Saints Row reboot :|

[Pissy F Benny]

I hope its good cos I could do with a new open world crime game, but from what I've seen so far I'll be waiting for reviews/impressions.

[Svejk]

Wish they'd give us info on the review embargo.

[Pissy F Benny]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

[bork]

Svejk, go check out videos of Agents Of Mayhem and see how you feel about post-SR4 Volition.

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

...Which might be a bad sign. 

[Svejk]

Svejk, go check out videos of Agents Of Mayhem and see how you feel about post-SR4 Volition.

Eh, I think they were definitely trying something else in terms of team battle crap that they could eventually monetize on, but it obviously wasn't what people wanted from them and failed, so it sounds like, so far, they got that from fans and are really trying to win them back.   So much so, that they had that one guy (that passed away unfortunately) that was working on an official SR2 patch, and are supposedly still working on picking up after him... Of course, it's all hands on deck on the reboot right now.    Who knows, this could be as good a reboot as Tomb Raider was, on a smaller scale of course.

[Pissy F Benny]

Svejk, go check out videos of Agents Of Mayhem and see how you feel about post-SR4 Volition.

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

...Which might be a bad sign. 

I've got no info on the matter but was under the vague impresssion that mid tier pubs like thq or whoever the fuck is putting this out don't bother sending out review codes these days

[paprikastaude]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

No, I got one - even for a site with basically no reach.

[Nintex]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

No, I got one - even for a site with basically no reach.

Is it any good?

[Pissy F Benny]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

No, I got one - even for a site with basically no reach.

So I was talking rubbish then

[benjipwns]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

No, I got one - even for a site with basically no reach.

So I was talking rubbish then

I still believe in your lived experience, it was true for you and that's what really should matter.

[chronovore]

I really want this to be good. I wouldn’t even mind if it was a throwback all the way to the first game, or stores have daytime business hours, but you can visit them at night and rob their safe. Hell, I even liked the drive-through church that would have your sins forgiven instead of a “pay and spray“ like GTA. Same function, different humor.

[Trent Dole]

Drops in exactly a week from today.

[HardcoreRetro]

lol I wouldn't be surprised if they wasn't sending out review copies.

No, I got one - even for a site with basically no reach.

Is it any good?

The embargo is like 24 hours before release.

[MMaRsu]

Predicting 7's to low 80

[Uncle]

80 from journalists, 60 from general audience

[Svejk]

What's sad is that the journos are gonna give TLOU Remake Remaster a higher score than this. 

[MMaRsu]

Well thats a better game so...

[Svejk]

Well thats a better game so...

seriously though, at this point, who hasn't played the game already?  It's the most pointless remaster yet.  I usually give Sony more credit than they deserve, but this "Remake" is a complete waste of time, money, and effort.  This isn't even arrogant soyny, this is straight up dumbshit soyny.  The reach-around for Druckman is fucking disgusting.  3 versions of TLOU, but nothing on Bloodborne yet?  This is a straight up Nintendo style dicking procedure.  (Let's dump 500 ass-tier looking pokemans on the smitch and just have 1 exclusive Zelda.)

Back to SR though, as much as I’d like to believe they delayed it due to Elden Ring and Horizon’s release window, it was a smart move.   I think the timing of the release, besides the above mentioned, couldn’t come at a better time.  Not only in gaming release schedules and the time between GTA 5 and 6 being so vast, this game may hit on some really fun chords for people in this particular day and age.   

[Uncle]

I haven't played it and have no desire to

[chronovore]

I haven't played it and have no desire to

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TLOU? I tried on PS3, again on PS4, and briefly considered trying again on PS5 but remembered how much I just got annoyed by shit in it. I'm happy to never revisit it.

Saints Row, OTOH, I'm mainly curious how they're going to rein it back in after where the series went. I'm ready for a more standard run-and-gun OWG now.

[HardcoreRetro]

Watching a stream right now. Guy tried to rob a store. Store owner is immortal and doesn't react to getting shot at.

Good stuff.

[Pissy F Benny]

ehhh tbf, even the biggest budget open world games have janky shit like that

[HardcoreRetro]

It seemed more like you can't rob a store. The streamer pulled up to a second store, shot a rocket launcher at the owner and nothing happened.

[Nintex]

That's because you have to pay with crypto so there's nothing to rob boomer 

[MMaRsu]

  rip robbing stores

[Trent Dole]

I figure on pc people will mod 'jim robs' and all the other watered down stuff back to its original form in time, but putting robberies back in would be a different more complicated thing.

[Uncle]

I figure on pc people will mod 'jim robs' and all the other watered down stuff back to its original form in time, but putting robberies back in would be a different more complicated thing.

