he first is that of cruise control. To ease the art of the drive by players can now hold the left shoulder button to keep the speed of their car steady so their right thumb can then return to aiming. Second, when swimming you can now press a face button to instantly warp to the shore.:-* :-* :-* :-*
our character has been in a prison hospital stuck in a coma since he was blown off of a yacht, thus badly burning your exterior. Luckily that happens to open the door to the robust character customization. You can select from three female accents and three male accents as well as the usual huge array of physical traits. Plus later in the game you'll earn new personalities, taunts, costumes and fighting styles.Generally speaking, irony does not work in text. I can only assume associating full body burns with "luckily" was intended as irony.
There's the all-new Trail Blazer and Septic Avenger or you can try out the analog stick-based sex mini-game. They're all just as fun and outrageous as the next.Nate, this is trite; please see me after class.
The production values aren't at the level that I'd like to see, but every so often I would be impressed with what I was watching on-screen.Though reviews are a form that encourages the expression of personal opinion through criticism, it's bad form to casually refer to judgment of quality from such a bloated, self-important first-person perspective.
Chrono, what's your score for the review of the review
Got a lower score than GTA4, but its a better game.
Ill pass - I got bored of this shit enough with GTAIV - and I dont even like rap music...
Someone needs to do a new Mercs style game with a new theme...The sandbox war >>>>>> sandbox city
How about a sandbox game of Cybertron and Autobots Vs Deceptacons? The origonal Cybertron
Every one of their friends is trying to kill me, yet they could really care less.
QuoteEvery one of their friends is trying to kill me, yet they could really care less.
SMH IGN
QuoteEvery one of their friends is trying to kill me, yet they could really care less.
SMH IGN
It's like somehow including a comprehensive 3rd person aiming system over a lock on aiming system is somehow assuming too much of gamers or is a detriment to the game. It seems to me that the vast majority of gamers would prefer an actually good aiming system to the crap that was GTA IV gameplayQuoteThe free aim controls might be a little clunky for those of you who are used to auto-aiming
OH WHAT THE FUCK. GTAIV had some of the worst auto-aiming ever.
Got a lower score than GTA4, but its a better game.
Why can't it be better than GTA4?
It didn't get beat. In anything really.-9000
Imo GTA simply evolved into something a bit more grounded and serious. It still does the whole "emergent" gameplay thing better than any sandbox game.
If you think you are going to get a more "sandbox" game in saints row 2 than GTA IV you will be disappointed. But yeah, just play the game. Car chases have 0 on GTAIV, shooting isn't any more exciting, and if you think this is Cracdown think again.
And no i ain't christian or whatever fake fighting and shit
Car chases have 0 on GTAIV
Imo GTA simply evolved into something a bit more grounded and serious. It still does the whole "emergent" gameplay thing better than any sandbox game.
If you think you are going to get a more "sandbox" game in saints row 2 than GTA IV you will be disappointed. But yeah, just play the game. Car chases have 0 on GTAIV, shooting isn't any more exciting, and if you think this is Cracdown think again.
And no i ain't christian or whatever fake fighting and shit
You have the worst game opinions this side of Borys.
Car chases have 0 on GTAIV
You mean the car chases where the other car is invincible until a predetermined spot? ::) Yeah, I'm sure SR2 has nothing on that.
Imo GTA simply evolved into something a bit more grounded and serious. It still does the whole "emergent" gameplay thing better than any sandbox game.
If you think you are going to get a more "sandbox" game in saints row 2 than GTA IV you will be disappointed. But yeah, just play the game. Car chases have 0 on GTAIV, shooting isn't any more exciting, and if you think this is Cracdown think again.
And no i ain't christian or whatever fake fighting and shit
You have the worst game opinions this side of Borys.
Based on me saying GTAIV>SR2?
Whatever, ah!Car chases have 0 on GTAIV
You mean the car chases where the other car is invincible until a predetermined spot? ::) Yeah, I'm sure SR2 has nothing on that.
Oh i'm sure you're gonna love the on rails shooting/chases of SR2.
