The Best Serious Sam Game

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  • Опубликовано: 9 дек 2024

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  • @Gggmanlives
    @Gggmanlives  4 года назад +248

    Big shout out to FrameRater for helping me get this thing working on a Dolphin emulator. Check out his channel here:
    ruclips.net/channel/UCCgG9KExe3OEOLcHO4z1B3g

    • @Nonebit
      @Nonebit 4 года назад +3

      Cool ama try to play this game on it

    • @MegaMicah12
      @MegaMicah12 4 года назад +19

      Yo he is super underrated and I am so happy you shouted him out.
      If you fellas do decide to check him out, I’d also recommend giving his Console Library videos a watch, as it gives a good look at some consoles from the past (as best he can that is).

    • @WinXP_SP1
      @WinXP_SP1 4 года назад +6

      He's a cool dude

    • @dorijanaplenc8255
      @dorijanaplenc8255 4 года назад +2

      review Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 and ASTERIX & OBELIX XXL 3 - THE CRYSTAL MENHIR steam remake

    • @Satvara_2783
      @Satvara_2783 4 года назад +2

      Review Project Igi

  • @zoltandajka3762
    @zoltandajka3762 4 года назад +239

    The flame thrower have a third ammo type: laughting gas.

  • @GenosectKingRevived
    @GenosectKingRevived 4 года назад +387

    This was “Seriously” my first FPS that I played. I played this when I was 6. My parents rented it from Blockbuster.

    • @kokoshawty
      @kokoshawty 4 года назад +6

      Dude same lol 😂

    • @TRIIGGAVELLI
      @TRIIGGAVELLI 4 года назад +16

      Last game I ever rented from Blockbuster was Doom 3. That feels like a million years ago.

    • @andrewjustice4810
      @andrewjustice4810 4 года назад +1

      Apparently you played some other good "shooters" too

    • @josesosa3337
      @josesosa3337 4 года назад +2

      My first fps was perfect dark.

    • @cincochishom22
      @cincochishom22 4 года назад

      My first fps was halo 3

  • @Megaspartan23
    @Megaspartan23 4 года назад +155

    The minigun that always hits it's target, no matter where you aim, reminds of the gun Gary Oldman showed off in The Fifth Element. Great Movie

  • @MichaelODonoghueMOD
    @MichaelODonoghueMOD 4 года назад +54

    The thing I really liked about Serious Sam, particularly the second encounter is it felt like you were having a tidal wave of enemies coming your way and you had to stem the tide and you were given crazy weapons like the cannon to deal wit the threat. I haven't played many games like that, not even Doom

  • @mr.blackpitts6850
    @mr.blackpitts6850 4 года назад +66

    Seriously, there's so much they could use from this version that I'm dissapointed they haven't. It's probably my favorite Sam game and I'm glad it's getting some recognition.

  • @Kielbass
    @Kielbass 4 года назад +52

    yaaaay, Framerater got a shoutout :D Feels like he was trying to get your attention sometimes :P

  • @Chromeize
    @Chromeize 4 года назад +23

    Next Encounter was my favorite from the unofficial original trilogy.
    I remember when I first got to Atlantis. I'm still blown away by the entire design of the Atlantis section. The ambience, the soundtrack, the insane vast architecture and surreal skyboxes.
    Lots of nostalgia coming back.

  • @slapbass9125
    @slapbass9125 4 года назад +77

    "Ah, a Roman colosseum, I met my first wife in a Roman colosseum... it's a shame what happened to her"

    • @DropkickNation
      @DropkickNation 4 года назад

      I love some of his quotes in that game. 😆

  • @carlosrueda9204
    @carlosrueda9204 4 года назад +187

    “Calm down nintendo fanboys a GameCube controller doesn’t belong in a museum... belongs in the trash”
    Gman continues to be my favorite youtuber

    • @magicjohnson3121
      @magicjohnson3121 4 года назад +8

      I would agree for Metroid Prime. It gave me hand cramps.

    • @Ribbons0121R121
      @Ribbons0121R121 4 года назад

      nice same here

    • @DropkickNation
      @DropkickNation 4 года назад +7

      He is 100% wrong.

    • @DropkickNation
      @DropkickNation 4 года назад +1

      @@magicjohnson3121 lol What? How TF?

    • @BrazilBoi55
      @BrazilBoi55 4 года назад +3

      I bet the 154 dislikes came from salty nintendo fan boys 😂

  • @audiosurfarchive
    @audiosurfarchive 4 года назад +129

    Brings to mind a certain _"Greetings everyone!"_ Dutchman

    • @Nonebit
      @Nonebit 4 года назад +21

      And welcome back to my 100% playthrough of [insert doom wad here] on ultra violence, this is map 6 [insert map name here]

    • @landoncore92
      @landoncore92 4 года назад +13

      I fucking love Decino!

