculous amounts of political correctness here, no need to clarify people are just too sensitive now

[@LGR]

+Izaak Mansell Either way, I always aim for my statements in videos to be clear and without confusion, so I am happy to clarify them when they result in questions :)

[@jacksonoyl3566]

no need to clarify, but it's great you did

[@sjw101thepoliticalgamer8]

Your statement was understood. Its an extraordinary achievement from a country that only a few years previously was at war and had no resources to develop games, or serious history of gaming development But I can imagine that some Croatians might jump the gun and feel like it was somebody looking down on Croatia. In the Balkans people can have a bit of a complex about things like that. Thanks for the review. I had tons of fun playing this game way back when.

[@thedanespeaks]

We need less of the anti-PC brigade in my opinion. I'm tired of watching something only toget that sinking feeling in my stomach. I am autistic and ableism is a fact of life, but LGR , though not perfect, has never given me that sinking feeling of watching a person for fun and relaxation and then discovering that they take it for granted that you are sub-human and your pain is ridiculous

[@Scarfulhu]

Oh man I loooove this game. So much fun in co-op as well.

[@alexdesforges5026]

Scarfulhu hiiii can you and caddy do a cross over I love both it vids

[@Powerhouse1]

Didn't know you watch LGR. Keep being awesome my dude

[@joribremer5260]

coop was perfect :) ,

[@-Yurkey]

Ohh yea, watching your friends get flicked around by bulls was so goddamn funny 🤣

[@pandacongolais]

Playing in co-op was the only way for many of my friends and I to see the final boss ! Wow, it was huge ! I remember firing rockets and counting many seconds before seeing it explode on this tall boss !

[@anthonyqiu1442]

Hi Clint, it's so nice to see you review my all-time favorite video game. I first played the 2nd Encounter around 2002 and immediately got sold by the game's unique charm. To me, the charm of the first two Encounters comes from the perfect balance between "seriousness" (as seen in the gorgeously recreated ancient architectures and some of the real-life weapons) and "absurdity" (as seen in the designs of monsters, trolling enemy spawns, and some weird arenas, like that "Newton's Nightmare" in the Mayan level, which totally blew my mind when I came across it in my first play-through). As a fan of ancient civilizations, I always dreamed about going back in time and appreciating the architectures in their perfect shape. The game not only granted me the wish, but with "cherry-on-top" awesomeness of kicking aliens' ass like Duke Nukem. However, probably because of the absurdity of the first two Encounters was so well-received, Croteam wanted to piggyback on its success but ended up overplaying this aspect in Serious Sam 2 -- I mean, way too absurd plot, absurd worlds, absurd weapon designs, and the evil of all: consolization. I bought the Sam 2 the first day when it was released but was so disappointed that I never even finished the game. Croteam probably realized their mistake later, but in my opinion, they kinda overkilled the absurdity in Sam 3 and tilted towards "seriousness" way too much. The whole setting is in a modern world, no weird arenas, Sam cannot fall from a great height without getting hurt anymore, ammo and power-ups are real-life looking instead of magically spinning in air in the Encounters. Again, I bought the game immediately but stopped playing it out of boredom half-way through the game. Like you, I still come back to play the first two Encounters very now and then, just to enjoy the fun of looking at ancient architectures and killing alien monsters, or to find funny ways to troll the monsters by getting on to normally unreachable places. This series has brought me so much fun and good memories that I couldn't talk enough about my love and hate for it. I really really hope that in the upcoming Sam 4, Croteam could go back to the balance that set the first two Encounters apart. And also I hope they could upgrade their Serious 3 Engine to bring back the up-side-down gravity physics. (That's part of the reason why I still prefer the original two Encounters to their HD remakes.)

[@anthonyqiu1442]

BOOZE & METAL thanks for the info! look forward to Sam 4!

[@tFighterPilot]

Didn't expect you to mention the map editor. That thing was awesome. Even allowed you to mass with gravity. Never made anything spectacular with it, but sure did have much fun.

[@GraveUypo]

i never went deep with it, but i played enough to make a planetoid map with radial gravity and a moon that also had it's own radial gravitational field. it was hella fun to play in because it was small enough that if you did it right, you could rocket jump your way into low orbit. it was so funny seeing the other guys flying by at ridiculously high speeds dropping rockets all the way just to shoot off into the horizon again into an lopsided orbit that had them scraping the floor at parts of it.

