Saints Row

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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1025 Ratings

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  1. cylentstorm
    Nov 22, 2022
    4
    If mediocrity is your thing, then look no further. This reboot follows a standard open-world action game template while eschewing most of the wild sense of humor and chaos that made its predecessors (in)famous. Not a "bad" game after several patches, but it remains difficult to recommend at full price.
  2. nessie404
    Aug 26, 2022
    4
    This one hurts. As an avid Saints Row fan; this breaks my heart. This game feels and plays worse than the original Saints Row.

    Get Saints Row: The Third Remastered. That game doesn't feel like it's from 2006.
  3. LatinCritic13
    Aug 24, 2022
    4
    Saints Row is back and rebooted just in time for 2022 and guess what – it’s a piece of crap. This title stands out to be one of the worst open world sandbox games ever made. The only positives I can give to the Saints Row reboot is the new Santo Illeso location setting and the graphics, but everything else is bad compared to Grove Street Games’ GTA Defective Edition. The bugs areSaints Row is back and rebooted just in time for 2022 and guess what – it’s a piece of crap. This title stands out to be one of the worst open world sandbox games ever made. The only positives I can give to the Saints Row reboot is the new Santo Illeso location setting and the graphics, but everything else is bad compared to Grove Street Games’ GTA Defective Edition. The bugs are everywhere, the controls scheme is subpar, the combat/shooting mechanics is the same as Agents of Mayhem, and the voice acting is immaturely pathetic. The biggest elephant in the house that made Saints Row one of the most difficult games I’ve ever came across to is its horrendous storyline and godawful dialogue. Once the opening credits roll, you’ll see why this game is really that bad and I have no idea why the writers from Volition gave this a pass in QA quality inspection as it felt written by a retard. Saints Row 1, 2, and The Third did not have that, but the reboot’s depiction of today’s satire in political correctness during the modern-day America did not work at all. Saints Row looks graphically amazing, unfortunately, it’s a piece a crap that needs to be avoided at all costs.… Expand
  4. ponogamer
    Jan 16, 2023
    4
    I actually borrowed Saints Row from my local library, and even though it's "free" and has received several updates since the launch, I am finding myself struggling to like it.

    For the most part, the gun-play is pretty solid, and there's some awesome moments (mainly story missions) that feel satisfying, and engaging. However, I strongly dislike the fact that there's no dedicated cover    I actually borrowed Saints Row from my local library, and even though it's "free" and has received several updates since the launch, I am finding myself struggling to like it.

    For the most part, the gun-play is pretty solid, and there's some awesome moments (mainly story missions) that feel satisfying, and engaging. However, I strongly dislike the fact that there's no dedicated cover system. Instead you press down on the d-pad to "duck" and try to find cover in throughout the environment, which just feels arbitrary and tacky. Luckily your character is built like a sponge, and you can take many hits, but it downgrades the experience knowing you can stand there and take a lot of hits before you need to run around a corner and recover health. I also don't like how you can't switch your down the sights aiming from left to right shoulder. It is perpetually locked to the character's right shoulder, and there are times you really wish you could swap shoulders and perspectives in the process.

    The biggest offender for me though the HUD. I wish it had options to choose what you want displayed, or at least resize the HUD and/or move it closer to the corners of the screen. It's too invasive, and often times smack in the way and blocks your ability to see when you're driving to a destination. Playing a mission that involves driving to your destination? There's a HUGE circle icon on the horizon that sits squarely in your peripheral vision, making it difficult to see oncoming traffic and even road hazards.

    Also, the world that Volition created tries hard to be memorable, but it falls flat on its face. Everything feels bare, devoid of any excitement or strong attention t details, and the NPCs are beyond lame with their dreary ho-hum thoughts they say out loud. Everything just feels so cliche.

    I am glad I didn't pay actual money to play this game, but that I was able to give it a shot and see if it was for me. It's not, and I actually turned it off after about 10-12 hours since it simply never got any better, and felt like a chore to play.

    I'm looking forward to other open world games we're getting this year. Hopefully they don't disappoint like Saints Row.    … Expand
  5. RowanBlack
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    Crashes and glitches. Assuming these issues are fixed a rating of 6 is more appropriate. An entertaining romp that is to tame to live up to what is expected out of a Saints Row game, mired with inconvenient mapping and a world that never feel full enough to justify it's space, keep this game from being more than a momentary diversion.
  6. Andrudis
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    This is somewhat average game. It is neither terrible nor unplayable, despite some very nasty bugs. But there is nothing to write home about either. This game definitely lacks a soul. You cannot make a good black humor game and be afraid to offend anyone - it is like trying to make an omelet without breaking any eggs.
    It can be played for a change for a few evenings and then forgotten    This is somewhat average game. It is neither terrible nor unplayable, despite some very nasty bugs. But there is nothing to write home about either. This game definitely lacks a soul. You cannot make a good black humor game and be afraid to offend anyone - it is like trying to make an omelet without breaking any eggs.
    It can be played for a change for a few evenings and then forgotten like many other unremarkable games you will forget after a year or two.
    For players who never played Saints Rows game before it would be 5/10 average game which does not deserve any hype, but does not deserve much hate either.
    For players like me who did played all previous Saints Rows and thus unable to avoid comparison with predecessor - that is 4/10 and after playing for several hours I just want to go back playing previous games again.
    In a few months after some polishing and removal of critical bugs this game can get +1 to it's final score from me, but that is all.    … Expand
  7. Virus12
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I finished the story and completed all ventures. I was held back on trophy progress due to a bug that will no longer track most of my challenges. The game is littered with little bugs that are in no breaking the game but there are a few that may stagger progress. For example, losing access to inputs on the controller.

    A few weird design choices as well: first venture can be completed immediately after meeting a character but you will not get the full hourly pay increase(even though the game tells you that you have unlocked it) until after completing the story quest that unlocks ventures......

    The story was mediocre at best, but I enjoyed it enough to complete it. The characters were a bit eh and I probably wouldn't care for them at all without the very few character story side missions.

    Gameplay is repetitive, the aiming feels weird and recoil is extreme. Driving is OK but very bare bones. Explosions and over the top weapons are fun though.

    All in all it's an OK game at best and I probably won't jump back into it even after bug fixes are released.

    4/10.    … Expand
  8. DMCDET
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    where do i begin ? the game is bland and rather generic compared to the past games. it's missing all of the costumes and outfits from saints row 3 and 4. i can't for the life of me understand as to why take downs now are on a cool down. they spoke so much about how deep the customization was and yet there is no control set up for returning players from the past games. the aiming is godwhere do i begin ? the game is bland and rather generic compared to the past games. it's missing all of the costumes and outfits from saints row 3 and 4. i can't for the life of me understand as to why take downs now are on a cool down. they spoke so much about how deep the customization was and yet there is no control set up for returning players from the past games. the aiming is god awful if you cut off the aim assist so again just controlling this thing is a real pain at times. i would go into the story but i think everyone already knows it does not meet the quality of story telling the saints row 2 showcased so many years ago. for me personally as someone who has played and enjoyed all the past games including gat out of hell this game was a huge let down on every level. it's just a massive step back from everything 3 did that i just can't recommend this to anyone. i would say wait for a huge sell if you really have to play it. this thing is no where near worth full price especially in it's current state with all the bugs. my Objective score is a 6 but my personal score is a 4.0.… Expand
  9. MaccMosley
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    Ok so I'm going to keep it realistic,this game should be alot more fun but all the bugs,voice acting and graphical issues ruined this game.Its not a 0 but it's far from a 10 far far far from a 10 so I gave it a 4. You can have some fun but what we're they thinking,this game feels like your trying to play a AAA PS5 game in a PS2 on a tube TV,it looks foggy,The Aim is so bad and to crouchOk so I'm going to keep it realistic,this game should be alot more fun but all the bugs,voice acting and graphical issues ruined this game.Its not a 0 but it's far from a 10 far far far from a 10 so I gave it a 4. You can have some fun but what we're they thinking,this game feels like your trying to play a AAA PS5 game in a PS2 on a tube TV,it looks foggy,The Aim is so bad and to crouch you use the D PAD. thIts stuff like this thats killing the gaming industry, releasing games in such a state that their just unbearable. I only hope with some patches I can try it again one day and at least enjoy it.… Expand
  10. soooB
    Oct 1, 2022
    4
    Not the way to make a reboot - less fun and more glitchy. After a month to patch it I still get random crashes of the app, horrendous graphics pop-in, weird shimmer effects and bad rendering on ground surfaces and bugs that prevent mission completion. This is all compounded by dumb design decisions such as blocking fast travel once you start a mission, even if the first task in the missionNot the way to make a reboot - less fun and more glitchy. After a month to patch it I still get random crashes of the app, horrendous graphics pop-in, weird shimmer effects and bad rendering on ground surfaces and bugs that prevent mission completion. This is all compounded by dumb design decisions such as blocking fast travel once you start a mission, even if the first task in the mission is to travel to the other side of the map to get the mission brief from someone. It feels a lot like QA wasn't allowed to actually play this dross before they pushed it out of the door.… Expand
  11. D623
    Sep 1, 2022
    4
    Man this one was of my favorite game franchises, I've played every game in the series. I personally think this franchise peaked at SR2, and while I enjoyed SR3 & SR4 it was the beginning of the end for Saints Row. Abandoning the tone of SR2 which balanced over the top gameplay with a gritty story, in favor the extreme over the top nature of the future games was a huge mistake. Now theMan this one was of my favorite game franchises, I've played every game in the series. I personally think this franchise peaked at SR2, and while I enjoyed SR3 & SR4 it was the beginning of the end for Saints Row. Abandoning the tone of SR2 which balanced over the top gameplay with a gritty story, in favor the extreme over the top nature of the future games was a huge mistake. Now the reboot is here, and it's a buggy, outdated, terribly written mess. It feels completely soulless, and objectively to me it's the weakest entry in the franchise. And don't get me started on the story and characters, they PALE in comparison to SR2. Overall, I'm concerned for the future of Saints Row there's a lot they can improve upon in a potential sequel, but that's if even sells well enough for them to make a sequel 5/10.… Expand
  12. NxtDoc
    Aug 26, 2022
    4
    Saints Row (2022) is absolutely awful. But for a fan that started on the original Saints Row in 2006, this game is a complete embarrassment. But, Saints Row has been an embarrassment since The Third. I genuinely feel as though fans have forgotten how well written Saints Row and Saint's Row 2 actually were. Sure, they had their over the top moments, but the character arc for just aboutSaints Row (2022) is absolutely awful. But for a fan that started on the original Saints Row in 2006, this game is a complete embarrassment. But, Saints Row has been an embarrassment since The Third. I genuinely feel as though fans have forgotten how well written Saints Row and Saint's Row 2 actually were. Sure, they had their over the top moments, but the character arc for just about everyone was amazing. From Troy, to Julius,, to Benjamin King, even Gat was great. Shaundi IN 2 NOT 3 was great as well. Saints Row was at its best when it wasn't trying to "find its own identity", possibly off. You were better when you actually were trying to compete with other open world criminal style games. Now we have a bunch of weird, quirky, unrelatable hoofs with their lame quips and 1 liners blowing stuff up. It has no soul at all. It's sad to see that sharp decline of Saints Row after SR2, but I guess this is what you get when some fans and "critics" praised the garbage that was 3, 4, and the Gat out of Hell… Expand
  13. Bunky78
    Sep 1, 2022
    4
    The story writing is very Pedestrian it doesn't draw you in and get you attached to the characters. I had more fun playing saints row IV
    It felt like the other side of saints row 4 very lacking of fun and Intrigue . Like they just flip the coin and went to the other extreme. Lots of bugs freezing when I am customizing missing my car. Camera angles getting screwy.
  14. Benkingham
    Oct 27, 2022
    4
    Writing is terrible worst I've ever seen in a game, gameplay is okay there is something there that's fun to play. 4 of the criminal ventures are really good the rest are other okay or awful. graphics are again okay frame rate consistently drops, AI is awful driving can be fun charcter customization is great vehicle customization is fantastic charcters are poorly written tried to make theWriting is terrible worst I've ever seen in a game, gameplay is okay there is something there that's fun to play. 4 of the criminal ventures are really good the rest are other okay or awful. graphics are again okay frame rate consistently drops, AI is awful driving can be fun charcter customization is great vehicle customization is fantastic charcters are poorly written tried to make the characters seem like good guys dispite the fact there criminals, it could of worked if you saw them doing Robin Hood style things giving some of there money to the needy but they don't so I don't know why the written like good guys because of the customisation and lack of gender options they onny ever refer to you as them or my roommate but also what brings this game down is the way the devs have delt with criticism since launch was all for this game pre ordered and got the most expensive editing as I loved saints row but if this is the new direction I don't think I'm a fan of this series any more… Expand
  15. DrBAMF_PhD_MMT
    Sep 26, 2022
    4
    Wow. I wanted to like this game, especially after I saw people review bombing it for being woke. I've played and loved every Saints Row game, even the first one, and after finishing this one I have to say it easily steals the spot of worst Saints Row game.

