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Title: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 03, 2011, 07:46:52 PM (http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/3/3/0/2/6/4/thelogohutj.jpg.jpg)
(http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/1/3/3/0/2/6/4/saintsrow.png) :awesome_for_real: :awesome_for_real: :awesome_for_real: :awesome_for_real: http://www.shacknews.com/article/67696/saints-row-third-announced-holiday Quote After seizing control of the city of Stilwater in Saints Row 2, the gang have become celebrities, "with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you." A crime syndicate named, inventively, The Syndicate doesn't take too kindly to this and so off go the Saints to the new city of Steelport to cause trouble. THQ says we can expect "the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen." Considering that Saints Row 2 included sewage-spraying missions and allowed players to go through the game, committing dreadful acts of brutality, dressed as a hotdog, that'd be a sight to behold Fuuuuuckkk yeah. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on March 03, 2011, 08:59:17 PM This can't come soon enough!
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Chimpy on March 03, 2011, 10:28:05 PM Shit, reminds me that I need to see if Volition still needs testers since I am unemployed and they are like 100 feet from my old office.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: apocrypha on March 03, 2011, 10:52:26 PM Awesome. Really enjoyed SR2, it was everything GTA4 should have been. Most importantly it didn't take itself too seriously.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 03, 2011, 11:01:01 PM Most importantly it didn't take itself too seriously. Sewage cannon. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nevermore on March 04, 2011, 12:10:21 AM Insurance Fraud was pretty hilarious, too.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Ingmar on March 04, 2011, 12:11:30 AM If I were to try out the prior games, is it worth it to play the first one first, or just skip it and go to SR2?
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 04, 2011, 12:14:26 AM Insurance Fraud was pretty hilarious, too. Insurance fraud was so awesome. Get on the highway and spend 30 seconds just flying and bouncing off trucks. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: apocrypha on March 04, 2011, 01:12:53 AM If I were to try out the prior games, is it worth it to play the first one first, or just skip it and go to SR2? I never played the first one, just went straight for 2, and it was fine, didn't feel like I was missing something. Unlike, for instance, Assassin's Creed 2, which made no sense at all jumping in at 2. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: K9 on March 04, 2011, 05:14:53 AM Sweet
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on March 04, 2011, 05:26:10 AM If I were to try out the prior games, is it worth it to play the first one first, or just skip it and go to SR2? Skip the first one. The second is absolutely worth your time, though - especially if you have someone to play it co-op with. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: tgr on March 04, 2011, 05:39:03 AM What's bad about the first one? I tried that, and what I thought was annoying about it was the controls were just illogical in a way GTA wasn't (I forget the details).
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on March 04, 2011, 06:53:12 AM It's not that Saint's Row is bad, it's just nowhere near as good as SR2 was, and you don't really miss anything by skipping it.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: fuser on March 04, 2011, 09:47:51 AM Also if you can play the game (sr2) co-op its amazing. I have never laughed so hard as playing the escort mini-game. I was yelling at a friend to "work the shaft" while evading the reporters.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 04, 2011, 10:44:26 AM I've tentatively slotted SR2 (with gameplay fixes, GotR etc) after I finish F:NV, which is starting to drag a bit.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on March 04, 2011, 11:56:06 AM I loved Saint's Row 2 but hated, hated, hated the strong, strong push it made for Co-Op, especially with its achievements. I actually ignored / avoided activities because I kept thinking to myself "I am going to have to do all this shit again with another person."
Nice to see every dude in a suit and every woman in 4"+ heels. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: FatuousTwat on March 04, 2011, 08:47:10 PM I keep reading this as "Strap On"... Too much internet.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on March 04, 2011, 08:57:36 PM I keep reading this as "Strap On"... Too much internet. That's the intent. It's part of the humor of Saints Row. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on March 04, 2011, 10:05:25 PM If I were to try out the prior games, is it worth it to play the first one first, or just skip it and go to SR2? SR1 is very good. SR2 is awesome. I'd play through both, to be honest. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 05, 2011, 08:56:19 AM I keep reading this as "Strap On"... Too much internet. I don't even know what we're strapping on. Maybe the hotdog suit. But I will motherfucking strap it on. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: bhodi on March 05, 2011, 11:25:10 AM I just couldn't get into SR2. Too "gangsta" for me.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nevermore on March 05, 2011, 11:44:09 AM Really? I disliked Grand Theft Auto for being all 'gansta' and taking itself too seriously. To me Saints Row comes across as a parody.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 05, 2011, 11:55:21 AM I just couldn't get into SR2. Too "gangsta" for me. I chose the Australian persona. That fixed a LOT of things. Super awesome. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on March 05, 2011, 05:10:39 PM That you have the choice of male or female means I'm going to give it a try next Steam sale. I figured it'd be like all the rest of the GTA genre so I never paid attention to it.
(Though watching over the shoulder, the Ballad of Gay Tony was the only story of the GTA series itself which kept my interest.) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: FatuousTwat on March 05, 2011, 05:42:43 PM I keep reading this as "Strap On"... Too much internet. I don't even know what we're strapping on. Maybe the hotdog suit. But I will motherfucking strap it on. A gun, is what I'm guessing. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Paelos on March 05, 2011, 06:24:23 PM Strap it on, motherfuckers! I've got daycare!
(http://www.growingyourbaby.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/INFphoto_1107672-500x687.jpg) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on March 05, 2011, 09:43:46 PM That you have the choice of male or female means I'm going to give it a try next Steam sale. I figured it'd be like all the rest of the GTA genre so I never paid attention to it. (Though watching over the shoulder, the Ballad of Gay Tony was the only story of the GTA series itself which kept my interest.) It is and it isn't. It takes on gangsta stereotype so completely in such an over the top way that it's clearly self-parody and parody of the entire genre. Plus it's got Worf in it! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: bhodi on March 05, 2011, 10:37:40 PM I chose the Australian persona. That fixed a LOT of things. Super awesome. Yeah, I did this too. I was just dismayed at the focus of the game, no matter what my accent was. I mean, in the character customization the walk style was like "Normal" and "Thug 1" "Thug 2" "Thug 3" all the way to thug 8 or something with a sort of rolling swagger that made me want to punch my monitor. I played an hour or two but just stopped caring because I didn't feel like earning enough "Street cred".I uninstalled when my character's plan for dealing with an enemy was to bust into a high security courtroom, kill the witness, and then get out again. Somehow. With zero planning or forethought. It was just so incredibly stupid and framed so poorly that I quit in disgust half way through the mission. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: tgr on March 06, 2011, 01:38:37 AM Really? I disliked Grand Theft Auto for being all 'gansta' and taking itself too seriously. To me Saints Row comes across as a parody. GTA4 didn't strike me as very "gangsta", to me it was just a guy having no morals and no limits on what he would do to advance himself.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on March 06, 2011, 04:35:35 AM He probably means GTA:SA. That's what many people think of these days when they talk about GTA.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on March 06, 2011, 06:11:14 AM Here's what I stumbled upon on another site. It's an additional paragraph to the press release posted only on Game Informer, which doesn't have it. So take it with a grain of salt.
Quote Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most out- landish gameplay scenarios ever seen, igniting a city-wide war that will set Steelport on fire. Strap it on. http://sticktwiddlers.com/2011/03/03/news-saints-row-the-third-details-announced/?18019000Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Simond on March 06, 2011, 09:51:18 AM I chose the Australian persona. That fixed a LOT of things. Super awesome. Yeah, I did this too. I was just dismayed at the focus of the game, no matter what my accent was. I mean, in the character customization the walk style was like "Normal" and "Thug 1" "Thug 2" "Thug 3" all the way to thug 8 or something with a sort of rolling swagger that made me want to punch my monitor. I played an hour or two but just stopped caring because I didn't feel like earning enough "Street cred".I uninstalled when my character's plan for dealing with an enemy was to bust into a high security courtroom, kill the witness, and then get out again. Somehow. With zero planning or forethought. It was just so incredibly stupid and framed so poorly that I quit in disgust half way through the mission. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on March 06, 2011, 11:33:43 PM Perhaps he enjoys games that are more srs bzns..
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on March 07, 2011, 07:34:37 AM Perhaps he enjoys games that are more srs bzns.. He likes EVE style planning of breaking into the court. 5 hours of planning, 1 hour of actual gameplay. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: bhodi on March 07, 2011, 01:39:16 PM Yep. I just wish there was more planning than "Got your 9? I got my 9, let's bounce!" type guns blazing stuff. :(
It just seemed so dumb. I wake up from a coma, everything I had is gone, and the first thing I do is just charge what amounts to a heavily armed fortress without any attempt at stealth or even building up a basic base of operations, any intelligence, or really anything at all. Using the pistol I got from a prison guard, that I had escaped from an hour ago. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 07, 2011, 01:46:37 PM And then you get your hot dog suit and go on a murderous rampage as well as cover half the city in sewage, and then you get a helicopter and blow up the defenses on a large building, and then you LAND the helicopter through the side of the building on the top floor and kill the CEO. Yep, sounds about right.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 07, 2011, 07:21:45 PM Bhodi, just watch an episode of Cops to get into the proper mindset.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Muffled on March 07, 2011, 08:05:22 PM Your criticisms are selling the game to me more effectively than anything else has so far, Bhodi. I think I may have to pick it up once I burn out on MvC3. ;D
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 07, 2011, 10:08:56 PM Saints rows is so fucking GOOD. I have high hopes for the third because it'd honestly be be hard for them to fuck it up. It's a simple but effective equation.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 08, 2011, 08:45:08 AM Saints rows is so fucking GOOD. I have high hopes for the third because it'd honestly be be hard for them to fuck it up. It's a simple but effective equation. A good pc port would be nice.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: bhodi on March 08, 2011, 09:50:44 AM Your criticisms are selling the game to me more effectively than anything else has so far, Bhodi. I think I may have to pick it up once I burn out on MvC3. ;D Hah, enjoy then. I guess I am a humbug. Come to think of it, this is the same reason I didn't like Just 'Cause 2. Way to go hero, you just destroyed a village's only source of water! You really freed them from the oppression of uh, random dictator #2. I guess I got the whole "Sit on a parking garage and snipe anything that moves in GTA" out of my system a while ago. Mindless action just doesn't do much for me anymore, especially not with a lousy-ported console control scheme. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 08, 2011, 11:50:59 AM You have yet to successfully rebut the sewage cannon and insurance fraud, so your opinion is null and void GOOD DAY SIR.
Edit: also if you haven't ever used the Bear in SR2 then you're missing out on something joyous. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on March 08, 2011, 11:57:25 AM Scans of the GI issue have been leaked.
