Yeah, I had that. Bizarre. They don't have weapons though so I guess that was why.
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Saints Row IV |OT| One Nation, One Crew
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Yeah, I had that. Bizarre. They don't have weapons though so I guess that was why.
Widdly Scuds
Member
SR1 is rough around the edges and has some dumb AI I say it's a skippable game but you can still get some enjoyment out of it.
SR2 is a must to play. There arn't that many references to SR1 in this game, mostly it's peripheral characters that return.
SR3 can be enjoyed without playing any of the previous entries.
SR4 has a lot of references to SR1 and 2. If you go into this game without knowledge of the back-story these references will fall flat.
If I were you I and if you have a 360 I would try to get the SR1/2 double pack– that's how I got into this series. Play SR1 for a bit and if you're not feeling it read the wiki for the story if you want and play SR2 instead. Then get SR3/4 on PC if you can.
jediyoshi
Member
Big ol 633mb patch up
If you have the time, I'd definitely start at 2 and work my way up through it. There's a pretty wild number of callbacks that won't mean a thing without it.
If you have the time, I'd definitely start at 2 and work my way up through it. There's a pretty wild number of callbacks that won't mean a thing without it.
Downloading now. Can't wait to see what changes.
Gouda Jouji
Member
I foresee a lot of
cosplay in the future.
Super Homie Kinzie
Such a hot outfit.
It can screw up/ruin your saves, and screws up some of your weapons. Might be other issues as well.
chickdigger802
Banned
soaked in this a bit after beating it. still think its one of the more 'fun' games around. Definitely feels more like a 7 though. they put all these ideas and gameplay systems, but there is zero synergy. Many of the missions take away your powers. Many of the cool power elements and what not are locked away behind you having to do all these awful side thingies.
theres not even a freaking cape accessory!
theres not even a freaking cape accessory!
chickdigger802
Banned
would love a mod that allows you to 'death from above' at a horizontal direction. fly across the map 
CosmicQueso
Member
No. You can glide.
chickdigger802
Banned
don't think so.
That's been my favorite mission so far. I loved overhearing the phone conversation the guard had w/ his wife.
It is actually worse than the other iterations of SR.
I feel stupid, I got the impression you could fly in game.
it would have been a nice change too ( since most games don't let you fly)
So it basically it is just prototype in SR... great.
Disappointing.
chickdigger802
Banned
well there are climbing 'puzzles' so it kinda would break that.
It is lame though, you'd think flight would be required for a matrix parody.
SpookyFries
Member
As a person who did not like SR3, SR4 is a breath of fresh air. My biggest beef with 3 was that the cutscene direction didn't seem on par with 1 or 2 and the game felt like an 8 hour tutorial (all missions were just variations of activities)
SR4 has so much fan service that its almost ridiculous. Everything from
to
. Its a treat for people like me who loved the first two games in the series with the improved mechanics of SR3.
SR4 has so much fan service that its almost ridiculous. Everything from
retconing Johnny Gat's death
going back to Stillwater and the church where the Saints began
Shadow2222
Member
A fully upgraded glide is still pretty awesome. I find it better than flying since it forces you to use the ground and buildings a bit. You can glide for over 700 feet with a fully upgraded glide.
I've got a glitch where I've unlocked the
weapons (maybe others, not sure), but they dont show up in my inventory, and sometimes at Friendly Fire I'm seeing duplicates of some of my weapons (like multiple dubstep guns). Is this a known but? I wanted to mess around with these, is there a mod to add them back in?
Disintegrator and the Energy Sword
That's due to the patch which has a few issues with it.
Basically if you saved since it came out, you may be screwed.
Best wait for a fix and pray.
Terra_Ex
Member
This is good advice, I'd definitely say SR1 is worth at least one playthrough for the story but I can see it being difficult to go back to after SR2 and beyond.
Finished it late last night, just in time to return it to a work buddy.Overall an enjoyable game and heavily propped up for long time fans by the many references and throwbacks to the first two games. Voice talent was great across the board, Laura Bailey did a fantastic job as the boss once again, as expected.
I was hoping all the way through that Zinyak was going to throw all/most of the old gangs from the previous two games into the simulation to fight it out gang warfare style, sadly that only happened in one mission and the rest of the time it was just Saints vs Zin, which was disappointing and I think Volition missed a trick there. I'd have preferred several gangs from previous games going up against both the Saints and Zin simultaneously, all competing for territory in the simulation, as it is the Saints (or rather the boss) took control over the whole thing without even trying (a few activities in and I noticed I now owned over half the simulation).
