Serious Sam 4

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7.1

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  1. SRKNZ
    Oct 11, 2020
    2
    Game play is poorly balanced leaving you with segments you complete based mostly on dumb luck, rather than skilled game play. They simply load in too many adversaries, whilst offering up stingy health and ammo. I can imagine this would be a problem for people with mid to low end gaming rigs. Its very very demanding graphically.

    If you want fun, frustration free, Serious Sam, I recommend    Game play is poorly balanced leaving you with segments you complete based mostly on dumb luck, rather than skilled game play. They simply load in too many adversaries, whilst offering up stingy health and ammo. I can imagine this would be a problem for people with mid to low end gaming rigs. Its very very demanding graphically.

    If you want fun, frustration free, Serious Sam, I recommend the first two classic games. The graphics might not be as good but the game play is, in my opinion, much more enjoyable.    … Expand
  2. lxRs451
    Nov 7, 2020
    4
    So the legion system is a lie - the huge fight is just loads of copy pasted enemies and allied soldiers and you can only shoot a few of them at a time.
    The level design is the most bland and uninspired in the series and generally, the bad changes from Serious sam TFE, TSE to SS3 are here as well and even more pronounced.
    There are some fun gadgets and a few good ideas but overall, this    So the legion system is a lie - the huge fight is just loads of copy pasted enemies and allied soldiers and you can only shoot a few of them at a time.
    The level design is the most bland and uninspired in the series and generally, the bad changes from Serious sam TFE, TSE to SS3 are here as well and even more pronounced.
    There are some fun gadgets and a few good ideas but overall, this game feels like a rushed job with poor graphics, tons of nonsensical design decisions, almost no humor (WTF?) and a lot more cutscenes (WHY? And they are crap as well).
    I hope this game would be good but it seems like every new entry in the series is the worse than the previous one since the release of TSE.    … Expand
  3. harMlos2781
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Спустя 9 лет, мы дождались!!
    Я наиграл 70 часов и хочу сказать что игра как всегда превосходная. Теперь в игре появился сюжет и он очень неплохой. Но главное тут геймплей и он просто шикарен. Тут было добавлено куча нового, например: В игре есть разные гаджеты по типу черных дыр, ядерных бомб и т.д; Добавлена система прокачки, теперь можно стрелять с двух рук, кататься на монстрах и добивать сильных, здоровых врагов.
    В игре появились новые персонажи как Отец Михаил, Картер и Кенни. И мне было грустно когда на моих глазах убили Мишу и Кенни, у меня аж слеза потекла(,
    Музыка как всегда БОЖЕСТВЕННА. Дамьян написал отличные саундтреки к игре.
    Я всем рекомендую купить эту игру, т.к она недорогая и вы за небольшую цену в 725 рублей получайте отличный боевик на 10 часов или больше.    … Expand
  4. LeandroBrasil
    Dec 15, 2021
    9
    you guys dont get it, this is pure oldscool serious sam, not some modern chasgrab microtransaction **** you dont need some heavy grafic and deep story driving game but rather you just wanna shoot with you buddys everything which is not fast enough to run away. with serious sam you know what you get and they sticked to the core and sam is funny as ever. forget everything about modern gamesyou guys dont get it, this is pure oldscool serious sam, not some modern chasgrab microtransaction **** you dont need some heavy grafic and deep story driving game but rather you just wanna shoot with you buddys everything which is not fast enough to run away. with serious sam you know what you get and they sticked to the core and sam is funny as ever. forget everything about modern games and just shoot with your friends through this hordes of well designed monster, try to enjoy the monumental sceneries and you will see you will have a lot of fun.… Expand
  5. echpochmakss4
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    Геймплей Serious Sam давно вошёл в зал славы геймдева. Проще, чем лексикон Безголового камикадзе. Привлекательнее, чем буфера Бомбы. Жёстче, чем остроты Сэма Стоуна. Ни открытого мира, ни автоматического восстановления здоровья, ни сохранений чекпоинтами, ни кучи катсцен. Вообще никакой дури, только тысячи монстров и ракетница в руках. И тонны свежего, разорванного на куски, инопланетногоГеймплей Serious Sam давно вошёл в зал славы геймдева. Проще, чем лексикон Безголового камикадзе. Привлекательнее, чем буфера Бомбы. Жёстче, чем остроты Сэма Стоуна. Ни открытого мира, ни автоматического восстановления здоровья, ни сохранений чекпоинтами, ни кучи катсцен. Вообще никакой дури, только тысячи монстров и ракетница в руках. И тонны свежего, разорванного на куски, инопланетного мяса. Хорошо, что у человечества есть студия, которая раз в десять лет стабильно подаёт нам на стол такое блюдо. Когда-то Painkiller был очень сильным и перспективным конкурентом их детища, но где он теперь? Увы, Сэм остался один.