    • @finkamain1621
      @finkamain1621 4 года назад +1

      Do you know who ate all the donuts?

    • @audiosurfarchive
      @audiosurfarchive 4 года назад +1

      @@finkamain1621 Not decino.

    • @finkamain1621
      @finkamain1621 4 года назад

      @@audiosurfarchive Why do we have to wear these ridiculous ties?

  • @simon.r.k
    @simon.r.k 4 года назад +70

    16:57-17:09 Im honestly supprised you didnt mention that serious sam's guns also work better and worse against certain enemys. To give you an example the best way to kill a single kleer is with the doublebarrel shotgun. However if there are a bunch of smaller enemys the normal shotgun or the m4 will might a better option.
    The enemys you fight, the ammount of enemys, the environment, the weapons you have at your desposal all have an influence on how successfully you fight your enemy.
    Fighting enemys in serious sam is like a puzzle where you have to find out which gun(s) are best for each situation and which enemy you have to shoot first.

    • @Nevermore2790
      @Nevermore2790 4 года назад +10

      Imagine being swarmed by Kleers, Biomechs (Majors and Minors alike), Kamikazes and Werebulls all at the same time. Your only bets are: Cannon, Rocket Launcher, Grenade Launcher, Devastator, Minigun, Tommygun/Assault Rifle/Uzis, Laser, Sniper, Flamethrower.... you have to pick which one of your weapons can take most of them down with ease to survive the battle. Any other weapons not listed here will result in death (unless you have killed most of them).
      The series pretty much has some vibes from Smash TV. Enter an arena, fight hordes enemies, pick weapons, go to the next area, repeat. A game of endless repeat.

    • @Nevermore2790
      @Nevermore2790 4 года назад +5

      @@agbrenv You cannot use a Double Barrel Shotgun if you're facing this horde. It's suicide. Same goes to fighting Reptiloids especially if they are on high ground. Either Tommygun/Uzis/Assault Rifle, Minigun, Rocket Launcher, Devastator, Sniper, Laser, or Cannon are your only bets.
      For Arachnoids, almost the same, you have to kill them quickly, so they don't sap your health and armor.
      Hordes of Kleers/Werebulls in line? Cannon time!

    • @Nevermore2790
      @Nevermore2790 4 года назад +3

      @@agbrenv Yep... also... try to sync firing a weapon to the beat of the fight musics. That can bring some serious action... somehow making you feel that you're playing it right.

    • @Rushi486
      @Rushi486 4 года назад +12

      Its amazing how in a game so simple you are doing so mutch thinking without even knowing. After a while you start swapping weapons to fight certain enemies, memorise how many shots per enemy it takes, whitch enemy to prioritise, all while enemies spawn all around and swarm you. No other game realy came close to that imo

    • @BrickManLive
      @BrickManLive 4 года назад +8

      @@agbrenv True. In fact, I'll even go as far as to say that Doom Eternal requires a lot less when it comes to specific weapons for specific situations. You can use pretty much any weapon you want on any enemy you're figthing. There are a couple distinct exceptions, but for the most part it's just a sandbox. And the fact that you can replenish your ammo as much as you want makes ammo management irrelevant, while in SS it's a HUGE part of the game.

  • @MatiasFeliciano1
    @MatiasFeliciano1 4 года назад +32

    "PS2 controller it's a natural beauty, it's the Jennifer Connelly of videogame controllers"
    - Gmanlives, 2020
    And goddamn, I agree.

  • @eurosonly
    @eurosonly 3 года назад +10

    I remember getting this at my local pawn shop back in the day and already being a serious sam fan, I really enjoyed it.

    • @firstnamelastname498
      @firstnamelastname498 3 года назад

      I didn't even know there was more than one serious sam game lol, me and my mom used to play this on the gamecube when i was just a little kid. Really wish i had it right now.

  • @andyparkinson1996
    @andyparkinson1996 Год назад +6

    The Hippy blood mode saved me as a kid, my mum came to check on me playing this after she bought it me (the UK boxart was cartoonish so she had nooooo idea how violent it was) and i managed to quickly changed the gore mode to be flowers instead of blood hahah, good times

  • @TheRama2299
    @TheRama2299 4 года назад +15

    I think the repetitiveness factor is what made me like Serious Sam 2. The game is about 300 hours long yes, but I really have to compliment how many different places you have to go through, which also most of the time have unique enemies to fit the setting. Most of the cases they work as just reskins from existing classic enemies but still

  • @WhistlerTrainer
    @WhistlerTrainer 4 года назад +35

    I always thought the Harpies in Serious Sam: Next Encounter looked like a version of Aphex Twins warped, wrap around face.

