Sadly, it’s only the first two games hailed as standouts due to the right balance of gritty crime simulator and tongue-in-cheek humour. The most recent project, a reboot of sorts, fell flat and audiences moved on. Now,on the r/gaming subreddit, fans are wishing the series would return to its roots and strike a “perfect balance between Melodrama and not taking itself too seriously.”
The recent outing from Saints Row fell flat with fans who wanted more grit.
Among the many opinions isone consistent commentthat the series is dead due to the closure of the developer Volition. While this is true, the franchise rights are another story and could still find themselves with Deep Silver. Regardless of its current standing, players gathered to discuss the games and what they’d want from a new title. “Saints Row 2was the peak for me. Held up surprisingly well on recent replay, too.3was fun and I get why some people prefer it,”said one commenterand it became a theme thatSaints Row 2was favoured as the best iteration.
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One Redditor had a great insight, saying, “The OGSaints Rowis very clearly an attempt to capitalise onSan Andreas' fame and popularity. It’s aGTAclone through and through.Saints Row 2is the point where we have a game that can stand on its own merits and mostly be out of GTA’s shadow.”
Perhaps, instead of a new title, we could revisit the original game and its sequel to capture this feeling, as mentioned in the thread, “Saint’s Row 2was great. The best example of a perfect balance between humour and grit that I have seen in a game. I honestly would not mind a remake of1&2.”
Topics:Saints Row,PlayStation,Xbox,PC