I'm not sure such mods will be able to be hosted on major mod sites, nexus recently declared war on problematic mods that try to remove this sort of window dressing

[Pissy F Benny]

Idk what nexus mods are like verall tbf, but there is a difference between getting rid of the gay pride flag and reinserting some juvenile names for shops.

[Uncle]

both involve reverting the game to a perceived state of the way such games were in yesteryears, and both involve removing "good" and instating "bad"

[bork]

I doubt that kind of stuff will be a problem.  I also doubt that there's going to be very much in the way of mods for this until it's out on Steam in a year or whenever it is...assuming the game is even good and anyone cares, that is. 

I bit the bullet and pre-purchased it on Epic.  I'll take one for the team if it's shit.

[Svejk]

I doubt that kind of stuff will be a problem.  I also doubt that there's going to be very much in the way of mods for this until it's out on Steam in a year or whenever it is...assuming the game is even good and anyone cares, that is. 

I bit the bullet and pre-purchased it on Epic.  I'll take one for the team if it's shit.

Couldn't wait till tomorrow for some reviews at least? 

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I probably will tomorrow too regardless 

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[Pissy F Benny]

both involve reverting the game to a perceived state of the way such games were in yesteryears, and both involve removing "good" and instating "bad"

Nah mate I can't see someone modding back in lame joke names becoming the a part of the culture war tbh. Especially for a game that has a high potential of flopping anyway.

[bork]

I doubt that kind of stuff will be a problem.  I also doubt that there's going to be very much in the way of mods for this until it's out on Steam in a year or whenever it is...assuming the game is even good and anyone cares, that is. 

I bit the bullet and pre-purchased it on Epic.  I'll take one for the team if it's shit.

Couldn't wait till tomorrow for some reviews at least? 

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I probably will tomorrow too regardless 

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We got a bit of bonus cash and I decided to blow my share of it on this and Soul Hackers 2 pre-orders.  Otherwise wouldn't have bothered with the former at least.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I doubt that kind of stuff will be a problem.  I also doubt that there's going to be very much in the way of mods for this until it's out on Steam in a year or whenever it is...assuming the game is even good and anyone cares, that is. 

I bit the bullet and pre-purchased it on Epic.  I'll take one for the team if it's shit.

Even if the early reveal of Hipster Millenials as your squad hadn't had a large feedback, EGSclusivity hurts its initial success pretty badly.

Steam release day and date with Steam Workshop support could have made this huge as an easily moddable current gen sandbox, but obviously Epic wouldn't pay anything for that as the Steam version would be inherently superior. Even though Nexus mods hate steam workshop (as it means people don't go to nexus mods unless they only have a pirate copy) for an end user its huge, and keeps things relevant - see Xcoms longevity, or Skyrim prior to Bethesda killing steam workshop in favour of selling mods via the content creator club.

[pilonv1]

I have $70 of Steam credit waiting to be used from the motherboard I bought last year. I'd have pre-ordered this already if it was on Steam, but not spending more money I don't need to on this @ EGS unless it's even better than 2 or 3. Which I doubt will be the case. Fingers crossed bork

Someone posted this on Qt3 forums

People who got a copy going early on console are beginning to upload videos and stream this.

    Yup. It’s a Saints Row game.
    It definitely looks last-gen.
    Verticality of the city is drastically reduced from previous titles.

 

Watching now, looks about what I expected

https://www.twitch.tv/nilokuni

[bork]

I have $70 of Steam credit waiting to be used from the motherboard I bought last year. I'd have pre-ordered this already if it was on Steam, but not spending more money I don't need to on this @ EGS unless it's even better than 2 or 3. Which I doubt will be the case. Fingers crossed bork

Someone posted this on Qt3 forums

People who got a copy going early on console are beginning to upload videos and stream this.

    Yup. It’s a Saints Row game.
    It definitely looks last-gen.
    Verticality of the city is drastically reduced from previous titles.

 

Watching now, looks about what I expected

https://www.twitch.tv/nilokuni

Eh, if nothing else I'll have some 'fun' with seeing if the game works on the Steam Deck. That's something I guess.

[HardcoreRetro]

Spill the beans, SpielerEins!

Opencritic has it at 65/100 at the moment.

[Svejk]

Reviews are all over the place 

[MMaRsu]

Lulz

[Pissy F Benny]

IGN gave it a 6

[Svejk]

Soooo many journos seem to say that alot of the poor scoring parts are because of bugs...  Is there a confirmed Day 1 patch or anything?

And for the love of pete... is there jiggle of ANY sort for a females character?!?!?!?

[Pissy F Benny]

Stone tiddys

[mormapope]

The dregs of this shitty forum, 14 years on, have finely broken me. Later y'all, you all suck and have shitty taste.

