There were warning signs everywhere, plus some iffy word of mouth due to some review builds before the day one patch missing tons of content.
The marketing machine for SS4 was there but not as large as you’d expect, trailers being cagey with showing off details on what the game would contain. Croteam had members leave and return, released a demo to show off some ideas they had for Serious Sam 4, realized those ideas were better elsewhere and made The Talos Principle, got the writers of that game to pen SS4‘s story, finally re-announced it as Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass, dropped the subtitle and branding a few months before release, and, due to money, the console versions were delayed for Stadia timed exclusivity. Serious Sam Spin-Offs After Serious Sam 3Ī lot has happened in a decade.