Quote - Saints Row 3 starts with a bungled heist that sees the majority of the gang jailed. This raises the ire of a new gang, the Syndicate, which holds you and your closest allies prisoner on a jet. The gang wants to squeeze a percentage of the Saints' monthly profits, which of course leads to a fight and causes your character to jump out of the jet. That's how the Saints roll. http://www.destructoid.com/saints-row-3-co-op-no-online-multiplayer-update--195936.phtml- Johnny Gat and Shaundi, two of your major allies from Saints Row 2, will be returning as accomplices. - Weapons can now be upgraded. For example, you can fit sniper scopes and under-barrel grenade launchers to the assault rifle. - Another character is Oleg, an eight-foot-tall monster of a man that can toss cars around. The Syndicate attempts to clone him, but science goes wrong and creates a bunch of dumb copies. These will show up as new enemy types in the game. - A new RC gun lets you shoot an electronic bug that can control vehicles remotely. You will be able to upgrade it to control tanks and air transport. - Three new gangs: Morning Star, which model themselves after masked wrestlers. The Deckers, computer nerds into money laundering and security. STAG, a government-sanctioned group designed to destroy other gangs. - Missions can be completed in multiple ways. For instance, you could blow up an important skyscraper, or take the building over. Another example if stealing a Morning Star boat full of prostitutes -- you can sell the boat back to the gang, or keep it and pimp the girls yourself for profit. - A traditional leveling system has been included this time. Your Respect gauge now works like experience points. You'll rank up with increased respect, and kit out your character with new perks and weapons. Player choice will be paramount. - Cars can be upgraded with more features this time. Various aesthetic and performance tweaks will be offered, such as durable bumpers, extra speed, oversized spoilers and colored underglows. More costume options for the player character are, of course, available. Confirmed costumes include space suits, cowboys/cowgirls, cheerleaders, mexican wrestlers, superheroes, pirates, ninjas, and furries. - New weapons include a giant dildo and tactical airstrikes. That is the most extreme spectrum I've seen. - Every single weapon has included a specific animation for nut shots. With a pistol, you'll drop to a knee and whip the gun into the fruits. With a bazooka, you'll take a full golf swing at the tender portions. - The button for sprinting has been dubbed the AWESOME button because, in contextual situations, it will make your character do cool things. For example, if you sprint to a car, you'll do a missile dropkick through the window to hijack cars more efficiently. - Confirmed Activity side-missions include: Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax, a Japanese game show full of dangerous stunts and, I'm sure, plenty of charming racism. Tank Mayhem, in which you use a tank to destroy specific high value targets. Guardian Angel, where you must drive carefully around town with a tiger in the back of your car. - As earlier stated, online multiplayer has been killed off, but the co-op remains intact. http://imgur.com/snT1R http://imgur.com/Mnk8T http://imgur.com/TPQdL http://imgur.com/4vIFV http://imgur.com/N6iX4 (Not in order) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Morfiend on March 08, 2011, 11:57:54 AM I've tentatively slotted SR2 (with gameplay fixes, GotR etc) after I finish F:NV, which is starting to drag a bit. Hey Sky, If you want to do some coop, just let me know. I am a hugh fan of this series, and I will always make some time for SR2 coop. *Fake Edit* Crap, I just realized you are playing the PC version, not the xbox version. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: fuser on March 08, 2011, 12:24:01 PM It just seemed so dumb. I wake up from a coma, everything I had is gone, and the first thing I do is just charge what amounts to a heavily armed fortress without any attempt at stealth or even building up a basic base of operations, any intelligence, or really anything at all. Using the pistol I got from a prison guard, that I had escaped from an hour ago. Your forgetting that they walked right past security carrying guns(it's possible to have a few gun types before that mission). But that didn't stop the fun! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on March 08, 2011, 01:24:04 PM I've tentatively slotted SR2 (with gameplay fixes, GotR etc) after I finish F:NV, which is starting to drag a bit. Hey Sky, If you want to do some coop, just let me know. I am a hugh fan of this series, and I will always make some time for SR2 coop. *Fake Edit* Crap, I just realized you are playing the PC version, not the xbox version. I would be down for doing Co-Op too. I specifically avoided activities because I had it in my head to wait until I could do it Co-Op. I never got around to it due to the difficulty with which I had getting into someone else's game. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on March 08, 2011, 01:52:23 PM http://imgur.com/N6iX4 This scan sold me. Top right side of the page. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Samwise on March 08, 2011, 02:26:17 PM I expected to like SR2 but couldn't get into it at all. The controls and graphics felt really rough compared to even the early GTA installments, to the point where it distracted me from the fun.
What I really want is something with the technical polish of GTA4 but the fun factor of GTA:VC. :drill: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: tgr on March 08, 2011, 03:24:20 PM How are the controls compared to SR1, or haven't you tried that one?
It's the one thing that turned me off of SR1 the first time. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Samwise on March 09, 2011, 12:13:10 AM Haven't tried SR1. My main point of reference was the GTA series.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on March 09, 2011, 07:24:06 AM Did you play it on PC Sam? Everything I heard was that the PC port was a travesty. It played very smoothly for me on the 360.
I described SR2 to friends as a blatant GTA ripoff, that was smart enough to only include the fun parts. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 09, 2011, 07:32:21 AM See, I enjoyed the heck out of GTA4. To me the only annoying thing was having to constantly turn off the cell phone, otherwise it was a great game. I had a similar experience to Sam's, the controls for SR2 turned me off. I spent 30 seconds driving a car after the prison break and quit the game, uninstall.
Though I'm giving it another shot, it's downloading (almost 12GB, heh) on steam. I'll put in the GotR stuff and the tweaks and see what happens. I'm not optimistic. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Samwise on March 09, 2011, 07:43:49 AM I played it on the PS3 (for about a minute, like Sky... the controls were that annoying). I actually thought about getting it on the PC for cheap to see if it was any better there, but then I also heard bad things about the PC port.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: tgr on March 09, 2011, 07:50:39 AM I wouldn't be surprised if SR1 and SR2 had roughly the same controls, in which case it's probably not worth it for me to go out and buy SR2 now.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Simond on March 09, 2011, 12:13:53 PM Oh God, the information in those scans. It's...it's everything I ever dreamed of. (http://i.imgur.com/ygkhd.gif)
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on March 09, 2011, 12:57:28 PM The SR2 PC port runs just fine here. I'm not sure what the issue is. Am I just lucky? Runs at max v-synced framerate with all graphics sliders to max.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 09, 2011, 01:13:37 PM Runs fucking awesome for me too. Controls are perfectly fine as well.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 09, 2011, 01:25:19 PM Are you running it vanilla, or with tweaks and/or GotR?
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on March 09, 2011, 06:22:20 PM I played both on the 360, and I think the controls are pretty similar. Been quite awhile so I'm not 100%. I reember that I did very much prefer the SR controls to the GTA ones on console, as SR lets you free-look with the thumbstuck cursor like a 3PS or (simple) mouse, while GTA has Autolock and R2 or something to autolock to the next target. I found that I couldn't play using that scheme.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on March 09, 2011, 07:52:54 PM Are you running it vanilla, or with tweaks and/or GotR? I tweaked it a little but not much. I think my computer setup with SSD just made it run well almost without configuration out of the box. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 10, 2011, 07:05:42 AM Seems to run ok, but the driving sucks. Maybe I've been spoiled by GTA's arcadey driving. I jumped on a motorcycle that seemed to have no motorcycle physics, I sit straight up as I go around a corner? The truck near the jail breakout was bad, but a top-heavy truck I can see. Acceleration and braking seems very hard and abrupt. I tooled around in a little sports car for the mission to the courthouse and the camera really started to bug me. It always seems to be pointing the wrong way, so apparently while I'm playing I also need to play the camera minigame?
Almost need the GotR (I have 1.8) if you use a controller, since it doesn't give you controller buttons in the tutorial, it shows the KBAM keys :oh_i_see: Also not happy they have 4 races and 3 voices. I had to reroll my ancient chinese kung fu master because the cabron voice just isn't cutting it. I rerolled a kind of Statham dude but what I thought was a UK accent is more Oceania, I think. I'm tempted to just go with the flow and make some stupid gangsta stereotype. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on March 10, 2011, 07:45:00 AM Are you running it vanilla, or with tweaks and/or GotR? Ran it both ways.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on March 11, 2011, 12:09:54 PM The driving. It really, really sucks.
One thing I was thinking of trying was remapping the brake and throttle to the triggers (like GTA), to see if that allows for an analog control scheme. Digital gas and brake is :uhrr: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Muffled on March 11, 2011, 08:32:40 PM The driving. It really, really sucks. One thing I was thinking of trying was remapping the brake and throttle to the triggers (like GTA), to see if that allows for an analog control scheme. Digital gas and brake is :uhrr: Do it. There's an alternate control scheme in the 360 version which is essentially the GTA scheme and it works as one would hope with the gas/brake mapped to the triggers regarding gradients of control; hopefully that would translate to the PC port (which is what you're using?). Makes driving much more pleasant. Jesus Christ that is an ugly sentence. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Outlawedprod on June 08, 2011, 06:25:54 PM demo on the GameSpot show-floor stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQwBVBblvc SOLD! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lakov_Sanite on June 08, 2011, 06:46:32 PM How can you NOT get a game with an 'AWESOME' button?
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MuffinMan on June 08, 2011, 06:46:41 PM Won't be a release day purchase because of Skyrim four days prior but definitely the first time I see it on sale or after Skyrim is shelved.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: ffc on June 08, 2011, 07:56:34 PM Man canon? See you day one; it will share Skyrim's spotlight. I don't know why I find this game awesome instead of juvenile (e.g., Bulletstorm).
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sir Fodder on June 08, 2011, 08:07:19 PM One thing I liked in SR that they didn't do as well in SR2 were the gang area of control zones; you could sometimes cause huge confrontations between rival gangs to ignite at the zone boundaries, then just kick back and watch the action off to the side or try to keep it going, was my favorite part of the game. Made me wish for a "Urban Uprising" type game where the object would be to incite civil unrest with as much large scale rioting and mayhem as possible in a trickster/mischiefmaker type role.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lakov_Sanite on June 08, 2011, 08:31:00 PM Man canon? See you day one; it will share Skyrim's spotlight. I don't know why I find this game awesome instead of juvenile (e.g., Bulletstorm). Because this game is taking it to '11' Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trippy on June 08, 2011, 09:52:01 PM demo on the GameSpot show-floor stage +1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btQwBVBblvc SOLD! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 09, 2011, 07:11:47 AM I'll wait to hear how the pc port turns out, if they're even bothering this time.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on June 09, 2011, 08:15:18 AM I'll wait to hear how the pc port turns out, if they're even bothering this time. Not only are they porting to PC, but they're handling it in-house this time. (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/17/volition-returns-to-in-house-pc-development/) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 09, 2011, 08:40:55 AM Ooh. Daddy like.
