[Samuel.]

Just finished this. Probably my favourite game of the year.

Skryim's great, and I'm a huge Uncharted fan and will be playing that multiplayer for at least a year or two, but neither have amazed me like Saints Row has. What an insane and brilliant video game that fully embraces what video games are. We need more games like this. More games willing to be completely bat**** crazy.

Looking forward to the DLC.

[Samuel.]

Also, this song couldn't have been more perfect:

(sort of actual spoilers)

Spoiler:

Youtube video

The use of Power is also brilliant.

[Scarlett.]

Totally agree with the spoilered song, as soon as it started playing, I knew what to do

[Shaun]

this game omg. omg. this game. this game, omg. this game. omg.

[Samuel.]

I need to play this again.

[Shaun]

I got two other games but I can't see myself wanting to play them for a while

I think the gang turf-wars are a little difficult. But I'm a newbie

[Stu]

What a load of bollocks. I hate it. Seriously. Skyrim was a minor dissapointment and I've already stopped playing that but then it's still amazing. This however was just brutal.

It seems to actually have less stuff in it than Saints Row 2, the story and mission structure is just bizarrely disjointed and inconsistent [story arcs picked up and dropped like sets of keys, glorified activity tutorials passed off as missions etc] the map is the pits and everything looks way too glossy. It's like someones just sprayed Mr. Sheen everywhere.

I liked making my own characters. Now the stereotypes already exist and are fed to you through layered, premade whacky clothes.

I was so let down by this game.

AND THE GUY WITH THE AUTOTUNED VOICE. IT GETS OLD VOLITION. JUST A BIT.

[Samuel.]

Seems those who haven't played/didn't enjoy Saints Row 2 think this is the greatest game ever, those who have hate it. Volition have two very different fan bases for the same series; be interesting to see who they cater for in the next Saints Row.

Considering they're selling like twice the amount of copies than they were with SR2, probably not hard to guess who that'll be...

[Shaun]

is SR2 on PS3? If so I might pick that up in the sales.

[Stu]

It certainly is. The PS3's sound chip gets pushed to the limits producing the cockney voice presets wonderful cockney put downs.

[Samuel.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

is SR2 on PS3? If so I might pick that up in the sales.

You can download SR2 for free when you use Saints Row The Third's online pass.

Not sure if it shows up anywhere more obvious, but you can find it by searching Saints Row 2 in the PSN store.

[Stu]

I'm convinced the Playstation Store is a game in and of itself. You should be awarded trophies for finding what you actually came for.

Might get Oddworld : Stranger's Wrath and Resident Evil tonight myself on it.

[Shaun]

oh, will do that then

[Brother Leon]

I loved all three Saints Rows. The first two were nice due to the detail on urban lifestyle etc. This so far is brill as it allows you to live the high lifestyle.


My Suit top with jeans and saints snapack swagger>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..

[MTVN]

Hmm played for a few hours now and I'm not that enthused by it tbh. I agree with what Stu said, they've tried to make things look really glossy, the map's just frustrating now and the whole thing feels a bit awkward. I'm finding driving less smooth as well, and I really don't see the need for a huge green arrow showing me where to turn when there's a green line that I'm capable of following. The police are pissing me off as well, it was pretty clear in SR 2 what would get you what, like you'd kill a few people and the blue line would go up steadily, and then on one star they would just start coming at you with melee weapons. I don't really see how it works now, sometimes I seem to get a star, or an icon it is now, for killing somebody and sometimes I don't, and straight away now they start shooting at you. The characters and clothing are a bit annoying as well, can't just mess around with them as easily anymore, you don't seem to be able to have layered clothing or different patterns either.

That said, there are things I like. I found the intro quite funny with the "well who really gives a **** about Pierce anyway" line and the Johnny Gat heads, and cruising along with Pierce in the car and singing along to a song he had put on was pretty cool. I'm hoping I'll get used to the new style of the game and love it just as much as SR 2 but I am a bit dissapointed by it all so far

[Shaun]

-got shot for streaking-

[Stu]

You know what it's like? You know them mayhem cheats you would use in GTA to make the pedestrians go all inane? Yeah it's like that except you can never turn it off.

The best thing about the game is the fact that this gem is in it :

Youtube video

I love the fact that Volition - the big wiggers - have an alternative station that's about as disjointed as the rest of their cultural understanding. It's just fantastic that Talk Talk and Rum DMC are on the same station.

The music in it is mostly cack though. Some of the worst I've ever heard in an open world game. KMFDM and Talk Talk are class though.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

ripping off no doubt how dare they

[Stu]

No Doubt didn't have a hope in hell. They just took all the eerieness out of it.

[Shaun]

-points out the Talk Talk song is in Vice City too -

[Stu]

It is? Bloody hell. I barely touched that game. Hated the map. Anytime I did play it I had on V-Rock.

What a revelation .

[MTVN]

The Mix is definitely my favourite station on there, I miss that talk radio one they had back on the original SR though

[Samuel.]

The use of music in this game is brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen it done better.

Jumping out of the plane to Power >>>

MTVN, the fact that you're pointing out something like not understanding how the police stars trigger, tells me you're approaching Saints Row the Third all wrong. A I don't give **** attitude is really needed to fully enjoy SR3. Don't think too much is my best advice Just let the game engulf you with it's awesomeness.

And the best parts of the game are near the end; it just gets better and better, so stick with it. So many memorable moments in the last third of the game, it goes all the right kind of crazy.

The more I think about this game, the more I love tbh. Will be starting my second playthrough tomorrow.

[Stu]

I found the law enforcement system to be all over the place myself, too. Just because the game is ****ING MENTAL BRO! should not excuse it from having a basic, logical infastructure on which to lay the madness on, I reckon.

[MTVN]

^ Yeah pretty much, I know the game is supposed to be over the top and ridiculous, running around with a big purple dildo and the like, I get that. But I still like it to make some kind of sense on a basic, fundamental level, not just for it to be all over the place, nonsensical randomness. I know the Police gripe was a bit of a petty one but it was just something I noticed that seemed to have been unnecessarily altered from SR 2, to no real benefit; there wasn't really anything wrong with the way it was it done in the last game IMO

I will stick with it though, because I think I probably will end up enjoying it, even if I don't love it as much as the last game