[@RGBtheRhinoOverwatcher]

@@GraveUypo ICE Johnny Nero Action Hero light gun shooter throwback to Virtua Cop, The House of the Dead, and Time Crisis.

[@Quicksilvir]

Wow, I never knew much about it but this game looks absolutely amazing for a game of its time. The smoothness of the animation and movement, the lighting, and the texture quality. I'm seriously impressed.

[@a.j8307]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbin channels. Clint, you're great.

[@mariuszj3826]

This review just got serious.

[@00dDodo]

I discovered Serious Sam on our Schools´s Pc.

[@RogueFreeman2]

Well, that's interesting, for me it was my dad who bought it when i was like 4 years old.

[@ricemanrhys4164]

Wtf i see you on every Serious Sam video

[@ttf555]

COPY IT ON SLL COMPUTERS FOR A DOLLAR AND SPLIT IT WE WILL GET RICHHH

[@hitterroof8804]

Oh those lovely games when I started pc gaming back in 2004

[@TheLORDMJ]

Awesome review. I'm from Serbia, but my mother is from Croatia and a lot of my family lives in Croatia. So I have always considered Croatia to be my second home. You can only imagine how pleasantly surprised I was to learn that such a great and well known game came from that country. I played the HD remasters and I had a ridiculously good time playing them. Truly great games. I'm still trying to find time to play the third game.

[@lazylion420]

played this game as a kid and it was a mesmerizing experience. much more than just a great shooter. I was really fascinated with the level design and art direction. the setting of ancient Egypt was so different and so unique for a video game at the time. never really seen anything like it before then. the levels were HUGE and beautiful and full of secrets. it was the perfect combination of action and exploration and atmosphere. even the background music was enjoyable and memorable and distinctive, like Middle Eastern folk music that blended into EMD when things got intense.

[@lilgazebo7952]

_"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA yourself"_ *Sam Stone*

[@mikhailman]

oh...oh...

[@Z4J3B4NT]

"AAAAAAAAAAAAA *BOOM headshot?* put a sock in it" *Sam Stone*

[@SuperHDJ_]

Duke Nukem and Serious Sam should team up ! co-op shooting game :D

[@starpencil]

Yes!

[@PenguinDT]

Better yet, turn it into a big 'game event' feature; Duke Nukem Vs Serious Sam

[@InfernalMonsoon]

With Gearbox in possession of the Duke Nukem IP, that ain't happening. This is the closest you'll get to it: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150409788

[@Spat856]

That would be amazing.

[@gelmir7322]

Im thinking like an Overwatch game with all the iconic/classic first person shooter lead characters (and their weapons)

[@doomguy8531]

This video was uploaded on my Birthday. Thank you Lazy Game Reviews! ☺👍

[@JamiePohlOA]

Me too.

[@chongtak]

Happy birthday

[@mergemechanism]

I thought Doomguy's birthday was December 10th.

[@TheArtkaw]

The first time I saw those "detailed" bump mapped textures... blew my mind!!!

[@davidb1412]

The guys with the bombs in their hands running towards you screaming are one of my favorite things in the game. Croteam's entire game made me smile the whole gameplay. Taking out raging bulls and skeleton cows with a friggin cannon giggles all around.

[@MijmerMopper]

The interaction you get when you find the first one is stellar script writing. "WHAAA yourself...... uh oh"

[@ZlatkoTheGod]

It's really impressive they managed to get on their feat and make something this good between '93 and '01, what with the war and all.

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

As someone that played Serious sam on launch, I don't see any reason to not play the remakes. How does better graphics detract from the gameplay which hasn't changed?

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

I was just going to ask if I should play the HD first. Or should I play both HD and original? I've never played them more than a couple minutes.

[@aB-fd6ur]

Hd is same as classic,just better graphics and physics

[@burney7998]

Hd improves the Ai drastically,before,if you strafed from gnaars they'd take two thousand years to turn around to your location,now they just rush at you,that improved in more ways too,also resolution

[@AJ-po6up]

@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 I played both just to get the whole "experience" and while HD is nice, there's something nostalgic about the originals like a certain feel to them that the HD lacks, and I never played SS games when they came out. I recommend playing the OG ones before and then jump to the HD remakes, if you liked them.