Anyone play Armageddon yet? If so, how was the port? :grin: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on June 09, 2011, 10:56:38 AM They spent a huge amount of money advertising this game at the con. But they had maybe one corridor, non-playable, showing the game in its publisher's booth. Looking forward to seeing this at PAX.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nonentity on June 09, 2011, 08:47:06 PM You could not be anywhere in the South Hall without hearing the Kanye West-infused Saint's Row 3 trailer.
Game itself was pretty cool looking, though. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Malakili on June 24, 2011, 10:34:15 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2-WSyRuO0
Purple Dildo, Boxing gloves that cause people to explode in a shower of gibs, calling in an air strike, and blowing shit up with a tank, all featured here. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on June 24, 2011, 11:12:52 AM Looks like the E3 demo.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on June 24, 2011, 11:20:45 AM Looks like the E3 demo. It's the same demo, but now it has developer commentary, which is fairly enlightening. Malakili forgot to mention jets, jumping into car windows, wrestling moves and human cannon trucks with a cat face. This game is going to be awesome and I'm there day 1. (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41161/Images/F13/shutup.jpg) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: HaemishM on June 24, 2011, 11:25:45 AM That video should not be nearly so amusing as it is.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on June 24, 2011, 11:29:21 AM Malakili forgot to mention jets, jumping into car windows, wrestling moves and human cannon trucks with a cat face. This game is going to be awesome and I'm there day 1. You forgot to mention the detailed demonstration of the fact that every weapon has a crotch punch animation. Yea, this is a pre-order for me. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Malakili on June 24, 2011, 11:34:08 AM I don't know if the novelty value is worth a day 1 purchase. I'll have just as much fun with the shenanigans after 6 months when its 1/2 off on Steam, and as fun as it looks, even the outrageous becomes mundane when you're doing it non stop. To me that looks less sandbox and more shooting gallery. Again, fun, but not must have immediately for me.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on June 24, 2011, 12:13:56 PM That video should not be nearly so amusing as it is. :drill: :drill: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Morfiend on June 24, 2011, 12:45:00 PM I :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: Saints Row. Just the amount of fun the game provides is fantastic. Also, I have another friend who really loves it too, so we coop the whole thing.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on June 25, 2011, 09:33:38 AM I don't know if the novelty value is worth a day 1 purchase. I'll have just as much fun with the shenanigans after 6 months when its 1/2 off on Steam, and as fun as it looks, even the outrageous becomes mundane when you're doing it non stop. To me that looks less sandbox and more shooting gallery. Again, fun, but not must have immediately for me. I don't know if you've played Saints Row, but they work all of the insanity into the storyline missions and all of the side missions. That Demo makes it seem like every corner is packed with something ridiculous to do, but they clearly set it up so they had everything in a local area to be shown off in a good amount of time. Friend of mine hasn't played Saints Row 2, so we're going to do that co-op since we're on an old game binge. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Malakili on June 25, 2011, 10:03:51 AM I don't know if the novelty value is worth a day 1 purchase. I'll have just as much fun with the shenanigans after 6 months when its 1/2 off on Steam, and as fun as it looks, even the outrageous becomes mundane when you're doing it non stop. To me that looks less sandbox and more shooting gallery. Again, fun, but not must have immediately for me. I don't know if you've played Saints Row, but they work all of the insanity into the storyline missions and all of the side missions. That Demo makes it seem like every corner is packed with something ridiculous to do, but they clearly set it up so they had everything in a local area to be shown off in a good amount of time. Friend of mine hasn't played Saints Row 2, so we're going to do that co-op since we're on an old game binge. I got Saints Row 2 on steam for cheap at some point and played it some, I liked it it quite a bit (at least as much and maybe more than GTA), but it didn't scream "this is worth fulll price" but then again, I almost am never willing to pay full price for a game I'll probably play mainly single player. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on June 25, 2011, 09:08:35 PM I got Saints Row 2 on steam for cheap at some point and played it some, I liked it it quite a bit (at least as much and maybe more than GTA), but it didn't scream "this is worth fulll price" but then again, I almost am never willing to pay full price for a game I'll probably play mainly single player. I can't argue with that. I think the full value comes from the co-op combined with the fun they pack into the game and is why I'm so willing to drop money on day 1. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on July 11, 2011, 04:33:53 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7VVf--acY
Only thing missing is a Nyan Cat. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on July 16, 2011, 07:13:53 PM Just saw it up on Steam for pre-order. Then I came here to post that and watched the video. Sold. Just take my fucking money Volition, I don't need it anymore.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trouble on July 21, 2011, 07:32:24 AM That's one of the most epic fights I've seen in anything.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Outlawedprod on July 24, 2011, 07:40:24 AM New Promo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyrMuKs_HOU New gameplay from Comic con http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NqRZxVVc4 Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: SnakeCharmer on July 24, 2011, 07:51:10 AM Holy crap!!!!!
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Amaron on July 25, 2011, 01:08:29 AM Ok that gameplay video = SOLD.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on July 25, 2011, 06:14:20 AM "How much shit was in that plane?!?"
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lakov_Sanite on July 25, 2011, 02:03:09 PM "Remember when I caught you before?" :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Ingmar on July 25, 2011, 02:41:52 PM The parachute bit is more or less lifted straight out of NOLF.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Fordel on July 25, 2011, 02:44:13 PM I hope sunglasses man made it!
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on July 25, 2011, 03:15:15 PM Might be the first game I buy at full price in a very long ass time.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on July 25, 2011, 06:52:19 PM I hope sunglasses man made it! Johnny Gat never dies.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trippy on July 25, 2011, 10:02:34 PM WTF? Is there no Platinum (Collector's) Edition for the PC?
Yes I know the exclusive Platinum Edition items are lame but still: WTF? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on July 26, 2011, 11:11:00 AM One of the Volition guys posted some tidbits about the PC version (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29598520&postcount=192) on GAF:
Quote from: OneLetter from GAF Some of the footage we've released has been captured using the PC version. It's coming along really nicely so far and I'm sure we'll talk more about the PC version in the near future. If you're wondering about specs, I'd use RF:A's as a baseline for the "Recommended" at this point. Also, SR:TT uses a completely different engine than RF:A's Geo-Mod engine. As we've stated before, there's no Geo-Mod in SR:TT. SR:TT is also on a custom-built, brand new engine compared to SR2, which has overhauled and upgraded basically everything compared to the previous game. This is one of the reasons you can't just import your SR2 character into SR:TT, and also why we're releasing the Initiation Station before the game is released so everyone can get a feel for the new character customization system and begin uploading their creations. Quote We're using the full Steamworks suite for SR:TT. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on August 22, 2011, 07:20:04 PM Leaked Saint's Row the Third gameplay footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgimWK7tpoE)
:drill: So yea. Can't wait. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on August 23, 2011, 02:51:08 AM Gotta feeling I am going to go broke this fall... why the fuck does everyone release shit at the same time? :why_so_serious:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on August 23, 2011, 07:54:04 AM Pleeease be a good pc port.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on September 01, 2011, 12:48:47 PM Edit by Trippy: lots of spoilers in the video
Aaaaand I'll just leave this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q95d7JJ4Zcw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q95d7JJ4Zcw) I'm not sure of what they haven't included at this point. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on September 01, 2011, 03:13:28 PM ooooohhhhhhaaaahhhh :drill: :drill: :drill: :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lakov_Sanite on September 01, 2011, 05:29:30 PM I almost wish I didn't watch that. Just the music playing....omg
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on September 01, 2011, 06:45:46 PM I almost wish I didn't watch that. Just the music playing....omg Crane Technique! :Love_Letters: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Chinchilla on September 15, 2011, 11:18:46 PM Just went through all the videos and I have got to say that I think I am sold on buying it on release date. I can't think what was the last time j have done that.
FYI - I have SR:2 for the PC and it does have a few minor bugs but overall it is totally playable. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on September 29, 2011, 11:54:14 AM The Wide World of Genki Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_79Tvu09YY)
I'm pretty sure all other games will cease to exist for me for a few months after November 15. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on October 07, 2011, 09:27:32 AM Exploding Bullets. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Fv9Z7Q-b4)
Seems their marketing is targeted at the Jackasses out there. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on October 07, 2011, 09:52:58 AM I'm sold!
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on October 07, 2011, 06:39:10 PM Volition dude posted the sysreqs on GAF:
Quote from: OneLetter Minimum Specifications: OS: Windows® XP Processor: 2GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2) or higher Memory: 2GB System RAM or more Graphics: 320MB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 3.0 support. - NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 series or better. - ATI Radeon™ HD3800 series or better DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 10GB Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound Recommended Specifications: OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Processor: Any Quad Core Processor (Intel® Core i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X4) or 3.0+ Dual Core CPU Memory: 4GB System RAM or more Graphics: 1GB Video RAM GPU w/ Shader Model 4.0 support. - NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 400 series or better. - ATI Radeon™ HD5000 series or better DirectX®: DirectX® 11 Hard Drive: 10 GB Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0C compliant sound card or equivalent onboard sound Co-Op Play: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 cards or higher. Requirement of 640MB of Video RAM. ATI Radeon™ HD3800 cards or higher. Requirement of 1GB of Video RAM. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 07, 2011, 07:10:41 PM Exploding Bullets. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Fv9Z7Q-b4) Seems their marketing is targeted at the Jackasses out there. Have you played Saints Row 1 or 2? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on October 07, 2011, 10:25:18 PM Every trailer released for this game is more psychotic than the last. :uhrr:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on October 11, 2011, 12:58:58 PM Needs more silly trailers a la Uncle Gary.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Morfiend on October 12, 2011, 11:26:03 AM Can anyone tell me what the in game voice chat is like for previous SR games on PS3? I would like to get this for PS3 so I dont have to pay for xbox live, by my friend and I who plan to coop the whole thing are a little worried about being able to chat easily, as the PS3 voip chat system has really sucked in the past.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on October 17, 2011, 01:44:54 PM Can anyone tell me what the in game voice chat is like for previous SR games on PS3? I would like to get this for PS3 so I dont have to pay for xbox live, by my friend and I who plan to coop the whole thing are a little worried about being able to chat easily, as the PS3 voip chat system has really sucked in the past. SR2's voice chat was generally pretty good - as long as you both have working headsets, you'll be fine - every now and then you'll get a little bit of the typical Bluetooth audio weirdness, but the game itself wasn't to blame. Also, another SR3 video, this one containing 'St33lport' teaser video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97u5usT9WY) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 17, 2011, 01:49:01 PM Video removed by THQ.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on October 17, 2011, 02:45:04 PM Video removed by THQ. EDIT: Link nuked by THQ Nazis. New link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97u5usT9WY). Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Teleku on October 17, 2011, 10:14:20 PM Ok. I've never played any of the Saints Row games. The random trailers in this thread has gotten me very interested however. I see on steam that I own Saints Row 2 from some holiday package I got. Do I need to play through the first 2 to have a good understanding of the story? Or at least, really enjoy it? I'm a sucker for story. If you think I can skip the first one, fine, but if its good, I'll damn well play the first, then the 2nd, an finally buy this third one. Just please let me know.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 17, 2011, 10:16:23 PM Ok. I've never played any of the Saints Row games. The random trailers in this thread has gotten me very interested however. I see on steam that I own Saints Row 2 from some holiday package I got. Do I need to play through the first 2 to have a good understanding of the story? Or at least, really enjoy it? I'm a sucker for story. If you think I can skip the first one, fine, but if its good, I'll damn well play the first, then the 2nd, an finally buy this third one. Just please let me know. It's a loose story and will give you some background to the whole Saints situation, how they came to be and why you're so badass. Depending on who you ask, the first Saints is the better one, but I found I had more fun with Saints 2. I wouldn't play through both just because it might burn you out on open world games before Saints 3 comes out.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on October 17, 2011, 11:37:50 PM I however would play saints row two if you have it just to run the sewage truck and spray random houses.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 18, 2011, 03:02:20 AM I would play SR2 immediately because it's made of awesomesauce. :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on October 18, 2011, 04:36:17 PM And again, I'll just leave this here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTd9jbiyBJY).