    • @RUFU58
      @RUFU58 4 года назад +1

      Was looking for this comment 😆 that’s exactly what I thought when I first saw it.

    • @StormkeeperPU
      @StormkeeperPU 4 года назад +1

      I thought similar!

    • @FrameRater
      @FrameRater 4 года назад +4

      My God I only just now made this comparison. Scarily accurate to Windowlicker!

    • @ianashby1449
      @ianashby1449 4 года назад +1

      Loved these games

  • @DeevDaRabbit
    @DeevDaRabbit 4 года назад +4

    2:40 Correction: This game is heavily based on the Xbox port of Serious Sam. The menu is the same, but blue. Sam's model is the same. And there are pre-rendered cutscenes like in the Xbox port. Makes me wonder why this game wasn't on Xbox. This would have probably been EVEN better on the Xbox.

    • @VerdeMorte
      @VerdeMorte 4 года назад

      Likely had to do with studio differences with Microsoft's handling direction, remember that this is the same time they lost the opportunity for a console exclusive RE4...

  • @Focalors21
    @Focalors21 4 года назад +11

    16:58 In Serious Sam, every weapon has a purpose. If you try to use the double barreled shotgun against everything, you will die. 1 pistol bullet, or Tommy bullet, to stagger the kamikaze enemies. This way, you can create distance between you and them. A 2nd bullet kills them. The missiles of the Major Bio-mechanoid can be destroyed if you shoot them. In that case, you can use the pistol, Tommy or Minigun for that, but the Tommy is the best for that to avoid wasting ammo, etc.
    Besides, since when taking away the control of the player during fights (glory kills and chainsaw kills) is considered an evolution? Doom 1 and 2 were never about arenas and moments that took control away from you, which is worse in Eternal because those are more frequent and forced than 2016.

    • @xNachtmahRx
      @xNachtmahRx 4 года назад +2

      It's an evolution once you get paid and receive early copies

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 4 года назад +2

      I wouldn't say it takes the control off the player. They could just as well replace it with a punch and nothing would change. When and who you will glory/chainsaw kill is up to you. And Doom 1 and 2 are 25 years old. Their level design and gameplay choices were basic because of the limitations of the era, not by solely by choice.

    • @Focalors21
      @Focalors21 4 года назад

      @@txcforever The old Doom games, and 90's shooters in general, never had a moment in the levels that took control away from you. Since Eternal has more moments like that, and it's the focus of the gameplay, it becomes more scripted. You may decide who to glory kill or chainsaw kill, but it doesn't change the fact that you will have to do them sooner or later.

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 4 года назад

      @@Focalors21 It's unfair to compare a game from 1994 to a modern game, for both sides. Glory kills are a mechanic, it was added so people will keep moving no matter what and never hide behind a wall or try to cheese the AI from a mile away. It's absolutely fine not liking that and preferring a more basic approach like with the originals. But I wouldn't call it losing control or that it makes the game scripted.

  • @thejon93rd
    @thejon93rd 4 года назад +27

    I loved this game. I kind of sucked at it from what I remember, got my ass handed to me a ton of times, but I kept coming back to it.

  • @St_Mindless
    @St_Mindless 4 года назад +7

    I
    Love
    Serious Sam
    So much.
    It breaks my heart that SS4 isn't on console on release

  • @cupriferouscatalyst3708
    @cupriferouscatalyst3708 3 года назад +4

    Serious Sam really is a unique flavor of FPS. I've only played TFE and TSE, but a lot of this seems to apply here as well. I can rarely play more than one level without taking a break, and I'm honestly glad the games are as short as they are. Still though, it's definitely entertaining. Killing the very last enemy in a huge arena after tens of waves of hundreds of enemies each really is an amazing feeling. These games really straddle the line between tedious and absolutely kick-ass, and I'm glad I've gotten to play them.

  • @KP762a
    @KP762a 4 года назад +6

    I played First Encounter and Second Encounter when they came out, but this was the first Sam game I owned myself and beat 100% (Gamecube). It's the game that really made me fall in love with the Serious Sam series. I would love to see a remastered high-def version on Steam.
    Edit: Where GmanLIves clearly hates this game because "Newer is Better", Serious Sam fans will love this game.
    Serious For Life!