As ridiculous as 4's plot is it somehow managed to fix most of what was wrong plot wise with 3, Zinyak is a competent and entertaining antagonist with an actual presence felt throughout the game (his inclusion in the radio was a stroke of brilliance), in stark contrast to the poor excuses for antagonists we got in SR3. While I have mixed feelings on where the series has ended up, if this is to be the Boss's last outing, I'm fairly happy with where it ended (but sad to see them go), it was nice seeing their transition from borderline-psychotic in SR2 through to the more mellow character of 4. I also greatly appreciated the audio logs & conversations between homies fleshing some of the reasoning behind the events of the past games - Julius logs and discussions in particular were great, as were the reappearances of Maero, Jyunichi, Tanya etc.
Other gripes - crashes: I had several during the final mission and at several other points during sandbox gameplay. Only one conversation between homies: that got annoying having to listen to Gat & Shaundi's heart to heart everytime you summoned them.
As ridiculous as 4's plot is it somehow managed to fix most of what was wrong plot wise with 3, Zinyak is a competent and entertaining antagonist with an actual presence felt throughout the game (his inclusion in the radio was a stroke of brilliance), in stark contrast to the poor excuses for antagonists we got in SR3. While I have mixed feelings on where the series has ended up, if this is to be the Boss's last outing, I'm fairly happy with where it ended (but sad to see them go), it was nice seeing their transition from borderline-psychotic in SR2 through to the more mellow character of 4. I also greatly appreciated the audio logs & conversations between homies fleshing some of the reasoning behind the events of the past games - Julius logs and discussions in particular were great, as were the reappearances of Maero, Jyunichi, Tanya etc.
Other gripes - crashes: I had several during the final mission and at several other points during sandbox gameplay. Only one conversation between homies: that got annoying having to listen to Gat & Shaundi's heart to heart everytime you summoned them.
Ah, thanks. I saw Volition's tweet about problems due to their overnight patch but I didn't make that connect. Here's hoping I'm not screwed.
How so? I found the SR2 wheel to be the worst. I hate that you need to jam down on the Cricle button to bring it up instead of just pressing it with normal pressure.
Facism
Member
Neuromancer
Member
Well I finished the game. Aside from the sprinting, the jumping, the gliding and the powers everything else was disappointing. Especially the activities, which were unfun and grindy, but frankly the missions, the story and the dialogue weren't great either.
I think I'm done with Saints Row, which is probably fine because I don't really see where they can go from here. In a perfect world they'd look back at Saints Row 2 and go back to that style of game (a little more serious but still silly where it counted) and how great that city was for exploring, but I don't think they can or are willing.
Credit where credit is due though, there was one cool part of the game. The
was pretty incredible.
I think I'm done with Saints Row, which is probably fine because I don't really see where they can go from here. In a perfect world they'd look back at Saints Row 2 and go back to that style of game (a little more serious but still silly where it counted) and how great that city was for exploring, but I don't think they can or are willing.
Credit where credit is due though, there was one cool part of the game. The
Johnny Gat side scroller beat em up
Shadow2222
Member
Hmm, I thought nearly every mission was awesome. You even didn't like the loyalty missions/rescue missions? I thought the dialogue was the best in the series. To each their own of course.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah not really.
Actually I did like
old Shaundi
chrominance
Member
PC master race time: this is where the mouse/keyboard combo REALLY shines the most.
There were fucking easy on consoles too. Where is the problem with them?
I haven't finished yet but I feel you about the return to a semi-grounded open world title.
It takes up the entire screen; hate that.
Oh yeah, that definitely does suck!
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Yeah, I had zero problems with blazing activities.
chrominance
Member
Can we talk about the Mind Over Matter activities, though? Trying to gold the last one is basically impossible for me. After doing it countless times I managed to get within NINE SECONDS and I just couldn't push any more.
yeehamuffins
Member
Just barely managed to gold that after about twenty attempts. The Genki head ones were usually the trickiest, so I did those first. If there's more than one target, go for the lowest one first, and then immediately pull it back in and fling it towards the other one. Other than that, it might be a good idea to wait until you've upgraded the movement powers all the way, to make the transit time between locations as quick as possible.
Man, did that announcer banter get annoying after about the 10th time, though...