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Musashi on October 18, 2011, 05:39:03 PM So wait. There's multiplayer right? 'Griefing' pedestrians isn't griefing.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on October 18, 2011, 11:22:18 PM So wait. There's multiplayer right? 'Griefing' pedestrians isn't griefing. Co-op only. That said, it's Gamespot - I'm not shocked that they don't use the terminology correctly. I just posted it because it covers some of the stupid stuff that's in SR3 - character creator options, zombie voiceover and some of the ridiculous dance/taunt animations. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 19, 2011, 03:53:51 AM I read something somewhere that they were totally removing the half-arsed deathmatch modes. Sounds like a smart saving of resources to me. Saints Row DM has never been anything special or even particularly entertaining.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 19, 2011, 11:55:24 AM I read something somewhere that they were totally removing the half-arsed deathmatch modes. Sounds like a smart saving of resources to me. Saints Row DM has never been anything special or even particularly entertaining. The Co-op has always been where SR shines the most and really shows how much fun one game can provide.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 19, 2011, 02:14:25 PM Damn straight. I played through SR2 three times - once in SP, and then twice in co-op. Once with someone who I think was from here (sorry, I've forgotten who it was) and then again with my wife. Just awesomesauce.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on October 22, 2011, 10:30:33 AM Corporate-sponsored Professor Genki cosplayer at BlizzCon. I have to hand it to their marketing department for being able to promote their game under the radar like that. Best part? The cosplayer's is walking around acting like he's hot shit and a playah. Extremely amusing.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 24, 2011, 01:05:07 PM Corporate-sponsored Professor Genki cosplayer at BlizzCon. I have to hand it to their marketing department for being able to promote their game under the radar like that. Best part? The cosplayer's is walking around acting like he's hot shit and a playah. Extremely amusing. That's so awesome. I wonder if this is the same marketing group that did the Homefront campaign. It would shock me if it was. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on October 26, 2011, 09:33:44 AM Character creator (Initiation Station) available soon on XBox Live and PSN Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkg-eE0sygk). You can use it to make your character ahead of time and also have it sync to their community site. It lists that it's available already for "early access" and that it will become generally available on Nov. 1st. Their character creator is fantastic, and releasing it early is a great way to get people invested and excited for the game.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on October 26, 2011, 09:48:29 AM Corporate-sponsored Professor Genki cosplayer at BlizzCon. I have to hand it to their marketing department for being able to promote their game under the radar like that. Best part? The cosplayer's is walking around acting like he's hot shit and a playah. Extremely amusing. That's so awesome. I wonder if this is the same marketing group that did the Homefront campaign. It would shock me if it was. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on October 26, 2011, 09:51:34 AM Character creator (Initiation Station) available soon on XBox Live and PSN Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkg-eE0sygk). You can use it to make your character ahead of time and also have it sync to their community site. It lists that it's available already for "early access" and that it will become generally available on Nov. 1st. Their character creator is fantastic, and releasing it early is a great way to get people invested and excited for the game. I would wager that those gameplay vids just about max'd my excitement over the game... can't get any higher, though how does this work on PC? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 27, 2011, 07:27:29 AM Looks like the Initiation station must be cross-platform- especially with a PC version of SR3 coming out as well. Since characters are just a set of parameters from a long list, you should be able to design a character on PC, upload the details, and then d/l it on console later on. They also seem to be interested in getting people to share their creations, which will work well for those times you want your character to look like someone specifc. I remember the CAW formulas in the old Smackdown games on PS2 that got into some intricate details on facial shapes for the wrestlers. With the community site there'll be a ton of crap, but I'm sure someone with more time and care than I have will make a picture-perfect game version of Nikki Benz for our enjoyment..
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 27, 2011, 07:38:35 AM I would wager that those gameplay vids just about max'd my excitement over the game... can't get any higher, though how does this work on PC? GameSpot was giving out Steam keys for it. Played around with it last night and was so tired I got overwhelmed by the options and went to bed. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 27, 2011, 01:46:53 PM This is interesting as well...
http://www.saintsrow.com/news/detail/article/251453/saints_row_2_anniversary_and_a_surprise (http://fast1.onesite.com/thq.com/user/thqrob/e3908363bb1ed2114d78fc03b9097e13.jpg?v=240000) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on October 27, 2011, 01:52:28 PM Forgive me if I don't get excited until I actually get my hands on it. I figure they'll manage to screw up controller support for pc or something :P
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on October 27, 2011, 01:54:07 PM You're forgiven. I remember being excited for Borderlands on PC. :why_so_serious:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 28, 2011, 06:09:56 AM Reading the comments from that link is depressing.
"i dun got???????" Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on October 28, 2011, 06:26:37 AM You're forgiven. I remember being excited for Borderlands on PC. :why_so_serious: I always wonder what I must be missing on the consoles, since I've played near 200 hours of Borderlands on Steam (with no ini tweaks). As for SR3, like all other games of its type, it will be on console for me. Driving just never feels right on the PC, regardless of controller. For a good laugh, check out the official forums regarding the character creater. Page after page of people complaining because they took "incredibly important features" out of the game! The feature in question? Socks. :oh_i_see: It's actually complaining that they dumped the layering aspect for clothing (and replaced it with higher quality, more detailed clothing models) but everyone is fixating on socks for some reason. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on October 28, 2011, 06:43:42 AM Reading the comments You know better! I also got my money's worth out of Borderlands, after a few tweaks. Maybe 60 hours? And I think I was still on my 8800GTX at the time. Never had any problems driving on the pc with a controller, whether it's Burnout Paradise or GTA IV, which played really well (since I'm talking about SR2 in the GTA thread, heh). Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Der Helm on October 28, 2011, 07:49:55 AM I am still angry I only got the stupid censored (and) German version on a steam sale. And for the life of me I can't find the patch I used fix that.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on October 29, 2011, 09:57:21 PM http://www.gamespot.com/event/codes/saintsrow-pc/ (http://www.gamespot.com/event/codes/saintsrow-pc/)
PC version of the character creator. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Koyasha on October 30, 2011, 12:35:10 AM Well, after fiddling with the character creator, I do miss the layering aspect of clothing - a lot. There are some jackets I like but would like to wear with different or no shirts beneath them, but that's not possible since it's all one piece. Earrings are both or nothing, whereas in SR2 you could select earrings individually. Same goes for shoes, gloves, and rings. Socks I don't care about, but being able to mix and match shirts and jackets is a lot more significant. Also belts - pants come with their own belts, and you can't switch one belt for another. Also, if I remember correctly, many jackets in SR2 could be worn either open or closed, but it seems these can only be worn one way.
The face creator on the other hand is great. I found it easy to make a pretty face and you can also make ridiculous faces if you want also, while in SR2 it was challenging (to put it mildly) to get a face that didn't look bad. Too much hair that leaves giant bare forehead though - I can't seem to get my forehead down to size without making the head shape all weird, and a lot of the hairs I like have some issues. Almost seems odd that they cut down on the dreadlocks hairstyles too - in SR2 there were like 8 hairstyles made up of dreadlocks, now down to 1. My SR2 character eventually wound up with the same hairstyle Shaundi had. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on October 30, 2011, 08:38:25 AM I'm kinda hoping the layering will be possible in the final game and that the initiation station is only for creating those background characters that roll with your crew.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Simond on October 30, 2011, 12:28:41 PM Nope, it's an engine limitation. Apparently its so the game can have more people in one area.
It's something like the SR2 engine had to work out all the layers (used and unused) for all the characters (player, gang, police, random Blame Sony and MS for not bringing out PS4/X720 by now. :awesome_for_real: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on October 31, 2011, 08:04:53 AM They also explained that in SR2 the player shared the same model and skeleton with all the NPCs in the game. In SR3, they decided to go with unique models for the NPCs so that they could make them much more varied. Result was they needed to cut something to be able to handle large numbers on the screen at once.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on October 31, 2011, 08:08:58 AM You know better! I know :? Some days I let hope get the better of me. Anyway, I just pre-ordered from THQ. Since the game is Steamworks, you can just pop the CD key in and get the better pre-order deal (Genki's Pack and free DLC pass for 3 mission packs.) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 02, 2011, 03:04:49 PM Pimps and Gimps Trailer (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/saints-row-the-third/video/6343604/pimps-and-gimps--saints-row-the-third-trailer)
Zombie Duet (http://www.gamespot.com/showcases/saints-row?sid=6343649&overridePid=954855) 13 days to go... Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on November 02, 2011, 07:22:14 PM For those who didn't see it pasted on Steam: the character creator is up on Steam now.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Outlawedprod on November 02, 2011, 08:43:00 PM Pimps and Gimps Trailer (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/saints-row-the-third/video/6343604/pimps-and-gimps--saints-row-the-third-trailer) Burt Reynolds?! LOL Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on November 02, 2011, 09:04:33 PM http://www.saintsrow.com/community/characters/details/126189321727293542
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Pezzle on November 02, 2011, 09:20:25 PM Wow, I want this game.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 03, 2011, 04:43:56 AM http://www.saintsrow.com/community/characters/details/126189321727293542 Well I know what I will be doing with my nights... Thank you good sir. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: UnSub on November 03, 2011, 05:42:23 AM That's a genius way of driving people to sign up to game account. And a great feature.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on November 03, 2011, 07:11:38 AM Did that avatard show up for you guys? I got a sign-in page from work and a (n awesome) 404 page when I logged in and clicked the link. So...