  • @24-7annihilation5
    @24-7annihilation5 4 года назад +15

    I don’t know if I’d say serious sam has a repetition problem as in even for a video game, but I never played this one, the others aren’t so bad as that sounds, doom 4/2016 had a serious (no pun intended) repetition problem where especially after half way through, all of the fights are pretty much exactly the same, where there’s very little variety in enemy placement, it is literally walk into an arena then all of the enemies spawn in size order, over and over and over until the final boss. Serious sam certainly puts more thought into enemy placement but you’re so right about half of the enemies being some of the most annoying enemies ever made! (Kleers, harpies, toads, lizard people etc)

    • @ThreeDaysOfDan
      @ThreeDaysOfDan 4 года назад +4

      this dude loves repetitive mindless FPS games , if the game even has a semblance of movement strategy that involves taking cover or holding down a key point he says its boring

    • @24-7annihilation5
      @24-7annihilation5 4 года назад +3

      To be fair though that’s really the thing with ww2 shooters (apart from RTCW, or any of the wolfenstein games) modern military shooters, and cover based third person shooters, they ARE so cookie cutter and copy and pasted, you’ve played a few, you’ve played them all, even though I don’t like doom 4 it does feel quite different to painkiller and serious Sam, but I don’t think it did it as well but that’s a different story.

    • @ThreeDaysOfDan
      @ThreeDaysOfDan 4 года назад

      @@24-7annihilation5 if you play doom you played all the doom clones though , they all feel the same.

    • @24-7annihilation5
      @24-7annihilation5 4 года назад +1

      Duke, shadow warrior and blood are quite a bit different, but quake 1 is pretty much the same, I don’t know, I always say I LOVE old school shooters but I’ve only played Doom (all apart from eternal) Duke, shadow warrior, blood, quake 1, quake 3 and dusk which I didn’t like, serious Sam and painkiller I count as old school even if they don’t completely copy doom’s level design philosophy (looking at you civvie when I say that) but yeah I know there are quite a few not so good and terrible doom wannabes from the 90s.

    • @Doomreb
      @Doomreb 4 года назад

      @@24-7annihilation5 And don't forget Serious Sam is a budget title. The game back then, when all games were 49.99 was 19.99. So it's not going to be a Halo or DOOM. But it's a good game.

  • @LongPeter
    @LongPeter 3 года назад +2

    The harpies look like they got the Aphex Twin treatment.

  • @theallaroundnerd9889
    @theallaroundnerd9889 4 года назад +9

    The only Serious Sam game I have is on the Xbox. It just says Serious Sam, so I assume it's a port of the original.

  • @8Dino8pucklord
    @8Dino8pucklord 4 года назад +8

    How come we still don’t have a Dead Space review by our true sonny jim.

  • @ogabrielcasanova
    @ogabrielcasanova 4 года назад +3

    Gmanlives is probably the only youtuber that genuinely makes me laugh. His jokes are precious

  • @DeevDaRabbit
    @DeevDaRabbit 4 года назад +2

    7:33 HEY! How DARE you talk shit about the grenade launcher! TAKE THAT BACK!

  • @MikeRetroModz
    @MikeRetroModz 4 месяца назад +1

    The cartoony aesthetic definitely elevated the Serious Sam formula in my opinion

    • @MerlautJones
      @MerlautJones 5 дней назад

      Agreed, I think it fits well. I wish Serious Sam 2 was ported to current consoles.

  • @Signmeup96
    @Signmeup96 4 года назад +4

    10:45
    Mouse cursor on the right reminds me when teachers failed to move the cursor out of the way when watching a DVD.

  • @TheRealRayMillsToo
    @TheRealRayMillsToo 4 года назад

    Dude, your writing and narration just gets better and better with each upload. Informative, and the punch lines had me curling over ahahaha. Keep it up, friend!

  • @KevTheGalaxybender
    @KevTheGalaxybender 4 года назад +70

    gamecube version is way better. even on the console itself. the fact that you get 60fps alone is reason is enough.

    • @jpesicka492
      @jpesicka492 4 года назад +4

      I'm gonna play on wii

    • @MaryluxVanoria
      @MaryluxVanoria 4 года назад +2

      But it uses a remote and has a blurry texture over there so its crap by our Aussie friends opinions. Gotta go buy a 2000 dollar pc as soon as possible

    • @bryinabrt
      @bryinabrt 4 года назад +3

      @@MaryluxVanoria a 300$ pc can run dolphin perfectly

    • @retr0cat866
      @retr0cat866 3 года назад +1

      @@MaryluxVanoria my pc costs 200 and can play with dolphin easily

  • @buzzsawgr81
    @buzzsawgr81 4 года назад +2

    the cartoon look started with SS gold and the xbox version of SS, which were basically first and second encounter in one continuous game with added cutscenes.

