Nolan Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 It's been officially announced. THQ has officially announced and detailed the third game in its Saints Row series. The title will launch in 'Holiday 2011' - or the Christmas period for Brits - and has been developed by Volition. The game pits the 3rd Street Saints up against a new gang in town, the Syndicate. These clowns want respect from 3rd Street - but it isn't forthcoming and the two end up in a long-haul battle. "Saints Row: The Third puts you on top of the world, right at the beginning of the game, with all the perks that go along with being the head of an elite criminal organization," said THQ's core games boss. "There's no delivering pizza, no shuttling family members about in a long series of taxi missions. Instead, you take all the power of the Third Street Saints and you take the world by storm." Hopefully we can get some naked skydiving gameplay soon just to reassure us the game is still planning on being fun.
Mundi Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Was hoping for some more info seeing as this game has been known for nearly a year now.
Daft Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 I really hope you can still be that cockney bloke. Having him made a lot of the game for me. This sounds really interesting, otherwise.
gaggle64 Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 /ecstacy Saints Row 2 was revelatory for me. Bring it on and bring it hard.
Mundi Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Got some info on the story. THQ's revealed more details on Saints Row: The Third, which was officially announced last night. According to the publisher's 'sell sheet', the third game will have players, among other things, fighting off a highly-trained military force using just a sex toy. There's some box art here too. Here's the blurb: "Years after taking Stilwater for their own, the Third Street Saints have evolved from street gang to household brand name, with Saints sneakers, Saints energy drinks and Johnny Gat bobble head dolls all available at a store near you. "The Saints are kings of Stilwater, but their celebrity status has not gone unnoticed. The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to Steelport, a once-proud metropolis reduced to a struggling city of sin under Syndicate control. "Take a tank skydiving, call in a satellite-targeted airstrike on a Mexican wrestling gang, and defend yourself against a highly-trained military force using only a sex toy in the most out- landish gameplay scenarios ever seen, igniting a city-wide war that will set Steelport on fire. Strap it on." Good stuff. THQ has been talking up the Saint's Row sequel for some months, promising a game as visually rich as GTA IV, but one that clearly differentiates itself, and that is 'outrageous' and 'over the top'. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/291973/news/new-saints-row-3-details/ Sounds like what one would expect from this game.
Nolan Posted March 8, 2011 Author Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) New details are hitting. http://www.destructoid.com/saints-row-3-co-op-gun-upgrades-no-online-multiplayer-195936.phtml Saints Row 3 starts with a bungled heist that sees the majority of the gang jailed. This raises the ire of a new gang, the Syndicate, which holds you and your closest allies prisoner on a jet. The gang wants to squeeze a percentage of the Saints' monthly profits, which of course leads to a fight and causes your character to jump out of the jet. That's how the Saints roll. Johnny Gat and Shaundi, two of your major allies from Saints Row 2, will be returning as accomplices. Weapons can now be upgraded. For example, you can fit sniper scopes and under-barrel grenade launchers to the assault rifle. Another character is Oleg, an eight-foot-tall monster of a man that can toss cars around. The Syndicate attempts to clone him, but science goes wrong and creates a bunch of dumb copies. These will show up as new enemy types in the game. A new RC gun lets you shoot an electronic bug that can control vehicles remotely. You will be able to upgrade it to control tanks and air transport. Three new gangs: Morning Star, which model themselves after masked wrestlers. The Deckers, computer nerds into money laundering and security. STAG, a government-sanctioned group designed to destroy other gangs. Missions can be completed in multiple ways. For instance, you could blow up an important skyscraper, or take the building over. Another example if stealing a Morning Star boat full of prostitutes -- you can sell the boat back to the gang, or keep it and pimp the girls yourself for profit. A traditional leveling system has been included this time. Your Respect gauge now works like experience points. You'll rank up with increased respect, and kit out your character with new perks and weapons. Player choice will be paramount. You'll also earn points to make yourself skinnier or fatter, similar to GTA: San Andreas. Cars can be upgraded with more features this time. Various aesthetic and performance tweaks will be offered, such as durable bumpers, extra speed, oversized spoilers and colored underglows. More costume options for the player character are, of course, available. Confirmed costumes include space suits, cowboys/cowgirls, cheerleaders, mexican wrestlers, superheroes, pirates, ninjas, and furries. New weapons include a giant dildo and tactical airstrikes. That is the most extreme spectrum I've seen. Every single weapon has included a specific animation for nut shots. With a pistol, you'll drop to a knee and whip the gun into the fruits. With a bazooka, you'll take a full golf swing at the tender portions. The button for sprinting has been dubbed the AWESOME button because, in contextual situations, it will make your character do cool things. For example, if you sprint to a car, you'll do a missile dropkick through the window to hijack cars more efficiently. Confirmed Activity side-missions include: Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax, a Japanese game show full of dangerous stunts and, I'm sure, plenty of charming racism. Tank Mayhem, in which you use a tank to destroy specific high value targets. Guardian Angel, where you must drive carefully around town with a tiger in the back of your car. As earlier stated, online multiplayer has been killed off, but the co-op remains intact. Certainly can't say I'm bummed about the loss of multiplayer, did anyone even play it? Co-op should be a hoot though. It's also set to be the cover story in April's Game Informer. Edited March 8, 2011 by Nolan
gaggle64 Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 I refer you to the image I previously posted above.
Daft Posted March 8, 2011 Posted March 8, 2011 Sounds like everything I ever wanted but didn't know I wanted...and more.
Nolan Posted March 8, 2011 Author Posted March 8, 2011 Scans have also hit the web but are being removed pretty quickly, it's certainly better looking than SR2. There was also a blurb stating that the movie Shoot Em' Up was a influence....this blurb was attached to what looked like a gun fight while falling through the air using a human shield. Immense.
Nolan Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 Looks fantastic. Interesting they're showing off the PS3 version, a bit out of the norm.
Mundi Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 I think it looks more like Stillwater, just a bit different. Like its been spread out a bit.
Daft Posted March 29, 2011 Posted March 29, 2011 Yes. Looks ace. PLEASE can they keep the cockney accent option.
Nolan Posted March 31, 2011 Author Posted March 31, 2011 http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/03/31/saints-row-the-third-debut-trailer.aspx Heh heh.
Nolan Posted March 31, 2011 Author Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Pretty much yes. Still, after their warning it did make me chuckle. Though, there are some interesting interviews on the site as well. Edited March 31, 2011 by Nolan
gaggle64 Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 Looks and sounds stupefyingly stupendous, carrying on the franchise's whole purpose - GTA but without one single shit to give.
gaggle64 Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 November 15th? This is shaping up to be an expensive winter.
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