(http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4928/126189321727293542.jpg) Just a gentlemanly contract killer. I agree it's a great way to drive account set-up and it looks like they plan to do some stuff with it after launch. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Spiff on November 03, 2011, 11:53:33 PM Just a gentlemanly contract killer. I agree it's a great way to drive account set-up and it looks like they plan to do some stuff with it after launch. Looks more like an interior designer called Brüno to me :drill: Also if this game wasn't already a must buy about 2 months ago to me, this would pull me in like a black hole. It's as if they took the one interesting feature of CO, expanded it and are giving it away for free :heart:. Considering lack of character development/control was one of my biggest gripes with GTA4, these guys look to be making all the right moves. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 04, 2011, 04:01:29 AM Did that avatard show up for you guys? I got a sign-in page from work and a (n awesome) 404 page when I logged in and clicked the link. So... (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4928/126189321727293542.jpg) Just a gentlemanly contract killer. I agree it's a great way to drive account set-up and it looks like they plan to do some stuff with it after launch. You see what Anadra did? :why_so_serious: I dig the initiation station. Fucked around with it for 2 hours last night. Only thing I was a bit miff'd about was that the dress shirts on my male never came down to the waistline on any of the pants I wanted. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on November 04, 2011, 07:59:59 AM MOAR PICS
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 04, 2011, 08:10:35 AM I'll put some time into the station tonight and post a character. I need to do something until Skyrim takes my mind off of this game.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 04, 2011, 08:12:27 AM MOAR PICS The login to Saints website from out of Steam wouldn't connect so I never got to save anything... I'll figure that out tonight. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Simond on November 04, 2011, 12:45:24 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoLhLSXdIZM
Well now I know what to do in a zombie apocalypse. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 04, 2011, 01:32:08 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoLhLSXdIZM Well now I know what to do in a zombie apocalypse. 11 days left. How much more can they possibly have in terms of marketing? One can only hope an infinite supply. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 04, 2011, 02:59:15 PM I don't even care how much fun the game is anymore. The marketing has been worth my entertainment dollars.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 05, 2011, 09:51:15 AM (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33271127/SR3.jpg)
Really need a skinnier body type. And a fucking monocle. :awesome_for_real: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 05, 2011, 05:13:47 PM (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33271127/SR3.jpg) Really need a skinnier body type. And a fucking monocle. :awesome_for_real: Now you have to create the old timey dressed women that you'll be tying to train tracks. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 05, 2011, 05:28:22 PM The steampunk outfits are really well done and I have a few characters built with those. Thanks for the idea... now to start in on the damsel in distress.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Simond on November 06, 2011, 07:17:16 AM http://www.destructoid.com/review-saints-row-the-third-dildo-baseball-bat-215241.phtml
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 06, 2011, 12:51:09 PM http://www.destructoid.com/review-saints-row-the-third-dildo-baseball-bat-215241.phtml Why, Simond? We've done nothing to you. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on November 06, 2011, 10:36:11 PM Holy shit, that's nuts. I thought it was cool that they were sending me a pair of sneakers. Not sure how I'd feel if I got a dildo bat in the mail.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: UnSub on November 07, 2011, 12:22:14 AM Not sure how I'd feel if I got a dildo bat in the mail. I expected you'd feel happy that you no longer had your mail diverted to the kindergarten where you work. (NB: Joke. If you actually work at a kindergarten, I'm not stalking you; it was just a lucky guess.) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Murgos on November 07, 2011, 04:56:52 AM I sometimes have personal packages shipped to where I work because the mail room will sign for it and bring it up to my office.
Yeah, that would be an HR issue all right. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Musashi on November 07, 2011, 08:19:02 AM The thought occurs that if one has a dildo bat, then he already has the tool he needs to deal with 'HR issues.'
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MuffinMan on November 07, 2011, 09:31:34 AM The thought occurs that if one has a dildo bat, then he already has the tool he needs to deal with 'HR issues.' I'm picturing two scenarios in my head.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on November 07, 2011, 11:06:56 AM European release dates got advanced to the 15th, too. :grin:
Except for the UK. :why_so_serious: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 07, 2011, 12:49:37 PM The thought occurs that if one has a dildo bat, then he already has the tool he needs to deal with 'HR issues.' I'm picturing two scenarios in my head.Really? I only see one, and I full on intend to play that out in the actual game. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 11, 2011, 01:58:57 PM Tom Chick has weighed in, and he loves it (http://www.honestgamers.com/reviews/9687.html).
Quote Here is a game that starts you out doing the sorts of things you wouldn't normally do until the end of other games. And yet, it never stops delivering surprises, twists, and "I gotta get me one of those!" moments. Which is followed by one of those being immediately given to you. Saints Row 3 doesn't go to 11, because it's there from the beginning. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Der Helm on November 13, 2011, 07:33:11 AM Apparently I would only be able to get the low violence, localized version. Fuck that. :crying_panda:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on November 13, 2011, 08:29:15 AM You silly germans!
Import it from the UK, or is that forbidden by BPjM now, too? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Der Helm on November 13, 2011, 08:59:41 AM You silly germans! No. But I like to buy my games from Steam, have not ventured into a brick and mortar store in years. :grin:Import it from the UK, or is that forbidden by BPjM now, too? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on November 13, 2011, 04:04:37 PM So I was just reading up on this, and apparently does the police react and escalate faster when mugging people, they don't drop money, can't be used as shield (only enemies), and apparently they've removed a whole game mode.
Holy shit. http://www.schnittberichte.com/news.php?ID=2996 Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on November 14, 2011, 10:30:32 PM You silly germans! No. But I like to buy my games from Steam, have not ventured into a brick and mortar store in years. :grin:Import it from the UK, or is that forbidden by BPjM now, too? Quote Yes, it's activated on Steam. There's a code inside you can use to activate on Steam then download, or install straight from the DVD. The label is Games for Windows, not GFWL so you don't have to worry about Live. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=26331481 I get my games from the UK, too. It involves me sitting my arse on the seat I'm sitting on right now, and a couple of weeks later, picking it up from my pigeonhole when it's come in the post. Or get a friend to Steamgift it to you. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 15, 2011, 03:21:51 AM Played it for an hour or so, and this game is as crazy as expected. On top of that, this is a solid PC release. No bugs (hell, it even alt-tabs nicely), and super smooth performance on my machine with everything maxed @1080p.
I only wish I didn't have to go to work today. :heartbreak: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on November 15, 2011, 06:28:40 AM I forgot to pre-order it for the DLC yesterday, so I guess I'll just wait it out and see how much mileage I get out of Skyrim. Might need something for the gap until TOR launches, but I could always just hit minecraft again and hit SR3 when it goes on sale, I guess.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 15, 2011, 06:37:52 AM Played it for an hour or so, and this game is as crazy as expected. On top of that, this is a solid PC release. No bugs (hell, it even alt-tabs nicely), and super smooth performance on my machine with everything maxed @1080p. Specs?I only wish I didn't have to go to work today. :heartbreak: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Pezzle on November 15, 2011, 07:07:59 AM My copy should arrive by the weekend. Happily this will be just in time to avoid the TOR beta weekend rush! Failing that there is Skyrim, or Batman...
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 15, 2011, 07:43:25 AM Specs? Core i5 2500K @4.5GHz GTX570 8GB RAM Frankly, I expect that PC to chew through anything at 1080p, so it may be irrelevant, but there's games that I can't quite hit 60FPS in with everything turned up all the way. This isn't one of them. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 15, 2011, 07:51:03 AM Core i5 2500K @4.5GHz GTX570 8GB RAM Frankly, I expect that PC to chew through anything at 1080p, so it may be irrelevant, but there's games that I can't quite hit 60FPS in with everything turned up all the way. This isn't one of them. I take it your CPU is overclocked. Otherwise we have the same setup, which is good. Means I'll probably be able to get the same kind of performance out of it. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 15, 2011, 08:21:02 AM I take it your CPU is overclocked. Otherwise we have the same setup, which is good. Means I'll probably be able to get the same kind of performance out of it. Yeah - I'm pretty sure CPU performance isn't a huge factor for the game. You'll definitely be good to go. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Jherad on November 15, 2011, 10:19:09 AM I'm getting some serious game freezing going on - things smooth as glass on ultra settings for a while, then everything quickly grinds to a halt (from smooth to low fps to dead stop in about 10 seconds) and the game is unresponsive until killed.
Specs here are I7 980 at 3.33ghz, 6 gig ram and a geforce 570 gfx. I've tried playing around with CPU affinities (as recommended by someone on the steam forum), but I can't find a number which doesn't play like ass (<5 fps) or end in the same freezing. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 15, 2011, 11:31:10 AM THQ mailed my PC Collector's Edition last Tuesday and it's still not here.
:mob: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 15, 2011, 11:44:17 AM The driving just feels right in this. Im looking forward to my sons nap time.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 15, 2011, 12:02:48 PM I'm getting some serious game freezing going on - things smooth as glass on ultra settings for a while, then everything quickly grinds to a halt (from smooth to low fps to dead stop in about 10 seconds) and the game is unresponsive until killed. Have you tried adjusting some of the extra in-game graphics options?Specs here are I7 980 at 3.33ghz, 6 gig ram and a geforce 570 gfx. I've tried playing around with CPU affinities (as recommended by someone on the steam forum), but I can't find a number which doesn't play like ass (<5 fps) or end in the same freezing. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 15, 2011, 12:50:39 PM Shark Attack Gun DLC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJmgmzDvnBw).
