Agents of Mayhem

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5.4

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  1. mageborn23
    Aug 22, 2017
    8
    This game is a lot of fun. And it kinda is like overwatch single player. Which I love because whilst a love the lore of Overwatch i hate playing the game, because playing with other people sucks. But the characters are interesting the humor is good. And it just doesn't take itself too seriously. Good Job Volition.
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 15, 2017
    8
    Agents of Mayhem
    A Sleeper hit
    A gents of mayhem is a spin off game from the saints row series where a group of heroes are assembled with their own hatred for the legion to take them down The game takes place in south korea and the story is told with animated cutscenes and tons of humor and charm… This is a bit of a 3rd person version of a hero shooter.. though completely single    Agents of Mayhem
    A Sleeper hit
    A gents of mayhem is a spin off game from the saints row series
    where a group of heroes are assembled with their own hatred for the legion to take them down
    The game takes place in south korea and the story is told with animated cutscenes and tons of humor and charm…
    This is a bit of a 3rd person version of a hero shooter.. though completely single player
    you start out with 3 characters, and once youre set free in the open world youre able to go and recruit the other 9…
    The game handles the introductions and unlocking these characters perfectly…
    and rightfully so as recruiting them makes up a hefty chunk of this 22 hour long campaign
    To unlock a character you have to complete a mission with that character..
    each characters mission introduces them, gives them a back story and their reason for wanting to take down legion…
    and none of them feel throw away, every single character in this game feels fleshed out, both in their play style and their personality
    These missions introduce the characters weapon, their special attacks, and their mayhem attacks..
    They force the player not only to dip their toes in the water with each character, it forces them to prove they can succeed with that character as well
    And each is balanced in a way that you may love 2 things about them but hate one… or really love one thing but hate the other 2..
    This makes picking your favorite 3 so hard…
    And keeping in mind you need a variety of characters in your squad for different objectives missions may throw at you..
    Once you have your 3 favorite characters , its time to squad up and take the city for your own
    A squad consists of any 3 characters
    You can take these characters and clean up the town if youd like, taking over outposts so that you can unlock a regions side activites or claim currency terminals to increase you dollar per minute you earn back at your base
    these side activities aren’t really too interesting or fun…
    I don’t imagine many people will spend their time running around this tiny city doing them..
    and other than unlocking schematics for new cars theres not much incentive to do them anyway..
    speaking of cars this is how you will traverse unless you choose to jump and dash into the air, but the game makes it easy by letting you call a car instantly with the touch of the d pad
    but sadly there is no fast travel here, youll be driving a lot
    most of your time will be spent doing main missions and running through lairs or dungeons
    These lairs and dungeons are found in story as well as in the global conflict section of the game which is where you send out your unused members to go out and earn xp and scraps for gremlin tech which is basically a consumable attack
    These dungeons are where youll earn mods for your equipped characters
    The mission structure here though is practically identical throughout all 20 hours..
    heres the crazy thing though..
    The game stays fun throughout inspite of this..
    Im surprised how much I ultimately enjoyed agents of mayhem…
    while the open world is shallow, the level design is extremely repetitive, and a low health indication like a harsh vibration or blood/discoloration on the screen doesn’t exist..
    the heroes with their different moves, diolog, and personalities, the different villians that are fun to hate.. the overall writing in this game.. all of it keep this game fresh and fun throughout…
    if youre a fan of hero shooters in any way.. don’t miss out on this one
    I give Agents of Mayhem
    an 8/10    … Expand
  3. stgreylv
    Aug 22, 2017
    8
    Overly good, fun gameplay overweights some unpolished writing and repetitive tasks. If you played saints row 3 till 100% map coverage then you have to buy this game.
  4. NICMOS
    Jul 22, 2018
    10
    This game shouldn't be seen as a Saints row, It's a good game to me, but not for all. I really enjoyed it!
    :-)
  5. JackOursler
    Aug 17, 2017
    8
    Being a huge Saints Row fan, I had to buy this game. Agents of Mayhem ended up giving me the same pleasures of all the other saints row games and their funny designing. The game can get a little bit repetitive some times and it doesn't top Saints row 4 but besides that I had a lot of fun playing this game and I suggest Saints Row fans or fans of games like that to buy it. I hope thisBeing a huge Saints Row fan, I had to buy this game. Agents of Mayhem ended up giving me the same pleasures of all the other saints row games and their funny designing. The game can get a little bit repetitive some times and it doesn't top Saints row 4 but besides that I had a lot of fun playing this game and I suggest Saints Row fans or fans of games like that to buy it. I hope this helped anyone and if it did thank you and enjoy the game!… Expand
  6. ebee
    Dec 31, 2017
    10
    This was high on my list of favorite games this year. I love the saturday morning cartoon vibe of the story and characters. I really hope we get another of this style of game in this series.
  7. HonestCritic198
    Aug 29, 2017
    10
    WTF is wrong with some people? This game is pretty good. Sure, it is no masterpiece, but i found it pretty fun. And it is one of the most well optmized game releases i have seen in quite some time, i am playing on max settings with an FX-6300 and a R9 380. Seriously, this whole review industry is going downhill pretty fast, they overrated bleh games and underrate perfectly fine games.WTF is wrong with some people? This game is pretty good. Sure, it is no masterpiece, but i found it pretty fun. And it is one of the most well optmized game releases i have seen in quite some time, i am playing on max settings with an FX-6300 and a R9 380. Seriously, this whole review industry is going downhill pretty fast, they overrated bleh games and underrate perfectly fine games.

