Saints row discussion

[cjonesfan921]

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Got the demo disc today, finally. Must say, I am impressed. This game went from a maybe to a must have. Got used to the controls after awhile. Switching weapons at first was tough but got used to it. Overall, very nice demo and can't wait for late August.

[HMcCoy]

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it just feels like a GTA clone with better visuals and nothing else that really surpasses GTA in anyway.

Besides grafx that are approximately 10000x's better, off the top of my head it's got:

better physics, AI, load times, textures, music, ambient atmosphere, in-car aiming, explosions, drug usage, and animation variety. Besides the "it's a GT ripoff" sentiment, this game trumps the original in almost every way, IMO. The writing was ALOT better in GTA, but then again, there were what...3 missions in the SR demo? For me, story means little while free-roaming.

The turf wars were the best part of San Andreas for me. There wasn't much story involved with that, but it was still a blast.

[Seether4113]

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I say we start planning for the OS gang...Im going to rent it, then if its good ill get it and be part of it

Im definately up for an OS gang.

[USF11]

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Besides grafx that are approximately 10000x's better, off the top of my head it's got:

better physics, AI, load times, textures, music, ambient atmosphere, in-car aiming, explosions, drug usage, and animation variety. Besides the "it's a GT ripoff" sentiment, this game trumps the original in almost every way, IMO. The writing was ALOT better in GTA, but then again, there were what...3 missions in the SR demo? For me, story means little while free-roaming.

The turf wars were the best part of San Andreas for me. There wasn't much story involved with that, but it was still a blast.

I will rent it for sure. I love GTA for the comedy and its hard to top GTA's comedy.

[HMcCoy]

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I will rent it for sure. I love GTA for the comedy and its hard to top GTA's comedy.

Lazlo used to kill me. GTA's talk radio was brilliant.

[spankdatazz22]

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Wasn't interested in getting the game before I got the demo from Gamestop last week; now the game is a definite buy. It's a shameless GTA clone, but it's a shameless clone that does right by the Rockstar formula. It should be a big hit. And GTA should now benefit from having legit competition to push the genre forward

[TheDNA]

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The comedy in GTA is what makes the game for me. SR feels like it is made for 15 year old wannabes. The langauge in SR seems to be there just to give it an M rating. In GTA the langauge is there to be funny. All the extra little mini-games in GTA are great too, maybe SR has them and I have just not come across them yet.

I dunno I can see this game selling a ton of units, it just feels like a GTA clone with better visuals and nothing else that really surpasses GTA in anyway.

It's definately worth a rental.

The game does have mini-games... There is an IGN article over them I believe, I think it was IGN anyways.

[USF11]

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Driving a car into the river is badass.

[Victor99]

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Played the demo and overall I thought it was pretty good.

[goh]

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Something else that bothers me...who the hell is gonna pay ****in $150 for a milkshake?!? Not the Kelis kind,an actual milkshake,$300 cheeseburger,what the hell? How is that place even still in bussiness?

[rawdog805]

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hey whats up with the main character?? he hasnt said a word since i started playing?? hope he talks in the final version...

I used to love hearing CJ in San Andreas talk back to the pedestrians..

[stephenyoungchoi]

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played through the demo and overall impression is pretty good. I wasn't even interested in this game before but now I might pick it up. am interested in what multiplayer has to offer........

[poster]

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^ I didn't know much about the game either, but now might get it as well. Can you save your progress in the demo? I know my EB is having a midnight sale so it must be popular!

[JohnnytheSkin]

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I'm disappointed...solely because it seems they went for the "shock" factor, not the "innovate" factor. I know some people like the copy cat stuff, but I just can't get into this game, especially since GTA:San Andreas is so much better. Some gripes:

-all the damn swearing. I know it's a "ghetto", but all the pedestrians wander around saying f-this, f-that, blah blah blah. Where's the humor and "realism" in the city environment?
-the drinking and food cost being insanely overpriced...not to mention the lack of point in it all. So I buy "bubbly", what for? To play the game in a hazy and disorienting view until he pukes it up after sprinting?
-the lack of character voice. I really like it in "Vice City" and "San Andreas" having the main guy talk.
-The blatant ripping off of the generic products and ads from GTA. The posters and names even look the same.
-Freckle *****es...enough said
-Michael Rappaport doing that sidekick voice (the guy from 'War at Home'). Repetitive and annoying.

I just wanted more innovations. Don't do all the winking crap to the censors that GTA did...go out and do it! Have the flirting prostitutes and show the "Hot Coffee", have real open ended gameplay where if I kill the guy giving me the mission the game still goes on! Allow me to beat the hell out of a shop keeper w/o him somehow hitting the alarm! Make the cops pursue with more intelligence and not forget about you!

All that being said, I do like the aiming system...but having multiple targets may be a huge issue in the final game.

[Juggalo]

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I'm disappointed...solely because it seems they went for the "shock" factor, not the "innovate" factor. I know some people like the copy cat stuff, but I just can't get into this game, especially since GTA:San Andreas is so much better. Some gripes:

-all the damn swearing. I know it's a "ghetto", but all the pedestrians wander around saying f-this, f-that, blah blah blah. Where's the humor and "realism" in the city environment?
-the drinking and food cost being insanely overpriced...not to mention the lack of point in it all. So I buy "bubbly", what for? To play the game in a hazy and disorienting view until he pukes it up after sprinting?
-the lack of character voice. I really like it in "Vice City" and "San Andreas" having the main guy talk.
-The blatant ripping off of the generic products and ads from GTA. The posters and names even look the same.
-Freckle *****es...enough said
-Michael Rappaport doing that sidekick voice (the guy from 'War at Home'). Repetitive and annoying.

I just wanted more innovations. Don't do all the winking crap to the censors that GTA did...go out and do it! Have the flirting prostitutes and show the "Hot Coffee", have real open ended gameplay where if I kill the guy giving me the mission the game still goes on! Allow me to beat the hell out of a shop keeper w/o him somehow hitting the alarm! Make the cops pursue with more intelligence and not forget about you!

All that being said, I do like the aiming system...but having multiple targets may be a huge issue in the final game.

I agree with some of your points but this will hold me over for the next GTA. GTA is king and Saints row is a copy, and you know the next GTA will blow saints row out of the water.