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"Forlorn Ruins" is the fifth normal level and sixth overall level of the Bright Island campaign in Serious Sam Classics: Revolution.
Plot[]
Sam is getting ever closer to the Astral Engine that may finally get him off Bright Island, but first he must get through one last obstacle. Exiting the crystal cave reveals what was once another Sirian settlement, constructed high above on the massive trees while the rest became buried inside a swamp. Inside the ruined temple that leads to this settlement is a large door that Sam cannot destroy by himself, so he travels through the empty village to find something he can use as a bomb. He is greeted by some unwelcome familiar faces along the way, but just like the original version, they cannot stop Sam.
After blowing up the door, Sam finally reaches the Astral Engine. The Astral Engine does not hold the power to send Sam back to Earth on its own, but by releasing the unquantifiable amount of quantum energy stored within it he can charge the portal out of here. This portal is located at the very top of the volcano in the middle of the island, where the First Ones had their largest settlement before the catastrophe. Massive hordes of Mental's minions arrive to stop him from activating the engine, but to no avail. With his pursuers held off for now, the last generator activates the Astral Engine and finally powers the way out of this world between worlds. Sam takes the nearest short-range portal that will get him closer to the end of his journey.
Secrets[]
- Immediately to the left of the starting point is a slightly tinted fake wall you can walk right through. It hides some plasma ammo.
- In the first room of the first ruin you enter after the short swamp section is a hole with water in it. Jump into the hole and swim downwards for a Large Armor. Beware that interacting with it will spawn four Juvenile Arachnoids around the hole on the surface.
- On the long platform ride after in the big tree village, do not take the platform all the way to the arena on the other side. Instead, look down to the left. There is a circular platform with some secret cannonballs on it, but be careful, fort collecting either of the cannonball items will spawn an Elder Arachnoid right above each of the items, so run away quickly before they attack you with their deadly stinger or chainguns. Afterwards, use the portal to get back up top.
- Though this is not counted as one of the three secrets, you can access the "Tropical Bluffs" secret level after you are finished powering on the Astral Engine and Mental's minions are dealt with. Before heading through the exit gateway, go behind it and press the small crystal button on the ground. This will change the portal's target destination to the secret level instead of the finale.
Trivia[]
- Two parts of the level reuse music from Serious Sam 2: the swamp area reuses the music from "Deadwood" and "Forsaken Compound", while the treetop village area reuses the music from "Branchester" and "Woodstock".
- The Astral Engine room features a completely original set of music.
Glitches/bugs[]
Broken spawners[]
Note: These broken spawners concern single player Serious difficulty.
- Two Common Aludran Reptiloid spawners in the Sirian treetop settlement which are not targeted by any entities. Both of them spawn one Reptiloid each.
Consequently, the player can score up to a maximum of 885 kills in this level.