    Ignore the haters, it seems the only one who actually played this game was Quarter to Three. If you like light hearted shooter-action rpg hybrids, get this game.    … Expand
  8. SWERY_51
    Dec 29, 2021
    8
    I had way more fun with this game than with Saints Row 3 and 4.

    I dream of a AoM 2 with new-gen graphics, and why not as a game as service, adding for exemple a new town once a year, and new content regularly, new agents, new missions that will unlock new skins, new types of vehicles, etc... They could also add some loot with stats like in Borderlands or Diablo. It would be awesome.
  9. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 4, 2020
    8
    Agents of Mayhem is one of the most underrated games that I have ever played. The game reminds me a lot of Borderlands in the visual aspect. The loot chests and hidden shards make exploration of the open world more fun. The variety of characters, their unique skills and animations, and backstories with personal origin quests/stories are brilliantly done. The only complaint that I will haveAgents of Mayhem is one of the most underrated games that I have ever played. The game reminds me a lot of Borderlands in the visual aspect. The loot chests and hidden shards make exploration of the open world more fun. The variety of characters, their unique skills and animations, and backstories with personal origin quests/stories are brilliantly done. The only complaint that I will have at the end of this, is that there is not more. This is a brilliantly executed game, with nearly no issues at all.

    The story has a very comic book feel to it, which is enjoyable and humorous. The villain is very villainous, while the heroes are almost anti-heroes. The game also builds groundwork for many things to be expanded on, like the backstories of almost all of the heroes have cliffhangers, as if more was going to come out on it. I suppose that the bad reception canceled that, sadly. I would have liked to see the direction this would have gone.

    The game has a lot to offer for an initial playthrough, but as you complete everything, it becomes redundant. If the game had been more successful, I assume the DLC and other updates would have been a mountain of content to expand the Mayhem multiverse.

    The only issue that I have found so far, is that the game crashes frequently while displayed in HDR, which is my only complaint, but upon turning that off, I have had no further bugs or issues at all.

    The game is definitely for the more mature audience, and is very amusing and enjoyable. The creators of this game have a great sense of humor.

    In short, this game is the whole package. Agents of Mayhem is very well made in terms of gameplay, graphics, story, execution and voice acting.    … Expand
  10. KinimodYunmi
    May 20, 2023
    10
    Ein klasse Super-Agenten Spiel!
    Es ist stark an Saints Row angelehnt aber man kann es voll und ganz als eigenes großes Spiel bezeichnen.
    Alle Charaktere haben eine Spezialfähigkeit, eine Verbesserung dafür und eine passive Verbesserung, diese drei Dinge werden als Gadjets bezeichnet. Dann hat jeder noch vier Fähigkeiten die mit 10 Punkten vollgeskillt werden können und der letzte ist    Ein klasse Super-Agenten Spiel!
    Es ist stark an Saints Row angelehnt aber man kann es voll und ganz als eigenes großes Spiel bezeichnen.