    I don't really care about preachyness and wokeness in video games unless it gets absolutely overwhelming and becomes the entire    Wow. I wanted to like this game, especially after I saw people review bombing it for being woke. I've played and loved every Saints Row game, even the first one, and after finishing this one I have to say it easily steals the spot of worst Saints Row game.

    I don't really care about preachyness and wokeness in video games unless it gets absolutely overwhelming and becomes the entire point of the narrative (Life is Strange 2), and I have to say I honestly didn't see much of that in this. Other than the main characters being a strategically multi-racial group of annoying millennial hipsters, that is, and I only even noticed that because all the angry reviews had me looking for it going in. People have mentioned the character creator, and they're right, its terrible. Its nearly impossible to make a female character that doesnt look transgender. I don't know why this is, but I doubt it's intentional since the creator is so bad compared to the previous games. This game isn't propaganda, its just bad.

    For one the shooting system is almost identical to the one in Saints Row 2 made over a decade ago. The guns give little feedback and are annoyingly unresponsive making the whole thing feel janky and unresponsive. This was fine in Saints Row 3 and 4 when there was a ton of outlandish weapons to keep your mind off it, but none of that is present here.

    The humor is bad. There are definitely some laughs to be had, the writing isn't completely terrible all the time, it does have its moments. But a lot of that will be lost if you don't pick one of the 2 good voices available for your character, both of which are female. The voices this time are just really bad. The masculine black guy voice that I built my character around in all of the games from 2 onward is now gone, replaced by this whiny high pitched voice that sounds like Urkel from that tv show and its just terrible. Thank god the game lets you reconfigure the entire appearance of your character whenever you want.

    The missions are ok, but they are repetitive and most of the open world activities are copies of the ones in previous games. This is fine, they are still a lot of fun, and the crazy over-the-top violence and explosions are still here, but lacking the humor of the first games. Sadly, the main story is nowhere near as creative as the original series, and it's also stupidly short, and heavily padded by requiring you to do busywork. For instance, in SR 2 dealing with the police anti-gang task force takes almost half the game, and its awesome. Here its just one mission, taking 5 minutes out of your day to intimidate an entire police force into submission.

    The villains actually had potential, but they squandered it by loosing focus and basically forgetting about them by the end of the game. They introduce an entirely new villain in the last mission of the game. I'm not joking there, they seriously invent a new villain for you to kill just to resolve this disaster of a story and it is even more stupid than it sounds.

    I don't know what happened here. There are some actually good ideas, like the new powers you get for leveling up. More grounded and practical than the ones in 4, the progression system could have been awesome but unfortunately they didn't add any more than that. Combine those skills with the stat buying system from 3 and 4 and this part of it would have come out great. Car and gun upgrading is breathtakingly simple, there are no specific upgrades you can get like in 2,3 and 4, just pump money into the gun to boost its stats. Boring as hell and way more primitive than the previous games. Its poorly optimized and crash prone (I had to restart it at least once every 4 hours, not enough to make me quit, but annoying), but no amount of extra development time would have fixed the problems evident in the gameplay and story.

    Despite the failure this game is sure to be, I hope they keep making SR games, but when they do, it needs to be another reboot. We can't have a direct sequel progressing out of this, there are a few likeable characters, but volition has shown before that they can do MUCH better than this.    … Expand
  16. edelgardvonhres
    Aug 31, 2022
    4
    When Volition revealed the Saints Row reboot, I was ecstatic. To me the first trailer had captured my attention because up until that point, Volition had never steered me wrong, as I was even a fan of Agents of Mayhem. I defended the reboot for ages. And then it came out. Instead of a story of characters growing into gang leaders and undergoing development, what we were given was aWhen Volition revealed the Saints Row reboot, I was ecstatic. To me the first trailer had captured my attention because up until that point, Volition had never steered me wrong, as I was even a fan of Agents of Mayhem. I defended the reboot for ages. And then it came out. Instead of a story of characters growing into gang leaders and undergoing development, what we were given was a horrible joke of a Saints Row game. It was as if the very heart and soul of the series had been ripped out from it, leaving behind the basic barebones shell of what a Saints Row game could be, instead opting to fill in the rest with some Millennial caricatures that do not change or grow at all over the course of the game and repeatedly made me pause the game to sigh over the absolutely abhorrent writing. The missions are lackluster, the dialogue is absolutely laughable, the radio selection is just downright bad (are you kidding me? No 80's music?) and the removal of staple gameplay features that had been in the series since the first game is just a shame.

    I wanted this game to succeed so badly. I wanted Volition to show that the Saints were still able to be just as wacky and serious when need be. They told us this would be a mixture of Saints Row 2 and The Third, my two personal favorites in the series, but instead they sold us an incomplete mess devoid of any creativity and magic that made those games what they were. Santo Ileso is a beautifully crafted place, I adore it and wish that they had done so much more than what we were given. Because as it stands, we have a big sandbox with tons of customization, but what's the point of all of that if we're just given TWENTY FIVE main missions. A laughable 25 missions, none of which have any of the spectacle or depth or gravity that ANY of the missions in any of the past Saints Row games have had.

    Saints Row 2022 just goes to show that the games we loved are nothing more than a means to an end in today's landscape. I worry for the future of games.    … Expand
  17. Tsasuke33
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    Good game...........................................................................
  18. Mr_Meling
    Aug 30, 2022
    4
    The game is somewhat fun and i don't care that the story is weak. My main issues are the world physics, driving dynamics, clunky controllers, audio and rendering distance. Cars spawning and respawning just Infront of me, audio not balanced at all, horrible shadows and the driving feels like the car is not even touching the ground. Also the AI is dumber than a rock.. Everything about itThe game is somewhat fun and i don't care that the story is weak. My main issues are the world physics, driving dynamics, clunky controllers, audio and rendering distance. Cars spawning and respawning just Infront of me, audio not balanced at all, horrible shadows and the driving feels like the car is not even touching the ground. Also the AI is dumber than a rock.. Everything about it feels like a OK game from 2008… Expand
  19. Jsawyer
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    New saint row looks amazing. Can't wait to play. Well put together masterpiece by volition.
  20. CursedRhyme
    Aug 27, 2022
    4
    This game has received a lot of criticism in this first week, and I can see where a lot of it comes from. I got one have really enjoyed it! The customization is great, the world doesn’t feel soulless to me, and humor is completely subjective but I enjoyed it all! I recommend giving it a shot and keeping an open mind.
  21. navalnerantzis
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    As someone who plays saints row for the first time in my life I have to say i did now like it very much. I wanted to start the series but then i heard about the reboot so I decided to wait. I count not have made a biggest mistake. The humor is dull and kind of woke it is like amy schumer wrote all the jokes. Of course it had some good jokes in all of the campain but it was not worth it.As someone who plays saints row for the first time in my life I have to say i did now like it very much. I wanted to start the series but then i heard about the reboot so I decided to wait. I count not have made a biggest mistake. The humor is dull and kind of woke it is like amy schumer wrote all the jokes. Of course it had some good jokes in all of the campain but it was not worth it. The shooting and combat is absolutely terrible. The driving is just ok. The world is dull. Also a lot of mechanics feel like they are the worst version of other games for example driving is like mafia 3. On the plus side the graphics are not the best but are quite good, there are not any microtransactions and i have encountered almost not bugs.
    For me is not worth paying.    … Expand
  22. CrouchGaming
    Oct 16, 2022
    4
    Les options de personnalisation sont plutôt cool
    Les dialogues sont vraiment bien
    Il y a des phases vraiment fun !

