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[cormack12]

Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com...ding-fans-as-volition-says-it-wont-back-down/

THE NEW GAME'S REVEAL TRAILER CURRENTLY HAS MORE DISLIKES THAN LIKES ON YOUTUBE

Despite this, developer Volition has made it clear that it isn't going to change the vision it has for the game based on the initial reaction to the trailer.

After responding to a follower with a gif saying "haters gonna hate" and being told it was letting down the fanbase, the official Saints Row Twitter account replied: "We are not backing down on this game. We get it, it's new and it's a shock reaction to a reboot like no other."

FWIW, in the trailer thread, I said the small snippet of gameplay 15-20s actually looked ok and I'd just ignore the weird characters like I did in WD2. More about the arrogance and PR on that tweet to be honest. As soon as you get into principles and start blaming the reaction on the fans then..........

 

[ShadowNate]

I mean it's not just the trailer by now. It's also that god awful interview with engadget, isnt it?

 

[CAB_Life]

It's a snapshot of every "look-at-me" trope from Twitter. Completely pedestrian in today's environment. Newsflash: you're not subversive when you're the media status quo.

 

[martino]

They are right, they should stay true to their creative intent for the better or the worst.
This is how video games will become art.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

They should have gone all in

There's nothing more immersion breaking than playing as a woke zoomer and building for profit businesses

I hope i can set up social welfare programmes instead

 

[Outlier]

Welp now they can expect the battering ram.

Would have been a better decision to NOT respond to the criticism.

I don't like what I've seen so far, but I support devs making what they want.

 

[VN1X]

Well, one of the new Saints loves podcasts and *wouldn't you know it?!* I do too!

So relatable!

 

[M1chl]

Welp now they can expect the battering ram.

Would have been a better decision to NOT respond to the criticism.

I don't like what I've seen so far, but I support devs making what they want.

I am sure that social network person is going to get schooled soon within the company.

 

[Stuart360]

Wait am i reading that wrong or did the official Saints Row twitter reply to a user with a 'haters gunna hate' gif?. Jesus christ.

 

[rofif]

They would avoid all this trouble if it was not called Saints Row.
Saints Row implifies gang wars, violence, crime, hookers and stupidity. Not hipsters with student loan cmon

 

[SJRB]

Basically telling your fans to fuck off... Sheer hubris.

 

[Fake]

 

[demonstr8]

Lmao

 

[LaughingStock]

That's a winning strategy right there.

 

[Chiggs]

Another game I can't wait to not buy.

 

[A.D. Skinner]

It is such a shame

I disliked everything I saw. 1 and 2 came out and were competition with GTA. They went the goofy way and said they would be back to the grit. They are not

It is Fortnite, it is Watch_Dogs, it is GotG, it isn't Saints Row. Really should have just given it a different name at this point. It is only Saints Row in name, to tag onto the franchise.

I'll play it when it is free in Game Pass

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The industry has Grand Theft Auto that requires you to complete missions exactly as Rockstar scripted them.

If Saints Row gives us a true gameplay sandbox I'm in.

 

[Mister Wolf]

They might as well let Kevin Smith write the story.

 

[Stuart360]

That's a winning strategy right there.

Oh boy, i dont think i have ever wanted the whole 'Go woke, go broke' thing to be true as i do for this game.
Jesus wept.

 

[InterMusketeer]

Looks like they can't accept that their audience (people who still care about SR) don't want this new game. I expect they'll find out soon enough.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Where's the 8chan THQ Nordic CEO when you need him

 

[cormack12]

Feels like they want to make a new hipster game but want the SR IP name on it so it doesn't tank as a new IP. The attitude is fucking awful though.

 

[whyman]

As always make sure to vote with your wallet. It's the only way to stop this shit. Pre orders low enough and you will start seeing things change.

 

[AV]

The Twitter responses look really overdefensive. Take that person away from the computer. Someone will always shit on your game on Twitter, it's never worth responding to.

Game looks bad, though. You could've called it literally anything else and nobody would notice. Not a good thing for a franchise reboot.

 

[Captain Toad]

Good on them. Make a game you want to make. That's how the best, creative games get made.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I respect them for staying on the track they had planned for themselves. I just personally don't see anything "creative" or "incredible" when I watched that "reveal". Maybe more gameplay will be a different story. I'm always ready to be surprised.

 

[Stuart360]

Good on them. Make a game you want to make. That's how the best, creative games get made.

Oh yeah, i'm sure the veteran Saints Row devs (if they even have any left) are absolutely loving working on this.

 

[Kobalty]

Feels like they want to make a new hipster game but want the SR IP name on it so it doesn't tank as a new IP. The attitude is fucking awful though.

