"Video games today have become systems. Core concepts, RAM utilization, multiplayer DLC, Achievements, Cloud computing, dashboard updates, campaign lengths, QTEs – games and their underlying identities are like blueprints, waiting to be broken down and analysed and discerned. Not Saints Row IV, however. Deep Silver Volition’s next iteration in the awesome-gasming, explosive-tastic open world action adventure is as much about breaking and beating the system within the story as well as the systems of gaming."
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.
So it seems this game is actually good, that's great news I guess.
I can't wait to play this. I never played the first two so I don't have that love of the serious style like some people do on here. I started with part 3 and played it (co-op with friends) from start to finish. It was hilarious, fun, and over the top. I am hoping this one is more of the same with more over the top and crazy stuff to do.
I wonder if the developer actually paid the reviewer to give their game a 8-10 score. There are other games that are struggling to get a high score and this rehashed game which rip-off superhero power from prototype and crackdown easily get a 8-10 score
Idk about the score, downloaded the third game off PS Plus. Played for about 10 minutes and just couldn't get into it. Ended up uninstalling it later.
I can't wait for devs to ruin one of these "new" fans franchises and see how they "deal with it".