    Mais voilà le jeu est bourré de bug , les gin fight ne sont pas hyper plaisant , graphiquement sa casse pas 3 pattes à un canard ... Un jeu bien moyen
  23. Noodleslayer14
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    I look at this as a lazy piece of work you can (sort of) call a game. The Saints Row reboot we've all been waiting for was a disappointment and a blunder. This game is stocked with dull jokes, bad writing, and a boring story. While there's a fresh cast of characters, it doesn't feel the same with the previous games' wacky sense of humor. I would bring up the mass amount of glitches, bugs,I look at this as a lazy piece of work you can (sort of) call a game. The Saints Row reboot we've all been waiting for was a disappointment and a blunder. This game is stocked with dull jokes, bad writing, and a boring story. While there's a fresh cast of characters, it doesn't feel the same with the previous games' wacky sense of humor. I would bring up the mass amount of glitches, bugs, stiff gunplay, and constant crashes, but I'm hoping it doesn't have to come to that being the main focal point of this game's hate. I will give some credit to this game for it's pretty graphics, and lively atmosphere. While this reboot ultimately failed to be a decent reboot to a great series, it's visuals make it at least somewhat better.… Expand
  24. wizards666
    Jul 10, 2023
    4
    I played this game on PC, and it runs very well; I encountered very few bugs, and it looks gorgeous. The sound is excellent, and the shooting is very fluid and fun. Physics and driving are also very responsive and very fun. The level of customization of my 'boss' is pretty cool too. I was able to re-create myself very well. Very nice.

    However... What's the point of this game? The story    I played this game on PC, and it runs very well; I encountered very few bugs, and it looks gorgeous. The sound is excellent, and the shooting is very fluid and fun. Physics and driving are also very responsive and very fun. The level of customization of my 'boss' is pretty cool too. I was able to re-create myself very well. Very nice.

    However... What's the point of this game? The story is so **** dumb and pointless. If you want mindless fun, then this game is for you.

    I felt I was wasting time going through many pointless and forgettable main and side quests. There's absolutely nothing memorable about this game. Holy crap.    … Expand
  25. Captiosus
    Sep 19, 2022
    3
    The best part of the new Saints Row is the character creator. Second best is the synthwave radio station. Everything else was bland, soulless, open-world-by-numbers corporate game design. If I hadn’t known anything about the game beforehand and someone told me it was a remaster of a game from 14 years ago, I would believe them based on design and gameplay.

    Sanitized characters with very    The best part of the new Saints Row is the character creator. Second best is the synthwave radio station. Everything else was bland, soulless, open-world-by-numbers corporate game design. If I hadn’t known anything about the game beforehand and someone told me it was a remaster of a game from 14 years ago, I would believe them based on design and gameplay.

    Sanitized characters with very little humor and the whole thing just felt like a bunch of boomers and older Gen X’ers trying to write what they thought would appeal to millennials and zoomers. Student loans, yadda yadda yadda, late stage capitalism, yadda yadda yadda, evil imperialist corporation… If the Steve Buscemi “how do you do fellow kids” scene/meme were a video game, this would be it.

    Driving and shooting is janky af, the vast majority of missions are just “go here, pick up thing, bring it back”, even the main story missions. The “gang building” is but a pale imitation of the first two SR games. Visually the game looks like something from mid-last gen only with volumetric fog and heat distortion effects for the hell of it -- but there's nothing here that can excuse the game's absolutely awful performance. Unstable frame rates, copious frame drops, stutters, extreme texture pop in, missing textures, the list goes on. And the list of bugs I encountered, many minor, some gamebreaking, would be too long to type.

    26 hours played to reach 100% completion and I only bothered because I didn't have anything better to play at the moment. I cannot recommend this game, especially not to Saints Row fans. This is a dumbed down, forgettable, "politically correct" version of the Saints and it feels like a game the original Saints Row would have absolutely pilloried. Saints Row 4 accurately predicted this with their parody signs reading: "REBOOT IS DEATH". This is, indeed, the death of a once fun franchise. Rest in Peace, Third Street Saints.    … Expand
  26. Tachikoma
    Sep 17, 2022
    3
    What a crapshoot. Awful graphics, terrible controls, dull missions, rubbish weapon system and bland story. Managed 32 hours before a gamebreaking bug means I can no longer access the weapon wheel making the game unplayable, even after loading an old save & uninstalling, reinstalling game (even after today's new patch!!). Reported this to the Devs 3 weeks ago, supplied further details 17What a crapshoot. Awful graphics, terrible controls, dull missions, rubbish weapon system and bland story. Managed 32 hours before a gamebreaking bug means I can no longer access the weapon wheel making the game unplayable, even after loading an old save & uninstalling, reinstalling game (even after today's new patch!!). Reported this to the Devs 3 weeks ago, supplied further details 17 days ago and now they won't respond. Another £60 down the drain… Expand
  27. VanDerGame
    Sep 14, 2022
    3
    Sometimes I wonder whether some games exist only just to wash money...
    I have played all the SR games and this is probably the worst one because of incredibly huge ammount of neglection and ignorance. It's practically a joke, as if the developers didn't know what the gamers really want.
    I'll tell you what we surely don't want: 1. another game that looks like a sad caricature of any GTA    Sometimes I wonder whether some games exist only just to wash money...
    I have played all the SR games and this is probably the worst one because of incredibly huge ammount of neglection and ignorance. It's practically a joke, as if the developers didn't know what the gamers really want.
    I'll tell you what we surely don't want:
    1. another game that looks like a sad caricature of any GTA game so far
    2. another copy of SR game with changed dialogues, but same voices
    3. unrealistic driving - hit the brakes in your real car as fast as in the game then go and smack the guy responsible for steering cars and bikes in this game
    3. as usual: no walk button on PC, every movement is way too fast - it really looks like an arcade game for mobile phones
    Good things I really like are: character creation and that it's possible to change your character body and appearance any time as well as quite good voice acting, sound engineering and solid cut-scenes. Also: model behaviour (although too fast movement is a pain)
    All in all, I deeply regret how this game turned out. There are almost no alternatives to GTA, which is stagerring, based on how many people like this kind of games. One of the only rivals of GTA present a game which is incredibly shallow. The question remains: WHY?    … Expand
  28. arostislavna
    Sep 5, 2023
    3
    0 at launch a year ago, 3 at relaunch now.

    Some of the same problems kind of still exist, story is a snoozefest, the world is mostly silent and lifeless, visual bugs where tips stay on the screen, bugs where you cant get out of the car during missions and the "new" map/activity finder is a shadow of it's former self. The 'nudity' is misogynistic because the female breasts are modeled    0 at launch a year ago, 3 at relaunch now.

    Some of the same problems kind of still exist, story is a snoozefest, the world is mostly silent and lifeless, visual bugs where tips stay on the screen, bugs where you cant get out of the car during missions and the "new" map/activity finder is a shadow of it's former self.

    The 'nudity' is misogynistic because the female breasts are modeled after male pectorals on a slider.

    It is off-putting.    … Expand
  29. JiWiK
    Sep 13, 2022
    3
    This game is a terrorist attack on creativity and legacy. Not only on this franchise but on the whole game industry. Bugs can be fixed so they are not included in this rating. But the bad game design and censure are not fixable. Teach people to deal with the world - not make the world boring for everybody just to not hurt these peoples little feelings.
  30. lollipopwaraxe
    Aug 27, 2022
    3
    Dated, repetitive and very boring. Feels like a game that came out in 2011. Also has one of the worst endings in any game I have played in along time. There is no ending build up it just like the writers decided they ran out of time or can't pace a game. Do not recommend it at all
  31. Jagger_1979
    Sep 1, 2022
    3
    This game is not great. Feels like a PS2 playstyle with decent graphics and design. To introduce this game with the platform capabilites of the PS5 is an insult. Then to charge $70.00 for it is ridiculous. I don't give my opinion often, but this game is trash. I won't be playing a game from this developer again. It would be a waste of my time, and more importantly money.
  32. MfomP
    Aug 27, 2022
    3
    Graphically mediocre, unispired story, terrible characters, boring missions, average playability. This is what pandering to the woke crowd does for a game.
  33. ehtaco
    Sep 16, 2022
    3
    This game is so bad to the point that I'm curious how legit the good review for this game are. Because good lord this game didn't earn a single one of those. 6's? MAYBE. But the 8s, 9s, and 10s? Not a chance in hell those are for real.

    Everything people love about Saints Row has been stripped from Saints Row. The batch of characters is some of the worst in any game I've ever played, the    This game is so bad to the point that I'm curious how legit the good review for this game are. Because good lord this game didn't earn a single one of those. 6's? MAYBE. But the 8s, 9s, and 10s? Not a chance in hell those are for real.

    Everything people love about Saints Row has been stripped from Saints Row. The batch of characters is some of the worst in any game I've ever played, the writing is some of the worst in recent memory. The bugs, the glitches, the pop-in, what a terribly made game.

    This is intended to be a reboot of Saints Row, basically. And it's somehow worse in just about every area to the OG Saints Row! A game that came out in 2006! Even graphically somehow. This game looks better, but in motion, it looks like complete trash. Also; this is yet another open-world game with a nice, big map that is virtually empty.

