![]() But it’s Serious Sam, where the gameplay is king. Sadly, the whole experience is let down by unfunny dialogues and some awkwardly animated cutscenes from a bygone era. The game has a roster of colorful (and at times annoying) side characters and moments of badassery accompanied by campy one-liners here and there. The writing is wacky, self-conscious and the tone falls somewhere between BFE and Serious Sam 2. How the team goes from location to location in Europe trying to repel the invasion (I’m sure this will age well) forms the crux of the story. ![]() The Earth Defense Force is humanity’s last line of defense against the invading alien forces with Sam ‘Serious’ Stone and his circle of badasses leading the charge. It’s not a particularly good one but it is there for people who want an extra bit of motivation to slay series baddie Mental’s alien minions. That’s right, there is a story in Serious Sam games whether you care for it or not. Serious Sam 4 is yet another prequel set before the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. With that said, let’s dig deeper and see how Sam fares in his latest entry – through the eyes of a fan. With Serious Sam 4, Croteam has not made any promises to revamp this tried & true formula but in fact, hopes to provide a natural evolution of sorts, something long overdue for the action hero. While a couple of spin-offs did put a…well, spin on things, the mainline series has largely stayed true to the formula introduced in The First Encounter 19 years ago – putting heavily armed players in open arenas and spamming large waves of aggressive enemies in their face one after another. The same can’t be said for Serious Sam, the studio’s first love which has been largely absent from the limelight since 2011. From arcade first-person action to offering a philosophically compelling experience, Croteam sure has come a long way. The story of a handful of passionate guys in their garages going from being unable to even license game engines to a breakout success is a testament to the developers’ sheer will and passion. ![]() In the video game industry, little is more inspiring than the success story of Croteam, Croatia’s video game dev pioneers.
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![]() Whip out the food processor and fire up the grill because you'll need these essential tools to clone one of the best restaurant salsas in the business. Try my Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme recipe below, and find copycat recipes for Taco Bell mild, hot or diablo sauce here. This flavor powder adds many ingredients found in the original recipe and provides the umami savoriness that’s required for a spot-on clone of the famous seasoned ground beef. To get the right flavor, you need to find "Knorr Tomato Bouillon with Chicken Flavor" powder, in a jar. The secret ingredient in our hack is Knorr tomato bouillon. ![]() You can also use this new, improved Taco Bell seasoned beef recipe for anything you’re copying, whether it's tacos, burritos, Enchiritos, Mexican Pizzas, or a big pile of nachos. You can use my recipe below to make the famous Chalupa-which the restaurant makes by deep-frying the flatbread used for Gorditas. But somewhere along the way it appears the company tweaked the recipe to include less filler and more flavor, so I decided I had to create a new Taco Bell seasoned beef copycat recipe. Taco Bell came under fire in 2011 for the significant amount of oats in the recipe that the chain was listing as “spices,” and after that, Taco Bell was more transparent about ingredients. I hacked the recipe several years ago for the book TSR Step-by-Step, and I recall the recipe had much more oat filler, so that’s how I cloned it. I’m not sure when it happened, but it appears Taco Bell recently changed its seasoned beef recipe. |
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