 

[brian0057]

Good on them. Make a game you want to make. That's how the best, creative games get made.

I can honestly respect that. Stick to your creative vision regardless of the criticism.
Not that I'm gonna buy the game either way, it still looks like shit.
But, either way... respect.

 

[Rheon]

By all means, make the 'Saints Row' game and all the snarky social media remarks you want.

Just don't be surprised when the game flops to absolute hell.

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

That's a winning strategy right there.

Lol, this is great.

I don't personally get the hate. Just wait for the game, time will tell if it's trash or whether it retains the series trademark goofy action. People will always be averse to change, this is nothing different.

 

[Soltype]

It's like they learned nothing from Agents of Mayhem.

 

[LaughingStock]

Well, to be fair I wouldn't buy this game anyway. But now it'll be funnier to watch it flop.

 

[SF Kosmo]

They should have gone all in

There's nothing more immersion breaking than playing as a woke zoomer and building for profit businesses

I hope i can set up social welfare programmes instead

Everyone is being way to quick on the draw. It sounds like it's self aware of all this and taking a satirical approach to me. Let's actually see how it handles this stuff instead of acting crusty the second we see young people

 

[Guilty_AI]

Their real mistake here was not realizing Saints Row died in the ps360 era already.

 

[Cyborg]

DOA and that's to blame on how they handle the negative feedback.

 

[Orion2]

never understood the hype for Saints Row, in the early games or newer ones, always looked like if Rockstar packaged the dumbest mods for GTA 4 into a standalone game

 

[M1chl]

The Twitter responses look really overdefensive. Take that person away from the computer. Someone will always shit on your game on Twitter, it's never worth responding to.

Game looks bad, though. You could've called it literally anything else and nobody would notice. Not a good thing for a franchise reboot.

Well it's not that it's just few people hating it:

Saints Row Reboot - Reveal Trailer | gamescom 2021 - YouTube

Saints Row - Announce Trailer - YouTube

I don't think I have ever seen such backlash from announcement trailer....and that it's a beautiful thing.

 

[RavenSan]

Have I missed something? They've barely shown anything of the game? Why is everyone assuming it won't have some of the same goofy elements?

It's a trailer. Let's wait until they explain what the game actually is. It looked like it had the potential to be just as silly / dumb as the others. Cmon, the guy drives a bike into a car, launches the bike into a group of people, and then lands perfectly fine in the car. Then there's a big ass rocket launcher.

It all seems pretty Saints Row to me. I think people are just mad it wasn't in-your-face irreverent. There will be other trailers. There will be more info. Everyone needs to calm down a bit and wait and see.

 

[Interfectum]

Welp now they can expect the battering ram.

Would have been a better decision to NOT respond to the criticism.

I don't like what I've seen so far, but I support devs making what they want.

That's a winning strategy right there.

 

[Spukc]

That's a winning strategy right there.

Thanks sure as fuck aint getting my money now hahahaha

reminds me of wolfenstein 2

 

[mckmas8808]

Wait am i reading that wrong or did the official Saints Row twitter reply to a user with a 'haters gunna hate' gif?. Jesus christ.

Yeah, not smart marketing.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Everyone is being way to quick on the draw. It sounds like it's self aware of all this and taking a satirical approach to me. Let's actually see how it handles this stuff instead of acting crusty the second we see young people

Yeah I don't believe this is satire after their interview

 

[TBiddy]

As someone completely out of the loop, apparantly. What is wrong with the trailer?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Why even engage with these no life loud twitter goblins; they always think they are the majority, when in reality they are a tiny group of losers and millions will buy this.

Just make whatever the fuck you want.

 

[Dabaus]

Ah, the Ol' EA Battlefield 5 strategy. "If you dont like it dont buy it then." Sales will flop. "Toxity" and "racism" will be the culprits instead of making a product nobody asked for or wants.

 

[Concern]

Go woke, go broke


They'll find out soon enough

 

[Guilty_AI]

As someone completely out of the loop, apparantly. What is wrong with the trailer?

Too much fortnite energy in the trailer from what i've read

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

That's a winning strategy right there.

WOW, the person behind the twitter SaintRow account is really an asshole, must be a chief to answer like that to public.

 

[stn]

It does look very Fortnite-y to me but I'll wait to judge the finished product. That being said, I do prefer it when action games are on the more serious and/or realistic side. Young adults with student loans just doesn't do it for me. They can be homosexual, or people of color, that's all cool. But I just want the vibe to be serious.

I've seen many people on the internet say "oh, its because they're black isn't it?" which I think is not fair at all and such a cop-out conclusion. San Andreas is an amazing game, for example, and nobody has ever cared that CJ is black. Hell, as a white person, I wouldn't even want CJ to be white.