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Saints Row: The Third

December 18, 2023

Saints Row: The Third is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ. It is the sequel to 2008's Saints Row 2 and the third installment in the Saints Row series. It was released on November 15, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, and May 10, 2019 for the Nintendo Switch. A remastered version of Saints Row: The Third, titled Saints Row: The Third Remastered, was released by Deep Silver on May 22, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, March 5, 2021 for Stadia, May 25, 2021 for PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and July 29, 2021 for Luna.

Saints Row: The Third
Developer(s)Volition[a]
Publisher(s)THQ[b]
Director(s)Scott Phillips
Producer(s)Greg Donovan
Designer(s)Bryan Dillow
Programmer(s)Nick Lee[1]
Artist(s)Frank Marquart[1]
Writer(s)Steve Jaros[1]
Composer(s)Malcolm Kirby Jr.
SeriesSaints Row
Platform(s)
ReleasePS3, X360, Windows
  • NA: November 15, 2011
  • AU: November 15, 2011
  • EU: November 18, 2011
Linux
  • WW: April 15, 2016
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: May 10, 2019
Remastered
PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: May 22, 2020
Google Stadia
  • WW: March 5, 2021
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
  • WW: May 25, 2021
Amazon Luna
  • US: July 29, 2021
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The game is set in the fictional city of Steelport, and continues the story of the 3rd Street Saints, once again putting players in the role of the gang's leader, who is fully customizable. Five years after the events of Saints Row 2, the Saints have grown from their humble origins as a street gang into a large media and consumer empire with their own brand, while many of the gang's members have become celebrities and pop culture icons. After being stranded in Steelport, which is firmly ruled by an international crime organization known as the Syndicate, the Saints must rebuild their forces once more to take over the city and defeat the Syndicate, as well as S.T.A.G., a violent paramilitary contracted with restoring order to Steelport.

Development of Saints Row: The Third began in late 2008, shortly after the release of Saints Row 2. There was high staff turnover from the previous Saints Row team, with only one-fifth of the final 100-person staff having worked on a previous title in the series. They aimed to improve on the series by giving the game a coherent tone, and found it in films such as Hot Fuzz and the game's signature sex toy bat.

The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its general zaniness and customization options. Criticism was aimed at the new setting, which many critics felt was flat and underdeveloped compared to the previous games' Stilwater, and the lackluster humor. On the contrary, others thought the game perfected the Saints Row formula. It was a nominee for Best Narrative at the 2012 Game Developers Conference, an IGN Editor's Choice, and a recipient of perfect scores from GamesRadar and G4. A complete edition including the three downloadable content packs was released in 2012, and its planned Enter the Dominatrix expansion became the game's sequel, Saints Row IV, released in 2013.

Gameplay edit

Saints Row: The Third is an action-adventure game[2][3] played from the third-person perspective[4] in an open world,[3] such that players explore an unrestricted environment.[5] Similar to the premise of the previous Saints Row games, the player's goal is to lead the Third Street Saints gang to overtake its rival gangs in the city turf war.[6] While the protagonist is the same,[7] the game introduces a new setting, the city of Steelport,[c] with its own three gangs: the Morningstar, Luchadores, and Deckers, together known as the Syndicate.[9][d] To further complicate matters, the government's Special Tactical Anti-Gang unit (STAG) is summoned to quell both organizations.[11] The Third is the first in the series to intertwine the narratives of its three-gang structures, and presents the player with story-altering decisions.[12]

 
Screenshot of gameplay: a vehicle explodes and ambient challenge progress is displayed on the right

The series has been considered a clone of Grand Theft Auto[6][8] that later positioned itself as more "gleefully silly" in comparison.[6][13] In combat, players select weapons from a weapon selection wheel,[14][e] including pistols, submachine guns, shotguns, and rocket launchers alongside special weapons such as UAV drones and a fart-in-a-jar stun grenade. Player melee attacks include running attacks such as DDTs and a purple dildo bat.[15] Players may use vehicles to navigate the city, including a hover jet (known as the F-69 VTOL) and a pixelated retrogame tank that are unlocked through story missions. Once special vehicles are unlocked, they are in unlimited supply and can be delivered directly to the player-character's location.[8] Player actions are intensified with what Volition calls the "awesome button", where for example the player will divekick through the windshield into the driver's seat of a car.[14] The main story campaign missions can be played alone, or cooperatively either online or via System Link offline.[8][f] Some elements are added to the campaign for the second player.[15] There is no competitive multiplayer, but a "wave-based survival mode" called Whored Mode[6] that supports up to two players.[16]

Players customize their characters after the introductory mission. Player-character bodies, dress, and vehicles can be customized,[8][g] as well as home properties. Players can additionally share their character designs in a Saints Row online community.[15] Apart from the main story missions, there are optional diversions to make money and earn reputation, such as Insurance Fraud, where players hurt themselves in traffic to maximize self-injury before a timer expires, or Mayhem, where players maximize property destruction before a time expires. Some of these diversions were introduced in previous Saints Row games.[8][h] Activities serve the plot and are positioned as training the player-character or damaging the Syndicate.[14] They can also be repeated.[10] Outside of structured diversions, players are free to make their own fun by purchasing property, shopping for items, finding hidden sex doll and money cache collectibles, and wreaking unsolicited havoc.[9] There are also "flashpoint" gang operations that grant respect when disrupted.[12] Attacking others increases the player's notoriety level, as depicted with stars.[9]

Saints Row: The Third introduced experience levels[12] and weapon upgrades to the series.[17] Most actions in the game come with incentives in the form of money and respect (reputation). Money buys land, weapons, and other upgrades,[i] and respect is a kind of experience point that can unlock player abilities like "no damage from falling" or "infinite sprint",[8][j] as well as upgrades to the player's computer-controlled gang member support.[6] In turn, players receive further incentive to nearly miss car collisions, streak naked through the streets,[8] shoot others in the groin, blow up Smart cars, and kill mascots in ambient challenges to earn more respect. Lack of respect does not hinder story progress, as it has in previous games.[6] Player progress and unlocks are managed by an in-game cell phone menu that also lets the player call for vehicle deliveries and non-player character backup. The computer-controlled support will dialogue with each other.[9]

Plot edit

Three years after the events of Saints Row 2, the 3rd Street Saints have merged with the Ultor Corporation to become a media and consumer empire with their own brand. While robbing a bank in Stilwater to promote an upcoming film about themselves, the Boss (Troy Baker, Kenn Michael, Robin Atkin Downes, Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, Rebecca Sanabria, or Steve Blum) and their top lieutenants, Shaundi (Danielle Nicolet) and Johnny Gat (Daniel Dae Kim), encounter unanticipated resistance on the job, which ultimately leads to them being arrested. The group are bailed out by Phillipe Loren (Jacques Hennequet), head of an international criminal enterprise called "the Syndicate" that owned the bank they robbed, and held as captives aboard his jumbo jet. After refusing Loren's deal to give him most of their profits in exchange for their lives, the Saints stage a breakout, though Gat is forced to sacrifice himself to allow the Boss and Shaundi to escape. In response to the incident, Loren orders the Syndicate to attack the Saints, and ensure that their empire is destroyed.

