Author Topic: Should I open this copy of Saint's Row 2? THIS IS AN AWESOME TOPIC REPLY A LOT (Read 4947 times)

twerd · « **Reply #60 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:45:27 AM »

tbh the cellfone iz so cool im always txting my friends irl

cool breeze · « **Reply #61 on:** August 12, 2009, 10:08:22 AM »

GTA4 was like a baby with facial hair. It wasn't more mature, it was just trying to hide the fact that it shit itself. Real Men played Mafia years ago and shat on wannabe games like The Getaway and GTA4.

I thought GTA4 was okay for the first eight or so hours before you left the initial setup. At that point, they gave up and turned it into GTA3/VC/SA/Saint's Row with nothing that made those games fun. Lost and the Damned was a lot better for being focused and consistent the entire time. And in general, GTA4 had shit driving. Excuses like "Old cars should drive bad" are distinguished mentally-challenged. Every car in the game handled like shit and the taxis helped a lot. Lost and the Damned even took care of that bullshit by making motorcycle driving fun again.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #62 on:** August 12, 2009, 12:40:42 PM »

For the record, I'm not a Twilight fan. $:-\$

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #63 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:58:36 PM »

I was thinking about doing a contest. Maybe I'll put it up later today

drew · « **Reply #64 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:16:47 PM »

Quote from: twerd on August 12, 2009, 07:25:37 AM

Different people look for different things in their open-world gaming. I liked GTA4's (comparatively) mature approach to open world gaming.

gaffag

figures

drew · « **Reply #65 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:19:04 PM »

ill save you the trouble

its not

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #66 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:33:31 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on August 12, 2009, 03:18:33 PM

i never played saint's row 2, but if it is somehow worse than GTA4 i'll eat my fucking hat.

YOU WANNA TAKE THE PEPSI CHALLENGE BIATCH? I'll send ya my copy

drew · « **Reply #67 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:38:08 PM »

gtaiv is slower, more boring, more frustrating controls, more minitasking, more micromanaging

i could go on

demi · « **Reply #68 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:38:49 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 12, 2009, 03:33:31 PM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on August 12, 2009, 03:18:33 PM
i never played saint's row 2, but if it is somehow worse than GTA4 i'll eat my fucking hat.

YOU WANNA TAKE THE PEPSI CHALLENGE BIATCH? I'll send ya my copy

He doesnt have a 360, you would be wasting your time

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #69 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:52:21 PM »

bork · « **Reply #70 on:** August 12, 2009, 03:59:45 PM »

Quote from: drew on August 12, 2009, 03:38:08 PM

gtaiv is slower, more boring, more frustrating controls, more minitasking, more micromanaging

i could go on

BUT YOU GET TO PICK UP YOUR FRIENDS AND TAKE THEM PLACES

...

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #71 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:02:26 PM »

I didn't do that once, except for the forced one with Michelle.

demi · « **Reply #72 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:03:09 PM »

I'm sure the missions were just as fun. Me? I love having to follow everyone but not actually be able to do anything until a set point.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #73 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:05:11 PM »

The one where you "press A to OMG THROW cheeseburger OFF THE ROOF THAT'S TRUYING TO HARRASS THE PORN STAR OMG ISN'T THAT SO WACKY HUHU HUHUH WEED cheeseburgers HUH HUH HUH G STRING" is awesome too.

demi · « **Reply #74 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:05:39 PM »

It is a shame it goes over your head. Maybe law school isn't for you.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #75 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:16:44 PM »

I see the appeal, but I see through it when the game covers up really boring gameplay elements with "wacky" ideas.

"press a to spray guy with something and you win" turns into "TAKE THE TACO BELL MEAT HOSE AND SPRAY IT ALL OVER THIS GROUP OF cheeseburger OVERWEIGHT SENIOR CITIZEN FURRIES WHILE GARY COLEMAN DANCES THE CHARLESTON ON TOP OF A DEAD HOOKER!!! LOOOOOOOOOOL" is Demi's idea of genius.

demi · « **Reply #76 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:18:24 PM »

Everyone here loves it. I know what works, man. Sometimes you just have to play a really bad game to finally make a good one.

demi · « **Reply #77 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:20:10 PM »

I still fail to see why Saints has boring gameplay elements when it is word for word the same as GTAs. You drive cars. You shoot people. You beat them up. You do missions. You do side missions (just kidding GTA doesnt).

bork · « **Reply #78 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:20:25 PM »

You know how you said you didn't bother with any of the friend stuff in GTA4, Kranz? You don't have to bother with all those side missions in SR2, either.

