Saint's Row (demo)

[prinnysquad]

Some of the comments people make when they're reading newspapers are quite amusing. Can't think of any off the top of my head though.

[AlonzoUK]

Played the demo yesterday and it exceeded my expectations (didn't have much hope for it . It takes itself a little too seriously however the gang system that's been implemented works well and the crash physics are a lot of fun. Also enjoyed the radio station on the demo as well - decent hip hop/rap for once! Another nice feature is how you can hear the radio stations playing from passing cars etc. Some nice touches like that.

The camera in the car works similiar to GTA for me (PC versions) - to correct it press both shoulder buttons to point camera in right direction

My money is going to be spent on Dead Rising rather than this though.

[Simmy]

What's the humour like? Is it one of them deadly serious po-faced GTA clones with all the charm of a Tony Blair parallel universe gin-soaked tramp?

Quite a few folks making amusing comments, however to me they are more specific to what you are doing rather than just the random comments/jibes that pedestrains in GTA make. Some of the quotes when you steal cars are funny !

[capcom_suicide]

Some of the comments people make when they're reading newspapers are quite amusing. Can't think of any off the top of my head though.

An NPC saying "Nice Titties" to a femal NPC made me smile.

[Ajay1986]

lol someone from one of the other gangs was trying to kill me and shouted "Im gonna **** you like your my friends sister"

[Simmy]

There's allot of "b*tches" and "n*gers" in the game I have to say

edit : From a language point of view

[spagmasterswift]

There's allot of "b*tches" and "n*gers" in the game I have to say

edit : From a language point of view

Whats the deal with Demo's not being rated? The was no warning that this was gonna have profanity and violence before I played it. OK, so theres no blood but some of the swearing is a little harsh.

[.A.Perfect.Kiss.Goodbye.]

If you have the family settings on you wouldnt be able to download it.

[prinnysquad]

NPC reading newspaper: "Alderman Hughes Says Crime Is Dead", just before she gets a good knifing.

[spagmasterswift]

But what if I dont have kids but had one of my 'black' friends round for tea. I fire up the demo and next thing you know we are both looking uncomfortably at our shoes - well me at my shoes and him at his phat trainers!!

Sorry, I'd not thought about the lack of warnings on Demos before is all...

[prinnysquad]

On the map, about 2cm North of Brown Baggers Liqour store, theres a courtyard to a block of flats. Standing completely on its own, away from the rubbish bags, is an old rusty cooker. If you kick it the oven door bounces open. THIS is where some kind of side mission item should be hidden! A hidden package, a side mission as a binman, anything! I hope Volition have put extra things into the final build.

[dataDave]

This is fun.

Nice ragdoll. I hit someone and they flew head-first into a lamp post at 40mph making a horrible 'KRLUNK!!' noise. His legs and arms flayed awkwardly as he surely suffered a broken neck and spine.

Also, I noticed a piece of car debris hit someone in the mid-section knocking them for six.

I never liked GTA, I'd go as far as saying it's ****... this is just the same but has nice ragdoll and a satisfying melee system... I think I may pur-chase.

ALSO!! - the character creation is ASTOUNDING!!! Even in its limited demo form... My mate spent under ten minutes creating Philip Lynott and it looked spot-on.

[Brats]

I'm amazed at how much this copies GTA. Even small things that would be easy to change, like the trigger points being columns of light and the way the screen fades out when you enter one. Or the way you enter vehicles and close the door after driving off.

However there are several things it does better than GTA. The on foot sections are much better and the gun play for me is a vast improvement. I hated the lock on system in the GTA games and could never understand why they didn't just steal the two analogue stick set up from a game like Metal Arms. Saints Row is the first game to do this (AFAIK) and the on foot sections are much better for it.

I also prefer the map and waypoint system. I disliked the GTA map which is so tiny unless you expand it, but then it becomes useless. The way the route on the map changes if you take short cuts is a nice touch.

The game world feels more solid too. My main criticism of the GTA engine is that it feels like a rubber city, especially on foot when it just didn't feel that your character connected 'right' with the world. Saints Row just 'feels' better to me, even though the demo level is fairly basic and flat, kind of like the first section of Vice City.

And the game is one massive piss-take of gang culture. Anyone who can't see that needs their irony glands replaced. The characters are great, just the right side of being parody to be interesting. It hasn't got the obvious film references of GTA, but I like it all the same.

[dataDave]

I like the driving better as well. I like it how you can spin the back wheels with the hand-brake on and then let go for a boost start.

Here's looking forward to online mayhem. Who's with me in 'Combat 18' then?

[prinnysquad]

It's quite amusing in the church with the boarded up windows, where in the vestry you can see pics of semi-naked women plastered on the wall. There's also some big guns on the wall that you can't pick up