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"The Grand Obelisk" is the third and final level of the Legend of the Beast DLC for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.
Plot[]
Sam has finally reached the Great Obelisk, but the door that leads to the sacrificial chamber is locked. Sam heads to the back of the great obelisk and finds a key, then returns to the front while under heavy fire by Mental's forces. After going through one more wave of enemies, Sam finally manages to get inside the Great Obelisk, but finds a large hole in the floor that leads to the sacrificial pit.
After falling down for a bit, Sam finds himself in a blood-soaked room with The Ram-God seated on a throne, who is wearing the Sign of Amon-Ra that Sam needs. Thanks to a conveniently-placed trap, Sam defeats the Khnum, retrieves the Amon-Ra artifact from his neck, and then starts his journey to Thebes.
Secrets[]
- At the back of the obelisk, there is a building with a sphinx statue on it. Jump on a nearby torch, then jump onto the building. On the front of the sphinx is a small switch. Use the switch, and the building will move backwards, revealing a hidden room that has a Large Armor and two bullet boxes. Simply hitting the switch will register the secret.
- Go to the area that has the XPML21 Rocket Launcher. From there, look for a room that's located on the upper right side of the rocket launcher area. Inside that room, there is a switch behind the north-most torch. Use it, and a part of the roof will come down. Jump on the elevator, and the player will be lifted to a room that has ammo and health. Getting to the secret room will register the secret.
- After picking up the rocket launcher, go back to the door that was used to enter the area behind the great obelisk. Now, look at the part of the obelisk that's to the right of the door. You'll find an Extra Large Health on a piece of the wall that is jutting out. Shoot a rocket at the wall, and the health will fall down, which will register the secret.
- After going doing a complete run through the obelisk's perimeter, go back to the first doors you went through, then go through them again. When you do, a Super Armor and extra large health will spawn just past the doors and the secret will register. Make sure to pick these items up quickly and go through the doors again, or else the doors will close and you'll have to walk around the obelisk's perimeter again. Note that this secret can be picked up when you first open those doors up. Open the doors up, back out, then go through them again. This will make the items appear and will register the secret. This is much more useful, as the extra armor and health will be needed when going through the obelisk's perimeter.
Behind the scenes[]
- This level was supposed to be the third level for Serious Sam: The First Encounter at one point. Its internal name matches the third level found in a co-op level list in Test 1's files.
Trivia[]
- This level reuses the music from "Karnak".