When I needed rep to be able to do another mission, I'd just do the ones I really liked. It was always quick and easy. I even ended up liking the demolition derby stuff so much that I went through the entire thing.

demi · « **Reply #79 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:21:25 PM »

Saints 2 even has full blown co-op. It is INNOVATING the fuckin genre. How is it below GTA? You are just clearly trolling and I am oblivious to the fact and you are enjoying this very much.

twerd · « **Reply #80 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:21:41 PM »

Doesn't EvilBore in general hold the opinion that Resident Evil 5 is better than Dead Space, too?

0-2, there.

For the record, both Saint's Row and GTA's mission structure and assignment are balls. But while there may be more to do in Saint's Row, it's so pointless and juvenile that it ceases to be fun. Driving around in trucks and spraying manure on people? Truly, Postal-game material there, folks.

I like GTA's attention to detail, better humor (although not by much), and more fully realized setting.

Quote from: the lyte edge on August 12, 2009, 04:20:25 PM

You know how you said you didn't bother with any of the friend stuff in GTA4, Kranz? You don't have to bother with all those side missions in SR2, either.

In which case you're left with an ugly, badly animated GTA imitator, when you could be playing GTA.

demi · « **Reply #81 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:23:30 PM »

Resident Evil 5 IS better than Dead Space. What is it with you distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and BORING GAMES. Do you LOVE being some schlub's go-to guy? Go do this, go do that, go do this. Cause I got a whole list of errands here I'd love for you to do. Really.

twerd · « **Reply #82 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:25:54 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 12, 2009, 04:23:30 PM

Resident Evil 5 IS better than Dead Space. What is it with you distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and BORING GAMES. Do you LOVE being some schlub's go-to guy? Go do this, go do that, go do this.

Gaming in general is just doing a pre-ordained list of tasks in order to gain a sense of accomplishment. I thought you'd know that, Mr. Gamerscore.

demi · « **Reply #83 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:26:51 PM »

I also cannot play EITHER of those games with friends like I can do RE5 and Saints 2. Two games with two great features and of course they are somehow lesser of the two.

demi · « **Reply #84 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:27:28 PM »

Quote from: twerd on August 12, 2009, 04:25:54 PM

Quote from: demi on August 12, 2009, 04:23:30 PM
Resident Evil 5 IS better than Dead Space. What is it with you distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and BORING GAMES. Do you LOVE being some schlub's go-to guy? Go do this, go do that, go do this.

Gaming in general is just doing a pre-ordained list of tasks in order to gain a sense of accomplishment. I thought you'd know that, Mr. Gamerscore.

Uh, no shit. You dont accomplish ANYTHING in either. Even the fucking ending to GTA4 is flat and SHIT. OMG I'm being trolled, I have to stop posting here.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #85 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:29:15 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 12, 2009, 01:58:36 PM

I was thinking about doing a contest. Maybe I'll put it up later today

It's over and I won. Check PM for address.

bork · « **Reply #86 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:31:39 PM »

I still have yet to play Dead Space, so no comment on that from me, but RE5 was a blast. It was a fantastic action game, with great co-op and multiplayer modes that kept me playing for another month or two after I'd beaten the story mode several times and gotten everything.

Quote from: twerd on August 12, 2009, 04:21:41 PM

I like GTA's attention to detail, better humor (although not by much), and more fully realized setting.

What's more "fully-realized" about it? That you can go and pick up hookers or something?

Quote

In which case you're left with an ugly, badly animated GTA imitator, when you could be playing GTA.

I prefer Saint's Row 2 to (any) GTA because of it's game play. It trumps every single GTA game based on that alone. The game was actually FUN to play though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #87 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:46:01 PM »

Quote from: the lyte edge on August 12, 2009, 04:31:39 PM

Quote from: twerd on August 12, 2009, 04:21:41 PM

I like GTA's attention to detail, better humor (although not by much), and more fully realized setting.

What's more "fully-realized" about it? That you can go and pick up hookers or something?

I assumed he means that the city in GTAIV more closely resembles a real city than Saint's Row 2. I agree with that somewhat, not that it makes any difference since you can't do anything with all those realistic buildings in GTAIV.

twerd · « **Reply #88 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:50:05 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on August 12, 2009, 04:46:01 PM

Quote from: the lyte edge on August 12, 2009, 04:31:39 PM
Quote from: twerd on August 12, 2009, 04:21:41 PM

I like GTA's attention to detail, better humor (although not by much), and more fully realized setting.

What's more "fully-realized" about it? That you can go and pick up hookers or something?

I assumed he means that the city in GTAIV more closely resembles a real city than Saint's Row 2. I agree with that somewhat, not that it makes any difference since you can't do anything with all those realistic buildings in GTAIV.

