Saints Row

It's a horrible game. And I am not saying it like it is a bad Saints Row game. It is genuinely a bad game. Driving is bad, shooting is bad, running is bad, physics are almost non existent. NPC behavior and general AI is goofy, the police are basically teleporting to your location and/or spawning near you. And visually, it is not appealing. It feels like I am watching a fake GTA 5 trailer from 2011. Compare this game to Saints Row 2 (2008) and you'll see why people are complaining. And I am not mad about the woke stuff or the goofy writing, If it had physics and good gameplay mechanics, I'd have said yeah, play it, its still fun. But It is not. It's horrible for videogame standards. Games from 20 years ago are much better than this. There is nothing redeemable about this game. And above all, If you are gonna tell me that this game had more budget than Saints Row 2, then I'd dare saying that they are either money laundering or no one cares about where the money goes, as long as they can release a game. No inspections, no audits, no supervising from the owners or company higherups. Investors and company owners are just saying yup, do whatever you want. We don't care. Here's the money. Have fun. I bought this game with a discount, around $3. It's still not worth it. Buy other Saints Row games.

[b] INITIAL REVIEW [/b] I'm just gonna say it, yous have been sleeping on this game!! Some of the criticism is so valid, but a lot of it feels like people trying to project their political views somewhere that, in my opinion, doesn't belong. Yes the writing is a little corny at times, but calling the game woke seems like a stretch. I came into this expecting the worst and boy was I wrong. Did the community feedback lower my expectations? Maybe, but the power of suggestion also exists. It could've gone either way. I also came into this, as I do most games, treating it as its own piece of art. I recommend everyone does the same. It isn't like the other instalments and that's okay! Not every game has to follow the formula of it's predecessor, if it did, we'd never get anything new; it would be the same repackaged games. I look for a game that's fun to play short-term and something I can return to later without feeling like I need to relearn the story, controls, strategy etc. This game feels like it's going to be perfect for that. It's simple without being so simple that I get bored. I also enjoy alternating between progressing and just driving around to immerse myself in a world. The graphics are good, the world is pretty and there's no pressure to progress so it's great for that too. If you like a game that's not too demanding, has pretty graphics, can be a playground for your imagination and has extensive customisation, this could very well be for you. With that being said, here's a few things I've loved/not loved about the game so far--I'll update this section as I go. [b] WHAT I LOVE: [/b] [b] Customisation: [/b] the character customisation is really good. I saw some people complaining about this, and that's fair, it isn't THE BEST, but it's so much better than people give it credit for. You can also customise guns, cars and your clothing extensively. The fact that you can change the colour of every piece of clothing you own is just chefs kiss. You're also able to change your FULL character look at any time, which is a fun feature for people who like to switch up their whole look as the story progresses. [b] Cast: [/b] I haven't had much interaction with the cast given my limited play time, but what I have experienced so far has been positive. They're wholesome, not criminally unfunny and I'm excited to see how they evolve. I know some people mentioned them not being the criminal-type, which is fair and true, but I kind of like that about them, especially early game. Saints Row has never taken itself seriously, it has always been a chaotic world that often defies logic. This game is no different. Did the writers try too hard to make them relatable? Sure, but I think it's mostly harmless and easy to overlook. They aren't criminal masterminds, they're people trying to survive in a true to life world and that leads them down a dark path. It starts out with "justifiable crimes" and leads to full on criminality. It is a surprisingly human evolution of behaviour. [b] Missions/jobs: [/b] I could get tired of them, but right now I'm enjoying the variety on offer. Particularly the wanted app & the review jobs. It's a shame there won't be more side-gigs added in the future. [b] Exploration: [/b] there's a good amount of freedom to explore and you're reasonably well rewarded for it, too. One thing I love about games is the ability to climb and scale buildings. You can even jump from roof to roof which is cool! But one thing I LOVE are the 'hidden histories'. When I tell you I did a little happy dance when I pressed the button on one of the go-kart audio guides. It's such a fun, immersive detail. The same goes for the dumpster diving feature, it suits early game so well, and you can find some cool items. [b] WHAT I DON'T LOVE: [/b] [b] World immersion: [/b] I completely agree with the reviews talking about the world being soulless. It certainly feels that way. The NPC's repeat their lines or contradict previous ones and sometimes places just feel empty. Occasionally I'll come across something kicking off and it'll make me giggle, but other than that, they don't add much to the game at all. [b] Lack of venues: [/b] this is a follow up of my last critique. Aside from stores, there isn't anything else to interact with in the world. It's one of the biggest disappointments for me as someone who enjoys an immersive, interactable world. There's no bars, clubs, restaurants, nothing. Hugely frustrating. That's it for now. I encourage people to give this game a go because you might just find yourself pleasantly surprised like I was. You can always get a refund, or do what I did and buy a key for much cheaper (paid 4 bucks, was a steal).