  • @NefashusLP
    @NefashusLP 4 года назад +8

    This is the one with split screen multiplayer right? I remember playing with a friend on his console long time ago, good old childhood times!!

  • @melodica_man0216
    @melodica_man0216 3 года назад +2

    1:18 GmanLives when roasting the Gamecube controller

  • @DCGMatthew1
    @DCGMatthew1 4 года назад +28

    Reviewing GmanLive's "Seriously" underrated RUclips videos.

  • @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
    @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 4 года назад +4

    Serious Sam: the game franchise that gets crazier and weirder every sequel.

  • @apolonioromero4951
    @apolonioromero4951 3 года назад +5

    First of all, I respect that you don't like certain aspects of Serious Sam which is perfectly fine. I just want to explain my opinion of Serious Sam's map designs you went over at (15:02). I think the smaller and narrower maps help make Serious Sam more fun. The large wide-open maps are fun don't get me wrong, but it kinda gets old after a while due to repetition and giving the player alot of space to move making it way too easy to survive waves of enemies.

    • @morkgin2459
      @morkgin2459 2 года назад

      Serious Sam and easy? Which game in the series is like that?

  • @IndranilRC
    @IndranilRC 4 года назад

    I've been watching your reviews for the last 3 and a half hours and I completely lost rack of time. They are just so informative and entertaining. The best reviewer on youtube in my opinion.

  • @asais1024
    @asais1024 4 года назад +4

    17:00 Have you still not realized how Serious Sam works? Aside from the 2nd game and this one, Serious Sam really expects you to change weapons for the situation.
    Basic shotgun for the beheaded folks (including kamikazes and the humanoids with heads in SS3/4), double shotgun for Kleers when they're close enough, knife/sledgehammer for Gnaars, 1 rocket for Bio Mechanoid minors, 3 rockets for the green/small Aludran Reptiloids (5 rockets in this game tho), Chaingun/XL2 Lasergun/Serious Cannon when things get too serious and 4 rockets for the big hitscan scorpion bastards, 2 rockets/close double shotgun blasts (except in this game and Serious Sam 4, where you can oneshot the werebulls when they're close enough with the double shotgun) for the werebulls, and more.

  • @vrabo3026
    @vrabo3026 4 года назад +7

    I absolutely love how EVERYONE loves to hate the kleers.
    No one hates kleers, they LOVE hating the kleers.
    If you have a Serious Sam game without the kleers, everyone would miss hating them lol

    • @charlieking7600
      @charlieking7600 4 года назад +1

      I hate werebulls, not kleers. Thank the God Croteam gamedesigners nerfed werebulls in BFE. I still remember these unfair arenas from TFE, when you suffer from infinite flying and falling caused by decade of bulls.

  • @michaelcossak2508
    @michaelcossak2508 4 года назад

    NO WAY
    Serious Sam 1, the xbox version, was what i GREW UP WITH, I was so sad when I played the game on steam it didnt have the cutscenes or any of the other charm, even though I still loved it! This game was also really good and I remember playing it, I love that hud, it brings back so many memories! Seeing you do a review of it is so out of left field but so amazing! Keep it up!

  • @dominicgreen5088
    @dominicgreen5088 4 года назад +1

    A childhood not many experienced, I loved the first 2 games

  • @axlphishm6943
    @axlphishm6943 2 года назад +3

    I feel like the people who made borderlands liked this game

  • @Gat720Dua
    @Gat720Dua 4 года назад +2

    Serious Sam is like the Dynasty Warriors of FPS games.

  • @madmaks1980
    @madmaks1980 4 года назад +1

    Awesome review! This was the first FPS game I ever played since I was like 5, lol. I always wished more people knew about this particular SS game.

  • @icky_thump
    @icky_thump 4 года назад +3

    I remember renting this as a kid for PS2. Great spin-off!

  • @dksoulstice6040
    @dksoulstice6040 4 года назад

    Thanks GMan for providing me with another awesome gaming RUclipsr to watch.

  • @justinr9784
    @justinr9784 4 года назад

    Gman! Thanks for covering this. I rented it from blockbuster back in the day. I had to ebay the PS2 version a couple of years ago. I think I played and own every version except the gamecube. Sick games. Keep up the good work.