Shaundi and the Boss land in the city of Steelport, firmly ruled over by the Syndicate's three main divisions: the Morningstar, a sophisticated gang led by Loren and his lieutenants, sisters Viola (Sasha Grey) and Kiki DeWynter (Megan Hollingshead), who dominate the sex trade; the Luchadores, a Mexican wrestler-themed gang led by Eddie "Killbane" Pryor (Rick D. Wasserman), who operate their own casino; and the Deckers, a hacker gang led by Matt Miller (Yuri Lowenthal), who dominate the city's cyber black-market. After Saints lieutenant Pierce Washington (Arif S. Kinchen) arrives with backup, the Saints secure a hideout, and go after Loren's operations, ultimately killing him in his own skyscraper. In the process, they rescue Oleg Kirrlov (Mark Allen Stuart), a former KGB agent being forcefully cloned to provide super-soldiers for the Syndicate, who helps them to track down other allies: ex-FBI agent Kinzie Kensington (Natalie Lander), who seeks to disrupt the Deckers; veteran pimp Zimos (Alex Désert), who lost his business to the Morningstar; and Angel de la Muerte (Hulk Hogan), Killbane's embittered former wrestling partner.

Killbane steps in to succeed the late Loren as leader of the Syndicate, and soon kills Kiki in a jealous rage. Out of anger, Viola defects to the Saints and helps them finish off the Morningstar. Meanwhile, the lawlessness in Steelport leads to the federal government approving the deployment of a task force to combat it - the Special Tactical Anti-Gang (S.T.A.G.), led by Cyrus Temple (Tim Thomerson) and supervised by Senator Monica Hughes (Tasia Valenza), the widow of the Saints' old nemesis Richard Hughes. Armed with highly advanced technology, S.T.A.G. puts the city under martial law until order can be restored. During this time, the Saints focus on the Deckers, with the Boss acquiring items needed by Kinzie to allow them to access the Deckers' network with a virtual avatar. Once inside, the Boss battles Matt's avatar and defeats it, forcing Matt to retire his gang and leave the city. With only the Luchadores left, Angel and Viola suggest humiliating Killbane during his next major wrestling match, resulting in him going on a rampage across Steelport after he loses.

While pursuing Killbane amidst the chaos, the Boss is informed that Shaundi, Viola, and Mayor Burt Reynolds (himself) have been kidnapped by S.T.A.G. and taken to Steelport's most prominent monument, which has been rigged with explosives. At this point, the player must choose between continuing their pursuit of Killbane, or trying to stop S.T.A.G. In the canon ending, the Boss rescues their allies and prevents the monument's destruction, resulting in the Saints being hailed as heroes and Monica Hughes withdrawing S.T.A.G. after its actions become severely questioned by the government. The Saints decide not to pursue Killbane, who has fled Steelport, and instead resume their consumer activities, focusing on a new film called Gangstas In Space that stars the Boss. If the player alternatively chooses to pursue Killbane, they ultimately kill him, but Shaundi, Viola, and Reynolds die when S.T.A.G. destroys the monument, which the Saints are framed for. The Boss exacts revenge and destroys S.T.A.G.'s flying aircraft carrier, before they and Pierce declare Steelport an independent nation under the Saints' rule.

Development edit

I feel like I'm playing something unlike anything else—we know what Saints Row is now.

–Design director Scott Phillips on handling the Penetrator (dildo bat) for the first time[18]

Saints Row 2's design philosophy was to "put everything ... into the game", which made for a disjointed title with varied tone. Design director Scott Phillips said the series' legacy of lightheartedness made the sequel's tone hard to define. The development team withstood a high turnover between the two releases, with only a fifth of the final 100-person team having worked on a title in the series before.[18][k] Saints Row: The Third was in development by September 2008 as Saints Row 3.[20][21] For its first six months of development, the team tested a choice-based adventure concept featuring an undercover agent infiltrating the Saints, which was dropped for not aligning with the spirit of the series.[22][23] Now without a vision, the team made a "tone video" with film segments and songs that would define the new title. The final version featured bits from Bad Boys II, Shoot 'Em Up, Hot Fuzz, and Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart". The team worked in this direction to find a personality for Saints Row: The Third, which it found in its signature "dildo bat". The idea started as one-off mission-specific weapon and the artists ran with the concept.[18][l] Their design mantra became "Embrace the Crazy; Fun Trumps All".[22][25]

They came to the conclusion that "everything had to be 'over the top this time around'" so as to distinguish Saints Row: The Third from other open world titles[19] and to make the franchise into a AAA title. The team increased playtesting to check for the action's pacing and "setpiece moments" within its overall flow.[26] Producer Greg Donovan considered Saints Row: The Third a reboot of the franchise, "cohesive" in a way the prior two "semi-serious" entries were not.[19] Other than "over the top" themes, the team wanted "holy shit" "water cooler moments" that players would remember forever and want to share.[22] Phillips also "didn't want the player to be a dick".[22]

The city of Steelport was designed such that the player could identify locations without needing a minimap, with a spatially recognizable skyline and iconic gang vehicles in specific regions.[24]

The title was not shown at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) with the explanation that the company had spent the year "rebuilding the technology", but a tie-in movie was mentioned as in production and a Saints Row 3 announcement was expected at the December Spike VGAs.[27] Saints Row: The Third was finally announced officially in March 2011.[28] The team wanted to include many different features and items, so scoping the final product became an issue. They laid out their ideas on a schedule and began to cut until over "4000 man-days of scheduled work" were removed, including features such as free-running (called "freegunning"[23]) and a cover system.[18] Competitive multiplayer was removed due to its lack of popularity in the previous series entries.[7] In retrospect, Phillips said he wanted to remove more. The studio borrowed people from other parts of the company to finish the project.[18] Writer Drew Holmes expressed the difficulty in determining what was too risqué for the game.[29] In keeping with series advertising, Saints Row: The Third included sex symbol Sasha Grey in the production as a character voice.[30] Other celebrity voice actors include Hulk Hogan and Daniel Dae Kim.[31]

The development team also pre-visualized rough drafts to sketch ideas for others to advance. For example, the introductory airplane level was pre-visualized two years prior to its creation as a demonstration for the development team and publisher.[22] Levels were built in a world editor by Volition's Core Technology Group (CTG), which was continually built in the four years preceding release.[32] Like the other two titles, Saints Row: The Third uses Havok's physics middleware with customizations. which let the team build vehicle drifting physics and the VTOL aircraft.[33] The studio considered the Red Faction series' Geo-Mod 2 engine but chose against it due to the implementation's difficulty and not wanting that degree of destruction.[34] Phillips gave a game development postmortem at the 2012 Game Developers Conference, where he advised studios to let development team members run with their ideas.[18][35] Volition began to add modding support to the title and series in mid 2013.[36]

