Serious Sam Next Encounter Gamecube Direct

When you think of the Serious Sam franchise, you probably think of two things: insane hordes of screaming headless bombers and PC gaming . The series was built by Croteam as a glorious throwback to ‘90s shooters like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D .

Released in 2004 for the GameCube (and PS2), this wasn’t a straight port of The First Encounter or The Second Encounter . It was a brand-new, console-exclusive adventure developed by Climax Studios. And it is weird —in the best possible way. Chronologically, Next Encounter sits between the first two games. Sam “Serious” Stone is back, fighting through Rome, ancient China, and even Atlantis. The plot is nonsense (in a fun way), involving a reality-warping artifact called the Medallion of Power. You don’t play Serious Sam for the story; you play to watch 50 enemies explode into gory confetti at once. serious sam next encounter gamecube

It’s a shame this game is trapped in legal limbo (the rights are a mess between Climax, Devolver Digital, and Take-Two). Until it gets a remaster, the only way to experience Sam fighting a giant mechanical Nero in the Colosseum is to blow the dust off your GameCube. When you think of the Serious Sam franchise,