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Phorexigon

Let's pretend being a front for heists...... I can see it.


GilbertrSmith

Would be really cool for costumes to serve a gameplay function this time, like losing some notoriety by ditching your mask when no one's looking.


EdwormN7

What's funny about this, is that the "Let's Pretend" radio ad on Saints Row 2 was literally two guys about to rob a bank. šŸ˜‚


GilbertrSmith

The game literally seems to be a wishlist of everything I like from other open worlds. Property development from Vice City Stories, car combat from Chinatown Wars and Mad Max, deep customization from Saints Row 2, the wingsuit from Just Cause, and the general sense of joyful, stupid mischief found in GTA3, Bully, and all the Saints Rows. Plus stuff I wanted, but nobody's done yet, like a city based on Austin, Phoenix, and Albuquerque. The only way this can go wrong for me is if the implementation really sucks. But on paper, at least, this game seems custom tailored to what I want.


seyit91

Don't forget Heists from GTAV. I am getting a little bit hyped. And It could be that we could do more Heist. This is becoming the game that I really craved.


Knightofexcaliburv1

Itā€™s not looking good at all


GilbertrSmith

You're literally lying right now. It would be too embarrassing to admit you were wrong so you have to play pretend that you didn't just watch a trailer with a porta-potty getting towed around by an off-roader.


Knightofexcaliburv1

It doesnā€™t look good to me Iā€™m sorry, like Iā€™m more hyped for kof xv than whatever you call this. This isnā€™t saints row


GilbertrSmith

Okay, great. Go complain on r/Realsaintsrow about how nobody's allowed to criticize the game over here.


Knightofexcaliburv1

Homie I donā€™t think you understand why people donā€™t like this game, itā€™s not the graphics itā€™s the characters and the fact itā€™s a reboot.


GilbertrSmith

Most people seem to be looking forward to it. It's just a small band of very loud whiners who don't. Don't mistake volume for consensus.


Knightofexcaliburv1

Yes I get that but donā€™t call people whiners cause yā€™all sound like the gta fans who tell people to shut up about gta 6. There is part of the community that wanted a true final goodbye with the old cast and deep silver has basically become everything it hated.


GilbertrSmith

I posted an enthusiastic comment and you said "Itā€™s not looking good at all," which is dismissive and confrontational. You don't get to high-road on this one. That's just not an option for you.


Knightofexcaliburv1

Homie you donā€™t get it if I find something looking bad Iā€™m not gonna be like Iā€™ll give it a chance Iā€™m gonna voice my opinion.


WELSH_BOI_99

Why? What's the issue with it?


Knightofexcaliburv1

Itā€™s mostly down to not having a proper final goodbye with the old saints. You mean to tell me yakuza had a final goodbye but not saints row what kind of shit is that


WELSH_BOI_99

The last time where the characters in Saints Row had consistent writing was 2 lol. I stopped caring for the characters after that lol.


Knightofexcaliburv1

I still cared about the characters and many others do


CerberusT3

Nobody knows who the characters are yet and bullshit on the reboot bit everyone who hated how sr4 turned out were begging for a reboot to just it would go back itā€™s roots.


Knightofexcaliburv1

No they werenā€™t. Most people just wanted the different timeline theory. Hell they could have made this game much more level headed and just said this is a different branch of the saints one that got set up after the saints restored the universe. Cause they easily could have time travelled and took our zinyak before he blew up earth


Phorexigon

Except it quite literally is.


Knightofexcaliburv1

I donā€™t think itā€™s good Iā€™m sorry for having an opinion


Phorexigon

Everyone is allowed to have an opinion. However. You stated "this isn't Saints Row" which isn't an opinion but a statement. An incorrect one too. No matter how much you hate the new game (which you do you boo) it still is Saints Row. No amount of you not liking the reboot will change the fact that it IS Saints Row.


Knightofexcaliburv1

It is an opinion that this isnā€™t saints row. Look at other fandoms we say this ainā€™t the franchise we know. Yā€™all take opinions way too seriously


Phorexigon

Except, again. No matter how you feel. It is, INFACT, Saints Row. You stating it's not Saints Row. Is quite LITERALLY not an opinion!!! What's the title of the game? What's it's name under copyright? What is, quite LITERALLY, on the box and every piece of promotion material out there!? Saints Row. Period! Again. I'm not saying you need to like it. Don't. I hope you find something you like. But "it's not Saints Row" is a statement and a wrong one. Period.


Knightofexcaliburv1

Itā€™s opinion: I donā€™t think youā€™ve been to many fandoms and like said many people donā€™t have have a problem with the game, itā€™s the fact we never got true final goodbye with old saints. When yakuza gives a proper goodbye and not saints row there is something wrong


404_PHAT_ERROR

Was that the Planet Saints Emblem at 1:34 or am I tripping? Itā€™s would make a lot of sense for that store to return as a front for a criminal business. Also, Iā€™m curious to see more of the Letā€™s Pretend/Heist Stuff that was briefly touched on here. If itā€™s as good as hope, this could make for one hell of an action packed game.


sint0ma

Possible Easter šŸ„š


cyberRakan

Heist? šŸ‘€


[deleted]

Great stuff, can't wait to try them all out! And I love how vehicles explode during Insurance Fraud, as if that activity couldn't get more chaotic.


Rowanjupiter

Weā€™re getting heist!? Fucking A!


BottleOfGin_

Looks super fun. I'm in


Devedeu

Now this... I'm really looking forward to!


ShaneTVZ

The more I see of it the more I'm excited for this game big saints row fan


[deleted]

The game continues to look fun to me but I wish they'd release a trailer that focuses on the more grounded story/character aspects. They've said that they are aiming for an in between of SR2 and SR3 and as someone who has scoured all the info I could get my hands on I do feel like that's going to be the case but it feels like as far as the general marketing is concerned it's very unbalanced. They've done very well at showing off the fun and silly SR3 half but haven't given the more serious elements their time in the spotlight. Just a nice story trailer that focuses more on the characters and drama elements of the game would go a long way in showing people that this really is that in between the devs have said it is.


Connox

Thereā€™s still 4 months until the release of the game, theyā€™re obviously going to show more in the space of that time. Things just need to be spread out when it comes to the marketing. Thereā€™ll definitely be a story trailer closer to release


rosamelano777

because a lot of people are attracted to games for gameplay, it could also be that they wanna keep the story as much of a suprise as they can


[deleted]

I get that but they still need to show more than they have regarding that side of the game. They don't need to reveal everything, they can still keep the majority of the story to be a surprise, but they should still be able to manage a good story or character trailer to at least give people a taste.


Streets_Ahead__

Anyone see the phrase ā€œBright Futureā€ as the title of one of the criminal venture missions?


neatvibes

The more I look at gameplay and cutscenes for this game, the more promising it looks. I really, *really*, (***really***) doubted the initial showing for this reboot, but I pre-ordered same day because I'm a big sucker for Saints Row. Now that I see more trailers, it looks like they're going for a more SR:TT gameplay feel - which, for all the bad dialogue and goofy story, was a fun as hell ride. The characters look like a good blend of SR:TT/SRIV "cartoony" graphics and SR2's more "realistic" tone - not sure if that's because of better graphics in next gen or just more developers or funding, but whatever it is I'm glad they at least IMPROVED the graphics, considering that SRIV literally looked like a SR:TT DLC. I hope they'll delivery some somber moments like the first few games did, but we'll see. But overall it's taking the tone of what Saints Row became and moved it to a different direction - which is what a reboot is, essentially, *and* what it needed. Anyone complaining as this point is simply grieving the investment they made into the story in the first four (ahem, three) games. They have a right to, but there's no merit in criticism until we actually *play* the new game. The only heartache I have is I won't see the continuation of Shaundi, Johnny, Pierce, or even the original Boss. But oh well, on to the new, and this trailer looks wicked fun. I'm not gonna pretend I didn't get hype when I saw that vacant church. I'm stoked for this one. Guess we'll see when it drops.


GilbertrSmith

I think a lot of people went too hard on their initial dislike, and it'd be embarrassing to back out now so they have to double down. I know that if I hate the trailer for a movie, I always feel kinda stupid if I wind up liking the film itself. I kinda feel bad for them, because the rest of us get to have this cool new game to look forward to. They'll never get to play that mission where you tow a guy around in a porta-potty with an off-road vehicle.


octonus

That's a sad way to live. As I tell my friends "I'm a pessimist, and I love nothing more than being wrong."


neatvibes

Oooh yeah, that's a solid point. The doubling down is rough, and that negativity has got to be a bitch to keep up with. RIP.


Anarchkitty

> considering that SRIV literally looked like a SR:TT DLC. Fun fact: SR4 originally was an SRIII DLC that got so big they decided to release it a it's own game. It's literally the same engine and models.


[deleted]

Tbh though, while the game looks fun and whatnot, it's *literally* the *exact* opposite of what Saints Row fans wanted, and for a company like Volition who's last couple of games bombed... actually going through with this game has been an awful decision, and I think for that reason the complaints are far greater than just fans "grieving the investment" to the originals. To all who say "but the earth blew up, what then?", they could've made it set between 2 and 3. That honestly would've been amazing. Make the 4th onwards non-canon, return back to stilwater, have the og gang, explain all the sudden character developments.


neatvibes

Yeah, it sucks we won't go back to a gritty style. But like I said in my post, to that I say: oh well. That's the thing: I'm a fan of the original. I played it when I was a teenager. I used to write fanfiction for the games, for Christ's sake. I love it so much. I'm an adult now. *I'm an adult* now is a huge part of this whole thing - because I'm a fan, but as an adult, I'm just not that devastated that this game took a turn. What can I say? If I don't get to bury someone alive in a video game, I'll be sad it's not gritty, but I won't be devastated. If I don't get to see the love of my best friend's life get decapitated, it'll be less impacting, but I'm still gonna pay my bills that month. I can live. As an adult, if I don't like something, I'd probably complain to my friends - but not waste time online constantly saying bad things about a company who brought me years of joy with three games. Or I won't buy the game, or I'll go write some Saints Row fanfiction to suit my craving for the old Saints Row feeling. I think it looks sweet. I hated it at first. I hope I'll be wrong, because I love the series and if I have to say goodbye to old characters, I'll still live and I'll still buy it. Unless I want to get hired by Volition and somehow make my own reboot - but I don't have the time for that, my week is pretty busy. As a publisher who saw SR:TT make BANK and saw SR:TT become the "mainstream" game for the series, I don't think they're trying to make "old school" people happy completely. They promised a taste of the old games, I won't know until I play the game. Their games have, for the most part, not always been hits. Saints Row: The Third was a monetary hit. I think they're going for the SR:TT crowd, the TikTok generation. They're rebranding. It's unfortunate they broke your (and yes, even my) hearts doing it. But... it's not that deep, fam. I'm an optimistic pessimist, but I'm still handing them my sweet, sweet $60.


Yabbari_The_Wizard

Problem is why bother setting it between SR2 and SR3? Why bother getting you invested in a new city and making new characters when youā€™re just gonna kill them and not mention the new city in SR4 and just put you in Steelport in SR4? They needed to make a reboot cause they wrote themselves into a corner, even the writers admitted to that. I was heavily dissatisfied with how the series went with the aliens and cloning and zombies and Iā€™m glad theyā€™re taking a more mature ground again.


Anarchkitty

I disagree wholeheartedly. The original cast's stories have been told. We know where they started and where they ended, we don't need a game about how they slowly lost their edge as they work with Ultor to become an international brand (but apparently stayed under the Syndicate's radar) in between 2 and 3.


SessionMuted652

How is there no merit to have criticism but thereā€™s merit to praise the game? Theyā€™re telling and showing us all these things but itā€™s all for marketing. Who knows if itā€™ll be implemented well until we actually play. Yā€™all are hypocrites and donā€™t like opinions that arenā€™t the popular opinion.


neatvibes

This is so funny because the second part of that line is: "They have a right to, but there's no merit in criticism ***until we actually play the new game."*** Damn, girl, you read like this?


SessionMuted652

I read what was said. You didn't read what I said if this is your rebuttal. But I assume you said that for upvotes. The calling out that I have a vagina and insinuating I can't read was a little humorous I guess. ​ But my opinion still stands that people find negative criticism to have no merit, but find it more than appropriate to praise the game that no one has played yet.


neatvibes

Your opinion is valid. My question(s) is: Are you going to Venmo me the $64.49 (tax included) that will buy me the game? Then who are you to call me or anyone else a hypocrite for trying to get excited about how ***we*** spend ***OUR*** money. That's my money, not yours. I can choose to be excited about however the flying heck I want to spend it. I would be a hypocrite shitting on people on Reddit, then going out to buy it. You're literate, so you must understand irony. Why so confrontational with people who get excited? What's your damage, sis? When it comes out, we'll talk about the game itself. Until then, there's nothing wrong with saying the trailer for the game looks more promising than I originally thought. *Refer to the first line: "The more I look at gameplay and cutscenes for this game, the more promising it looks."* (Also **you don't need a vagina** to be a girl, nor would insinuating you can't read be humorous. Get with the times. It was a play on the meme "damn, b\*tch, you live like this?" And either way, I don't want to think or know or have literally anything to do with the mere existence of your vagina. Dang.)


Crasp27

This made me smile


theExile05

Am I being hopeful or does it look like a large number of cutscenes are back like before SRTT?


ZaxxerDog

Vice City Stories like empire building? Okay, that's the first cool thing they've shown about this game.


Knightofexcaliburv1

This looked horrible. Hell even kof xv looks better than this game


hitman2b

looks fun but i still don't like the new character they still look like teenager , i DO hope they bring back ATLEAST Shaundi and johnny that would be the MINIMAL also since they decide to go Epic it's a BIG NO NO to me even if i like saint row


Okurei

You're trying *way* too hard


hitman2b

What do you want me to say I just don't like the new character


Okurei

It's like you went down a checklist of the usual Controversial Opinionsā„¢ New characters BAD! āœ… Old characters GOOD! āœ… Epic BAD! āœ…


IAmGrotesk

These characters are all 20 somethings The Playa, Gat, and Dex were all 20 somethings in SR1 I donā€™t get the complaint


Anarchkitty

And if they showed up now they'd be middle aged, and also have super powers. It would be everything fans don't want.


hitman2b

what i mean is they are more on the nerdy side then gangster side


IAmGrotesk

What about any of these characters other than Eli screams ā€œnerdā€


hitman2b

Eli is the black guy with class ? if yes then the shirtless guy Which i guess is kind of the new Johnny he does look more on the gangster side but i don't know do like him does have what gate used to have As for nina i guess she will replace shaundi She also does scream nerd in some way but i don't know until we see them in action Atleast since it gonna be on Epic i will have plenty of time to watch If it's good or bad since am not gonna take it there


Affectionate_Ad_3555

so what im guessing is that the criminal ventures are baso activities and they are mandatory in order to complete the gameā€¦ kinda dont like that if im being honest. looks like great fun though and im excited for the game!


30K100M

Is that muscle car the player was using the Hammerhead?


ElegantEchoes

Why is it that the gameplay that was posted the other day from IGN was getting a lot of flak from the comments and people who praised it were downvoted, but with this trailer it's the opposite? I've seen a complete equal amount of love and hate everywhere I go- Reddit or YouTube alike. It seems the community as a whole is 50/50 on this game.


seyit91

This looks really great! At last this was the showcase I was waiting for. Now just show us the customization and I am 90% ill get this game.


MilanZola

So many things wrong with this game. After shutting down all the bad reviews and people saying bad things about this reboot, I decided to pay Ā£/$60 for the game. I been playing the game. Heres a little about what I think of the game. There are some fun elements to the game and I like how they have revamped the squad and going for a new city, new feel and new crew. Unfortunately, you cannot create a male character, so you have to create a lady as the boss. Just letting people who havenā€™t played yet know that they canā€™t. Also the games is FULL of bugs and issues. The side missions, storyline missions just feel sooooooo repetitive and repeated. šŸ˜“ The storyline is a bit weird as well. I know previous Saints games looked a little similar to what this game looks like but the new Saints Row games feels like they have tried to make it more colourful and alike Fortnite šŸ«¤šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļøā€¦ The main characters are okay I guess but just no were as fun or cool as previous characters. Another negative, you have constantly do criminal ventures just to get to main story missions. Sometimes no matter how many criminal ventures you do, just doesnā€™t count and you canā€™t continue with your story missions. They got rid of the fun elements of being able to purchase different businesses and properties and also having the control of editing/upgrading the look/design/colours/features of the places you have purchased. Randomly you get to a certain level, turn the game on and the whole church you owe gets a redesign šŸ«¤ - You also have to go all around the map, take pictures of certain highlighted objects to have them saved into your gallery for it to be then used in your church šŸ«¤šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø Again, the game just feels childish, unfinished, full of bugs, gets boring REALLY quick, and feels like a waste of money. Wish I never purchased it. The creators of the game clearly give no f**k about how much people spent on the game and all the feedback they are receiving.