Neuromancer
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That is correct.MacBosse said:
Two caveats-
-You have to use a controller to get into the car, then switch to the wheel.
-The cars control pretty badly.
Still, it's amazingly fun cruising around the city like a pimp.
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Two caveats-
-You have to use a controller to get into the car, then switch to the wheel.
-The cars control pretty badly.
Still, it's amazingly fun cruising around the city like a pimp.
deVIZtator
Member
I'm really enjoying Insurance Fraud, Demo Derby, and Fight Club. San Andreas killed it though with the gang wars, those were so fun to do.MrHicks said:
My bf beat this game sometime ago. My job was to run around and do random things in between missions. This game was so fun and there were a lot of things to do... I especially liked jacking almost every car and then fixing them up to make them look cute/cool. I played GTA 4 for a bit too, but there was almost nothing to do - it was almost too serious, but I guess thats just the direction they took. Can't wait for SR3!
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Should I play the first game before jumping into the second one, or is it like GTA with stand alone stories and characters?
Spider from Mars said:
A lot of characters carry over from the first game, and a lot of plot points from 1 are referenced, but the game itself is not worth playing. Saints Row 2 does everything SR1 does, but better. It has better missions, more activities, more features like grabbing/tossing. Playing SR1 first will probably just burn you out on the games, and the stories are pretty much inconsequential, so might as well just start with 2.
I want to play this game again really bad but after everything I've heard, I'm not sure if I should buy the PC version. My shit should be able to handle it, though.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Right on, I'll just read the wiki on the first and jump into the second one.Snuggler said:
BobJustBob
Member
Dead Man said:
Pfft, Saints Row 2 was only a sleeper hit if you didn't play the amazing first game. Some of us (click my tag) saw it coming.
deVIZtator
Member
I was eying this game for a while, but my backlog kept me from getting it. When it was on sale for 15 bucks, I was like, screw it, and got it, one of the best under $20 game purchases for me.risk said:
IMACOMPUTA
Member
I've had this game for like 2 years and just realized you can get completely naked and streak. :lol
p.s. my character is a cutie. I'll post pics soon.
p.s. my character is a cutie. I'll post pics soon.
BobJustBob
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Dead Man said:
I just like to point out my tag and how right I was.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
BobJustBob said:
yeah, some massive crow there, gta4 was like watching bret vs mcmahon at wm, you waited so long for it, and it was such a letdown you questioned your life afterwards.
After playing SR2, I can't get into SR1 for nothing; it's extremely hard for me to get into it. SR2 is a vastly superior game to SR1. Does anybody here still play the Xbox 360 version and would be willing to go through the game with me on co-op? The only problem is that I had to restart my record because I played with someone who had cheats enabled and he messed up my data, but send me an FR with a message, or an invite whenever I'm on, my GT's in my profile.
CitizenCope
Member
Just bought this off of Games on Demand on 360.
I'm out of work with a bad back and I have been bored out of my mind. Was a tough choice between this or Bioshock 2. Hope I made the right choice.
I'm out of work with a bad back and I have been bored out of my mind. Was a tough choice between this or Bioshock 2. Hope I made the right choice.
Neuromancer
Member
I think you did. How do you like it so far?CitizenCope said:
After watching the SR3 footage, I decided to continue my 50% save game of SR2 on the 360.
Is the frame rate really this bad, or is something wrong with my console? I did one stronghold mission where you attacked a fish warehouse. Inside the fish coolers there was this kind of wavy full screen effect, and it dropped my frame rate to about 5fps. Is that normal?
Is the frame rate really this bad, or is something wrong with my console? I did one stronghold mission where you attacked a fish warehouse. Inside the fish coolers there was this kind of wavy full screen effect, and it dropped my frame rate to about 5fps. Is that normal?
Neuromancer
Member
Hmm I don't remember it ever being that bad. You might want to turn on Vsync to stop the tearing, which definitely does happen.FlyinJ said:
I just started the game up again and the framerate is pretty fucking bad sometimes. At the beginning when you're on the boat escaping prison, it's a slideshow. It has been to bad since I got past that first mission, but I'm sure in some of the bigger story missions it's horrible again.FlyinJ said:
Diablohead
Member
I turned off vsync for gameplay, I think I did anyway or was that only in saints row 1? But outside of the start of the game it's not too bad, game is still fully playable.
Ploid 3.0
Member
I had this on PS3 and recently got it on PC. Even better!
Better framerate and motion blurs. Also I can record everything Just Cause 2 style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qTaIS3dkY
Better framerate and motion blurs. Also I can record everything Just Cause 2 style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8qTaIS3dkY
You know, I've come around on the PC port of SR2. I'd already played the 360 version to completion and loved the game for its customisation and... well, its customisation.
