[D3L3TD]

the gamestop a few blocks from my house was selling saints row 1,2 & 3 for $25.99 last week. it was a f*cking steal i swear lol, but it was worth the price imo. i enjoyed all the games.

[Ispintechno]

The saints row series doesn't appeal to me but I'll probably buy sleeping dogs at or close to release. Also Mafia 2 is like $19.99 and everyone says its great... those two games will probably carry me through till GTAV as I'm a casual gamer for the most part.

[Shampson360]

funny you say this because I did just that.

[gionascm2]

You know what I would LOVE to see happen? Saints Row 4 and GTAV releasing on the same day.

This is unlikely to happen though, for 2 reasons:

1. Saints Row usually releases near the end of the year, and GTAV is more than likely releasing at the beginning of the year

2. Not being a R* fanboy, I'm being honest -- Saints Row would probaly get delayed ASAP when they found out GTAV is releasing on their date.

Imagine if in response to SR4's delays, R* keeps on changing GTAV's date accordingly to match its date oh god, SR4 would never release if that happened.

[Dr Kain]

Uh... yeah, because I really want to play a halfassed piss poor lazy GTA wannabe series. In fact, even if you take out the GTA rip, it is still a pretty poor sandbox game.

Guess what? If I get GTA withdrawal, I have 10 GTA games sitting on my shelf I can play at any time I want.

Besides, getting 100% in VC and 92% in VCS this past May has sedated my thirst to play more GTA for a while, so I am good.

[RipGore]

Playin ballad of gay tony at the moment. playing with those sticky bombs are awesome!

[redx165]

QUOTE (RipGore @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 06:08)

Playin ballad of gay tony at the moment. playing with those sticky bombs are awesome!

I wish IV was more like TBOGT. It had more fun.

[Gtaplayaminigun]

QUOTE (Mikey_Navaja @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 09:40)

Saints row 3 was a real disappointment for me. Maybe if i hadn't played SR2 before i played it, i would have thought it  was ok but no. The city is boring. customization is scaled back. and you can't even replay missions again. Not to mention I didn't find anything funny about the humor. Epic fail. I don't think I'll even bother with SR4

This

SR2 had a pretty good balance between fun and seriousness but SRTT forgot its roots and turned into some anime like game. I mean, rapidly teleporting high voltage girls, brutes, going inside computer world as toilet seat? The repetitive side jobs given as missions was a huge pain in the neck.
Also, the entire city felt the same everywhere with purple and red tint.
They did all this to cut back the great customisation of SR2.

OT: I played it a little while after launch. GTA news was still fresh. So, GTA V didn't have anything to do with it. I played it because of some great elements from SR2. Ended up disappointed. Not touching it again. I'm looking forward to Sleeping Dogs now though.

This post has been edited by Gtaplayaminigun on Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 06:18

[mrsurferdude]

I've rented all of them and it was fun IMO however i'm not gonna buy them at all. No replay value for me. I'll stick to my Skyrim, AC III and Mass Effect series. Err, AC III when it comes out obviously.

[FelipeVinhao]

I bought SR3, played til the end, and I don't regret it. I also bought Mafia 2, but I'm still in the beginning again.

As the comparision can't be avoided because of the "sandbox" stuff, yes, I'm planning on having Sleeping Dogs, Watch Dogs (LOLWUT?) and Assassins Creed, but not because of GTA5 long wait.

If for some miracle Rockstar anounced GTA5 for next month, I'd save my coins to have both GTA5 and SD at the same time.

[whatsstrength]

I rented Saints Row The Third. It got old quick. There's no point in bothering with the story if you can just unlock Respect and vehicles with cheats. The city was just AWFUL. It was brown and grey EVERYWHERE. People said GTA IV was gray? HAHAHAHA

Saints Row 2 had a more lively and diverse city; trailer park, marina, a "times square", a school campus, etc. SR3 was basically a bunch of warehouses and industrial facilities.

Aw, hell, I'll just grade the three games.

Best City: GTA IV
Best Weapons: Saints Row 2
Best Story: GTA IV
Best Vehicles: Tie (More vehicles in SR2, but more durable and fun to drive in GTA IV
Most Brown and Grey: Saints Row 3
Best Pedestrians: GTA IV
Best Customization: Saints Row 2
Best Radio/Music: GTA IV
Best Cheats: Saints Row 2

Best Overall: GTA IV
Very Honorable Mention: Saints Row 2
sh*t: Saints Row 3

As you can see, there's no need for fanboyism, both series do many things great and actually complement each other pretty well.


This post has been edited by whatsstrength on Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 06:54

[gta_aus]

No, because saints row sucks, imo of course.

[whatsstrength]

QUOTE (redx165 @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 01:09)

QUOTE (RipGore @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 06:08) Playin ballad of gay tony at the moment. playing with those sticky bombs are awesome! I wish IV was more like TBOGT. It had more fun.

That's subjective.

Let's disect how it differs from GTA IV.

Weapons

Super Punch > Punch
.44 > Glock
Sticky Bombs > Grenades
M4 > Advanced MG
Golden Uzi = SMG

Story.

