Somehow, after this trailer, our interest in Saints Row 2 shot up from "oh, just another Grand Theft Auto clone" to "oh, wow, this is an awesome Grand Theft Auto clone!" The latest trailer doesn't hide its inspirations; in fact, it revels in them. However, the trailer smartly asks "would you rather," comparing its features to those found in Liberty City's adventures. When the choice is between bowling and spewing sewage on passerbys, we may have a winner.
[Via Joystiq]
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6-06-2008 @ 1:11PM
Reymo said...
After im done playing GTA4 I will be playing this as well, or be swapping between each one for a specific fix. This year is going to be awesome!
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6-06-2008 @ 1:12PM
Zombie Huggles said...
Wow...I mean, I didn't care much for the original Saints Row, but they've made an excellent point. GTA4 was a definite regression for the open-world crime simulator. Though I don't think SR2 will be as graphically well-done or the story as well developed, I think they'll definitely fill the giant gameplay void left by GTA4. San Andreas had air planes, rocket-packs, base jumping, all that fun stuff that got dumped for the sake of a pretentious storyline. Hmmm...
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6-06-2008 @ 1:14PM
balaam said...
that is some surprisingly inventive advertising
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6-06-2008 @ 3:48PM
Rick said...
@zombie
Word... I really don't understand why they left out planes, go-carts, parachutes, flame throwers, mini-guns, chainsaws, jet-packs from GTA4.... even if they just had you unlock them after completing the game or use a cheat code to get them...
I mean, what's the point of riding a lift to the top of a skyscraper if I can't jump off & live?
6-06-2008 @ 1:46PM
Jerses said...
would you rather have more minigames or play a real gta?
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6-06-2008 @ 1:49PM
Kevin Adder Snake said...
There are minigames in GTA 4. Just what are you getting at?
6-06-2008 @ 1:47PM
Kevin Adder Snake said...
This is going to fill that hole that GTA 4 doesn't fill. A need to do this and that. That is what Saint's Row is banking on. I think that it is a good pitch. If you try to be serious like GTA, then people will say that you are a rip off. Just make a game and hope that people dig it.
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6-06-2008 @ 2:31PM
Jerses said...
saint row 1 was awful its full of minigames that are worthless... SR2 looks the same...wow you can trow poo to people, wow you can trow people at train tracks... but what about the real game...it still follow GTA far behind. in gta you can do this and that and more you can finish one mission with a sniper rifle...or just go away, take a car,drive back and run over them. Oh...and SR2 is THQ game.... what good game come from THQ.
6-06-2008 @ 2:42PM
Kevin Adder Snake said...
Warhammer 40k series, Company of Heroes, and Supreme Commander. That's just a few I know, because there are some turds there. Yet, that's with all game companies. I'm just saying that games are not always perfect. Saint's Row aint perfect and neither is GTA 4. Will Saint's Row 2 beat GTA 4, probably not. Like I said in a former post: we live in GTA world and everything not made by Rockstar is saw as garbage.
6-06-2008 @ 1:55PM
blahblahbloo said...
I did not like most of GTA4's mini-games, but the missions are what carry the game.
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6-06-2008 @ 2:28PM
Popfrogs said...
Which mission, the drive this dude around town mission, or the drive over to some dude, get in a shootout then runaway mission? That's about all the variety I've seen in GTA4 so far, pretty disappointed. Does it get better?
6-06-2008 @ 2:36PM
blahblahbloo said...
The one where you rob a bank.
6-06-2008 @ 5:19PM
Geoff Gibson said...
You mean the one single mission where you rob a bank? The only mission that provided any real derisions from the rest of the "steal this car", "shoot this guy", and "take me here" type missions? I enjoyed GTAIV but all of the missions sort of blended in with one another, aside form the bank robbing mission. It's just more of the same time and time after time.
I'm looking forward to SR2 as a way for me to get some real fun out of an open world sandbox game. With GTAIV, as soon as I was done with the main storyline I was done with the game... period.
6-06-2008 @ 2:08PM
Terrence said...
I thought the original Saints Row was incredible. I enjoyed it much, much more than any previous GTAs. Even compared to GTA4, there are still some little gameplay things thats SR1 has over it. Holding up a liquor/jewelry store in SR1 is great fun because I could never do that in real life; as far as GTA4, things like watching TV, web surfing, and dating are all things we do in real life so it's kind of dull and boring to do it within a videogame.
In my opinion, if the original Saints Row had planes or helicopters, and better humor, it would STILL be better than GTA4. Although GTA4's "getting drunk" feature is more fun than SR1's.
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6-06-2008 @ 2:09PM
halebound00 said...
LOL, at least it was funny. These guys just guaranteed themselves at least a rental out of me.
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6-06-2008 @ 2:18PM
Dvq said...
Wow, someone actually got the balls to go agaisnt Rockstar and GTAIV and shove in their faces what lacked in their game.
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6-06-2008 @ 2:55PM
Mirash said...
A attempt to make a GTA IV clone but failed, graphics look bad. I wont be buying this game unless it gets good reviews, wont get more than a 8/10
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6-06-2008 @ 3:56PM
lostmongoose said...
GTA for trailer trash...yay...
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6-06-2008 @ 4:49PM
Nick DiMeglio said...
ha ha. solid. i don't care what anyone says that sh!t is hilarious.
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6-06-2008 @ 8:24PM
B-way said...
This honestly looks pretty cool. It may turn out to be trash, but its a pretty ballsy trailer.
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