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Jherad on November 15, 2011, 12:58:04 PM I'm getting some serious game freezing going on - things smooth as glass on ultra settings for a while, then everything quickly grinds to a halt (from smooth to low fps to dead stop in about 10 seconds) and the game is unresponsive until killed. Have you tried adjusting some of the extra in-game graphics options?Specs here are I7 980 at 3.33ghz, 6 gig ram and a geforce 570 gfx. I've tried playing around with CPU affinities (as recommended by someone on the steam forum), but I can't find a number which doesn't play like ass (<5 fps) or end in the same freezing. Sorted it out - just needed to install the latest beta nvidia drivers (I was using the latest stable release). Works like a charm now. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on November 15, 2011, 02:40:34 PM Eh, I find it mildly disappointing. The gameplay itself is on, altho the hordes of enemies are a bit out of whack. A lot that made SR2 for me was the tons of brilliant cutscenes. In this, I'm overrun with forced activities and so-so cutscenes. If the cutscene content of the first gang takedown is indicative for the rest, then boohoo.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Jherad on November 16, 2011, 11:30:01 AM I've a feeling this is going to get old quickly. The intro was fantastic (possibly one of my favourite 5 mins of a new game ever), and the gameplay is good - the game as a whole is very polished...
Problem is that it seems kinda thin. Much of what made SR1 and 2 good has been ripped out. There are very few types of repeatable action missions (4 or 5), the clothing and vehicle options are sparce, few cribs (which you can't upgrade). It's become a much better 3rd person shooter, at the cost of a lot of depth. I don't really feel like I'm running a gang any more. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on November 16, 2011, 12:25:42 PM The only thing I'm not fond of so far are the voice actors for the main character - they seem a little weak compared to the options in 2. I actually haven't jumped too far into the story yet, though - I'm mostly just enjoying the side activities, doing a bunch of the collection stuff and adding various vehicles to my garage/heiport (the Challenger tank just fits in your garage, btw), along with just raising hell.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: murdoc on November 16, 2011, 01:12:42 PM FYI:
Quote Do not do any of the activities in the open world before they are introduced in the story missions. If you do them in the open world it has the nasty side effect of skipping all the cutscene and introduction dialogue when doing the actual mission with them in it. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 16, 2011, 07:14:00 PM The main character singing along with Pierce about two missions in had me in stitches.
Edit: also the 80s channel is fun. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 16, 2011, 09:06:47 PM The main character singing along with Pierce about two missions in had me in stitches. It feels like the voice actors are actually attempting to sing the song and I wonder if that's how they make it seem so.. bad. But in a good way.Edit: also the 80s channel is fun. Enjoying the game so far, but really itching for some co-op. It's a nice distraction from Skyrim and much needed because I don't want to burn myself out on it. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 17, 2011, 12:23:55 AM I finished it tonight....
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on November 17, 2011, 02:08:33 AM that's ...fast.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Jherad on November 17, 2011, 06:13:16 AM Yeah, it seems much MUCH shorter than Saints 1 or 2.
DLC ho! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 17, 2011, 07:54:10 AM How long was it? I don't feel too bad because I pre-ordered from THQ and got the season pass for free.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Morfiend on November 17, 2011, 09:53:19 AM Started this yesterday with my friend, we always coop through Saints Row. Coop is really fun, but also quite buggy. We had issues that seemed mostly due to connection being a bit wonky. Like we would appear in different spots to each other, or the GPS would tell us to go in drastically different directions from each other.
Other than that, it was a blast. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 17, 2011, 10:22:07 AM How long was it? I don't feel too bad because I pre-ordered from THQ and got the season pass for free. My in game timer says, 15 hours. But I didn't do a ton of the city take over mini-games. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 17, 2011, 10:27:13 AM My in game timer says, 15 hours. But I didn't do a ton of the city take over mini-games. Oh, that's not bad at all. With co-op it should be quite a bit more for me.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 17, 2011, 10:57:41 AM The last mission is pretty damn epic.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on November 17, 2011, 11:39:40 AM Yeah, you had me worried there...
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: TripleDES on November 17, 2011, 05:56:14 PM Once you get these damn mandatory activity introductions out of the way, the game gets better cutscene wise.
The last mission is pretty damn epic. Which one, the actual assault or the one that leads to that final decision? Latter was fucking ridiculous. In a bad way.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 18, 2011, 12:50:49 AM I think I just enjoyed the song they picked....
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 18, 2011, 03:27:24 PM Playing Co-op with Bzalthek. This game is hilarious when you add someone else to the mix. It was awesome going for our first drive and within 30 seconds I miss a turn and dump us right into the river.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on November 18, 2011, 04:25:51 PM Protip, when playing co-op and you are on the mission to drive the customer around while he gets off.... one drives while the other "pleasures" the customer. Nix happened to be driving. I feel so dirty.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 18, 2011, 04:39:12 PM Protip, when playing co-op and you are on the mission to drive the customer around while he gets off.... one drives while the other "pleasures" the customer. Nix happened to be driving. I feel so dirty. He's leaving out the best part. Due to a bug we had to sink the car and retry the mission. He got to fellate two times!Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on November 19, 2011, 06:52:09 AM I thought the gameplay wasn't as good as SR2, but the set pieces were fucking fantastic.
The use of music in the turning point missions was dead on. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 19, 2011, 09:14:51 AM Just got the game last night and while I am only 45 minutes into it, I am enjoying the hell out of it. I wholeheartedly agree that the driving in this game is beautifully done, and even the motorcycles are a blast to ride, albeit a touch over sensitive.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 19, 2011, 11:58:20 AM So it finally arrived today. I installed, and...
Um, how do I activate my DLC codes? I see no option to do this in Steam, and the "Downloadable Content" option on the in-game menu is inactive. EDIT: NM. Googled the answer (which was "go to an obscure Steam menu option I've never used"). Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on November 20, 2011, 12:08:27 AM So, Nix and I finished the campaign in co-op. I dunno, the missions seemed a lot more tame and gimmicky compared to 2.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 20, 2011, 05:19:23 AM I am relatively surprised in a very good way at the music selections on the car stereo. I have a nasty habit of collecting cars in this game and cruising back to my garage and hearing Sleigh Bells come on the speakers was beautiful... followed by Kanye? Sweet goodness...
edit: Spending time on the vehicle theft list, I listened to a lot more of the radio stations... About fell outta my chair when RUN-DMC played. Tone Loc was nice touch as well. Musical compliment to this game is very well done. http://www.ign.com/wikis/saints-row-the-third/Official_Soundtrack :drill: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on November 20, 2011, 05:57:59 AM That.
First car I stole was playing sleigh bells. I was like, :drill: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nonentity on November 21, 2011, 10:26:23 AM Beat this game last night. I only played SR1 and SR2 briefly, never for more than an hour or two tops.
This game is fucking amazing in all the right ways. Stupidly crazy. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nevermore on November 21, 2011, 12:28:41 PM For some reason I had a feeling Sleigh Bells would make it into the game, though Riot Rhythm wouldn't have been my first choice. I'm sad nothing off the new Crystal Castles made it this time, though. Baptism or Pap Smear would have worked really well.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 21, 2011, 07:08:20 PM I now want a VTOL in RL. :drill:
edit: just finished out the missions on my first run through. I still have an ass load of stuff to do, but the story was pretty good and some of those missions' cut scenes were hilarious. The dialog during them was outstanding. Now to download my other avatar and start a new game and pace myself. Oh and Burt Reynolds was a nice touch... (not spoilering since it is in multiple vids and write ups already.) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on November 23, 2011, 07:59:33 AM If you're interested in completing the challenges, be sure to taunt gang members x 50 before you have 100% control of Steelport. I made that mistake and can't find non-hostile gang members anymore to complete. Urg.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on November 24, 2011, 04:55:06 PM Does co-op work the same way that it did in SR2? You can complete the game 100% but just jump into another person's game and run it with them and/or choose from the mission list to rerun stuff?
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 24, 2011, 06:18:30 PM I like boosting cars waaaaay too much. :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on November 24, 2011, 07:38:27 PM Well I finally got 100% on my single player campaign, all challenges, assassinations, chop shops done. While perhaps not as brutal as SR2 I have to say this is the most compelling and satisfying game I've played to date. I absolutely hate the mute protagonist I'm forced to play in other games, and those with dialogue is usually angst ridden. In SR3 your character has... character! And bad ass character at that. When faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, your character says "Fuck you. I'm going to rip your balls off!" And then you proceed to do just that, God damn that feels good.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 24, 2011, 10:03:37 PM The presence of a FemShep (Jennifer Hale) voice option caused me to override my natural inclination to choose the drunken Russian voice.
:heart: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on November 25, 2011, 09:55:39 AM Well I finally got 100% on my single player campaign, all challenges, assassinations, chop shops done. While perhaps not as brutal as SR2 I have to say this is the most compelling and satisfying game I've played to date. I absolutely hate the mute protagonist I'm forced to play in other games, and those with dialogue is usually angst ridden. In SR3 your character has... character! And bad ass character at that. When faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, your character says "Fuck you. I'm going to rip your balls off!" And then you proceed to do just that, God damn that feels good. Ugh, I'm tempted to skip unpacking the rest of my stuff and just hook up my computer. Then I can play forever!Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Pezzle on November 28, 2011, 10:07:22 AM Beat this last night, lots of fun. Now to goof around and use some of my often unused gear!
The music is good and the antics are over the top. What is there not to love? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on November 28, 2011, 10:16:11 AM The presence of a FemShep (Jennifer Hale) voice option caused me to override my natural inclination to choose the drunken Russian voice. :heart: Huh, considering my over the top FemShep fanboism, I'm rather mad at myself for not realizing who it was. I did pick that voice anyways - must have been subliminal. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on November 30, 2011, 05:40:53 PM FFS I just now figured out who is voicing Angel. :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on November 30, 2011, 08:11:04 PM Odd I was just watching some porn and realized who was voicing dewinters.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Nonentity on November 30, 2011, 08:22:18 PM The presence of a FemShep (Jennifer Hale) voice option caused me to override my natural inclination to choose the drunken Russian voice. :heart: Has it been confirmed it's her? I thought it was, uh, Laura Bailey Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on November 30, 2011, 09:11:43 PM Odd I was just watching some porn and realized who was voicing dewinters. :awesome_for_real: Though, in all fairness, there was a big deal made about that. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Koyasha on November 30, 2011, 10:05:50 PM Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, and Rebecca Sanabria are the VA's listed for the three player female voices in the credits.
On a tangentially related note, I very much preferred the person that did Shaundi in SR2 than in SR3. I suppose it didn't help that the character became kind of a bitch, too. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Stormwaltz on November 30, 2011, 10:38:02 PM BALLS.
