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Croteam working on Serious Sam 3, unnamed tactical-action shooter  photo

You simply cannot call yourself an FPS aficionado unless you have played one of the many Serious Sam games. The series is best known for its inventive weapons and nonstop action. The only problem? The game becomes extremely repetitive after a half hour of playtime.

Fan Site Seriously! has all of the details (translated from gaming magazine GamePlay) about Croteam's upcoming Serious Sam 3 and their new tactical military shooter:

... About the plans for Serious Sam sequels and other projects, [Serious Sam 3] is being worked on, as well as the other project. The official public statement by the publisher will also be out soon. As for the new Serious Sam, you can be certain it will be the best sequel of Serious Sam when it's done...

What we can say for now is that it's a 'military tactical-action shooter', which is powered by our Serious Engine 3 technology. The game is set in the present; with 'in your face' action and requiring gamers to think before shooting. The technology allows the player the impression that he is at the very heart of the action. Audio-visual components of the game will encompass modern warfare using realistic, bloody and violent moments together with 'fast-paced' action. Using the Serious Engine 3, the game will have a lot of detail, from realistic metal materials, to the 'cloth' system to animated character faces.

I can only pray that Serious Sam 3 manages to fix its predecessors' repetitiveness without straying too far away from its roots. 


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Bluefusion's Avatar
Bluefusion at 05/14/2007 17:19
Serious Sam 3: Mew TWO

I can see it now...
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 05/14/2007 17:20
MEWTWO
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Magesx at 05/14/2007 17:20
Shit, beaten. D:
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 05/14/2007 17:36
Think before you shoot? That ain't Serious Sam!

Funnily enough, I never had a problem with the repetitiveness, but then, I am a Dynasty Warriors fan so I probably never noticed. Love me some Serious Sam though, it doesn't get more intense than blasting down an army of screaming suicide bombers with sub-par graphics.
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sbshootme at 05/14/2007 18:28
Coop play alone made those titles worth playing, I had a blast with it at LAN parties.
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wario67 at 05/14/2007 19:56
Jim Sterling,

agreed

but I'm an dyntasy warriors fan also :/
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wario67 at 05/14/2007 19:56
dynasty^
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ElfShotTheFood at 05/14/2007 21:07
Serious Sam II was a disappointment: levels were way too small, there weren't enough monsters, the jokes were stupid, and the guns lacked power. Hopefully the third one will be more like the first two "Encounters."

Or at least more like Painkiller. ;)
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PiKo at 05/14/2007 21:26
Great game to play on LAN drunk with a bunch of friends. I dunno thats all I got, back to drinking.
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Mxyzptlk at 05/15/2007 02:23
I second PiKo's comment, that's the best way to play those games. I had one of those Immersion force-feedback Logitech mice way back when that made it even more stupid fun.
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Jordan Grim Devore at 05/15/2007 05:47
There wasn't enough room for the GBA one!
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