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Lttp: Saint's Row

Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-FedRegistered User regular
edited December 2007 in Games and Technology
I just picked this up for a friend and it's pretty darn fun. Just a complete rip-off of GTA with better graphics but still a fun game.

Two problems tho:

First, isn't there a way to play a female character?

Second, what's up with the monye you earn daily? We've done enough missions so that the money pre day should be well in excess of $5000 but the most it ever has, even after several in game days, is $2000. Is there a max limit? If so what the fuck? One mission specifically gives over 3000 a day once you complete it.

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  • yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    I just picked this up for a friend and it's pretty darn fun. Just a complete rip-off of GTA with better graphics but still a fun game.

    Two problems tho:

    First, isn't there a way to play a female character?

    Second, what's up with the monye you earn daily? We've done enough missions so that the money pre day should be well in excess of $5000 but the most it ever has, even after several in game days, is $2000. Is there a max limit? If so what the fuck? One mission specifically gives over 3000 a day once you complete it.

    First, sadly no.

    Second, I've got no clue.

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  • Mullitt The WiseMullitt The Wise Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I never understood the money thing either.
    I just beat the story as fast as I could and then used cheats so I didn't have to worry about money.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    yalborap wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    I just picked this up for a friend and it's pretty darn fun. Just a complete rip-off of GTA with better graphics but still a fun game.

    Two problems tho:

    First, isn't there a way to play a female character?

    Second, what's up with the monye you earn daily? We've done enough missions so that the money pre day should be well in excess of $5000 but the most it ever has, even after several in game days, is $2000. Is there a max limit? If so what the fuck? One mission specifically gives over 3000 a day once you complete it.

    First, sadly no.

    Ah, hells. The advertisments mislead me. I was really looking forward to playing as a ridiculously overweight black woman what whupped ass.

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  • Uncle_BalsamicUncle_Balsamic Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    The amount of money the safe can contain grows depending on how many gangs you've defeated I think. To get as much as possible you just have to keep going to collect money all of the time.
    Also, on the subject of the game, I loved it. I preferred it to most of the GTAs (apart from GTA:London). I think it's a better game.

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  • StrikerkcStrikerkc Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My only problem is one of the final (or close to final) missions for the hispanic gang is just way to hard for me.

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  • EvangirEvangir Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    My only complaint abou this game is the fact that it's called "Saint's Row," and not "Freespace 3."

    Still a pretty cool game though, if you can get by the... amusing... script.

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  • nopoastingnopoasting __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    generic GTA clone with about 100% more nigger content

    try it online if you want real lulz

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  • 1600Points1600Points Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I'd consider it better than GTA in many aspects, sometimes the jokes get a bit tiresome but overall its a pretty fun game.

    Has a ton of time sink achievements as well if you are in to that sort of thing.

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  • TwistedJesterTwistedJester Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    The writing is awful, but the mechanics are better than GTA in a lot of, if not most, ways. I am anticipating the sequel and hoping GTA picks up on the things this did well.

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  • VulpineVulpine Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Watching a purple-haired, goatee-wearing kid with no muscle mass essentially take on a city always brought a smile to my face, so for that I can forgive this game any flaws. It's a GTA clone that feels more fun to me than Vice City.

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  • StonecutterStonecutter Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    How similar is this game to Crackdown?

    I hope the answer is "very" but I'm guessing that won't be the case...

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  • nopoastingnopoasting __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    RACIAL SLURS

    SERIOUS BUSINESS

    THIS GAME IS FULL OF THEM

    SO WE SHOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT IT!!!im telling

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    How similar is this game to Crackdown?

    I hope the answer is "very" but I'm guessing that won't be the case...

    Imagine Crackdown without any superpowers or high-tech weaponry/gadgetry/vehicles, and where you do jobs FOR the gangs instead of against them.

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  • YaYaYaYa Decent. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Who got stupid all over this thread?

    And yeah, if you like GTA without the humour than this is a pretty fun game.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    YaYa wrote: »
    Who got stupid all over this thread?

    And yeah, if you like GTA without the humour than this is a pretty fun game.

