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Saints Row IV Review Thread
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mullet2000
Member
Thanks for the input. 360 version (well and PS3, but those are traditionally slightly worse than 360) is my only option because my PC isn't quite up to snuff, so I'm curious how it preforms. I wish there was good video of the final 360 version out there...
daninthemix
Member
I missed SR the Third - is the general consensus that 4 is an improvement on that?
mullet2000
Member
It seems like a very different game with all the super powers and whatnot, honestly. I'd play SR3 as well if you have the option.
weevles
Member
From the reviews, it seems like there are some improvements, but SR3 was a fun experience in and of itself. IV is like 3 on steroids or on cheat/god mode. I don't think you'll miss anything if you really must skip 3 though.
Green Yoshi
Member
Does the run game smoother on PS3 than on Xbox 360?
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I think I've found the one thing more irritating than people lamenting an 8/10 for a game they like; people coming into a review thread for a game that has almost unanimous praise and slinging shit at it in the form of GTA comparisons and "I don't get it"s.
War Raichu
Member
to play Devil's Advocate, it's about the same as the people that go into GTA threads about new info and say "GTA's boring, I'll stick with Saints Row" or variations of that.
But I agree, it's fucking moronic and does nothing but derail the topic for several pages.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Xander51
Member
The Giant Bomb Quick Look is mostly made up of 360 footage.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Anecdotal, but I rarely see anything of that sort. I imagine said posters would be torn apart in any GTA thread.
This. This I like.
SlasherJPC/SpawnFirst.com video review is up.
http://www.spawnfirst.com/reviews/slasher-video-review-saints-row-4/
http://www.spawnfirst.com/reviews/slasher-video-review-saints-row-4/
mullet2000
Member
Oh, for real? I haven't watched it yet, but assumed it was PC footage. Thanks!
They switch to PC in the last 20 or so, and the difference is night & day. If you've got a gaming rig, buy this game on PC!
I thought SR 3 was trash, but these reviews are way way higher than I thought they'd be. And I liked Crackdown, which seems to be an influence. Might have to rent IV despite my usual cynicism towards the series.
Hardly. Happens all the time. GTA may be more popular in the grand scheme of things, but GAF is Saints territory I'm afraid.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
can't wait.
No, I had the same experience. I'm sure there's a difference, but every time someone makes that game out to be a mess on consoles, I'm all ???
flaxknuckles
Member
I see people slinging crap on Gta in favor of Saints Row all the time, but the bolded is not true at all. Saints Row threads on new gameplay and such barely break ten pages while you consistently have 20+ for a thread about a new Gta screenshot. You think Gta V's review thread will be moving as slow as this one? Not a chance.
I second the thanks for 360 input. I'm in the same boat as mullet so I wanted to be reassured that a first week buy wouldn't be frustrating.
mullet2000
Member
I don't. I'm pretty sure that applies for every game for anyone that has a Gaming PC...
chickdigger802
Banned
watch the QL on GB site. they do tend to record them at 60 fps, so you do get an accurate 'feel'. xbox does look playable, but compare to the pc footage at the end...
its almost not fair... but it kinda is, its not like the 360 version cost less to buy (it actually cost more lol).
its almost not fair... but it kinda is, its not like the 360 version cost less to buy (it actually cost more lol).
SlasherJPC
Banned
All the video footage on my review is 360 version all the way and various areas/stuff going on. AKA this one down below!
Lindsey Lohan
Banned
The saints make me so horny.
chickdigger802
Banned
never watch videos on youtube if you wanna judge framerate.
I guess so! Anyway, if the option's there, from what I've seen of the 360 version, the PS3 version runs slightly better, but it's pretty negligible between the two.
So, pretty much like SR3?
Mechanized
Member
I wonder why they optimized the game to look better at night? Seems weird.
Still, pretty hyped for this.
Still, pretty hyped for this.
davewiththeid
Neo Member
Yeah, the slowdown is noticeable, but not deduct-a-point bad.
One irritating thing that happened to me, though -- and this is something I haven't seen anyone else report for the 360 version -- is the game froze at the pause menu. It was weird, the system didn't freeze -- I could still bring up the 360 system menu -- but the game stopped responding. This happened to me three times.