I bought the PC port for like a dollar on Steam a year or so ago and hated it. The menus were absolutely terrible, the controls were crappy and the game ran like ass on my 8800GT even on the lowest graphical settings (yet the game ran fine on 360 hardware... baffling).
So, now I have a 5850, a wired 360 controller, have modded it with Gentlemen of the Row so the controller prompts actually show up, and most importantly have decided to play the game in coop.
I am fucking amazed that the coop in this game kinda actually works. We've only played like, a mission or two from the story, but it seems to do well enough. The rest of the time we've been dicking around the city and doing sidemissions, which are great in coop.
It's nice when a game can still surprise you. I really hope SR3 keeps the coop, as I'll probably play that as my standard mode.
I bought the PC port for like a dollar on Steam a year or so ago and hated it. The menus were absolutely terrible, the controls were crappy and the game ran like ass on my 8800GT even on the lowest graphical settings (yet the game ran fine on 360 hardware... baffling).
So, now I have a 5850, a wired 360 controller, have modded it with Gentlemen of the Row so the controller prompts actually show up, and most importantly have decided to play the game in coop.
I am fucking amazed that the coop in this game kinda actually works. We've only played like, a mission or two from the story, but it seems to do well enough. The rest of the time we've been dicking around the city and doing sidemissions, which are great in coop.
It's nice when a game can still surprise you. I really hope SR3 keeps the coop, as I'll probably play that as my standard mode.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Kritz said:
It's in and they said they weren't going to drastically change it. I'll be just like SR2. They said it works and they don't feel they need to screw with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQwBVBblvc&feature=player_detailpage#t=291s
SystemShock2
Member
Yeah, the framerate was really bad for me. It's especially frustrating because the game doesn't even look that good. It's a shame because I think I would have enjoyed the game much more if it didn't run badly. I beat it but barely remember a thing about it, and i think this is largely due to how distracting the framerate was for me.Drewsky said:
thelurkinghorror
Member
I brought SR2 yesterday on Xbox Live and this morning i can finally play the game... i'm ready!
legacyzero
Banned
Insurance Fraud, all day, everyday. Hell I think they could have released this separately on the arcade and would have paid a nice price for it. Fun as hell.
Just out of curiousity, I have a copy of SR 2 on 360 and every freakin' day it freezes up at least once. Never happens with any other games, at least not on this scale. Does this happen to anyone else? Also I have been playing again for about a week and I have been teleported into buildings on three separate occasions.
SpeedySwaf
Member
Picked this up a few days ago and have been really enjoying it so far. I've got roughly half the territory under my control now. Try to do a couple activities and buy some stores between missions.
thelurkinghorror
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kodecraft said:
I found incredible how videogame are capable to sell copies only during the launch window. We need a structure more like movie, why don't advertise old titles like Nintendo does with touch generation?
SixStringPsycho
Member
Got this today. Never played the first one. Am I gonna get lost if I didnt?
Neuromancer
Member
Nope you should be fine. All you need to know is the main character was in a gang (the Saints), got blown up in a boat 10 years ago and had been in a coma since.SixStringPsycho said:
They reference characters from the original game now and then but that's about it.
ii Stryker
Banned
SixStringPsycho said:
No.
If you've seen Crank or Crank 2, Saints Row is that in videogame form
Pure awesome!
I'm super excited for SR:3rd
Dilly said:
PC version is definitely the way to go (lack of DLC cars/clothing sucks, but at least there's the Gentlemen of the Row mod), and with a fairly recent system you'll have no problem running it at 1920x1080, everything maxed, with maybe only a few hitches here and there. I do get a fair number of crashes, though.
samus4ever
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Never played Saints Row 1. Really debating getting this off games on demand for 360. Would I have fun with it if I found GTA4 to be boring and repetitive?
samus4ever said:
Hell yeah, you will! One word: online co-op and if you need a co-op partner, then I'll be down to do it. Insurance Fraud, Heli Assault, the Cop Activity, are great fun, and the story's pretty over-the-top and darker than the first SR. Plus you get to use a pimp cane that also doubles as a shotgun and has a pimp walking animation and there's several other things you can do like buy property and customize your gangs among other things. Need I say more? The only problem with the game is that the framerate dips whenever it gets too chaotic. Other than that, go for it.
samus4ever
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Jipan said:
Sold me. Downloading now. I'll probably just roam around awhile and get used to the game first but I'm always down for co-op. Gamertag is MattyIce1982 add me if you want.
samus4ever said:
Will do. One more thing: put the Cockney/British accent as the main character's voice if you plan on rolling with a male character for maximum hilarity. Although I personally didn't pick it and went with the Latino voice, it's a fan favorite voice and it's a GAF favorite.