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"Its not even worth pirating" That is the BEST insult you can give to alot of modern games these days.

This didn’t just kill the franchise, it killed Volition

No joke, they got shut down and rolled into Gearbox

Saints Row 2022 feels like a crime game made by sheltered people who think crime is being mean on Twitter

This game will never cease to fascinate me with how poorly it was handled and the way the devs reacted, and still are acting towards the fans

How to kill a franchise? Simple. Remake it for “modern audiences”

I miss the times when media had a specific audience. There was no need to appeal to the lowest common denominator for maximum profit because the lowest common denominator wasn't into video games.

With the "sell it now, fix it later mentality", we players also have to look at ourselves a bit. There are far too many of us who still blindly pre-order everything and just accept all the bugs. The really bad ones among us then defend the behaviour of the developers as if they were their friends.
And if you warn them to be careful beforehand, they label you a hater...

Tbf Saints Row was already dead in the water, all the reboot did was take the corpse out of the cemetery and beat it up with several baseball bats with spikes on it

I never get bored from people beating the shit out of this "game". Honestly, it deserves all the hate it gets.

solid video, my dude! you put a lot of soul into this i can tell and its already one of my favorite videos about the reboot. feels like the saints row design team is a revolving door with different people coming in every title to put different spins on the idea.

It didn't just kill the franchise, it killed the studio.

I'm glad Carlos didn't have to see the Saints end up like this...

This game basically killed Volition, they’re being rolled over into gearbox

Actually, the timing of your review is pretty spot on since it coincides with the death of Volition being absorbed into Gearbox.  No doubt being caused by all the issues you present in your video.  Saints Row had one of the best fandoms in gaming.  They cared so much about the franchise and Volition and were able to be honest with the developers instead of kissing the developer's ass and praising everything they put out.  Volition can never say they gave the fans what they asked for and that caused the game to fail.  Unlike most games, Volition knew almost immediately after its debut that this was not the direction the Saints Row community were happy with.  Information most developers would die to have.  And for some reason and against all the developers claims of being made for the fans and undying love of the Saints Row community, Volition chose to not just ignore the advice and wisdom of the SR community, but they became downright hostile to anyone in the community that failed to sing their praises.

Volition had become ashamed of their gangster roots and edgy humor along with the fanbase that adored it.  They saw the backlash from OG fans as proof that they were on the right path.  The people that grew up loving the original games were no longer the type of people Volition wished to be associated with and they made sure that the gaming press and everyone on social media knew it.  Volition can never genuinely say they gave the people what they wanted, and that this is the result of listening to that advice.  As I said, most developers would die to have the information Volition did before games release.  Volition just decided to not heed that advise.

Thing is with the Nahualli is that he betrays you to steal your friends so he could have some. But... The Saints were already trying to befriend him. All he had to do was say yes and show up with pizza and beer on the weekends.

Its like someone offers their car for you to borrow but you steal it anyway.

The thing that get's me most with Nawahli is he betrays you so that he can steal all your friends...but only after you befriend him and everyone in the Saints warms up to him?
So why even betray the Boss? All the saints like him, the Boss is deferential to them and alway  asks him to come around and hang out. What does the Nawahli even get from doing his weird Stockholm  sitcom schtick?

Get ready for GTA VI: Saints Row Reboot 2 Electric Boogaloo.

Gat, Pierce and Shaundi ARE Saints Row to me. SR2 was my first game and I'm still blown away by how badass it was in every way. This abortion was the exact opposite of what I was looking for. RIP Saints Row and Volition.

You know last I heard of the reboot before it came out was that it was set in New Mexico. I was really excited because I thought it would be like Breaking Bad. It definitely was both of those things, but not as in the title of the TV show.