Audio edit

Saints Row: The Third has a licensed soundtrack available as radio stations when driving in vehicles. Players can switch between the playlists, which range from classical to electronic to hip hop, rock, or customize their own station based on their preferences.[8] The original soundtrack was composed by Malcolm Kirby Jr., who had previously worked on The Love Guru's soundtrack. It was released through Sumthing Else Music Works alongside the game via compact disc and digital download. Kirby said the series' over-the-top nature influenced the score, and that he was a huge fan of the series before he received the opportunity. In his composition, each gang has a theme and specific characteristics that range from "menacing orchestral to gangster hip hop to heavy metal".[37]

Marketing and release edit

 
Promotional car wash event at E3 2011

The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 simultaneously on November 15, 2011, in the United States and Australia, and three days later in the United Kingdom.[8] The November 17, 2011, Japan release had the veins removed from the Penetrator weapon (the three-foot long phallus bat) due to regulatory restrictions on depictions of genitalia.[38] In lieu of exclusive game content scheduled for the PlayStation 3 version that did not ship with the game,[39] early North American and European players who purchased that version received a complimentary download code for Saints Row 2.[40] The summer before Saints Row: The Third's release, THQ pledged to support it with a year's worth of downloadable content.[34] Around the time of release, Danny Bilson of THQ announced that Saints Row IV was already in planning.[41]

Those who preordered the game received Professor Genki's Hyper Ordinary Preorder Pack, which included Genki-themed downloadable content (a costume, a vehicle, and a weapon).[42] A North American limited edition box set release called the Platinum Pack included the preorder content, the soundtrack, and a custom headset.[43][m] Australia and New Zealand received two limited editions: the Smooth Criminal pack from EB Games and the Maximum Pleasure bundle from JB Hi-Fi, each of which included tie-in items along with the game and preorder content.[44][n]

Though the game was not shown at E3 2010, THQ spoke of extensive tie-in merchandising (collectible card game, books) and a Saints Row film in production as part of a "robust transmedia play".[27] Instead, THQ announced Saints Row: Drive By, a tie-in game for the Nintendo 3DS and Xbox Live Arcade that would unlock content in Saints Row 3.[45][46][o] After the game was announced in March 2011, it was featured on the cover of Game Informer's April issue.[48] Closer to release, THQ sent rap group the Broken Pixels a development kit with a pre-release version of the game and asked them to record track about "all the wacky things" to do in the game.[49] The group wrote the rap in a day and later produced a YouTube video set to clips from the game.[49] THQ hosted an event in Redfern, Australia where women in skintight clothes pumped free gas for three hours, which generated an estimated 35 times return on investment.[50] Eurogamer recalled that the game was "marketed almost exclusively on the basis of all the wacky stuff it will let you do" from the costumes to the sex toy weapons,[6] and Edge described Saints Row: The Third as "marketed by sex toys and porn stars".[51]

Two weeks before the game's release, Saints Row: The Third had four times the preorder count of Saints Row 2 at its comparable point.[52] By January 2012, the game had shipped 3.8 million units worldwide, which THQ cited as an example for its business model change to focus on the big franchises. THQ President and CEO Brian Farrell expected to ship five to six million copies of the game in its lifetime.[53] It had reached four million by April, and 5.5 million by the end of the year.[54] Saints Row: The Third was an unexpected continued success for the company.[55] It was featured in promotions with Humble Bundle,[56][p][57] PlayStation Plus,[58] and Xbox Live Games with Gold over the next several years.[59]

Volition released a Linux port of the game in 2016,[60] and made the Xbox 360 release compatible with its successor, the Xbox One, the next year.[61] In August 2018, Deep Silver announced a Nintendo Switch port, which will be released in May 2019. The port was developed by Fishlabs.[62][63][64] Deep Silver announced Saints Row: The Third Remastered in April 2020. The remastered version was developed by Sperasoft and features remodeled assets for high-definition, enhanced graphics and lighting, and includes all of the game's downloadable content. The title was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows[q] on May 22, 2020, with it later being released on Google Stadia on March 5, 2021, Steam on May 22, 2021, and Amazon Luna on July 29, 2021.[65][66][67][68][69]

Downloadable content edit

Main articles: Saints Row: The Third downloadable content and Enter the Dominatrix

Downloadable content for Saints Row: The Third includes additional story missions, weapons, and characters.[3] A "definitive edition", Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package, contains all post-release downloadable content—including all three mission packs ("Genkibowl VII", "Gangstas in Space", and "The Trouble with Clones") and bonus items (clothes, vehicles, and weapons)—in addition to the main game. The Full Package was announced in September 2012 for release two months later on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[70][71][r]

THQ announced an Enter the Dominatrix standalone expansion as an April Fool's joke in 2012.[73] It was confirmed as in development the next month. In Enter the Dominatrix, the alien commander Zinyak imprisons the Saints' leader in a simulation of Steelport called The Dominatrix so as to prevent interference when he takes over the planet. The expansion also added superpowers for the player-character.[74] In June, THQ said the expansion would be wrapped into a full sequel, tentatively titled "The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise" and scheduled for a 2013 release.[75] Parts of Enter the Dominatrix that were not incorporated into the sequel, Saints Row IV, were later released as downloadable content for the new title, under the same name.[76][77]

Reception edit

The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic.[78][79][80] [81] Some said the game did not try to be more than a good time,[8][10] and described it as a variant of "ridiculous", "zany", or "absurd".[8][11][15][84] In another way, others called it "juvenile".[8][84] Critics praised the degree of customization options,[8][10][15] and had mixed views of the array of activities, but found Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax a high point.[6][10][11][15][s] Some found the game's ironic sexism to verge on misogyny,[6][82] and that its other humor sometimes fell flat.[8][11] Several critics referred to the game as the perfection of the Saints Row formula[15][85] It was a nominee for Best Narrative at the 2012 Game Developers Conference,[86] an IGN Editor's Choice,[8] and a recipient of perfect scores from GamesRadar and G4.[11][15] During the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Saints Row: The Third for "Action Game of the Year".[87]

Edge said that the series "wants to be the WarioWare of open-city games", "a cartoon flipbook of anything-goes extremity" to Grand Theft Auto's "ostentatious crime drama".[82] They wrote that the game's "single-minded" "puerile imagination" demanded respect and noted the game's escalation of video game tropes and cultural references from Japanese game shows to text adventures to zombie apocalypses to lucha libre.[82] IGN's Daemon Hatfield called the game "an open world adult theme park". He said that calling it "a good time would be a severe understatement" and praised its method of incentivizing almost every action in the game as "fantastic game design".[8] Hatfield was "addicted" to efficiently expanding his in-game hourly income.[8] GamesRadar's Michael Grimm wrote Saints Row: The Third was nearly surreal, and praised the player-character's running attacks.[15]

