Comments on: Saints Row 2 http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/23/saints-row-2/ A Gaming and Entertainment Site Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Patrick Lee Adams » Thursday http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/23/saints-row-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Patrick Lee Adams » Thursday Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:24:29 +0000 http://everydaygamers.com/?p=3252#comment-1437 [...] vidcasts as well. Also make sure you take the time to check out Brian Kunde’s debut with his Saints Row 2 review. Welcome to the team Brian! I hope to keep the site updated as much as possible during the time [...] [...] vidcasts as well. Also make sure you take the time to check out Brian Kunde’s debut with his Saints Row 2 review. Welcome to the team Brian! I hope to keep the site updated as much as possible during the time [...]

]]> By: Verum http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/23/saints-row-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Verum Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:20:37 +0000 http://everydaygamers.com/?p=3252#comment-1028 I'd say that Saints Row is where GTA left off. GTA started as a strange ultra-violent top scroller that had a surprisingly small fanbase, compared to what it is now. When GTA III came out it was as if the pinnacle of gaming had finally been achieved. We had a true reality where we were free to do whatever we chose. For some of us it wasn't even the violence that was attractive, it was just the idea that you could, if you chose, spend a long while dicking around. The game evolved from the open-endedness of Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, and other platformers that had open ended levels, and threw a lot of Driver into the mix. I remember renting it with a friend, and not minding at all that it was single player because it was just so much fun. GTA 4 is a great game, but they chose to evolve the style of play they invented. They focused a lot less on "dicking around" and more on an engaging story and interesting characters. Saints Row 2 is the exact opposite. I don't even care what happened in the storyline, though it was somewhat engaging on a sub-human level, I just had a blast playing the game. The fact that you could say, grab someone and use them as a shield while you walked through a police barricade was pretty epic. The amount of customization in the game is unreal, from your clothes, to your cars, to your gang, they covered all aspects of the "petty things I can do with my character" scene. The missions were quite fun, and reminded me of the Vice City missions more than GTA 4 did. It's very hard to frown at insurance fraud, a side mission where you press a button to go limp and get hurt as much as possible to rack up points. Playing any of the missions or side-missions multiplayer makes the game infinitely better. Ever have a "OMG I Can't believe that just happened!" moment with a friend? It's a lot of that. I think the reason I didn't beat any GTA or the original Saints Row to 100% is because I didn't have a friend to enjoy the moment with. If you've ever played Battle Toads, Double Dragon, or TMNT you'll know where I'm coming from. I do hope GTA 5 continues the path of it's predecessor, because it's a great road to take, but I'll be looking forward to Saints Row 3 more. I'd say that Saints Row is where GTA left off. GTA started as a strange ultra-violent top scroller that had a surprisingly small fanbase, compared to what it is now. When GTA III came out it was as if the pinnacle of gaming had finally been achieved. We had a true reality where we were free to do whatever we chose. For some of us it wasn't even the violence that was attractive, it was just the idea that you could, if you chose, spend a long while dicking around. The game evolved from the open-endedness of Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, and other platformers that had open ended levels, and threw a lot of Driver into the mix. I remember renting it with a friend, and not minding at all that it was single player because it was just so much fun.

GTA 4 is a great game, but they chose to evolve the style of play they invented. They focused a lot less on "dicking around" and more on an engaging story and interesting characters. Saints Row 2 is the exact opposite. I don't even care what happened in the storyline, though it was somewhat engaging on a sub-human level, I just had a blast playing the game. The fact that you could say, grab someone and use them as a shield while you walked through a police barricade was pretty epic. The amount of customization in the game is unreal, from your clothes, to your cars, to your gang, they covered all aspects of the "petty things I can do with my character" scene. The missions were quite fun, and reminded me of the Vice City missions more than GTA 4 did. It's very hard to frown at insurance fraud, a side mission where you press a button to go limp and get hurt as much as possible to rack up points. Playing any of the missions or side-missions multiplayer makes the game infinitely better. Ever have a "OMG I Can't believe that just happened!" moment with a friend? It's a lot of that. I think the reason I didn't beat any GTA or the original Saints Row to 100% is because I didn't have a friend to enjoy the moment with. If you've ever played Battle Toads, Double Dragon, or TMNT you'll know where I'm coming from.

I do hope GTA 5 continues the path of it's predecessor, because it's a great road to take, but I'll be looking forward to Saints Row 3 more.

]]> By: Verum http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/23/saints-row-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Verum Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:26:22 +0000 http://everydaygamers.com/?p=3252#comment-1018 The best feature of the game is co-op. As much fun as it is to enjoy sexploits and kill people to death, and trust me you WILL kill them to death, doing it with a friend turns the game from "Eh?" to "YAY!". I had most of my fun flying around having intense dog fights with my friend. I'd say it's the most open-ended game I've ever played, and the co-op experience is groundbreaking it works so well. The best feature of the game is co-op. As much fun as it is to enjoy sexploits and kill people to death, and trust me you WILL kill them to death, doing it with a friend turns the game from "Eh?" to "YAY!". I had most of my fun flying around having intense dog fights with my friend. I'd say it's the most open-ended game I've ever played, and the co-op experience is groundbreaking it works so well.

]]> By: CrownOfThornz http://everydaygamers.com/2008/10/23/saints-row-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 CrownOfThornz Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:07:04 +0000 http://everydaygamers.com/?p=3252#comment-1020 I've never heard that about Saints Row, interesting. Do you think SR and GTA each bring something different to the table? I've never heard that about Saints Row, interesting. Do you think SR and GTA each bring something different to the table?

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