Even SR1 was better than GTAIV and so far SR2 surpasses it's predecessor.
No, it's pretty much confirmed that Saints Row destroyed GTA4
You're the one with the issue, are you by chance a Christian who watches Wrestling?
This is so awesome. I made a japanese raver chick and used a parking meter to beat up a guy asking for change hahahahahha omg awesome.
i know you can change your clothes, but can you also change your sex and voice mid-game?
How much extra was that? It's pretty cool.
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I wish I could ahve uploaded my guy from SR1. I just made my guy as skeevy as possible, as quickly as possible.
Anyone wanna do co-op? Check me on Cafe de Bore.
This game is awesome.
I made a fat black chick that kid of looks like Wesley Willis, and I gave her a facial expression where one of her eyes are halfway closed and she has huge super droopy boobs.
She sports granny panties and I gave her a man's voice.
So I co-op for like 2 hours last night. Did some car surfing, got the achievement.
Went clothes shopping, as my friend was shopping, I threw a box at the clerk and then killed her so the cops came and shot my friend while he was shopping while I took off on a scooter which I then somehow managed to wheelie in to a lake.
Then we play the shit spraying mini game, and the mini game where you protect a celebrity which was WOWSOME.
Why can't it be better than GTA4?
It's not whether it could've been better or not, any game can be better than GTA, wtf, but it either ends up being or not. Saint's Row isn't better than GTA. And no, being more batshit with some of the stuff it does doesn't make it better.
But again, some of you have some sort of problem with GTA that i don't understand.
* A hooker chased me with a can of mace
I found 11 spray tags so far and nothing changed with the Stamina. The stealing ho's mission got me the health upgrade.
And the only weapon I need in this game is the revolver. It's headshot after headshot. IGN is distinguished mentally-challenged for thinking people wouldn't want this aiming system.
I keep the aussie accent if only for "the fuck you say?". You could always change it at the cosmetic surgery place.
And I don't know how anyone could say the intro to GTA4 is as good as this.
First ~5 hours of GTA 4: Drive around in a taxi and use the internet
First ~ 50 minutes of Saints Row 2: Break out of prison, break out your friend at a courthouse, beat up some homeless people and steal their place.
There's only 6 levels to activities now, instead of 10, which is nice
haha... so i'm playing the FUZZ activity, and it says "stop the battle of the century" - i'm like wtf?
turns out the battle of the century is a bunch of pirates and ninjas beating each other up
Disbarred attorney Jack Thompson called Saints Row 2 a GTA rip-off, suggesting that it pushes the envelope further than the Take-Two Interactive franchise he spent so long crusading against.
I did the first two missions and it already shits over GTA4.
There's an achievement for singing along to the radio :D
I bought Take On Me at the music store, made a custom playlist, and put it on. He started singing to it :lol
haha... so i'm playing the FUZZ activity, and it says "stop the battle of the century" - i'm like wtf?
turns out the battle of the century is a bunch of pirates and ninjas beating each other up
Fuzz activity is just so much fun.
There's an achievement for singing along to the radio :D
I bought Take On Me at the music store, made a custom playlist, and put it on. He started singing to it :lol
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm gonna jerk off to it
Here is my best attempt at recreating Chair Blob, not sure why the pic turned out so shitty though
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zomg I got it! I couldnt wait and bought it on my mastercard. Have to do my bit for the economy! I got the super sweet box set that pilonv1 got, Im wearing the basketball top with a mtaching purple bandana to a dress up party tomorrow lol. Going round to Polari's place now for beer and local co-op
zomg I got it! I couldnt wait and bought it on my mastercard. Have to do my bit for the economy! I got the super sweet box set that pilonv1 got, Im wearing the basketball top with a mtaching purple bandana to a dress up party tomorrow lol. Going round to Polari's place now for beer and local co-op
I've got a Saints Row 1 bandana, Robby gave it to me, haha
did they fix the framerate issues of part 1?
there is even a hidden mission thatspoiler (click to show/hide)ties up the loose ends with the first games story.[close]
SR2 :bow2
omg
:bow fuzz :bow2
:bow mayhem :bow2
:bow septic tank :bow2
You have to beat the game (epilogue), then you go to the police station and go through the files. You find the file of a certain someone, and you get a phone call about it, and the mission is activated.
