Serious Sam 2 Demo #2 Released

I still can't get mouse look to work. Any tips?

The full game is OK. Worse than the predecessors in most ways, especially level design (goddamnit those "40 levels" are really short) and just plain old gameplay... but it's pretty fun in co-op. Just don't expect the same kind of fun as SS:FE/SE co-op. And the bosses are pitifully bleh in a 2-player co-op match... meh. I can't imagine how few seconds they'll last in a 16-player session. Also, much more annoying/NOT FUN enemies. Those witches for instance, argh. Weapons (along with everything else) are also crappier.

Moreover, there are 0 humorous moments in this game so far (I've played about half-way)... I guess the Croats lost their sense of humour.

Not commenting on the single player because SS:FE/SE sucked abhorrently in SP too... co-op is where it's at.

In short: This game feels more like a mediocre wannabe version than a sequel to a (couple of) great game(s).

Ok, tested now. *This* is more like it. This is the SS I've grown to love.

Specially if you don't play with the little ship thing.

It's funny to notice how a simple level (like the first demo) can alter your perception of what you expect from the entire game.

mouse and sound are still fucked up with this demo to, are they going to ever fix it?

Developers take note! Give us a GOOD demo, and we will buy your game. Give us no demo, or a crappy one, and we will sit on the fence and not buy your game at least until it drops to bargain bin level. Unless it is shackhyped.

That level WAS Serious Sam!!! Definitly picking this one up after im done with F.E.A.R. and Quake IV.

I had a co-op LAN this past weekend. We had 11 guys (and girls) play through the entire game in 8 hours or so.

It was pure, adrenaline-fueled bliss. :) I'd pick the game up right now if you have friends willing to co-op on some night.

Protip for dual core folk who have mouse skipping/cinematic audio/menu issues:

If you are running a dual core system you will probably get messed up audio in the cutscenes, and your mouse will intermittently get VERY sensitive for no reason. To fix this problem, start the game, then alt-tab out. Ctrl-alt-del to get to the task manager, then right click on the serious sam 2 process. Set affinity to only one core instead of both.

Go back to the game, everything will run perfectly now. The MS hotfix didn't take care of this issue for me, but setting the affinity to one core did. Hopefully a patch will be issued that will take care of this without having to do this process everytime I play the game.

Ignore everything negative you have read about this game, I got it Saturday and it has been a fucking blast to play.

Ping doesn't matter so much in this game, so I was playing 8 players on a Hong Kong server with a mix of english and non english speakers, I played for 3.5 hours before the server went down and the whole time we were commenting on all the cool shit.

This game is everything that made SS great turned up to 11, ignore the haters, it owns, most fun I have had on a new title this year.

The only problems with it are the lack of character models, which may just need to be unlocked, and the Super Shotgun seems to have its reload sped up and its damage turned down, much like going from the Doom 2 Super Shotgun to the Quake Super Shotgun.

Other than that I love it. Game was smooth as glass with a 200 ping.

BUY IT! Only $30!

The problem with the first demo's coop wasn't the number of players, it was that it didn't WORK. Does this one work yet? As in, can you actually join the games that show up in the list of hosted games in the browser?

Can't play at all. It skips and hangs up, no matter how low quality I go. Counter-Strike Source et al runs great, but for some reason this demo will NOT run :(

Athlon 64 3000+
64MB 9800 Pro (latest drivers)
1GB RAM

Wow, great gameplay, great graphics, great fun... but still cheesy as fucking hell. It's just damned painful. What was with the dumbass aliens and retarded commentary at the beginning? The blue cortana rip off makes me want to cry.

What I liked about the series was how it was ridiculous but still cool and still half took itself seriously... now it's just damned silly.

I'll probably pick it up now but the cheese is on the level of Super Monkey Ball's adventure mode, which is a level I like to call "painful".

"Its the difference between over the top awesome" and "lollol monsters!"

Serious sam sold out before i got a copy in my local town, South coast England.