The fact that this franchise's perceived "worst" entry before this involved you fighting aliens in a simulation with superpowers should tell you everything. It is actually insane how low the bar was and they still couldn't clear it with this crap. Empty map, empty characters, a plotline with missions that just cannot pull me in. I usually love collectathons despite how possibly terrible the actual game is, but I just couldn't even do it with this one. Negative Highlights: - The shops in this game are really aggravating because instead of there being a handful of centralized stores that have a decent catalog, you have a LOT of random ass shops scattered around the entire map selling the most random of items. Like one of the first stores you will encounter is a stand that sells just cowboy boots. - The map is so lifeless. Where are the sprawling neighborhoods? Where is the city life? Why the hell is this taking place in a desert with practically nothing interesting happening? - The side activities are terrible. Wingsuiting around and 1 or 2 objectives up, leaving negative reviews on businesses and then just getting spammed with enemies, timed 'deliveries'. Where's the insurance fraud, the heli/tank assaults, the crazy cool activities we used to get? This ♥♥♥♥ ain't fun. - I don't know why but the weapons feel terrible. Gunplay was never SR's strongsuit but they managed to make it worse in every way in this game. Why do I need to unlock 'perks' and 'abilities' for my gun? Just let me upgrade it like how we used to. Nobody wants to use and unlock Overwatch hero abilities in a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ singleplayer game like this. Anyway, don't buy this game. Don't even play it for free. Go play literally any of the other Saints Row games where they can at least be /fun/ instead of this trite garbage.

A PIOR ATROCIDADE QUE JÁ JOGUEI EM TODA A MINHA VIDA. Criaram uma aberração que, além de destruir a imagem da franquia, também destruiu a própria empresa. Incrível como é fácil cavar a própria cova e se enterrar. Eu tentei jogar esse jogo e foi impossível. Vão por mim: as reviews deste jogo estão sendo até que legais com esse lixo, que parece ter sido feito por uma empresa indie. Joguei por 2 horas com um amigo e o que mais fizemos foi passar por bugs insanos e frustrações enquanto jogávamos. O prólogo da missão começou "tão bem" que tivemos que reiniciar pelo fato de que a missão simplesmente não iniciava. Após o pior prólogo já feito pela humanidade, fomos para a customização do personagem. Vocês achavam que teria centenas de opções de vestimenta no estilo de Saints Row 3? Não, acharam errado. Acho que até um mendigo nômade possui mais opções. Todas as missões nesse jogo são iguais: você é um boneco duro que só sabe atirar e recarregar. Isso aqui está mais para um jogo mobile do que para um jogo sério AAA. Lembrando: esse jogo não foi feito com custos baixos. Este jogo custou 100 MILHÕES DE DÓLARES. E quando você para para analisar o valor que este jogo custou e se vê andando em uma cidade com um PNG de FOV barato feito no Paint. E quando você entra na água e os desenvolvedores não foram capazes nem mesmo de criar uma animação de saída dela? Não, eles simplesmente criaram um botão onde você é ejetado dela como se fosse um jogo de PlayStation 2. E a cereja do bolo nem é isso: é quando estávamos andando pela cidade e ela, além de ser vazia, era totalmente sem vida. Só víamos viaturas policiais. Olha, esse é o jogo woke mais deplorável feito pela humanidade. Jogar isso de graça sairia caro. Não percam o tempo de vocês jogando isso. Lembrando que nem mesmo no COOP com um amigo conseguimos nos divertir é um jogo com diversos bugs. Que não merece ser jogado por ninguém.

I was able to get a full playthrough across a few sessions with a friend and managed to have some chuckles and laughs up until the end of the story but that was only due to going in from the very start that the game wasn't gonna be exactly Great and that at the end of the day, This should of never been a Saints Row game. To quote others, The story is more than "This makes no sense." the characters are heavily forgettable, The game still feels broken at a good amount of times. There's a lot of missed potential but when the story is about what is just collage students in debt, The first cutscene with the characters together was purposely made into a sitcom and a whole lot of other things that good analyzation videos can tell you simply sets the point. This was not and won't EVER be Saints Row at the heart.

I hate this game. It's ugly and stupid. My friend bought it for me for $4. I'll never play it again.

the story and writing suck really bad but the gameplay is pretty fun, decent "drive around and shoot stuff" game worth it on heavy sale, don't pay full price for this

I regret to inform you that this game is fun. If you liked previous SR games, you'll probably like this one, provided you go into it thinking "this is going to be a fun Saint's Row game" and not "this is going to transform my life and be the best SR game in the series". It's a good time! You get to drive monster trucks over things! You can drive a dirt bike across the desert! You have fun friends! You can take pictures of weird things for fun and/or profit! You have a cat named Snickerdoodle! I feel like this is no more or less buggy than most games these days, unfortunately. Still, it's a good time. The character creator is fun to play with. There's lots of things to collect and find, which I happen to enjoy. It's a shame there won't be more Saints Row games, because I always have fun with them, including this one. Not every game has to change the gaming landscape. It's totally fine if a game is just fun to be in and play with, and this one is.