So is the main story pretty short? Has anyone played online yet?
anyone know if theres any achievements tied to difficulty? Im playing on hardcore just in case
god this game is so fucking awesome. finished all the missions in coop last night. even the story is better than gta4. the design in this game is just amazing. mid mission checkpoints are a god-send. i have so many activities to go through. it seems you don't need to do as many as you did in sr1, or you seem to get a lot more respect per activity.
but fuck if it isn't glitchy. i probably had to suicide 5 times b/c of messed up AI or non-spawn vehicles. and i probably had another 5 hard freezes.
lame :( I probably wont worry about those achievements now
radio is amazing!
The music is excellent.
The music is excellent.
your mom
Is anyone having trouble with Sons of Samedi mission where you gotta protect the warehouse from junkies? Robby and I cant get it to proceed, we think its glitched. The part where Pierce/Shaundi are packing the boxes, it just gets to 11/12 and Peirce just stands there and Shaundi is nowhere to be found.
no you complete missions that take over those areas. have you even got your first safehouse yet? there should be a purpleish icon on the map if you havent.
god this game is so fucking awesome. finished all the missions in coop last night. even the story is better than gta4. the design in this game is just amazing. mid mission checkpoints are a god-send. i have so many activities to go through. it seems you don't need to do as many as you did in sr1, or you seem to get a lot more respect per activity.
but fuck if it isn't glitchy. i probably had to suicide 5 times b/c of messed up AI or non-spawn vehicles. and i probably had another 5 hard freezes.
You bastids. I'm ordering this immediately so I can get some co-op in with evilboreans before the lustre wears off.
<grumble> not even done with mercs 2 yet </grumble>
How long did it take you to do all the missions in co op? Do the newspaper clippings indicate that a mission has been cleared in co op?
Another glitch is that if you don't do the first two missions initially on co-op, you can't get them checked if you go back via newspaper clippings. I have every mission I've done (11 so far) checked except the first two prologue missions. This is also common among forums.
Does anyone feel like wasting a couple days of their life and getting the co-op activity achievement with me? This would entail creating a whole new game, and using it for nothing but co-op activities with me. No missions. You can use other saves for your regular gaming.Absolutely.
Lets make it clear, the HOST has to start a new game. I got all co-op missions complete using a character that I had in progress, joined a brand new game, I had the prologue complete in my Single Player, and ended up getting the achievement after we finished. So in theory, you could have a friend start a new game, replay the prologue, and you'll be fine using your current character.
You bastids. I'm ordering this immediately so I can get some co-op in with evilboreans before the lustre wears off.
<grumble> not even done with mercs 2 yet </grumble>
Dude, I finished Mercs 2 ACCIDENTALLY last night. I had no idea I was on the final mission and then it was like "ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED, U BEAT THE GAME" and I was like "Um what?"
The worst part is that I hadn't done any missions for the Chinese yet, so I can't get any achievements that are linked to them.
Also, it seems that even though you can SAVE multiple games, you can never actually LOAD one--all you can do is continue from your last game. Meaning, I can't go back to one of my older saves. WTF?
crowd control gets fucking impossible in the later levels. you just have to get lucky with the bat swings
I made 3 awesome cars. Two TOUGH BIG TRUX FOR CURB STOMPIN and one super fast tough car for interceptin fuckers trying to steal back turf
whats the trick!?!?
I'm having trouble with one of the hitman missions at the moment. You need to head to the prison area and call 555 OOPS to get the biohazard guy to come out. I call the number and he doesn't show up. :/
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For the LOLZ, how did you go nude anyway? I thought it was just a streaking minigame?
For the LOLZ, how did you go nude anyway? I thought it was just a streaking minigame?
go into your crib, step into the clothes icon, press Y, change each section to nothing, ?, profit.