    Разумеется, это не просто набор миссий к Before First Encounter, есть и отличия. В четвёртой части появилась прокачка (не очень нужная, можно игнорировать), появились напарники, часто бегающие рядом с Сэмом и помогающие в отстреле тварей, исчезла, увы, русская озвучка... Но разве это как-то меняет дело? У нас всё тот же Сэм, каким мы его любим (или ненавидим, кому как). И потому ответ на вопрос "брать или не брать игру" целиком и полностью зависит от вашего отношения к серии в целом.    … Expand
  6. wasd42
    Oct 1, 2020
    3
    Poorly optimised shooter with flickering textures all over the place and graphics from 2008. Level design is terrible, gameplay is not even comparable to SS2 or 3. No fun at all.
  7. ypermeg
    Oct 5, 2020
    0
    Absolutely terrible game already in everything even before the original
    Ужасный, изуродованный сын первых частей сэма, жалкий отросток подходящий как аддон к 3 части, Плохой дизайн уровней, отвратная оптимизация и просто тупой отстрел мобов, это годиться только на мобилки. F    Absolutely terrible game already in everything even before the original
    Ужасный, изуродованный сын первых частей сэма, жалкий отросток подходящий как аддон к 3 части, Плохой дизайн уровней, отвратная оптимизация и просто тупой отстрел мобов, это годиться только на мобилки. F
  8. lecima2020
    Nov 1, 2020
    10
    Приятно поиграть в старые добрый шутер как в старые времена....
  9. frosh
    Oct 6, 2020
    4
    it's a crap.
    i am serious.
    i did it before almost 20 years ago.
    optimization is ok.
  10. RIPTunaMan
    Sep 29, 2020
    4
    Horrible performance with a Ryzen 9 and 2080. 360 launch title graphics. Most boring and uninspired location/level design in the whole series. Very few new enemies/weapons. Just play the originals, they're infinitely more entertaining. Not a horrible game but worse than average.
  11. Diman29440
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    После стольких лет?
    "открывается ящик и достается пыльная двустволка"
    -Ну что Кенни, сейчас будем мочить монстров!
  12. krabobor
    Sep 26, 2020
    1
    Disappointed, 2007 level graphics, buggy physics engine, dumb and awkward company. I was a big fan of the serious Sam games (especially 1 and 2), but unfortunately from part 3 this game slipped to the bottom
  13. dmitrykryachun
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ждал 9 лет и не зря. Игра оффигенная, местами смешная, но иногда и печальная (убивство Михайла и Кенни), Сюжет значно прокачали, понравилась не навязчивая прокачка оружия, Франция из огромной картой шикарная, но хотелось бы больше зданий для осмотра. Байк офигенный, комбайн не очень если честно)))0) Моя оценка 9 из 10. Но ставлю 10 так как игру просто скоро засрут. А засрут малолетние и тупые д*уны. Им же графика не очень. Напоминаю: игра стоит в Стим 750 рублей, и это не ААА. Минусы то есть, среди них: баги с прогрузкой текстур, анимации конечно дёрганые, но тут извините ещё раз- не ААА. С текстурами я уверен и остальными багами разработчики справлятся. А ТАК ЭТО ТОТ ЖЕ СЭМ ТОЛЬКО ЕЩЕ СЕРЬЁЗНЕЙ И КРУЧЕ!… Expand
  14. YuriRys
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    На самом деле это старый добрый Сэм. Да и на ультрах графика довольно таки приятная)
  15. 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, 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 проработанногоВеликолепная 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.… Expand
  16. 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 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    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!    … Expand
  17. tdarkbey5134
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    I regret to have received a bad game i do not recommend constantly contracting is a complete disappointment for me i will return immediately
  18. alochian
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    . Como um fã da série nos seus altos e baixos, o começo de Serious Sam 4 é bizarro, o ritmo das três primeiras missões não condiz com o que eu esperava e algumas adições me fizeram torcer o nariz. Mas aí que me dei conta, este é o primeiro grande jogo da franquia em 8 anos e quem está por trás dele é a Croteam.

