Because 5 million copies at $40-$60 is a lot different than 5 million copies at $5-$15
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Saints Row The Third sold 5.5 million copies prior to the Humble Bundle
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Because 5 million copies at $40-$60 is a lot different than 5 million copies at $5-$15
legacyzero
Banned
Didn't Rubin also imply that he didn't like Saints Row, or something to that effect?
BadAss2961
Member
I do remember being disappointed in the variety of clothing in SR3 compared to SR2. SR3 had lots of customizable colors, but seemed to have less material.
Saints Row 3's story loses momentum near the end. And after a certain point, the gameplay becomes almost pointless since your character literally becomes a series of cheat codes.
Not really, but plenty of people took it that way. Some asshat gaming press guy said he couldn't play the game because he was embarrassed to have his girlfriend see him doing so, and Rubin simply responded with something like "I understand, and I'd like to see that not be a problem" which is a lot different from "this huge hit makes ME feel ashamed, so I'ma make it something different."
ipitydatfu
Member
Light me up that cigarette and I strap shoes on my feet...
Glad it did well for them, and hopefully THQ survives long enough to get a bigger and better SR4. While I enjoyed the game in co-op very much (even with a ton of the activities and missions being boring as shit), the season pass dlc was still my biggest disappointment this year. It was the first and last time I buy a season pass. The content in each dlc was garbage. Regardless if they could be fun, none took longer than 45 minutes for us to beat, and none of the awesome weapons and abilities carried over into the main game. Not being able to replay them was just the final "fuck you!" to us.
Fox Mulder
Member
I loved saints row all gen, but wonder how it would have done if GTA hadn't gone for a serious tone. There's also only been one GTA game all gen, which feels weird.
As much fun as I had with the game itself the Season Pass soured me on the game overall. I paid top dollar for that pass expecting to get all the DLC and in the end half of the world addons were released seperately and the DLC missions were less than 3 hours long. Very disapointing considering I thought the SR2 DLC was worth it for the price. Ah well lesson learned, no more Season Passes for me for any game.
Because that's their only 60$ retail console game that's making money.
MrFortyFive
Member
I loved 1 and 2, but I felt 3 was trying way too hard to be crazy. I enjoyed it, but 2 is still the highlight of the series for me. It seemed to strike just the right balance between serious and crazy. I'll be there day one for SR4 though.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
My god, so Mich this.I can count on one hand outside of fighters the games that feel like actual videogames these days.
Loved it.
ChosenPredator
Banned
Not so well deserved in my book. It was my most hyped game of last year, and while it wasn't a bad game it felt like thq were trying too hard to make bank on it. Less content and features than sr2, dlc which was already in the game...even being put up on psn weeks before the game was out, needing the online pass to access lan multiplayer. You can tell they were desperate for cash.
Alcoholikaust
Member
it was a great game I bought twice upon its release: 360 for co-op and PC to see it look fantastic. still have to 100 percent on PC. might work on it now actually. thank you thread!
Pachterballs
Banned
So how does THQ become so worthless despite this mega seller?!.
buddha0991
Member
uDraw
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
This.
Still the game I kept coming back to the most in 2011.
Interested to know how many people purchased the DLC. I got the season pass and regretted it immensely seeing as how all but one pack was complete ass.
bigboss370
Member
I was one of the most hyped for SR3, but unfortunately it turned out to be a disappointment for me.
-they said no more forcing you to earn respect by mini games to progress the main story...little did i know that meant they were integrating those mini games as part of the main story, so you had to do them anyways.
-johnny gat went awol when we expected him to be throughout the game
-you didn't feel like the boss anymore. in SR2 you go 'the fuck you say!?' to Shaundi the moment she disagrees with you. in SR3 she chews you up and spits you out.
-too much stuff became DLC or pre-order bonuses, like the hover-bike, which was in a trailer for the game but afterwards they made it dlc/preorder item.
