Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is Seriously Good

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0:00 Intro & Opening Remarks
04:58 The Campaign - Level 1
09:10 The Campaign - Level 2 & 3
13:03 The Visuals
14:40 The Campaign - Level 4
18:32 Final Campaign Level & Closing Remarks
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@Gggmanlives 2 жыл бұрын

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@jacksonteller3973 2 жыл бұрын

I just wish this expansion would come to other platforms besides Steam. Kind of feels like the rest of are getting screwed over, it's weird that it's not on Stadia considering SS4 was a Stadia exclusive.

@connordorman117 2 жыл бұрын

Please review Jedi Fallen Order in preparation for its sequel and the FPS from the same devs that’s coming out.

@Hatsworthful 2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller3973 On one hand the stadia has been so violently mismanaged by google that maybe croteam just thought it wasn't worth the effort, on the other hand its weird since its probably not that much effort to just throw the game into the platform considering that what little userbase the service has left would absolutely grab the dlc after the main game. There's the off chance that google themselves didn't have the interest but, as seriously as sam is, i doubt it.

@Akuretaki_Nikolay 2 жыл бұрын

xdxd

@clauseluger3932 2 жыл бұрын

Very s*xy vid man. Solid A+

@deathdogfanboy1970 2 жыл бұрын

seeing gman not being disappointed in it after ss4 somehow made me smile

@angelem5960 2 жыл бұрын

Kinda makes me wish he updated his review on that game. I have heard it got patched and polished.

@deathdogfanboy1970 2 жыл бұрын

@@angelem5960 I played it through gamepass and to be honest, not much has changed

@ls200076 2 жыл бұрын

@@deathdogfanboy1970 true

@Curt_Randall 2 жыл бұрын

@@angelem5960 it seemed very polished to me when I played it a few months ago.

@cantti 2 жыл бұрын

Im currently playing SS4. It feels much better now than when it launched. And I cant even quite put a finger on it why. Maybe even personal taste somehow.

@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 2 жыл бұрын

They really should just let this team make Serious Sam 5.

@Akuretaki_Nikolay 2 жыл бұрын

@beegyoshi6525 2 жыл бұрын

Yea and let croteam go back to philosophical puzzle games, I would love a game like Talos Principle again, because it was the best experience I've had with a piece of media.

@yungoldman2823 2 жыл бұрын

Dude every day I pray for another game that makes me feel like the talos principle does

@davidmize342 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah serious sam 5 would be awesome 👌

@arnox4554 2 жыл бұрын

After SS4, a remake of SS2 will be in the works. Croteam has LONG since talked about their dislike for SS2 and have stated very openly that they're going to remake it sometime.

@jacktrader2405 2 жыл бұрын

Living the entirety of my life in Siberia, I confirm that things really look like that here. Fun fact about "replacing health kits with bottles of vodka": vodka (with pepper) is really concidered to be a cure for the common cold here. Even though it probably doesn't help.

@gran.kahuna 2 жыл бұрын

It sure helps forget about the cold

@Gatorade69 2 жыл бұрын

With pepper ? Like black pepper or spicy peppers (like cayenne) ?

@Darknessblade4me 2 жыл бұрын

@@Gatorade69 like Black pepper. I was given a bottle as a Gift and its really Good with a meat Dish. Works quite well against a throat ache aswell. Though the latter goes for vodka in general..

@XpMonsterX 2 жыл бұрын

Alcohol and hot pepper raise your body temperature which helps fight the cold.

@BetaCuckAlpha 2 жыл бұрын

@@XpMonsterX It actually does the opposite.

@markmitin7397 2 жыл бұрын

The part about Russians being fans of Serious Sam, is not even exaggeration. Actually it's a fact.

@markmitin7397 2 жыл бұрын

@Alexander TM-290 Я думаю что в общем в СНГ Серьёзный Сэм очень популярен.

@markmitin7397 2 жыл бұрын

@Alexander TM-290 Ну Сталкер и Метро другого калибра шутеры, Атмосфера, Сюжет и Реализм. Сэма больше можно сравнить с Думом, Аркадный, Наполненный врагами, Взрывной боевик.

@user-xo3go9ob4q 9 ай бұрын

@@alpingu_ has, and then what? say something against it

@pilotearesolutioner582 2 жыл бұрын

That icy lake fight sequence is actually an obvious reference to the infamous historical event called "Battle of Lake Peipus" that took place 800 years ago and is a common thing that is taught in schools of Russia and CIS countries

@CantankerousDave 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, the battle in the movie Alexander Nevsky.

@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 2 жыл бұрын

Idk what CIS means so I'm gonna assume its the Confederacy of Independent Systems drom star wars

@danialabdullah29 2 жыл бұрын

@@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 Commonwealth of independent states. Basically a commonwealth that consists of countries that gain independence from the soviet union.

@danialabdullah29 2 жыл бұрын

@DG int Содружество Независимых Государств is the official name. I'm not the one giving it's name. It officially and literally have "commonwealth" in it's name. Source - Wikipedia, History class.

@panthekirb7561 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was just a nod to the last of fight from the 11th level of The Second Encounter...

