Saints Row: The Third

It's a very nice game for fans of GTA. In fact I would argue it has more content than GTA. It is also more 'silly', less realistic.
I think that for its price it's a game worth to try.
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Saints Row: The Third is a fun, chaotic open-world game filled with humor, crazy missions, and over-the-top action.
The characters in the game were really fun and unique, with hilarious dialogue.
Customizing characters and the voice acting were amazing. I played through all the DLCs except one where the AI was really bad, but the rest were great.
Definitely, out of the entire Saints Row series, this was the best experience for me.
7.5/10

Excellent game, I've never enjoyed a game so much, very good graphics, considering that the game was released in 2011 very interesting characters and good humor, I didn't think I would spend a lot of time on this game but I was wrong you can finish the game in less than 10 hours, and for all the rest like side missions and tasks much more than that, the only complaint is a lot of bugs but other than that it's great and fun, huge recommendations for such a masterpiece, it's really worth the price but if you get it at a discount you can't go wrong, you can even play the final mission twice to see both outcomes kudos to the developers, for me a solid 9/10!

okay so before you go in:
- install it on the drive steam is installed on or it might crash
- do not alt tab, it creates instability and makes the game liable to crash and stutter
- lock the game to 60fps with something like RivaTuner (bundled with msi afterburner) or graphical bugs and physics glitches happen
- don't play on hardcore unless you hate yourself. It's more annoying than hard since it just ramps up the numbers on all the enemies. Cars become made of paper mache due to the increased damage numbers, making you constantly change cars in trafficking and wrestling with the AI to get into a new car.
On hardcore, the game usually breaks before you do. Examples:
In snatch missions, the five second animation that plays when a ho/contact gets up off the ground is enough to get enemies to do enough damage to destroy your car, so you end up having to recruit them, driving away for a moment, then driving back once the animation finishes playing. Escort missions Brutes take entire magazines until you unlock weapons that actually do damage.
In the Trouble With Clones DLC, the helicopters shoot rockets at Jimmy's car, and it's literally impossible to destroy the helicopters before they shoot that first rocket (if you get bad RNG they shoot you the same frame that they enter your FOV). I got stuck in a loop of getting hit with multiple unavoidable rockets and restarting. I had to turn the difficulty down because despite memorizing the spawns, I still wasn't able to destroy them fast enough to stop the car from being destroyed.
In one of the main story missions where you first fly the VTOL, the heightened damage numbers caused enemies to accidentally destroy the VTOLs before I could even see them.
In hardcore there are so many enemies with high health pools that when you don't have many upgrades unlocked, the ideal path is to just avoid even fighting them and just run straight through to reach objectives since your guns are as effective as a wet fart and you were born with glass bones and paper skin.
The human shield mechanic is effectively pointless as they get instantly eviscerated by the high damage so the play style you adopt to kill things is mag dumping around corners since you can shoot enemies while they can't shoot you.
The pitiful damage you do on all difficulties with bodyshots makes the ideal way to play to just headshot everything with the aggressive aim assist. Saints row 4 improved a lot on this with making all of the weapons feel viable to use.
Not having Gat in this game kind of sucked, but the writing was nice. The three gangs you fight against have a lot of character and feel unique, and killbane being hyped up throughout the game and culminating in a climax where you fight him in a wrestling ring feels awesome, but it feels cheapened by "oh shaundi is gonna die or you can kill killbane" but why couldn't we have both? Why couldn't we have a fully satisfying ending where we both save Shaundi and kill killbane? Why even give us the choice when saving Shaundi is both the canon option, AND the less lame choice ("I need a hero" plays as you drive over to save her)
Many of the options in the game feel contrived with either an obvious choice (nyte blade as a homie or save three hours of district takeover gameplay) and was satirized in Saints Row 4 (as president, choose to stop world hunger or cure cancer)
I didn't like the permanent map changes, I wish that upon completion of the game you could bring the thermopylae or the aircraft carrier into the open world, or the zombie invasion on Arapice island could be toggled.
but the game does have a lot of fun and original mechanics.
Despite being completely unserious and lacking in gritty themes like previous saints row games, it does its own thing and has quite a bit of charm.
All of the activities are things you can't find anywhere else. Despite being braindead easy (unlike saints row 4 where getting gold on all of the activities was moderately difficult), they are still extremely fun.
Tank mayhem is my favorite activity, and watching the combo meter go up as you aim for bundles of street clutter (fences, newspaper boxes, etc.) and then destroying something actually worth some proper cash to get combos in the millions feels orgasmic.
Insurance fraud is a lot of fun, propelling your ragdolled self into oncoming traffic with lowered gravity from adrenaline will never not be fun.
Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax is literally just an arena where health is granted from pickups instead of regenerating like the base game. It's a lot of fun racking up a combo, but the timer is a non-threat and the cash goal is met without even having to think about it.

Other than that, I have 100%'ed this game 3 times. It's really good, and addicting to go through and do everything. It has bugs and glitchiness, but it's a fun game with lots of charm and silliness. Saints row 4 definitely improved upon the formula, but I still go back to this from time to time.

One of my favorite games of any genre. Fun for fun's sake.
Pro-tip: Don't skip the satchel charge weapon. I have probably spent 20 hours finding new ways to use those sticky menaces—my favorite being sticking them to the elderly and tossing those grannies into traffic. Behold, the gran-ade!

The perfect amount of absurd realism. Just fun to play over and over again.