    Terrible game, terrible devs. Also; whoever thought it was a good idea to add bullet sponge enemies to *this* extent in a Saints Row game? You're dumb as hell. Thx.    … Expand
  34. JustinIZHere
    Aug 25, 2022
    3
    I don't even have the energy to write a full negative review about this. They rebooted the series in all the wrong ways, its not fun, its buggy, its just terrible.

    The main cast is the characters the actual saints would have bullied in saints row 1-4. Don't buy this, its garbage.
  35. springbreeze
    Aug 24, 2022
    3
    Pros
    ✔️Vast Customization
    ✔️Beautiful Water Effects and overall visuals ✔️Hair Physics look great ✔️Funny pedestrians/dialogue feels very "GTA humor" while in the city area Cons ❌Cast is forgettable ❌level up system is terrible and feels restrictive ❌Graphics look oily/not fulfilled ❌Aiming is a hassle + inconsistent auto aim mechanic (your horizontal aim moves too fast and    Pros
    ✔️Vast Customization
    ✔️Beautiful Water Effects and overall visuals
    ✔️Hair Physics look great
    ✔️Funny pedestrians/dialogue feels very "GTA humor" while in the city area

    Cons
    ❌Cast is forgettable
    ❌level up system is terrible and feels restrictive
    ❌Graphics look oily/not fulfilled
    ❌Aiming is a hassle + inconsistent auto aim mechanic (your horizontal aim moves too fast and skips over targets)

    ❌car stealing animation lacks detail and some vehicles windows don't break when you jump in them
    ❌Helicopter glitches out and you're not able to see where you're flying so you can't finish missions
    ❌AI constantly glitches
    ❌Weapons are boring and restrictive
    ❌Birds are generic/static
    ❌Can't switch car camera
    ❌When player gets out of the drivers seat they tpose for approx 2 seconds at times
    ❌Doors have a weird shadow animation on them upon entering (tattoo parlor, clothing store etc)
    ❌Game feels like a last gen open world game
    ❌Desert area is barren/nothing to really do
    ❌Game world is very quiet even though the city is populated lack of ambient city sounds
    ❌fighting mechanics feel last gen/copy & pasted and lack impact sounds.

    The game is unfinished and I will not accept any other excuse.

    Refunded.    … Expand
  36. proafet88
    Aug 26, 2022
    3
    I had no bugs. The combat gets a little lame and a pain when every mission is just fight fight and fight in SR3 every gun upgrade made ut look different here it stays the same,the new perk upgrade system is horrible in SR3 it was fkin amazing, the world feels empty, cool costumization system, i actually enjoyed the story but in 3 there were choices... i consider it ok nothing more but notI had no bugs. The combat gets a little lame and a pain when every mission is just fight fight and fight in SR3 every gun upgrade made ut look different here it stays the same,the new perk upgrade system is horrible in SR3 it was fkin amazing, the world feels empty, cool costumization system, i actually enjoyed the story but in 3 there were choices... i consider it ok nothing more but not bad either however they couldve made it more interesting and in depth even i had a few ideeas which would involve Marshall some more, Marshall feel like a poor knock off of STAG from SR3, the characters are ok but as everyone is complaining 20 yr olds that struggle with rent its weird but in the grand scheme of things i would say they are okish not bad however the point is they feel extremely childish for a SR game, the AI is dumb.Idk its just a full disappointment for a SR reboot it just made me want to play Saints Row 3 again and SR3 feels so much better than this game the flashy and different missioms that were in SR3 are not here except for 2 3 max

    TLDR: a tremendous disappointment it wants to be saints row but gives a fortnite type of vibe in terms of the audience that should play it, they made it a little more friendly feels like, SR3 felt like they actually targeted an actual mature player base but here its like they aim for idk 10-16-17 yr olds. A great example is Borderlands where they added streaming and social media into the story like it is not their place in these types of video games. The game is just BLAND

    Idk why this comparison came to mind SR3 feels like an actual action movie with jokes but when i think of the reboot i outright think of it as being Toys Story from Disney xD

    I believe it can 100%be enjoyed by some people and 100% hated by others however i am in the middle cant give it a 6 either because we waited too damn long just to get this one of the games ever made but i do say TRY IT see if you like the game    … Expand
  37. MrMissRye
    Aug 26, 2022
    3
    Really disappointed with this game. I've been a fan since the original Saints Row and purchased this game blind thinking it would at least be at the quality of previous game. Honestly, it's embarrassing. I'm annoyed that I wasted $60 on this. Graphics are bad, gameplay sucks, story is boring, and not a single interesting character. I wish I could get a refund.
  38. GreenBellPepper
    Aug 26, 2022
    3
    First thing I had to point out is I couldn't launch the game at first. I had to do the trick by hitting Enter multiple times to load into the game. The other trick is to agree to the EULA from Epic website.

    I've only played the game for about 1 and a half and this game is very buggy. The animations and controls feels very outdated. Feels like I'm playing a PS3 game. Also the sensitivity    First thing I had to point out is I couldn't launch the game at first. I had to do the trick by hitting Enter multiple times to load into the game. The other trick is to agree to the EULA from Epic website.

    I've only played the game for about 1 and a half and this game is very buggy. The animations and controls feels very outdated. Feels like I'm playing a PS3 game. Also the sensitivity on mouse just feels weird. I have to keep adjusting the sensitivity on my mouse depending on what I'm doing. If I'm driving, it seems the sensitivity gets faster. I changed all the sensitivity in the settings in game, but that made no difference. Also feels the sensitivity randomly changes when shooting on foot.

    I couldn't really get into the story. It feels out of place for a saints row game. A group of college kids needing money to pay rent and pay off student loans. The way they act doesn't feel like they belong in a gang. They don't even seem like the type of people who would go out robbing banks and killing people.

    Then on top of that, the developers bash people who criticize their game. Any company who blames their customers instead of themselves, or at least acknowledge the backlash and try to make it right, is an instant no go for me. I refunded this game. I may pick it up later when it's on sale, has it's dlcs, and bugs worked out.    … Expand
  39. HoneyPuffPixie
    Aug 29, 2022
    3
    I want to start out by saying I'm a saints row fan. I WANTED to like this game I really did. I loved the game since an old friend introduced me to saints row 2. And when the reboot came out and the devs said it was a mix of 2 and 3, that had a more grounded story and whacky I held on hope. I wanted to give it a chance, I even preordered the gold edition because I love this series. I wantedI want to start out by saying I'm a saints row fan. I WANTED to like this game I really did. I loved the game since an old friend introduced me to saints row 2. And when the reboot came out and the devs said it was a mix of 2 and 3, that had a more grounded story and whacky I held on hope. I wanted to give it a chance, I even preordered the gold edition because I love this series. I wanted to see it grow and get better and get back to where it used to be. That hope was gravely misplaced.

    The new characters didn't bother me, the new story didn't bother me, even the same gameplay of "shoot a bunch of dudes over and over again" because it was really hard to melee in here. I even forgave that. BUT THE BUGS I CAN NOT FORGIVE. This game is unplayable. When I have to worry about doing a mission and the game soft locking, losing all my progress that is one thing I can not stand! This game needed way more time in the oven. And since I can't even return it because epic games said it's beyond 2 hours. I spent most of that time just trying to start and restart the game because there's a BUG that makes it hard to even OPEN the game. I'm so disappointed and brokenhearted over this. This is worse than no man's sky when it first came out, worse than cyberpunk 2077.

    I'm done, I'm never buying another saints row game again. The game died long ago and this reboot is nothing but a zombie version of it, trying to be one of the cool kids.

    What makes matters worse is that I honestly don't think Saints Row can come back from this. The devs pissed off and insulted old fans, maybe it's time to finally let this game die.    … Expand
  40. OhNo00
    Aug 30, 2022
    3
    Title Vultures. Not a Saints Row game. Inconsistent storyline and way too short of a story. Soulless and a huge lack of creativity and drive. Example, steal the Codex which is perceived as a really important one of a kind item, just becomes a collectible you can place in your hideout, no mention of it afterwards or any further story for it…wholly pointless. Just skip and jump to nextTitle Vultures. Not a Saints Row game. Inconsistent storyline and way too short of a story. Soulless and a huge lack of creativity and drive. Example, steal the Codex which is perceived as a really important one of a kind item, just becomes a collectible you can place in your hideout, no mention of it afterwards or any further story for it…wholly pointless. Just skip and jump to next scenario. No real impact with the gangs, considering it’s a game about gang conflict etc. Completely watered down.… Expand
  41. Riptsun
    Aug 30, 2022
    3
    Played the game on pc for eight hours. My profile and save data got corrupted three times. I had to start over from the beginning of the game each time. Even after downloading two patch updates.
  42. Schnitzlgsicht
    Sep 1, 2022
    3
    I m so sick of triple A publishers selling unfinished, buggy games at a full price, ruining good IPs and violating the trust of fans in the process. The physics are ridiculous at best, the KI is horribly unpredictably stupid. Graphics would be OK for half the price and while i encountered nothing game-breaking so far the bugs made me restart missions or the whole game more times then I canI m so sick of triple A publishers selling unfinished, buggy games at a full price, ruining good IPs and violating the trust of fans in the process. The physics are ridiculous at best, the KI is horribly unpredictably stupid. Graphics would be OK for half the price and while i encountered nothing game-breaking so far the bugs made me restart missions or the whole game more times then I can count.
    This would be a fun game - for half the price at the very best. But for a full-price game this is just outrageous.
    If i d do such a **** job at my workplace I d be fired instantly and I m not blaming the people actually coding the game. I know this is due to the greediness of the higher-ups but still.....I actually created a metacritic acc just for this one review, not expecting to anyone actually care about what I have to say but I d like to think its still better then keeping quiet on this matter, that is torturing the gaming-community for a very long time now. I m at a point where i expect every future game to be unfinished and overpriced, spitting in the face of the people funding them.    … Expand
  43. BananoCanano
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    Saint Row es un juego plagado de errores desde la última actualización, lo errores son los siguientes :

