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Saints Row IV - Mod tools! Laser katanas! Romance options! Wall running! Terry Crews!

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  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    Yeah, I found the early game of SR3 would be settling into a rhythm of getting a lot of aggro, then just buying a nearby property (if one wasn't available) and immediately ducking into it. It's sustainable if you're doing missions at any real pace, and it's a good way to start amassing a lot of money as those investments pay out.

    Mego Thor
  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Elendil wrote: »
    You kind of have to try to piss off the cops. You're not going to get into trouble for running over the odd pedestrian. You'll have to murder a couple civilians in a row to get attention. If you do something like give a police car a love tap, you'll get one star, and they'll half-assedly shoot at you until the star disappears on its own, or you earn more stars. If you get four or five stars, they'll throw armies at you forever, but once you're settled a little bit you have a ton of firepower of your own, and it's incredibly easy to drop aggro outside of story missions.

    It does start to get a little grating during some of the later story missions, admittedly, but it doesn't ruin the game or anything.

    In any case, just reaching a high level opens up options for unlimited ammo and effective invincibility (even without cheating), so if you just want to murder the shit out of everything, the option is there.

    Hell, the game practically rewards you for REALLY pissing off the cops - it's not hard to get an APC with a turret early on, and that can easily hold out long enough that the cops send tanks at you... which you can then steal. Get said tank back to base, and you can literally press a button in a fight and someone will bring it to you basically anywhere.

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    It gets really funny when you pick a fight with the cops at one star, and run into heavy civilian traffic. Any melee or taser hit close to you with begin an escalating riot between the police and citizenry.

    The things I've seen man, the things I've seen.

  • Psychotic OnePsychotic One The Lord of No Pants Parts UnknownRegistered User regular
    By the end of Saints Row 3 you've unlocked so many upgrades you are gods gift to chaos. Bullets are air. Falling from the top of a skyscraper to the street is more efficent than using the elevator. In fact the only thing that even marginally hurts you is when the FBI park an APC on your face and do burn outs.

  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    Elendil wrote: »
    Yeah, I found the early game of SR3 would be settling into a rhythm of getting a lot of aggro, then just buying a nearby property (if one wasn't available) and immediately ducking into it. It's sustainable if you're doing missions at any real pace, and it's a good way to start amassing a lot of money as those investments pay out.

    Drive all over town looking for the lone Pay 'n' Spray in the area? Hell no! I own that tattoo parlor. That's just as good!

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  • jdarksunjdarksun Struggler VARegistered User regular
    I'm vaguely concerned that Volition has chained IdolNinja to a desk and is even now forcing him to make awesome mods for SR4.

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  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
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    Excellent!

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Mind blown. Nda not as strict. Will be able to talk about anything already publicly stated. ie impressions and mechanics. So much awesome shit coming! :D

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  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    Tell us! Tell us, Unca IdolNinja!

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Mego Thor wrote: »
    Tell us! Tell us, Unca IdolNinja!

    On phone. Details when i return. Superpowers are a homerun. Most fun ive ever had in sr. Tk is love.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    WOO! EXCITEMENT! LOUD NOISES!!!!

    Glad to hear that superpowers are as great as we'd all hoped. Can't wait for the details... just hang up on whoever you're talking to. They'll understand!

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    abloo

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    WOO! EXCITEMENT! LOUD NOISES!!!!

    Glad to hear that superpowers are as great as we'd all hoped. Can't wait for the details... just hang up on whoever you're talking to. They'll understand!

    No.typing from phone. Not on a call. Story is brilliant. Waaaaaaay better than 3 so far. Tons of fanservice (good kind done brilliantly) for fans of 1 and 2.

    jdarksun
  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Tk is the glorious return of impromptu melee weapons from 2. You can wield tons of environmental stuff like fire hydrants, lamp posts, cars, people, etc.

    HUGE amount of weapon skins.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    That's great news, IdolNinja.

  • DarcsteelDarcsteel Wildcard NC United StatesRegistered User regular
    IdolNinja wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    WOO! EXCITEMENT! LOUD NOISES!!!!

    Glad to hear that superpowers are as great as we'd all hoped. Can't wait for the details... just hang up on whoever you're talking to. They'll understand!