For the LOLZ, how did you go nude anyway? I thought it was just a streaking minigame?
go into your crib, step into the clothes icon, press Y, change each section to nothing, ?, profit.
That only strips you to youer underwear
You have to go to a clothing store, click "go to wardrobe" then go to Outfits, then select "Remove All Clothing" - it will say that you will be naked and streaking, so say yes
Mosaic is in the game
:lolMosaic is in the game
i really wish i could have made a character with a fully erect two-inch dong
I did every level of every activity by myself. It's completely doable in 1 player. Crowd Control is CAKE... you guys doing it right? Just swat them with your bat when there's a crowd, then throw the occasional stray to a heavy pointer.
Mosaic is in the game
Anyone else have the game freeze? It's happened about 6 or 7 times now.
Do what I do, shoot 'em in the fucking face.
Dual-wielding Kobra pistols is awesome. :o
Fuck man, this third or fourth Brotherhood mission is annoying. The one with this fucking loser rigging cars wtih bombs, so I can blow them up just like I could with grenades.
I don't know if it's because I'm on co op or what, but thish fucker will NOT ARM THE BOMBS. He will do one, maybe two, then he will just stand there and do fucking nothing.
S0 should I get this game or is it as bad as SR1?
I won't play multiplayer, I play sandbox games for the story.
Now that I finished the main campaign I'm looking at achievements. Gonna need to spend a ton of time to get some of these. Finishing the campaign and all activities in co op will take awhile. I haven't checked in game, but is there a stat page which tracks all the online co op missions and activities you have completed?
I just started Fable 2 last night, but I really just want to go back to SR2 and blow more shit up. I never would have said this two weeks ago. Also, the online co op in SR2 is good and not shit like in Fable 2.
Finished Ronin today myself, awesome. I love my vans of ninjas with semi-automatics lol
S0 should I get this game or is it as bad as SR1?
I won't play multiplayer, I play sandbox games for the story.
nob hill is the name of the area
I really dont 'get' gta4 fans at all. How can they not have fun in a game that lets you pack purple vans with spoilers with ninjas with sub-autos, drive at crazy speeds while they fire out the window at opposing gangs.
I thought he was singing Ne-Yo? :P
Yeah the characters rule, I really like Johnny Gat personally. Couldnt stand Shandi though, I fucking hate pothead dreadlocked bitches. Maybe the character might be exotic to some but Ive met so many shitheads like her in real life
There was one cunt in GTA4 who was the worst, most annoying character in a videogame. Even worse than the pig in Beyond Good & Evil. That stupid 'cleaning up the streets' cunt. Ugh, at least he died. One of the few things GTA4 did right
absolutely. I dont get all the complaints about shit like Resident Evil and Metroidvania with 'backtracking'. When you fail a mission in GTAIV you have to drive all the way to the mission start icon again then drive all the way to where the mission is (often halfway across the city) thats like 10 minutes of BS boring driving right there. Such terrible design. Does GTA4 have helicopter missions where you blow up heaps of shit? Can you spray fecal matter all over buildings and get paid for it?
Saints Row 4 lyfe
You're an idiot MAF. You could turn off phone calls and just have plain fun.
Learn2Read instruction manuals
tom chick hits another one out. http://www.crispygamer.com/gamereviews/2008-10-15/saints-row-2-xbox-360.aspx when did he start getting game reviews right, i ask?Since about 2000.
This is a game about running prostitutes, customizing a cool car and keeping it in your garage, going up to a high building to see if you can base jump, watching fights that have nothing to do with you break out on the street, trying to fly a plane under a bridge, or plugging away at a difficult challenge because you know something good is going to be unlocked when you finally complete it. This is a city built as a bustling amusement park or a lively arcade. This is your virtual playground.
Also very disappointed you dont get anything for finishing the streaking missions
Im glad theyre doin a final saints row
hahahah holy shit the mission where youre stoned the whole time. The Saints are much more likable in this game imo. You cant help but like their wacky adventures. I've got like 26 hoodz so far. When do i get achievements lol. I have like 4 or something at 33% complete.