    - Se bloquean la mayoría de los botones -los Autos de los panteros explotan sin razón cuando voy caminando -se cierra el juego sin razón aparente - Fracaso la misión sólo por que si - En una misión no puedo matar a los por que estaban en una zpna elevada pero estaban congelados    Saint Row es un juego plagado de errores desde la última actualización, lo errores son los siguientes :

    - Se bloquean la mayoría de los botones -los Autos de los panteros explotan sin razón cuando voy caminando

    -se cierra el juego sin razón aparente - Fracaso la misión sólo por que si - En una misión no puedo matar a los por que estaban en una zpna elevada pero estaban congelados reintente la misión varias veces y seguía pasando -etc Cave aclarar que estoy jugando en ps5 , intente pedir un rembolso y me lo denegaron por que no havian recibido quejas , aunque lo havia pedido antes de los 14 días , no tiene nada que ver con la critica pero lo digo por si lo piensan comprar en Play Station . La historia a sido de mi agrado pero sin los chistes que caracterizaba a la saga saint row .    … Expand
  44. Cuff
    Sep 18, 2022
    3
    I've been a fan of Saint's Row since the beginning of the franchise. I love that the game is the 'toned down' version of GTA because I can't stand all the n-word this, n-word that BUT this new installment definitely is NOT Saint's Row. Why? Because the characters are mostly flat, the stakes are boring, and the wild, nutty stuff from the previous games is completely absent! Simply put, YOUI've been a fan of Saint's Row since the beginning of the franchise. I love that the game is the 'toned down' version of GTA because I can't stand all the n-word this, n-word that BUT this new installment definitely is NOT Saint's Row. Why? Because the characters are mostly flat, the stakes are boring, and the wild, nutty stuff from the previous games is completely absent! Simply put, YOU CAN NOT HAVE A SAINT'S ROW GAME WITHOUT A CHARACTER LIKE JOHNNY GAT!!

    I played the game on Xbox so I didn't have any buggy moments that interfered with the game but I by 1/4 the way through, I was finding the missions to be repetitive and the side-quests were just so-so.    … Expand
  45. Proctts
    Sep 20, 2022
    3
    A woke lazy attempt of remaking the saints row franchise. Co op is broken and utterly unplayable, the story is boring and cringe worthy as are the new characters.
  46. reb0rn
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    This "game" is an unfinished mess. There is very few good things about this "game", one of them being is the funnest part of the game, the refunding option. This game tries to hard to not offend anybody, it's like saints row 2 made for gen z. If you want to make your fans excited, maybe don't add "horse balls" and ignore the fans.
  47. nasibrahim
    Dec 24, 2022
    3
    One word - horrible! Extremely boring story and dialogue, enemies are bullet sponges (take 20-30 bullets to kill), terrible driving mechanics, not much to do in the cities and everything is repetitive, and last, but not least, awful game audio sounds - no immersion whatsoever. I don’t often regret buying games, but this “new” Saints Row is one of the worst games I’ve ever purchased. ToOne word - horrible! Extremely boring story and dialogue, enemies are bullet sponges (take 20-30 bullets to kill), terrible driving mechanics, not much to do in the cities and everything is repetitive, and last, but not least, awful game audio sounds - no immersion whatsoever. I don’t often regret buying games, but this “new” Saints Row is one of the worst games I’ve ever purchased. To think of how much fun older Saints Row‘s were to play, it’s a shame. … Expand
  48. PinkKitten
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    Giving saints row a 3.9/10, had a giggle here and there out of this cringe game, would of been a 2.9 but I got it for free out of a playstation 5 bundle.

    The game is too short, and it feels like a lot of it is missing the boss fights don't feel like boss fights especially the first one Wich the game does it for you in a cut scene. The game it self is buggy and glitchy.
  49. SWERY_51
    Aug 27, 2022
    2
    This Alpha version of the game was not looking very good and was full of glitches. I hope everything will be fixed for the release. Oh, wait...
  50. GamerZero
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    Looks like an Xbox 360 game doing it's best Cyberbug 2077 impersonation with all the glitches. Gameplay is boring and gunplay feels off. The writing is horrible and the characters are more annoying than you can imagine. Saints Row 2022 is embarrassing.
  51. SplitMind
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    A game so shallow and vacant that it deserves an equally shallow and scathing review.
  52. Fashman5000
    Aug 29, 2022
    2
    I have buyers remorse. Definitely not worth 60 bucks. I should have waited for a sale. I am a newcomer to Saints Row because I didn't care for the graphics of its predecessors. The promo material gave you the impression they would attempt more hyperrealism. But no same old PS3 quality graphics. There is no reason for you to waste precious PS5 storage space with this. You don't even have toI have buyers remorse. Definitely not worth 60 bucks. I should have waited for a sale. I am a newcomer to Saints Row because I didn't care for the graphics of its predecessors. The promo material gave you the impression they would attempt more hyperrealism. But no same old PS3 quality graphics. There is no reason for you to waste precious PS5 storage space with this. You don't even have to critique it on being woke. Volition does what it always does. Deliver subpar crap.… Expand
  53. M19Xisrupt
    Oct 27, 2022
    2
    Remember, this game was delayed from January to August. There is literally no reason to play this game. The gameplay isn't fun, the visuals are worse than the previous game Saints Row The Third. The story makes no sense and you never end up caring about any of the main characters. The guns feel like toys. I somehow managed to play 3 hours of this nightmare and that's 3 hours too long.
  54. RB7
    Jan 23, 2023
    2
    Lackluster gameplay. Almost all the AI are bullet sponges that aren't intelligent. The graphics look like they're from the Xbox 360 era. Cringy characters that feel the furthest thing from gangsters. The story is forgettable and lifeless with horrible writing. Radio stations feel lifeless compared to other games.The only good thing about this game is the character creation.
  55. Bryce052
    Sep 29, 2022
    2
    Outdated and repetitive gameplay in a lifeless open world. Decent graphics but expect lots of pop-in and bugs on console. Poorly written dialogue and an uninteresting storyline made this a tedious gaming experience. Would not recommend this game.
  56. PhoenixZocker
    Aug 27, 2022
    2
    Game Breaking Bugs.
    **** Handling from weapons and cars
    Missions with police and cars are awfull
  57. Pipe8600
    Jan 25, 2023
    2
    Que decepción de juego este, da rabia jugar un juego así. Los anteriores estaban bien pero este es malísimo. Mala optimización, mala jugabilidad, malos efectos y físicas, lo único medio bueno es la iluminación y como se ven los carros.
  58. Beast1549
    Sep 1, 2022
    2
    2 балла и только за то, что игра есть.
    Техническая часть - мусор. Баг на баге.
    Сюжет - нудный бред.
    Это совсем не святые.
  59. akimboslice_
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    I am utterly astounded with just how uninspired and bug-ridden this game truly is. The writing is legitimately some of the worst I’ve ever seen. Dated gameplay. Obnoxious characters. Boring narrative. Avoid.
  60. Reuben78
    Nov 18, 2022
    2
    Error error error another reboot with no personality what a waste of money and time. Full of glitches. First 15 min i fell through the map. Game got stuck on last level with character on fire in some weird location and tjen saved so when i loaded it back thats all that showed . THE GAME IS BROKEN. i personally dont care to see it fixed.
  61. Richard4949
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    It’s as bad as they say, much worse in fact. These devs don’t care about us. The fact these alarmingly bad bugs can be fixed easily via patches, makes it inexcusable. The game looks and plays like a ps3 game at best. There is almost no use of the newer ps5 dualsense and haptic feedback, if there is any at all. The missions suck as well. It’s gone woke and the characters are all annoying.It’s as bad as they say, much worse in fact. These devs don’t care about us. The fact these alarmingly bad bugs can be fixed easily via patches, makes it inexcusable. The game looks and plays like a ps3 game at best. There is almost no use of the newer ps5 dualsense and haptic feedback, if there is any at all. The missions suck as well. It’s gone woke and the characters are all annoying. The shooting is awful as well. You’ll never feel comfy with it, and that’s a big deal. I liked the saints row the 3rd. But this is the worst fake I’ve ever spent money on. And no one on a budget should ever purchase a game first day again. Jusr wait months until the price comes down and they work out the kinks. It seems all too often the game is in poor shape upon release. I hope these saints row devs never make a fake again for our sakes. The care about $$ and $$ only. They knew the game was glitchy and crappy at best, but just marketed like crazy and pushed the vast customization features… Expand
  62. Luis__lima31
    Sep 23, 2022
    2
    Jogo medíocre, fraco, bugado e já saiu defasado tem jogo de Plasystation 3 e Xbox 360 mais tecnicamente bem acabado. Personagens sem um pingo de carisma a alma do primeiro game foi destruída, por um poço de políticamente correto e lacrada. Resultado ? Um game de mediano pra baixo. 350 reais jogado no lixo. Como comprei opine solicitei os 7 dias de arrependimento pra devolver isso.
  63. WAK_
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    Is this even a Saints Row Game? The characters are absolutely abysmal. Hipster gangsters are just atrocious. In older Saints Row's, they would be the butt of the jokes, not the ones making them. The story is meant to be funny but it's just incredibly cringe inducing and out of touch. It's like the writers had their parents try to be funny and relatable. The graphics are outdated. TheIs this even a Saints Row Game? The characters are absolutely abysmal. Hipster gangsters are just atrocious. In older Saints Row's, they would be the butt of the jokes, not the ones making them. The story is meant to be funny but it's just incredibly cringe inducing and out of touch. It's like the writers had their parents try to be funny and relatable. The graphics are outdated. The gameplay is bland with a few ok things here and there but mostly mediocre. It's mostly all the same, missions lack originality and distinctiveness. The map is pretty empty and lacks life. Clearly unfinished with a bunch of bugs. They've veered so far away from what made Saints Row, Saints Row. Extremely disappointing.… Expand
  64. YoungLyrix
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    This game is bad, like really bad, maybe not the worst game ever, but honestly it's not that far off. I will admit there are some fun parts in this game and the graphics are pretty decent, but the fun wears off quickly and you're left with a boring and repetitive game. Instead of a brand new game, it feels like some sort of SR3 DLC or what SR4 should’ve been instead of that president,This game is bad, like really bad, maybe not the worst game ever, but honestly it's not that far off. I will admit there are some fun parts in this game and the graphics are pretty decent, but the fun wears off quickly and you're left with a boring and repetitive game. Instead of a brand new game, it feels like some sort of SR3 DLC or what SR4 should’ve been instead of that president, alien and superhero abomination that was put out. If this was released in 2013 It maybe would’ve been exciting, but in 2022 it's a mediocre game with mediocre voice acting, cringe dialog, mediocre characters, boring and repetitive combat, a plethora of bugs (many game breaking ones) and the same animations and engine Volition has been using for over 10 years. It's also been very clear since the reveal trailer that this game is made for younger kids of this generation, it's obvious Volition and Deep Silver don't care about old SR fans. They would rather pander to kids who have never played a Saints Row game in their life than the actual long time fans. Volition had a great opportunity here to capitalize on the open world, third person shooter market with the absence of Rockstar over the past 9 years, but they would rather dumb down their games so that 13 year olds who enjoy Fortnite can hop on this game and have fun. We told them from the start, "this is not what we want" "this looks terrible" "bring back the old saints" and all they could do is call us haters, well as it turns out the fans and consumers of the product were right yet again. I hope that Volition & Deep Silver will one day realize that they messed up bad with this game and the 3 before it just because they outright refuse to listen to their fans. I would like to see them publicly apologize for this poor excuse of a "Saints Row" game, but that will never happen, they will never admit that they were wrong, even if this was the final nail in the coffin for their already downward spiraling company. This is not Saints Row it only has the name because they knew it would sell decent numbers and make them some money. If you are a true fan of Saints Row, save your money. Do not buy this game.… Expand
  65. Zentun
    Aug 26, 2022
    2
    It's a shame what this franchise has become, this game is just cringe AF, gameplay is bad, graphics are from the PS3 era, the story is... let's say if my 7 years old cousin has written a story for his school his story would be better. No wonder why the devs accepted Epic Games money for the exclusivity, they knew that their game was trash.
  66. User_269
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    The only redeeming quality of this game is that I can go on a rampage and blow stuff up. This game feels like a high quality mobile game that has been ported console. The characters are laughably bad, the writing is the cringest **** I have ever seen in my life and the open world is bland and soulless. It's sad to seen one of my favorite game franchises be killed off like this the originalThe only redeeming quality of this game is that I can go on a rampage and blow stuff up. This game feels like a high quality mobile game that has been ported console. The characters are laughably bad, the writing is the cringest **** I have ever seen in my life and the open world is bland and soulless. It's sad to seen one of my favorite game franchises be killed off like this the original saint row games despite their drop in quality after 2 had character.… Expand
  67. TBGames99
    Aug 24, 2022
    2
    Lazy copy/paste ripoff of other games concepts plastered with unwanted political writing, douchey characters, poorly designed mechanics, and lazy layering of graphics. Just an all around **** product with the saints row name attached to try to trick loyal fans into buying this trash.

