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Saints Row 4: strap on the silly, not the sexually violent
I really like the Saints Row series. Saints Row began as an “also ran” in the crowded field of open-world, crime-themed games that sprang up in the footsteps of the titan Grand Theft Auto, trudging heavily across the landscape of the PlayStation 2 generation and changing everything forever.
But where other GTA clones ended up mostly forgotten, traded in or left dusty in a corner, Saints Row has persevered. It had something others did not: it was fun. “Here is a silly world,” it said. “Here is a world where crime pays, and the gangster lifestyle is glamourous and fancy-free. Here’s a world where violence is cartoonish and over the top. Go crazy.”
Grand Theft Auto says that, too, in its gameplay – but not in its story, and the artistic grim-dark patina Rockstar now seems to feel obliged to plaster over its often inherently humorous games is, I believe, the franchise’s weakest point. Grand Theft Auto is actually enjoyable, because Rockstar pioneered the genre and remains best in field at crafting the kind of mechanics that make open-world insanity fun. Most of the clones were not, and that’s why they’ve all died off.
Significantly Less Silly
That’s not to say that Saints Row is without its problems. As with any piece of media, it runs the risk of stepping into deeply problematic territory by taking the permissiveness of humour as a carte blanche to do whatever the hell it feels like, with no thought to consequences.
In fact, this attitude seems to have been seized upon at the highest level and turned into Saints Row’s calling card, to the exclusion of its myriad other virtues. When Jason Rubin took over as president of THQ, he made no secret of his love for the more controversial features of Saints Row. When he walked away from the cooling of ashes, he took his giant purple dildo bat with him, and new publisher Deep Silver promised to “keep the dream of the cock alive”.
This really bothers me. I’m proud to talk about so many aspects of Saints Row – its unrivalled inclusiveness, its tongue-in-cheek cultural references, its delightful writing – that I’ll discuss them over dinner with non-gamers. I’m not embarrassed to be an accessory to an industry that promotes violent media; I believe violent video games needs to be subject to the same scrutiny and criticism as other art forms, no more and no less.
Read More: Saints Row 4: strap on the silly, not the sexually violent | VG247
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I totally agree with the writer.
P.S. Great saga. I'm eager to see more of the 4th game!
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I totally agree with the writer.
P.S. Great saga. I'm eager to see more of the 4th game!
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