Zero Punctuation: Saints Row: The Third

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

So who else saw this one coming?

Yeah, there was no way he was ever going to give it as good a review as he gave the first one. Because as always people seem to have gotten the wrong end of the stick. He wasn't praising SR2 for being wacky, he was praising it for being wackier than Grand Theft Auto. When the third game is just wacky it loses the context in which he made the first review.

Ah well, I'll probably get it anyway, because I like my games wacky every once in a while, but that is really depressing to hear about the clothing options. That was practically the only reason I bought SR2.

Also, is it just me or has Yahtzee given three positive reviews practically in a row?

 

[Silenttalker22]

Pretty spot on review, and damn it the game is fun!

 

[Something Amyss]

sr1~sr3 . and the devs said that sr4 will be whackyer than sr3... of course after 40 weeks worth of dlc...

I can't wait. Dual wielding dildos.

Dual wielding EXPLOSIVE dildos.

Dual Wielding EXPLOSIVE FLAMING dildos while defecating on the Mona Lisa and screwing the enemy boss' mum.

LOOK AT US! WE'RE CRAAAAAZAY!

 

[Vegosiux]

So let me get this straight:

Extra Punctuation: Skyrim - "Goddammit there are too many options for character customization!"

Zero Punctuation: Saints Row: The Third - "Goddammit there aren't enough options with the clothes!"

It looks a little odd to complain about there being less options when a few days earlier (or later, depending on when the video was made) you went on about how there's "almost too many options" somewhere else.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

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.

Don't forget that another game got a lot hype and scores compared to SR3.

OT I did enjoy most of what was to offer from SR3 but would also look forward to the next SR if it had a little less "whacky" involved.

 

[Stabby Joe]

Wow, this really seems like a step down. The Saints Row 2 review was probably the first (if not only) Yahtzee review that actually got me to go out and play it.

While I can't say anything concrete about The Third, it did strike me as "trying too hard" in the previews. I don't know, I wil still probably get around to it at some point...

...so...many...games!

 

[Xman490]

The story does have some sort of progression, just not "rags to riches". It's more about getting more and more powerful so that you can show the unruly Syndicate boss who's really "like a boss" by running through the final mission with bullet-proof skin and your choice of "death to all who oppose me" or "we the people of 'totally isn't New York'".

 

[Freaky Lou]

The Problem with SR3 is they tried to reinvent the wheel, when SR2 had a perfectly good thing going. Had they merely expanded on that this game would have turned out much better.

What? From everything I've heard, there's not really anything new in this installment, just way more emphasis on the crazy parts.

 

[Freaky Lou]

So let me get this straight:

Extra Punctuation: Skyrim - "Goddammit there are too many options for character customization!"

Zero Punctuation: Saints Row: The Third - "Goddammit there aren't enough options with the clothes!"

It looks a little odd to complain about there being less options when a few days earlier (or later, depending on when the video was made) you went on about how there's "almost too many options" somewhere else.

Well, he did explain that in a game like Saints Row, where you'll be looking at your character in cutscenes and during general gameplay, having characters that looks just how you want them to is important. But he felt that in a game like Skyrim, where you'll be spending most of your time in first-person anyway and absolutely none of it in cutscenes, it really doesn't matter that much.

Personally I love the character customization in TES games so I don't agree anyway, but that's what he's saying.

 

[Mrsoupcup]

The Problem with SR3 is they tried to reinvent the wheel, when SR2 had a perfectly good thing going. Had they merely expanded on that this game would have turned out much better.

What? From everything I've heard, there's not really anything new in this installment, just way more emphasis on the crazy parts.

It's hard to explain, but thats how I felt after playing both back to back.

 

[LazyAza]

Yeah 3 definitely feels like it was lacking in content and modes compared to 2 but I still enjoyed it alot and unlike 2 I actually finished the story and 100%ed the game so eh.

The rest of yahtzees complaints though seem really odd based on his usual comments about games. I figured the non stop wackiness would have been right up his alley but I guess not.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Apparently there is such a thing as a sandbox that is too crazy for Yahtzee...

 

[The Brian J]

100% agree with Yahtzee here. While SR3 is still very fun, it is missing "da magicz" that SR2 had.

 

[Something Amyss]

Unfortunately, they were beaten by a gun that shoot shurukiens and lightening. So, yeah.

Maybe they will actually come out with a Shuriken/Lightning gun that has tits and is on fire.

And the tits will have that really ridiculous jiggle physics where turning a quarter of a degree rocks them like an earthquake.

 

[Zero Serenity]

Did anyone have some strange problem with the video feed when it would turn half yellow and with some blurry textures or was that just me?

(Most sandbox games aren't for me, but the reviews can be facinating.)

 

[Britisheagle]

I can see what they were trying to do but I agree with Yahtzee in that it was poorly executed. But at least he still has fun with it!

Hopefully the next one will basically be like Saints 2 as the leader of one of the old gangs reclaiming territory from the Saints wherby in the end you fight your customised character from Saints The Third. One can dream..

 

[Vegosiux]

So let me get this straight:

Extra Punctuation: Skyrim - "Goddammit there are too many options for character customization!"

Zero Punctuation: Saints Row: The Third - "Goddammit there aren't enough options with the clothes!"

It looks a little odd to complain about there being less options when a few days earlier (or later, depending on when the video was made) you went on about how there's "almost too many options" somewhere else.

Well, he did explain that in a game like Saints Row, where you'll be looking at your character in cutscenes and during general gameplay, having characters that looks just how you want them to is important. But he felt that in a game like Skyrim, where you'll be spending most of your time in first-person anyway and absolutely none of it in cutscenes, it really doesn't matter that much.

Personally I love the character customization in TES games so I don't agree anyway, but that's what he's saying.

Well, this time it won't fly. One, if it doesn't matter, he could have gone nit-pick something that does, and two, I spend most of my game in third person.

So yes, as an opinion, it's okay, and I disagree with it, but it can't be an objective criticism.

 

[Xman490]

Also, is it just me or has Yahtzee given three positive reviews practically in a row?

Modern Warfare 3 review was not quite positive, but these last two were positive, by Yatzee's standards, as in "yeah, it's okay."

 

[Beryl77]

The things he didn't like about SR3 are the reasons why I like this game so much.

 

[Delicious Anathema]

This is one of the most refreshing games released this year. I can't wait to play it on Steam.