    You can probably have some fun in co-op with a friend, but it’s mostly coming from making fun of how    Lazy copy/paste ripoff of other games concepts plastered with unwanted political writing, douchey characters, poorly designed mechanics, and lazy layering of graphics. Just an all around **** product with the saints row name attached to try to trick loyal fans into buying this trash.

    You can probably have some fun in co-op with a friend, but it’s mostly coming from making fun of how stupid the game is.    … Expand
  68. Lutsung
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    Creating a brand and then changing it on its fanbase due to pressures of political correctness is fear of expression. All that was epic and rewarding of saints row has been ripped out. This is what is killing entertainment today.
  69. Rovo_Tudi
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    Should've canceled itself.

    Characters and gameplay are shallow like plumes of virtue possible only when a bunch of white dudes on a dev team must overcompensate in search of those juicy juicy validation points so as not to be "on the wrong side of history". No surprises then that most of the other "positive" reviews are from other overcompensators equally thirsty of said points (i.e.    Should've canceled itself.

    Characters and gameplay are shallow like plumes of virtue possible only when a bunch of white dudes on a dev team must overcompensate in search of those juicy juicy validation points so as not to be "on the wrong side of history".

    No surprises then that most of the other "positive" reviews are from other overcompensators equally thirsty of said points (i.e. journalists).

    Well, guess what? Coming from a "POC," you failed.

    In attempting to push the ideology of "inclusiveness," manages to be one not as inclusive as the devs seem to think it is; not the least of which, the inclusion in that of the "non-POC" demographic (just read your reviews).

    Released so is this game, yet we're not one step closer fixing the problems of the world.
    We're not one step closer to pushing past the superficial differences that comprise what is "us."
    We're not one step closer to addressing the shortcomings of society that are a detriment to peoples of ALL demographics.

    "Don't take it too seriously."

    This is supposed to be "just a game" and yet, the fun and novel dries up rather quickly.

    The cliché "wage slave" story feels like stepping in a puddle of water but then trampling into a brightly contrasting world of...not all that many interesting things to do in the betweens. A beautifully built world that quickly feels uninteresting to explore, even repetitive. Gone are the outrageous "idgaf" weapons so memorable of the previous entries (Rectifier Probe anyone?) replaced with weapons that I don't care enough about to remember.

    The cringe humor feels like someone woke in the morning and before the blood started flowing, thought they had a gem.

    Most of the game feels like it was attempting to compensate for something that is no longer there. And can't decide what it wants to be.

    Gone is the silliness of its past reminding itself not to take it too seriously. Replaced with a resoluteness and air of pretentiousness that has neither charm nor character. An empty shell of what it once was, the series can't return to such outrageousness. And at the same time, it cannot assimilate the gritty seriousness of its genre contemporaries.

    The greatest games need only excel at a few things. Saints Row manages to excel at none. Average and forgettable at best but the shallowness of its virtuousness leaves a foul taste long after.

    Perhaps it's time to hang it up; something that it is no longer. A dying breath harkening to the relic of a bygone era.    … Expand
  70. TheExiledTheory
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    I bought this game on Xbox about a month prior due to the hype and my love for the Saint Row franchise (not 4 and 5). I had not even loaded the game before seeing gameplay and reviews online of its absolutely buggy state. Not to mention the poorly created and progressively edgy story.

    After seeing early gameplay and reviews I immediately could tell that it was yet another reboot flop.    I bought this game on Xbox about a month prior due to the hype and my love for the Saint Row franchise (not 4 and 5). I had not even loaded the game before seeing gameplay and reviews online of its absolutely buggy state. Not to mention the poorly created and progressively edgy story.

    After seeing early gameplay and reviews I immediately could tell that it was yet another reboot flop. From what I could tell, the number of bugs present, at least in the press release build, was on par with that of Cyberpunk. I immediately submitted a refund request on Xbox. Despite how excited I was and my love for Saints Row, I knew this game was not worth my time....    … Expand
  71. Gametimestarted
    Aug 26, 2022
    2
    The game is not a saints row game, it feels more like Sunset Overdrive, but a lot worse. The story is awful, the game play is awful, the graphics are awful. Just in general the game is awful.
  72. LittleSticker
    Oct 1, 2022
    2
    ok i've given alot of thought about this game and i was so wrong
    story is horrible
    gameplay is whatever
    so buggy
    removed features that make a crime open world game a crime open world game
    i miss the old volition
  73. Saints88
    Aug 28, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not buy this game if you are a fan of the Saints Row franchise!

    I came around to the idea of the reboot. I accepted that we was never going to go back to the Saints Row we all knew and loved. I decided let’s give the devs a chance to do something new. Even still is was disappointed….. Story: Where to start with this abomination. Cringy characters and dialogue are the biggest pain when playing through the story. At points your sat in confusion and agony with what the characters are waffling on about. The humour is for “woke” people, the missions are repetitive and you can tell little imagination has gone into them. The story is a little short and key parts are brushed over. It feels like it was rushed. I can’t excuse the writing of this game. It shows how out of touch and boring these devs are.

    Gameplay: Eeek! From health bars everywhere you look to AI glitches this is probably the worst open world gameplay you will see. Laws of physics do not exist in this world. You can blow a car up by sneezing. AI are stupid and broken most of the time. The wing suits feel odd and out of place. Overall it feels like a chore to play. The map: The setting of the map is actually pretty cool. Graphics are fine and art style is nice. Overall the map is one of the biggest positives about the whole game. However, there are some key problems that need to be talked about. First of all the streets are so empty. It’s like hardly anyone lives in the city or they are just hermits. Also, some buildings that look like you should be able to go into, you CAN’T. They had something good going with the map but just fell short with a few details. Customisation: Lots of interesting character, car and weapon customisation! You can create some really funny character designs. Lots of options are of course a good thing and this is probably the only thing in the game they sort of got right. In conclusion:
    I don’t want to be mean to the devs but oh my I have to be. They had so much time to make this game even delaying it but they still couldn’t refine it. They ignored the core fan base and their wishes. The devs are obviously more interested in pandering to wokeness and diversity than actually making a game that is a success. They let their own agendas and idealogical beliefs dictate their games. It’s such a disappointment reality but there’s nothing we can do. I’d advice against buying this game at full price. :(    … Expand
  74. SlippinJimmie
    Aug 31, 2022
    2
    a cringey, outdated mess of a game. the gameplay and overall mechanics of the game seem straight out of 2011, the story is very underwhelming, especially compared to previous titles, the characters are so underdeveloped with no depth yet so annoying and repulsive. the game seems to have been written by millennials appealing to a gen z audience and it just comes off as cringey and out ofa cringey, outdated mess of a game. the gameplay and overall mechanics of the game seem straight out of 2011, the story is very underwhelming, especially compared to previous titles, the characters are so underdeveloped with no depth yet so annoying and repulsive. the game seems to have been written by millennials appealing to a gen z audience and it just comes off as cringey and out of touch. the enemy gangs have no depth at all and seem to be there just for the player to fight things. the criminal ventures are hugely underdeveloped and very repetitive, same with the "side quests". would not recommend this game at all. you'll find more enjoyment out of the previous SR games with a third of the price… Expand
  75. fiji4
    Oct 20, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Qu'on soit clairs : Si vous souhaitez acheter ce reboot de Saints Row en pensant avoir un vrai héritier des opus précédents entre les mains, passez votre chemin.