Im glad theyre doin a final saints row
Watchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?! They announce a sequel, and "it'll be the last one?"
For their next big work, I wonder if they'll try and do a serious art piece like Dan Houser tried with GTA IV.
these last few brotherhood missions are annoying as fuck - i almost smashed my keyboard during that one on the boat. it's bad enough when you have to deal with a million motherfuckers auto-shotties and rpgs, but now i have have two truckfulls of them chase me around constantly? fuck that. maybe i should use that hummer i got after the sons campaign...
these last few brotherhood missions are annoying as fuck - i almost smashed my keyboard during that one on the boat. it's bad enough when you have to deal with a million motherfuckers auto-shotties and rpgs, but now i have have two truckfulls of them chase me around constantly? fuck that. maybe i should use that hummer i got after the sons campaign...
? what difficulty are you playing on? If youre playing on Normal not one level is particulary hard if youve stocked up on healing beforehand
these last few brotherhood missions are annoying as fuck - i almost smashed my keyboard during that one on the boat. it's bad enough when you have to deal with a million motherfuckers auto-shotties and rpgs, but now i have have two truckfulls of them chase me around constantly? fuck that. maybe i should use that hummer i got after the sons campaign...
? what difficulty are you playing on? If youre playing on Normal not one level is particulary hard if youve stocked up on healing beforehand
I'm playing on hardcore because I am hardcore.then why are you bitching about a frustrating level of difficulty?
It's ok if you've got rocket launchers, 4 rocket launchers at the bulldog = instant death. I tried driving around on the toad chasing him with automatic weapons and it did fuck all.
hey why don't you shut up
I like the checkpoints mid mission, usually they work out ok, sometimes theyre annoying
hey why don't you shut up
do you have 200/200 in Bionic Commando Rearmed?
:lol
well Id be playing Saints 2 on Hardcore if there was an achievement for it. The game has plenty of longevity and challenge even on normal imo. Good that one of the team is taking it in the shorts
Hows the aircrafts in this game?
STFU it's not that bad.
This game has so many framerate problems it isn't funny
Although I really, really, really, hate the voice of my character...why couldn't they put in a regular sounding voice instead of wankster brit, wankster whitey, wankster nignog. Sad
Activites cutscenes...I know you only get one, but everyone is oblivious to you, and act like they knew you were coming or they requested you.
Volition has about the brain capacity of a half a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
This game has C level writing
Uhh what sandbox game doesnt have you car flat in the center?
Also, i'm sorry, but GTA4's city looks way better than Saint Rows. SR's still looks like an xbox game, which is fine because it has great gameplay, but visual wise it's shit. Plus it somehow manages to run shittier than GTA4, which confuses me, because GTA's city is much better looking and more vivid and has more stuff in it.
Oh and ragging and nitpicking is different than bashing.
all you do is bitch, and most of the time youre wrongSounds like your habit of bad jokes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P70bxifRwoY
Why would you want to play a character like that
Yes, I vastly would.
Perhaps I just don't find a member of my own race being ridiculed as "hilarious".
Why would you want to play a character like that
Yes, I vastly would.
Perhaps I just don't find a member of my own race being ridiculed as "hilarious".
Why would you want to play a character like that
You should just stop posting, you are boring.
Vote to ban? 10 to win.
Why would you want to play a character like that
You should just stop posting, you are boring.
Vote to ban? 10 to win.
We need a video capture with some of this shit. Still pics don't do it justice.
:rofl :rofl
And yes that is actually a shit helmet iirc
:piss Blue Collar Achievement :piss2
I was up to level 10 on tow truck and caning it towards the finish line and I was all like "yes yes the achievement is mine" then a cop rammed me up the ass and I exploded :-\ Its the last single player achievement for me to get and Im damn well going to get it
Multiplayer Strong Arm mode is pretty fun but deathmatch is zzzzzzzz
I should really shelve this and pick up Fallout 3 or something
:piss Blue Collar Achievement :piss2
I was up to level 10 on tow truck and caning it towards the finish line and I was all like "yes yes the achievement is mine" then a cop rammed me up the ass and I exploded :-\ Its the last single player achievement for me to get and Im damn well going to get it
Multiplayer Strong Arm mode is pretty fun but deathmatch is zzzzzzzz
I should really shelve this and pick up Fallout 3 or something
That was pretty much me and the drug dealer missions from SR1. Good shitting deity-of-your-choice, trying to finish those was just insane. I don't think there was a single mission in GTA IV even remotely as hard.