    I'd like to stress that the mechanics make up for the lack of humor/story. I enjoy the actual gameplay better than any GTA game I've played. Aiming and shooting is fantastic, the pathfinder for the minimap is incredibly useful, and some of the minigames are just a blast. (Especially insurance fraud)

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  • JustinChar99JustinChar99 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Saint's Row tends to get a lot of hate, but I had a ton of fun with it.

    The writing is deliciously bad. "Bullets still kill motherfuckers, right?"

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  • davidbarrydavidbarry Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I wasn't too thrilled with this game. I mean, it was decent fun at the time of purchase, but I don't think it's going to see the inside of my 360 ever again. However, the insurance fraud missions are great. Every game should have a "instant-limp" button at this point. I had a lot of juvenile laughs over that feature, and I'm not ashamed of it.

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  • redrum662redrum662 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I really enjoyed Saints Row. I think the best part of the game is the ability to start a mission at any time of the day, unlike GTA. Another nice feature is the option to restart the mission so you don't have to waste time driving back to a start point if you fail. The HUD is actually really well done too.


    Great game IMHO

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  • AoiAoi Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    It did so many little things better than GTA, like, I don't know, the gunplay :P That being said, I also loved what they did with some of the online modes. Despite the stupid name, Blinged Out Ride is possibly some of the biggest fun I've had with a group of friends online ever. Four people in the car, tearing around the streets trying to keep your car safe, yet quickly get it from one garage to another is just crazy.

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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    yalborap wrote: »
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    I just picked this up for a friend and it's pretty darn fun. Just a complete rip-off of GTA with better graphics but still a fun game.

    Two problems tho:

    First, isn't there a way to play a female character?

    Second, what's up with the monye you earn daily? We've done enough missions so that the money pre day should be well in excess of $5000 but the most it ever has, even after several in game days, is $2000. Is there a max limit? If so what the fuck? One mission specifically gives over 3000 a day once you complete it.
    First, sadly no.
    Ah, hells. The advertisments mislead me. I was really looking forward to playing as a ridiculously overweight black woman what whupped ass.
    Chin up. The sequel (due out this year) will give you the opportunity to play as a man or a woman.

    Re: money, you get more daily alottments in accordance with the amount of territory you take over if I remember correctly. Might also have to do with the crib you have at the moment, too. I thought I remember there being more money/day in the last crib I unlocked. It's been a while, though.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Yeah, we found out it the safe holds more as you take over more gangs. I like that it slows the tide of money as you REALLY need it in this game unlike GTA where you have a ridiculous amount of it all the time.

    Sadly, Respect doesn't work that way. We have like 36 or so bars of it.

    Otherwise it's a fun game. I'm shocked how much of a clone of GTA it is tho. It's a ridiculoius understatement to even use "clone".

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  • vrstvrst Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Does anyone else read "Link to the Past" when seeing Lttp?

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I never did finish this game (or any GTA like games).


    Though I nearly pissed in my pants when you character said some random BS the first time.

    "That bitch got Herpes!'


    or something to that effect.

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    It's not a bad way to waste time. I killed off two gangs in single player, but then I realized all I really liked doing was getting together all my homies and shooting shit. You can have some bigass gunfights in this game, its good for that.

    The explosions are pretty too.

    I liked it, but it's no GTA.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    The difference between this game and GTA is that GTA does not take itself seriously. Saint's Row on the other hand tries to.

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  • FiskebentFiskebent DenmarkRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    The lack of humor made it a better game, imo.

    Flying model airplanes in San Andreas completely broke immersion for me and I never got past that stupid mission.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Lack of humour? What game were you guys playing? This crap was hilarious. Juvenile and tasteless but still funny.

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  • redrum662redrum662 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Gotta love side missions that allow you to steal ho's from other pimps.

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    redrum662 wrote: »
    Gotta love side missions that allow you to steal ho's from other pimps.


    HO SNATCH

    My friend finished the last one last night and got the pimp outfit and the pimp cane shotgun. Hilariosity.

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