Is there really not a Saints Row IV thread yet? It's out here in eight hours!

[Skyblade]

Auto-Shotgun is pretty much my weapon of choice in that game, though I had a lot of fun with other weapons.

I've never really been a shotgun fan, to be honest. I rarely use them in any game.

But I found myself with the Alien Rifle, SMG, and Pistols, so I was hoping there would be a shotgun to use somewhere.

The Sniper Rifle is great because it lets me approach fights differently. Especially the Flashpoints. I run up to a building above them and can eliminate the entire group with no trouble in moments.

I've played around with Dual Pistols and the Rifle some, and both are decent, especially if you can get headshots. But I really need to start upgrading to get some real use out of them, I think.

I think the Sprint Beatdown is a bit overpowered though. I mean, you're invincible during it (kind of necessary, since it steals control from you), it instantly kills almost everything, and you can absorb any drops from enemies before your invincibility even ends. It's also extremely easy to target. I dunno, it just feels a bit imbalanced.

[NeoCracker]

I can clear out of room of dudes using nothing but pistols, one shotting them all with an easy to land head shot.

Sprint Beat Down doesnt' really compete with Pistol Efficiency.

[Psychotic]

I don't wanna cloooooose my eyyyyyyyyyyyes!

I don't wanna faaaaaall asleeeeeep cause I'll miss Saints, baby

And I don't wanna miss a thiiiiiing.

[Skyblade]

Are the other channels as completely awesome as the classical station?

I can't really imagine how that could be possible, but I haven't really tested them more than a few seconds.

[Psychotic]

Look out, here comes Paul!

Indeed.

Also I love and hate the Dubstep Gun. Love because it destroys worlds, hate because it plays one of the worse genres of music known to man.

Good game so far, probably better than 3 and the Superpowers are immense. It is a bit repetitive which was a weakness of 3 though. Also cars are kind of... obsolete now, haha.

[Madame Adequate]

Also I love and hate the Dubstep Gun. Love because it destroys worlds, hate because it plays one of the worse genres of music known to man.

But that's why it's so great? I mean I'm waiting for the O Fortuna mod, sure, but still.

[NeoCracker]

The Dubstep gun needs to work to "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar.

Edit:

Also, I might be in the minority here, but I enjoyed this just a bit more then Saints Row 2.

*prepares to run*

[Madame Adequate]

I don't think I rate this quite as highly as 2 but it's really not very far off. I don't know though, 2 didn't have Super Sprint Beatdowns.

[NeoCracker]

Inevitably while 3 was my least favorite, I loved Kinzie in it. And considering she's all over this game? That's a huge bonus for me.

Also, oh god the Romances. XD

(SPOILER)Between Asha and Kinzie I don't know who I liked more. Mind you the joy from both stem from Kinze.

Asha's is all 'I want rough sex but Kinzie Might kill me so I came here'.

THough Ben Kingsly steals it for Romance's. You get all that smooth talk and bashfulness, all just for him to not sex you, but sign your copy of his book. XD

Gats was... Just plain bad though.

I also don't think there was a side quest in this I didn't enjoy doing.

As far as actual serious Plot moments, up until now my favorite SR moments were the Brotherhood killing Carlos in 2, the 'Kill Killbane' ending in SR3, though now? It was the scene where...

(SPOILER)Matt says it's a bad Idea to save Gat, then Kinzie basically rips you a new asshole as to why it's a bad Idea, but they are going ahead and doing it anyway.

The ending though was leaving a lot to be desired. If just kind of stopped.

[Skyblade]

Also I love and hate the Dubstep Gun. Love because it destroys worlds, hate because it plays one of the worse genres of music known to man.

But that's why it's so great? I mean I'm waiting for the O Fortuna mod, sure, but still.

Man, now I want the Dubstep gun to change depending on what radio station you select.

[Psychotic]

AND YOU SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND

I beat the game. It was a fun experience. I wish I had a co-op bro though. Maybe more thoughts later.

[Vyk]

I was completely satisfied with the ending. Makes me wonder if they'll actually use that aspect in a future Saints game. Kinda hoping not. But these days, I trust their zaniness. So if they want to try it, I imagine it'll still be fun. All-in-all, it was one of the most fun weeks in gaming I've had pretty much this generation. The game did everything right for me, so it kind of resonated in a way it might not for people with different tastes, or of different age ranges. Loved all the references implemented.

[NeoCracker]

They pretty much said this is the last in this line of Saints Row games, as they don't think they could top the Zaniness. Not that it's the last Saints Row, but that it seems likely the last with the Third Street Saints as we know them.

[Skyblade]

If you are still playing this game, play Offline. DO NOT DOWNLOAD TODAY'S PATCH.

It deleted some weapons entirely, left duplicate copies of others, removed DLC (yeah, I don't have a 'Merica anymore), prevented weapon customization of non-store weapons, forced you to rebuy some weapons, and basically broke everything related to the weapon system completely and totally.

It also was after this patch that my first game crash happened, but that might be a coincidence.

Volition is aware of the bug and is working on a fix. They're also looking for fixes for possible problems with consoles, but I didn't go to those threads to see what they might be.

[Madame Adequate]

What system's that Skyblade? I was playing just now on PC and had no problems at all.