[@beef9785]

HD also ruins the art style

[@felixdietzCGN]

i can remember being totally blown away by the graphics! This "this is basicly photorealistic, it wont get any better than this ever"-feeling :-) also somehow reminds me of clusterball with these egypt-asthetics

[@Mushtaco]

I'm kind of surprised you didn't talk about the massive bosses much, if any. When I first was playing and saw one of those things I was like HOLY SHIT!

[@LGR]

Wanted to leave a _few_ surprises for new players ;)

[@Mushtaco]

That's why you're the best Clint! Never stop doing what you do! You rock!

[@icehawked]

Honestly, I am so glad i found your channel. You are amazing at what you do, and you have a genuine sense of charm. 10/10 my go to youtuber. I miss your Fallout Dust play-through! It was my favorite thing you have ever put out, but you have truly awesome content. I'll be supporting your patreon soon!

[@LGR]

Thanks for the kind words, and the support!

[@SylentEcho]

8:00 that feels so satisfying. Killing two with one shot, square in the middle.

[@MariusUrucu]

Serious Sam put Croatia on the gaming map. Also Serious Sam is seriously awesome. Seriously. :)

[@sagniknath5537]

wow,for a 2001 game,i have to admit the graphics are visually pleasing to the eye

[@dosnostalgic]

I played a whole bunch of Football Glory back in the day (when it ended up on DOS eventually), and actually prefer it to Sensible Soccer. Loss of proper teams & campaign is made up with many little additional features & touches. I recommend it.

[@LGR]

Interesting, thanks for the info!

[@Djiel]

"Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers" Great series definitely, some of the best coop games around in my opinion :)

[@shalryma]

I keep seeing The Longest Journey box up on your shelf and I'm so envious of it! This game is soo sweet, one of my favourites of all time. I hope one day we will get to see your review of it, it would be awesome!

[@MrMarkb68]

A favourite at our LAN parties BITD. Great for Co-op.

[@BWS2K]

I distinctly remember a certain red scorpion perched on a window sill that whispered for you to look at him. If you did, you met a horde of enemies. If you didn't turn around and look at him, nothing happened. One of my top five gaming moments ever.

[@GugureSux]

One of the most underrated shooter series, ever. And yes, I too just adore the Croteam's GIGANTIC options menus! They just kept INCREASING the options with the HD remasters, SS3:BFE, and finally in Talos Principle. The games themselves are great in general, with SS3 and Talos being easily my personal GOTYs of 2011 and 2015. Besides the some-people-ticking start of SS3, I'd dare to call it THE best shooter of this generation! Definitely beats the crap out of Doom(4).

[@DanielleWhite]

Just found this video; I loved Serious Sam first and second encounters even though I never really got into Doom, Quake, etc. (my only other in that line was ROTT. I mostly did games like Portal and Descent/FreeSpace.) My ex and I would play coop games with per-player extra enemies and infinite ammo (we were stuck in the land of very slow dialup so no netgames were happening.) Hippi Blood setting was my favorite. It was spectacular in a particular room in the demo of The Second Encounter where you slid into a room, typically picking up a double-barrel shotgun and serious damage as you did so (without trying) and a reptiloid appeared directly in front of you. One shot killed him and, for a second, the entire screen was full of spray of flowers.

[@TheFourthHouse]

I love this series! I played a ton of the xbox port, it was one of my favorite shooters of all time, still is, probably because of all the fond memories I have of it. The humor is perfect, the locations are awesome, badass guns, TONS of cool secrets and a great co-op experience to top it all of.

[@lurkerrekrul]

The first two Serious Sam games are some of the most impressive games I ever saw. The textures never get pixellated no matter how close you get, the lighting during the night levels is fantastic, the daylight levels have perfect lens flares, there are beautiful particle effects, huge outdoor levels, large enemies, hoards of enemies attacking you at once and the game never once slowed down or lagged on my 1.8Ghz P4 with a GeForce MX440 graphics card.

[@Gophilio4567]

I don't know if it's just nostalgia, but SS Classic still has charm over SS HD, to me.