    Du Gameplay à l'histoire le jeu tient tout sauf ses promesses, On pense diriger un gang quand en réalité on a l'impression d'être le gérant de la MJC du coin.

    Niveau Histoire, tout est sujet à rigolade, ici , vous ne trouverez aucun évènement aussi marquant que ceux de Saints Row 2 ou 3. Les membres fondateurs du groupe ont plus la dégaine d'acteurs de sitcoms des années 2000 que de vrais gangsters. Et même dans le peu de quêtes qu'offrent le mode histoire, il n'y aura qu'une ou deux missions qui seront vraiment mémorables. Mot qui d'ailleurs, est tout le contraire de l'ensemble des personnages que vous allez croiser dans le jeu.

    Concernant le gameplay, honnêtement je ne saurais par ou commencer :
    - Les NPCs ont encore que deux réponses en tête quand ils vous voient : fuir ou tirer pour les plus braves d'entre eux
    - Les multiples bugs qui vous font sortir de la map ou qui vous bloquent sur des missions du mode HISTOIRE
    - La physique des voitures, car bien qu'elles soient assez agréable à conduire (j'ai bien aimé les drift en Raycaster), elles restent sacrément horribles à prendre en main à partir du moment ou vous utiliserez un grappin pour attacher un autre truc à eux
    - Le système de BARRE DE VIE ??!? Dans un jeu OPEN WORLD, Sérieux ?? C'est insupportable de devoir vider 2-3 chargeurs pour un seul ennemi

    Alors bien sur vous pourrez toujours modifier la résistance des ennemis, ou bien même masquer les barres de vie des voitures/ennemis, ça reste un ajout assez plaisant, mais de ce j'ai pu tester ça rendra le jeu soit trop facile, soit trop dur.

    Malheureusement je ne pourrai pas vous parler de mon expérience sur la Co-op parce que déjà je n'ai nullement l'envie d'imposer ce semblant de "jeu" à mes proches, mais aussi parce que je vois pas l'intérêt de visiter une map aussi vide et sans intérieur qu'on soit deux ou pas.

    Donc si vous souhaitez jouer en espérant avoir un Saints Row 2,3 voire au pire du pire 4, vous vous trompez gravement.
    Par contre vous souhaitez jouer à un jeu finissable assez rapidement, avec une bonne customisation de personnages vous allez trouver votre bonheur (si le jeu ne crash pas toutes les 4h ).    … Expand
  76. AMTHoodieMan
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    Notorious edition, campaign complete. Honest to God, I wanted to love this game. We've waited years but not for this. I cannot type out all my issues with the game and Volition but I will say the one thing I had zero problem with was the ending. It was satisfying and wholesome. That said, Volition, you knew what to do. You knew very well what we asked for and wanted for over a decade nowNotorious edition, campaign complete. Honest to God, I wanted to love this game. We've waited years but not for this. I cannot type out all my issues with the game and Volition but I will say the one thing I had zero problem with was the ending. It was satisfying and wholesome. That said, Volition, you knew what to do. You knew very well what we asked for and wanted for over a decade now yet it's evident with every entry since then, you disregarded and completely refused us. Your business needs customers to survive yet you ignored every customer who was loyal to you. Tainting the namesake of the series and throwing it all away. All for Reddit and Twitter. You could've made a massive comeback this time and you instead chose the loud minority once again. A direct mafia styled SR2 sequel would have some very real potential but I pray to God some superior dev studio is granted the rights to this franchise and it gets picked up because this series should never again be touched by Volition. Ever.… Expand
  77. Sinkler_83
    Sep 20, 2022
    2
    Самая худшая часть saints row, да ещё и с кучей багов. Всё миссии однообразные и скучные, кроме пары-тройки миссий. Задания с доставкой на грузовике пройти проблематично из-за странного поведения ИИ. Иногда машин на дорогах просто нет.Самая худшая часть saints row, да ещё и с кучей багов. Всё миссии однообразные и скучные, кроме пары-тройки миссий. Задания с доставкой на грузовике пройти проблематично из-за странного поведения ИИ. Иногда машин на дорогах просто нет.
  78. Kamikaze_x47
    Sep 23, 2022
    2
    Im gonna give 2 just because they promoted this so much, gotta respect the effort. But overall, bad story writing, not logical decisions by characters. Almost like a massive THE SAINTS gang is now more like a bunch of show-off-maximalistic-broke-students that played too much GTA and try to be gangsters. Driving awful, story awful, shooting awful. And thats the only 3 things that have to beIm gonna give 2 just because they promoted this so much, gotta respect the effort. But overall, bad story writing, not logical decisions by characters. Almost like a massive THE SAINTS gang is now more like a bunch of show-off-maximalistic-broke-students that played too much GTA and try to be gangsters. Driving awful, story awful, shooting awful. And thats the only 3 things that have to be good. Im sorry to see such a great game series at the end of line.… Expand
  79. BushidoRyu
    Oct 1, 2022
    2
    I'm astonished that this game was released in the state that it was in. It's a buggy, glitchy and terrible graphics mess! I've played all the Saints Row games and "this is not Saints Row". It's Taints Row! The game play is crap, the voice acting is crap, the jokes are crap, the graphics are crap! The game doesn't feel gangster or anywhere near the originals. Paying off student loans, WTF?!I'm astonished that this game was released in the state that it was in. It's a buggy, glitchy and terrible graphics mess! I've played all the Saints Row games and "this is not Saints Row". It's Taints Row! The game play is crap, the voice acting is crap, the jokes are crap, the graphics are crap! The game doesn't feel gangster or anywhere near the originals. Paying off student loans, WTF?! Volition should be ashamed of themselves for this woke crap! Bring back Johnny Gat! Save your money, not worth it!… Expand
  80. Goldenpit
    Dec 26, 2022
    2
    As a huge fan of the Saints row games I am very sad to see it's fall from grace like this. When i had heard this was going to be more like the first 2 I instantly preordered it, but when i bought it i was disappointed cause the dialog sucked the action sucked the game play sucked. The gunplay feels like it's SR4 and 3 Which suck and was a downgrade from 2 which still had mediocre gun playAs a huge fan of the Saints row games I am very sad to see it's fall from grace like this. When i had heard this was going to be more like the first 2 I instantly preordered it, but when i bought it i was disappointed cause the dialog sucked the action sucked the game play sucked. The gunplay feels like it's SR4 and 3 Which suck and was a downgrade from 2 which still had mediocre gun play at best tbh i don't know if i will be able to buy another saints row game and probly will never get another chance since the game studio behind it was desolved to a help studio for other games which is sad RIP the saint row games.… Expand
  81. Gratto
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    This game is just soooo bad. I only finished the first mission and I'm pretty much done with it. Asking for a refund. The Graphics are PS3, the story is crap, the shooting portion is just very bland. This game feels like a substandard ps3 game from 15 years ago.... Do yourself a favor and just skip it and maybe Volition will either learn or go bust.......
  82. Steyraus
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    Between the cringe Woke Californian cast of characters, the bad story and the caustic political world building, there is enough to not buy this game.. But add to that the bland uninspired and unfun game play and mission design, boring lifless open world and myriad of game breaking bugs and you have a truly rotten trash fire of a game...
    To think the devs of this game insulted and craped    Between the cringe Woke Californian cast of characters, the bad story and the caustic political world building, there is enough to not buy this game.. But add to that the bland uninspired and unfun game play and mission design, boring lifless open world and myriad of game breaking bugs and you have a truly rotten trash fire of a game...
    To think the devs of this game insulted and craped on concerned fans, while the whole time sitting on one of the worst games of the decade...there is no talent in the western development scene.. Modern devs are to busy being Karen's and getting offended to make a good product.    … Expand
  83. IronTusk
    Aug 26, 2022
    1
    I hope the 1 person this was made for bought the game at least; anitta sarkeesian.
  84. WolfThorn
    Aug 27, 2022
    1
    I see metacritic is getting paid to delete negative reviews to push the woke agenda like this broken trash game.

    This is a reboot there is NONE of the older characters, no buying businesses, and the talent tree how they've done it is terrible. And when you upgrade your weapons they do not change in appearance at all. Putting this game on hard takes THREE HEADSHOTS to down a regular    I see metacritic is getting paid to delete negative reviews to push the woke agenda like this broken trash game.

    This is a reboot there is NONE of the older characters, no buying businesses, and the talent tree how they've done it is terrible. And when you upgrade your weapons they do not change in appearance at all. Putting this game on hard takes THREE HEADSHOTS to down a regular enemy.

