We were all wrong about his game. I too was a human with working eyes and ears who watched the trailer and had the completely understandable reaction of instantly hating this game, but I promise the trailer does this game so dirty. Yes the game is unpolished because it was rushed out the door, yes the driving is stiff and kinda slow at the start of the game, no it is not like saints 3+, but it does feel A LOT like S2 with a fresh face lift and a goofier physics engine.

There was a lot of concern online when people saw the crew was a corny Amazon TV like diverse cast with the black nerd, girl mechanic, and asian bi frat bro, but I assure you that just like in real life, this is such a small part of their personality AND people seem to forget that is what the Saints have literally always been. It's not a game about kids and their modern problems. it's a game about 4 low tier losers that decide to star working for themselves by any means necessary.

The game sets the mood instantly with the over the top cartoon violence, the dedicated drift button that works on all vehicles, and incredible voice acting and quotable lines that reminds me of the old game. Give it a chance because it's honestly quite fun. The interactions with the team, killer sound track and consistent stylized art direction makes you forget that this game was forced out the door before having the studio Ol' Yeller'd immediately afterwards.

The trailer was the worst thing to ever happen to this game!

In 2024 this is a good Saint's Row game. Still a bit buggy, but enjoyable. Buy during a sale with DLC

Saint's Row isn't the worst game I've ever played or even the worst GTA style game but man...this ain't it. Almost nothing in this game lands and with Volition gone it's been left in a bit of a crappy state with a bug that nearly mutes most vehicle and firearm noises among other things. I liked just exploring the world and doing side stuff for a bit but...eh. Also the aiming feels terrible, no idea how they messed that up.