[@SpooferJahk]

I argue that the HD version just does not look right in some ways like LGR does. Heck, there is a mod for Classics Revolution and the retail versions with the Steamify patch that brings in the enhanced models from the Xbox port from 2003. I argue they look much better than the HD versions in HD for the original.

[@Gophilio4567]

SpooferJahk Indeed, there are things in HD that look wrong. Some stuff feels kind of rushed, even. I did not know that the patch makes things look better.

[@SpooferJahk]

Gordonkris Not so much a patch but a mod, but the Steamify patch pretty much brings in proper widescreen support, alongside working online to the retail discs.

[@SpooferJahk]

Gordonkris Also forgot, in my experience with the HD versions, some parts look amazing, better than the original but other parts look somehow worse. The HD Gnaars look like something from a horrid CG production from the early 2000's which look like a blemish on the VERY nice environments they inhabit in the HD versions.

[@explorernate]

I am actually so fucking happy you made a video on this game. I wondered whether you even knew its existence. The ingame speech from Serious Sam is hilarious throughout and is worth playing just for that. You should check out/review "The Talos Principle" too also made by Croteam. Possibly the best thing in both games are the easter eggs they throw in everywhere.

[@sopothetocho]

How about Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines next?

[@ElliotHell47]

I just suddenly found your channel, LGR, and spend all my free time after work on watching your videos. Damn humor, nostalgia about old days and Duke Nukem voice. You're brilliant of the youtube ! Thank you a lot. Keep it going, you've got one more subscriber now :) Amazing work.

[@robertharris6092]

You know. Watching LGR i have realised something. The early 2000s was just an expansion pack for the late 1990s.

[@jishb2505]

How did you not talk about the music? Still one of my top 3 favourite game soundtracks

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

I always thought this game only had those awful blob shadows but it actually had stencil shadows like those found in idtech2/3/4 games which are AWESOME.

[@licentioushowler3400]

You can only access them in the advanced options because they were really unstable on anything but mainline GeForce cards, IIRC. Might've read that in the patch notes, can't remember for sure. I remember trying to activate them on an ATI Rage 128 Pro (terrible card for this game, but it's all I had), and the shadows would just bounce all over the place and often crash the game. It was pretty spectacular.

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

Licentious Howler I also noticed those very same double-layered textures can also be found on the first Unreal games from 1998, pretty awesome but underrated tech. Like 90's megatextures.

[@licentioushowler3400]

DiegoAlanTorres69 Confession: Never played Unreal. I need to fix that like, _yesterday._ : P

[@DiegoAlanTorres96]

Licentious Howler I did see the game for the first time in a soundblaster disk instead of a normal demo disk. Sort of explains it.

[@lineriderman7]

I still have the case and disk in perfect condition on my shelf. This was my first experience with video games when I was about 4 or 5. It's still my favorite FPS. Everything about it is good. Especially hippy blood. There are so many secrets that I'm still finding some today while trying to beat the secret, and aptly named, "mental" difficulty. I want to say though that it never really becomes samey until the last level which is just an absolutely insane gauntlet that makes the sameness fun. I do agree that you start to understand what happens exactly as you describe with the rules etc. and as you said, it's a good part of the game. I still know exactly the amount of shots every enemy takes. What a game.

[@maxi4492]

Jesus, 2001?! I'm getting too old! I remember playing it at the "internet cafe" with friends, one said it's a Croatian game(I live Serbia), and we where like "Who cares, this is great!"

[@MelchiorumJS]

Don't forget Ugh Zan III - one of the most badass-looking bosses in the gaming history to this day. When I first saw it I couldn't believe the SIZE of that thing! At that time I was used to bosses in games that were slightly larger than regular enemies. Ugh Zan III changed everything and immediately became the benchmark for how bosses should look in FPS games. Also, that music! It was only topped by the Grand Cathedral in the Second Encounter. Even though the boss of Grand Cathedral did not meet the expectations and was nowhere near as cool as Ugh Zan, but the run leading to that boss was still incredibly epic.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Always heard great things about this game...looks so fun, and if it is anything like the new Doom then I am definitely interested

[@mariuszj3826]

I'd put it above new Doom.

