StickSkills said, "Saints Row IV surprised me. At every turn the right moves were made, and the plot is so self-aware you’d think it’d have its own bodily functions. The story is full of hilarious scenarios, silly plot devices, and quite a bit of backstory on the entire Saints Row franchise. Between the story’s unfolding, the amount of extra content is overflowing, and it’s all enjoyable. Most importantly, Saints Row IV completely rights and polishes off SRTT’s biggest issue: pacing. Things you unlock feel earned, and time is rarely wasted; even when just meandering throughout the city, there are useful things to do and find. Saints Row IV is over-the-top, done to near-perfection, and while it may not look like a visual masterpiece, it’ll leave you feeling satisfied."
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.
