The Saints have been on quite the journey. Starting out as an Xbox 360 exclusive in 2006 to fill the gap left by a still-in-development GTA 4, it has gone on to become one of, if not the only, game series to stand up to the GTA juggernaut, and do it well. A series that started out as a similar clone has now spread its wings and become a power fantasy that asks “How far is enough?” and ends up too far away to hear the question by the time you’re done asking it.
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 agree, SR4 is awesome.it came out of nowhere and surprised me.SR1 was the best with 4 being th secons best in the series. Great game.I don't know if thq can top this one.great job thq.