Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☑ Excellent ☐ Perfect ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Amazing ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young teens ☑ Older teens ☑ Adults ☑ Old people ☑ Anyone with a decent maturity level ☑ Anyone with a lack of maturity ☑ Anyone that is alive ☑ No one, not even your dog ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Just average ☑ A little better than average ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Better than good ☐ Fancy Pants Rich Boy ☐ NASA ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Can choose your difficulty setting ☐ No difficulty needed ☑ Just press 'W" ☐ Easy ☐ Medium ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Hard ☐ Verry Difficult ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if you like to collect things ☐ Only if you care about steam achievements ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☑ Only if you care about rankings/placements/leaderboards/etc. ☑ Average grind level ☑ A little grindy ☐ Too much grind ☐ You‘ll need a second life, maybe some macros, & a will to live for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ Story? What story? ☐ No Story ☐ Twilight was a better love story than this ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It‘ll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ 1-2 Hours ☐ 2-5 Hours ☐ 5-10 Hours ☑ 10-20 Hours ☐ 20-50 Hours ☐ 50+ Hours ☐ 100+ Hours ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Replayablity }--- ☐ You won't even finish it the first time ☐ None, once was enough ☐ Not that kind of game ☐ You don't stop playing this kinda game, ever ☑ Maybe once or twice, to try something new ☐ You'll want to get every single possible ending & secret there is ☐ You'll pick it up every few years, but never finish a whole playthrough ☐ A lot, just to romance everyone, pick new options. try new classes, etc ---{ Price }--- ☐ It’s free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If you have some money to blow ☑ Wait for it to go on sale for the 100th time ☐ Ask someone to gift it to you instead ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Circumstantial (PC specs, internet, save/install location, etc.) ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Very low ☐ Low ☑ Average ☐ High ☐ Too much ---{ Worth It }--- ☐ Hell no! ☐ If you have a lot of cash ☐ Worth it! ☐ Get it now! ☑ Life is not complete without this game! ---{ TEXT }--- A classic game, which I played a long time ago, we can say that it is part of the list of games of our childhood when we download them from certain obscure sites. Coming back to the game, my opinion is that it moves much better than many and I love this trilogy, the graphics are decent! ---{ 9 / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

Next to Doom, this is THE classic original FPS game. Sure you can play it in easy mode, but are you serions?

Has great flow and intense action as a boomer shooter, all with a very fun array of weapons to use and enemies of all kinds that require you to not only be fast but also strategic in your choice of weapon and enemy priority. I had a lot of fun with this game and its cheesy charm only adds to the fun, especially John Dick's voice acting.

I feel a bit sad that i like this game is more fun and less buggy than some of the modern games and im not speaking out of nostalgia, the game is genuinely still great. there is a HD version of this game, and the second encounter, with a new chapter added. Its called "Serious Sam Revolution"

In my opinion, “Serious Sam – The First Encounter” and “The Second Encounter” up until today are the best of the franchise. They have a simple game concept of fighting off masses of enemies in huge arenas with a varied arsenal of weapons. The overall setting and story are a homage to the early Duke Nukem titles, yet has its own, funny style. At the time Serious Sam was rumoured to be Croteam’s answer to the never-ending story of “Duke Nukem Forever” getting released “when it’s done”. The plot is quickly explained: Serious Sam gets sent back in time to prevent the evil alien “Mental” and its minions to destroy Earth. After about 5 hours play time in a normal approach, here’s my pros/cons list: Pros: + great retro feeling + trashy style + varied levels + Duke Nukem homage + overall simple but very entertaining game mechanics + simplistic first-person shooter + most enemies for most part feel consistent with Ancient Egypt theme + huge levels + great journey through famous sights of ancient Egypt + crazy enemy types + silly humour + masses of enemies to fight against + dynamic music + varied music + some real-life info about the historical sites + huge end bosses + secrets to find + some small riddles + quirky Sci-Fi setting + challenging on higher difficulty levels Cons: - Gameplay does get monotonous after a while - Weapon sounds - Some sounds rather muffled - Although levels are varied, the overall landscape could have been more diverse Conclusion: Serious Sam – The First Encounter is a simple, but super fun, quirky 1st person shooter. When having finished the final boss fight, you will most probably have killed about 3.000 or more enemies in your playthrough. Very good for just switching off your brain and keep pulling the virtual trigger. Rating: 7/10 points

One of my all time favorites, a true bonafide classic.

Same feeling as is was young, still a wonderful game

its the best game in the world

Only for Real giga chads

yummy!!