Is the game that bad?

[Medina_Rico]

I noticed most of the reviews are from people that have a playtime of 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.

So it seems like it's just review bombing. Buying the game and refunding it almost right away just to leave a bad review.

Saints Row 2 was my favorite. I didn't care much for the other ones because the wacky stuff felt over the top. The one where you were the president was kinda cool. So where does this one about fall in line with?

[koolmcr]

Honestly, no, it isn't bad. But it veers more on the wacky side so I'm not sure it would be for you. The story is more about friendship than gang stuff so it ends up being more sentimental, gameplay feels great and there's lots of activities/collectibles to keep you busy. Not as over the top with things like licensed music cues or action sequences as SR3 or 4, but it's not as grounded as 1 or 2 was in that regard either. Lots of fun details in the open world, the best character customization the Saints Row franchise has ever had imo, it's not perfect but it's a good time.

For the current price ($20 launch sale), it's worth a shot. Even if you want to revisit it on a more discounted sale later on, it's worth a shot. I own it on another system and completed it last year and I thought it was tons of fun.

[Medina_Rico]

Originally posted by koolmcr:

Honestly, no, it isn't bad. But it veers more on the wacky side so I'm not sure it would be for you. The story is more about friendship than gang stuff so it ends up being more sentimental, gameplay feels great and there's lots of activities/collectibles to keep you busy. Not as over the top with things like licensed music cues or action sequences as SR3 or 4, but it's not as grounded as 1 or 2 was in that regard either. Lots of fun details in the open world, the best character customization the Saints Row franchise has ever had imo, it's not perfect but it's a good time.

For the current price ($20 launch sale), it's worth a shot. Even if you want to revisit it on a more discounted sale later on, it's worth a shot. I own it on another system and completed it last year and I thought it was tons of fun.

Thanks. If there's fun that can be had and the game isn't broken by constantly crashing and whatnot, I'll give it a shot.

[Carpe x Noctem]

Originally posted by Medina_Rico:

Originally posted by koolmcr:

Honestly, no, it isn't bad. But it veers more on the wacky side so I'm not sure it would be for you. The story is more about friendship than gang stuff so it ends up being more sentimental, gameplay feels great and there's lots of activities/collectibles to keep you busy. Not as over the top with things like licensed music cues or action sequences as SR3 or 4, but it's not as grounded as 1 or 2 was in that regard either. Lots of fun details in the open world, the best character customization the Saints Row franchise has ever had imo, it's not perfect but it's a good time.

For the current price ($20 launch sale), it's worth a shot. Even if you want to revisit it on a more discounted sale later on, it's worth a shot. I own it on another system and completed it last year and I thought it was tons of fun.

Thanks. If there's fun that can be had and the game isn't broken by constantly crashing and whatnot, I'll give it a shot.

There is plenty of fun to be had and at this point, a year after release most of the game-breaking bugs have been handled. There are a lot of quality of life improvements now and of course more content.

[🆃🅴🅰🆁🅻🅾🆆]

Originally posted by Carpe x Noctem:

There is plenty of fun to be had and at this point, a year after release most of the game-breaking bugs have been handled. There are a lot of quality of life improvements now and of course more content.

It may not be as bug-ridden as before, but it still isn't a good game. I won't deny the fact that you can have fun for a few hours, but that's it. That is, if you don't tire of the woke that it is smeared in.

But seeing as the guy named SR2; is anything but that, I'd honestly stay away.

[melkathi]

SR2 was very dark compared to other SR games.
This is more lighthearted, even though you kill just as many people, if not more.
It isn't completely silly like SR3 and 4.
The main character and their three friends are nauseatingly nice to each other. Then you turn around and murder people.
One moment you are dumping someone, inside their car, into a furnace, the next you are meeting your friends for boardgame night.

A bit like GTA: Princesses of Power.

[Xiane]

It's not bad per say, it just doesn mesh well with the franchise.

Here's the general synopsis of the game: You start a gang to pay off your student loans.

Yes that is the overall reaching goal. Paying student loans.

To point out one of the activities you have to do to accomplish your criminal empire: You have to beat an opposing gang in a LARP. The way the LARP section is done is amazingly well done... but you are supposed wanna be gangsters. Running around a junkyard speaking in ye olde english throwing sticks and such at each other as 'spells' just kinda ruins the vibe.

Suits the characters. But they're geeky hipsters. NOT the Third Street Saints.

[ChaffyJay]

This game would of done better if they just would of kept the saints row out of the title. Also, I bought it for full price on release on epic and still can't play it co-op because we crash every single time we play it, even after the "Big Update"

[Cutlass Jack]

No its not bad. I played it on PS5 and loved much of it actually. And the LARP section mentioned above was nearly worth the price of the game on its own.

The game has all the silly fun that I expect from a Saints game, but considerably more grounded than the last series was by the 4th one.

[Mazzle Dazzle]

If you liked saints row 3 and don't mind stupid poverty/zoomer/doomer jokes the you'll like it. It's saints row 3 but with zoomer talking points.

[Merlynn(FPEF)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU4AlvlY5UU

[LukanGamer]

probably even worse

[Taberis]

Is it a good Saints Row game. not really. But it's an ok game that seems to run without issue. Full price, nope! But at 67% off you could do a lot worse.

[Mr. No_Effs_Given]

Originally posted by Merlynn(FPEF):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU4AlvlY5UU

Ugh, a great song ruined.

[Atro]

Played the game on Epic. It's a good game.

Teenage edgelord boys are just mad and review bomb the game because "REEEEE the wokeness hurts me!!! It's soooo cringe becasue it's not just people shooting each other and telling sigma mindset jokes!!"

Really, they're crying because they can't virtually fulfill their ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up gangster power fantasies as well. Because it's too "woke" for them to identify with the main protagonist. (I guess because main protagonist has friends and they don't.)

Some also give it a bad review because it was an Epic Game Store exclusive and they feel entitfled to developers only publish games on their favourite platform. Probably because mommy and daddy won't allow another launcher on the family PC.

TL:DR
A bunch of entitled kids review bombing because they're fragile snowflakes.

[Medina_Rico]

Thanks for the replies.

I know fun and "worth it" is always subject and it's always best to try things out for yourself.

Doesn't sound like the game is unplayable due to crashes and whatnot like the older games here on Steam.

Price is pretty tempting, even though 2 hours isn't really enough for a game like this to see if I'll want to keep playing it. It's not too deep of a dive, considering the regular price.

Luckily it's on sale for a bit. So I'll do some thinking and watch more gameplay.