 

I watched the preview linked on last page and I'm falling into my knees in ectasy. Finally grounded yet insane Row is back. This is very SR2 esque, where the characters have their own things and passions. A big problem with characterization started in 3 where it became far more Boss oriented and characters like Shaundi were kind of changed in a weird way or the enemy gangs are barely characterized. Again, flanderization.

This looks back to basics in a lot of ways with the gameplay of 3 and the story/tone of 2. Strap me in.

   

[demi]

I watched the ending, I'm good

Soul Hackers and TMNT Collection for me

[HardcoreRetro]

Go woke, go broke? 

[mormapope]

Go woke, go broke? 

Its not even that though. Saints Row was done with IV. Volition's games from that point on were all very mediocre or serviceable at best.

The hype for this was rooted in nostalgia for a series that got 4 good and often great games. Anyone with eyes could see this was gonna be a rough game.

And genuinely from my heart, himu and human Snorenado can suck on my chubby rocket for being such obnoxious, toxic as fuck posters regarding other people's tastes in videogames.

[bork]

And for the love of pete... is there jiggle of ANY sort for a females character?!?!?!?

I WANT MY FUCKING MONEY BACK 

[MMaRsu]

https://twitter.com/schillingc/status/1561715412714364928

[Svejk]

And for the love of pete... is there jiggle of ANY sort for a females character?!?!?!?

I WANT MY FUCKING MONEY BACK 

If there's no sexy walk and jiggle like in SR3&4, then I'm out.

[Tycoon Padre]

Check 10:09 in Skillup's review, big spoiler apparently but

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[benjipwns]

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Lulz

So I see the marching orders have gone out to all the toxic shitheads to deliberately score this down because it doesn't star a straight cis white male. What's the score if you only look at educated and qualified actually diverse reviewers?

[MMaRsu]

Hilarious to see some reee posters going "yeah im dissapointed now that the go woke go broke crowd is proven right"

Absolute idiots. It has nothing to do with woke. Just horrible character design. Nobody wants a indie hipster gang.

[HardcoreRetro]

Most people also want a functioning game.

Six month delay well spent.

[mormapope]

Hilarious to see some reee posters going "yeah im dissapointed now that the go woke go broke crowd is proven right"

Absolute idiots. It has nothing to do with woke. Just horrible character design. Nobody wants a indie hipster gang.

This is why GTA Vice City is probably my favorite GTA. The story is incredibly simple, build an empire by being a violent sociopath. All the characters are scheming, slimy, and impulsive.

Yakuza as a franchise also benefits from having really ruthless and intimidating characters.

College students wanting to fulfill their dreams, and starting a life of organized crime to do that, is fucking stupid.

Young people that are high-school drop outs, kids that didn't fit in, young adults that see normal life as too boring, so they decide to feed their impulses or try to feel alive? That's captivating.

College kids with majors? Dumb. Very dumb.

[Joe Molotov]

To support minorities, I will pick this up for $10 on Black (oof) Friday.

[benjipwns]

To support minorities, I will pick this up for $10 on Black (oof) Friday.

With the $15 EGS coupon? Thank you, Joe, if only everyone cared like you do we might get somewhere in this country.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Hilarious to see some reee posters going "yeah im dissapointed now that the go woke go broke crowd is proven right"

Absolute idiots. It has nothing to do with woke. Just horrible character design. Nobody wants a indie hipster gang.

This is why GTA Vice City is probably my favorite GTA. The story is incredibly simple, build an empire by being a violent sociopath. All the characters are scheming, slimy, and impulsive.

Yakuza as a franchise also benefits from having really ruthless and intimidating characters.

College students wanting to fulfill their dreams, and starting a life of organized crime to do that, is fucking stupid.

Young people that are high-school drop outs, kids that didn't fit in, young adults that see normal life as too boring, so they decide to feed their impulses or try to feel alive? That's captivating.

College kids with majors? Dumb. Very dumb.

also by setting it in the 80s meant they could get a fucking banging soundtrack for relatively cheap

e: also, just staright up ripping off the iconic Scarface.

As opposed to a failed Netflix pitch about an aspiring EDM DJ, an aspiring cryptobro daytrader and an aspiring Social Media Influencer determined to live their best life... by becoming criminals! And the wacky hinjiks that follow!

[HardcoreRetro]

Don't forgot about Kevin. He loves not wearing shirts.

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In the final mission, the big bad makes him wear a shirt. Truly horrible. Truly shows you how bad the big bad really is.

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[paprikastaude]

You played any Ubi game in the past years? Congrats, you already played SR. Is an absolute by the numbers product - with hipsters.

[BIONIC]

Check 10:09 in Skillup's review, big spoiler apparently but

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