Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"Continuing a franchise that has already taken things to an extreme is always a difficult hurdle to overcome. Should the next game turn it up to eleven or should it return to its roots? What if fans of the franchise find the next game in the series less enjoyable than former titles? With a game like Saints Row: The Third already being known as one of the most ridiculously titles in memory, Volition had a lot to do to top their last game, so Saints Row IV able to take things to the next level?"
Remember this year's Saints Row(opens in new tab)? Volition would probably prefer that you didn't, which might go some way to explaining why the studio recently decided to upgrade everyone's copy of Saints Row 4(opens in new tab) to its full-fat Re-elected Edition, containing all the game's story and cosmetic DLC and even introducing cross-play between Steam, Epic, and GOG versions of the game.
Unfortunately, that upgrade seems to have backfired, and players now report a myriad of bugs with their new version of SR4. Both the Saints Row Steam forums(opens in new tab) and subreddit(opens in new tab) are filled with players complaining of broken saves, crashes, and mods failing to function. It's also received a few hundred negative Steam reviews(opens in new tab) since the update. If it's succeeded in washing the taste of Saints Row (2022) out of players' mouths, it's only because it tastes even worse.
I wonder if Volition's getting reorged under Gearbox impacted the quality of their release.
When it comes ranking the Saints Row games, there are a couple of weird ones you have to consider, though this is Saints Row after all.
Juan at SwitchWatchTV got his hands on Saints Row 4 Re-elected for Nintendo Switch. Check out his review here and see what he thinks.
Guess its a good thing I pre-ordered the SUPER DANGERIOUS WUB WUB edition :D
So much good games so little time, especially with GTAV coming soon as well. Its hard to imagine this game evoloved from saints row 1
Over the top crap. Just a wannabe and never will be GTA. Game brings nothing new to the table and has always been riding GTA's coattails. If you are going to buy to sandbox games get GTA5 and Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs is a completely new take on this style of game and GTA is the master. Saints Row can suck it. And by "it" I mean my ass.
I'm getting this no matter what anyone thinks this is saints row, its going to be crazy with a slice of stupid thrown on the side just for kicks!
I really liked 3 and though I won't get this around launch (I'll wait for at least a $10 price drop) I'll be getting this game.
Also Keith David is awesome, I'm very happy they brought him back into the series (albeit as himself this time around).