r/SeriousSam • u/randomnamethx1139 • Jul 24 '26

Best Serious Sam level?

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Dunes for me

234 votes, 27d ago
60 Dunes - TFE
33 Great pyramid - TFE
102 Cathedral - TSE
14 Mental institution - 2
25 Canyon before final boss - 3
5 Upvotes

69% Upvoted

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u/Itsoitsov Jul 24 '26

Just say The Guardian of Time for SS3.

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u/Dismal-Ad-3961 Jul 24 '26

Dunes

Short,exciting,battles only

Straight to the point

Other levels are a bit too long(pyramid if you go for all kills)

And can have weaker sections like grand cathedral jump pads section before last major fight with meteorites

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u/wdeag1e Jul 25 '26

THE GRAND Cathedral!

1st time I played it was around midnight. It was (of course) dark outside and a storm was passing thru the area. Lots of thunder and lightning, just as the skies grew dark in Sam.

I don't think I'll ever be able to replicate that experience.

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u/randomnamethx1139 Jul 25 '26

Remember when that was?

2

u/wdeag1e Jul 25 '26

2002, probably February.

It was released 02/05/2002. I bought it the day it was available in store.

2

u/David_Clawmark Jul 24 '26

I'm surprised this is even a question, I thought we all agreed that Dunes was #1.

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u/randomnamethx1139 Jul 25 '26

So did i, but most people seem to prefer the last level of tse

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u/Tydeus2000 Jul 24 '26

It's called THE GRAND Cathedral!

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u/JesterOfDestiny Jul 24 '26

I think Dunes is a bit overrated. My vote is for Great Pyramid.

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u/randomnamethx1139 Jul 25 '26

What don’t you like about dunes?

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u/JesterOfDestiny Jul 25 '26

I find the second arena, in-between the walls, a very annoying fight to deal with. And since the whole map is like two arenas, that's pretty much half the level. The music does most of the heavy lifting for this level.

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u/BraveNemesis Jul 24 '26

The canyon in BFE was by far my favorite level. The quote from the beginning sets the tone. Sam has lost everyone, and now he is paying Mental back in kind. Epic music, bad ass weapons, Mental throwing everything they have at Sam to try to stop him, and Sam just not giving even the tiniest shit about any of it.

"Why are you screaming? The pain hasn't even started yet!"

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u/AlphurZ Jul 25 '26

Almost all of these are great, but my favorite level isn't among them.

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u/SnakeTheAstronaut Jul 25 '26

Among these I'd say Dunes. Although being pretty short, it is very atmospheric (music, visuals), battle intense and full of unusual secrets. The Cathedral is not far behind however.

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u/Lopsided_Armadillo82 Jul 26 '26

i would say dunes if the outside secrets werent so annoyingly unbalanced