Serious Sam: Shatterverse

I played 25 hours in the closed beta test. I was really impressed and excited about where the development was heading. It was fun, lively, and enjoyable to play. All it needed was more varied enemy spawns, better difficulty customization for runs, and maybe an endless mode (but that's just my wishlist). After the CBT, I didn't get to play any of the later beta tests. And then they ruined the release – I just don't get it. Now, to reach the weapon and skill level I had in the CBT, I don't need 5 hours of playtime – I need 20! How much grinding does it take to upgrade a pathetic 5%, 10%, or 15% damage? If you get a bad start, it's impossible to kill even the first boss. If you don't get decent weapon drops early on, clearing a level becomes a real chore. Zero balance. They made shooting slower and reloads longer. They turned red enemies into bullet sponges that you have to run circles around for five minutes to take down. With toads, it's easier to just let yourself get hit than to actually finish them off. And I have no idea what to do with this game. When I asked for more variety – because after 20 hours in the CBT it turned into monotonous shooting – I wasn't asking for 200 hours of grinding. I can't beat "Mental's Shard" solo, simply because I can't. It doesn't matter what my personal skill level is, it doesn't matter how lucky I got with weapons on that floor – I just don't have enough upgrades. I'm forced to die over and over, and only after 15 attempts do I finally get enough progression. This is a bad roguelike, and this is a bad Sam game. I'm saying this as a roguelike fan and a die-hard Sam fan – please, don't buy it. The devs had a chance. There were more than four betas. They didn't even fix the bugs.

It's the same levels across the board. Same levels, same gameplay, you've seen the few levels in the preview and that's about it. Did I mention the same levels and same bosses. You've seen Act 1, you've seen them all. Probably the worst SS game out there. Maybe it's more of a co-op game but it's just so boring.

Graphics are honestly good (it’s like first sams games but with own spin), gameplay loop is decent and OST is genuinely really good. The issue for me is the weapons sounds weak like doesn’t feel like having a strong impact like shotgun or even no extra sound effects for elemental effects and one bug related with Underwater anomalies that causing the entire match playing in slow motion than turn off normally after beating the boss to jump into next dimension, hope will be fixed on next patch. Honestly it’s fun spin-off serious sam with own spin of rouge-like DNA.

mas

this has a 49% review on steam because 51% of people are retarded

Dear Developers, I respect the Serious Sam franchise, and Shatterverse right now is a below-mid product. The starting part of this game is a boring mess: only 3 weapons, low interest, first Sam is as weird as a gameplay character, HILLARIOUS (in a bad way) dialogues. Yeah, it breaks me apart, However, Act 2 starts to give a challenge; activation of new weapons brings the spirit of Sam. And Act 3 is a difficult part of the game. Most of the perks... broken. Same with the level-ups. It's just nothing; I see that you guys were afraid of dispersion in game design. The game is not finished, but if you guys take a 2-3 sprints to fix the balance of the game and some annoying stuff, such as repeated dialogues, you can bring it back as a pretty good game. I believe in you, dear developers. Just take a look at that review. I would be eager to help you fix that stuff. Regards

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There's potential, but it's not there currently, especially for the price. There isn't much player agency within a run. Whichever modifiers and weapons you get at the start will drive all of your decisions late-game; you can't adjust your build mid-run. It might be marginally better with multiplayer, but I was unable to find a match and I couldn't justify having my friend buy it at this price. This game is at most $4.99 in its current state.

WHY THERE IS NO SAVE MODE!!!