IGN Saints Row 2 Review

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Question:

Is this game structured like the first in that you get to do alot of the gang missions but you don't get to play THE final mission for the gang until you're up to the final mission for all of them? I ask because I did I guess all but the last Ronin missions and none of the other ones, but I can't do anymore Ronin ones

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and I doubt they'd end that storyline on that old chink getting away on a motorcycle.

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Otherwise so far i'm lovin the Samedi storyline. This game has C level writing which is an upgrade from SR1's F level writing, so i've legitimately laughed at some parts this time (

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that one guy coming in to the crib with his helicopter helmet

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The only things i hate about it so far:

A. Still hate the gun system. Personal preference.
B. Volition has about the brain capacity of a half a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow in placing where you start the missions. One Ronin mission had to be activated in the north east of the map...yet the cutscene shows you in the saints main crib...wtf
C. I'm getting lost on some of the references to the old characters in the first game and cameos...I can only imagine how lost PS3 players are.
D. 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.

Other than that, amazing game so far.

[MrAngryFace]

what dont you like about the gun system?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I dunno, I just think it's too free form, but I recognize that that's just my personal opinion and I know that others love it.

[cool breeze]

even if it is personal preference, it's still the same basic controls as most fps/tps games.  It's like that complaint in the IGN review where the guy wanted GTA style lock on because he was too lazy to point to head to kill

[Van Cruncheon]

i think the writing nails the thrust of these games better than even gta4 -- that this is gangsta life as pulp fiction, as hilarious adolescent fantasy, and fuckin' runs with it. gta4 is a wannabe leonard elmore-esque hard knocks plot wrapped up in a game where nico shoots random pedestrians by the metric ton, causes multicar pileups, and nukes helicopters all in space of an hour or two. the writing for sr2, unlike sr1, is now very self-aware that stillwater is a childishly exaggerated playground for gangsta cliches, and plays right along with it, never breaking stride to engage in dull and unwelcome drama.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I just don't think the FPS style of control fits a TPS.

And yeah, i'm glad I haven't ran across any adolescent jokes yet like there was in SR1. 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.

Oh yeah, the game is awesome fun so far .

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Oh and terrible framerate is terrible.

[cool breeze]

For some reason I thought of playing GTA4 today, so I started it up hoping it was somewhat better than I remembered.  what a shitty game.  even the third person driving camera is garbage.

Installing Saints Row 2 to my 360 right now so I can play online a bit before L4D.  Seriously takes a dump all over GTA4.  I can't believe I was thinking about borrowing it for the 360 when the DLC came out.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

STFU it's not that bad.

[The Sceneman]

ltf

Ragging on Saints 2, defending GTAIV.... unbelievable

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Are you a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow? I haven't been ragging on SR2. SR2>>>>>>>>>>GTA4, but GTA4 isn't as bad as some of you fegs decalre it to be

[cool breeze]

STFU it's not that bad.

if you were bored enough you can go back and find all the posts where I say that GTA4 was alright but people really made it into more than it was, but that was, as I just discovered, the game having some sort of weird stockholm effect on me.  Subconsciously I somewhat defended the game because I didn't want to feel like I jumped through hoops for 30 hours attempting to find amusement in that depressing game.

how the fuck did any person think that having your car in the right middle of the screen was a good idea.  I'm now convinced that everyone working on the game was cracked up making this to see how much people would endure before admitting that beyond the game there are few redeeming qualities.

I'll also like to retract what I said about GTA4 looking better than Saints Row 2.  It doesn't.  My eyes hurt from the brown, the jaggies, the blur, the inconsistent frame rate, the sloppy animations WHEN DOES IT END.

I'm in shock right now from how my memories misled me on GTA4s quality.  Saints Row 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GTA4

[The Sceneman]

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

[MyNameIsMethodis]

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.

[cool breeze]

Saints Row 2? GTA San Andrea? almost any good racing game in forever? they didn't put you dead in the flat middle of the screen.

and vivid isn't a word I would ever associate with GTA4.  Dull is more suitable.

[Van Cruncheon]

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 you're wrong

[cool breeze]

Multiplayer is surprisingly fun and it totally makes sense for a sandbox game.  They basically give you a chunk of the city to mess around in, then every once in a while there is a new objective that pops up.  So it's several different game modes inside of that one game, then in the end it all adds up and the winner is decided.  If you want to ignore the objectives, you can just kill the opposing team and earn points that way instead. 

And the game loads so fast now.  In no time I was riding the satchel charge covered Akira inspired bike into a crowd, killing everyone, grabbing a nearby cop and using him as cover while I shot down a helicopter with my assault rifle using only one hand.  Then I used my pimp cane to kill the police officer.  Then I threw some random person into a wall before cracking his skull with my pimp cane. 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

How do you mug mofo's?

And i'm addicted to this game...too bad I won't be able to play it until the 19th of December  :'(

all you do is bitch, and most of the time youre wrong

Sounds like your habit of bad jokes

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http://www.instantrimshot.com

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[Positive Touch]

point your gun at them until their hands go up

[Great Rumbler]

Japan 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

So I picked up Saints Row 2 yesterday....







