All sorts of air vehicles are also present, from regular helicopters to floating motorbikes of some sort, not to mention a special VTOL jet that’s going to cause some serious havoc. You also get to drive all sorts of vehicles, from a variety of cars, to special trucks, like one that’s shaped like Johnny Gat’s head and has a flamethrower attached to it, not to mention tanks and other military vehicles. At its core it’s not that different from other third person, open world shooters, where you kill people with all sorts of weapons, ranging from trusty shotguns or rifles, to a weapon that can shoot an octopus. Talking about the gameplay in Saints Row 3 is pretty hard especially since it’s so varied.
Still, up until the final third, you’re in for one crazy ride that you won’t soon forget, as you slowly take over Steelport with your gang of misfits. You even get to make a few choices along the way, even at the end, but I won’t spoil anything serious. Sadly, towards the end, the action is toned down a bit and you kind of figure out where everything is going. The story missions in Saints Row slowly introduce to you all the activities you’ll be able to do in Steelport, including those I highlighted in the introduction, and go from outrageous to even more outrageous, especially in the beginning.
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After a series of traditionally outlandish events, involving a bank heist gone wrong, airlifting a huge safe and fighting it out on and off an airplane, the Saints are stuck in Steelport and need to use their power to take down the Syndicate, composed of three key gangs, the Morningstars, the Deckers, and the Luchadores.įrom here on, you need to lead the Saints to victory through whatever means necessary, allying yourself with enemies of the Syndicate, including a giant, muscle-bound Russian called Oleg or a pimp that talks only with an auto-tuned voice named Zimos, not to mention a retired wrestler, Angel De La Muerte, or a former FBI agent called Kinzie.
Unfortunately for the over the top Saints, their power has drawn the attention of The Syndicate, a group of gangs from the neighboring city of Steelport that wants to eliminate them once and for all. Saints Row 2 saw the player lead his own gang, the Third Street Saints, to ultimate power in the city of Stillwater and the new title picks up pretty much right after that, with the Saints becoming a media behemoth, marketing everything from illegal energy drinks to dolls fashioned after their key members, like Johnny Gat.
So, is the new game the definitely outlandish open world sandbox experience or should it and its outrageous ideas be forgotten? Let’s find out.
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Now, with Saints Row 3, the team at Volition is trying to deliver the definitive and most over the top experience in the franchise’s history, with a new open world, high quality visuals, and the freedom to do whatever you want in whichever way you want it.ĭo you want to be dressed like a cartoonish pimp and cause mindless havoc or do you want to wear a flame retardant suit and drive an explosive ATV all over town? How about dressing in a full suit of armor and go on a game show that requires you to kill people dressed as mascots while avoiding posters of baby pandas?Īll the activities above, and lots, lots more are possible in Saints Row 3. In 2008, however, I enjoyed Saints Row 2, largely because it offered something that GTA IV didn’t really have: pure mindless fun, even if it was a pain to play on a PC. I skipped over the original Saints Row back in 2006 mainly because I was still in love with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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