Zero Punctuation: Serious Sam 3: BFE
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I love both Serious Sam and Painkiller, but I really don't get how Painkiller innovated the genre of running and shooting hordes of enemies. My PK experience has always been run dodging stuff while blasting their faces away (same thing I did when playing Serious Sam).
In fact, I'm not sure the genre needs any innovations... and if it does, I think Hard Reset was more innovative than Painkiller.
In fact, I'm not sure the genre needs any innovations... and if it does, I think Hard Reset was more innovative than Painkiller.
Ah balls, now I'm gonna have to go back to that game. I'm a huge fan of the First and Second Encounters, so I was really hyped for this one. But the opening is just as bad as Yahtzee says and worse. I couldn't get out of the city before I lost interest. I wrote it off as a misguided attempt to paint over a modern game with Serious Sam themed paint. But apparently all the cool stuff is hidden in the middle of the game. Time to go reinstall, I guess.
While I'm hoping that this will be worth it, I still believe that The Second Encounter is the best game in the series. That one opened with a ludicrously entertaining series of physics bending rooms and arena fights. If you buy this one, be warned: the beginning is one of the most soulless stretches of gaming I've ever had.
While I'm hoping that this will be worth it, I still believe that The Second Encounter is the best game in the series. That one opened with a ludicrously entertaining series of physics bending rooms and arena fights. If you buy this one, be warned: the beginning is one of the most soulless stretches of gaming I've ever had.
still might pick it up.
need a change of pace n something close to new before Max Payne 3
see you next week Escapists
need a change of pace n something close to new before Max Payne 3
see you next week Escapists
I really liked Serious Sam 3 BFE. Although it didn't have the same oomph as Serious Sam the first and second encounter I did think it was better then painkiller which while is good I feel was a little overrated by Yahtzee. While the weapons were awesome I felt that the enemies were pretty forgetful.
serious sam 2 is still the best SS for me, but SS3 is still damn good. all i missed from the game is the humor i love so much from part 2.
never the less, its still a damn fun game. a typical old school shooter. just a little mix of modern games in it.
never the less, its still a damn fun game. a typical old school shooter. just a little mix of modern games in it.
I do you've lost the point of why you do this job, Yahtzee. You're allowed to recommend things! You only have a bile-spewing everything sucks facade under which you are a smart critic trying to find joy through the muck. Your current long-running trend of "I like this game but I can't be bothered saying outright that I do" or just saying "this game was alright but hold on while I list everything negative without bothering to build any sort of counter-argument whatsoever" just loses grasp of everything that made you great in the first place.
You always seem to skirt around the issue of whether you personally liked it. You never used to; you always used to understand how subjective opinions worked and so exercised your right to one as brashly as possible. But everything you say now is so safe, semi-recommendations at most, and it's slightly irksome because it means some truly great games get somewhat shafted when you come to the conclusion predictable of "it's alright".
I agree with you, perhaps it is time to swallow your pride and stick solely to reviewing indie games. Perhaps through a different series altogether, something more somber, a chance for you to really use those critical thinking chops you have without having to drag in through the muck of the cheap laugh and the "I am a angry review man grrr" facade. It's just a thought, but I think it'd really fulfill the initial goal of this Zero Punctuation series more than it has been doing now. Worth considering, I hope.
You always seem to skirt around the issue of whether you personally liked it. You never used to; you always used to understand how subjective opinions worked and so exercised your right to one as brashly as possible. But everything you say now is so safe, semi-recommendations at most, and it's slightly irksome because it means some truly great games get somewhat shafted when you come to the conclusion predictable of "it's alright".
I agree with you, perhaps it is time to swallow your pride and stick solely to reviewing indie games. Perhaps through a different series altogether, something more somber, a chance for you to really use those critical thinking chops you have without having to drag in through the muck of the cheap laugh and the "I am a angry review man grrr" facade. It's just a thought, but I think it'd really fulfill the initial goal of this Zero Punctuation series more than it has been doing now. Worth considering, I hope.
It is said that when yahtzee reviews developers are watching...Alphakirby said:Wait, what? Did you say what I just heard you say....agoran said:I was really looking forward for Yahtzee to do a Zero Punctuation on our game. I was also terrified it will make me cry.
I didn't cry, so I guess that went rather well
Ah, so BFE does NOT stand for: Best Friends Ever! Roger that! :-D
Still, it's nice to see that the old school shooter's haven't gone completely extinct. Lately, the FPS genre has become somewhat stale, so we definetly need games like SS3 to shake things up a bit.
Still, it's nice to see that the old school shooter's haven't gone completely extinct. Lately, the FPS genre has become somewhat stale, so we definetly need games like SS3 to shake things up a bit.
I guess I was one of the few people who enjoyed the opening because I can appreciate good pacing. It also makes sense in regards to the story. At first Sam's just clearing out the hang-arounds of the invasion force, who are sticking around to fuck some shit up for fun. Eventually a warship takes notice of this and decides to pop in there to take care of Sam. After it gets its ass-kicked, Mental realizes there may be more to this guy than there is at first glance, and starts sending down troops specifically to kill Sam,which is when theg ame picks up. Why not just moon the planet right off and be done with it? Because Mental is mental.sneeky033 said:
As for the whole experience, I adore the game. Especially the multiplayer, where the winner is based purely on map knowledge and skill.
The review was what I expected.But I am just glad that another person reviewed this game because so few of the usual places I go act don't act like it exists.
And I hope it sells well enough on PC that we can get a console release because everything that I have seen says to me that this game is awesome.
And I hope it sells well enough on PC that we can get a console release because everything that I have seen says to me that this game is awesome.