The Third Street Saints are anything but third - pace .
Pepsi or Coke ? Ford or Chevy ? Elvis or The Beatles ? Grand Theft Auto or Saints Row ? Every great has a counterpart . In terms of candid - world sandbox game rivet on criminal enterprises , it ’s hard to argue thatGTA is at the top of that hill . But that ’s never stopped Saints Row from garnering an audience thanks to its offbeat take on the musical genre . While it may not be the most original series , that does n’t make it any less playfulness . So let ’s run for through Saints Row ’s history and see where it flopped or soar .
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5) Saints Row
Saints Row is where it all started back in 2006 . Players took controller of a mostly dumb protagonist and worked with the Third Street Saints to take over the fictional metropolis of Stilwater . It was highly anticipated and was well - received thanks to its gameplay and introduction of series staple fibre like online multiplayer , an in - game headphone , GPS , and all-encompassing customization .
4) Saints Row IV
Released in 2014 , Saints Row IV was the proverbial " stone too far . " It jumped the shark and then some . Stuck in an alien feigning of Steelport , the leader of the Saints ( now President of the United States ) must break gratuitous of the feigning and save all manhood . The increase of superpowers rendered fomite and weapon system a moot point , making the game palpate very out of place with the rest of the serial publication .
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3) Saints Row 2
Released in 2008 , but set five year after the original , Saints Row 2 largely watch over the same cadence as the first game . After awaken from a coma , the participant character come across that the Third Street Saints have fall from grace . Yet again , the boss must put the Saints back at the top of the food chain by edging out the competition and taking out the Ultor Corporation . It made improvements on the first and largely kept its funniness in check .
2) Saints Row Reboot
The Saints Row reboot ditches Johnny Gat and the Third Street Saints in favour of an untried group of friends . Taking home in the American Southwest , they must ( you guessed it ) work their style up from the bottom and squeeze out rival gangs in their hometown of Santo Ileso . While it does n’t do much to innovate , it ’s a getting even to form after the ridiculousness of Saints Row IV .
1) Saints Row: The Third
Saints Row : The Third is where the series peaked . Leaning heavy into its profane comedy , the third entryway has the Saints in Stilwater ’s baby city of Steelport . With multiple choices in story progression , unlike endings , and a dildo bat to see you through , Saints Row : The Third was n’t ashamed of who it was . Though it and its remaster feel extremely go steady now , one ca n’t traverse the amount of sport to be had when playing through it for the first clock time .
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