  • @Moros_Chronis
    @Moros_Chronis 3 года назад +1

    When I was 4 years old I played this game a fuck ton, dont get me wrong i didnt get past like lvl 4 or something considering I was 4 years old, and recently I tried to find this game and I finally did. The sound effects give me so much nostalgia 😭

  • @bartothedog
    @bartothedog 4 года назад

    Many thanks for making another video about this Gem of a franchise

  • @OfficialDJSoru
    @OfficialDJSoru 4 года назад +1

    You actually touched a point I don't think fans of the series hate, but actually overlook. It DOES get boring after a long session. I can never complete any of the games in one sitting. It took me a week to finish SS2, and SS3... I don't think I even got out of Egypt!

    • @bbc6rgf57ytty5yxyw5gt
      @bbc6rgf57ytty5yxyw5gt 4 года назад +4

      I don't think I'd want to finish any game in one sitting. That said, I think the SS games do benefit from shorter playing stints.

    • @saisameer8771
      @saisameer8771 4 года назад +2

      Most games tend to be like that. I tried completing the original prey in one sitting and absolutely hated that experience. Games are at their best when you take your time and do it slow.

  • @adamgordon3163
    @adamgordon3163 4 года назад

    The first serious sam game I played. Got it in my 11th birthday. I loved it. It was fun. I played the first encounter later on. I can honestly say, the next encounter perfected the first encounter. More balanced, the alternative ammunition was amazing, no overdone segments, the boss fights. The weapons were definitely improvements, minus the grenade launcher. All the time periods had great artwork and atmosphere, especially in the later stages in Atlantic and space. I played 2 and 3 and they don't hold in comparison. You don't feel the soul, it honestly just feels like it's slapped together.

  • @frenki4130
    @frenki4130 4 года назад +1

    I watched the whole video G, I liked it so much!

  • @GojiraRising
    @GojiraRising 4 года назад

    A long time ago my dad found a discarded ps2 with a box full of games & took it home for me and my little brother to play. And the first game we popped in was the Next Encounter and we've been fans of the series ever since.

  • @Lolsmokeshowlol
    @Lolsmokeshowlol 4 года назад +6

    They need to make a compilation of all the games and release on console....charge 60$ and take my money.

  • @supergaighbros4894
    @supergaighbros4894 4 года назад

    Love your videos! You manage to make me interested in games I wouldn’t normally bat an eye at, like Serious Sam. But you make it seems incredibly fun!

  • @Twisted_Logic
    @Twisted_Logic 4 года назад +22

    The GameCube controller is really ergonomic and is an amazing controller... for games designed around it. It's pretty over specialized for the diets of games Nintendo was making at the time and doesn't work well as a general purpose gamepad, which definitely caused some issues for multiplats.

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 4 года назад +2

      I find it extremely uncomfortable. The grips are too thin making holding it almost painful after a while. Also except maybe platformers where you mainly push the A button it's layout barely adds to anything.

    • @Twisted_Logic
      @Twisted_Logic 4 года назад +1

      Guess I've just got small hands, because the grips fit perfectly in my hands. And I find that having all the face buttons a different shape improves my ability to react to stimuli in games where most of my time is spent off the right stick. I can sometimes get lost with face buttons if I've been switching between controllers a lot, but it's impossible to get lost with a GCC because all the buttons feel different against your thumb. I'm also a fan of the analogue triggers, though they're only good in games that use them (hence why it's not a good general purpose controller).

    • @Mikeanglo
      @Mikeanglo 4 года назад +2

      @@txcforever Too thin compared to what? Wasn't the PS2 controller even thinner and sharper? I remember the gamecube controller feeling pretty nice.

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 4 года назад

      ​@@Mikeanglo PS2 didn't really have grips like this. They only started having them with the PS4. I would compare them with the Xbox controller which was the most similar in design. Much more comfortable to hold (even though the black/white button placement is the worst).

    • @Ribbons0121R121
      @Ribbons0121R121 4 года назад +1

      i generaly perfer the xbox 360 controller ergonomicwise, the xbox 1 controller just feels like its meant to be held by kids who are under the double digit age mark

  • @Sativasoldier666v2
    @Sativasoldier666v2 Год назад

    Got this as a gift when i was 9 at the equivalent of a dollarstore, i played the sh!t out of this, and it was my introduction to the Serious Sam series, i love this game to death, i hope Croteam buys this game from Climax Studios and do a HD remaster for all current platforms, it truly deserves some recognition.

