Saints Row IV

[Verdigris Murder]

Tbh, SR3 felt fresher. This ones just an extender.

[Positive Touch]

like triumph said, the superpowers switch up the whole way the game is played. its the same map, and the diversions are the same, but the basic gameplay is completely different.

[bork]

It's not even quite the same map with the alien architecture in various places around the city. 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I was feeling "oh, an expansion pack" until about the halfway mark; once I had about half my superpowers and most of my crew it suddenly felt like it really opened up.

I do miss Tiger Driving however

[Human Snorenado]

Tiger Driving was the best quest in all of SR:TT.  Which is saying something, really.

[fistfulofmetal]

Got gold medal on all the activities. As far as I can see, I've got all the super power upgrades but I didn't get the achievement. Unless there's secret ones for challenges.

[Joe Molotov]

Went back into the city to collect all the crap.  I've got about 90% of all the collectables now, but that last 10%

Got gold medal on all the activities. As far as I can see, I've got all the super power upgrades but I didn't get the achievement. Unless there's secret ones for challenges.

You should get an achievement for buying all the powers you can buy (the ones you unlock from challenges don't count).

[Human Snorenado]

The "stealth" mission

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

[radioheadrule83]

I was going to wait on this and play it in a few weeks, but somebody told me today that two characters perform the entirity of Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract" - which, aside from all the impressions saying its fun, kind of makes me want it NAO

[magus]

how much of the game remains after

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you rescue johhny gat?

[close]

i kinda stopped playing and was wondering if it was worth going through the rest or not

[Great Rumbler]

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

Gone?

[Joe Molotov]

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

Gone?

This sounds like some Eel O'Brien-level problem, man.

[Eel O'Brian]

 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

how much of the game remains after

spoiler (click to show/hide)

you rescue johhny gat?

[close]

i kinda stopped playing and was wondering if it was worth going through the rest or not

if you beeline it on only story missions, probably:

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3 hours or so? that's at least the 2/3 point storywise

[close]

that's skipping any unfinished loyalty, of course

[Howard Alan Treesong]

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

Gone?

This sounds like some Eel O'Brien-level problem, man.

you can remove stations from your lineup from the Music tab on your phone - look there and see if it needs to be re-enabled

[magus]

how much of the game remains after

spoiler (click to show/hide)

you rescue johhny gat?

[close]

i kinda stopped playing and was wondering if it was worth going through the rest or not

if you beeline it on only story missions, probably:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

3 hours or so? that's at least the 2/3 point storywise

[close]

that's skipping any unfinished loyalty, of course

mmm guess i'll stick with it then

[Human Snorenado]

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

Gone?

This sounds like some Eel O'Brien-level problem, man.

you can remove stations from your lineup from the Music tab on your phone - look there and see if it needs to be re-enabled

Apparently I somehow did that, although I certainly don't remember doing so. 

[bork]

how much of the game remains after

spoiler (click to show/hide)

you rescue johhny gat?

[close]

i kinda stopped playing and was wondering if it was worth going through the rest or not

 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

For some fucking reason, The Mix is now gone, which sucks because that's my favorite radio station 

Gone?

This sounds like some Eel O'Brien-level problem, man.

you can remove stations from your lineup from the Music tab on your phone - look there and see if it needs to be re-enabled

Apparently I somehow did that, although I certainly don't remember doing so. 

O ReeLY

I only know cause I removed 420 right away ... I like the 2 dancehall reggaeton tracks, but can't stand fucking island-time reggae slow-ass bullshit

[Human Snorenado]

I just wanna be a superhero to the tune of "Just a Friend" and "Unbelievable."  I don't ask for much.

[Joe Molotov]

I just wanna be a superhero to the tune of "Just a Friend" and "Unbelievable."  I don't ask for much.

Would you say that perhaps you were missing The Mix? And that you don't want to miss a thing?

[Tucah]

Finally beat the game, ending was great.

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SR5 with fucking time travel? Amazing.

[close]

[AdmiralViscen]

9 hours, 33%, level 24. Just rescued my first homie.

[Stoney Mason]

Just got this as I was out of town for awhile.

This game runs like shit on my ATI card and I have a system more than capable of running it. 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

My writeup is up! Nominally about Saints Row IV, but mostly about designer intent vs. player freedom, genre canon wars and balancing ambition vs. execution.

[bork]

My writeup is up! Nominally about Saints Row IV, but mostly about designer intent vs. player freedom, genre canon wars and balancing ambition vs. execution.

Why are you taking credit for Drinky Crow's article? 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

:'(

[Joe Molotov]

My writeup is up! Nominally about Saints Row IV, but mostly about designer intent vs. player freedom, genre canon wars and balancing ambition vs. execution.

That kinda reads like a 9.7 review.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

My writeup is up! Nominally about Saints Row IV, but mostly about designer intent vs. player freedom, genre canon wars and balancing ambition vs. execution.

That kinda reads like a 9.7 review.

there's no number, so you'll never know for sure

[MCD]

@jimreilly: Deep Silver says Saints Row IV has sold through 1 million units in the first week.

https://twitter.com/jimreilly/status/372788569292537856

[Howard Alan Treesong]

@jimreilly: Deep Silver says Saints Row IV has sold through 1 million units in the first week.

https://twitter.com/jimreilly/status/372788569292537856

Bollywood Gaming

[Human Snorenado]

Or in terms we might be able to understand, five years of total library WiiU software sales

[Positive Touch]

Just got this as I was out of town for awhile.

