Saints Row 4 will be the PCP of Sandbox Games

Gi - Last week, the next entry in the Saints Row franchise was announced. Saints Row 4 will release on Aug 20 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The news came seemingly out of no where because only the tiniest bit of information said that Volition working on the next Saints Row when the Dominatrix DLC for Saints the Third was scrapped. That came last June, but no official announcement was made about the fourth game.

[UnRivaLeD]

all i have to say is 'GTAV'

[Plagasx]

I think what they mean is the craziness of SR4 will be PCP..

[2pacalypsenow]

If GTA V is anything like GTA 4 i would say SR4 will be a better sandbox game just like SR3 is better than GTA4

[kostchtchie_]

only now do they put content in the game, rest there games are boring huge empty open worlds with nothing do after the main story is done and dusted, along with there boring multiplayer with no effort at all put into it, although red dead zombie mp was actually good fun

only Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was good solid fun game from R* rest are hollow games with great adult storylines

Saints Row may have over the top storyline and stuff, but the game is solid, fun and full to brim of stuff to do within the open sandbox world

[Derekvinyard13]

It does look wild but to much like the other one

[ApolloTheBoss]

Yeah sorry GTA will always be the king of sandboxes.

[Wenis]

Hmm I don't know. Personally I loved the sandbox gameplay in JC2 a lot more than the sandbox gameplay in GTA 4. Though GTA 5 is looking great

[thebudgetgamer]

I hate anything that's on something or is the _____ of ______.

[aLucidMind]

Two reasons why I'll pass on it:

1- SR3's biggest draw was purple dildos while SR2's was the silliness perfectly balanced with serious and good writing; SR4 being released barely a year and a half after, plus the fact that they made a SR3 DLC into SR4 instead, shows it will be more of the same (if you're realistically optimistic).

2- Grand Theft Auto 5. Rockstar is going to wind up pounding Volition into the dirt and past a few layers of crust since most will be opting for spending $60 on GTA over Saints Dildo 2 (I mean, "Saints Row 4"). SR2 showed very serious potential in becoming a major competitor to GTA and SR3 would have had Volition not gone full retard with it.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Wow, someone who actually sees the truth.

[CommonSenseGamer]

I can't add another comment to another post so will respond here. I did not say anything about having a single console, but rather an agreed set of standards that developers can develop to. Let the different manufacturers come up with different variations in terms of extras as long as they comply with a set baseline set of specs.

You know, exactly how manufacturers do now with TVs, DVD players, etc. Why have an environment that increases the cost of development like we have now or limits sales to one console.

[cerpintaxt44]

actually sr3 probably saved the franchise going the absurd over the top angle that gta has moved away from why cant people enjoy both the games they are great

[sardaukarghola66]

because this site seems to be full of idiotic fanboys

[MysticStrummer]

So it's a bad idea to play it... gotcha. I appreciate the warning but I wasn't going to play it anyway.

[TuxedoMoon]

I liked SR3, but this game looks...really crappy and too over the top for its own good at this point. I like unrealistic stuff, but this just looks way too crazy to the point of it not feeling like SR anymore...but like prototype or something.

[LordHiggens]

Okay listen up mates...Stop...

Okay? Please?

Stop...comparing this game to GTA V, it's not supposed to compete with GTA V...this is mindless...stupid...fun. That's all this game is. It's all it ever tried to be. It succeeds in doing it's job.

It's like me saying...

"Gosh I gotta choose between Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell." They couldn't be more different...apples to oranges folks...

I'm picking them both up.

[aLucidMind]

Saints Row's narrative and things like that are merely different enough to distinguish themselves from each other. SR is more about just being silly and playful with it's comedy, while GTA is more about being satirical and realistic with it's own. When you get down into the game itself, the two are pretty much identical.

It's more like "I gotta choose between Playstation All Stars and Super Smash Bros!"; identical at their heart, but with just enough differences to make them stand out from each other.

[Baka-akaB]

I dont even need to compare it to gta , on it's own , it's a no for me . I found the 3rd quickly tedious and boring and we got a fake sequel that will barely improve anything and just add more slapstick content and parodies ? I'll pass .

[KillerPwned]

I will buy GTA V at full price then when this is about $30 I will buy it. No matter what anyone says I love GTA and SR no matter what.

[USMC_POLICE]

Stop with the comparisons already if I want a crime sim i play GTA if I want to do whatever the hell I think of I play saints row. Two very different games and I love both and positively buy both at full price. GTA is more realistic saints row well you can dress as an easter bunny while flying a plane and shooting a bubble gun. Or fly a UFO or anything else you can dream of.

[WeAreLegion]

I know many people that enjoyed Saints Row 3 because it was over the top.

I also know many people that hated Saints Row 3 because it didn't have enough of the gang violence, baby mama crap the series is known for.

I'm excited for Saints Row 4 because it looks like more of the crazy stuff I love. It's all about having fun, right?

I will be getting both this and GTAV. Also, Just Cause 3... :D Just Cause 2 is the current king of sandbox games.

[sway_z]

'Saints Row 4 will be the PCP of Sandbox Games'

Interesting term for a software program...absolutely more to this statement than meets the eye.