Saints Row IV

Penn

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/onchxe/saints-row-4-debut-teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VT-3r0KkgA

Don't know what kind of game they're really going for, and seems awfully quick to be releasing it given how it was only recently purchased by Volition.

I loved Saints Row 2!

One of my favorite games that I got for my Xbox but I thought Saints Row 3 was too over the top and this looks like much of the same (Even more so).

Azza

Thinking your getting confused Penn, Violation are the developers of the Saints Row series but they have just been be acquired by a new publisher following THQ's collapse.

A while back Violation announced they where working on an expansion pack for Saints Row 3 but a short while later said the content they planned was so large it warranted being a full sequel so they turned into Saints Row 4.

I'd imagine this has been in development for at least a year now.

Asmodean

I've always loved the SR games. Chewing gum for your brain I reckon if you don't read into them too deeply. This looks more like DLC though than an entirely new game. Doesn't seem to be bringing anything new to the table other than those Crackdown-esque super powers.

chriity139

these games are always great fun

Zero-Cool

SR 2 was brilliant. I thougfht SR 3 was a bit too mental. This looks like S3 with super powers and aliens, din't think it could get more mental!

Potential-Monke

THe whole superpower thing might be nice, but i was not a fan of SR3. It just didn't click with me, and i've tried it 3 times. Don't like the city, don't like the shiny everything graphics, and was not a fan of the different classes of enemies (especially those tank bastards!). It's like they listened to what people gave out about GTA IV that it wasn't fun, and tried too hard to make SR3 fun.

I thought SR3 would be the death of the series, but apparently not.

calex71

I enjoyed saints row 3 but it was a very shallow experience in the end compared to the previous games.

cherryghost

Saints Row 2 and 3 are great. This looks even crazier, looking forward to it

simon360

IMO Saints Row 3 was milking the series, now Saints Row 4? Really? Saints Row 2 was hilarious because it was half serious half trying to be funny which made all the player made comedy more fun. But in Saints Row 3 I found that it just tries to be funny so bad that its at a point where it actually isn't anymore. Let alone the fact they milked all that DLC for just a few petty costumes and guns that were already on disk I just thought it was low to do that. Now that Saints Row 4 trailer looks like it is trying to be funny and silly when a matter of fact .... it kind of won't be. I think this is a wrong turn for Volition.

Napper Hawkins

I keep going back to SR3 and every time I can only manage an hour (if even) of it before I get sick of it again.

I really want to like it but there's just something so painfully shallow about the whole experience.

Not too bothered about 4 to be honest.

Lone Stone

I loved 1 & 2, i enjoyed 3 but the story was in the bin compared to sr2. This looks even worse than 3... .. . And i find the whole dlc becoming a new game a bit hard to swallow, i remember that happening with a halo game it really effected the sales.

sulc84

I play saint raw 3 ,and game is good.

tuxy

sulc84 wrote: »

I play saint raw 3 ,and game is good.

Insightful, do tell us more.....

ShaneU

It has a Dubstep gun.

Zero-Cool

Gameplay vid showing dubstep gun and the super powers. Have to say the super powers do look fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d4l3llkQH4

Pixelbastardo

looks like a mess of a game, and will probably have 50e worth of dlc before gta5 is even out... the world looks pretty interesting in a saintsrow game for once, but everything else looks like a complete cluster fu*k of random ideas thrown together..

SeantheMan

I'd play it, but they need to change that flying/freefall animation...it's awful looking

J. Marston

Superpowers, mechs, guitar bazookas, aliens. I think it looks like a good laugh.

I won't buy it as soon as it comes out, I don't think it'll sell that well so wait for a few weeks and you'll probably be able to get it from Amazon for €20-25.

sulc84

Lot of fun in the new game

grimm2005

Looks pretty much identical to SR3 tbh with extra random stuff thrown in. I enjoyed SR3 though so I imagine I'll pick this up in the long run when its cheaper. I can't imagine GTA5 coming out the following month is going to help it's chances of doing well though.

Penn

grimm2005 wrote: »

Looks pretty much identical to SR3 tbh with extra random stuff thrown in.

It was originally supposed to be DLC for Saints Row 3 but they extended it into a full game.

Zero-Cool

So, this game was refused classification in Australia. Stated by acting director Donald McDonald (bwahahaha :pac:)

Australia's Classification Board said in a statement: "In the Board's opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context.

Volition are making changes for an Australian version.

In other news, I saw the trophy/cheevo list and there is one called Zero Cool that makes me really want to play it.

folan

looks kinda like saints row 3 + Prototype?

ill still get it, but like SR3 it wont be an essential.

SR2 is one of the best games ive ever played. it was always going to be hard to keep that level of fun and humor without something like this, especially since companies often forget what made the games fun when trying to improve it

Shiminay

I think it'll be a Steam Sale purchase for me (SR3 was too having previously bought it on XBox and not really played it cause I'd just built my gaming PC).

Corkfeen

Australia really should update their certification process, any slightly controversial game runs into trouble.

Potential-Monke

I liked the few small touches they had in there (the Neo battle ready stance at the end was nice), and the Superpowers do look fun, but i have a feeling it will be like SR3, a complete mess. As above, maybe a Steam sale purchase.

lertsnim

Saints Row 2 I thought was great, Saints Row 3 bored me

ScumLord

The superpowers thing might save it. One of the reasons I disliked SR3 was because the driving was terrible compared to the GTA series. If most of the game happens outside of cars it might be ok.

Kiith

Corkfeen wrote: »

Australia really should update their certification process, any slightly controversial game runs into trouble.

They did redo their certification process. 18+ games have only been allowed for the last year or so, yet they still are backwards as **** when it comes to what they allow. I'm over here at the moment, and it's pretty ridiculous.

