Zero Punctuation: Saints Row: The Third
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He seems really disappointed over the clothing customizing options, but I see his point as to why they didn't just copy it from SR2.
Wow, this video felt longer than the usual.
I got to say I expected every single critic he did, because it's pretty much how I felt, linear story missions, customization downgraded, way too easy... but it's true, it's still fun, though they could have tried better.
I got to say I expected every single critic he did, because it's pretty much how I felt, linear story missions, customization downgraded, way too easy... but it's true, it's still fun, though they could have tried better.
It's a shame that it wasn't as good as Saint's Row 2. It's another example of "trying-to-hard" syndrome.
I feared this would have the same problem I had with Dead Rising 2 - it was just trying too hard to be funny/stupid, turning what I liked about the first game into fast food. Definitely not worth the full purchase price.
Saints Row 2 actually had SOME semblance of depth and coherence. That's what made the "wacky" parts stand out.
Saints Row 3 is shorter, simpler, and just outright bizarre in a "Second Life on drugs" sort of way. It's still fun, yeah... but it's like watching an entire episode of "Funniest Home Videos" where every video is a guy getting hit in the crotch. 30 minutes of that and it stops being funny; but use it sparingly and you'll still make me chuckle.
Saints Row 3 is shorter, simpler, and just outright bizarre in a "Second Life on drugs" sort of way. It's still fun, yeah... but it's like watching an entire episode of "Funniest Home Videos" where every video is a guy getting hit in the crotch. 30 minutes of that and it stops being funny; but use it sparingly and you'll still make me chuckle.
Ha! Nice little callback at the end.
Anyway, yeah, something I noticed about SR3 (without even playing it, mind) was that it was trying to hard to be "wacky."
If the very first shop you enter lets you buy a nine-foot dildo (along more conventional weapons, mind) then they're basically just giving you things they find hilarious, not letting you find your own hilarity.
Ideally "the penetrator" should be a hard-to-find weapon in a fetish shop that needs to be hunted down.
It should be like a Dead Rising thing:
"Hum de dum, oh a new store, let me check it out."
"Oh, I can buy leather gear, that's kind of funny I guess, maybe I'll buy a..."
"what's that in the corner, it looks like a dildo but..."
"what, I can pick it up? Swing it around"
"Ha! What will it do to this pedestrian! OMG this is awesome!"
It's a lot less funny when they just hand it to you at the start.
Besides, it's a shame you can't make a fat gangster anymore.
Anyway, yeah, something I noticed about SR3 (without even playing it, mind) was that it was trying to hard to be "wacky."
If the very first shop you enter lets you buy a nine-foot dildo (along more conventional weapons, mind) then they're basically just giving you things they find hilarious, not letting you find your own hilarity.
Ideally "the penetrator" should be a hard-to-find weapon in a fetish shop that needs to be hunted down.
It should be like a Dead Rising thing:
"Hum de dum, oh a new store, let me check it out."
"Oh, I can buy leather gear, that's kind of funny I guess, maybe I'll buy a..."
"what's that in the corner, it looks like a dildo but..."
"what, I can pick it up? Swing it around"
"Ha! What will it do to this pedestrian! OMG this is awesome!"
It's a lot less funny when they just hand it to you at the start.
Besides, it's a shame you can't make a fat gangster anymore.
I thought this review might happen after I saw angry joe's review which actually seemed to be the only one that seemed disappointed in the game. And saints row four is already being planned and with an intention to just make it crazier. I dunno. This isn't really my type of game seeing as I don't have desires for random destruction but even I can understand how this game was not worth the hype in comparison to the previous title.
I guess yathzee and saints row two will continue to be together.
I guess yathzee and saints row two will continue to be together.
I agree with Yahtzee.
Wait, he's panning a game I like? BOOO! BOOO!
Which is annoying, since I can no longer play my Trenchcoat wearing native with a sombrero tilted over his eyes as he mows people down with dual SMGs.
Of course, the sombrero actually IS gone, so....
Wait, he's panning a game I like? BOOO! BOOO!
You can, Yahtzee is just mourning the loss of the "wear" option that allows you to tilt the hat in a specific direction.Jon Shannow said:
Which is annoying, since I can no longer play my Trenchcoat wearing native with a sombrero tilted over his eyes as he mows people down with dual SMGs.
Of course, the sombrero actually IS gone, so....
Yep, the game was a bit of a disappointment to SR2, but still pretty fun. I missed some of the better character interaction and "revenge" moments from the second game. I mean, compare what happens to Jessica or Shogo to what happens to Phillipe or Matt Miller. WTF? At least one of the endings you can get is pretty good.
I'm glad Yazthee wasn't affected at all by his hype for the game. I can't udnerstand why every crictic is rating this game higher than SR2 when it's stripped a lot of the element from the 2nd.
Yea, I had fun and thought some of the wackiness was kinda of funny but less customazation, less activities, stronghold downgraded to operations, instead of 2 seperare gang each with it's own unique feel and story to it, it's 3 gangs in one organazation with no real difference sides their look and weapons, the city feel bland compare to 2 with the beach, marina, trailer park, college ground and huge shopping you can visit and buggy around in.
Here's hoping SR4 (Yes, they announced the bloody game before 3 was even released) keeps the polished engine with a return to SR2 style.
Yea, I had fun and thought some of the wackiness was kinda of funny but less customazation, less activities, stronghold downgraded to operations, instead of 2 seperare gang each with it's own unique feel and story to it, it's 3 gangs in one organazation with no real difference sides their look and weapons, the city feel bland compare to 2 with the beach, marina, trailer park, college ground and huge shopping you can visit and buggy around in.
Here's hoping SR4 (Yes, they announced the bloody game before 3 was even released) keeps the polished engine with a return to SR2 style.
I will admit that not having all those options for clothing did put a huge dampener on my enjoyment of this game.
Maybe I'll keep playing in about a week or two, but really if I want a crazy fix now, I'll play SR2.
Maybe I'll keep playing in about a week or two, but really if I want a crazy fix now, I'll play SR2.
Angry Joe was actually not a blind fanboy? Holy crap. I'ma have to check that review out. right after I ice skate in Hell, because I doubt I'll see the likes of this again any time soon.Swifteye said:
Mmm, Angry Joe had pretty much the same position, though it seems he and Yahtzee are in the minority on this one among critics.
I honestly feel that the 2 games are equivelent, SR3 does have some features that dont work as well as they did in SR2 but is also has a lot of new stuff that does work. One thing that I see in a lot of reviews is that people just talk about the stuff that SR2 had that SR3 doesnt and they skip the new stuff entirely.
I liked that they did something diferent, like when they made SR2 I liked that they made something diferent after SR1. For me this is what a sequel should be, its kind of the same without being the same.
I liked that they did something diferent, like when they made SR2 I liked that they made something diferent after SR1. For me this is what a sequel should be, its kind of the same without being the same.
This is what I mean, this guy didnt played the game and because of the reviews (most of them, this has nothing to do with ZP now) he thinks that everything is given to the player right at the start, its not. There are a lot of rewards, like:Prof. Monkeypox said:
They arent exactly spoiler material but if you want to be suprised when you unlock it maybe you shouldnt open this
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