GamersBliss writes: "Before you read this review understand that it was written by a fan of the Saints Row series. The review has been composed by someone who loved Saints Row and Saints Row 2 but despised the way the game was taken with Saints Row: The Third. The standpoint that Saints Row IV was viewed on before playing was one of complete and utter distress because of how different it appeared than the beloved first two games of the series. It was felt that the original fan base was abandoned for corny and pointless actions, that story didn’t matter anymore and that something that was held near and dear was traded in for corporate money. With that understanding please continue to read as this fan may have just been proven wrong."
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.
I was really really unsure about this game because i loved Saints ROw and Saints Row 2 so much and felt the Third wasnt the direction i wanted the game to go. Now its president fighting aliens which sounds stupid but all i hear is that its for an original fan so idk.
Good review!!!!!!
I'll wait for it to go on sale or just rent it. I'm still waiting for the true sequel to SR2.
Attention reviewers: This is how you write a review.
Nice work, gonna have to check it out, wasn't a fan of 3 so yeah, some apprehension around the title. Seems much better than I had expected.