I'm not gonna download it unless I hear some overwhelming Oh's and Ah's from the shack. Looks like more of the same.

Ok, that was hella fun. The cutscenes and what not before and after levels I could have done with but the gameplay was pure Serious Sam. Ran great on my aging system at the default settings and looked awesome as well. Anyone on the fence about downloading this should go for it, you get 30 mins of fun gameplay for a resonable download.

Wow, great. Downloading.

Torrent from 3dgamers.com:

http://www.3dgamers.com/dlexit/torrent/games/serioussam2/serious_sam_ii_pc_demo_2.exe.html

Wow, this demo is so much more fun than the first demo... it actually reminds me of the fun that was SS:SE. I'm actually considering picking up the full version now. It is definitely worth the download.

yaaaaaAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR *boom*

Hmm.. I can't get this bridge to lower.

I'm loving the full version quite a bit, although it runs sluggish on my system. The one level in the beginning episode where you have to fight through a billion of those monstrous spider things was so cool. Oh...and the spikey ball...too cool :-D

Does anyone else think it's dumb that instead of coming up with an interesting name they just slap a number on it and be done with it? Like, instead of "Serious Sam: The Third Encounter" or something inventive, they just say "Serious Sam 2" and be done with it (probably confusing the poor souls who think that SS:SE was SS2)

I think the worst example was "Battlefield 2", which I thought was a joke until it showed up in stores - wth was Battlefield Vietnam then?

Not a big deal really, but kinda stupid I think.

I bought the game, and I'm enjoying quite a bit.

It was worth in IMO.. I need to get some co-op going to see what its like

Hopefully this version will work with my mouse. We will see tonight I guess.

I liked the first demo, but the beginning few minutes of this one sold me on the game.

Favorite Moments

There is something very unique to Serious Sam games and SSII doesn't disappoint. Joining an in progress coop game this weekend with around 8 other players I needed to run a bit to join the fracass. As I approached I beheld a vision of pure beauty, 3 Groovy Gregory's assaulting 2 of those large white 3-clawed beasties (that look like a Quake I Shambler). The beasts are wading through trees and plants knocking Groovy dudes left and right, until finally a salvo of parrot bombs explodes them into a shower of blood and chunks. Watching from a distance you can appreciate the scale of these guys (and these aren't even that big compared to other nasties in the game). Good fun.

Looks like Bergman got word through about how poorly received the last demo was. They should thank him, not every game is so lucky as to have a PR guy who is well-connected with the innermost mind of.... the outer limits.

I'd suggest anyone who liked SS1 and 2E give this another shot. I bought the full game on faith from the previous two titles and I'm not dissapointed at all.

For those of you concerned that this game isn't like the last, fear not. This game is just like the 1st two, but with better graphics. Everytime you walk into a big open area or a log courtyard you instinctively reach over and hit the quicksave key cause you know you're about to have to fight about 200 monsters.

A lot of people cried about the flying enemies in the first demo, well if you're not man enough, don't step up, cause this game has a plethora of them. God damned witches. I'm playing it through on Serious difficulty by myself and holy crap is it hard in places.

Downloading now, anyone want to go at it with some co-op?

I played the full version coop for about 2 hours the other day, and it is amazing. Feels just like the original, with better graphics, and vehicles now. Recommended =)

Greendale is a fun level. The battle music in this game is so much better. Unfortunately, either its a glitch with my game solely, but I cannot beat the last level only because i've done what I had to do, and it's not working. It won't let me advance.

Did they fix the menu/assigning keys nightmare?

I had a pain in the ass time to get this game running, not sure what the conflict was....

However now i am really enjoying this game. I played the first two games and enjoyed them both. This one is identical in terms of gameplay, but I think this might be a tougher game. Yes you still blow away a bunch of enemies, but it is not totally mindless.

IMO coop play alone makes this one worth picking up. I have fond memories of coop serious sam...

I hope so too, downloading tonight when I get home

The first demo was pretty darn disappointing. Hopefully this one gives a better impression of the full game ..