[@frankschneider6156]

+Drink a Beer and Play a Game It gets somewhat repetitive after a while, but the graphics are even today still ok and it's fun to play. In contrast to most FPS the focus is more on mindless blasting. It's a run-the-mill FPS, with plenty of ammo, but now and then in every level, there comes a moment, when you encounter the enemies in seemingly endless waves coming at you, this usually takes 2 to 3 minutes to take em down. Most enemies can be taken out by a single shot, but there are lots of them, coming from all directions and usually the location is locked, so you can't retreat and take em down one by one, so you need to frantically run around without getting hit. Especially this wave blasting can really get quite intense. The "Smash TV in 3D" is quite a good description. In between this, it behaves just like a typical FPS. It's also a kind of classic of the genre, one should have played at least once. You should definitely give it a try, especially if you are having a beer or two along playing it. I'd prefer it over e.g. Quake any single day.

[@Infernal969]

If you like cheesy humor and shooting oversized weapons at hundreds of enemies at once, then go for it. The game is still fun as hell. The Second Encouter is also great. The HD remakes keep the gameplay the same, so you can play them if you want shiny particles and HD textures.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Frank Schneider nice, will def have to

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Infernal969 awesome, thanks

[@AzureProxy]

Finally covering part of my favourite franchise. This was the first PC game I had ever played and, for that reason, I have bought them all on Steam. They are still just as fun as I remember. Especially the co-op gameplay. Great review as always, LGR.

[@iceagex]

Serious Sam saga has an incredible music, especially Serious Sam 2.

[@michaelhowarth8331]

The best thing about this game was the level editor/maker and just making scenarios for yourself was amazing.

[@s1ndrome117]

I played this and second encounter on hard as an 8 year old kid and loved every bit of it. Watching this video, nostalgia hit me hard from all these amazing open levels set in ancient Egypt

[@Canma890]

Greetings from Croatia 😉😊☀️

[@Zycyzyx]

I first played Sam on a GoD sample disc (which I think came with Rune?) and it's easily one of my most played game demos next to Tyrian. To say Sam was impressive for it's time is an understatement.The levels were gigantic in scale, the amount of enemies it threw at you was ridiculous and it did all that while performing better than many bigger budget titles. That a game this good, this FUN and loaded with quality stuff came at a low price was really kind of magical. Co-op and splitscreen being in there was just beyond cool, too!

[@KGRAMR]

Great Review,you will review Unreal and UT someday?

[@patrykzukowski7471]

Also, the music was absolutely on point, and it was dynamic, too. Created great atmosphere overall.

[@sgtmiller90]

FINALLY YOU HAVE COME AROUND TO REVIEWING THIS GAME I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU TO REVIEW ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES OF ALL TIME.

[@locoo1]

Hello from Croatia ;)

[@toniomiklo2406]

Just subscribed. This channel rocks! Just what an old pc gamer like myself was looking for. Where have I been all this time? Jesus.

[@shirinaparte1423]

You liked shopping at Walmart as a kid, right :) ?

[@LGR]

For sure! Didn't have much money, so I'd take any discount I could get. Wasn't a fan of their censored versions of certain games though.

[@YensR]

Wait - Walmart had their own censored version of games? Or did they "just" retail a common censored version?

[@TKMachine007]

Lazy Game Reviews can you please review max payne because... need i to say more

[@LGR]

+YensR Walmart had their own censored versions. For instance, the Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition sold there had the parental lock engaged at all times, cutting out the adult content.

[@YensR]

Lazy Game Reviews Wow, I've never heard of that, really interesting. I grew up in Germany, we tended to have a lot of default censorship - but the idea that a store can have their own (censored or otherwisely altered) version of a game is pretty fascinating.

[@u0aol1]

You mentioned Smash TV and it brought back memories of a little cheat book sized novel with an intro story to smash TV that was at my grandparents house, probably left by an older cousin. I didn't know it was a video game until now

[@MikeKobela]

I just love pausing the video, and taking a look at all the games you have on shelf! It's just so beautiful, can't stop looking at it! Maybe you should make a photo/wallpaper of you whole shelf, or something :P ;)

[@LGR]

I've posted several large photos of my collection on the LGR Facebook page :)

[@InfernalMonsoon]

Wait so Clint is Duke AND Serious Sam!!? How many action game protagonists have you voiced in total you rogue? :D

[@desolatorXT]

I love all the Serious sam games and i was glad to watch your take on them. The first 2 encounters have a special place for me, but my favourite is Serious Sam 2. Same action packed gameplay containing small breaks of funny cutscenes and stuff.