GTA IV - Niko Bellic comes to America to live it up with his rich cousin, but gets tangled up with the dregs of society. He reveals he's looking for Darko Brevic because he killed his close friends. Because Niko has killed many people in the war, including civilians (50 children lined up against the church wall with their throats cut and hands chopped off) it's not a stretch that he's willing to kill the innocent. He feels sorry for Roman's business and home so he starts taking jobs from well-known gangsters that pay well. Eventually Roman is able to buy a nice condo in Algonquin using Niko's income. Eventually he discovers Florian Cravic is innocent and gets help from a Government employee to track him down in exchange for taking down terrorists. While he waits, the McReary family introduces him to the Pegorinos who pay him good money. However, Jimmy asks Niko to make a deal with Dimitri, a former associate who ruined Niko and Roman's lives. He has to come to a moral decision of whether or not to work with him and risk being killed, or taking his revenge to close the book on his life of crime. Eventually Niko confronts Darko and must decide if he wants to kill him to get rid of his hatred or to prove to everyone he's willing to settle into a normal life by sparing him. The ending is too diverse to get into.

TBOGT - Luis Lopez is a well-off night club manager at Maisonette 9 and Hercules. His boss is Gay Tony, a man who was once at the top of the pile in Liberty City fame and wealth. He has since fallen to a pathetic druggie, heavily in debt, and hangs around with the wrong crowd. Luis finds out Tony is heavily in-debt to the Ancelotti crime family and Luis is the only one able to fulfill the tasks necessary to help pay off those loans. Eventually, some Russian mercenaries called Bulgarin and Timur, look to invest in Luis' "potential as a businessman", but only use him to pull off some assassinations and dirty jobs. Eventually, to pay off his debt, Tony resorts to buying some diamonds from a chef on the Platypus. The diamonds are soon stolen and retrieved from the Libertonian museum. Bulgarin later finds out that Luis bought "his" stolen diamonds and tries to have him killed. Luis and Tony decide it would be killing two birds with one stone, by using them as payment for Gracie Ancelotti's return, and by doing so, they hoped Bulgarin wouldn't be able to find them. The Ancelottis are outraged that Gracie was kidnapped and want Tony to pay with his life. Luis spares Tony from death, but the clubs are closed and Tony is out of money. Eventually, Luis and Tony find out that Bulgarin is leaving the country, and will most likely return with more goons to kill Luis and his circle of friends and family. Luis manages to kill Timur at a drug deal, and narrowly escapes death by blowing up a plane with Bulgarin in it. Yusif comes to aid Tony and Luis and helps finance their clubs to have them re-opened. With the Russians and Ancelottis off of their backs, the trio are free to make money and rise to the top of the nightlife crowd again.

Characters. I'll take the main 4 from each.

GTA IV
Niko Bellic, a man with a past, present and future. Has good reason for revenge and money.
Roman Bellic. Niko's overweight and cowardly cousin. Has some funny moments when bad things happen to him.
Packie McReary. A good friend and ally to Niko. Likes to have fun.
Dimitri Rascalov. A treacherous snake who will do anything for power.

TBOGT
Luis is an whiny hypocrite. Serves as a lacky for Tony's business interests.
Yusif is love/hate. I hate him.
Tony is funny, but he can be a real downer too.
Bulgarin and Timur. Stereotypical Russians, move along.

Radio

RamJam FM > Tuff Gong
The Journey > Self Actualization FM
Vice City FM > Fusion FM

Vehicles

Super GT > F620
Caddy > Faggio
Buffalo = FIB Buffalo (You can do police missions in the FIB Buffalo, but you get more colors for the normal Buffalo)
Bullet GT > Infernus
Buzzard > Annihilator

OVERALL

Weapons: TBOGT
Story: GTA IV
Characters: GTA IV
Radio: Tie (Not enough music/stations for a proper comparsion)
Vehicles: TBOGT

TIE

They both complement the flaws of the other.

[-Aivaras-]

f*ck off, i ain't buying that peace of sh*t.

[nnab1]

Guilty! I did buy it, got 100% in a week hahaha

[Johnny_Cash1983]

The game sucks after you complete it i mean i complete it in 40 hours with platinum trophy WTF.
Gta IV and RDR takes forever to complete.
And it was disappointing every thing what made Saints Row 2 good was taken out(Demolish Derby,Fight club,Better customisation ).

[ikillionaire ii]

QUOTE (Mikey_Navaja @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 04:10)

Saints row 3 was a real disappointment for me. Maybe if i hadn't played SR2 before i played it, i would have thought it was ok but no. The city is boring. customization is scaled back. and you can't even replay missions again. Not to mention I didn't find anything funny about the humor. Epic fail. I don't think I'll even bother with SR4

agree fully.

also 50% of the story missions are just introductions to the side activities, such as escort and the tiger one (forget the name).

4 will need a lot to impress me but don't think ill go for it

[Street Mix]

I played it when it was released. OK game but not so great as other open world games.

QUOTE

Vice City FM > Fusion FM

LOLWHAT????

[Acetaminophen]

QUOTE (Street Mix @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 08:01)

I played it when it was released. OK game but not so great as other open world games. QUOTE Vice City FM > Fusion FM LOLWHAT????

What??

[whatsstrength]

QUOTE (Street Mix @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 03:01)

I played it when it was released. OK game but not so great as other open world games. QUOTE Vice City FM > Fusion FM LOLWHAT????

Nothing to compare it to lololololololol