@RealKaiserRyu 2 жыл бұрын

Yo Gman, that Serious Sam 4 moment where you drive for 10 minutes and hit a dead end actually has an Easter egg. In the ruined tunnel there’s a radio that’s plays the Croteam theme. Of course after the song ends enemies spawn in. Maybe it wasn’t in pre-release versions of the game?

@jackmcmorrow9397 2 жыл бұрын

Thats kind of a shitty easter egg, ngl.

@user-mn7dk2mt8j 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackmcmorrow9397 lol

@Gggmanlives 2 жыл бұрын

It definitely wasn't.

@Gggmanlives 2 жыл бұрын

@@agbrenv Then that explains it.

@Felipemelazzi 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackmcmorrow9397 Well, in level 1 or the first ever Serious Sam starts beside a giant desert in the opposite direction of the objective and if you traverse it for 1-2min a bunch of rocket launching enemies appear while you have 2 basic pistols to survived xD I admit that _10 minutes_ is a little too much, but the series is filled with pranks like this

@Greenskull 2 жыл бұрын

This is a pleasant surprise!

@Hatsworthful 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly its a relief to see serious sam take a turn for the better after SS4 being rather rocky overall.

@Hatsworthful 2 жыл бұрын

@Brupcat At this point i don't think anyone would object to the idea of croteam pulling a Valve and straight up hiring the timelock team permanently to continue working on future sam games

@literallyvergil1686 2 жыл бұрын

@Brupcat it wasn't a different team, croteam worked with modders it's not Sonic mania thing where the modders made the game, it was a collaboration

@Hatsworthful 2 жыл бұрын

@@agbrenv Well whichever way it goes i hope the new folks that worked on siberian mayhem are a permanent addition to the dev team

@malachiredhawk8401 2 жыл бұрын

I love Serious Sam so much. One of the first true FPS games I experienced on PC as a kid. Regardless of the quality of new entries, it just warms my heart that he is still around spilling guts many years later.

@Gatorade69 2 жыл бұрын

I remember downloading the demo for it and it running at around 6 fps but looked so good. It was one of the first games I installed when I built my first computer.

@autismo1984 2 жыл бұрын

Saame. Man, I remember my uncle installed serious sam the second encounter on my first pc back in 2011-2012. I was a very small kid and couldn't really play this game properly because I was dumb, but my mother and other uncle always were helping me. And now seeing that SS is doing pretty well just feels heartwarming. I really appreciate Croteam for doing this fps masterpiece.

@madmorgo6233 2 жыл бұрын

I remember my great-pop playing it on his computer when I was a wee lad too young to know anything about 'em. Didn't stop me playing tho :'3

@VB-92 2 жыл бұрын

Company full of suits whos main interest is making money and setting deadlines, makes sequel: It's a mess. Company hires the modding community to make sequel DLC: It's actually a good game. Bethesda: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

@finkamain1621 2 жыл бұрын

Bethesda just relies on modders to add new content to their games. Fallout 4 was a huge drop in the amount of weapons and apparel compared to New Vegas. They put the most barebones content in the game so people will buy the DLC's and use the in-game mod menu and the Creation Club which is just paid mods

@VB-92 2 жыл бұрын

@@finkamain1621 Well that and fixing their game. Point is they should maybe scout out for the good modders and hire them to make their game for them. How many of those good modders do you think would have gone: You know what, 3 ways to say yes and one way to say maybe later DOES sound exactly like what fallout needs for most conversations.

@drivanradosivic1357 2 жыл бұрын

@@finkamain1621 on one hand, IMO Bethesda's Fallout 4 & 76 is good from a balance of movement and player handling weapons. on the other hand, why the frak were the arsenals lowered? you could have had Junk weapons(pipe weapons(but specific versions for pistol and SMG calibers, revolvers, Combat and Battle rifle and of course junk shotguns as well as junk Gatling guns, grenade &rocket launchers) where it is obvious someone with lots of scrap metal and barely basic understanding of firearms made it and Makeshift weapons where someone with loads of scrap metal and LOTS of understanding of firearms made it(I would make the Makeshifts have better damage and accuracy, plus give it Makeshift Lasers and Plasma weapons)) Manufactured and Faction specific weapons. Hell even 3d printed guns and 3d gun parts would have been good for early game as a feature in the 1950'ties advanced Fission powered Americana, but no Bethesda dropped the ball there. For the RPG system, a easy fix for Fallout 4(FO76 is a MMO lite, so RPg mechanics need to be balanced for that) is Classic(Fallout 3 and New Vegas reputation and Karma systems as well as the Traits, Skills and perks) and Casual(what FO4 launched with) as options. People even made Classic Mode in the Nexus mods.

@theindestructibleone483 2 жыл бұрын

On my opinion Serious Sam 4 wasn't a mess but whatever, I really liked it

@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470 2 жыл бұрын

@@theindestructibleone483 I found it pretty underwhelming ngl

@DenkyManner 2 жыл бұрын

They still haven't quite nailed what Sam is supposed to look like and now he's just some Create-A-Wrestler dude.

@madawcofarreat2348 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. They never really did flesh out his character very well compared to other FPS dudes, and that's honestly a real shame.