This game runs like shit on my ATI card and I have a system more than capable of running it. 

doesnt run great on my comp that should easily be able to run it either. not very good optimization. fortunately tho theres not that many customization options that make it look that good; just some nice-looking lighting and effects

[Great Rumbler]

@jimreilly: Deep Silver says Saints Row IV has sold through 1 million units in the first week.

https://twitter.com/jimreilly/status/372788569292537856

Not bad, that's probably the biggest opening ever for a Deep Silver-published game.

[Joe Molotov]

I'm sure Dead Island sold somewhere around that.

[Joe Molotov]

I finished the collectathon portion of SRIV, was gonna work on some of the challenges today and discovered that the last patch borked the weapons so some of the them are just randomly gone (including ones you need to do challenges with) not to mention my damn 'Merica gun.

Volition is aware of the issue and has put their crack Saint's Row 2 porting team on the job.

[Human Snorenado]

They better not have fucked with my fully upgraded dubstep gun

[benjipwns]

This game runs like shit on my ATI card and I have a system more than capable of running it. 

Gaming Evolved.

[Raban]

I'm in

[Great Rumbler]

[Positive Touch]

that stealth mission boss can suck my nuts in hell

[Human Snorenado]

@ Pierce's rescue mission

[Raban]

the intro to this game
the superpowers

[Human Snorenado]

this game

So incredible.  Just so much fuckin fun to play.

[Human Snorenado]

Man.  I have to go to bed (work at 6 am) and I had to talk myself out of playing the game some more.  Rescued all of my homies except one...

This game is so f'n awesome.  Just a shit ton of fun to play, and also a big wet, sloppy kiss to the series and games in general.  Too bad Himuro is a dumb fucker and is being all "I'm not going to play this for no discernible reason because I want to spend the 2 weeks before GTAV specifically not having fun with a better game"

[Eel O'Brian]

Yeah, Crackdown 3 better bring it, bar has been set

[AdmiralViscen]

Man.  I have to go to bed (work at 6 am) and I had to talk myself out of playing the game some more.  Rescued all of my homies except one...

This game is so f'n awesome.  Just a shit ton of fun to play, and also a big wet, sloppy kiss to the series and games in general.  Too bad Himuro is a dumb fucker and is being all "I'm not going to play this for no discernible reason because I want to spend the 2 weeks before GTAV specifically not having fun with a better game"

60%, 18 hours or so for me

[Human Snorenado]

I'm at about the same time played, but 67% or so.  I fully expect to spend at least 25 hours with the game- there's some challenges and shit I doubt I'll complete, but most of the activities I'll do, all of the stores I'll own, and I'll turn that simulation map all purple, best believe dat.

[Eel O'Brian]

Surprisingly, I did not enjoy super-powered fight club as much as I thought I would.

[Joe Molotov]

Surprisingly, I did not enjoy super-powered fight club as much as I thought I would.

Your powers are cool, but none of them really have the OOMPH of a fully upgraded Dubstep Gun or the Blackhole Gun for taking out a few scattered targets quickly. Having to rely on your powers alone makes you feel gimped.

[Positive Touch]

stun guys with ground pound -> speed around while smashing them with the tentacle bat

makes me feel pretty cool

also freeze guys then use dfa

[Human Snorenado]

  @ the twist...

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KEITH DAVID IS A DEAD MAN

[close]

[AdmiralViscen]

67% @ 20:30. Himu so annihilated he won't click the thread.

I have 3 loyalties and a handful of sidequests left. In the main missions I am up to the one after the one that you have to beat to avoid constant notoriety

[Human Snorenado]

The funny thing is, this game is like TAILOR FUCKING MADE for himumu.  It's all shit she'd love- nods back to old Saints games, the fucking Saints of Rage side scrolling beat em up, and on and on and on. 

Sigh.

And yeah, I'm at 84% with 21 hours played, no loyalty quests left, but a bunch of challenges to finish that I probably won't.  I'll beat this tomorrow.  But, SHIT EXPANSION TOTAL.

[chronovore]

You nailed it earlier in the thread.

Himumu just wants to give GTA V a fair shake on its own merits, and there's no way to do that in a post-Saints world.

[Human Snorenado]

I don't know why you'd bother, though. 

[AdmiralViscen]

I don't know how the fuck I'm going to play GTA5 after this

[Human Snorenado]

I don't know how the fuck I'm going to play GTA5 after this

I know how I'll deal with it.

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In a year, paying $30 or less for it, just like it deserves

[close]

[Trent Dole]

$30 for GTA is generous, lol.

[Positive Touch]

You nailed it earlier in the thread.

Himumu just wants to give GTA V a fair shake on its own merits, and there's no way to do that in a post-Saints world.

 yeah i dont doubt that gtav will be a competent game and much better than iv, but saints row has shown that there is SO MUCH MORE you can do in an open-world game and everything i have seen from rockstar shows that their ambition just does not match up.