Author Topic: IGN Saints Row 2 Review (Read 74656 times)

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #360 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:15:43 PM »

Im glad theyre doin a final saints row

chronovore · « **Reply #361 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:48:50 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 03:15:43 PM

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.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #362 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:53:17 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 01:20:18 PM

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.

the missions for the sons of samidi are much better than the Ronin ones imo. they just seem to be more fun - break a bitch out of prison, blow up a farm, shoot out some helicopters, steal some drugs from crazy addicts.

it doesnt add much but buying up properties and seeing my purple ninjas outside them is great. plus I earn like $20,000 a day.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #363 on:** November 01, 2008, 10:04:41 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on November 01, 2008, 08:48:50 AM

Quote from: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 03:15:43 PM
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.

It was written as a trilogy.

chronovore · « **Reply #364 on:** November 01, 2008, 11:02:46 AM »

I wasn't even aware there was a story arc. I mean, there's a mishmash of various "let's get rid of that gang" items, but I'm doubting there's anything that passes for epic-arc-driven storyline in SR. The only epic arcs are the poo spraying.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #365 on:** November 01, 2008, 12:30:51 PM »

there's a larger arc- I dont count sandbox stories as epic, even the bloated GTA4 'story'

cool breeze · « **Reply #366 on:** November 01, 2008, 02:27:14 PM »

I'm hoping that the next game has you going against the saints in the future when Gat and your character from SR1/2 are old men.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #367 on:** November 01, 2008, 02:28:04 PM »

that'd rule. im loving SR2- its dominating my queue of games

The Sceneman · « **Reply #368 on:** November 01, 2008, 07:33:01 PM »

yeah still cant put this shit down. Got like 30 achievements and 90% complete. Doing the races now, the helicopter ones are fucking annoying.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #369 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:07:35 PM »

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...

chronovore · « **Reply #370 on:** November 01, 2008, 08:56:48 PM »

Have you tried it in co-op?

In Mercs 2 the missions are identical in co-op, meaning you get twice the firepower and firing arcs brought to bear on the same number of bad guys.

...Actually I guess there are a couple mission types where they double the resistance, because co-op "transport" missions gives each of you a truck full of wobbly-physics-objects to get to Point B, and when the enemies show up on screen, they are sometimes conjoined-twinned together. (Pandemic's QA must be ineffectively used.)

The Sceneman · « **Reply #371 on:** November 02, 2008, 12:10:54 AM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 01, 2008, 08:07:35 PM

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

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #372 on:** November 02, 2008, 01:17:43 AM »

yeah stock up on healing and spend at least 20k on weapons before each mission and youre golden

The Sceneman · « **Reply #373 on:** November 02, 2008, 06:14:21 AM »

better yet, complete the snatch activity and get dual wielded GAL40's with unlimited ammo from your crib. Awwwwesome, mows down waves and waves of baddies no sweat. And unlimited ammo! Also do Drug trafficking for an awesome shotgun with infinte bullets, and Fuzz for dual Kobra pistols, with unlimited ammo

pilonv1 · « **Reply #374 on:** November 02, 2008, 06:37:23 AM »

whats the one with extra stamina for running?

demi · « **Reply #375 on:** November 02, 2008, 06:41:04 AM »

Insurance Fraud near the Saints old hangout

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #376 on:** November 02, 2008, 07:50:57 AM »

Beat Dead Space yesterday, so I am finally able to get into some SR2. I completed the mayhem activities at one location last night and the change from destroying just cars and killing people to destroying fences and garbage bins took a bit to get used to.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #377 on:** November 02, 2008, 10:47:03 AM »

Quote from: Scenester on November 02, 2008, 12:10:54 AM

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 01, 2008, 08:07:35 PM
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

They are when they are all glitched out lol

Positive Touch · « **Reply #378 on:** November 02, 2008, 11:12:02 AM »

Quote from: Scenester on November 02, 2008, 12:10:54 AM

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 01, 2008, 08:07:35 PM
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.

The infinte ammo weapons sound nice, but I already have loads of good guns (I use the best shotgun and the machine gun/grenade launcher you get for doing all combat tricks) and I don't run out of ammo. I haven't been using healing items in a while, so I'll go pick more of those up and see if they help.