:piss Blue Collar Achievement :piss2
I was up to level 10 on tow truck and caning it towards the finish line and I was all like "yes yes the achievement is mine" then a cop rammed me up the ass and I exploded :-\ Its the last single player achievement for me to get and Im damn well going to get it
Multiplayer Strong Arm mode is pretty fun but deathmatch is zzzzzzzz
I should really shelve this and pick up Fallout 3 or something
That was pretty much me and the drug dealer missions from SR1. Good shitting deity-of-your-choice, trying to finish those was just insane. I don't think there was a single mission in GTA IV even remotely as hard.
funny becuase I managed to beat all activities in Saints Row 1, but I found GTA4 quite tough because it sucked so bad
With those drug dealing missions at least you could jack a new vehicle if your old one got fucked. With Tow Truck youve got one truck for the whole 10 levels of the diversion
lol. i did every sidemission and i havent even finished one gang.
This game was awesome. I didn't even touch the multiplayer aside from co-op. Beats the shit out of GTA4.
Is the actual multiplayer any good? GTA4 made me want to avoid all multiplayer in games like this.
I only played a few matches, but yeah, it was actually pretty fun. More fun than GTA4 or Saints Row 1 online, imo. They basically put you in a small segment of the city (traffic and all) and cycle through various objectives (the one where you hurt yourself, deathmatch, assassinations, vandalizing, etc) and tally up the score at the end.
I've been keeping it real in the row in co-op with spooka -
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We need a video capture with some of this shit. Still pics don't do it justice.
Ctrl > F "you are a idiot"
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Did someone actually not flame my SR 2 opinion for once?!
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Ctrl > F "you are a idiot"
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Did someone actually not flame my SR 2 opinion for once?!
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That's the correct assessment, but it's "you are an idiot" for which you'd want to search.
This came out on P.C and apparently it's as much of a shitty port as GTAIV was, even worse maybe.
I've been going through the activities and diversions, but finally decided to play more story missions. After completing "Red Asphalt" and "Bank Error in Your Favor," I'm enjoying the writing more than GTA IV's. Well, except anything in GTA IV with Brucie in it.spoiler (click to show/hide)Carlos getting kacked on the heels of the main character telling him "I'll make a banger out of you, even if it kills me" was really unexpected. And then getting revenge against Maero... pretty damned cool. It's unclear why Maero's GF doesn't recognize Shaundi though. Didn't she mention Shaundi in one of the earlier cutscenes?[close]
Im really hoping for a Saints Row 3. Had so much fun with 1 & 2
I'd like to 1000 Saints 2 but the online achievements are fucking ridiculous
New patch that addresses the "fooking nasty co-op non completion bug"
Wait, what's the DLC going to be? Whatever it is I can't wait. SR 2 is the best open-world game since San Andreas.
I think the pattern is that one of your 'hoods will get attacked after any story mission where you gain a new one. I spend a lot of time just tooling around and doing the side-missions, and my 'hoods are never attacked during that, only after a story mission. Usually within a couple minutes, it feels like.
Just spent about an hour and a half beating hitman missions, only has one more person to beat. And then it freezes. Great shit quality control. Now you wonder why your piss ant compant THQ is almos bankrupt. Fucking moron programmers.
Just spent about an hour and a half beating hitman missions, only has one more person to beat. And then it freezes. Great shit quality control. Now you wonder why your piss ant compant THQ is almos bankrupt. Fucking moron programmers.
U mad?
Have you installed it? I had no freezing once it was installed
Have you installed it? I had no freezing once it was installed
How do you install it? I have a 360.