Essentially this. It's all aesthetic, and very shallow, yes, but both games are pretty shallow anyway. I like the car handling in GTA4 too, haters be damned. Sure, it's NOTHING like actual driving, but it's a fun engine regurtless. SR feels a bit too mechanic and binary. It's all personal opinion, though. I can understand why you like SR2, I just respectfully think you're all beneath me.

demi · « **Reply #89 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:50:24 PM »

TWILIGHT NERD!!!!!!!!!!

twerd · « **Reply #90 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:51:13 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 12, 2009, 04:50:24 PM

TWILIGHT NERD!!!!!!!!!!

brb my black eyeliner is fading

drew · « **Reply #91 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:52:41 PM »

youre a gaf fucking faggot

therefore you like gtaiv mo

no need to explain yourself

demi · « **Reply #92 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:55:14 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on August 12, 2009, 04:47:08 PM

SR2 co-op is the shit.

Why doesn't anyone else get it, boo. Why's it always just have to be us.

drew · « **Reply #93 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:56:30 PM »

hello, right above you (and below you)

HELLO

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #94 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:57:05 PM »

I like RE5 way better than Dead Space.

lol at title change and yeah, demi why are you allowing yourself to get trolled by me, even after I said I've played the game very little and am jaded with games anyway lol

drew · « **Reply #95 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:58:56 PM »

being jaded with games is so gaf

gaffag doesnt like sr2 big surprise

twerd · « **Reply #96 on:** August 12, 2009, 04:59:08 PM »

Quote from: drew on August 12, 2009, 04:56:30 PM

hello, right above you (and below you)

HELLO

WHOS THE taco NOW

Demi, don't let me get to you. I'll share a Mike's Hard Lemonade with you one of these days and we can curl up on the couch and watch Twilight together.

drew · « **Reply #97 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:03:38 PM »

i hate red wine anyway

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #98 on:** August 12, 2009, 05:29:53 PM »

Don't you GAFers have some Sony exclusive title to pimp? Go make a 20-page Official Thread and leave the real gaming to us.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #99 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:11:54 PM »

if zero hero doesn't want it, I'll give it to someone else.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #100 on:** August 12, 2009, 07:41:11 PM »

Donate it to the borecast for a giveaway

Brehvolution · « **Reply #101 on:** August 12, 2009, 08:46:27 PM »

Payment sent.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #102 on:** August 12, 2009, 09:21:30 PM »

Quote from: Kestastrophe on August 12, 2009, 07:41:11 PM

Donate it to the borecast for a giveaway

ah, good idea...didn't think of that. Too late though ^^^

Brehvolution · « **Reply #103 on:** August 13, 2009, 12:04:55 AM »

Borecast donation sounds better. Sorry to rob that idea. In it's place, I'll put up a GH3 and guitar for PS3 donation to the borecast or Motorstorm 2. Whichever is more desirable by the borecast.

As soon as eel returns from the dead or prole steps forward for some shipping information.

muckhole · « **Reply #104 on:** August 13, 2009, 01:04:08 AM »

Zero

Bildi · « **Reply #105 on:** August 13, 2009, 02:34:52 AM »

Oh Zero you're such a sweetie.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #106 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:55:43 PM »

Havent read a thread this bad in awhile... I thought all GTAIV apologists had either killed themselves or moved to Hollywood to try their hand at becoming a screenwriter

chronovore · « **Reply #107 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:58:05 PM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 11, 2009, 06:16:27 PM

in short, all the little annoying things in the first couple hours with this game made me not compelled to play it. I'm not gonna compare item-by-item, since I played all of GTAIV and LATD...it wouldn't be fair to compare them like that. It does look like there are a lot more options for free-form sandbox stuff in this game. I don't do anything like that in GTA...only missions.

But generally reverse anything negative I've said about this and turn it into a positive for GTA, aside from the framerate, which can get bad when enough cars are exploding around you.

I'm still wondering if this is a troll thread, but if you're really one of the mission-only players of sandbox games, I can see why GTA IV is good for you, and Saints Row 2 is not. The writing in Saints 2 is OK, and is definitely more over the top and a little less consistent than GTA has been. And SR2's gameplay is MAINLY about the side stuff, being able to do anything, anywhere, and probably pick up some kind of reward for it. Just about everything they took away from IV in streamlining it ended up in SR2 as a gimme.

Quote from: Bildi on August 11, 2009, 01:15:48 AM

Fuck, Saints Row 2 is in an ugly platinum box (yeah, I'm one of THOSE people). Damn me and my procrastinating.