@sirgs5662 2 жыл бұрын

For me his super cartoony look from the xbox era is how i'll always see him

@512TheWolf512 2 жыл бұрын

nah, he's fine.

@finkamain1621 2 жыл бұрын

@@sirgs5662 They should have just stuck with that and by making everything more cartoony, it'd be easier on GPU's so you'd be able to have even more things on screen

@Born... 2 жыл бұрын

Rather have good gameplay then a decent looking sam in cutscenes

@sethboyle90 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder he's so serious! He gets to kill all those monsters with just his fists

@optiquemusic6204 2 жыл бұрын

A huge wave of Kamikaze mutants run with their droning screams, 'BFG Division' intensifies.

@BEAT.SWEATS 2 жыл бұрын

it makes me so happy to see sam getting treated right

@gojizard704 2 жыл бұрын

Serius sam 4 wasnt bad tho just a bit buggy

@luminosity01 2 жыл бұрын

@@gojizard704 its like saying cyberpunk isn't bad, it's just buggy

@thesheeepjd 2 жыл бұрын

@@gojizard704 SS4 is a raging clusterfuck of a game. Even without the bugs, it's still a catastrophic failure. Completely messed up weapon switching via mouse wheel (random weapon order and also switching through items, wtf?!), levels that offer practically 0 exploration and if there is something tucked away, it's a trap that spawns enemies, the new enemies are mostly lame and annoying to fight, the characters in the story are even more annoying and cringe to top it off, the performance of the engine is plain bad, the loading times are insane even on an SSD, the graphic design is a mess that makes it hard to impossible to tell enemies apart from the level (in stark contrast to how great it was in SS1 + 2), dual wield without being able to fire both with a single button causing fingers to cramp, powerups that are barely possible to use as using them slows you down and makes you highly vulnerable, melee kills that do not make you invulnerable and are thus completely counterproductive.... And that was just off the top of my head.

@gojizard704 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesheeepjd ;-; well i guess i have to hate it then...because apparently nobody else but me likes the game...so i must be wromg

@ciromaccarone7494 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesheeepjd if you learn to switch weapons from the Numbers above wasd you'll improve greatly your performance in Sam games you Just have to memorize what button Is associated with a weapon and Will be mucho faster to switch and also your combat Will also be more flexible

@TheArklyte 2 жыл бұрын

I like how everyone reviewing Serious Sam 4 and this DLC just lists a dozen bad things about it or which were done wrong and then ends review with "I liked it, want more and wish more games nowadays were like this":D

@enemy1191 2 жыл бұрын

Expansion*

@wyatt4790 2 жыл бұрын

@@enemy1191 no one asked bro

@TheArklyte 2 жыл бұрын

@@enemy1191 I'll even call Night of the Raven a DLC to piss you off even more if you want;)

@enemy1191 2 жыл бұрын

@@wyatt4790 same about your comment

@enemy1191 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheArklyte im not mad, i just simply corrected it ... but from which game is that one you mentioned?

@Kepesk 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like exactly what I wanted 4 to be.

@edster8416 2 жыл бұрын

Serious Sam will always be as it is. Man how time flies it’s like seeing that nostalgic shortcut icon on a must have on the early 2000 desktop.

@Japixx 2 жыл бұрын

Instantly recognized that Ozzy - Crazy Train reference at 18:27, gj devs!

@duhrease2 2 жыл бұрын

i thought i was the only one who noticed, it caught me by suprise

@ReprobiCrucesignati 2 жыл бұрын

Painkiller had a minigun with a rocketlauncher SS Siberian Mayhem has a shotgun with a noobtube. That has to be my new fav weapon combo

@Mega4est 2 жыл бұрын

At 8:25 it's not an AK-47 but an AK-74 which is a huge difference. And yeah, Siberia is not really in Eastern Europe (11:13) 😏😏

@shadowflash705 2 жыл бұрын

There's a small part that's still Europe but if you'll run 700m to the east you'll be in Asia :)

@JustinQuinn623 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel. You'll find that he's wrong about most things.

@saber_braveheart9976 2 жыл бұрын

so yes the game says ak74 but keep in mind the ak's shoot different ammo the ak in the game is either a ak47 or a akm because of its magazine the way the mags are made for each weapon is very noticeable if you want to know the difference between the two guns you can't run 5.45 in those steel ak mags the mag is too curved for it to run which means its using 7.62 meaning its an ak47 an ak74 uses these slightly angled polymer mags you are right there is a difference between the two guns but the model of the gun in game is still a regular 7.62 ak so no he's not wrong learn the difference before commenting

@puddingtopf 2 жыл бұрын

I'm downloading the game right now. Will watch this after my first playthrough. Good to see the positive title.

@puddingtopf 2 жыл бұрын

I finished my first playthrough of the game last night and just watched this review. I think I can agree with everything you've said, and it's nice that we actually like the game. I just find it a bit weird to say "do you want to play something like this in 2022?" because hell yes, I do. It's simple gameplay with pure action.

