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Agents of Mayhem (Saints Row devs) 15/18 August release, new trailer
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Glendemonium
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Definitely keeping an eye on this. For a moment I thought they were trying to copy Overwatch but it looks like you just pick a faction and play through a story mode in an open world.
Or so I hope.
Or so I hope.
War Raichu
Member
Oops, they do show off some free-roaming later on in the Polygon vid.
Lol speaking of gameplay footage..
That looked good. I want to see more of the non-shooty sections though
War Raichu
Member
The Polygon footage confirmed that Kingpin is Pierce from SR, so that's another returning character.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Looking good.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Eurogamer hands on impressions
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-03-hands-on-with-volitions-saints-row-spin-off
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-03-hands-on-with-volitions-saints-row-spin-off
Skiptastic
Member
Weird, they have the 80s references going strong, but I liked the Agents of Mayhem theme at the very end more than either of the references.
I'll wait for reviews but be cautiously optimistic.
I'll wait for reviews but be cautiously optimistic.
oh, so Pierce from Saints row is literally in this
GuitarAtomik
Member
I think it's this part that's putting me off a bit. It feels like a last gen conceit (I'm sure it's not, but it feels like it). I'd be more interested in having the whole squad present simultaneously with the option to switch between them (plus co-op).
They certainly don't sounds impressed.
War Raichu
Member
Supposedly the game will be heavy on the Saturday morning cartoon style, so I expect the AoM theme to pop up a lot.
digoutyoursoul
Member
No they don't. Personally I got tired of the Saints Row wackiness, they never brought my favourite online mode back either, Blinged Out Ride.
jediyoshi
Member
Same, Saints Row was really just spinning its wheels past 3. I wonder if now that AOM exists for wackiness, it opens up Saints Row to get refreshed and relatively grounded.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I don't think they're that specifically Marvel. My guess from left to right:
Iron Man, Bruce Lee, ??? (either Punisher or Cobra inspired), X-Men, Panthro, American Gladiator
Saints Row peaked at 2 and they haven't ever made a worthy sequel since then.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Well I would certainly like them to keep a less serious tone but the gameplay itself got boring, it felt like a cluster of ideas not very well put together as the series went on. Just being "out there" for the sake of it.
Hrn, looking at it again, it looks like the girl on the right is more Wonder Woman than Captain America, so it doesn't seem to be specifically Marvel.
Three HAS to be Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel, though. What a weird assortment.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
This gave a way better idea than Polygon's video. I'm really loving the direction this is going in. The end of the Eurogamer video got pretty hectic, which is cool. The "Balls" joke was too much, but, hey, everything else looks and sounds fun.
Nah, I don't think that's Ms. Marvel. That's far too removed from her. Fortune looks like a mix of Captain America and Punisher. Then again, looking at Cobra, I can see where those comparison would come from.
Side note, I love the idea that Pierce has to basically be born into another universe that doesn't have The Boss or Johnny as Gang Members to get respect.
Skiptastic
Member
Good.
CertifiedFP
Member
Surprised they're allowed to mention Ultor, considering Nordic owns the Red Faction IP now.
Ultor was in Saints Row 2 as well
EdibleKnife
Member
Yeah I was just thinking it seemed like the G.I. Joe game that was never made
Looks alright. Steam sale buy worthy as of now from what I've seen.
Just FYI, this is all B-roll footage supplied by the publisher and is being played by someone really showboating to use all the abilities in the flashiest way possible. That's fine! It makes for cool video. In my experience with the game, there wasn't much impetus to be this active and dramatic--the AI are real basic and I spent more time hiding around a corner to recover shield, popping out to use some abilities and kill a guy or two, etc. And the degree of hectic it would yet could make it pretty hard to tell what was going on.
If you get really into the game I'm sure you can make it look that exciting, but in my experience it wasn't as much fun to control as it looks.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I love the Saints Row games (to varying degrees) but I don't think this is for me.
Complicated
Banned
The combat looks like Destiny with more character variety. Walking around next to enemies dumping bullets into them and jumping away if they try to attack with the occasional explosive ability. The only thing Destiny has going for it is its coop though so..... this seems pretty boring.
Mushroomer25
Member
This is ultimately going to live or die based on Volition's ability to script great set pieces that make otherwise standard games memorable. Saints Row 3 and 4 work (IMO), because of great moments within the campaign. If AoM has the same magic, I'll enjoy it.
War Raichu
Member
same here. The missions will take place in the city itself, which makes me happy, and Daisy's intro mission is absurd as hell and gives me hope.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Nope.
This. She has a skull on her chest. That's not a Ms Marvel reference. The first thing that came to mind was Punisher when he was dressing up a bit like Captain America:
...due to the color scheme, the skull on the chest, and the fact that she dual wields pistols, but that might be a little too much of a deep cut. It's possible they messed with the colors a bit just to avoid copyright infringement though.
GuitarAtomik
Member
Besides the numbers coming off the enemies, what gives you that impression?
The skull on her chest seems to be her logo, though. It's yellow, so I think it's less of a direct reference to Punisher and more of a "we can't use the actual inspiration's logo, so we'll take the character's logo and make it yellow" thing. The guns are also a holdover from the character, and the Game of Death costume doesn't really seem like it has any link from the character to the inspiration, either.
Those red sleeves, too. I dunno, it may not be Ms. Marvel, but I don't think it's Punisher/Cap either.
So the good crackdown
War Raichu
Member
You can change your character's skins, but that's about it. Nowhere near as indepth as the Saints Row games.
That is kind of a negative for me, but it still looks fun.
As a fan of Saints Row 3 and 4, I can't say I'm excited for this. If anything, this games kinda reminds me of Fuse...
I'll keep an eye on it though, the no co-op is a disappointment, since that's how I play Saints, and I'm not generally a fan of shooters. But if the game scores well, or upcoming gameplay trailers and impressions impress me, then I might pick it up.
I'll keep an eye on it though, the no co-op is a disappointment, since that's how I play Saints, and I'm not generally a fan of shooters. But if the game scores well, or upcoming gameplay trailers and impressions impress me, then I might pick it up.
If the quality of the writing is in SRTT and 4 territory, I'm all over this.
lemme see that time machine you got