[@MrDaveP75]

An excellent review of an excellent game.

[@LGR]

Thank you!

[@ShinoSarna]

Personally I find one thing hilarious, because back in 2000's, Serious Sam was seen as an intentional retro throwback to 90's shooters, in an age when shooters started getting more realistic and tactical, like with Delta Force, Soldier of Fortune, Medal of Honor et cetera - and now, Sam IS a classic retro shooter in itself.

[@leetorry]

Tropico at 2:33 Please do a video on the Tropico series!

[@LGR]

Totally planning to. ♪ Somedaaaaay ♫

[@bigemugamer]

He promised me a star trek game review first lol =P

[@daninordGaming]

Did not think about this game for a while. Now I am thinking about doing a walkthrough video soon.

[@ClydeLeeM]

I loved playing this with my friend who had the first xbox version and just those enemy sounds coming at you and getting prepared made me so excited.

[@storerestore]

Man, I was glad that I took a leap of faith and picked this up from a bargain bin some months after release, having heard absolutely nothing about it before. The minigun on the cover was definitely a selling point, but what eventually sealed my love for it was the minigun in-game.

[@Zola_RSN]

SAM I AM!

[@ladelulaku]

I share your nostalgia towards the wow factor of the graphics. I vividly remember just walking around and gawking at the beauty of this game when I first played it. Awesome game!

[@Gestaltism]

Thank you for this review, I had been anticipating this.

[@Gestaltism]

I actually bought this game at Ingles and it was the best game I've ever bought from Ingles.

[@thedoctor1263]

You covered my favorite game of all time and I did not know about this

[@TheMonyarm]

Don't know why but i much prefer the original over the remake, i also absolutely hate serious sam 3 BFE

[@TheMonyarm]

It just felt like another generic fps, it lost its charm.

[@123darkelf]

yeah I'll admit it might of lost some of it.

[@mariuszj3826]

I liked it but the thing that annoyed me the most were a few restricted levels (it seriously picks up mid-game) and too many hit-scan enemies that you can't see. Other than that it's Serious Sam.

[@Zelousmarineinspace]

TheMonyarm SS3 was pretty good campaign wise. It was the PERFECT blend of old and new, that encouraged old tactics with new skills. Multiplayer was shit though, so mod dat beast.

[@frankschneider6156]

+GamingDude800 I guess, that comes with the genre, you can only have so many variations (that work) while keeping the game playable. Same happened in former times with shootem ups and platformers. If it turns out, that customers enjoy a certain kind of gameplay it's difficult as a developer to decide against it.

[@will5538]

I'm also impressed by the huge bright open space vs dark maze walking in FPS games at that time.

[@aldrichallenbarcenas6740]

The pyramid battle royal before the final boss is the most memorable for me. I love playing that level.

[@Machtyn]

I played a beta and sent in a couple of reports. They actually contacted me back to request more help. I should have taken them up on it, but I was still in school and wanted to finish that. I did pick up the $20 release and thoroughly enjoyed it! A little Powerman5000 and this game is crazy!

[@Krushak8888]

Serious Sam was amazing graphixs for the time. Reflections and etc. They even has a showcase map for their tech.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Playing it on the serious sam collection is Godlike, with 60fps.

[@nikitalobo9337]

heh you plaing with some russian dude in coop, I don't expect to see such nickname as bratishka777 in your video :) Thanks for review, Clint! I'm mostly in classic retro pc game stuff from LGR, and some others like PUR and Metal Jesus Rocks. Recently finished Doom 1, 2, , Duke 3D and Carma 1 and it was awesome!

[@generalrubbish9513]

"I know [the graphics] are not so impressive anymore" Are you KIDDING? The graphics looks amazing for a 2001 game! I never would have guessed it's 19 years old already.

[@A_Player]

My god that box art is so inconsistent. Escapist did a video on it.

