Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter, Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter, or Serious Sam VR, are a set of two first-person shooter virtual reality video games developed by Croteam and published by Croteam and Devolver Digital. They are the first virtual reality games in the Serious Sam series. Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter was released on 30 March, 2017, while Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter was released on 04 April, 2017.[1]
Plot[]
The plots for both games are exactly the same as in Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter.
Characters[]
Allies[]
- Sam Stone
- NETRICSA
- Croteam Heads (non-canonical appearance)
- Arc-Al-Magi (Not seen)
Other[]
- Mental (Not seen)
- Ugh-Zan III (Boss) (Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter only)
- Kukulkán, the Wind God (Boss) (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Exotech Larva (Boss) (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Mordekai the Summoner (Boss) (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
Enemies[]
- Arachnoid
- Aludran Reptiloid: Highlander's Bride (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Beheaded Bomber
- Beheaded Firecracker
- Beheaded Kamikaze
- Beheaded Rocketeer
- Common Aludran Reptiloid
- Cucurbito the Pumpkin (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Exotech Larva (Boss) (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Fiendian Reptiloid Demon (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Gnaar
- Highlander Aludran Reptiloid
- Khnum (Boss) (Legend of the Beast DLC if playing Serious Sam Fusion)
- Kleer Skeleton
- Lava Golem
- Major Bio-mechanoid
- Marsh Hopper
- Minor Bio-mechanoid
- Reeban Electro-Fish
- Scythian Witch-Harpy
- Sirian Werebull
- Zorg Commander (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Zorg Mercenary (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- Zumb'ul (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
Weapons[]
- Schofield .45
- Military Knife
- P-LAH Chainsaw (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- 12 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun
- Double Barrel Coach Gun
- RAPTOR Sniper Rifle (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- XOP Flamethrower (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- XPML21 Rocket Launcher
- Serious Bomb (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- MK III Grenade Launcher
- M1-A2 Thompson Submachine Gun
- XM214-A Minigun
- XL2 Lasergun
- Rotating Cannon (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
- SBC Cannon
- Static Cannon (Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter only)
Gameplay[]
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter are virtual reality versions of Serious Sam HD that utilizes a newer version of the Serious Engine, Serious Engine 2017. Like the HD versions, Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter and Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter were released as two separate games. All of the enemies from Serious Sam 1 and the HD versions are present in the games, as well as the same bosses.
All of the same weapons, items and power-ups are also included in SSVR, and weapons can now be dual-wielded. This makes it possible for the player to hold the cannon in one hand and the rocket launcher in the other. That way, the player can decimate large hordes of enemies much more easily. The game's HUD has changed as well; instead of the HUD showing the player's ammo count on the bottom right corner of the screen, it is now shown as blue displays on top of the player's weapons.
The player can explore the levels using trackpad movement, or with the built-in teleportation system and move quickly to avoid charging enemies with Sam's personal translocator device. This can also be tweaked and adjusted to the way the player moves through the VR space to best suit their playing experience using Croteam's Serious Warp locomotion.[2]
With the release of Serious Sam Fusion, Serious Sam VR was included in the compilation, along with Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE. As Fusion includes both HD and VR versions, this makes it possible for VR players to play with those who don't have virtual reality headsets.
Modes[]
The same game modes from Serious Sam HD are included in Serious Sam VR. Classic co-op returns, where you can play with up to 15 other players in various cooperative and versus modes. Coin-op co-op, beast hunt, last man standing, deathmatch, team deathmatch, insta-kill, team beast hunt, survival, capture the flag, and my burden are also included in both games.
References[]
External links[]
Official[]
Serious Sam VR on the Steam Store
Serious Sam VR on the Steam Store- Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter on Croteam's website
- Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter on Croteam's website
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