Character History
Steep Sam (English Serious SAM is a serious Sam) - the protagonist of the eponymous series of computer games in the shooter genre. The character in the White T-shirt immediately loved players with sparkling phrases, and the site Gamer-Info placed Sam on the first place in the list of the coolest heroes.History of character creation
The development was carried out by the Croatian company CROTEAM since 2001. Other studios connected to work later. The success of the game franchise is that it represents a return to the classic first-person shooter, like Duke Nukem and Doom.
So, in the passage of the Missions of Samuel Stoun (the full name of the character) you have to parse with different monsters, as well as solve puzzles and secrets. Battles are interspersed with research and search for keys. The exciting plot lay down the basis of 12 spin-offs of third-party developers.
Regarding the speculation and choosing the name of the character's name Roman Ribar, director of CROTEAM, in the interview reported the following. He was given a "glowing guy" who said that "your game will be called" Sam ".
But with the promotion "serious" there was a discrepancy in the interpretation. Roman Ribaritz said that the nickname was due to the fact that he with the team seriously reacted to the vision. While the role of Samuel is replete with humorous quotes. But in battles and then, when you need to quickly make a decision, the steep SEM is instantly focused on the target.
The source of inspiration of developers to create a hero became Duke Nyuk. Also, by analogy with this famous shooter, the name of the series corresponds to the name of the character. In the first part, similarity was noticeably even in appearance. However, with time Stone acquired individuality.
However, the paroding is traced throughout all parts. Thus, the characteristic of the hero includes signs of a collective image of characters from militant films. For example, often quotes ESHA from the "sinister dead." And the voice acting John Jackie Dick gave a deep and brutal voice character. Russian dubbing belongs to Alexander Kotov, Nikita Dzhigurda, Oleg Kutsenko and Maxim Pinskru.
Biography and the image of steep sam
About Stone's biography becomes known only in Serious SAM II. As a child, Sam showed itself in two ways - and as a wrinkled teenager, and as an approximate boy. He was fond of graffiti, often drawing on the walls of houses the so-called "Serious Bomb" - the official logo of the shooter. At the same time, he tried to be helpful. It is known that he has shown his artistic abilities for good - painted the wall of the zoo images of animals.Having matured, the Stone goes to the army, where he was lented to the captain. He had to continue their military career in connection with a sudden find in Egypt. There were discovered remains, which testified to the existence of an alien civilization from the planet Sirius. Samuel heads the cosmic detachment and goes to the expedition to search for "fellow".
Despite resistance, earthlings are forced to take their positions. And only one hope remains - the steep Sam, who should return to the past and change the course of the future. With this, the numerous adventures of the character, a furrowing planet and penetrating in different time segments in search of artifacts and ways to defeat the powerful mental are connected.
In terms of its nature, Stone resembles the ideal of a real man: reasonable, kind, cheerful, brave and strong. I am not used to play and always comes to helping weak. The mind and trick - trumps that help in non-standard situations. And in the aspect of the opposition to alien monsters differently and would not work.
The hero's preferences becomes also known in the second part. He adores bananas and cupcakes, not against drinking beer or whiskey. In his spare time he listens to rock and roll. But the true weakness of the character is a weapon. Thanks to Military preparation, Sam knows how to handle the most different devices, ranging from knives, ending with serious cannons.
On the covers of the fighter are depicted with miniga, as this weapon is a favorite franchise's favorite hero. Student still likes a missile and double bastard. Sometimes in the hands takes a drink, and making minced mertal army, sings the song of Jack-Ripper.
Description of appearance, despite small changes in different parts of the game, persists. This is a young, strong dark-haired man with a constant white T-shirt with a recognizable logo "Serious Bomb". Wears red sneakers, blue jeans and in some series appear in sunglasses. A tattoo with the game emblem can be seen on the shoulder of the character.
In the early stages of the development of the hero, they wanted to wear in brown pants and a military vest. However, such an image seemed to the creators of non-original, so they returned to Samuel Stoun a familiar look.
The popularity of the character has advanced it beyond the classic franchise. In another development of CROTEAM - The Talos Principle Stone appears frozen in carbon. Such an "easter bag is considered as a reference to another hero - Khan Solo from" Star Wars ".
SERIOUS SAM: The Greek Encounter is also dedicated to the steep Sam: The Greek Encounter, which was issued with the support of Devolver Digital (CROTEAM partner). The review of this version resembles the plot lines of the classic game.
Stone also fights Mental armed detachments, the truth is added to the location of medieval Pompeii and prehistoric times. The graphics are two-dimensional, but the creators introduced one feature. Thanks to the GunStaker device it becomes possible to make a shelling of several types of weapons at the same time.
Quotes
One trunk is good, and two is just a guard! Maybe we will take a bottle of whiskey, a couple of rocketties and have fun? Everything is ok until your eye choose you, right? You didn't think that there are things back, than running for me and yell, while Will you explode? No? You know, I thought so!Computer games
Main:
- 2001 - Serious SAM: The First Encounter
- 2002 - Serious SAM: The Second Encounter
- 2005 - Serious SAM 2
- 2011 - Serious SAM 3: BFE
- 2020 - Serious SAM 4: Planet Badass
Spin-off
- 2002 - Serious SAM: Palm
- 2002 - Serious SAM: Xbox
- 2004 - Serious SAM: Next Encounter
- 2004 - Serious SAM Advance
- 2014 - Serious SAM Classics: Revolution
- 2017 - Serious SAM VR: The Last Hope
Indi-series
- 2011 - Serious SAM Double D
- 2011 - Serious SAM: Kamikaze Attack!
- 2011 - Serious SAM: The Random Encounter
- 2012 - Serious SAM: The Greek Encounter
- 2017 - Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
- 2018 - I Hate Running Backwards
- 2019 - Serious SAM: Tormental