The problem is that if a dude with a machine gun run up on you, then you're pretty much guaranteed to lose 60-70% of your health, and if there's a shotgun dude nearby he'll finish you off or blow up a nearby car. realllllly annoying

The Sceneman · « **Reply #379 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:14:38 PM »

Quote

I'm playing on hardcore because I am hardcore.

then why are you bitching about a frustrating level of difficulty?

Positive Touch · « **Reply #380 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:32:17 PM »

hey why don't you shut up

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #381 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:39:31 PM »

HARD MORE IS HARD! THIS IS A PROBLEM! THANKS VOLITION

Positive Touch · « **Reply #382 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:45:43 PM »

FUKK U IM STILL GONNA BEAT IT CAUSE IM AWESOME

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #383 on:** November 02, 2008, 02:50:18 PM »

AWESOME PEOPLE DONT WAH WAH! GET TO IT SIR

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #384 on:** November 02, 2008, 05:42:48 PM »

Man, shopping maul was a kind of obnoxious mission. Glad thats done. Sons = finished haw

pilonv1 · « **Reply #385 on:** November 02, 2008, 06:05:14 PM »

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.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #386 on:** November 02, 2008, 08:00:23 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on November 02, 2008, 06:05:14 PM

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.

Yes but hitting him fast enough is hard unless he gets stuck. I nailed him once right when it started, but ended up using cars from his people to clog up his path so when he got stuck boom boom boom

pilonv1 · « **Reply #387 on:** November 02, 2008, 08:20:54 PM »

I guess I got lucky, I hit him once at the start, then I ran around and he got caught on another pillar. Then I stood directly behind him spamming shoot as he drove away in front of me.

chronovore · « **Reply #388 on:** November 02, 2008, 08:52:13 PM »

There was one boss like that in the last game; the hulked-out guy with "the Los Carnales" (

) Hummer car. At one point I took a back route in a smaller car, and his Hummer got stuck in the alley. I wasted my entire arsenal on him, but he was impervious. (I note that GTA took that philosophy to be the standard M.O. in GTA IV...)

It's lame when a glitch is the only way you can get a boss, but it sucks worse when you can't get a boss despite a glitch.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #389 on:** November 02, 2008, 09:47:29 PM »

I do like that SR2 doesn't have those sort of rules (that I've seen). As long as you end up with the right result, the means don't matter.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #390 on:** November 02, 2008, 10:05:00 PM »

I like the checkpoints mid mission, usually they work out ok, sometimes theyre annoying

The Sceneman · « **Reply #391 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:35:07 AM »

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 02, 2008, 02:32:17 PM

hey why don't you shut up

do you have 200/200 in Bionic Commando Rearmed?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #392 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:37:33 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 10:05:00 PM

I like the checkpoints mid mission, usually they work out ok, sometimes theyre annoying

the worst one I found was the one before the Ronin boss where you had to run across the ships. just let me fight the boss ffs

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #393 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:41:04 AM »

hahaha yeah I hated that one, cause you spent like one try just figuring out how to get to him.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #394 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:53:47 AM »

i thought id be smart and swim around, and at worst I'd warp on to the ship. but then they put me back on the shore and my time ran out

Positive Touch · « **Reply #395 on:** November 03, 2008, 01:00:14 AM »

Quote from: Scenester on November 03, 2008, 12:35:07 AM

Quote from: Positive Touch on November 02, 2008, 02:32:17 PM
hey why don't you shut up

do you have 200/200 in Bionic Commando Rearmed?

500/200

The Sceneman · « **Reply #396 on:** November 03, 2008, 01:03:00 AM »

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

chronovore · « **Reply #397 on:** November 03, 2008, 03:11:08 AM »

Quote from: Scenester on November 03, 2008, 01:03:00 AM

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

I'm doing it on Hardcore, and enjoying it... though I've failed a couple missions. I thought we all had to play on Hard or other "extreme" difficulties, or we wouldn't get invitations to the New Year's Eve party.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #398 on:** November 03, 2008, 04:34:23 AM »

just finished the races, that was boring. Now Im on to HITMAN!!!! After that its CDs and Tagging. Then Stunt Jumping, saving Barnstorming for last, Im envisioning it to suck. Then thats all the single player achievements. I might keep playing online to try and snag a couple of those achieves

