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Serious Sam 2 just got an update that adds dual wielding and rocket jumpingSeriously, Sam can hold two of anything
Seriously, Sam can hold two of anything
Now now, Samuel, put down the shotgun and open your presents. Croteam are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Serious Sammy series with some serious updates. The most recent,Serious Sam 4, has just gotten official modding tools for folks to tinker with.Serious Sam 2has gotten a huge update too, 15 years after its original launch. Sammy 2 now has dual wielding and rocket jumping and 12 new multiplayer maps too.
For Serious Sam 4, Croteamhave announcedthat the latest game update adds the newest edition of the Serious Editor free for all owners of the game. Sam 4 also has Steam Workshop support.
Serious Sam 4 - Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
Serious Sam 4 - Launch Trailer
“Modders have always been the backbone of our community, expandingSerious Samgames with crazy modifications of all shapes and sizes,” says Serious Sam 4 project lead Davor Hunski. “Some of the total conversion mods we have played throughout the years were absolutely impressive and have kept our games alive for years.” The Sam 4 update 1.08 also adds 19 new playable characters and some bug fixes.
“I had some downtime after Sam 4 was released and was looking through the Serious Sam 2 Steam forum posts and I thought the game could use a little love,” Brown says. “It’s a great game. It’s the game that really turned me into a game developer. So I suggested a simple patch.” It turned into a lot more than a simple patch, apparently.
Serious Sam 2 now hasall sorts of new features, from dual wielding to sprinting to rocket jumping. The update also adds 12 previously unreleased multiplayer maps to cause chaos in. There’s a new flamethrower, a BeamGun, and visual updates like upscaled interface textures. Sammy 2 got quite the buff.
If you happened to miss it, publishersDevolver Digital acquired Croteamin October. They let on at the time that Croteam will be working on more Serious Samuel games in the future alongside a brand new series and another Talos Principle game.
