Serious Sam
A shooter series known for huge waves of enemies and frantic firefights.
Where Serious Sam comes up1 episode or test
- Dozens of fast enemies
- Tiny room
- Wide-eyed terror
- Suits a crazy firefight
- Creeping army
- Little stasis
- Few ripper blades
- Fear from managing supplies
Decide which you are building: swarm panic or resource dread.
From Mark Brown
What was said about Serious Sam
Swarm encounters suit a crazy firefight like Serious Sam better than horror. Mark Brown says being swarmed by dozens of fast zombies in a tiny room produces wide-eyed terror, as Left 4 Dead showed. He says that kind of swarm suits a crazy firefight, and names Serious Sam as the example.
He contrasts it with the original Dead Space, where the fear came from managing a creeping army with little stasis and few ripper blades. Quote: "But this wide-eyed terror is a very different type of scare to the original Dead Space." The lesson is to decide whether you are building swarm panic or resource dread.
The Design of Dead Space - Part 2
Used as the comparison for the swarm encounters in Dead Space 2, which suit a crazy firefight more than horror.
Swarm encounters suit a crazy firefight like Serious Sam better than horror. Mark Brown says being swarmed by dozens of fast zombies in a tiny room produces wide-eyed terror, as Left 4 Dead showed. He says that kind of swarm suits a crazy firefight, and names Serious Sam as the example.
He contrasts it with the original Dead Space, where the fear came from managing a creeping army with little stasis and few ripper blades. Quote: "But this wide-eyed terror is a very different type of scare to the original Dead Space." The lesson is to decide whether you are building swarm panic or resource dread.
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