Referring to the historical comparison between the Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto series,[8] Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer wrote that Grand Theft Auto IV's serious turn let the Saints Row series be a "gleeful silly sandbox game", and noted that Saints Row: The Third was "marketed almost exclusively" based on its wackiness, from the costumes to the sex toy weapons.[6] He felt that the "wacky hijinks" quickly became "predictable and repetitive" and the activities felt "sanitized and generic".[6] Edge wrote that they were "one-off gags".[82] Eurogamer's Whitehead added that the tiger escort Guardian Angel missions appeared to draw from Will Ferrell's Talladega Nights, and that the Prof. Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax shooting gallery drew from Bizarre Creations' The Club shooter.[6] Eurogamer and PC Gamer both found the game easy.[6][10]

Ryan McCaffrey of Official Xbox Magazine thought that the game resolved some of the problems of open world design and thus allowed for an experience with good times and no filler, such as Burnout-style arrows on the streets instead of hidden in the minimap GPS.[85] He added that this was the game Volition "was born to make".[83] Grimm from GamesRadar similarly praised Volition for their "http://deckers.die" mission, which was "so insanely creative and funny that it single handedly makes the game worth playing". He added that the game's unrealistic driving made the game more fun.[15] IGN's Hatfield was "really won ... over" by his character and both was convinced she cared about her friends and impressed by her voice actress.[8] Whitehead of Eurogamer found Zimos, the pimp who speaks in Autotune, to be the game's best character.[6] Edge found some of the writing "sharp" and executed well by the voice actors.[82] PC Gamer's Tom Senior found the major story missions to be a highlight.[10] Hatfield of IGN thought the single-player game fell apart at the end and called the two endings either "a super downer" or nonsense.[8] He found the cooperative mode easy to set up, but felt like the game's missions were not designed well for multiple players, and that the visiting player became a "third wheel".[8] On the other hand, CBS News's Christina Santiago called the cooperative mode "near perfect" and exemplary.[9]

Saints Row's weakest parts are hand-me-downs from its GTA source text, uncomfortably echoing the squalid business of pimpin' and hustlin' in the form of a lame cartoon, a whooping fratboyish endorsement of crime and female degradation, devoid of any conscience or commentary. GTA takes pains to voice moral unease. ... the best solution to that dissonance cannot be to pitch the entire thing into a swamp of near-uniform toxicity.

–Edge review, November 24, 2011[82]

IGN's Hatfield considered the game's graphics average for the age. He "loved the neon-lit towering skyscrapers of Steelport" but thought the streets were sometimes "lifeless", as the game may be "open world" but not a "living world".[8] Edge added that the city was easy enough to navigate, but that it was missing character.[82] Grimm of GamesRadar said it didn't look bad, but wasn't interesting.[15] Multiple reviewers complained of "pop-in",[6][8][84][88] or of graphical errors.[6][82] 1UP.com reported the PC version's graphics to be more stable,[84] and Eurogamer's Digital Foundry face-off recommended the PlayStation 3 release for its lack of screen tearing.[88]

Eurogamer's Whitehead felt that the game crept closer "from ironic sexism to outright misogyny" in missions such as "Trojan Whores" and set pieces like "Tits n' Grits" and "Stikit Inn", even in the series' "gloriously lowbrow standards".[6] Edge added that intent of humor in the sex trafficking-related mission "The Ho Boat" did not come across well, and seemed to be included only for shock value.[82] Hatfield of IGN related that some of the game's more juvenile aspects made him cringe,[8] and Edge wrote that the game felt "largely meaningless" in response to the desensitizing barrage of "context-free frippery".[82] PC Gamer's Tom Senior said he was almost offended during much of the game but stayed more happy than disgusted, adding that while the game has a "huge purple dildo", it doesn't have the prostitute-killing liberties or "other moments of nastiness" associated with the Grand Theft Auto franchise.[10]

Whitehead of Eurogamer wrote in conclusion that the game doesn't propose "anything particularly inventive" and instead ends up with a toy box of gadgets.[6] Edge felt that the game was weakest where it leaned on Grand Theft Auto's precedent without adding a social commentary.[82] Eurogamer's Whitehead added that Saints Row: The Third missed an opportunity to separate from "the GTA formula",[6] which Edge thought was done well in the last third of the game.[82] IGN, however, felt the game was explicitly not a Grand Theft Auto clone,[8] and G4 called it "a knockoff no more".[11]

During an interview on the future of THQ in June 2012, its president, Jason Rubin, responded to the interviewer's concerns that Saints Row: The Third was not a game he wanted to play in front of his family by saying that, while he does not consider there to be no place in the company "for a game that features a purple dildo",[t] Volition chose that route because of the limited options and their "environment at the time", and he was looking to push the publisher and its studios to do better.[89]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Fishlabs developed the Nintendo Switch port, Sperasoft developed Saints Row: The Third Remastered.
  2. ^ Deep Silver published the Nintendo Switch port and Saints Row: The Third Remastered.
  3. ^ Eurogamer called Steelport a cross between New York City and Detroit.[6] An introductory mission explains the gang's exit from Stilwater, where the first two games were set.[8]
  4. ^ The three gang personalities are the European-esque Morningstar, the Mexican wrestler Luchadores, and the "cyberpunk hacker" Deckers.[10]
  5. ^ In a change from previous games, grenades have been removed from the weapon selection wheel for their own dedicated button, and food has been removed altogether in exchange for faster health regeneration.[14]
  6. ^ Cooperative gameplay is "drop-in and drop-out" such that players can come and go[7] with their individual game progress saved for later single-player play.[8] Both the online and offline modes require a paid online pass.[15]
  7. ^ Cars customizations include wheel spikes, and weapon upgrades add extra firepower and aesthetic features.[6] Player customization options allow for non-human avatars such as aliens, super heroes, and zombies,[9] and can be recustomized later through plastic surgery locations.[7]
  8. ^ Activities involving trucks leaking sewage, blazing all-terrain vehicles, and celebrity defense were removed, though activities such as helicopter assaults and prostitute escorts were kept. New diversions include Trailblazer (where the player avoids obstacles while racing down a halfpipe), Guardian Angel (where the player must drive fast to placate a tiger in the passenger seat), Trafficking (where the player delivers drugs), and Prof. Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax (an "arena-style shooting gallery").[6]
  9. ^ Purchased property brings in an hourly income for the player.[10]
  10. ^ These abilities and unlocks are upgraded in increments. By level 50, the maximum player level, the player can become fully invulnerable to bullets, fire, and fall damage, and additionally have unlimited ammo with no reloading time.[6]
  11. ^ Phillips and producer Greg Donovan, meanwhile, had only been with the series since Saints Row 2.[19]
  12. ^ Some other weapon ideas were cut from the game for being more "distasteful" than "over the top", one such rejected item was the "fart in a jar" that incapacitated foes by making them vomit.[24] This item was later included in the game.[6]
  13. ^ The headset is not compatible with Xbox Live or PlayStation Network.[43]
  14. ^ The Smooth Criminal edition included sunglasses, an ice cube tray, cuff links, and the soundtrack, while the Maximum Pleasure edition included a replica of Genki's head, a Genki key ring, and a pen.[44]
  15. ^ Saints Row: Drive By was canceled the next year (May 2011) without comment.[47]
  16. ^ Polygon called the THQ Humble Bundle "a quick success" for grossing $2 million its first day.[56]
  17. ^ Timed exclusivity via the Epic Games Store.
  18. ^ The Full Package was released on November 6, 2012, in North America, and ten days later internationally.[72]
  19. ^ Game Informer compared Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax with the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger action film The Running Man.[14]
  20. ^ Rubin acknowledged that South Park: The Stick of Truth also featured such an item, stating that it worked for that series in particular.[89]