@miguelcardozo4359 2 жыл бұрын

You're my favorite guy when it comes to reviews, specially with the frequently better and better uploads

@dylanv.4970 2 жыл бұрын

You had me at everything but the end. I love that serious Sam hasn't changed. It's one of the few "classic" fps still around and I hope it stays that way! Keep all that enhanced mobility, light rpg mechanics, and other junk out of serious Sam

@gerouchkunov5377 2 жыл бұрын

I know I'm late to the party but I was just about to write exactly this. Most of these new "mechanics" that newer games introduce are absolute bullshit. Am I playing a skateboard/parkour game or an FPS game? I hope the SS franchize never changes. Because that's what FPS games are known for - kicking ass, shooting guns and having fun while doing so! The whole "we want it to be like playing a chess game/needing to move like a monkey on LSD + speed to play efficiently" is not what the soul of FPS games is about.

@phoenixmarktwo 2 жыл бұрын

@@gerouchkunov5377 The issue I have with this statement is that there's a reason that "movement shooters" are considered a subgenre. The appeal of a movement shooter is that the entire environment suddenly becomes a playground. Movement shooters often have a parkour system, with wallrunning, walljumping, momentum, grappling hooks, etc, allowing you to pull off some fucking insane movemnent. Are you getting cornered? There's a wall right next to you, go up it. Do you need a flank on an entrenched enemy? Fling yourself like a boomerang on crack around a setpiece to fly through the window right next to them. And as shown with Doom 2016, you don't have to make everything a movement shooter. I don't disagree that not every game has to have a slew of mobility options, but I will say that a sequel has to *expand* on the previous game or *change* something about the formula, or else it isn't a sequel, but rather an overpriced expansion pack that brings nothing new to the table (the CoD series as of late).

@mariorad529 Ай бұрын

@@gerouchkunov5377 agreed with both comments 100%

@DinnyForst 2 жыл бұрын

When it comes to old school shooter, I prefer people who actually understand the design of old school shooter to review the game like Gman and other individual channel than mainstream media. I hope to see more variation of theme and settings like SS2, but gunplay element from SS4. Probably an actual sequel to finish Mental once for all

@dudynator1 2 жыл бұрын

That's the channel for fps IMO

@burney7998 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they planned how Mental looks like, I wonder will he be a tallass monster or just a normal sized guy with alot of shit.

@jamesharvey44 Жыл бұрын

@@burney7998 I envision Mental to be a petty bureaucrat or politician but could be an insane teacher as well

@germx2918 2 жыл бұрын

This morning I was literally thinking and hoping you would do a video on this DLC. Thanks for continuing to make my week better!

@alleosussquirt8041 2 жыл бұрын

Man, it's sort of weird to see out of all the OG FPS gang, Sam is the one to make it out alive, I always bet on Duke making a comeback one day, but yeah.

@Bembel81 2 жыл бұрын

Not as long as Gearbox owns Duke Nukem.

@cole5953 2 жыл бұрын

Uh, Doom? Doomguy made it out alive and the best so far. We just need Duke and Caleb. Fps characters are doing okay, it's the stealth game characters that all burned alive together.

@angusdelaney905 2 жыл бұрын

Lo Wang is doing fine.

@majamystic256 2 жыл бұрын

I hope Heretic and Hexen come back too, I think since Raven is part of Microsoft now, they could collaborate with ID Software

@amandeepgill5206 Жыл бұрын

Doomguy and Sam: *laments fallen friends*

@Hanson328 2 жыл бұрын

Your ability to consistently upload quality content in such a rapid fashion is truly amazing and your fans greatly appreciate it! Keep it up man!!

@Dcode117 2 жыл бұрын

Now all we need is a comeback from the king duke and our favorite gunslinger caleb and all would be good even shadow warrior 3 is another reboot and it looks good that comes out march 1st

@recitationtohear 2 жыл бұрын

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@irishcreamconnoisseur 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunetly Duke is owned by Gearbox and Blood by Atari

@drangelice 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully they drop the annoying RPG grindy elements of shadow warrior 2 and go more towards a bigger shadow warrior 1. The first one was really good.

@finkamain1621 2 жыл бұрын

@@irishcreamconnoisseur Maybe Microsoft can buy Duke from greasy Randal S Bitchford III. I'm sure he wouldn't mind getting some more money for some hookers and blow

@CantankerousDave 2 жыл бұрын

Still love the "'Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!' yerself!" line from the first game all these years later.

@Player-10 2 жыл бұрын

"It's like a handheld version of the ark of the covenant" is probably the best thing I've heard anyone say about any weapon in a game

@jgamer9307 2 жыл бұрын

I just played this today. Such a good game. My faith in Serious Sam has been restored thanks to this entry.

@MachFiveFalcon 2 жыл бұрын

Been following you for a while, and it's great to finally see a new game in a classic series that's right up your alley - cheers!

@clarkey5299 2 жыл бұрын

Gman's going hard in 2022. Thanks for the continuous epic content!

@cameron2796 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not even gonna lie. The last time I had played a serious sam game was like 12 years ago and I had written the franchise off. After watching this I picked up the Siberian Mayhem DLC and the First encounter HD. I have found one of my favorite franchises. These games are fantastic. Thanks for making me wanna give it a second chance!!

