Masoud House of DualShockers writes:
"Is Saints Row IV too outrageous?
That’s a question that has been thoroughly debated by fans of the series, mostly divided by the fans of Saints Row 2 and the fans of Saints Row The Third. While fans of either installment debate which is better, the developers at Volition wanted to make a game accessible to both camps: the colorful cast of characters, crazy activities, and lively world fans of Saints Row 2 felt was missing in its sequel, and the hilarious dialogue, story missions, and refined gameplay fans of The Third felt improved on its predecessor in every way. What gamers will get is a game as truly crazy and insane as the previous installment, with all types of missions and side quests to keep them busy, and completely new gameplay mechanics–the superpowers–that prove this game is a full sequel, and not the expansion pack it could have been. But even better is the narrative, which–in its own zany, Saints Row way–actually makes the most sense of any story that has come before in the series."
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.
