![]() ![]() It’s way more colorful than any of the prior playgrounds in the series’ history, and it visually bursts to life with its bright blue sky and sandy canyons. Marshall is the main military threat, but even they are usurped in the end by this ruthless dude who, out-of-nowhere, becomes a whiny, jealous coward suffering from an identity crisis.Īway from the bad story and irritable Saints, some good news is that the game’s open-world is a lot of fun. The Idols are these bright, neon thugs carrying out false justice, whereas the Mexicans are muscular afterthoughts. ![]() ![]() While the Saints are horrible, the rival gangs are mostly forgettable. Plus, people struggling with student loan debts and rent probably don’t want to be reminded of these real-life issues after hanging on top of an aircraft and murdering hundreds of goons. This may have worked as an hilarious self-aware parody which was meant as a laugh at the Boss and fellow Saints, but it’s presented as a ‘power fantasy’ instead of ironic and wildly stupid, thus the juxtaposition between badass and victim complex isn’t funny, and it just portrays the Boss as a brat instead of a cool gang leader. They start off as a killing machine and end as a killing machine, but, at the same time, they always whine about hardship and how life’s not fair. Image credit: Deep Silver – screenshot of Saints Row YouTube channel video Story Reveal TrailerĪs if Kevin wasn’t bad enough, the Boss is also insufferable whether you make them male or female, human or monster, hot or not. ![]()
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