Somehow though, co-op in Serious Sam is more than the sum of it’s parts and stands out as one of the most incredibly joyous and social co-op games ever.
If one of you gets left behind then a teleporter usually appears to let you catch up, but that’s the only real concession for those who play in groups. Just you, some friends and an army in the distance. It’s the singleplayer campaign with extra players – none of this friend revival or healing crap, no painkillers to ration amongst your party and no actual teamplay required. The co-op itself is especially interesting because it, like the rest of the game, is actually very basic, or ‘distilled’ if you prefer. On the lowest ‘Tourist’ difficulty you’re practically invulnerable, do double damage and your health regenerates, but up on ‘Mental’ mode the tables are turned and the enemies are all invisible to boot. Co-op gameplay is really where the game starts to excel, with the enemy count automatically scaling to match the number of combatants and the difficulty curve catering for all skill levels. Serious Sam HD is still amazing though and the fact that it incorporates Valve’s Steamworks program means that it has a decent back-end for organising co-operative matches through at least. The game itself is excellent but, just as was the case with League of Legends, asking players to pay for the same content they could otherwise get cheaper isn’t something we’re entirely happy with. It really is hugely disappointing that Serious Sam HD doesn’t include so much as a gallery of concept art and that’s a big reason why the game doesn’t score higher.
#SERIOUS SAM HD THE FIRST ENCOUNTER MODS MODS#
On that front the original game is actually a better investment as there’s plenty of Serious Sam mods out there to try.
#SERIOUS SAM HD THE FIRST ENCOUNTER MODS MOD#
There’s still no multiplayer, for example – and because Serious Sam HD uses a new engine there’s likely to be little mod support for a while too. It really is a mystery why new content hasn’t been added in, as there are some obvious gaps in the functions that have been carried over from the original Serious Sam to the new high-def remake.
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