Have you installed it? I had no freezing once it was installed
How do you install it? I have a 360.
Yeah the collection was a bit crap, the stunt jumps especially. The barnstorming was cool though lol. The only single player achievement I didnt get was Blue Collar, couldnt quite nail the tow truck level
Barnstorming is crazy cool; flying a Parrot through the aqueduct's tunnel through the mountain was one of the most pulse-pounding gaming moments I've had.For posterity, I should note that I didn't get the parrot all the way through the aqueduct tunnel, crashing about 90% of the way through. I cheesed out and went with the UFO so I wouldn't have to kill anyone for talking when I was concentrating too hard on the game.
Did ANYONE buy the DLC packs for this game? I have a hankering to play more SR2, but the one DLC pack which has achievements requiring co-op in the DLC. This is pretty brash, considering the game's spotty support history for its broken co-op support, as well as the fact that it's DLC based, so only players with the same DLC packages can play together.
do you think we should both buy the DLC pack and play it together? That way we get to bitch to each other about how we've wasted 800 points :-\
The driving is worse than it is in GTA4 but the shooting is marginally better.:wtf
Played this for the first time last night. I thought it was kind of stupid to have to up my rep to get the first mission. had to kill a few gang members and run the race Twice to be able to get my first mission. I got to the place to make the new gang hang out(church?) and killed the gang that was there. How do you destroy the shanties? I somehow did 2 of them but never figured out how I did it. So I quit out and and saved from there.
Maybe it is playing on normal or something but I've never felt worried that I would die in a firefight.
The driving is worse than it is in GTA4 but the shooting is marginally better.
Best $10 game since BF1943.
Not to mention the fact that I was able to create a fat, hairy limey main character and just got to spray raw sewage all over a couple of neighborhoods.
Now that I think of it, running the race the second time was a breeze compared to the first.
??? Driving is probably more forgiving than the GTA 3 series. Most things turn on a dime, and some things appear to turn on change for a dime. Shooting is entirely up to you, with minimal auto-aim, as opposed to default GTA4 controls which are snap-to-enemy and the ability to toggle through anything in range, including baddies you can't even see, and may not have even noticed.
BTW: Instead of just doing a race or a drive-by, you also have Activities all over the map you could have done. You know: things to do outside the main storyline, all the good crap that was missing from GTA4.
SR2 is like if R* actually listened to everyone's complaints re: GTA and put an extra helping of FUN on top just for shits and giggles. One minor gripe- the game has frozen up on me a couple of times now, and the last time I hadn't saved in over an hour. I lost all of the cool shit I bought at the mall, too. :(
If you want to go with the PC version, you can get a used copy from Amazon for about $7. :lol
Holy shit, how do "SERIOUS VIDEOGAME JOURNALISTS" give this game lower review scores than any GTA? I've only played like a little more than an hour of it so far, but the controls alone make it superior. Not to mention the fact that I was able to create a fat, hairy limey main character and just got to spray raw sewage all over a couple of neighborhoods.
Anyway, game rocks and I probably should have gotten it earlier, but I'm cheap so oh well.
Just how bad is Saints Row 2 PC?
Just how bad is Saints Row 2 PC?
It is on D2D through the weekend for 5 bucks. But I don't want to spend the money if the damn game won't run.
well this is bumped anyhow, so did anyone try the supposedly busted ass PC version? Since I'm enjoying Violition's RFG, I'm tempted to try their SR2 again (only played a few hours on PS3; got bored; was still better than GTAIV). I'd rather play it on PC with better visuals/framerate and an X360 controller than the PS3 version. What exactly was wrong with the PC version of SR2?
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1.0 out of 5 stars Shoddy, unfinished, appalling, January 10, 2009
By Jim Valentine (London, UK) - See all my reviews
Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars
Plenty of people have been talking about Saints Row 2 - especially those that found GTA IV restrictive and dull. On consoles it seems be what many people have been crying out for - but on PC it simply does not work.
An appalling frame rate, terrible controls, no support for anything other than 360 controllers, impossible driving, constant bugs and glitches...
