![]() One of the most prominent evolutions of the Saints Row formula for this reboot is the customisation. It was hard not to smile each and every time I saw this move executed. My personal favourite of the new moves was the “Pineapple Express” which involved grappling with an enemy before spinning them through the air after pulling a pin on their grenade, essentially turning them into a explosive package. For example, a fire punch unleashes some firey knuckles across the screen making the Boss look like they just stepped out of Mortal Kombat. Brutal finishers have been joined by some interesting and quintessentially ‘Saints Row’ special abilities. Hand to hand combat has also seen some obvious improvements in the reboot. We only got a peak at what we can expect to see around this open world but if the many pins on the world map were anything to go by, it certainly seems like there was a lot to explore and do. This world of Santo Ileso in Saints Row seemed reminiscent of – dare I say it – San Andreas in terms of variety of environment and the amount of freedom you have to get around. The inclusion of off-roading and wingsuits seemed to be an essential part of traversal around the new, much bigger and more diverse open world. An early section of the game features a long cross country chase which, in the preview, ended with a spectacular jump over the top of a water tower out in the middle of nowhere. Off-road driving is also a much larger aspect of the Saints Row reboot. Against cop cars and gang vehicles alike, this looked to be devastating. A new side swipe attack has been included which can be used against opposing cars in a sort of steroid-infused PIT manoeuvre. For example, the driving system seems to have been totally revamped. While it’s a familiar formula, it looked well implemented here.įor all of the comfortable familiarity in the preview footage though, what was most impressive are the new aspects. Both of them offered a different kind of challenge to the Saints in the footage we saw. In the preview, we saw the Saints coming up against Los Panteros, a group of meat heads obsessed with vehicles, and The Idols, an anarchist gang that overpowers their rivals with pure strength of numbers. Like in previous games, the opposing gangs have their own characteristics and strengths. ![]() That trouble will seemingly put you at odds with the 3 unique gangs that have carved up the 9 distinct districts of the massive Santo Ileso for themselves. They will all contribute to the rise of the Saints in their own way – and invariably cause trouble for them too. The three partners in crime all seem like likeable and charismatic individuals that are fun to spend time with. The quartet are struggling to pay rent so team up to do what they do best – crime. Instead, your customisable “Boss” character is just one of four friends, each of which has a link to a gang in the new fictional city of Santo Ileso. At the start of the game, the Saints aren’t even a thing. That underlying irreverence and fun loving attitude comes balanced against a more emotional core this time around. There are however glider suits to fly around the city in, then bounce off of pedestrians to get some more air time, and a mission where your car is tethered to an occupied portable toilet and you’re using it as a wrecking ball. There were no signs of dildo baseball bats, aliens or super powers. More grounded in reality than the last few entries, it certainly seems to be a more mature evolution and measured version of the tried and tested formula. So are the activities – it was confirmed that the Mayhem and Insurance Fraud missions, the chaotic fan favourites, are making a return.Īt the same time though, Saints Row’s reboot is very obviously something different too. ![]() ![]() The core thematic elements that have run through every Saints Row game are present and correct. In fact, I’d wager that if someone had played me the preview video we had the opportunity to watch and hadn’t told what it was before hand, I’d have likely excitedly asked “Yo, is this a new Saints Row game?”.Ī prevalence of purple. If there’s one thing that is certain after watching almost an hour of Saints Row (2022) game play, it’s that the upcoming reboot is undeniably a Saints Row game. Nearly an hour of game play demonstrates that 2022’s Saints Row reboot isn’t breaking the mould but is certainly improving upon it. Nearly an hour of game play demonstrates that 2022's Saints Row reboot isn't breaking the mould but is certainly improving upon it. ![]()
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