The way she was saying the lines was a dead ringer. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on December 01, 2011, 06:31:04 AM Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, and Rebecca Sanabria are the VA's listed for the three player female voices in the credits. Johnny Gat died. You should have been just as angry and bitchy as her while playing.On a tangentially related note, I very much preferred the person that did Shaundi in SR2 than in SR3. I suppose it didn't help that the character became kind of a bitch, too. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bunk on December 01, 2011, 06:43:52 AM Huh, that's bizarre - Saints Row 3 doesn't have an IMDB listing. Everything has an IMDB listing...
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on December 01, 2011, 11:15:05 AM Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, and Rebecca Sanabria are the VA's listed for the three player female voices in the credits. Johnny Gat died. You should have been just as angry and bitchy as her while playing.On a tangentially related note, I very much preferred the person that did Shaundi in SR2 than in SR3. I suppose it didn't help that the character became kind of a bitch, too. Did you ever see a body? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: MisterNoisy on December 01, 2011, 11:20:36 AM Johnny Gat died. You should have been just as angry and bitchy as her while playing. No kidding - I hear that that's the result of the VA wanting to focus on other work, but who knows. Either way, it sucks - that character was awesome. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on December 01, 2011, 01:06:59 PM Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, and Rebecca Sanabria are the VA's listed for the three player female voices in the credits. Johnny Gat died. You should have been just as angry and bitchy as her while playing.On a tangentially related note, I very much preferred the person that did Shaundi in SR2 than in SR3. I suppose it didn't help that the character became kind of a bitch, too. Did you ever see a body? Well no... but we did have a nice scene with a coffin. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on December 01, 2011, 03:00:08 PM Did you ever see a body? Well no... but we did have a nice scene with a coffin. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Koyasha on December 01, 2011, 09:30:14 PM Did you ever see a body? This is what I thought for a long time. Never actually saw him die - we heard gunfire over the intercom and that was it, so I expected him to be back at some point. And I guess I just didn't expect them to actually kill Johnny Gat, either.Also, Shaundi was bitchy even before he died. I just...well, I can understand and totally buy her character becoming bitchy after all that money and success, which does sometimes change people like that. But I still didn't like it, she seemed too far removed from the laid back, 'fun' Shaundi of Saints Row 2. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on December 11, 2011, 05:55:21 PM I have officially played more Saints Row than Skyrim.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on December 11, 2011, 08:26:17 PM With DLC and more to come from SR3, I'm of the opinion that Johnny Gat will be back in some form. Like good old Captain Price!
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on December 12, 2011, 03:42:04 AM Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on December 12, 2011, 04:45:14 PM Johnny Gat died. You should have been just as angry and bitchy as her while playing. No kidding - I hear that that's the result of the VA wanting to focus on other work, but who knows. Either way, it sucks - that character was awesome. Daniel Dae Kim wanted to focus on other work? Shit, he was doing Lost when SR2 was in production. He's still in Hawaii doing 5-0, what other work could he be focusing on? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: NiX on December 12, 2011, 05:16:20 PM Daniel Dae Kim wanted to focus on other work? Shit, he was doing Lost when SR2 was in production. He's still in Hawaii doing 5-0, what other work could he be focusing on? Rakin' in that mad money from Air Bender.. yo. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on December 13, 2011, 04:27:13 PM Well, given that they replaced the VA who did Shaundi, they could have done the same for Gat if they wanted to keep the character on.
OTOH, SR has never been shy about killing off secondary characters - we've seen the chick who worked with the mechanic guy in SR1 die (and zombified in SR2), the young kid from SR2, Gat's girlfriend, Julius.. we're really only left with Shaundi and Pierce now, and Pierce is kinda useless while Shaundi had a personality transplant and is essentially a different character. ...and I'm not expecting to see the return of DLC Tera Patrick. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: justdave on December 18, 2011, 07:57:02 PM +10 for integrated use of Bonnie Tyler for the last bit...I agree that no few of the missions seem a little thin and over the top compared to SR2, but the set pieces are much better. The missions that -are- better are WAY better. The end was much more satisfying than shooting Jay Mohr in the mouth. All told, it was better than Cats. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: CmdrSlack on May 22, 2012, 09:02:55 PM Rise! Just got this for my birthday weekend via Gamefly. I have been trying to play games and send them back, but this one is a must keep. Hell, I am barely through the intro to activities missions.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Furiously on May 23, 2012, 11:29:13 AM The intro bank robbery is probably the best game start ever.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on May 23, 2012, 12:12:53 PM Best money I spent on a game in years.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on May 23, 2012, 07:21:33 PM Best use of a Kanye West song. Ever.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Kail on May 23, 2012, 07:37:15 PM Rise! Just got this for my birthday weekend via Gamefly. I have been trying to play games and send them back, but this one is a must keep. Hell, I am barely through the intro to activities missions. You got it just in time for the DLC which allows you to recruit Penthouse models as your personal bodyguards, too! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on May 31, 2012, 12:36:35 PM This weekend is a good as time as any to grab the game. (http://store.steampowered.com/news/8108/)
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on June 04, 2012, 03:05:06 AM Just checked out all the DLC available for this thing. I think it would be cheaper to wait for the inevitable GOTY around Christmas time then to buy much of it.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Falconeer on June 04, 2012, 03:48:15 AM I got this yesterday after hearing so much about it. I must say I am impressed and surprised. I had no idea the quality was so high and the whole thing... well... so damn fun.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 04, 2012, 06:09:14 AM Yeah, I had some fun with it over the weekend....but I still hate aiming with thumbsticks. One reason I like GTA is lock-on targeting.
My main gripe, though, is the driving camera. In GTA you have a few different car cameras, I use the one that's the next notch higher above the car than the one SR gives you. So I'm constantly annoyed I can't see the street ahead properly because the car is in the way. Maybe I missed the option to set it? Game's not real friendly with tutorial stuff, I guess they assume everyone's played the other two or something. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Falconeer on June 04, 2012, 06:58:20 AM I hear you. As much as I have a PS3 and I love it, I still can't wrap my head around the difference in fun I have in playing certain (lots) of games with a mouse instead of a joypad. Aiming with a thumbstick is always a dealbreaker for me. Hell, I wouldn't even play Skyrim on a console for the lack of a mouse.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 04, 2012, 08:18:52 AM It works just fine with a mouse. Dunno why you'd try to use a gamepad for this.
Having an absolute blast with it. I have to switch over to Warlock occasionally so I'm playing a game I can manage to take breaks from. (Despite the one-more-turn nature of it...) Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 04, 2012, 08:45:31 AM It works just fine with a mouse. Dunno why you'd try to use a gamepad for this. I like to drive with the gamepad, it's less of a hassle for me to shoot with thumbsticks than to drive with a keyboard. I've played all the GTAs on the pc with a gamepad without any problems outside a few sniping missions.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on June 04, 2012, 07:35:13 PM Funny, I could never get into the GTA games on console precisely because of the lock-on targetting. Since GTA3-SA were all decently good ports to the PC, I just played them there.
SR1-3 I was actually able to get into on console because of the free-aim. It did take a little while to get used to, but once used to it, it felt natural and decent. GTA4 on the other hand, I've only played about 10mins of on 360, and avoided entirely on PC because of all the R* social club/DRM shenanigans. I did manage to finish Grand Theft Horse though, but that had a different take on aiming as well. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 05, 2012, 07:16:56 AM I just kept getting slaughtered by challenges, especially the rival gang with the skating teleporting ninja chicks. Oddly, I was doing great against cops and choppers, but still mostly getting overwhelmed because lolthumbstick aiming. Finally said fuck it and went back to the way I played GTA:Vice City on the PC: mouse and keyboard for on-foot, gamepad for driving/flying. It's a pain in the ass, but at least the game is somewhat playable.
The first time one of those porty skatey bitches showed up it was like what what what dead. I have respect for people beating them using thumbstick aiming, honestly. With the mouse I was able to take out five of them before I got overwhelmed, still getting used to the game mechanics and whatnot. But at least I can play now rather than just fighting the stupid thumbstick. Tried driving with the keyboard and it's not horrible but I need me some analog control, just a lot more fun. GTA:SA was the first to get it right (for me), and GTA4 was great as well. Controls for both just feel natural and I'm never fighting them rather than playing the game. SR3 so far is better than SR2, other than the aiming thing, but I'm still struggling with the radar. I like a fixed radar, but my guy keeps doing these janky movement animations, can't tell which way I'm pointing. Hopefully I'll get used to it, but right now the radar isn't very helpful. And that thing with the driving camera being too low makes me nuts, not just because GTA gives you a couple options for it, but most racing games in general do. By the third iteration, I'd think they'd have gotten that, but I guess they were too busy modeling dildos. I don't talk about the port-less GTA:Horsey. Dammit. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 05, 2012, 07:58:50 AM The sk8r chicks aren't too bad once you learn how to deal with them. (I do want their teleport move.) Taking a shock hammer and turning it against the Deckers is a lot of fun. ;D Brutes I hate. Brutes with flamethrowers I loathe.
My one gripe is that I managed to jack squad car 69 (love the Peacemaker, so always stealing one and it was bound to happen), but when you store one they lose the number markings. No point in looking for car 54 either. :cry: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 05, 2012, 09:39:57 AM So it stores car permanently? I pulled out a little sports coupe and it always seems to be there. Didn't see a limit, either. If so, awesome. Just put in one of the souped-up cops cars before I logged out last night.
And I got stuck on a pier somewhere when I was just dicking around jumping cars off things...got a phone call for the mission that saw me learning to deal with those skatey bitches...and no car for a mile. Remembered there was an upgrade to phone in cars, had just enough dough for it...then had to run back to a road for it to find me :) Then remembered you can call in homies, so I called in some dude because the chick was busy, and the girl who drove the car (the DLC APC with turret) I phoned in, both of them pile into the APC. So we ripped into them pretty good, though I parked in a shitty spot and we had no cover or we'd have finished the mission (I died). Like I said, still learning the game systems, WAY better with backup. As much as I'm bitching about stuff, if I didn't like the game I wouldn't bother. Really fun game. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on June 05, 2012, 09:47:43 AM You can jack and store every vehicle in the game that you can drive. Cars, boats, helicopters, etc. My garage list takes a minute to scroll through. Haven't actually logged in though for about a month.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 05, 2012, 12:26:09 PM You need to store them in the garage of a crib. Stashing them at a Rim Jobs didn't seem to permanently add them to my list.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: CmdrSlack on June 05, 2012, 12:45:32 PM You need to store them in the garage of a crib. Stashing them at a Rim Jobs didn't seem to permanently add them to my list. I think that it initially does stash them permanently, because I would go steal a car, modify it, then wreck it, then find it in my garage crib. These were cars that I stole and modded before taking over the penthouse. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Azazel on June 06, 2012, 02:57:13 AM If you mod them at a rimjobs, it adds them to your garage permanantly. So just paint it blue or change the wing mirrors or whatever, and it's permanently yours.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 06, 2012, 08:34:28 AM Yeah, just got one like that last night, so verified the mod thing. Had a laugh as I went on a crazy tank binge with the DLC tank, then jumped into my car to cruise around and the block over from the newbie apartment there's a military blockade set up. I jack the APC and whip it into the garage, then head back and pop the gunner out of the tank and jack that. Thanks, guys!