There has probably never been a worse PC version of a game in the history of the industry, it's beyond bad, it's a deliberate direct insult to everyone who doesn't own a console.
It runs so badly, and my computer is better than the best recommended specs (I can run GTA IV PC fine, along with all the most recent games), that it's inconceivable that any form of quality testing took place for this game. Based on the experience of people who I know have played it on PC I'd really like to see video evidence of someone at Violation running this game successfully on a PC.
Fundamentally, I simply do not believe this is a working product - there really needs to be a serious consideration of legal action against companies that are selling something that is this defective, not to mention websites selling it.
Doesn't work, looks like garbage, it's a company going out of their way to steal your money in return for nothing. Please, please, please don't make the mistake I did and buy this game.
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1.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY AWFUL, January 10, 2009
By Nathan Beauchamp "Dakotad555" (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars
This is the worst port I've played in a long time. And I thought Mass Effect was bad. By comparison this game makes the transfer of Mass Effect from Xbox to PC look like a carefully designed masterpiece.
The controls are lousy. You cannot access menus through use of the mouse, which is so counter intuitive that it screams fail. The controls just always feel awkward no matter how much you tweak your key mapping. Miserable to play throughout.
The graphics are crummy, and despite having crossfired graphics cards (HD4870s). I can't get decent frames no matter what. I easily get 40-50 frames a second on very high in Crysis, and Saints Row pulls an awful 20-27 despite having inferior graphics. Other problems include common clipping issues, buildings and terrain that pops up out of nowhere, and the worst skins I've seen on character models since 2004. The models are sloppy, robotic looking, and frankly ugly. Enemies get frozen in space, stuck in doorways, etc... It's so bad it's amateurish. The graphic problems alone make the game almost unplayable.
Don't waste your money and try to play this game on the PC. It will frustrate you, anger you, and make you want to chuck the game in the trash. It cannot be played at high graphics even with a very high quality PC. I don't think they can even patch the thing to playability because of the graphic issues that may not be fixable. Don't buy under any circumstances.
Lyte, my US X360 is fine. It's my j one that's gone.
But I wouldn't rebuy SR2 for X360 if I already have it on PS3. I don't rebuy from one console to another. Only console -> PC.
But yeah, SR2 on PC sounds lol. No wonder they were practically giving it away at most places.
Maybe I'll give the PS3 version another shot one day. I got bored of doing the raise your street cred or whatever minigames over and over.
I bought Mercs 2 and haven't opened that either :\
fair enough, I guess if you dont enjoy GTA style games Saints 2 aint gonna change that
SR2 runs great on a quad. anything below that and you might as well not even waste your time.
Saints Row has bent me over the table and had its way with me, and all I can do is pass it more lube and ask for a reacharound. The game satisfies every borito's needs.(Note: I'm paraphrasing Scenester's actual words in consideration of their PM nature.)
:roflI bought Mercs 2 and haven't opened that either :\
You're better off that way. Mercs 2 was awful.
The best thing about SR2 was how fucking ridiculous it all was. They took the basic mechanics that worked so well in the first game and then got rid of the wigger-ness.....or amped it up, depending on how you look at it. SR2 is GTA with clown shoes. Adjustable clown shoes.
Got the DLC, holy shit its worth it for the cars alone! Theres this AWESOME 'Apex' motorbike, fastest thing ever. New hairstyles are OMG hilarious, and the missions... well theyre missions.Thanks. I totally forgot about the DLC. I grabbed it last night but haven't had a chance to play yet.
I bought the Ultor shirt:spoiler (click to show/hide)(http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/chronovore/avatar-body.png)[close]
May yet buy the pimp outfit, though other Boritos may start calling me "Henry Winkler."
Real question: Has there been a game with a better in-game character creator than Saints Row 2?
I was able to recreate myself with eerie accuracy in SR2 right down to the freaking t-shirt design which is something I've never been able to replicate in other games. Sure, my Commander Shepard looks a little like me but not as awesome as my OG gangsta.
I think APB had the best character creator for any game but I'm not sure if that counts.