References edit

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  • de Matos, Xav (January 10, 2012). "Best of 2011 Honorable Mention: Saints Row The Third". Shacknews. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  • Dutton, Fred (July 27, 2011). "Saints Row 3 pre-orders double SR2". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  • Reiner, Andrew (November 29, 2011). "Why Saints Row: The Third Is One of My Games of the Year". Game Informer. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

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saints, third, 2011, action, adventure, game, developed, volition, published, sequel, 2008, saints, third, installment, saints, series, released, november, 2011, microsoft, windows, playstation, xbox, 2019, nintendo, switch, remastered, version, titled, remast. Saints Row The Third is a 2011 action adventure game developed by Volition and published by THQ It is the sequel to 2008 s Saints Row 2 and the third installment in the Saints Row series It was released on November 15 2011 for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and May 10 2019 for the Nintendo Switch A remastered version of Saints Row The Third titled Saints Row The Third Remastered was released by Deep Silver on May 22 2020 for PlayStation 4 Windows and Xbox One March 5 2021 for Stadia May 25 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X S and July 29 2021 for Luna Saints Row The ThirdDeveloper s Volition a Publisher s THQ b Director s Scott PhillipsProducer s Greg DonovanDesigner s Bryan DillowProgrammer s Nick Lee 1 Artist s Frank Marquart 1 Writer s Steve Jaros 1 Composer s Malcolm Kirby Jr SeriesSaints RowPlatform s OriginalPlayStation 3Xbox 360Microsoft WindowsLinuxNintendo SwitchRemasteredPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneStadiaPlayStation 5Xbox Series X SReleasePS3 X360 WindowsNA November 15 2011AU November 15 2011EU November 18 2011LinuxWW April 15 2016Nintendo SwitchWW May 10 2019RemasteredPlayStation 4 Windows Xbox OneWW May 22 2020Google StadiaWW March 5 2021PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X S WW May 25 2021Amazon Luna US July 29 2021Genre s Action adventureMode s Single player multiplayerThe game is set in the fictional city of Steelport and continues the story of the 3rd Street Saints once again putting players in the role of the gang s leader who is fully customizable Five years after the events of Saints Row 2 the Saints have grown from their humble origins as a street gang into a large media and consumer empire with their own brand while many of the gang s members have become celebrities and pop culture icons After being stranded in Steelport which is firmly ruled by an international crime organization known as the Syndicate the Saints must rebuild their forces once more to take over the city and defeat the Syndicate as well as S T A G a violent paramilitary contracted with restoring order to Steelport Development of Saints Row The Third began in late 2008 shortly after the release of Saints Row 2 There was high staff turnover from the previous Saints Row team with only one fifth of the final 100 person staff having worked on a previous title in the series They aimed to improve on the series by giving the game a coherent tone and found it in films such as Hot Fuzz and the game s signature sex toy bat The game received generally positive reviews from critics who praised its general zaniness and customization options Criticism was aimed at the new setting which many critics felt was flat and underdeveloped compared to the previous games Stilwater and the lackluster humor On the contrary others thought the game perfected the Saints Row formula It was a nominee for Best Narrative at the 2012 Game Developers Conference an IGN Editor s Choice and a recipient of perfect scores from GamesRadar and G4 A complete edition including the three downloadable content packs was released in 2012 and its planned Enter the Dominatrix expansion became the game s sequel Saints Row IV released in 2013 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 3 1 Audio 4 Marketing and release 5 Downloadable content 6 Reception 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksGameplay editSaints Row The Third is an action adventure game 2 3 played from the third person perspective 4 in an open world 3 such that players explore an unrestricted environment 5 Similar to the premise of the previous Saints Row games the player s goal is to lead the Third Street Saints gang to overtake its rival gangs in the city turf war 6 While the protagonist is the same 7 the game introduces a new setting the city of Steelport c with its own three gangs the Morningstar Luchadores and Deckers together known as the Syndicate 9 d To further complicate matters the government s Special Tactical Anti Gang unit STAG is summoned to quell both organizations 11 The Third is the first in the series to intertwine the narratives of its three gang structures and presents the player with story altering decisions 12 nbsp Screenshot of gameplay a vehicle explodes and ambient challenge progress is displayed on the rightThe series has been considered a clone of Grand Theft Auto 6 8 that later positioned itself as more gleefully silly in comparison 6 13 In combat players select weapons from a weapon selection wheel 14 e including pistols submachine guns shotguns and rocket launchers alongside special weapons such as UAV drones and a fart in a jar stun grenade Player melee attacks include running attacks such as DDTs and a purple dildo bat 15 Players may use vehicles to navigate the city including a hover jet known as the F 69 VTOL and a pixelated retrogame tank that are unlocked through story missions Once special vehicles are unlocked they are in unlimited supply and can be delivered directly to the player character s location 8 Player actions are intensified with what Volition calls the awesome button where for example the player will divekick through the windshield into the driver s seat of a car 14 The main story campaign missions can be played alone or cooperatively either online or via System Link offline 8 f Some elements are added to the campaign for the second player 15 There is no competitive multiplayer but a wave based survival mode called Whored Mode 6 that supports up to two players 16 Players customize their characters after the introductory mission Player character bodies dress and vehicles can be customized 8 g as well as home properties Players can additionally share their character designs in a Saints Row online community 15 Apart from the main story missions there are optional diversions to make money and earn reputation such as Insurance Fraud where players hurt themselves in traffic to maximize self injury before a timer expires or Mayhem where players maximize property destruction before a time expires Some of these diversions were introduced in previous Saints Row games 8 h Activities serve the plot and are positioned as training the player character or damaging the Syndicate 14 They can also be repeated 10 Outside of structured diversions players are free to make their own fun by purchasing property shopping for items finding hidden sex doll and money cache collectibles and wreaking unsolicited havoc 9 There are also flashpoint gang operations that grant respect when disrupted 12 Attacking others increases the player s notoriety level as depicted with stars 9 Saints Row The Third introduced experience levels 12 and weapon upgrades to the series 17 Most actions in the game come with incentives in the form of money and respect reputation Money buys land weapons and other upgrades i and respect is a kind of experience point that can unlock player abilities like no damage from falling or infinite sprint 8 j as well as upgrades to the player s computer controlled gang member support 6 In turn players receive further incentive to nearly miss car collisions streak naked through the streets 8 shoot others in the groin blow up Smart cars and kill mascots in ambient challenges to earn more respect Lack of respect does not hinder story progress as it has in previous games 6 Player progress and unlocks are managed by an in game