Awww yeahhh

[AdmiralViscen]

[Van Cruncheon]

[pilonv1]

tremendous

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Why would you want to play a character like that

[cool breeze]

because this is America

[The Sceneman]

Why would you want to play a character like that

ffs, Im sure you'd prefer Nico Bellic

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Yes, I vastly would.

Perhaps I just don't find a member of my own race being ridiculed as "hilarious".

[The Sceneman]

and Im still playing this super sweet game, did all the barnstorms and had a few rounds of multi last night. Only single player achieve left for me is Blue Collar. Tow Truck is a fucking bitch to beat all 10 levels as you cant repair your truck between each stage

[The Sceneman]

Yes, I vastly would.

Perhaps I just don't find a member of my own race being ridiculed as "hilarious".

yes Im sure HSMP created that character with the specific intention of racism

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Well you never know with kids these days.

[demi]

Why would you want to play a character like that

You should just stop posting, you are boring.


Vote to ban? 10 to win.

[AdmiralViscen]

Yes, I vastly would.

Perhaps I just don't find a member of my own race being ridiculed as "hilarious".

He's a BBN

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Why would you want to play a character like that

You should just stop posting, you are boring.


Vote to ban? 10 to win.

[chronovore]

Why would you want to play a character like that

You should just stop posting, you are boring.


Vote to ban? 10 to win.

Srsly, can you install Ignore again? My eyes have been rolling so much my hands automatically start typing that emote unconsciously. 

I can't believe in a game where all urban culture is parodied mercilessly, an ambiguously beige, possibly black, possibly middle-eastern, possibly pacific islander fattie in a thong can be considered a direct, "over the line" racial attack.

[demi]

Ignore has been installed

[chronovore]

Bless your heart.

I'm going to wait until I see one more stupid thing from MyNameIsMud before engaging it.

I give it about 5 minutes, depending on how fast I read.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I've been keeping it real in the row in co-op with spooka - 













We need a video capture with some of this shit.  Still pics don't do it justice.

[y2kev]

What the fuck, this game looks awesome 

[cool breeze]

SR2 is awesome

of the free roam mission based games of 2008: SR2 > Far Cry 2 > Mercs 2 >= GTA4

[Jansen]

i'd hit it

[BobFromPikeCreek]

  Ok this is definitely next after Fallout.

[chronovore]

That's crazy. Is that guy wearing a poop helmet?

[AdmiralViscen]

And yes that is actually a shit helmet iirc

[Great Rumbler]

We need a video capture with some of this shit.  Still pics don't do it justice.

If you ever do a video, make sure it's set to this song:

[The Sceneman]

And yes that is actually a shit helmet iirc

Isnt it a stalactite hat from the Spelunkers clothes shop?

[AdmiralViscen]

shiz, maybe you're right.

[cool breeze]

the joke behind Spelunkers is that it's a piece of poo

[littlemathletics]

Anyone else finding that the game tends to freeze a little too often?

[cool breeze]

in the 30 hours I played the game it only froze in the first multiplayer game

[pilonv1]

it does freeze every now and then, for me it was when I'd hit another car and it would freeze up on (I guess) the sound loading for the crash. only happened 3-4 times over 30-35 hrs.

[littlemathletics]

I've had three freezes, and I've only had the game since Friday. Definitely not my 360, either, as that's just come back from repair. I mean, it's not that bad, since it autosaves pretty often, but it's a little frustrating to have to turn the whole console off.

Great game though.

[The Sceneman]

I had a few freezes, an install should sort them out though. the game is so awesome I didnt care about freezing

[The Sceneman]

Blue Collar Achievement

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

[chronovore]

Blue Collar Achievement

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.

[littlemathletics]

Installing fixed it right up. No freezes since then, so I've been playing the living shit out of it. Almost finished after a solid weekend.

[The Sceneman]

Blue Collar Achievement

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

[chronovore]

Blue Collar Achievement

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

Are you sure? I am positive the problem I had was that the Drug Dealer vehicle kept getting trashed, and blowing up. The only way I finished was to mash "recruit - recruit - recruit" while playing so that ANY Saint nearby would join, and they'd get on the FBI/cop/rival gang's ass enough to let me finish. I only finished that activity after I had taken over almost every territory in the game, which made the available recruits plentiful.

[The Sceneman]

yeah, the trick I used is when the drug dealing vehicle starts smoking, next time you stop to make a drug deal, hop out and jack a cop car or whatever else is near. the dealer will follow you into the new (fresh, undamaged) vehicle and start driving it and go on with the deliveries. In more desperate situations I have bailed out of a flaming car and survived and still manged to pass the stage. It actually makes the FBI a blessing in disguise, as you can grab their fast, durable SUV's. Makes the later levels much easier.

[Yeti]

I never would have thought to switch vehicles in those drug dealing missions. Does this work in Saints Row 1 as well? I got to the highest mission while sticking with one vehicle the whole time, I bet switching to fresh vehicles would have made it way easier.