@narwhalgamingvariety 2 жыл бұрын

I liked SS4 a lot despite it's flaws but, after the first level in this new one... huge improvement.

@Prisoner_849 2 жыл бұрын

I love that sustained-beam Laser Cannon that is a good alternative to the Flamethrower from The Second Encounter.

@maxek46 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of your funniest recent videos, very much enjoyed it. Might pick this up!

@lucasmoreira2418 2 жыл бұрын

So, here's a serious question (pun intended) that I have: do we really *need* Serious Sam to change all that much other than fighting hordes of enemies while constantly strafing? I really do love many of the new twitch shooters we've been getting, but I do sometimes feel like they're going a little over the top in terms of how many mechanics they're including into the gameplay just for the sake of "standing out". One of the reasons why I loved Ion Fury is because of how easy it is to pick up and play, it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, it's just classic oldschool FPS fun. And it's also why I can always get into Serious Sam games (the main entries, not including spinoffs, though the spinoffs are fun too) and have fun with them. I think the inclusion of skill points as they did in SS4 was great, even if it wasn't done as well as it could have been in that game, but I'm not sure if we really need all that much else. I could maybe think of some things that could be cool to include like a grappling hook for moving around, maybe crouch sliding, and I do agree that each new game in any franchise should strive to improve from its predecessors... But I also ultimately want Serious Sam to do what it does best, which is shooting enormous numbers of aliens with an enormous arsenal of weapons. I don't want to be racking up combos or having to be constantly dashing/ground slamming/this and that because those mechanics are somehow required to be effective. There are other games for that kind of thing.

@saisameer8771 2 жыл бұрын

Serious Sam always had a solid gameplay foundation. The enemies and weapons all have their own individual properties and the gameplay was all about prioritizing enemies and weapons properly. You take this foundation and build upon it. Ground slams or shotgun meat hooks really don't work with the more horde shooter style of gameplay that Sam's going for. Games like doom eternal or ultra kill are more about fighting constantly spawing enemies in an enclosed space, which is what all these ground pounds or meat hooks are designed around. They would be extremely redundant in Serious sam which is all about fighting massive hordes of enemies on huge open arenas. Hell, getting close to enemies would actually get you killed very easily simply because of the sheer number of enemies. I think having more power ups around crowd control like air strikes or nukes would be much better. We already had the Serious bomb in second encounter.

@checker297 2 жыл бұрын

@@saisameer8771 eh i found doom eternal pretty crap in comparison to doom 2016. DE stopped the fast flowing combat too often with things like use the combo attack on the small guys so I have health/armour/ammo for big ones, while earlier it was just kill all the bad guys.

@lucasmoreira2418 2 жыл бұрын

@@saisameer8771 I can agree with that. More power-ups in special would be interesting.

@kingsleycy3450 2 жыл бұрын

Croteam really should hand the franchise to the Timelock guys. The franchise has been stagnant under them.

@N79621 2 жыл бұрын

1:51 Gonna tell my kids that is Johnny Silverhand

@heckensteiner4713 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that you used Roundabout in your intro means instant sub!

@HoorayforOranges Жыл бұрын

Picked this up and bought it for all of my friends. Had mixed feelings about some of the experiences, but I think the main thing is it was fun for everyone. The COD friends got what they wanted with ADS, friends who just. wanted to blow stuff up flew around in tanks, explorers puzzled their way around the maps (though compared to older entries I wish there was more puzzles in this entry). I personally preferred to hop out the tanks and punch at the 5x horde of enemies we were facing on foot. But the best thing is, this is our second run. They keep updating it. The Christmas update and Christmas Gates were an absolutely amazing addition to the franchise (all the enemies are Christmas models in some way and there's a secret gate which gives you random buffs like HxH Crazy Slots). If you haven't played it recently, I'd go check out some of the 'Christmas Gate' content on KZfaq real fast. Long live Sam, long live Croteam. I like that serious sam doesn't diverge from being a boomer shooter in the same way other games did with quick time events and adding lots of 'features'. I think Sam is a homage to an FPS purist formula that stands the test of time, because it's not about being the best or being engaged constantly, it's just about exploring environments and having goofy dumb fun with all the weird bullshit that Croteam throws at you, and I hope for many many more years to come, he stays goofy, and stays dumb.

@steelzepplin2012 Жыл бұрын

Serous Sam is my all time favorite franchise, I will always play Sam.

@sniperbobdave8350 2 жыл бұрын

Why dose it seem like there should be a game where the doom slayer, duke nukem and serious Sam team up and kill everything in their path.

@saisameer8771 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that this is not a thing yet is a crime against humanity.

@arfix 2 жыл бұрын

love the frequency of your new videos!

@cameron5367 2 жыл бұрын

@GELAS PECAH better take this belter of a deal

@doomgloom1479 2 жыл бұрын

Just started playing serious Sam collection. The games are so fun I really enjoy this series now.

@swindle9695 2 жыл бұрын

"Uhm... Kratos?" "What is it, boy?" [Points] "It's Serious Sam." "Oh shit, RUN BOY!"