Rating: 8/10
Overview: Saints Row: The Third, developed by Volition, is a chaotic, over-the-top open-world action-adventure game that pushes the boundaries of the genre with its outlandish humor, absurd combat, and larger-than-life world. Released in 2011, it is the third installment in the Saints Row series, continuing the story of the Saints, a gang that has risen to the top of the criminal underworld and now runs the city of Steelport. The game is known for its wild, exaggerated gameplay and comedic tone, offering a stark contrast to the more serious, gritty nature of other open-world games, such as the Grand Theft Auto series.
Story: The story of Saints Row: The Third picks up after the events of Saints Row 2, with the Third Street Saints now a global brand. The gang has gone mainstream, and the members are living large as pop culture icons. However, when they try to pull off a heist in the city of Steelport, they encounter the Syndicate, a powerful criminal organization led by a group of eccentric and dangerous individuals.
The plot is a fun, ridiculous ride that involves heists, betrayals, and full-on warfare with the Syndicate. Throughout the game, players take on the role of the leader of the Saints as they battle for control of the city. The story is filled with absurdity, goofy characters, and over-the-top moments, making it a refreshing take on the open-world crime genre. It's more about embracing the chaos than presenting a serious narrative, and that’s part of its charm.
Gameplay: Saints Row: The Third delivers an action-packed, chaotic experience with a blend of exploration, combat, and customization. The game takes place in the city of Steelport, a sprawling open-world environment full of missions, side activities, and plenty of mayhem to indulge in.
The core of the gameplay is mission-based, with a mix of driving, shooting, and combat sequences. The game includes a variety of weapons, from traditional guns to absurd weapons like the "Octopus Cannon" and the "Penetrator," a giant dildo used as a melee weapon. The combat system is straightforward, allowing players to engage in intense firefights and beatdowns on foot or in vehicles.
The game encourages complete destruction, offering a range of activities that let players wreak havoc in the city. There are activities like vehicle theft, gang wars, and “Insurance Fraud” (where players throw themselves in front of cars to rack up money for injuries). These activities are both entertaining and serve to improve your abilities, providing an incentive to explore the world and have fun.
Customization is another key feature, as players can customize the protagonist’s appearance, clothing, and even vehicles. The game lets you change nearly every aspect of your character’s look, from their hairstyle to their wardrobe, allowing for a high level of personal expression.
The driving mechanics are fun and arcadey, with a variety of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, tanks, and even aircraft, adding to the variety of gameplay. The game also has a healthy amount of flying and driving missions, but they are often more about fun than precision.
The sheer amount of content in Saints Row: The Third is impressive. Between the main story missions, side activities, and challenges, there’s an abundance of things to do. The game allows for a lot of creative expression and experimentation, which is a big part of what makes it so enjoyable.
Graphics and Performance: For a game released in 2011, Saints Row: The Third holds up well in terms of visuals. The character models are detailed, and the city of Steelport is vibrant and full of life. The game has a distinct art style that complements its over-the-top tone, with exaggerated proportions and colorful environments that add to the fun.
The game’s performance is generally smooth, but some players may experience occasional issues with frame rate drops, especially in areas with a lot of explosions or chaos. However, on modern systems, the game should run well with little to no performance problems.
Audio Design: The audio design in Saints Row: The Third is just as outlandish as its visuals and gameplay. The game features a diverse soundtrack with a variety of music genres, including rock, hip-hop, and electronic. The radio stations in the cars provide a fun and immersive experience while driving around the city.
The voice acting is one of the game’s highlights. The protagonist’s humorous dialogue and the interactions with the supporting cast are hilarious and add to the game’s lighthearted nature. The villains, like the Syndicate members, are equally memorable with their exaggerated personalities and over-the-top performances.
Sound effects are also well done, with explosions, gunfire, and vehicular carnage filling the soundscape. The audio helps amplify the action and chaos, making every firefight and explosion feel satisfying.
Challenges: Saints Row: The Third is not particularly difficult, with the main challenge coming from the absurd and chaotic nature of the combat and the over-the-top missions. Some players may find the repetitive nature of certain side activities a bit tiring, but the variety in gameplay ensures that the experience remains fresh. The difficulty can be adjusted, making it accessible to a wide range of players.
Some players might also find that the lack of a deep or serious narrative weakens the experience. While the game is undoubtedly fun, the story can sometimes feel like an excuse for the chaos rather than a driving force. However, this is very much by design, as the focus is on the fun, not the seriousness.
Final Thoughts: Saints Row: The Third is a standout in the open-world action genre, offering a chaotic and entertaining experience that embraces fun and absurdity over realism and seriousness. Its mix of action, humor, and customization allows for hours of wild gameplay, whether you're following the main story or simply causing mayhem in the streets. The game’s exaggerated style, creative weapons, and humorous tone make it a joy to play, especially for those looking for a more lighthearted, action-packed experience.
Pros:
Highly entertaining and absurd gameplay
Tons of customization options for your character and vehicles
Fun and engaging combat with a variety of weapons
A large, open world with plenty of activities and side missions
Humorous story with memorable characters and villains
Fun, arcade-style driving mechanics
Cons:
Some repetitive side activities
Lack of a serious narrative may be off-putting for some
Occasional performance issues, especially in chaotic moments
Saints Row: The Third is an absolute blast for players who want an open-world game filled with over-the-top action, humor, and chaotic fun. It’s not a game that takes itself seriously, and that’s exactly what makes it so enjoyable. If you're looking for a wild ride with plenty of laughs, this is definitely a game worth picking up.