cell phone menu that also lets the player call for vehicle deliveries and non player character backup The computer controlled support will dialogue with each other 9 Plot editThree years after the events of Saints Row 2 the 3rd Street Saints have merged with the Ultor Corporation to become a media and consumer empire with their own brand While robbing a bank in Stilwater to promote an upcoming film about themselves the Boss Troy Baker Kenn Michael Robin Atkin Downes Laura Bailey Tara Platt Rebecca Sanabria or Steve Blum and their top lieutenants Shaundi Danielle Nicolet and Johnny Gat Daniel Dae Kim encounter unanticipated resistance on the job which ultimately leads to them being arrested The group are bailed out by Phillipe Loren Jacques Hennequet head of an international criminal enterprise called the Syndicate that owned the bank they robbed and held as captives aboard his jumbo jet After refusing Loren s deal to give him most of their profits in exchange for their lives the Saints stage a breakout though Gat is forced to sacrifice himself to allow the Boss and Shaundi to escape In response to the incident Loren orders the Syndicate to attack the Saints and ensure that their empire is destroyed Shaundi and the Boss land in the city of Steelport firmly ruled over by the Syndicate s three main divisions the Morningstar a sophisticated gang led by Loren and his lieutenants sisters Viola Sasha Grey and Kiki DeWynter Megan Hollingshead who dominate the sex trade the Luchadores a Mexican wrestler themed gang led by Eddie Killbane Pryor Rick D Wasserman who operate their own casino and the Deckers a hacker gang led by Matt Miller Yuri Lowenthal who dominate the city s cyber black market After Saints lieutenant Pierce Washington Arif S Kinchen arrives with backup the Saints secure a hideout and go after Loren s operations ultimately killing him in his own skyscraper In the process they rescue Oleg Kirrlov Mark Allen Stuart a former KGB agent being forcefully cloned to provide super soldiers for the Syndicate who helps them to track down other allies ex FBI agent Kinzie Kensington Natalie Lander who seeks to disrupt the Deckers veteran pimp Zimos Alex Desert who lost his business to the Morningstar and Angel de la Muerte Hulk Hogan Killbane s embittered former wrestling partner Killbane steps in to succeed the late Loren as leader of the Syndicate and soon kills Kiki in a jealous rage Out of anger Viola defects to the Saints and helps them finish off the Morningstar Meanwhile the lawlessness in Steelport leads to the federal government approving the deployment of a task force to combat it the Special Tactical Anti Gang S T A G led by Cyrus Temple Tim Thomerson and supervised by Senator Monica Hughes Tasia Valenza the widow of the Saints old nemesis Richard Hughes Armed with highly advanced technology S T A G puts the city under martial law until order can be restored During this time the Saints focus on the Deckers with the Boss acquiring items needed by Kinzie to allow them to access the Deckers network with a virtual avatar Once inside the Boss battles Matt s avatar and defeats it forcing Matt to retire his gang and leave the city With only the Luchadores left Angel and Viola suggest humiliating Killbane during his next major wrestling match resulting in him going on a rampage across Steelport after he loses While pursuing Killbane amidst the chaos the Boss is informed that Shaundi Viola and Mayor Burt Reynolds himself have been kidnapped by S T A G and taken to Steelport s most prominent monument which has been rigged with explosives At this point the player must choose between continuing their pursuit of Killbane or trying to stop S T A G In the canon ending the Boss rescues their allies and prevents the monument s destruction resulting in the Saints being hailed as heroes and Monica Hughes withdrawing S T A G after its actions become severely questioned by the government The Saints decide not to pursue Killbane who has fled Steelport and instead resume their consumer activities focusing on a new film called Gangstas In Space that stars the Boss If the player alternatively chooses to pursue Killbane they ultimately kill him but Shaundi Viola and Reynolds die when S T A G destroys the monument which the Saints are framed for The Boss exacts revenge and destroys S T A G s flying aircraft carrier before they and Pierce declare Steelport an independent nation under the Saints rule Development editI feel like I m playing something unlike anything else we know what Saints Row is now Design director Scott Phillips on handling the Penetrator dildo bat for the first time 18 Saints Row 2 s design philosophy was to put everything into the game which made for a disjointed title with varied tone Design director Scott Phillips said the series legacy of lightheartedness made the sequel s tone hard to define The development team withstood a high turnover between the two releases with only a fifth of the final 100 person team having worked on a title in the series before 18 k Saints Row The Third was in development by September 2008 as Saints Row 3 20 21 For its first six months of development the team tested a choice based adventure concept featuring an undercover agent infiltrating the Saints which was dropped for not aligning with the spirit of the series 22 23 Now without a vision the team made a tone video with film segments and songs that would define the new title The final version featured bits from Bad Boys II Shoot Em Up Hot Fuzz and Motley Crue s Kickstart My Heart The team worked in this direction to find a personality for Saints Row The Third which it found in its signature dildo bat The idea started as one off mission specific weapon and the artists ran with the concept 18 l Their design mantra became Embrace the Crazy Fun Trumps All 22 25 They came to the conclusion that everything had to be over the top this time around so as to distinguish Saints Row The Third from other open world titles 19 and to make the franchise into a AAA title The team increased playtesting to check for the action s pacing and setpiece moments within its overall flow 26 Producer Greg Donovan considered Saints Row The Third a reboot of the franchise cohesive in a way the prior two semi serious entries were not 19 Other than over the top themes the team wanted holy shit water cooler moments that players would remember forever and want to share 22 Phillips also didn t want the player to be a dick 22 The city of Steelport was designed such that the player could identify locations without needing a minimap with a spatially recognizable skyline and iconic gang vehicles in specific regions 24 The title was not shown at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 with the explanation that the company had spent the year rebuilding the technology but a tie in movie was mentioned as in production and a Saints Row 3 announcement was expected at the December Spike VGAs 27 Saints Row The Third was finally announced officially in March 2011 28 The team wanted to include many different features and items so scoping the final product became an issue They laid out their ideas on a schedule and began to cut until over 4000 man days of scheduled work were removed including features such as free running called freegunning 23 and a cover system 18 Competitive multiplayer was removed due to its lack of popularity in the previous series entries 7 In retrospect Phillips said he wanted to remove more The studio borrowed people from other parts of the company to finish the project 18 Writer Drew Holmes expressed the difficulty in determining what was too risque for the game 29 In keeping with series advertising Saints Row The Third included sex symbol Sasha Grey in the production as a character voice 30 Other celebrity voice actors include Hulk Hogan and Daniel Dae Kim 31 The development team also pre visualized rough drafts to sketch ideas for others to advance For example the introductory airplane level was pre visualized two years prior to its creation as a demonstration for the development team and publisher 22 Levels were built in a world editor by Volition s Core Technology Group CTG which was continually built in the four years