@mcnuggetsauce1851 2 жыл бұрын

Have a good year Gman!

@HighFunctioningMedium 2 жыл бұрын

This is why Gman rules the roost. Enough info about gameplay to help me know the fun factor and no book reporting the plot for watch time, great editing, etc. Thanks, dude!

@comicsamsthegreat 2 жыл бұрын

I like the look of this more than SS4, hope we get mod support. And I'm looking forward to Timelock's future projects.

@KistenGauss 2 жыл бұрын

That cut at 15:16 is spot on. Lmao

@zhebonebek 2 жыл бұрын

Late Xmas gift! Didnt expect this! Love it!

@fernandobarreiro6152 Жыл бұрын

Wow, "Roundabout" to start the video! I'm impressed...

@DjPolo1897 2 жыл бұрын

Really pleased to see Serious Sam back to what made is so great. I've always had a soft spot for this series ever since I picked up the first game on release. I was sad to see all the problems with SS4 and it was the first game in the series I did not pick up but after seeing this I think I will pick it up and this expansion.

@thesheeepjd 2 жыл бұрын

Get the expansion only, it's standalone. SS4 just has terrible design all-around, independent of the bugs. This expansion does inherit some of that due to the engine, but at least the levels and encounters are now fun.

@gojizard704 Жыл бұрын

@@thesheeepjd bruh dont gatekeep if he wants to buy ss4 fucking let em

@aze559 2 жыл бұрын

This is for those who expect Sam to not be Sam and expect him to create some innovative gameplay formula. Let Sam be Sam, really holds true for all games with a good core gameplay idea. It's fine to try and experiment to see if something works and fits, but play other games instead which have that what you want. Don't complain that games that don't have it that they should.

@Caesarius 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, that moment (15:16) caught me of guard. Lmao, love your humor

@point-bl4nk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the headsup Gman

@arthurmorgan1724 2 жыл бұрын

Damn these 5 hours was pure fun man . I enjoyed each and every bit of the gameplay .

@saisameer8771 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought the second encounter was the best serious sam game so far. They should've taken that formula and built on it.

@vroiderantas 2 жыл бұрын

second encounter or serious sam 2 ? 2 was released after second encounter and is the cartoonish one. I wish they took some things from 2 since it had genuine improvements.

@finkamain1621 2 жыл бұрын

The Next Encounter on GameCube and PS2 was really good but sadly it's never been ported to PC or anything else

@arnox4554 2 жыл бұрын

BFE with the AWE pack is really damn good though.

@saisameer8771 2 жыл бұрын

@@vroiderantas The second encounter not 2. I've never played 2 and have no idea how the game actually is. Reviewers mostly seem to think it's mediocre.

@AdolfHitler-lk4vo 2 жыл бұрын

@@saisameer8771 reviewers are lifeless retards, ss2 was great

@nurgspestilence9352 2 жыл бұрын

A perfect video for my insomnia , cheers GmanLives

@codroyave 2 жыл бұрын

So relieved to hear this!

@dastanovich2476 2 жыл бұрын

Of course there's actual level design and good enemy placements in Siberian Mayhem cuz it was made by decade-long fans and not Croteam 🤣

@512TheWolf512 2 жыл бұрын

when you make ART to MAKE ART, not to make profit.

@WingMaster562 2 жыл бұрын

@mr nobody been seeing you spam that link.

@ShadeDraws 2 жыл бұрын

@@512TheWolf512 Making art and making profits are not mutually exclusive. If your only goal is to "make art" i.e., weird nonsense that appeals only to you, then do that on your own time and your own dime. When you're hired to create a product to see a return on investment, the only responsible choice is to pursue profit. No such thing as a free lunch. If you're not making profit, you're taking losses. Sad but true. The people who say "make art, not profits" are the same kind who demand to have their lives subsidized via government handouts stolen from people who actually ran profitable companies and made fiscally responsible life choices.

@Gameprojordan 2 жыл бұрын

@Shade Draws yeah there needs to be a compromise between the two. By all means make art instead of a pure cash grab, but you also have to tweak it a bit to be an actual profitable endeavor. Pure art is a money pit with no return, and cash grabs are soulless messes that people will reject because they're nothing more than a scam

@arnox4554 2 жыл бұрын

I think Croteam went through some serious developer drama during SS4's development (apparently, it was enough to cause one of the key devs to leave). I have no idea why though. As far as I could see, it was going great after the release of The Talos Principle. That's always been one of Croteam's major problems though. They really SUCK at communicating. I didn't even know this expack was out until GMan posted this video. Like, what the fuck?

@onurbalik 2 жыл бұрын

I love your reviews, but I gotta ask this: How do you manage to upload reviews of that length so frequently?

@eurosonly 2 жыл бұрын

I remember failing my drivers lisence test back in 2006 because I had spent all night playing serious sam 2 instead of studying for the test. Good times. My parents were pissed.

@TheTimelapseTraveler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great review. Looks like Sam is back into the kind of action he deserves!

