Any Opinions on Saints Row: The Third?

[RooksBailey]

As I am currently bored out of my mind during this gaming lull, I've been looking for some cheap entertainment.  Well, it seems that Steam has Saints Row: the Third Complete on sale for $17.  Anybody have any opinions on it?   

I really like open world games, so this title always seemed interesting.  I had a blast with the original Prototype because of all the mischief you could get into on the streets.  :)  I tried GTA4 but that one I didn't like because it struck me as a very sloppy console port.  Anyhoo...how is this game?  Anybody play it on the PC? 

[DeathTouchWilly]

Never played it on the PC. I can say that the console version is a ton of fun. It's really juvenile and goofy (it's almost a parody of GTA) but it's a rich open world that you could sink hours into and that's before you start playing the campaign. I would definitely recommend it. If you're looking for a serious plot or a somewhat "realistic" feel then this is not the game for you as the whole tone is one of over-the-top adult humor (case in point you can use a gigantic purple dildo and a jar of farts as weapons).

Also there's a ton of customization if you're into that. Huge selection of clothing, jewelry, tattoos, cars are fully customizable and upgradeable for performance. Weapons are also upgradeable, you can purchase property, take over parts of the city for income, and unlock abilities with a pseudo-xp system. There's a lot. God talking about the game makes me want to play it again. :-)

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I got it as a gift.  Definitely not for me.  I played for about 45 minutes before deleting it.  Humour geared towards a junior high school locker room; consolized, twich based gameplay, poor writing, and pretty poor graphics.

[Longdan]

Thank you SDR.  I always wondered and you just saved me a bunch of money and frustration.

[Jarhead0331]

I dunno...I had a lot of fun with it.

[Longdan]

^^Rrrrrr.  I think i sorta know the stuff you like that I like and vice versa.  I thinks this is a versa.

[RooksBailey]

Thanks for for the feedback guys!  See, I like these open world games where you can cause a lot of mayhem.  I remember laughing myself silly in Prototype when I would use my superpowers to pick up a car and throw it against a building and watch the chaos break out with people running and screaming   ;D  When my nephew and I would play we would almost laugh ourselves into unconsciousness!  I'm dying for a game like that again.  But I am also concerned about the juvenile humor and foul language.  Stuff like that gets on my nerves real fast.  Darn, I wish there was a demo.

Having said that, I see GameFly has Sleeping Dogs 75% off.  From what I understand, this is a similar style of game, but with a more serious story.  Any opinions on this title?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I enjoyed Sleeping Dogs a lot.  Good melee combat, decent driving, good voice acting and looks very nice in the PC.  If you're playing for the story, it's probably your best bet.  As an open sandbox, run around and cause mayhem type game though, it doesn't offer up as much in the way if mini-games and diversions as Saints Row though.

[RooksBailey]

I enjoyed Sleeping Dogs a lot.  Good melee combat, decent driving, good voice acting and looks very nice in the PC.  If you're playing for the story, it's probably your best bet.  As an open sandbox, run around and cause mayhem type game though, it doesn't offer up as much in the way if mini-games and diversions as Saints Row though.

Ah, I see.  Something tells me I might wind up with SR3 anyway as I like diversions.

[Arctic Blast]

I really enjoyed it. It's over the top and ridiculous, but I personally far prefer that to the weird attempts at 'serious' that the GTA series has gone in.

[Huw the Poo]

I'm dying for a game like that again.  But I am also concerned about the juvenile humor and foul language.  Stuff like that gets on my nerves real fast.  Darn, I wish there was a demo.

Why not look up some gameplay videos on Youtube?

I really enjoyed it. It's over the top and ridiculous, but I personally far prefer that to the weird attempts at 'serious' that the GTA series has gone in.

Indeed.  GTA4 is the first game of the series that I didn't even bother to finish.  Absolutely soulless compared to the high point of Vice City.

[RooksBailey]

Why not look up some gameplay videos on Youtube?

Yeah, I did that.  I watched some guy play through the first 10 missions and while there was an unfortunate amount of profanity, and some wacky missions, I really didn't see anything that terrible.   Is the really juvenile stuff saved for MP?  Or is the juvenile stuff related to the actions of the player (like running around naked...as I see a lot of players like to do in this game ::))?

[Nefaro]

I never could get into the GTA series, or some of the others like it.

About the only action game similar to these open sandbox mayhem ones, that I could get into, was Just Cause 2.   Never did actually progress very far in any of the missions.. just wreaking havoc.

[Arctic Blast]

Why not look up some gameplay videos on Youtube?

Yeah, I did that.  I watched some guy play through the first 10 missions and while there was an unfortunate amount of profanity, and some wacky missions, I really didn't see anything that terrible.   Is the really juvenile stuff saved for MP?  Or is the juvenile stuff related to the actions of the player (like running around naked...as I see a lot of players like to do in this game ::))?

Well, you can attack people with a dildo bat. There is a stage where you chainsaw attackers to death while your friend engages in a wrestling match (the fact that the song from this clip plays during the stage had me laughing so hard I had to pause). One of the characters is a pimp. There is A LOT of completely inappropriate humor...you know, if you find basically any humor inappropriate.  ;D

There's also a long run gag that is clearly a send up of the insanity reached by the War on Terror, and a lot of other surprisingly smart stuff.

[RooksBailey]

Okay, I'm sold.   :D