Saint's Row Demo

Waddupcouzin · Post by **Waddupcouzin** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:18 pm

After reading on OS about the demo (you can get at EB), I picked up the demo on Sunday and played the game for about 2 or 3 hours! It's definitely has the GTA roots, but the graphics and the atmosphere are very unique. Mind you this is coming from a person who hasn't played a GTA game since the PS2, so I really had a lot fun with the game. I think the game will definitely have it's own following.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:16 pm

How do you get the demo? Do you have to reserve the game to get it or can you just pick it up? The online components of the game intrigue me. Can you play online with the demo or is it all single-player?

Waddupcouzin · Post by **Waddupcouzin** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:00 pm

I put $5 down on the game to get the demo. The demo was just single player, no online component on the demo.

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:45 pm

I got a copy of the demo in the latest Xbox Magazine, although I haven't tried it yet.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:23 pm

I wasn't impressed at all. WAY too GTA cloned for me. Combat was awful.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:27 am

Yeah, I was once semi-interested, but the game seems to be making no attempt to be anything but a complete GTA ripoff.

Intend to play the demo and post some impessions.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:28 am

AJColossal wrote:Yeah, I was once semi-interested, but the game seems to be making no attempt to be anything but a complete GTA ripoff.

Intend to play the demo and post some impessions.

please do

Waddupcouzin · Post by **Waddupcouzin** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:42 pm

I hear what you guys are saying about being a GTA clone, I agree it has it's feet in the water of GTA, but in thinking about the question of originality, what games that have come out in the last year have been original? I'm simply asking a question, not trying to make a statement.

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:25 pm

If it's a GTA clone and it plays well I'm all for it.

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:05 am

Boom wrote:If it's a GTA clone and it plays well I'm all for it.

Same here

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:43 am

Finally got my OXM and checked out the demo last night. There's no doubt it's a GTA clone but it seems to be a good GTA clone. Also, it addresses some of the issues I have with the GTA series (namely control). I love how you can actually aim with the right analog stick instead of auto-aiming by pressing a button. If you're sick of the GTA series this game will do nothing for you but if you're still into games like that it should be a no-brainer.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:25 pm

First off, let me say there are GTA ripoffs and then there are GTA *RIPOFFS* and this is a GTA *RIPOFF*. Everything from the sassy street talk from the people walking by on the street, to the parody of popular culture, to the multiple radio stations, this is a GTA clone through and through.

A couple more random thoughts, some good and bad:

-Graphics are pretty sharp, especially when compared to GTA (obviously). It's fun to just walk around and marvel at the world. Explosions look good, too.

-The options to create your character seem VERY comprehensive, although many of the options were locked out of the demo.

-Targeting, while not great, seems OK. Instead of locking on to characters, you more or less aim and shoot like any shooter you've played. These types of open ended 3D games seem to all have the same problem with perfecting a targeting system (even GTA) so it is what it is.

-This is a VERY mature game. F-bombs galore. I think the subject matter of these urban games is getting a little tiring to me. I guess it has something to do with growing up, but all the "ho" and "cap in yo' ass" talk gets creepy after a while.

-I also wonder after playing 3 GTA's and other clones if this type of game is really appealing anymore. Definitely had a "been there done that" feeling after just a few minutes with it. Probably not a good sign.

So those are my thoughts. From a techical standpoint, I was more impressed with SR than I thought I would be, but I'm not sure if I want to get deeply involved with a game like this again.