@TBrunoLouis 2 жыл бұрын

When you said the "tank has a dash move" at 15:43 I literally paused it and laughed so hard, I could hear my neighbor wife's queuing from the thought of it. I'm still laughing about this whole game and I'm not its core audience. The 4th game had me in a weird place like I was arriving at Godfather Part 3 if I had never seen 1 or 2. I would honestly never recommend anyone watch The Godfather Trilogy in reverse, because it's not an anime. In America, we read right to left.

@captainzero119 2 жыл бұрын

Star Wars

@icky_thump 2 жыл бұрын

Woah.. I had no idea this was a thing. I've been a Serious Sam fan since probably 2003-2004 when I purchased the big box "Serious Sam Gold" and was hooked on the gameplay loop. SS3 is still impressive today and it came out way back in 2011. I was pumped for SS4 but due to the bugs, poor performance, and then the false advertisement "legion" bs, I had enough and actually refunded it... so disappointed. But this, this actually looks like a labor of love. And at half the price (albeit im guessing half the length), might give this a go.

@Curt_Randall 2 жыл бұрын

It's cool that you can knock a couple dollars off the price if you purchase as just the bundle item. Even though it is a standalone game, Steam is still offering it with a bundle item discount if you already have SS4 in your library.

@PoyoPancakes 2 жыл бұрын

This looks incredible! Ive GOT to pick this up!

@AythadisRaven 2 жыл бұрын

This expansion sounds like everything Serious Sam 4 should have been. I'm sold! I was seriously disappointed with SS4, but this, this sounds exactly what we wanted!

@sheezy2526 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't want Serious Sam to introduce dash. What's next, verticality like in Doom with a grappling hook? Serious Sam has always been slower than some enemies and that is how it should be. They ruined Shadow Warrior with countless RPG like mechanics with weapons customizations that take "effort" and "thinking" and "planning" when they used to be stress free mindless shooters you can just pickup and play after enduring enough stress in school or work. If RPG bs isn't bad enough many games now are full of cutscenes that I can't even skip that constantly breaks immersion.

@otbc1999 2 жыл бұрын

18:28 that Ozzy reference is worth the price of admission alone

@blackegret666 2 жыл бұрын

NGL all the scenes with you slaughtering millions of bad guys with death rays and the tank got me maniacally laughing. I'm definitely gonna get this.

@BitestheStuff 2 жыл бұрын

I really loved Serious Sam 4 and had a blast with it. I recommend people check it out again, because the devs polished it further, and added more content, including steam workshop functionality. Some really great mods there. Glad we're getting another game in this engine.

@thesheeepjd 2 жыл бұрын

SS4 is fundamentally broken beyond having had a buggy release. From another reply I did here: Completely messed up weapon switching via mouse wheel (random weapon order and also switching through items, wtf?!), levels that offer practically 0 exploration and if there is something tucked away, it's a trap that spawns enemies, the new enemies are mostly lame and annoying to fight, the characters in the story are even more annoying and cringe to top it off, the performance of the engine is plain bad, the loading times are insane even on an SSD, the graphic design is a mess that makes it hard to impossible to tell enemies apart from the level (in stark contrast to how great it was in SS1 + 2), dual wield without being able to fire both with a single button causing fingers to cramp, powerups that are barely possible to use as using them slows you down and makes you highly vulnerable, melee kills that do not make you invulnerable and are thus completely counterproductive....

@BitestheStuff 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesheeepjd We'll have to agree to disagree, I explored a shit ton, found the enemies fun to fight, and while the engine doesn't always perform the best, I had a pretty smooth experience on my end overall, had a great time fighting enemies, and I didn't have an issue with how dual wielding was handled either. My only complaints is that the upgrade system takes too long to get to the good stuff, and I do agree that enemies spawn too often. Other than that, I love the game and what it offered. Would play again.

@Tjomi 2 жыл бұрын

Its the levels Thats what they are missing. The first SS always had cool weird levels that either looked good or did insane things. these later SS have recovered the good shooting from the originals but are missing the levels.

@cmckittrick91 2 жыл бұрын

It's like after ss2, they are afraid to be too wacky

@jimmagwojo2718 2 жыл бұрын

Probably one of your best reviews great stuff mate

@Archvile1 2 жыл бұрын

This looks great! i need this

@EiKk4__ 2 жыл бұрын

After KZfaq removed the dislike-counter, they should have added an option to hard-like/double-like a video if they want to make this a typical happy happy world with unicorns and rainbows. This video deserves doubles. :D

@derwilhelmovic1617 2 жыл бұрын

Brendan Fraser and Mel Gibson are back doing movies. Charlie Sheen will be back doing TV shows. And now Sam Serious Stone is back, defending earth from an alien invasion all by himself. Now Duke has to return and the world will find peace and balance.

@TheEmptyAutumn 2 жыл бұрын

This game really reminds me of Next Encounter... and that is the *best* thing for me in terms of a Sam game. Next Encounter is my favorite of them all because it didn't waste time and it mixed things up a little bit. It didn't *always* feel like circle strafing, it sometimes felt like you were barreling *through* the hordes instead of just running backwards from them. While this doesn't exactly have *that* it seems, from all I've seen it's enough to get me interested.

@botep5529 2 жыл бұрын

Another banger Gman. Hope to see you on Drinker's open bar sometime.