    No.typing from phone. Not on a call. Story is brilliant. Waaaaaaay better than 3 so far. Tons of fanservice (good kind done brilliantly) for fans of 1 and 2.

    Thank you. Thank you brilliant story means my heart is now at peace. Thank you sir for this information

  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    IdolNinja wrote: »

    Story is brilliant.
    You are helping to diminish my fears.

    M A G I K A Z A M
  • PunkBoyPunkBoy Thank you! And thank you again! Registered User regular
    Damn, Idol! Sounds freakin' awesome!

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  • manwiththemachinegunmanwiththemachinegun METAL GEAR?! Registered User regular
    Are cryogenics available yet? Because I may need to skip this summer...

  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    I hope you won't forget to smuggle a copy of it for us! (disclaimer: this is a joke).

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  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    heenato wrote: »
    IdolNinja wrote: »

    Story is brilliant.
    You are helping to diminish my fears.

    15 hours in and the story is now at LEGENDARY status. People are going to flip their shit. Desparate to finish before leaving tomorrow.

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  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    I wish I could Awesome a post more than once!

    Awesome!

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    @IdolNinja

    How many super powers can you have at once? I don't want to have to choose between flight or other stuff!

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    @IdolNinja

    How many super powers can you have at once? I don't want to have to choose between flight or other stuff!

    You don't have anything to worry about :)

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Awww Yissssss

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    My biggest concern is that the majority of the game/all of the cool stuff will take place in the dominatrix.

    I want to take my Neo-powers out into the real world and continue to wreck Monica Hughes' shit.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Perhaps the dominatrix will have a bleeding effect type thing like the Animus in Assassin's Creed :D

    Though, being Saint's Row, I wouldn't worry about any parts of the game being non crazy awesome.

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    That's what I'm hoping.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    IdolNinja wrote: »
    heenato wrote: »
    IdolNinja wrote: »

    Story is brilliant.
    You are helping to diminish my fears.

    15 hours in and the story is now at LEGENDARY status. People are going to flip their shit. Desparate to finish before leaving tomorrow.

    I always thought that people flipping their shit was a bad thing. But apparently this is one of those expressions that can have both a positive and a negative meaning.

    Ah, well. As long as they don't screw up Pierce, Kinzie or Oleg I'll be content.

    Or the Boss, of course, but I'm pretty sure the writers have got her down after two games.

  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    Or the Boss, of course, but I'm pretty sure the writers have got her down after two games.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    The Boss, much like Commander Shepard, is a badass lady. Fact.

    Sometimes people get confused, I guess.

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
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  • jdarksunjdarksun Struggler VARegistered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    The Boss, much like Commander Shepard, is a badass lady. Fact.

    Sometimes people get confused, I guess.
    She is also a smarmy Brit the second time around.

  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    My La Chica has never been smarmy.

    Or British.

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  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    I wonder if SR4 will allow us to make custom radio stations.

    I would make a radio station consisting of nothing but Life is wonderful from deadly premonition as I mow down aliens or whatever.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    I'm struggling to contain my excitement for this game.

  • Mego ThorMego Thor "I say thee...NAY!" Registered User regular
    Let it out, @DouglasDanger.

    I'm throwing "cautiously" to the wind, and being just plain old optimistic for this title.
    I'm saving caution for the new Arkham game.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    No, Mego, I must contain myself. It works out better that way.

    I thought SR2 had a better story, while SR3 had better gameplay. I hope this game has crazy and good gameplay with a good and crazy story.

  • IdolNinjaIdolNinja Registered User regular
    No, Mego, I must contain myself. It works out better that way.

    I thought SR2 had a better story, while SR3 had better gameplay. I hope this game has crazy and good gameplay with a good and crazy story.

    This.

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    The Boss, much like Commander Shepard, is a badass lady. Fact.

    Sometimes people get confused, I guess.

    No, no, cross-dressing zombies made of emerald with gigantor man-tackle are not ladies.

  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Skull2185 wrote: »
    The Boss, much like Commander Shepard, is a badass lady. Fact.

    Sometimes people get confused, I guess.

    No, no, cross-dressing zombies made of emerald with gigantor man-tackle are not ladies.

    Sometimes people get confused, I guess. :P

    Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
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