  • @Rekettyelovag
    @Rekettyelovag 4 года назад +10

    4:17. No it's just an Aphex Twin reference. :D

  • @MFBool
    @MFBool 4 года назад

    10:31 Thanks for the shout out Gman

  • @zellar1
    @zellar1 4 года назад

    AWESOME I'm so glad you did this review of SS franchise!! GOOD ONE!!!

  • @ApexMissedxD
    @ApexMissedxD 4 года назад

    I remember this being the first shooter I ever played and being completely in love with it... Serious Sam is total badass.

  • @magnusm4
    @magnusm4 3 года назад

    11:49 This is what i've noticed with almost all games ever made.
    Psychonauts break this very well with the starting area and main hub being large areas of cliffs and hills with many houses and tree house like platforms to walk up and down on. Especially with the ball physics you get later. Otherwise I miss a lot of verticality in games.
    Haven't you ever played a game like TF2 as the Demoman and just thought "I wish there was a downward streets I could just let my grenades roll down of"
    I did this in Battlefield Heroes with a barrel when it still existed and it was hilarious and fun.

  • @deavonw
    @deavonw 4 года назад +1

    I loved this game. I bought it for the Ps2 originally. Sold that copy and recently picked up the superior Gamecube port.

  • @AbsoluteAzure
    @AbsoluteAzure 4 года назад

    That diss on the GameCube controller doe, had to replay a few times. Had me rollin’

  • @MrFunnyHandsInYourPants
    @MrFunnyHandsInYourPants 4 года назад

    Part of the fun of SS is finding the secrets. Other than that it gets repetitive like you mentioned at the end. Would really be cool if Croteam does the “certain weapons work well with certain enemies” trick

  • @judsongaiden9878
    @judsongaiden9878 4 года назад +1

    5:43 Why is Sam, who's right-handed, holding the front grip of a right-handed chainsaw with his right hand the way a left-hander would?
    6:27 Why is Sam, who's right-handed, holding the front grip of a (presumably) right-handed minigun with his right hand the way a left-hander would?
    6:39 Contra style!
    6:52 They also improved the reload animation. The old way had Sam reloading "wrong-handed" (and way too fast). That's fine at the range, but not in combat. Since there's only one shotgun, and it's a double-barrel, then they should give you the choice of firing either two separate shots or one double-shot instead of it being double-shots all the time. You know, like 'Blood'. That should be done with an alt-fire that toggles between those two firing modes.
    7:08 Safari style! Except, in that case, it would be a monstrous big-B0re rifle (probably made by Jakobs).
    8:17 Why do they make you drive in third-person? Why do so many FPS games do that?! I think it started with Halo, then it passed on to Borderlands, Rage, and too many others to list. Driving in third-person makes sense in a third-person game. In an FPS game, driving should be done either in first-person or it should be selective. Selective perspective is a fun option for those of us who enjoy making gameplay videos as an artform because it has a certain cinematic appeal. If you ask me, Half-Life 2 does the best job with vehicles in a first-person game. Well, except that they don't go fast enough. The Oblivion Lost mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has vehicles and they're controlled HL2-style. On top of that, you can switch between three view styles: first-person, third-person, and third-person developer's view.
    8:35 Can you get slugs, flechettes, and grenade rounds for the shotgun?
    8:55 Duke Nukem did it best.
    9:21 Zorg and Atlas can eat their hearts out.
    10:18 If anything, HE'd make THEM feel embarrassed for being nothing but bones.

  • @GMMReviews
    @GMMReviews 4 года назад +10

    Who else is hyped for Serious Sam 4 this month?

  • @gazzy9136
    @gazzy9136 4 года назад

    Holy crap! I forgot about this Serious Sam, I loved it as a kid! Thank you for reminding me about this gem

  • @ShonenXIV
    @ShonenXIV 3 года назад

    This was my first Serious Sam game I ever played via GameCube, I loved this game.

  • @Lagger-HD
    @Lagger-HD 4 года назад

    My Introduction to the Sam Franchise and one of my favorite

  • @OddsTheo
    @OddsTheo 4 года назад

    Nice editing when you said "It's like jumping into a swimming pool and then complaining about getting wet" and Sam jumps backwards into water as you say it

  • @Mace2.0
    @Mace2.0 4 года назад

    This is my first Sam game. It's fun in Co-Op as you if one of you die during a boss fight, then the boss bar doesn't reset.

  • @trippsclips903
    @trippsclips903 4 года назад

    This was my first Serious Sam. I've loved the games since.

  • @aiodensghost8645
    @aiodensghost8645 4 года назад

    Love your videos!! Keep going!!