    Alle Charaktere haben eine Spezialfähigkeit, eine Verbesserung dafür und eine passive Verbesserung, diese drei Dinge werden als Gadjets bezeichnet. Dann hat jeder noch vier Fähigkeiten die mit 10 Punkten vollgeskillt werden können und der letzte ist immer ein Teambonus, denn man ist stets mit 3 Agenten in der Open World oder in den Neben- und Storymissionen unterwegs, außer es sind AOM-Charakter Episoden, wie man sie aus Fighter Spielen kennt, nur als richtige Missionen, echt schon besser als die Story. An der Zahl gibt es 12 Agenten und im Checkboard hatte ich dann auch 12 von 12 und es kam trotzdem noch jemand dazu. Ich strukturiere mein Team dauernd um, es kommt immer wieder jemand bei dem ich sage, omg der/die muss unbedingt mein Team! Um so später um so schwerer ist die Entscheidung wer raus muss.
    Aber es gibt neben den Charaktermissionen auch noch Teammissionen. Es gibt feste Teams aus jeweils drei Agenten die auch einen eigenen Namen haben und es ist genau so verrückt wie in Saints Row!
    Die Dialoge, die Missionen und man darf alles und jeden kaputt machen! Zerstört alles, fahrt jeden um, es gibt keine Konsequenzen!
    Zurück zum Charakteraufbau, man levelt in jeder Art von Mission und zwar jeden der drei die man mit dabei hat, auch wenn man die ganze Zeit nur einen Agenten spielt. Für jedes Level gibt es dann einen Punkt und ab Level 20 ist man wohl Superagent aber soweit bin ich noch gar nicht, meine beiden höchsten Agenten sind Level 17 und ich habe erst zwischen 50 und 60% der Kampange geschafft.
    Als letztes gibts noch Verbesserungskerne. Auf der Welt sind 350 Kerne versteckt, zehn davon einsammeln und eine der drei Verbesserungskern-Verbesserungen vom Agenten freischalten. Nicht alles davon halte ich immer für nötig, daher habe ich anfangs immer nur ein bis zwei Verbesserungskern-Verbesserungen geskillt aber das Symbol, dass ich mein Team skillen kann nervt irgendwann, dann hab ich einfach immer alle drei geskillt und festgestellt, oh ich hab eh immer so 16 davon, also keine Angst, ihr bekommt genug davon.
    Ich habe erst knapp 100 von 350 gefunden aber durch Open World Missionen, ja die gibts auch noch und damit meine ich wirklich Missionen, nicht irgendwelche Aufgaben wie man sie aus normalen Open World Spielen kennt, die gibts zwar auch aber die kann man nebenbei machen, wenn man grad dran vorbeiläuft und die gehen wirklich so schnell, hier auch nochmal ein ganz großes Lob an die Entwickler, super gelöst!
    Die Grafik ist am Anfang kurz gewöhnungsbedürftig aber das vergeht nach ein, zwei Stunden, ist kein schlechter Grafikstil, nur anders, ungefähr wie bei Borderlands.
    Außerdem könnt ihr in der Base Agenten auf der Welt rumschicken, die ihr gerade nicht im Team habt und die finden Materialen und Geld für euch. Zudem auch Verträge, das sind Missionen die einfach laufen, wie dailys aus irgendwelchen Shootern oder ähnlichem, da gibts dann auch etwas Geld und Materialen für, das beste ist, ihr könnt unendlich viele davon am laufen haben, ihr müsst sie nicht machen, was ihr durch Zufall macht macht ihr und bekommt dann die Belohnung und dadurch, dass man wirklich so viele laufen hat macht man auf jeden Fall etwas, ihr killt auch auf so viele Arten und Weisen. Wer ne sagt, falsch! Ich habe auch meistens meinen Spielstil und möchte das und jenes nicht einsetzen aber hier macht man es automatisch, also die ein oder andere Taste muss man schon drücken aber es macht unfassbar viel Spaß und ihr schaltet neue Gadjets frei, was euren Agenten dann echt gut umbaut, er kann andere Dinge, macht andere oder weitere Effekte, was wieder automatisch weitere Verträge abschließt.
    Mit Materialen könnt ihr Gremmlin Items herstellen, das sind übermächtige Items, die im Kampf eingesetzt werden können und ich glaube die Materialen sind ausschließlich dafür da, ich habe erst vier mal dasselbe Gremmlin Item eingesetzt, obwohl ich weit über eine Seite freigeschaltet habe, da es auch etwas Geld kostet.
    Genau wie Agenten "Upgrades" nenne ich sie jetzt mal, die heißen anders, aber die kosten ab 10k und ich spare mir gerade die 160 und 200k Verbesserungen zusammen, davor habe ich mir zwei 80k Verbesserungen gekauft. Das sind Mayham Verbesserungen wie die Turboanzeige ihres Autos füllt sich 100% schneller, es gibt übrigens den Attrazione ;-)
    Wo man all das findet? In Truhen die in der Open World einfach irgendwo auftauchen, einfach öffnen und man bekommt Baupläne, Materialen, Geld und neue Fahrzeuge. Fahrzeuge findet man meistens in Legionverstecken, so heißen die Gegner. Das ist auch mein einziger Kritikpunkt, das Legionversteck in das man dauernd einbricht bzw man bricht in viele "unterschiedliche" ein, es sieht unten aber immer gleich aus, am Anfang fehlt noch der ein oder andere Rau    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2017
    60
    Volition played it much too safe with this Saints Row spin-off, making a game that trails behind Saints Row IV in every aspect. [11/2017, p.42]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 16, 2017
    73
    Everything about Agents of Mayhem screams underdeveloped and underfinanced. Nevertheless, blunt humor and straightforward action work well enough to qualify as a guilty pleasure, just like that junk food you like: you know it’s unrefined and unhealthy, but you just can’t help it. [Issue#223, p.64]
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2017
    65
    Great overall story with rich character customization, well known Saints Row humor and beautiful and nostalgic animations from 80s morning cartoons. It’s hard to look at the positives, among all of the technical problems, and very dull and unvaried open-world and repetitive combat mechanics. Agents of Mayhem comes without any kind of online multiplayer mode, and that’s what makes this game undeserving of its 60$ price tag.
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