-clothing customization was toned down, with less mix and match options than SR2. while the body customization was nice, the clothing was not.
-main campaign was weak overall. every big moment was already shown off in reveals and trailers, and the rest was fluff. and the story itself was not that great compared to previous titles.
-they said no more forcing you to earn respect by mini games to progress the main story...little did i know that meant they were integrating those mini games as part of the main story, so you had to do them anyways.
-johnny gat went awol when we expected him to be throughout the game
-you didn't feel like the boss anymore. in SR2 you go 'the fuck you say!?' to Shaundi the moment she disagrees with you. in SR3 she chews you up and spits you out.
-too much stuff became DLC or pre-order bonuses, like the hover-bike, which was in a trailer for the game but afterwards they made it dlc/preorder item.
-clothing customization was toned down, with less mix and match options than SR2. while the body customization was nice, the clothing was not.
-main campaign was weak overall. every big moment was already shown off in reveals and trailers, and the rest was fluff. and the story itself was not that great compared to previous titles.
I love it when people call games like Saints Row 3 "terrible". You must not play a lot of games man. Terrible is War in the North.
It sucks that things were removed, but it was a sound game. Genuinely fun!
Yup. Made an archer type, starts with 20 arrows. I cant recover them all, so I'm forced to melee. The combat was off, the graphics were meh. Scaled enemies as well =\
Maybe not train wreck terrible, but certainly closer!
NeonZ
Member
Huh? Hover bike was in the main game. There was a hover bike DLC, but there was one obtainable in the main game too.
War in the North is that Lord of the Rings action game right? That was better than SR3.
ii Stryker
Banned
SR3 was a better game technologically speaking. the gameplay structure and story were much better in SR2.
the SR IP >>>>> the GTA IP.
the SR IP >>>>> the GTA IP.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Would never have know Sasha Grey was the voice of Viola.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Loved this game so much, had so much fun with it. One of my favorites this gen.
I really like SR3 for what it is - good, stupid fun - but after three games the series should be better than it is. It still feels like that unashamed GTA clone it was in the first game back in 2006, with nothing much going for it. I would like to see something a bit more outside-the-GTA-box and ambitious next time. Failing that I at least hope it's still good, stupid fun.
The Saint's Row series mostly stayed the same, except for technical improvements, and a increasingly wackier tone. I actually think it benefitted a lot from GTAIV's clumsy attempt at being super serious.
Which can probably also work but their execution of that was pretty bad, and I had a lot more fun with the sandbox games that were all about screwing around like Red Faction Guerilla, Just Cause 2, Prototype and Saints Row.
It might be better in a couple of minor things like clothing options, but I think it's mostly rose-coloured glasses yeah, SR3 being much better mechanically already puts it over SR2.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
LOVED Saints Row 3, one of my absolute favorites from last year. Whoever the main guy is doing the delivery of the lines doesn't get enough credit. Whoever bought the bullet and paid for "Power" and "I Need a Hero" should get a raise, because that was fuckin' awesome.
Not as good as SR2 I think, but easily one of my favorite sandbox games of the entire generation regardless. I haven't even got around to the DLC yet.
I really hope those rumors of Rubin wanting to make it more serious is bullshit
Not as good as SR2 I think, but easily one of my favorite sandbox games of the entire generation regardless. I haven't even got around to the DLC yet.
I really hope those rumors of Rubin wanting to make it more serious is bullshit
One of the best games of this generation. Happily got a plat on it and enjoyed every minute. Volition just gets it when it comes to gameplay. The series as a whole is much better than GTA in my opinion, and is the best of any open world game to date that I've played.
Their use of various tracks throughout certain missions was aces. Seriously awesome, especially "Power" and "I Need a Hero". Looking forward to the day Volition gets under a better publisher.
Their use of various tracks throughout certain missions was aces. Seriously awesome, especially "Power" and "I Need a Hero". Looking forward to the day Volition gets under a better publisher.