Mike writes, "I don't know; I guess it's the Australian government's business how they conduct this sort of thing within their borders, but it feels like they're kind of missing the mark. There's nothing inherently wrong with them imposing standards on video games -- that's their right. However, by going after a game as silly and unsubstantial as Saints Row IV, they're just kind of opening themselves up to ridicule with their reactionary response and apparent lack of due diligence towards content versus context."
Remember this year's Saints Row(opens in new tab)? Volition would probably prefer that you didn't, which might go some way to explaining why the studio recently decided to upgrade everyone's copy of Saints Row 4(opens in new tab) to its full-fat Re-elected Edition, containing all the game's story and cosmetic DLC and even introducing cross-play between Steam, Epic, and GOG versions of the game.
Unfortunately, that upgrade seems to have backfired, and players now report a myriad of bugs with their new version of SR4. Both the Saints Row Steam forums(opens in new tab) and subreddit(opens in new tab) are filled with players complaining of broken saves, crashes, and mods failing to function. It's also received a few hundred negative Steam reviews(opens in new tab) since the update. If it's succeeded in washing the taste of Saints Row (2022) out of players' mouths, it's only because it tastes even worse.
I wonder if Volition's getting reorged under Gearbox impacted the quality of their release.
When it comes ranking the Saints Row games, there are a couple of weird ones you have to consider, though this is Saints Row after all.
Juan at SwitchWatchTV got his hands on Saints Row 4 Re-elected for Nintendo Switch. Check out his review here and see what he thinks.
because there are giant floppy dildo weapons and the ability to get naked and fly around
i feel bad for australian gamers,on one side you cant get a game just because there is something innapropraite in it even though the game clearly shouldnt be sold to children anyway,and if you do get the game,its gonna cost you a lot,at least they can play some of the m rated games now ever since that law passed,but its not fair at all.
Open account somewhere else/Get a friend > Buy/Pay friend for SR4 > Gift it to other account > Redeem it.
Wasn't that hard now was it?
Umm... smuggle the game from oversees, failing that buy a PSN card and use with the appropriate account.
WTF, this is my first time hearing about this.
I thought we got R18 ratings to avoid this sh**.
We only got the rating a few months ago too.