NOTE: One of my favourite game devs and publishers, THQ, has gone into bankrupcy. The company basically doesn't exist anymore, so the SR franchise has been left to rot with a publisher like Deep Silver, who clearly has no sense in owning the rights to the franchise. I will, probably, be giving this game a higher score than it should get because i find it amazing, fun and charming. From now on, every review will be getting minueses and pluses for cons and pros, just so they show why i gave a certain game
PRESENTATION
Saint's Row was the beginning of something special. It was one of the first games that would seriously be compared to GTA. It had better graphics at the time and was much crazier. SR2 was a huge leap forward, giving the franchise a signature that couldn't be easily copied. SR: The Third is my favourite Saint's Row. It's got jets, helis, rockets, wobbling dildos and, never forget, professor Genki! Saint's Row IV is my second favourite Saint's Row. Many people find it boring and uninteresting, but i find it quite cool. It may have went too far away from what it had been back in the good old days, and aliens replacing gangsters? Really? You play as the boss (a no named character in the game that you have full control in creating of) and you have to save the city of Steelport (the same one as in SRIII) from an alien invasion. The main characters stayed the same, and you can also transport your SRIII character into the game if you have your game on PSN, XBL or Steam (cloud storage is quite helpful). New taunts, weapons and cars have been added, and no wonder because the game was supposed to be a SRIII DLC, but after THQ vanished, things got different. New weapons such as the dubstep gun or the inflator gun (the gun you use to make your enemies' heads bigger) are quite useless in my opinion and only give you nonsensical power. Shaundi and Pierce look the same as in the previous sequel, and the aliens look ugly (texture ugly). The story doesn't make any sense, the voice dialogues are sometimes so poorly done that they make you laugh (kinda like in Rogue Warrior), and making choices don't really make a huge impact on the story. Throughout the game, as you pass missions, you get super powers, such as the flight ability, the speedrun ability that can together be replaced with godmode. Godmode, literally, is something that makes you unstoppable, even on the hardest difficulty. Enemies shoot around and are dumb (the AI isn't what you would want). The story is pretty simple: Invaders must die! I got through it in about 6-7 hours and i enjoyed it.
GRAPHICS
The game is powered by the same engine used in SRIII. SRIV looks exactly the same, but can hold a bit more explosions, and with all that comes a list of pc specs that will make your tongue reach the floor. SRIII was playable on a 1.8GHz Dual Core processor, while SRIV demands a waaaaay stronger GPU (yes, a stronger GPU than what Crysis 2 wanted!) and a Core 2 Quad processor! Talk about optimization...
MULTIPLAYER
As before, you can join co-op campaigns. You get in someone else's game and you can activate cheats, cause mayhem etc. Unfortunately, there are no deathmatches and other game modes beside co-op so you might be a bit disappointed.
PRESENTATION
Saint's Row was the beginning of something special. It was one of the first games that would seriously be compared to GTA. It had better graphics at the time and was much crazier. SR2 was a huge leap forward, giving the franchise a signature that couldn't be easily copied. SR: The Third is my favourite Saint's Row. It's got jets, helis, rockets, wobbling dildos and, never forget, professor Genki! Saint's Row IV is my second favourite Saint's Row. Many people find it boring and uninteresting, but i find it quite cool. It may have went too far away from what it had been back in the good old days, and aliens replacing gangsters? Really? You play as the boss (a no named character in the game that you have full control in creating of) and you have to save the city of Steelport (the same one as in SRIII) from an alien invasion. The main characters stayed the same, and you can also transport your SRIII character into the game if you have your game on PSN, XBL or Steam (cloud storage is quite helpful). New taunts, weapons and cars have been added, and no wonder because the game was supposed to be a SRIII DLC, but after THQ vanished, things got different. New weapons such as the dubstep gun or the inflator gun (the gun you use to make your enemies' heads bigger) are quite useless in my opinion and only give you nonsensical power. Shaundi and Pierce look the same as in the previous sequel, and the aliens look ugly (texture ugly). The story doesn't make any sense, the voice dialogues are sometimes so poorly done that they make you laugh (kinda like in Rogue Warrior), and making choices don't really make a huge impact on the story. Throughout the game, as you pass missions, you get super powers, such as the flight ability, the speedrun ability that can together be replaced with godmode. Godmode, literally, is something that makes you unstoppable, even on the hardest difficulty. Enemies shoot around and are dumb (the AI isn't what you would want). The story is pretty simple: Invaders must die! I got through it in about 6-7 hours and i enjoyed it.
GRAPHICS
The game is powered by the same engine used in SRIII. SRIV looks exactly the same, but can hold a bit more explosions, and with all that comes a list of pc specs that will make your tongue reach the floor. SRIII was playable on a 1.8GHz Dual Core processor, while SRIV demands a waaaaay stronger GPU (yes, a stronger GPU than what Crysis 2 wanted!) and a Core 2 Quad processor! Talk about optimization...
MULTIPLAYER
As before, you can join co-op campaigns. You get in someone else's game and you can activate cheats, cause mayhem etc. Unfortunately, there are no deathmatches and other game modes beside co-op so you might be a bit disappointed.
+ Fun and enjoayble campaign - Godmode-ish
Badass equipment Too much nonsense
Too many explosions Only online co-op?
Fun co-op experience
More crazier than ever
THE VERDICT
Saint's Row IV is a crazy game, and one of the craziest out there. If you are a Saint's Row gamer, you should try it! I give this game an 8.2. For more revs, check out my blog. Laters.
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