preceding release 32 Like the other two titles Saints Row The Third uses Havok s physics middleware with customizations which let the team build vehicle drifting physics and the VTOL aircraft 33 The studio considered the Red Faction series Geo Mod 2 engine but chose against it due to the implementation s difficulty and not wanting that degree of destruction 34 Phillips gave a game development postmortem at the 2012 Game Developers Conference where he advised studios to let development team members run with their ideas 18 35 Volition began to add modding support to the title and series in mid 2013 36 Audio edit Saints Row The Third has a licensed soundtrack available as radio stations when driving in vehicles Players can switch between the playlists which range from classical to electronic to hip hop rock or customize their own station based on their preferences 8 The original soundtrack was composed by Malcolm Kirby Jr who had previously worked on The Love Guru s soundtrack It was released through Sumthing Else Music Works alongside the game via compact disc and digital download Kirby said the series over the top nature influenced the score and that he was a huge fan of the series before he received the opportunity In his composition each gang has a theme and specific characteristics that range from menacing orchestral to gangster hip hop to heavy metal 37 Marketing and release edit nbsp Promotional car wash event at E3 2011The game was released for Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 simultaneously on November 15 2011 in the United States and Australia and three days later in the United Kingdom 8 The November 17 2011 Japan release had the veins removed from the Penetrator weapon the three foot long phallus bat due to regulatory restrictions on depictions of genitalia 38 In lieu of exclusive game content scheduled for the PlayStation 3 version that did not ship with the game 39 early North American and European players who purchased that version received a complimentary download code for Saints Row 2 40 The summer before Saints Row The Third s release THQ pledged to support it with a year s worth of downloadable content 34 Around the time of release Danny Bilson of THQ announced that Saints Row IV was already in planning 41 Those who preordered the game received Professor Genki s Hyper Ordinary Preorder Pack which included Genki themed downloadable content a costume a vehicle and a weapon 42 A North American limited edition box set release called the Platinum Pack included the preorder content the soundtrack and a custom headset 43 m Australia and New Zealand received two limited editions the Smooth Criminal pack from EB Games and the Maximum Pleasure bundle from JB Hi Fi each of which included tie in items along with the game and preorder content 44 n Though the game was not shown at E3 2010 THQ spoke of extensive tie in merchandising collectible card game books and a Saints Row film in production as part of a robust transmedia play 27 Instead THQ announced Saints Row Drive By a tie in game for the Nintendo 3DS and Xbox Live Arcade that would unlock content in Saints Row 3 45 46 o After the game was announced in March 2011 it was featured on the cover of Game Informer s April issue 48 Closer to release THQ sent rap group the Broken Pixels a development kit with a pre release version of the game and asked them to record track about all the wacky things to do in the game 49 The group wrote the rap in a day and later produced a YouTube video set to clips from the game 49 THQ hosted an event in Redfern Australia where women in skintight clothes pumped free gas for three hours which generated an estimated 35 times return on investment 50 Eurogamer recalled that the game was marketed almost exclusively on the basis of all the wacky stuff it will let you do from the costumes to the sex toy weapons 6 and Edge described Saints Row The Third as marketed by sex toys and porn stars 51 Two weeks before the game s release Saints Row The Third had four times the preorder count of Saints Row 2 at its comparable point 52 By January 2012 the game had shipped 3 8 million units worldwide which THQ cited as an example for its business model change to focus on the big franchises THQ President and CEO Brian Farrell expected to ship five to six million copies of the game in its lifetime 53 It had reached four million by April and 5 5 million by the end of the year 54 Saints Row The Third was an unexpected continued success for the company 55 It was featured in promotions with Humble Bundle 56 p 57 PlayStation Plus 58 and Xbox Live Games with Gold over the next several years 59 Volition released a Linux port of the game in 2016 60 and made the Xbox 360 release compatible with its successor the Xbox One the next year 61 In August 2018 Deep Silver announced a Nintendo Switch port which will be released in May 2019 The port was developed by Fishlabs 62 63 64 Deep Silver announced Saints Row The Third Remastered in April 2020 The remastered version was developed by Sperasoft and features remodeled assets for high definition enhanced graphics and lighting and includes all of the game s downloadable content The title was released on PlayStation 4 Xbox One and Microsoft Windows q on May 22 2020 with it later being released on Google Stadia on March 5 2021 Steam on May 22 2021 and Amazon Luna on July 29 2021 65 66 67 68 69 Downloadable content editMain articles Saints Row The Third downloadable content and Enter the Dominatrix Downloadable content for Saints Row The Third includes additional story missions weapons and characters 3 A definitive edition Saints Row The Third The Full Package contains all post release downloadable content including all three mission packs Genkibowl VII Gangstas in Space and The Trouble with Clones and bonus items clothes vehicles and weapons in addition to the main game The Full Package was announced in September 2012 for release two months later on PC PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 70 71 r THQ announced an Enter the Dominatrix standalone expansion as an April Fool s joke in 2012 73 It was confirmed as in development the next month In Enter the Dominatrix the alien commander Zinyak imprisons the Saints leader in a simulation of Steelport called The Dominatrix so as to prevent interference when he takes over the planet The expansion also added superpowers for the player character 74 In June THQ said the expansion would be wrapped into a full sequel tentatively titled The Next Great Sequel in the Saints Row Franchise and scheduled for a 2013 release 75 Parts of Enter the Dominatrix that were not incorporated into the sequel Saints Row IV were later released as downloadable content for the new title under the same name 76 77 Reception editSaints Row The Third reviewsAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic PC 84 100 78 PS3 82 100 79 X360 84 100 80 NS 70 100 81 Review scoresPublicationScoreEdge6 10 82 Eurogamer7 10 6 IGN8 5 10 8 Official Xbox Magazine US 9 5 10 83 PC Gamer US 83 10 The game received generally favorable reviews according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic 78 79 80 81 Some said the game did not try to be more than a good time 8 10 and described it as a variant of ridiculous zany or absurd 8 11 15 84 In another way others called it juvenile 8 84 Critics praised the degree of customization options 8 10 15 and had mixed views of the array of activities but found Professor Genki s Super Ethical Reality Climax a high point 6 10 11 15 s Some found the game s ironic sexism to verge on misogyny 6 82 and that its other humor sometimes fell flat 8 11 Several critics referred to the game as the perfection of the Saints Row formula 15 85 It was a nominee for Best Narrative at the 2012 Game Developers Conference 86 an IGN Editor s Choice 8 and a recipient of perfect scores from GamesRadar and G4 11 15 During the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences nominated Saints Row The Third for Action Game of the Year 87 Edge said that the series wants to be the WarioWare of open city games a cartoon flipbook of anything goes extremity to Grand Theft Auto s ostentatious crime drama 82 They wrote that the