Serious Sam 4

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 74
  3. Negative: 2 out of 74
  1. Game Rant
    Sep 27, 2020
    40
    It seems that most of the game, though, is riddled with sloppily animated and questionably voice-acted cutscenes, and level design that doesn't play to the game's strengths. The good parts are too few and far between.
  2. Metro GameCentral
    Sep 25, 2020
    40
    Serious Sam is looking seriously tired, with a new sequel that makes only the most perfunctory attempt to doing anything new for the franchise or shooters in general.

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#40 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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User Score
7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 341 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 206 out of 341
  2. Mixed: 62 out of 341
  3. Negative: 73 out of 341
  1. SeriousVictor
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    I hate running backwards! Seriously, this is a huge improvement compared to the previous parts of the series.
  2. Rin-Rin
    Sep 26, 2020
    10
    Великолепная игра, именно такая, какой она и должна быть, за вычетом багов. Сэм ровно такой же, каким был двадцать лет назад - мясной, немногоВеликолепная игра, именно такая, какой она и должна быть, за вычетом багов. Сэм ровно такой же, каким был двадцать лет назад - мясной, немного аляповатый, с глупыми сортирными шутками и тоннами пафоса. Эта игра делалась не для всех, и зайдёт далеко не всем. Почти наверняка современному зумеру эта игра покажется неинтересной, поскольку тут нет супер графона, нет "Глубокого проработанного сюжета" и прочего, что любит молодое поколение. Зато здесь есть здоровый прямоходящий, мать его, робот! В общем, если Вы фанат первой части, думаю, четвёртая должна Вам понравиться. Если же нет, ну... Эта игра не для всех. Ещё кое что, ставлю десятку игре не потому, что она действительно "О господи, это ШЕДЕВР 10 ИЗ 10", а потому, что в скором времени наверняка налетит множество зумеров, которые попробуют занизить рейтинг игры. Объективная оценка для ценителей Сэма - 7-8 баллов. Для остальных... Да хрен его знает.… Full Review »
  3. Gladiator_MikuH
    Sep 26, 2020
    8
    Finally ... 9 years passed and we saw the 4th Sam! (I've been waiting for the game for 7 years)

    I have already completed the game, and now    Finally ... 9 years passed and we saw the 4th Sam! (I've been waiting for the game for 7 years)

    I have already completed the game, and now I'm ready to write a full review about the game.
    The first thing I want to note is the graphics ... Yes, it was a few years old, but my 250MX and Core i3 were able to take the game out on low graphics settings. Personally, I think: "If the picture does not hurt the eye, then it is good." And during battles there is no time to peer into textures and some small objects. If you prefer a beautiful picture to gameplay, then buy better some Call Of Duty 2017-2020 or Battlefield, there is a nice picture. Well, if you want to spoil the heads of the hordes of Mental troops for a couple of evenings - you are welcome.
    Optimization let us down, sometimes out of the blue, empty locations could have microfreezes, the drawing range also leaves much to be desired, thanks for the fact that at least the objects are brightly highlighted and you know what it is and where (although xs, maybe only I have a low drawing range).
    Animations, to put it mildly, are very bad, in places twitchy in cutscenes, when Firebatters receive damage, the animation of damage becomes "T-pose", and Harpies completely disappear after death ... But for the models of enemies, I want to praise the moles, they are made very well and qualitatively (except for Small Arachnoids)
    AI and NPC 50/50, if the stupidity of enemies can still be understood (standing behind a wall, etc.), this is normal, they are not lost, but allies ... can just stupidly hit the wall for a while and then start kicking the enemy , and they are not particularly useful ... although they create an atmosphere of co-op, only with inscriptions that constantly throw out barbs (Kenny, you are just starting to get it ... F)
    The character of the characters is simple and straightforward, Kenny is a funny newbie, Rodrigues is a narcissistic Chico, etc.
    The plot is simple. Nothing to say...
    Music ... Oh yes, Damjan is a genius! He wrote an absolutely gorgeous soundtrack for the game!
    Some locations suffer from gigantism, if they are more filled with opponents, then this is not striking, at maximum settings, they look very good.
    The gameplay is vigorous, for each enemy you need to use a certain weapon, as in the good old. The bonuses in the game were mediocre, I only used KAIF, HEART, Black Hole and Time Capsule, and a couple of times Nerve Gas. The pumping system is done well, though it is not always possible to pump all the skills (I pumped 11) And, to be honest, there are 4 skills that are useless (my personal opinion). By the way, I was amazed that they wrote on Metacritics, I quote: "Leveling points that can be skipped forever" (from the GamerInOnline channel. Video: GAME NEWS Serious Sam 4 is smashed in reviews. Mafia: Definitive Edition is a prodigy. Black Ops Cold War ") I just didn't understand why they wrote it .... They are already scattered in obvious places, and you won't get poorer from 4-5 pieces, I will repeat 11 useful skills to eat ...
    There are many bugs, both visual (if you set the 2nd performance setting to the lowest), sound (sound disappears during firing), and something like "accidentally crawled between the textures and now I can't get out"
    I also want to add Russian localization ... It is terrible, thanks of course for making it, but it would be better if you entrusted it to the guys who know a lot about this. Why don't I like her? Because some phrases were not translated, as well as individual words, some dialogues were not displayed, the phrases of the "Propagandist" were mixed with the dialogues of the Cut-scenes, and the automatic translation is felt.

    In general, I am very pleased with the game. This is certainly not NEXTGEN YEAR GAME 2020 RTX OPEN WORLD, but quite a good game. Also, there is a co-op for 4 people, so .... call your friends and run to crush the skulls of Cleram !!!

    7.7 Kenny's Joke of 10!    … Full Review »
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