Recent reviews by Toothmang

hot damn!

A close friend and I - both long-term Serious™ fans - just finished the game, co-op styles. It took us about 12 hours total, not including some time spent menus and a valiant, but only partially successful attempt to run the game using Proton on Linux. We were both on Windows machines for the actual co-op sessions.

Initial reviews and comments had me worried, but just about all of that melted away once I started playing for myself. The cutscenes and dialog all felt pretty close to home and moderately enjoyable, although the character animation was admittedly poor.

Gameplay-wise, it's clear how much influence the game inherited from things introduced in Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope. These include:
-dual-wielding (and having different weapons in each hand)
-parachute drop ins
-a few enemy models

I'm hopeful this will receive the Payday 2 treatment and get VR support added, so headsetters can co-op alongside desktoppers for maximum fun.

I can't speak much about the game's finale, other than personally it was highly satisfying and left me wanting more.

I'm not yet ready for another playthrough, but I'll surely return once more friends end up getting it. That being said, playing with pubs was just as fun as it was in SS: TFE and TSE. Also, there felt like an amusingly high number of similarities with the Earth Defense Force games. So much so, that a pubbie joined in for singing one of the EDF songs. Most excellent.

I don't think Sam fans will be disappointed. It may not quite click for those new to the Serious series, but I'm hopeful that folks will see the game for what it is - a solid 7/10 that knows itself well enough to have a blast.

Nominate for best VR game of the year 🚫
Nominate for game of the year ☑️

I wasn't expecting this to be so good! If you're a fan of the show, it's an incredible experience. Honestly, it's probably still pretty good even if you aren't keen on the show.