The earlier special edition is on sale in a lot of places, on the cheap-o, yo.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_3_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=saints+row+2+collectors+edition&x=0&y=0&sprefix=saints+row+
PS3 is 29.99
360 is 39.99
...and that's just the new prices, not the Z-Shops.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #108 on:** August 15, 2009, 12:32:50 AM »

yeah, I like missions and some side stuff occasionally. I screwed around with sandbox stuff the most in Crysis and Crackdown. Mostly in Crysis though, since the AI is fun to play with and the explosions are so damn fun to set up.

Quote from: Scenester on August 14, 2009, 09:55:43 PM

Havent read a thread this bad in awhile... I thought all GTAIV apologists had either killed themselves or moved to Hollywood to try their hand at becoming a screenwriter

I don't apologize for anything in the game. The lack of checkpoints was annoying and there aren't enough role-playing type aspects to it. And they should give you cheats to allow you to become a crazy, skyscraper-jumping superman with flying cars and the ability to level buildings and shit. The rest of it I enjoyed. They made a fairly solid game with 4, then improved upon it with the Lost and Damned. Gay Tony should be even better.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #109 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:06:24 AM »

I got the game for a mere $10.

fafka

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #110 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:07:12 AM »

Sent it 1st class today man

Should be there sometime next week.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #111 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:10:23 AM »

A god amongst men

chronovore · « **Reply #112 on:** August 15, 2009, 02:53:42 AM »

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 15, 2009, 12:32:50 AM

I don't apologize for anything in the game. The lack of checkpoints was annoying and there aren't enough role-playing type aspects to it. And they should give you cheats to allow you to become a crazy, skyscraper-jumping superman with flying cars and the ability to level buildings and shit. The rest of it I enjoyed. They made a fairly solid game with 4, then improved upon it with the Lost and Damned. Gay Tony should be even better.

Here:

Quote

Super Explosions   #7
Super Saints (almost invincibile Homies and Saints with better weapons)   #8
Drunk Pedestrians   #15
Evil Cars (drivers try to run you down)   #16
Low Gravity (cannot be used with helicopters; use in Insurance Fraud mode to glide)   #18
Pedestrian War (pedestrians and drivers fight each other)   #19
Raining Pedestrians (people spawn and fall from sky but die on the ground)   #20
Everybody Must Get Shrunk (everyone is very short)   #202
Time Set Noon (hour set to 12 p.m. with minutes unchanged)   #1200
Time Set Midnight (hour set to 12 a.m. with minutes unchanged)   #2400

Oh, wait. It's for the game you didn't like.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #113 on:** August 15, 2009, 01:31:46 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on August 15, 2009, 02:53:42 AM

Quote from: Kranz Fafka on August 15, 2009, 12:32:50 AM
I don't apologize for anything in the game. The lack of checkpoints was annoying and there aren't enough role-playing type aspects to it. And they should give you cheats to allow you to become a crazy, skyscraper-jumping superman with flying cars and the ability to level buildings and shit. The rest of it I enjoyed. They made a fairly solid game with 4, then improved upon it with the Lost and Damned. Gay Tony should be even better.

Here:
Quote
Super Explosions   #7
Super Saints (almost invincibile Homies and Saints with better weapons)   #8
Drunk Pedestrians   #15
Evil Cars (drivers try to run you down)   #16
Low Gravity (cannot be used with helicopters; use in Insurance Fraud mode to glide)   #18
Pedestrian War (pedestrians and drivers fight each other)   #19
Raining Pedestrians (people spawn and fall from sky but die on the ground)   #20
Everybody Must Get Shrunk (everyone is very short)   #202
Time Set Noon (hour set to 12 p.m. with minutes unchanged)   #1200
Time Set Midnight (hour set to 12 a.m. with minutes unchanged)   #2400
Oh, wait. It's for the game you didn't like.

okay, so low gravity is the one cool sounding one.

but man, I'm regretting sending it to Zero Hero now that I know you can change the time to noon or midnight. I thought super powers would be cool, but CHANGING THE FLOW OF TIME ITSELF is really godly :-P

Brehvolution · « **Reply #114 on:** August 18, 2009, 10:34:37 PM »

Just got this today:

Kranz Fafka

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #115 on:** August 18, 2009, 10:46:09 PM »

awesome, the MAF face stayed intact!

Enjoy!

drew · « **Reply #116 on:** August 18, 2009, 10:57:29 PM »

two games sent from two different people to two different people in one year

awesome forum is awesome

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Author Topic: Should I open this copy of Saint's Row 2? THIS IS AN AWESOME TOPIC REPLY A LOT (Read 4947 times)