Current Events > Do you prefer the serious, realistic Saints Row 1-2, or wacky SR 3 and 4?

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I liked IV but idk, SR2 is very memorable for me
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SR2 wins simply by its city alone. Stilwater has beaches, suburbs, ghettos, industrial areas, a trailer park, high-class zones, a university etc with several types of peds that appear predominantly in one area and much less or not at all in others. Steelport is a cut-and-paste environment of skyscrapers, dilapated apartments, factories, and rickety homes, populated by insipid and characterless peds.
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SR2 was still really wacky.

None of the games were serious or realistic. Stuff like Insurance Fraud was always there.

I think SR2 had the best balance though since the villains were still a threat.
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They were all good, but I prefered 2 and 3 over 4's Matrix story. (Gat Out of Hell was pretty good too even if it was just a rehash of 4, in a different setting)

I need to play those again.
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2 > 1 >>> 3

1 & 2 really weren't that serious. They were like the spiritual successor to the PS2 GTAs, since GTA4 went overboard with the gritty/realistic stuff.

I gave up on the whole series after playing a few hours of 3, though. The humor seemed like it was aimed at 10-year-olds.

Saints Row 2 is a fucking classic. Perfect balance between serious and wacky
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GregShmedley posted...

And the online gameplay was one of the best times I ever had with a game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkt7kHACy_k&t=0m41s
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3 and 4 were the best. When GTA went serious, SR went the other way.
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Infinite 2003 posted...

Saints Row 2 is a fucking classic. Perfect balance between serious and wacky

This. The side missions were goofy, but the story itself was deathly serious. GTA never had the antagonist drag someone around behind them in their truck. Or seriously bury someone alive. Or have someone point out that while your character is fighting evil gangs, they're really not any better than the evil gangs.
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I thought 1 was boring as shit so I never played 2. I thought 3 and 4 were pretty good. So 'wacky' I guess
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somewhere between 2 and 3 (but still have stuff like 4 as like budget titles or expansions between real releases).
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So, having only played number 2 in the series... ...IT'S considered the serious and realistic one...?

That aside, SR 2 was one of the bigger dark horse treats I've ever played; was more GTA than GTA 4 and likely still has the best character creation system in modern gaming. 3 and 4 would have some big shoes to fill. Plus I heard they cut out fun diversions like Fuzz and killed off Johnny Gat in the opening act of 3, so...that's not a good start.
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I think I like 3-4 more. I don't even factor in the story cause I didn't know I was suppose to care about the story. Im just waiting to get back to the fun as hell gameplay
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pegusus123456 posted...

Or have Captain Anderson point out that while your character is fighting evil gangs, they're really not any better than the evil gangs.

GTA does that all the time
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masterpug53 posted...

So, having only played number 2 in the series... ...IT'S considered the serious and realistic one...?

That aside, SR 2 was one of the bigger dark horse treats I've ever played; was more GTA than GTA 4 and likely still has the best character creation system in modern gaming. 3 and 4 would have some big shoes to fill. Plus I heard they cut out fun diversions like Fuzz and killed off Johnny Gat in the opening act of 3, so...that's not a good start.

in 4 you get super powers and get weapons like a boombox that plays funky music, a black hole gun, a tentacle sword, etc..

also you fist fight aliens and become the president of the US. Don't believe me?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A87SqK7crYs
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Darmik posted...

SR2 was still really wacky.

This.

But seriously, had they tried to remain serious, the game would have died out a long time ago. They knew they couldn't compete with GTA, so they decided to take a different path, and it worked. The games are insane and over-the-top, but I respect that.

Akagami_Shanks posted...

in 4 you get super powers and get weapons like a boombox that plays funky music, a black hole gun, a tentacle sword, etc..

also you fist fight aliens and become the president of the US. Don't believe me?

Vertania posted...

aimed at 10-year-olds.