HurtLocker

Kiith wrote: »

They did redo their certification process. 18+ games have only been allowed for the last year or so, yet they still are backwards as **** when it comes to what they allow. I'm over here at the moment, and it's pretty ridiculous.

After reading this thread and looking it up in confused. Are most good games banned in Australia or could you import them yourself. Like can you buy SR2?

Zero-Cool

The 2nd submission has been refused by Australian Classification board.....just give it up Volition. Deep Silver said they will be submitting a 3rd version.

Also, really can't belive they have Troy Barker and Nolan North voicing the main player which I'm guessing you choose who you want.

Some cast including NPH and Terry Crewes.

Keith David - As himself
Danielle Nicolet - Shaundi
Jennifer Jules Hart - Shaundi #2
Natalie Lander - Kinzie Kensington
Terry Crews - Benjamin King
JB Blanc - Zinyak/Phillipe Loren
Michael Dorn - Maero
Neil Patrick Harris - DJ Veteran Child
Yuri Lowenthal - Matt Miller
Arif Kinchen - Pierce Washington
Tim Thomerson - Cyrus Temple
Mike Carlucci - Zach
Rob Van Dam - Bobby
Rebecca Riedy - Asha Odekar
Andrew Bowen - Josh Birk/NyteBlayde
Michael Yurchak - CID
TC Carson - Big Tony
Ursula Taherian - Tanya
Ogie Banks - Warren Williams
Nolan North - The President
Troy Baker - The President
Laura Bailey - The President
Robin Atkin Downes - The President
Diane Michelle - The President
Kenn Michael - The President
Sumalee Montano - The President

McDonnellDean

I originally wasn't excited for this. SR2 for me was the series pinnacle and after killing off Gat and wrecking Shaundi it looked like SR3 was rushed to put money in THQ's failing pockets, it was fun but it was a step down in quality.

However, there are two 1+ hour gameplays out, one from IGN, at it looks epic. Granted it has taken a completely new direction in terms of the gangsta thing but if you watch the footage it looks like what SR3 should have been.

I will pick this up day one as I know exactly what to expect and I bet it is a lot of fun. The extended play videos show how well they intermingled lots of interesting mechanics, it seems from the developer commentary that they thought a lot about how each piece would effect the other and ensured they all played nice. There are a moxy load of upgrades and side quests as well as the usual lot.

I would still like to see the series go back to it's roots after this game but this one does look pretty awesome..

Fun fact. Jennifer Hale and Laura Bailey sound very similar so you can now potentially have Johnny Gatt, FemShep and Admiral Anderson all in the one game... And of course Nolan North!

Zero-Cool

reviews are trickling out and it's sounding very positive :eek:

http://www.destructoid.com/review-saints-row-iv-259412.phtml

GTR63

Awful that people might not buy this because of that other game next month, this would of been a great game to release around May or June.

Xenji

Over 20 reviews here, IGN has given it the lowest so far with a 7.1

http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/14/saints-row-4-reviews-go-live-get-every-score-here/

McDonnellDean

Holy Crap, all the reviews are coming in now and they are stellar!

Zero-Cool

Main thing putting me off this was how boring Saints Row 3 was. I tried playing it twice and gave up at the same bit about 4 missions in. This and Payday 2 are both on my wishlist for down the road.

2smiggy

a couple of 6 out of 10's in there, but very positive in general.

i have never played any of the games in the series for some reason :eek: , i presume if you like GTA that this game would appeal to me ? I used to buy alot of games , some only played for a few hours never to be used again. But these days i'm much more strict about what i buy , and only buy games i'm sure i will get use out of

GTR63

GTR63 wrote: »

Awful that people might not buy this because of that other game next month, this would of been a great game to release around May or June.

I still wouldn't have bought it. Looks way too over the top for my liking. Would have liked to see them go back to more along the lines of SR 2

Xenji

Deleted User wrote: »

I still wouldn't have bought it. Looks way too over the top for my liking. Would have liked to see them go back to more along the lines of SR 2

Yeah Saints Row 2 for me has been the best game in the series.

Reekwind

Nothing I've seen suggests that I'll be returning to the series after I bounced off SR3 hard. Push behind the wacky writing and I thought that there was very little to actually do in that game; the core mechanics just weren't very interesting. Despite being a more basic game on paper, in practice I found SR2 to be much more fun and, strangely, more memorable

kaimera

Bought SR3 in the SSS, finished the main story in like 15 hours.

Not too many activities to do, miss the ****e truck from SR2

I will go back and play it again, more than I could say for gta.

Reviews for SR4 are very good thus far, tempted to get it.

Cheapest place for pc digital download?

J. Marston

Might change my mind on leaving this for a few weeks and just get it on release. The more I see of it, the more fun it looks.

GTR63

kaimera wrote: »

Not too many activities to do, miss the ****e truck from SR2

I will go back and play it again, more than I could say for gta.

Yeah the sh*t truck was my favourite side mission/activity. Tried replaying GTA IV earlier. Its so much more sluggish than I remembered, the pop ups and washy textures are nothing short of horrendous too.

Potential-Monke

Still not convinced. I'll be waiting until it's dirt cheap and i might try it then. They should have just dropped the SR name and called it something else, then i might have had more interest, but with the SR name and the mess that was SR3, it will be nothing like what i expect/want it to be.

Anyone end up getting it today?

humanji

I did. Haven't stopped laughing since it started. It's just insane. The novelty may wear off at some point, but so far I'm loving it.

McDonnellDean

Its amazing. I am in tears here. Very well done. Some serious lampooning going on. Even the into mission... Think Armageddon... And the song!

Xenji

My girlfriend got it today, she is loving it, has not stopped playing all day

humanji

McDonnellDean wrote: »

Think Armageddon... And the song!

That bit was so f*cking funny!