    É convidativo para muitos, inclusive para mim, traçar paralelos entre    . Como um fã da série nos seus altos e baixos, o começo de Serious Sam 4 é bizarro, o ritmo das três primeiras missões não condiz com o que eu esperava e algumas adições me fizeram torcer o nariz. Mas aí que me dei conta, este é o primeiro grande jogo da franquia em 8 anos e quem está por trás dele é a Croteam.

    É convidativo para muitos, inclusive para mim, traçar paralelos entre Serious Sam e outros netos de Doom. Porém, é preciso lembrar o contexto dentro do qual o primeiro jogo foi criado — em um mundo pós half-life, no começo de uma era que seria tomada por games como Counter Strike, e posteriormente Modern Warfare e afins, onde arena shooters como Unreal Tournament e Quake 3 — apesar de ainda estarem no seu pico (2001) — estavam com seus dias contatos. A Croteam sempre nadou contra a maré, e continua a fazer isso no quarto game da série.

    Vendo sob esta lente, Serious Sam 4 em 2020 está mais deslocado do que nunca; porém jamais chamarei o seu design de antiquado, pois falar isso é indicar que Dusk, Ion Fury e Amid Evil são “antiquados” por não seguirem as convenções do gênero. Pelo contrário, tanto Serious Sam 4 quanto os jogos citados trazem boas mudanças que os mantém frescos.

    Um dos elementos já citados é a tão assustadora “árvore de habilidades”. É uma mecânica que, de tanto que tem sido abraçada pela indústria no geral, acaba sendo um tanto irrelevante. É a velha história de “três colunas com habilidades que pouco colaboram com o avanço do seu personagem”. Serious Sam 4 vai no sentido inverso; esta árvore não só traz grandes mudanças, como cresce junto com sua habilidade pessoal de entender quando atacar ou recuar nas batalhas com hordas de inimigos.    … Expand
  19. sverxsecret
    Sep 26, 2020
    9
    Минусы:
    - оптимизация
    - кривая анимация ближнего боя - баги Плюсы: - музыка - Серьёзный Сэм - геймплей - масштаб битв - крутые пушки - ОБЧР Итог: если закрыть глаза на дерьмовую оптимизацию и баги и вспомнить, что в Сэма играют ради геймплея и мяса, то у нас есть конкурент для дума.    Минусы:
    - оптимизация
    - кривая анимация ближнего боя
    - баги
    Плюсы:
    - музыка
    - Серьёзный Сэм
    - геймплей
    - масштаб битв
    - крутые пушки
    - ОБЧР
    Итог: если закрыть глаза на дерьмовую оптимизацию и баги и вспомнить, что в Сэма играют ради геймплея и мяса, то у нас есть конкурент для дума.
  20. iaroha
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    The game gives everything that I love this series for. And even more. It's fast, it's fun. A great continuation of a great series. Thanks to Croteam and Devolver!!! It's nice to know that someone still knows how to make great shooters.
  21. Jac95501
    Sep 25, 2020
    9
    I love the new additions from the environments to the new enemies. The new health bars, gadgets, and S.A.M are received well. The other characters are likable, but can get annoying because of the lack of voice lines during combat. But Sam brings it around with FANTASTIC one-liners that cannot help but bring a smile to my face!
  22. Parsa2513
    Sep 26, 2020
    10
    Serious sam 4 + bug fixes = the game............................................
  23. SeriousVictor
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    I hate running backwards! Seriously, this is a huge improvement compared to the previous parts of the series.
  24. Rtheom
    Sep 26, 2020
    7
    Unfortunately, it's lacks the awesome enemy corridors from previous iterations, which is what I was looking forward to the most, but it kind of makes up for it by creating even more enemy variety than before, and mixing it up nicely to make the battles slightly different each time. Still, I miss the days of standing at the end of a "hallway" and mowing down thousands of enemies allUnfortunately, it's lacks the awesome enemy corridors from previous iterations, which is what I was looking forward to the most, but it kind of makes up for it by creating even more enemy variety than before, and mixing it up nicely to make the battles slightly different each time. Still, I miss the days of standing at the end of a "hallway" and mowing down thousands of enemies all charging at you. That's not to say the battles aren't big, just not as big as I was hoping for. I assume they did this as a trade off for better graphics, which I'm not certain was a worthwhile trade.