game s single minded puerile imagination demanded respect and noted the game s escalation of video game tropes and cultural references from Japanese game shows to text adventures to zombie apocalypses to lucha libre 82 IGN s Daemon Hatfield called the game an open world adult theme park He said that calling it a good time would be a severe understatement and praised its method of incentivizing almost every action in the game as fantastic game design 8 Hatfield was addicted to efficiently expanding his in game hourly income 8 GamesRadar s Michael Grimm wrote Saints Row The Third was nearly surreal and praised the player character s running attacks 15 Referring to the historical comparison between the Saints Row and Grand Theft Auto series 8 Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer wrote that Grand Theft Auto IV s serious turn let the Saints Row series be a gleeful silly sandbox game and noted that Saints Row The Third was marketed almost exclusively based on its wackiness from the costumes to the sex toy weapons 6 He felt that the wacky hijinks quickly became predictable and repetitive and the activities felt sanitized and generic 6 Edge wrote that they were one off gags 82 Eurogamer s Whitehead added that the tiger escort Guardian Angel missions appeared to draw from Will Ferrell s Talladega Nights and that the Prof Genki s Super Ethical Reality Climax shooting gallery drew from Bizarre Creations The Club shooter 6 Eurogamer and PC Gamer both found the game easy 6 10 Ryan McCaffrey of Official Xbox Magazine thought that the game resolved some of the problems of open world design and thus allowed for an experience with good times and no filler such as Burnout style arrows on the streets instead of hidden in the minimap GPS 85 He added that this was the game Volition was born to make 83 Grimm from GamesRadar similarly praised Volition for their http deckers die mission which was so insanely creative and funny that it single handedly makes the game worth playing He added that the game s unrealistic driving made the game more fun 15 IGN s Hatfield was really won over by his character and both was convinced she cared about her friends and impressed by her voice actress 8 Whitehead of Eurogamer found Zimos the pimp who speaks in Autotune to be the game s best character 6 Edge found some of the writing sharp and executed well by the voice actors 82 PC Gamer s Tom Senior found the major story missions to be a highlight 10 Hatfield of IGN thought the single player game fell apart at the end and called the two endings either a super downer or nonsense 8 He found the cooperative mode easy to set up but felt like the game s missions were not designed well for multiple players and that the visiting player became a third wheel 8 On the other hand CBS News s Christina Santiago called the cooperative mode near perfect and exemplary 9 Saints Row s weakest parts are hand me downs from its GTA source text uncomfortably echoing the squalid business of pimpin and hustlin in the form of a lame cartoon a whooping fratboyish endorsement of crime and female degradation devoid of any conscience or commentary GTA takes pains to voice moral unease the best solution to that dissonance cannot be to pitch the entire thing into a swamp of near uniform toxicity Edge review November 24 2011 82 IGN s Hatfield considered the game s graphics average for the age He loved the neon lit towering skyscrapers of Steelport but thought the streets were sometimes lifeless as the game may be open world but not a living world 8 Edge added that the city was easy enough to navigate but that it was missing character 82 Grimm of GamesRadar said it didn t look bad but wasn t interesting 15 Multiple reviewers complained of pop in 6 8 84 88 or of graphical errors 6 82 1UP com reported the PC version s graphics to be more stable 84 and Eurogamer s Digital Foundry face off recommended the PlayStation 3 release for its lack of screen tearing 88 Eurogamer s Whitehead felt that the game crept closer from ironic sexism to outright misogyny in missions such as Trojan Whores and set pieces like Tits n Grits and Stikit Inn even in the series gloriously lowbrow standards 6 Edge added that intent of humor in the sex trafficking related mission The Ho Boat did not come across well and seemed to be included only for shock value 82 Hatfield of IGN related that some of the game s more juvenile aspects made him cringe 8 and Edge wrote that the game felt largely meaningless in response to the desensitizing barrage of context free frippery 82 PC Gamer s Tom Senior said he was almost offended during much of the game but stayed more happy than disgusted adding that while the game has a huge purple dildo it doesn t have the prostitute killing liberties or other moments of nastiness associated with the Grand Theft Auto franchise 10 Whitehead of Eurogamer wrote in conclusion that the game doesn t propose anything particularly inventive and instead ends up with a toy box of gadgets 6 Edge felt that the game was weakest where it leaned on Grand Theft Auto s precedent without adding a social commentary 82 Eurogamer s Whitehead added that Saints Row The Third missed an opportunity to separate from the GTA formula 6 which Edge thought was done well in the last third of the game 82 IGN however felt the game was explicitly not a Grand Theft Auto clone 8 and G4 called it a knockoff no more 11 During an interview on the future of THQ in June 2012 its president Jason Rubin responded to the interviewer s concerns that Saints Row The Third was not a game he wanted to play in front of his family by saying that while he does not consider there to be no place in the company for a game that features a purple dildo t Volition chose that route because of the limited options and their environment at the time and he was looking to push the publisher and its studios to do better 89 Notes edit Fishlabs developed the Nintendo Switch port Sperasoft developed Saints Row The Third Remastered Deep Silver published the Nintendo Switch port and Saints Row The Third Remastered Eurogamer called Steelport a cross between New York City and Detroit 6 An introductory mission explains the gang s exit from Stilwater where the first two games were set 8 The three gang personalities are the European esque Morningstar the Mexican wrestler Luchadores and the cyberpunk hacker Deckers 10 In a change from previous games grenades have been removed from the weapon selection wheel for their own dedicated button and food has been removed altogether in exchange for faster health regeneration 14 Cooperative gameplay is drop in and drop out such that players can come and go 7 with their individual game progress saved for later single player play 8 Both the online and offline modes require a paid online pass 15 Cars customizations include wheel spikes and weapon upgrades add extra firepower and aesthetic features 6 Player customization options allow for non human avatars such as aliens super heroes and zombies 9 and can be recustomized later through plastic surgery locations 7 Activities involving trucks leaking sewage blazing all terrain vehicles and celebrity defense were removed though activities such as helicopter assaults and prostitute escorts were kept New diversions include Trailblazer where the player avoids obstacles while racing down a halfpipe Guardian Angel where the player must drive fast to placate a tiger in the passenger seat Trafficking where the player delivers drugs and Prof Genki s Super Ethical Reality Climax an arena style shooting gallery 6 Purchased property brings in an hourly income for the player 10 These abilities and unlocks are upgraded in increments By level 50 the maximum player level the player can become fully invulnerable to bullets fire and fall damage and additionally have unlimited ammo with no reloading time 6 Phillips and producer Greg Donovan meanwhile had only been with the series since Saints Row 2 19 Some other weapon ideas were cut from the game for being more distasteful than over the top one such rejected item was the fart in a jar that incapacitated foes by making them vomit 24 This item was later 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