![]() As was established by Duke Nukem 3D in 1996, humor is about referencing jokes from pop culture. The writers didn't even have the audacity to make him say "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!" a reference to the hilarious American cartoon, South Park. An embarrassingly unfunny attempt at humanizing our hero by showing him in a rare moment of weakness and how emotionally-unequipped he is at dealing with the sudden loss of someone he wanted to protect. In Serious Sam 4, what does Sam say in his most vulnerable state? "At least you've got your shoes on". By acknowledging the meme, the creators also acknowledge the fans in the process. A short, elegant, yet funny phrase that is a cryptic reference to a meme from the little-known Doom comic book from 1996 a little nod to something only true Doom fans would catch. In Doom Eternal, what does the Slayer say in his most vulnerable state? "Rip and tear". For Serious Sam 4, this will be the moment of Kenny's death. For Doom Eternal, this will be the flashback where the Slayer is found by the Sentinel Priests. There are many avenues we can analyze this aspect from but for the sake of brevity, I will be choosing to compare the dramatic sequences where our protagonists are at their most vulnerable. This is why the tiebreaker will be the story. As we all know, graphics don't matter in video games, which is the reason why classic Doom is allowed to be in the top 10 spots on all "Top 100 Video Games" lists on the Internet in spite of all the graphical and gameplay advancement made since then because Doom did it first and that's all that matters. ![]() Most of us can agree that both Doom Eternal and Serious Sam 4 have equally good gameplay and music, so it's time we look for a tiebreaker. ![]() THERE WILL BE MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR BOTH GAMES HERE SO DONT LOOK UNTIL YOU BEAT BOTH OF THEM ![]()
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