    Look at Gmanlives review showing off everything wrong with this game, this game is anything but a masterpiece people aren't down voting it because it's a good game, it moved away from everything that made it a good game. There is no satire like the older games with cringe 'humor' they chose for this abomination with jokes and bad writing that is never funny.    … Expand
  85. DrD00m
    Sep 16, 2022
    1
    Some of the worst writing i have ever witnessed. Absolute cringeworthy woke bs agenda and characters. Terrible optimized with tons of bugs and bad graphics. Get your woke bs out of beloved franchises!
  86. getsmelifted
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    So since it's on Plus I decided to give it a go. The hate is deserved. I'm so glad I didn't pay for this. It's EVERYTHING wrong with modern media that's made by people who live in a bubble smelling their own farts. If you relate to any of these characters in any way you really need to get out more. Couple this with boring gameplay that we've seen done better a million times and you haveSo since it's on Plus I decided to give it a go. The hate is deserved. I'm so glad I didn't pay for this. It's EVERYTHING wrong with modern media that's made by people who live in a bubble smelling their own farts. If you relate to any of these characters in any way you really need to get out more. Couple this with boring gameplay that we've seen done better a million times and you have this game, which killed it's studio by the way… Expand
  87. Nathanimations
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    4/10
    Good graphics, Bad everything else

    But I want to see how low the score can get
  88. OnlyOneHere
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The gunplay is even worse than Saints Row 3 and 4. The missions are boring and repetitive. The story is horrible with cringeworthy dialogue. The characters are also cringeworthy and I can't take them seriously as a criminal empire. Real men aren't going to be intimidated by that. The physics are laughable. When I crash into trees with my car,This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The gunplay is even worse than Saints Row 3 and 4. The missions are boring and repetitive. The story is horrible with cringeworthy dialogue. The characters are also cringeworthy and I can't take them seriously as a criminal empire. Real men aren't going to be intimidated by that. The physics are laughable. When I crash into trees with my car, they pop like balloons. Speaking of pop, there are too many pop-ins and clipping issues. It's pathetic that these developers think that this poorly designed off-brand GTA game is worthy of the $60.

    There is nothing to do in the open world when compared to the previous Saints Row games. The customization in this game is biblical, but what good is any of that when the game itself is buggy and boring? Not to mention how bad the visuals look with the horrible lighting effects and cartoonish character models. These developers are so lazy, they can't even properly make a cat in 2022. You call that ugly thing a cat? There is no demolition derby. This game has car customization but no racing. What kind of backwards logic is that? Lazy developers can't even add something as simple as racing. Speaking of racing, the driving mechanics are trash. Every car is as powerful as a tank. The vehicle selection is the worst in the series. The developers added a big lake in the middle of the city, to give players the illusion that the city is bigger than it actually is. If anything, it makes certain parts of the city feel like a small town. This game tries too hard to be funny. The only thing I find funny about this game is that these out of touch developers actually thought that making this poor excuse of game would be a brilliant idea. The characters magically teleport in the car. The controls are beyond horrible.

    The co-op multiplayer is complete trash. The developers are too cheap and lazy to make PvP multiplayer. It's pathetic that these greedy developers have gotten so lazy, they haven't made PvP since Saints Row 2. These developers are so cheap, they decided to add some stock songs for the radio. Are you freaking kidding me? It's already bad enough that the radio lacks hits compared to the previous installments, but would it kill these cheapskates to at least pay for underground artists for the country station rather than adding stock songs? Not even Rockstar or Ubisoft would be that greedy to add stock songs into their fake radio stations. The cowboy statue with the Pringles head has a cringeworthy face on the cover of this game. It doesn't help that there is a lady with a SJW haircut sitting on it. This made me remove the cover paper off the game case and rip it into pieces. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.

    Edit: You know what, I change my mind. I'm changing my score from a 0 to a 1, only because of how amazing the customization is. How many games have this much depth in customization? I have to give them credit for that. It's too bad that literally every other aspect of this game is garbage.    … Expand
  89. Kunray
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    don't want and don't have time to write here. to be short - I'm very disappointed
    1/10 trash
    Goodbye
  90. terrapong
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    The developers have publicly stated SR4 was a mistake and they are going to fix that mistake by making the most hyper woke gen z game possible. The game is a soulless pure cringe unplayable mess. Anything even remotely fun has been removed from the game. Every character is unlikeable to the point you will want throw something at your TV.
  91. RolandOG
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    Another disappointment in an era of disappointing games. They must have gone on a hiring spree and only picked up mediocre junior devs. Even if all the bugs are fixed you’re left with only a mildly entertaining goat simulator that you tire of after 5 minutes.
  92. N00dleCritic
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    >Janky controls
    >poorly designed leveling
    >Mass effect andromeda lvl animations and voice acting. >They killed the genre with woke BS, the characters are a mix between a disney movie and zoomer teens in a netflix drama, absolute cringe. >Volution ignored fanbase throughout the whole process and they are paying the price. >the progression system is bad, >they removed the cool melee    >Janky controls
    >poorly designed leveling
    >Mass effect andromeda lvl animations and voice acting.
    >They killed the genre with woke BS,
    the characters are a mix between a disney movie and zoomer teens in a netflix drama, absolute cringe.
    >Volution ignored fanbase throughout the whole process and they are paying the price.
    >the progression system is bad,
    >they removed the cool melee combat ( best was in SR2 where you had 3 dogos), melee weapons are still utter garbage.

    the only good thing is character creation and customization, but since it was always this good i can't praise it much cause all they had to do is not change it and they did.

    >critics are brain dead as their soul is sold for small profits, do not listen.

    >i pirated the game and i still feel like i paid too much, that bandwidth could have been used on something else

    >they at least had the decency to not put denuvo (perhaps offering smart people a chance for people to see it before they waste money on it)

    after some 4 hours i uninstalled cause it was not getting better.

    even if you're the most soyjak NPC out there I do not understand how you could enjoy this without feeling ripped off    … Expand
  93. Tommycbs
    Sep 19, 2022
    1
    Disappointed is an understatement for this game. I hoped the reboot would be a new beginning but it turns out we were just played using the saints row name for a quick cash grab. No effort was made for this game. I don’t believe for a second the developers saw this and believed it to be good. The co op isn’t designed well at all. It straight up doesn’t work most of the time. The story isDisappointed is an understatement for this game. I hoped the reboot would be a new beginning but it turns out we were just played using the saints row name for a quick cash grab. No effort was made for this game. I don’t believe for a second the developers saw this and believed it to be good. The co op isn’t designed well at all. It straight up doesn’t work most of the time. The story is non existent. It’s very buggy and the missions are a chore to play. What a fall from grace. I won’t be touching anything from these developers again.… Expand
  94. snorkiss
    Aug 27, 2022
    1
    The trailer for this Saints row reboot looked awful, ironically it's not the poorly written woke characters that sunk this game it's simply that's it's a BAD buggy mess of a game - 1 star
  95. Ruben534
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    I love games where you can create your own character. The customization in this game is great. But the terrible voice acting and dialogue ruins everything. The game has a fun aspect to it, but the horrible characters your character talking every 5 seconds to say something stupid makes it unbearable. The story is horrible and the supporting characters are worse. Who was the target audienceI love games where you can create your own character. The customization in this game is great. But the terrible voice acting and dialogue ruins everything. The game has a fun aspect to it, but the horrible characters your character talking every 5 seconds to say something stupid makes it unbearable. The story is horrible and the supporting characters are worse. Who was the target audience for this game? The bugs also are a huge problem and unacceptable l.… Expand
  96. Phteve11
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    They took everything that made siants row fun and awesome, got rid of it, and gave us a cast of cringe millennials or GenZ-ers. Also all the anti capitalism comments, no edgey comedy, and just boring missions and side quest ruin the game. They don't realize that siants row 1&2 are a lot of people's favs. Saints row 3 was a solid af game cause the gameplay and graphics were upgradedThey took everything that made siants row fun and awesome, got rid of it, and gave us a cast of cringe millennials or GenZ-ers. Also all the anti capitalism comments, no edgey comedy, and just boring missions and side quest ruin the game. They don't realize that siants row 1&2 are a lot of people's favs. Saints row 3 was a solid af game cause the gameplay and graphics were upgraded immensely. While 4 and gat outta hell were the least liked. Yet they basically treated saints row as if only 4 and gat outta hell existed… Expand
  97. Doclank
    Aug 24, 2022
    1
    Boring and very buggy. Graphics aren't impressive and are very uninspired. Who is this game for? GTA V's PC port from 2015 looks better
  98. SpiralNexus
    Sep 28, 2022
    1
    This game is a joke and I would make the comparison that this game is the ride to hell retribution of this generation. The story is not good trying to relate to modern or gen z times with lack luster jokes and core gameplay is an big issue as its has no impact and screams lazy. The game itself is riddled with bugs and graphical issues in which the the developer took basically said releaseThis game is a joke and I would make the comparison that this game is the ride to hell retribution of this generation. The story is not good trying to relate to modern or gen z times with lack luster jokes and core gameplay is an big issue as its has no impact and screams lazy. The game itself is riddled with bugs and graphical issues in which the the developer took basically said release a broken game and we will fix overtime. That in itself is unacceptable as the examples are cyberpunk 2077 and battlefield 2042. This game is a cash grab and no one should ever get this game go back and get the original saints row 1-4 and gat out of hell you will appreciate them more now.… Expand
  99. Soki5222
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    .Lame story .Uninteresting characters .Disgustingly woke
    .World design is bad
    .Game gets extremely boring after couple of hours Don’t buy.
  100. Vlakas
    Aug 25, 2022
    1
    Buggy mess, terrible cringe characters and writing, boring gameplay, an insult to the whole franchise. The devs should have spent more time trying to make a game like the previous entries instead of trying to insult their fanbase. Avoid it even if it's free
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 63
  3. Negative: 8 out of 63
  1. GameMAG
    Oct 24, 2022
    60
    Saints Row had chance to be something much more, if only the team behind the game tried to take a more bold and careful approach.
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  2. PLAY
    Oct 15, 2022
    40
    he character creator still shines, but frustrating mission design and a disappointing plot make this reboot difficult to recommend. Far more sinner than saint. [Issue#19, p.92]
  3. The So Videogames Podcast
    Sep 14, 2022
    85
    A really, really fun experience that is getting sh*t on for no reason other than groupthink, herd mentality and people on the bandwagon.
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