I have no idea what happened to my evening last night. It disappeareded! Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 06, 2012, 08:57:53 AM I'm having that problem a lot. Open world with lots of silly stuff to do... it's my weakness.
Now if I could get my VTOL to transform into a robot, I'd be set. Saintbot? SaintMech? TranSaintor? Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: CmdrSlack on June 06, 2012, 09:10:21 AM Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on June 06, 2012, 01:15:32 PM My favorite vehicle in the game is the Tron bike. VTOL for completeness though...
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on June 06, 2012, 03:20:26 PM The 8-bit tank is the shiz.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: CmdrSlack on June 07, 2012, 10:46:48 AM It's massively useful for taking out rival gang activity spots. And it looks cool.
There needs to be a DLC with a quad laser. They already have the adult swim radio channel, gimmie some mooninite DLC. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trippy on June 07, 2012, 12:16:37 PM The Bear was my preference for vehicular combat. I liked it better than the tanks.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: brellium on June 07, 2012, 01:18:04 PM The Bear was my preference for vehicular combat. I liked it better than the tanks. This, all the civilian vehicles moved around too erratically with the tank. The military bulldog however is my favorite, it unlike the bear is customizeable.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on June 07, 2012, 01:18:19 PM The Bear was my preference for vehicular combat. I liked it better than the tanks. That the PEW PEW LASERS armored vehicle or the SWAT? I never used any of those... stole them sure, but never pulled them out to ride around in. Vortex with a cement grey, flat paint job and black deep dish rims was my favorite ride... fit my drive style. But once I got the feel for the motorcycles, the katana and the tron bike were it for me if I was getting around on the roads. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Trippy on June 07, 2012, 05:40:30 PM N-Forcer is the PEW PEW lasers one, which is okay. The Bear even though it nominally just has a machine gun is very powerful, and it will take a ton of abuse before being destroyed.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on June 07, 2012, 07:40:29 PM Literally a ton. I drove one of those things through at least a dozen full-on swat barricades. Kept going. Helicopter attacks, random gangbangers shooting, mutants with flamethrowers, decker chicks with hammers... Doors flapping, sparks flying, but the bear would not be stopped.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on June 08, 2012, 03:58:18 AM By the time I got around to doing the gang activity hotspots I had most of the weapon perks unlocked. Oddly enough, unlimited ammo rocket launchers and being immune to blasts trivializes those things.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on June 08, 2012, 07:07:22 AM I already had one in the garage, so I took it out for a gang mission, one of those 9 wave deals. Just sat there machine-gunning down all the approaching vehicles, didn't even have to overheat the barrel on the MG. Still not as trivializing as the VTOL, just sit back and launch rockets, win. And not as fun as sitting in there with basic weapons shooting face and picking up the stronger unit's weapons and using those against the rival gang. Hell, I still use the pistol and headshot for the most part, though I've been using the AR-55 a bit more lately just for the increased ammo (still just single/burst headshots, though).
Game started a bit slow, completion-wise, 5 hours for 5%. But by 7 hours I'm 25% done. However, not being an 'achiever', I'll probably be done before a lot of people. I don't play to 100% achievements, rather I see them as a log of how I played the game. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Bzalthek on June 08, 2012, 05:59:09 PM A lot of the achievements were not too bad. The shit like handstanding on cars or front wheelies with motorcycles. They were just long enough to get the hand of it, but not so long you were pissed you had to keep doing them.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Ragnoros on June 14, 2012, 06:19:08 AM Got this in the Steam sale a couple weeks back. Just chiming in to agree, I think this is the game I have gotten the most value out of since Terraria. Just nonstop silly fun from minute one to minute eighteen hundred.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 24, 2012, 08:41:53 AM Professor Genki is a tough little bastard, but his rocket launcher is nice for a newbie, and he's quite loaded. :drillf:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on June 24, 2012, 10:05:16 AM Professor Genki is a tough little bastard, but his rocket launcher is nice for a newbie, and he's quite loaded. :drillf: You forgot ELUSIVE. I spent 4 hours driving around once looking for his ass because I was broke. Never did find him that day. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on June 24, 2012, 10:38:52 AM I didn't even know he was special. I've run into him a few times, but thought he was just with the other Mascots in the area. Since I was messing around, I figured out take that dude out... and he kept taking the hits.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: rk47 on July 03, 2012, 11:10:06 PM I played this for 3 hours on LAN with a friend of mine. Our first time playing it...he was in the "GTA is da best" camp. After that session we swore to return on saturday to the same LAN cafe and resume our save game. :drill:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Rendakor on July 15, 2012, 07:57:39 PM Wow, this game is great. Grabbed the whole collection during the Steam sale and I'm loving it so far. I'm glad they took the GTA concept and just embraced the absurdity of it.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on July 15, 2012, 10:21:39 PM Picked this up finally as well after getting sick of Modern Warfare 3 hacks rampant through multiplayer. The game flows. It's beautiful on the PC. Lots of smooth motion and animations. Also, completely juvenile in everything and not ashamed of it.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Rendakor on July 16, 2012, 08:38:50 AM My only complaint so far is mouse movement while driving; I've had to train myself to let go of the mouse because it makes the camera very jumpy when I'm driving.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Paelos on July 16, 2012, 08:46:12 AM My only complaint so far is mouse movement while driving; I've had to train myself to let go of the mouse because it makes the camera very jumpy when I'm driving. Yep I don't like the viewpoint. It needs to be higher behind the car and my mouse jumps all over creation. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Kail on July 16, 2012, 11:32:42 AM It's one of those games I feel like I have trouble playing without using both a keyboard+mouse and a gamepad. Driving feels weird with the mouse, shooting feels weird with the pad.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Mrbloodworth on July 16, 2012, 11:33:56 AM Turn off the Cam while driving. I think its called, smart cam, or something.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Zetor on July 27, 2012, 05:34:54 AM Been playing this since the Steam sale (it was like... 7.50E or something), it's pretty fun as a '1-hour-at-a-time' game!
Some of the missions are a bit :ye_gods: though. Like the trafficking one that starts off with 5 stars, so cars with brutes are tailing the dealer's car along with a chopper... and I only have my newb weapons at level 1. I think I'll have to leave that one until I get some more serious hardware. Also, any pro-tips for scoring high on insurance fraud? I was able to finish the first one, but the second one's giving me trouble... I'm not sure what's the best way to use my adrenaline either. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on July 27, 2012, 06:37:14 AM For Insurance Fraud, there are little circles on your map. You'll want to run to them and do your thing there as they rapidly increase your adrenaline.
One thing I didn't realize at first is you can do some weird physics once your adrenaline is going. Try to figure those out and aim for more cars. The more you hit in a given 'trip', the more points you rack up. One thing I do is try to stand in an intersection, but not in the way of traffic so cars go through it. Then jump in front of the lead and bounce off as many behind it as possible. If traffic starts getting stuck, run away a little to let it despawn or at least get moving. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Zetor on July 27, 2012, 02:56:18 PM Yea, that's good info, thanks. Apparently adrenaline turns you into Trampoline Man. :awesome_for_real: After abusing that a bit (and getting lucky getting drivers that didn't turn / swerve away at the last moment), I am now 4% closer to controlling downtown!
The over-the-top ultraviolence is pretty amusing in this game, and I like it more than the GTA games I played before (okay, Vice City gets a few points for style, but still). Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Hawkbit on July 27, 2012, 03:01:36 PM I bought it during the sale, and it's the only game I'm still playing from my Steam looting. I was pretty skeptical because SR2 ran terribly on my system, but SR3 runs great. While I respect Rockstar for putting together these cohesive worlds that feel real, SR3 is simply more fun.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on July 28, 2012, 05:51:40 AM The over-the-top ultraviolence is pretty amusing in this game, and I like it more than the GTA games I played before (okay, Vice City gets a few points for style, but still). Wait until you find Professor Genki's Super Ethical Research Climax. :drillf:Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Zetor on July 29, 2012, 01:47:26 PM Oh, I'm definitely digging that one. I think I completed all instances downtown already. Some of them get a bit crazy near the end with multiple hunters [brutes]... at that point I just run for the exit.
"CASH IN POCKET!" :awesome_for_real: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lakov_Sanite on July 29, 2012, 02:54:55 PM After being introduced to the mayor I feel the need to do a playthrough as archer.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sheepherder on July 29, 2012, 04:22:59 PM Dick move, unicorn.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on July 30, 2012, 03:51:26 PM The ludicrousness of some of the activities and the main character calling it out is hilarious. I love my female protaganist's responses. "A fucking TIGER?!"
What's doubly amusing is that I'm understanding everything Kenzie Washington says during the Deckers arc that goes over the head of the main character. The personality quirks and exaggerations are also something I can relate to. They did a fantastic job of making these exaggerated personalities. The Saints pale in comparison -- they seem normal by comparison. Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on October 27, 2012, 10:15:01 PM For Shiggles, my halloween costume this year...
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on October 28, 2012, 01:49:19 AM For Shiggles, my halloween costume this year... Coward. You should have went for the purple dildo bat. :why_so_serious: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Lantyssa on October 28, 2012, 05:53:51 AM Very Nice. Is your wife doing the Bloody Cannoness? ;D
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on October 28, 2012, 10:02:43 AM She was Viola. Turtleneck, sunglasses, leather skirt and thigh-highs.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: 01101010 on October 28, 2012, 12:36:33 PM She was Viola. Turtleneck, sunglasses, leather skirt and thigh-highs. :drillf: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: LK on October 29, 2012, 01:50:02 AM She was Viola. Turtleneck, sunglasses, leather skirt and thigh-highs. :thumbs_up: Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Sky on October 29, 2012, 08:43:06 AM Pics or it didn't happen! :why_so_serious:
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: brellium on October 30, 2012, 07:53:30 AM She was Viola. Turtleneck, sunglasses, leather skirt and thigh-highs. Are you sure she wasn't the other twin, I mean they are hard to tell apart.Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Paelos on October 30, 2012, 01:39:28 PM Check her neck.
Title: Re: Saints Row the Third - Strap it On Post by: Surlyboi on October 30, 2012, 02:14:25 PM It's not broken.
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