Saints Row 5
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Probably TLJ. Saying it was awesome except for Rose was some master level bait
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Hekotat
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Wombat
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I think I would probably play Mass Effect: Andromeda before this, but can't we just call it a prequel? This being crappier than even Saints Row 1 sounds extremely onbrand.
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Caliane
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I don't know how anyone can defend this.
Watched a streamer. Literally every single sync melee kill was glitched. punching/stabbing air. Half the time the camera would flip out.
Shooting someone with a gun within 5ft is garbage. nearly impossible to aim at someone close.
enemy npcs just standing around. just god awful combat.
world made of paper mache. nothing has weight. 10 ton cargo pod, just floats, has no pull on the buggy. doesn't spark the ground, or tear anything up.
walking into light posts, and they just collapse. everything does. theres no sense of, "I need a big and heavy vehicle to smash through that gate".
repeated "sit on top of vehicle and shoot" sequences, and they didnt bother to adjust the animation so you don't shoot yourself in the knees.
Watched a streamer. Literally every single sync melee kill was glitched. punching/stabbing air. Half the time the camera would flip out.
Shooting someone with a gun within 5ft is garbage. nearly impossible to aim at someone close.
enemy npcs just standing around. just god awful combat.
world made of paper mache. nothing has weight. 10 ton cargo pod, just floats, has no pull on the buggy. doesn't spark the ground, or tear anything up.
walking into light posts, and they just collapse. everything does. theres no sense of, "I need a big and heavy vehicle to smash through that gate".
repeated "sit on top of vehicle and shoot" sequences, and they didnt bother to adjust the animation so you don't shoot yourself in the knees.
Saints Row game review: An open-world mess beyond redemption
A "reboot" that doesn't even surpass open-world GTA-like games of the late '00s.
It stood out a lot because the reviewer usually does very in-depth reviews that are generally pretty boring even when he really likes something.
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It seems like Volition made the same mistakes that Ubisoft did with Far Cry. Either they didn't know or lack the basic understanding of what made Saints Row fun and popular, or they intentionally tried to change the game to fit their worldview. My best guess is that the studio does not have diverse opinions and this is the result - a bland, soulless, humorless, and subpar game.
This doesn't bode well for GTA 6, by the way. If all these studios are damaging their beloved IPs this bad I don't believe Rockstar is going to be on an island by themselves following the same formula that made them successful.
This doesn't bode well for GTA 6, by the way. If all these studios are damaging their beloved IPs this bad I don't believe Rockstar is going to be on an island by themselves following the same formula that made them successful.
Gavinmad
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Diversity of opinion is not something you really find in that town, I'm surprised it took so long to infest the studio.
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Mist
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I linked that one already.Saints Row game review: An open-world mess beyond redemption
A "reboot" that doesn't even surpass open-world GTA-like games of the late '00s.arstechnica.com
It stood out a lot because the reviewer usually does very in-depth reviews that are generally pretty boring even when he really likes something.
Vorph
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Based on the first hour or so, I'd agree. After seeing how insufferable the new wannabe "Saints" are, I could almost look back on Far Cry New Dawn (and Watch Dogs 2/Legion) fondly.
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Leviothan
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TBT-TheBigToe
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Aaaaaaaahhhhhh fuck it. I will buy and then post a short review, I hate woke shit as much as anyone but I'm a sucker for open world mayhem 3rd street style.
80$ goes floooosh?
80$ goes floooosh?
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Vorph
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Alas, there is nothing "3rd street style" to be found here.
Having had it for a couple days now (rental, I'm not an idiot): yes, that is exactly what you'll be doing.
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Vorph
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BTW, for anyone who really wants to experience this trainwreck firsthand and doesn't have GameFly (or doesn't want to waste a rental slot on something so horrible), Denuvo did absolutely nothing to slow down the sailors of the high seas. Fitgirl's repack has been out for 2 days already.