  • @DonJulio4
    @DonJulio4 Год назад

    Next encounter was my first Serious Sam game 🤣 me and my brothers loved this game so much

  • @beef9785
    @beef9785 4 года назад +1

    Croteam REALLY need remake this game like they will do to serious sam 2,serious underrated game

  • @doommaker4000
    @doommaker4000 4 года назад

    Decino, Jarek and now you? This game won't be forgotten after all

  • @squidoverlord3362
    @squidoverlord3362 3 месяца назад

    The sound of the uzi and minigun in next encounter makes me smile

  • @GameplayandTalk
    @GameplayandTalk 4 года назад +4

    "Starts to feel like a chore." - Pretty much any Serious Sam game in a nutshell.

    • @panthekirb7561
      @panthekirb7561 4 года назад +3

      That can be said about sooo many shooters though.

  • @applemt0157
    @applemt0157 2 года назад +5

    17:27 they didnt they made it worse😖

  • @HulaHoopzz
    @HulaHoopzz 4 года назад

    Played this in co-op with a friend back in the day on the ps2, good times.

  • @verl4ten
    @verl4ten 11 месяцев назад

    i cannot believe i finally found the one serious game i played most after losing it to time for many many years

  • @Targetpopper
    @Targetpopper 4 года назад

    I've still got my copy. This game was awesome.

  • @drakescakes5629
    @drakescakes5629 4 года назад

    Play the Marathon series by Bungie. Retro shooting at its finest. It is so accessible for everybody that you can play them all for free. I was playing the on my phone with a ps4 controller with my wife on her iPad. We played coop and death match which is amazing for a retro shooter. Somebody cared enough to allow for all of that to happen.

  • @thepiratelifeforme1252
    @thepiratelifeforme1252 4 года назад +1

    This and what SS2 did were probably the best steps forward to evolving the game series. All the new mechanics were fun and interesting, complementing the experience as a whole. Then 3 came out, and was a huge step back, with newer, shitty mechanics replacing the previous ones.

  • @infinityhand6569
    @infinityhand6569 4 года назад +1

    "The grenade launcher still sucks" *shoots at airborne enemies*

  • @LimpTriscuit
    @LimpTriscuit 4 года назад +1

    I feel like Gmanlives and JerekTheGamingDragon may share the same mind with separate bodies...

  • @Chronoverse1999
    @Chronoverse1999 4 месяца назад

    "Yeah I got some balls" - That can easily be taken out of context💀💀💀💀

  • @TeddyOnTheSpot
    @TeddyOnTheSpot 4 года назад

    “Shit flavored toothpaste.” Why did I have to watch this right after brushing my teeth? Goddamnit.

  • @Nic5Cyprus
    @Nic5Cyprus 4 года назад

    I never expected Gman to shoutout Frame Rater

  • @fromvault801
    @fromvault801 4 года назад +9

    Laugh at their development of that Spongebob ps1 game. But thats what distracted the younger brother of a punk girl while I felt her up. True story

    • @fromvault801
      @fromvault801 4 года назад +9

      Put the "true story" part so people know I really did get a piece & wasnt being sarcastic

    • @Mrbird321
      @Mrbird321 4 года назад

      Based

  • @kaydolph2310
    @kaydolph2310 4 года назад

    I loved this game, I would play this with my cousins back then. I still play on dolphin emulator and also have a physical copy.

  • @nosrin1988
    @nosrin1988 10 месяцев назад

    I had some amount of fun with it back when I only had a GC and N64, needed a friends help in co-op to beat the final boss though.
    I think I sold my copy eventually but I do have a PS2 copy I bought years ago.
    never found the secret combine, maybe one day I'll play it again, shame they can't put it on steam.

  • @rnvsinha
    @rnvsinha 4 года назад +16

    Don't worry Nintendo fans aren't allowed to watch RUclips without their wife's boyfriends permission

  • @deadeyeduncan3865
    @deadeyeduncan3865 4 года назад

    Been waiting so long for someone to bring this gem up
    Edit: It'll be difficult since this one is original xbox only, but you should try and check out Serious Sam. It uses the same cartoony artstyle and combines both the first and second encounter, all while adding new secrets and features.

  • @danielcreed2106
    @danielcreed2106 4 года назад

    This was a classic. I owned this game on PS2. I feel old. My first FPS was doom from like age 3 lol

  • @ElricSowrd
    @ElricSowrd 4 года назад

    I wonder why we never got some kind of Collection based on the Serious Sam games.
    My only gripe with the original Gamecube Controllers is that there's no SELECT Button. Just when I needed it for games like Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes!