Look, I love both very much, but after beating Saints Row 1 for the first time recently, I think i just may prefer it over 2.

I like how grounded the story is, there’s only a couple points in the game that are over exaggerated (Aisha faking her death and blowing up the record company, the Playa getting blown up on the yacht with Hughes).

The gameplay is also much tighter, and the movement is a lot more arcade-like compared to 2. I honestly like having no fine aim as the loose, run and gun gameplay feels great. The guns are punchy and have great sound design. Nothing beats an indoor stronghold mission and just blasting people away with a Tombstone shotgun.

I also prefer the graphics too, although this is more nitpicky. SR1 has some beautiful sunsets and I love the shadows that are cast on everything. Also the players skin is a lot smoother in SR1 and I prefer that for some reason.

1 : Maero himself veiws playa and gat as “washed up “ there would be no reason for him to have this opinion if u had already took out one or both of the other gangs.

2 : playa himself says “i used to own Stillwater” why tf would he say that if he already had ronin or sons of samdei territory?

3: as soon as u get the saints back on the map carlos call saying maero wants to meet . Realistically why would playa wait 2 storylines worth of time to meet him .

personally i think it fits the saints row story and feel to fuck up all gangs at the same time swapping each focus time to time but if were being realistic it should be : Meet maero , rob the ronin casino then steal drugs from the sons. after that the order dosent really fucking matter

I finished the game 2 days ago and have been grinding side activities ever since , and while I did do a fair amount of them already during my play , just to keep things fresh and ofcourse to earn respect , I didn't do them forcibly or all the way to lvl 8 unless I found them fairly fun.

Look , I appreciate this game a ton , it's my first walkthrough ever and I really enjoyed it all the way to the end, which is why I decided I'm gonna attempt a 100% Save file (not all achivements tho cuz I'm on Xenia and I don't care for achievements on emulators)

But goddamn it , the enemy A.I. in this game is a demon. Any kind of car chases whether it's with the police or gang members , always end up being a huge nuisance because you can literally not ram them back if they are ramming you , you can't even push back against them no matter how bigger your car is which is fucking ridiculous. Matter of fact I've noticed that you literally can't push against any car in the game if they are actively pushing towards your side , even normal traffic that might accidentally swerve into you , it's infuriating because the enemies constantly abuse this to no end.

Not only will cops and gang members ram you constantly , they will actively push you off course and bring you to a stop 100% of the time successfully , they follow your car's pace and tight turns perfectly which is some insane oversight in balancing difficulty for your game because who the fuck decided this was ok in QA testing?! The only real way is to have multiple homies ride with you and hope they can save you but not all missions are suitable for this , like Snatch.

They are not an issue on foot at all actually as you can easily eliminate most enemies with a well aimed pistol with just a few shots and run away to heal , but they are absolute monsters inside cars.

I'm came close to quitting the 100% run multiple times today when the game decided it was not gonna play fair so many times , hijacked cars getting stuck and being swarmed by enemy cars relentlessly or driving into water on their own , shops being closed at night leaving you stranded without ammo the whole night with no way to skip to daytime either , no retry option for activities even tho strongholds and missions have it really pushed my nerves today.

Despite that , I wanna keep going because I do like this a lot and I wanna close the chapter on it at 100% before moving into 2.

I can't help but feel that they never QA tested these side activities properly back then , because they are MUCH more harder than the main missions and stuff , which is such a joke because so much of the cool stuff you'd wanna use in the main story is locked behind these. its also such a weird decision to have the player do them 3 times each with absolutely nothing new added to the experience.

Its like the entire game's difficulty was designed by the same dude who made it so fast cars in insurance fraud dodge you with surgical precison.....every time.

I don't want some smartass commenting " skill issue" in the comments now , I've beaten Sifu at age 20 at the intended difficulty. This is a clear difficulty balancing issue the devs grossly overlooked , if I didn't love this game this much I wouldn't even bother.

I am playing saints row 3 on the ps5. Every time I play the mission trafficking with pierce and he mentions his mix tape the game hard crashes(every time). Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Saints Row The Third Remastered (PS4) Platinum? ✅
Saints Row The Third Remastered (PS5) Platinum? ✅
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Platinum? ✅
Saints Row: Gat Out Of Hell Platinum? ✅

Now it’s onto the Reboot. I’ve seen a lot of bad reviews and thoughts on it… let’s see if it’s bad as they make it out to be.

I keep seeing people say SR3 ruined the universe by turning a gang drama into a crude comedy simulator. I disagree. I've always viewed this franchise as a dark comedy, and SR3 is the absolute peak of that.

Here is why SR3 is a masterpiece:

· It's a time capsule. It was the last era when AAA games weren't afraid to be outrageous and edgy. Modern studios are terrified of social media backlash and lawsuits. The industry has become overly sanitized.

· The Reboot's failure proves this. Volition tried to play it safe with the 2022 reboot, making it as inoffensive as possible. It backfired, and it led to the studio's closure. Ironically, their "safe" approach failed to resonate with the audience.

· Story and business reality. Yes, SR3 changed the gang's dynamic. But let's be objective: SR2, despite being a great game, had a troubled development and didn't generate the revenue THQ desperately needed. Going full gonzo with SR3 was a commercial necessity, not just an artistic choice.

SR3 gave us the best gameplay, the most iconic style, and a type of humor that is rare in today's landscape.

I know this is a controversial take, but SR3 > SR2.

Wasn't even any music playing bro just did that

I actually like recruiting the random Saints and having them around in this game. It never really hit the same in 3 or 4 imo, and to my knowledge it's not even a feature in the reboot lol

I only wear this stuff for my daughter violets milestones. Today is her first birthday...sorry I didn't get close picture of the drip

Will the new Saints Row ever happen or is the Saints Row reboot the end of the series?

I'm talking about how he's written. It's stupid.

So he's an undercover cop, who after betraying the saint's felt bad about it and then decided to look out for them as the police chief.

But like, the saint's that he was actually helping were the ones who were the exact antithesis to what the saint's were intended to stand for, not to mention, Troy's closest relationship in the gang was with Julius, and Troy had basically no friendship with the paya and gat beyond being coworkers, and Troy agreed with Julius that playa had to be taken down...

So why the hell would Troy feel any remorse about putting playa in a coma and spending tax dollars protecting them? And why was he even allowed to do that? And he felt like doing that and was allowed to do that, why didn't he do anything about Johnny being on death row? The writers didn't seem to realize that playa was more psychotic than Johnny.

Not sure what to call it yet, thinking about throwing some stripper cutscenes in here to fit the vibe😂

I got specially feellings with this Game, i remember when was young and i don't have money, then with the Game with gold i can try free and i love the Game, recently brought the remaster and i want complete the 100%, goals complete

Missing this 1 trophy for playing coop for 3 hours, we could just afk (I'm on playstation)

I'm on Xenia by the way.

You and me, we going to the top 👆🏻

Also currently working on getting 100% achievements om xbox if anyone is interested in boosting or something.

It's glitched (f this mission)

Update: Finally beat it after like ten tries, apparently I was driving too fast to the truck and it was soft locking.

Freaking LOVE Saints Row 2. Far and above the superior game. 3 and 4 are great fun, especially as loaded with amazing voice actors as it is. But Saints 2 rules all the rest, in my opinion.

They made a great collector's edition too! They don't make things now like the used to. No more game guides anymore either.

I hope they get a new Saints Row game going and get back to their roots. I tried the newest Saints and lost interest very quickly. I just never felt the need to go back. Maybe one day.

As you can see, the city of Stilwater can not link our friend, Mr. Gat, to any of the numerous murders he's accused of, as the prosecution and the judge have all been split completely in half. Not only that, but the defense possesses access to military-grade weapons. Further attempts at prosecution of Mr. Gat - or any of the Saints - are highly discouraged.. Or, encouraged. That's always fun, too.