[@49short]

This was definitely one of my favorite games growing up. If I recall correctly it was also super early to adopt switching from first-person to third-person or something like that because I recall playing the game and having a third-person view at some point. It may have been while playing with the ridiculously fun "God-Mode" turned on that allowed you to fly, pass through walls, and even exit the play area. I have a very vivid memory of a statue-esque Sam flying around that first outside area of the first temple in that third-person view I've been talking about. I have a hard time believing that it was made by a small team of indie developers due to how awesome it was!

[@RetroPowerUp]

That was on Serious review! Loved your alliteration there.

[@ceciliaterrile9537]

Funny to think this guys went on to make The Talos Principle (Maybe "In the flesh" had something to do with it?), which is one of the most clever and tough provoking games that I know of, having the totally serious sam as a backround. One of my favorite games ever, I got it not expecting much when the third one came out and holy shit did I loved it, hard as nails by yourself to the point in which you might cry yet a hilarious breeze to play trough if you gather a bunch of friends around to play trough. Considering you can play with upwards of like 16 people I believe it is quite ridiculous.

[@aidanschofield2743]

One of the first games I ever played for hours as a kid on the xbox port. So much explosive FPS fun, it's no surprise it holds up with such a simple but enjoyable foundation for gameplay.

[@koilamaoh4238]

Really loved the editor, easy to use. For the price of the game, such a good deal.

[@theana86ar]

This is a good game, a legend of game actually... i remember when i didnt have pc but friend did, we played it together splitscreen and shared keyboard... How many games does that nowadays...

[@JunayedMahin]

the enemy count in serious sam games always manages to surprise me my God .. i played serious sam 3 recently and i tell you that last level was a gauntlet . holly shit it was intense.the amount of enemies they throw at you is astonishing . it changed my view of the Fps genre .

[@timelord2222]

Serious Sam was made as a parody to other shooters of that time. The Sam character can be considered as an "anti-Duke", while saying things like "Yeah, shake baby shake, but I ain't gonna QUAKE" or "I love big weapons, they look so UNREAL" :) But yes, Serious Engine was able to perform things Q3A and UT engines combined could not. It was ground-breaking.

[@kain5056]

Come on man, no word on how impressive it was to see all these crowds of enemies come at you without any lag in an age when that was a restriction? Most games at the time couldn't show too many enemies at once because the graphics couldn't handle it, so they had fewer and more difficult enemies. I remember reading everywhere at the time how astonishing it was that the engine could handle all these enemies at once without any problem.

[@janhelfers9068]

That last level in first encounter is just awesome, how they throw a shit ton of enemys at you and the music gets epic, really fun game.

[@MyPhobo]

My grandfather always told me that he liked westerners because no matter which one or what the story was like you could catch the movie half way through and still enjoy it and pretty much know what was going on. I feel the same way towards serious Sam. I can load up an file I was playing a year ago and still not lose anything story-wise, and still be able to pick it up relatively easily, and still enjoy myself as much if not more than if I had started it all over from the beginning.

[@ChrisGower]

Vividly remember picking this (well, I think it was 1+2) up on Xbox with no preconceptions when at uni/college and after the first beheaded kamikaze being instantly in love with it. Binged the game in split screen co-op with a buddy and completed it in absolutely no time.

[@idj20]

I played and loved this game as it ran happily on an Advent Pentium 4 PC with 512 mb ram and a 64 mb Nivida card. So fluid and well polished that it even made me feel proud to be a PC gamer. It's early 2020 and I'm going through Serious Sam 2. This game struggled on my earlier PCs where I had to make hard hitting graphical compromises and still couldn't finish it due to frame rate issues, but now I'm playing it on my current Windows 10 PC with 16 gb ram and 6 gb Nvidia card and thankfully it still runs well with all settings to the max. Hopefully, I should scratch a decade-long itch by finally completing this game.

[@louispd6828]

One of my top 3 all time shooters...beautiful graphics. I was also living in Germany, and visit Croatia, Bosnia,etc that year so it all kind of ties together in a special way....

[@MarcSola7]

My dad introduced that game to me and boy do I like it. And just like you LGR, I tend to play it once in a while, but mostly the Revolution version (First and Second encounter unifed with modern tweaks like Steam Workshop items, 64-Bit support and other things) which CroTeam, devolver digital and Steam gave to me free of charge since I already have a copy of the original versions in my steam library.