Positive Touch · « **Reply #399 on:** November 03, 2008, 08:44:30 AM »

how do you even do barnstorming? do targets appear as you fly around? i've used a plane only once outside of a mission, and i ripped the wing off and exploded before i even left the ground.

i'm at 84% right now, just need to finish up the ultor missions, a few side activities, and then do the boring-ass collect-a-thons. this might actullay be the first sandbox game i complete 100% - the closest i've come before was Vice City Stories at nintey-something percent.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #400 on:** November 04, 2008, 12:19:00 AM »

Barnstorming is flying underneath bridges in helicopters and planes and shit, apparently its really finicky to actually set the stunt off. It sounds frustrating/homo and Im not looking forward to it

The Sceneman · « **Reply #401 on:** November 04, 2008, 04:34:22 AM »

Okay you get Satchel Charges at your crib by completing the prison hitman activity. Just unlocked them. Someone asked earlier?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #402 on:** November 04, 2008, 04:39:55 AM »

How do you trigger the base jumping one? I took a chopper to the top of the ultor building and jumped off but didnt trigger the stunt

Positive Touch · « **Reply #403 on:** November 04, 2008, 08:52:09 AM »

open your parachute and you should be prompted to push the button again to start the base jumping activity. a car will dive up and you're supposed to land in it.

i just found out after beating the game that if you pull it off you stop taking fall damage - woulda saved me A LOT of needless deaths. o well

pilonv1 · « **Reply #404 on:** November 04, 2008, 05:41:19 PM »

oh i just jumped and waited till the last second to open the parachute

pilonv1 · « **Reply #405 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:46:28 AM »

Finally finished all the gangs. Now trying to 4 star the ultor cunts and they keep running over me

drew · « **Reply #406 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:08:09 PM »

Even Soulja Boy knows that GTA4 is inferior:

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #407 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:12:36 PM »

I want this game so abd now lolcakes. Fuck fallout

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #408 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:27:27 PM »

well it should be easy enough for you

cool breeze · « **Reply #409 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:28:28 PM »

Yeah, there is a GPS that even tells you where to turn. Even a functioning re re like Sojaboy can play it, so you can too.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #410 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:29:44 PM »

stfu you idiots fail to realize my problems with Fallout 3.

And I beat SR1 before all of you losers so stfu.

Hows the aircrafts in this game?

demi · « **Reply #411 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:30:57 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMud on November 11, 2008, 11:29:44 PM

Hows the aircrafts in this game?

The game never told me my aircraft would explode if I hit the ground or a building so I got frustrated and gave up I mean WTF

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #412 on:** November 11, 2008, 11:34:18 PM »

Well you are a homo, so it's common for your type to give up after not being able to secure the boy.

bork · « **Reply #413 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:47:43 AM »

I beat the game last night, great ride all the way through, although I had a lot of trouble on the Brotherhood mission where you are on a tanker and have to shoot down waves of enemies. Had a lot of trouble with the helicopters coming crashing down and killing me. The one I took to get to the tanker glitched and fell through the landing area into the hull, so every time I restarted I had to run like hell out of there before it exploded.

Is that really the end after the Ultor missions, though? (I did the one hidden mission that starts in the police HQ.)

Also the one thing I never did get are any airplanes. Where do you get those?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #414 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:55:17 AM »

I had issues with the Brotherhood mission on the tanker until I realised you could restock ammo between waves.

The airplanes are the airport

The Snipes57 is awesome.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #415 on:** November 27, 2008, 10:16:49 AM »

This game has so many framerate problems it isn't funny, still, i'm incredibly drawn to Johnny Gat even though I hated him with a passion in the first game.

Still better than FO3.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #416 on:** November 27, 2008, 01:42:37 PM »

just got all the tags, CDs and stunt jumps

Time for barnstorming

chronovore · « **Reply #417 on:** November 27, 2008, 05:44:16 PM »

I'm a-gonna restart this soon; anyone up for co-op?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #418 on:** November 28, 2008, 09:36:39 AM »

Im up for co-op as soon as the game gets patched

demi · « **Reply #419 on:** November 28, 2008, 09:44:49 AM »

I would probably do co-op but the lag might be an issue

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