Saints Row the Third - Strap it On

[Azazel]

ooooohhhhhhaaaahhhh 

[Lakov_Sanite]

I almost wish I didn't watch that. Just the music playing....omg

[01101010]

I almost wish I didn't watch that. Just the music playing....omg

Crane Technique! 

[Chinchilla]

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.

[MisterNoisy]

The Wide World of Genki Trailer

I'm pretty sure all other games will cease to exist for me for a few months after November 15.

[LK]

Exploding Bullets.

Seems their marketing is targeted at the Jackasses out there.

[Furiously]

I'm sold!

[MisterNoisy]

Volition dude posted the sysreqs on GAF:

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.

[Azazel]

Exploding Bullets.

Seems their marketing is targeted at the Jackasses out there.

Have you played Saints Row 1 or 2?

[Stormwaltz]

Every trailer released for this game is more psychotic than the last. 

[TripleDES]

Needs more silly trailers a la Uncle Gary.

[Morfiend]

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.

[MisterNoisy]

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

[NiX]

Video removed by THQ.

[MisterNoisy]

Video removed by THQ.

EDIT:  Link nuked by THQ Nazis.

New link.

[Teleku]

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.

[NiX]

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.

[Furiously]

I however would play saints row two if you have it just to run the sewage truck and spray random houses.

[Azazel]

I would play SR2 immediately because it's made of awesomesauce. 

[MisterNoisy]

And again, I'll just leave this here.

[Musashi]

So wait.  There's multiplayer right?  'Griefing' pedestrians isn't griefing.

[MisterNoisy]

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.

[Azazel]

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.

[NiX]

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.

[Azazel]

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.

[LK]

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.

[NiX]

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.

[LK]

Character creator (Initiation Station) available soon on XBox Live and PSN Network. 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.

[Surlyboi]

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.

[01101010]

Character creator (Initiation Station) available soon on XBox Live and PSN Network. 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?

[Azazel]

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..

[NiX]

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.

[Azazel]

This is interesting as well...

http://www.saintsrow.com/news/detail/article/251453/saints_row_2_anniversary_and_a_surprise

[Sky]

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

[Azazel]

You're forgiven. I remember being excited for Borderlands on PC.