@adamdavis1737 2 жыл бұрын

If people are saying this is fun I'll still give it a shot But I really didn't like 3 or 4. I tried and tried to get into them but they're both such a restrictive slog compared to the OG games If this one gets you into combat with a bunch of weapons sooner and isn't filled with some half assed story it tried to make you care about... I'm down

@zerotactix5739 2 жыл бұрын

Don't try frequently in a short span, you'll never change your mind that way. I found the classics, 3 and 4 all equally likable. You should try 3 and 4 again maybe after a few years.

@adamdavis1737 2 жыл бұрын

@@zerotactix5739 I tried to play them when they came out, I just find they're trying a gameplay design that's drastically different than the first couple The first game gives you weapons at a steady pace but doesn't make you wait too long to get a good variety. And it immediately just tosses you into the combat encounters which are the meat and potatoes of the game already I feel like three and four are trying to be modern linear shooters for too long.

@zerotactix5739 2 жыл бұрын

@@adamdavis1737 there's nothing modern about 3 and 4, and 4 is undoubtedly the most open ended game among all Sams. The classics were linear shooters in every sense of the word.

@adamdavis1737 2 жыл бұрын

@@zerotactix5739 bigass disagree Both 3 and 4 are very clearly aping the modern military shooter structure. You have ADS on a lot of weapons now. And they funnel you down the same fucking brown corridors and streets we've seen since the opening of CoD 4 It takes far too long for the game to actually feel like Serious Sam Restrictive is the issue. Not linearity in and of itself. The old games are arena shooters. They funnel you to each open arena for combat encounters 3 and 4 just pad you through basic ass levels that are very restrictive

@adamdavis1737 2 жыл бұрын

@Brupcat word I'll check it out

@-Raylight 2 жыл бұрын

**AAAAAAAaaaa intensifies* The king, Sam is finally back? Duke will be jealous 😂 Expansion pack? Now that's a name I haven't heard for a long time

@TheChungassSupreme 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet, a new running gag. This ain't bad, I always love running gag. The "Schwak'd + Your Mum Jokes" will always be my favorite, though.

@CheckeredPony Жыл бұрын

"you get one of the first new weapons the AK47" sam: *pics up an AK74*

@1saacl0l 2 жыл бұрын

Gman has the nicest voice in the commentary/gameplay space

@Brighton_the_Dragon 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderwhy so many people call it an AK-47 when its modeled and literally named ingame as the AK-74MX, the real life successor to the AK-47 (Atleast as far as being named the AK-74M, I think the X was added to make it sound more future sounding)

@InflamedCorgi 2 жыл бұрын

I love that reference to Crazy Train

@VonDrinkoften 2 жыл бұрын

Looks pretty cool, and will check it out for sure. Cheers for the review 👍

@inquespot9368 2 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT...this makes me want to buy this game and the expansion. Way better than most AAA games period. Thanks for this video GmanLives.

@TheBestGamer43 2 жыл бұрын

SS4 sucks ass though, really awful level design. This expansion looks great though.

@gojizard704 10 ай бұрын

@@TheBestGamer43ss4 doesnt suck. It just has a pretty rough optimization issue. Weave through that and your good

@reviathan3524 2 жыл бұрын

So, basically the 4th game redeems itself?

@wealthybone2990 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know this came out, didn't a new Serious Sam came out like a year ago or two? But this looks awesome and I appreciate you for showing us this, I would've never knew.

@DemonSlayer648 2 жыл бұрын

That opening was fresh out of my Serious Sam nightmares.

@TodayiAteMyCat 2 жыл бұрын

No offense but SSM4 is one of the best games I played in 2020, so much that I played through it 4 times and seeing this video and the kamikaze level gave me literal fucking chills gonna buy the game right now and complete it in one sitting

@expendableround6186 2 жыл бұрын

Playing SS4 right now thanks to XBox Game Pass. Having so much fun, I say that it single-handedly justified that subscription.

@christiansmemefactory1513 2 жыл бұрын

Title gives me hope considering serious Sam 4 was a mess

@Grandmaster-Kush 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, biggest dissapointment in years for me, well still have TFE and TSE masterpieces

@timstuppi5808 2 жыл бұрын

The mission at 3:12 is named roadside picknick which is a reference to the same named book on which the stalker movie and so the game is based on

@Lagib28 2 жыл бұрын

"Its like a hand-held version of the Ark of the Covenant!" Best weapon description I've ever heard

@jdawg86 2 жыл бұрын

12:26 is that what couches look like down under 😂

@ericvanhandel1122 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the Report of the Week clips. Good stuff.

@ZetZatar 2 жыл бұрын

Last place I expected to see clips of him pop up! 🤣

@geraldtucker6952 2 жыл бұрын

I think a cool special movement ability would be a boosted strafe jump. like every 10 seconds you can jump and move either left or right and it'll give you a small boost

@dreadgear9683 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid, i've been wondering since we are on the topic of Serious sam has Gmanlives looked back on serious sam 2, that game had a huge update recently that did not only fix some things but added enemy multipliers, you can have 10x enemies per mission now and it's wild.