I only played SR3 on 360, but I'd guess that's the case, yeah.
There was one moment in SRIV where the frame rate dropped into single figures, but I restarted the mission and all was well. Never had anything quite as severe as that afterward
That happened to me earlier this evening, only once though. Was very strange.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Only had 1 hard lock the entire game. hmmm interesting.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
You didn't miss much. It was an all around worse game from Saints Row 2.
IGN's review of this being SR3 with god mode cheats on by default sounds about right.
I can't stop laughing at this for some reason.
yes? now what? don't leave me hanging bro!! lol kiddin
So far the reviews seem great. Fun seems to be a reoccurring theme and that's all I need to know.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Nice to see all the good review. Its getting really hard to wait
Ploid 3.0
Member
There has only been 3 Saints Row games in the whole franchise. I haven't played the first one, which I guess could be called a GTA want to be. I played SR2 and after GTA4, I was a huge huge GTA3's fan. SR2 scratched my GTA for HD consoles itch so good, it hit all the right spots, let me roll over on my belly, and it patted me on the head. SR2 did different things than GTA 3's usually had. It would be like calling King of Fighters a cheap Street Fighter knock off (I don't know which of these games came first, what I'm getting at is they are in the same genre and are different in their own ways). SR3 came out a few years after SR2, not the next year like you make it sound, and it was a lot different than SR2 in that it was a new engine, had it's own style of fun, and it had cool ideas with well known music + missions that pulled on the player's emotions in a interesting way. About the music, it pumped you up (Power party crash mission) and gave you a sense of urgency (I need a hero).
Now with everything they learned, they made a even better SR, it could very well be the swan song for the series, or maybe Saints will live in Space after this game. Heck they may move to mars and farm it's resources
, they don't have to call Saints in Space Red Faction, they can probably just reference people mining Mars for resources as a wink to Red Faction. This franchise is not milked, the two Saints games I played this whole generation were very good. The one GTA game I played this gen didn't appeal to me. I was very disappointed, felt let down, but I moved on (thankfully there's too many games this gen). Rockstar changed their idea of what GTA after the 3's should be, people like it and it's good for them. The industry has more games for people like me thankfully, and thank goodness Volition was there. You shouldn't be confused, Saints Row found a market, it wouldn't be healthy for the industry if people were left hanging and probably buy less games because they can't find anything for them.
tl;dnr: You may be misinformed about the Saints Row series. It's not rehashed or milked.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
#Dead. Fuck Bioware.
:O
I need to play this game.
I wish these developers would make a Harvest MOON game. it would play like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEJHrmliVQw
peanutbutterlatte
Member
But see I would disagree with that.
And I say the same exact evey time a new GTA comes out, so to each her own.
I tend to ignore IGN reviews because they are often just knocking a game to knock it SR IV,LM dark moon and W101 all are reviews from ign that are just giving lower scores for no real reason
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
High scores all round (mostly) but so did SR3. I'm still going to wait for a price cut.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Nah, more around the 7 area. Compare Jim Sterling's SR3 and SR4 reviews.
Mostly, but there are alien towers that you climb to the top of to regain portions of the city.
TaroYamada
Member
Yeah, I like some things about Saints Row 2 but mostly it seems like a game that hadn't found itself yet. To me Saints Row the Third is where the series came into it's own.
The only things I miss from Saints Row 2 is the ability to pick up items and the world did feel slightly more varied. Otherwise the Third is a universal improvement.
The only things I miss from Saints Row 2 is the ability to pick up items and the world did feel slightly more varied. Otherwise the Third is a universal improvement.
TaroYamada
Member
Better than having to do side activities to do more story missions in my book. Got really tired of that in SR2.
I'm tempted to get SR4 on the PC. I finally played SR3 and I liker it way more than any GTA game. The ability to customize your own character alone gives the game more freedom... at least for me.
I hated the controller support in SR3 though, the analog stick felt completely broken when you were trying to shoot anything. I had to switch between keyboard\mouse for shooting and controller for driving. It was a huge pain in the ass.
I hated the controller support in SR3 though, the analog stick felt completely broken when you were trying to shoot anything. I had to switch between keyboard\mouse for shooting and controller for driving. It was a huge pain in the ass.