    TLDR: Fun, particularly if you're a Sam Fan, but I'd recommend Serious Sam 3 over this.    … Expand
  25. samidara
    Sep 26, 2020
    9
    Минус один бал за оптимизацию на старте, в остальном все нормально.
  26. HMNuke93
    Sep 29, 2020
    10
    An evolution of SS3 gameplay, with a bigger cast of enemies, more weapons with better feel, and better designed enemies. Also the story is pretty interesting with charming characters. Currently plagued by some performance issues, but nothing a bunch of patches can't fix. One of the best of the series.
  27. Bullkin34
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute trash, there is not optimization, no graphic. This game has a tons of bugs, terrible melee kills animations, loading textures during cut scenes. Yes this game has a lot of enemies, but they all dumb as hell. I definitely not recommend this game, at least now, wait for a year Croteam will fix all bugs and only after that you can buy it. P.S I can say that CroteamThis game is absolute trash, there is not optimization, no graphic. This game has a tons of bugs, terrible melee kills animations, loading textures during cut scenes. Yes this game has a lot of enemies, but they all dumb as hell. I definitely not recommend this game, at least now, wait for a year Croteam will fix all bugs and only after that you can buy it. P.S I can say that Croteam achieved their goal, their game did not evolved at all, it just stuck in 2001.… Expand
  28. agent13
    Dec 12, 2020
    5
    I played serious sam 1 when i was a kid and i really liked it, it was a very cool and enjoyable game back in early 2000s I didn't play 2 and 3 but I had been waiting for 4 since it was announced and how disappointing it is, the game looks like an early 7th gen game but that's tolerable
    it's story and character design is dull and stupid the enemies also have bad 3d models despite good    I played serious sam 1 when i was a kid and i really liked it, it was a very cool and enjoyable game back in early 2000s I didn't play 2 and 3 but I had been waiting for 4 since it was announced and how disappointing it is, the game looks like an early 7th gen game but that's tolerable
    it's story and character design is dull and stupid the enemies also have bad 3d models despite good designs in the artbook
    surprisingly serious sam 4's gameplay and level design hasn't made much progress since serious sam 1, you just have to fight waves of enemies spawning in a bad order with their 0 AI and that becomes boring very fast I'm glad that the game isn't really long like doom at least this is better than doom.
    overall this game isn't what I hoped that would be I'm not sure if it worths playing    … Expand
  29. Playa1212
    Sep 29, 2020
    0
    Serious sam 4 is not game for everyone. the best part about serious sam 4 is the amount of weapons you have that you get to shoot and there are around 40 or more enemy types. The game is poorly optimized and the cut scenes and animations of them are out dated but the game does not look bad, in some levels the game looks pretty and beautiful.
  30. Kwabs
    Sep 27, 2020
    10
    Nice game gĝggghggghushshzhzjsijsjzkzkkzkKakakakskskakkakskskakakwkwklwpspsodixuuxusjwnwmskskskkzksksksksksjwjwiaoaooqowkwkaiaoaosisowowkkakakajaialapoqkwjshdhsgahwjwkqlzkjcndmsnwjsjsjnsjeke
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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. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2021
    60
    Sam lost the last remains of creativity. The result is an ordinary megalomaniacal action with a charismatic protagonist who faces endless hordes of monsters. Shooting is fun, the rest is dusty gray. [Issue#307]
  2. CD-Action
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    Serious Sam remained true to its legacy and therefore is charmingly archaic – which is not a flaw in this case. It’s easy to point out that side missions are uninspired and fail to provide the diversity they were supposed to introduce, or question the quality of graphics and optimization, but it’s not really that important when burying enemies under piles of bullets is so much fun. [12/2020, p.34]
  3. Cubed3
    Dec 2, 2020
    70
    Croteam has yet to surpass its first two Serious Sam games, with Serious Sam 4 basically being one more entry; one that is great fun, but far from an evolution of the series. The flaws are aplenty, although they are rarely very serious (pun not intended), making this fourthquel more disappointing than bad - because, make no mistake, this is very good. Sure, it's not the best Serious Sam game… but still a Serious Sam game. Fans of serious action will understand.
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