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Saints Row review
Platform: Xbox 360
Release Year: 2006
Developer: Volition
Publishers: THQ, Deep Silver
Genre: Open-World, Action-Adventure
Music (in order):
"Roots of Legend" by Density & Time
"Charisma" by The Brothers Records
"Rubber Necking" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena
"Club Step" by Topher Mohr & Alex Elena
"Magic" by Otis McDonald
"Silly Rabbit" by Otis McDonald
"West Coast Trip" by Gunnar Olsen
"Tomorrowville" by Josh Kirsch & Media Right Productions
"Raw Space" by Spazz Cardigan
"Hey Now" by MK2
Gameplay, audio and images from:
2K Czech
2K Games
Activision
Deep Silver
Luxoflux
Naughty Dog
Radical Entertainment
Rockstar Games
Rockstar North
Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar Vancouver
SIE London Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment
THQ Nordic
Vivendi Games
Volition Inc.
UA-cam videos used:
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"Longplay of True Crime: New York City" by LongplayArchive
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"PC Longplay [754] Mafia II (part 1 of 4)" by World of Longplays
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"PC Longplay [282] Red Faction" by World of Longplays
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"The Getaway Walkthrough Part 2 - No Commentary Playthrough (PS2)" by Santosx07
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"Saints Row 4 FULL Walkthrough No Commentary Gameplay Part 1 Longplay (PC) [1080p60fps]" by MrBlockzGaming
• Video
"The Secret History of Volition Inc." by Game Informer
• The Secret History of ... - Ігри
For those wanting me to review Saints Row 2, I am currently playing it now. They'll be a couple reviews out sooner than that, but there will be a Saints Row 2 review in the future. (And for those asking if I'm playing it on PC or console, I'm playing the PS3 version)
Love You work, can't wait to see it.
Ever going to get around to RDR2?
Do Mafia 2! Or Mafia 1
Don't forget the soundtrack to the game it's really fuckin good
After you beat SR2, I'd recommend you to check out Fl1ppy, he made alot of Saints Row Videos, they might be vulgar but they're entertaining as hell!
Fun fact: If you call the phone number on the side of the taxi, they would actually send a taxi you can use to fast travel. Same thing in the sequel.
All of the phone numbers you found in game actually worked. Unlike GTA V which didn't.
@@HappyCynic and gta 4
@@ddd7038 You don't need 100% to call the taxi, I've been using it since the 2nd mission
@@KarmaDrip they mean calling the taxi is required for 100% completion. The TNA taxi service is in the hitman activity.
I only recently discovered Zombie Carlos and I'm so mad.
I love this game. When I first played it, it felt like a next-gen San Andreas and I liked that you can play music outside the car.
Agreed. It's also one of the few games that feature a Ford Explorer and a Meter Maid car as drivable vehicles.
Playing music outside vehicles is a feature still used in a lot of open world games now,
crazy that the original Saints Row was the first to do it as far as I know.
I think saints row 1 and 2 were better successors for san andreas than gta 4
@@Jebu911 That's because GTA 4 is a totally new experience, while Saints row 1 and 2 are mere GTA clones.
@@johananj.j8003 still fun as hell and one of the most underrated game series of all-time, with the new reboot excluded. SR 1-4 we’re all consistent with their storylines for the most part. Whereas GTA has nearly no consistency within the franchise outside of the maps. SR took a lot of inspiration in many ways from GTA for sure, but it’s still its own game. I’m hoping GTA 6 will be better, because imo GTA V isn’t that good
Back when Saints Row was about being a gangster.
True
I think all of them are awesome, but definitely 1 and 2 are the peaks.
just another gta clone back then lol
Yup.
@phenomenal one I don't care. I love GTA, so much so that I'd play any game that plays just like GTA.
2nd one is easily the best. 3 and 4 had more refined mechanics but they removed the gang wars theme. Also 3 basically had activities disguised as story missions which I thought it was really cheap and lazy while 4 gave you super powers making the whole "GTA-clone" aspect of the series completely obsolete. Two was the peak. It added way more customization, planes and helicopters and bikes, interesting characters, the story was more interesting, it was just better.
I wouldn't say 3 or 4 had refined mechanics, considering the amount of stuff they removed.
@@Sophie_the_Sapphic They felt less janky and less "cheap" with better animations and art style. But indeed they removed so many stuff compared to 2 that even when getting all the DLC didn't even come close.
3 was still a gang war.
Saints Row 1 was easily the best for me, just for the online.
I am glad they removed gang wars theme...And what is the point of bikes when vehicle handling sucks?Characters are boring too so as story.
I am a gta fan yes but there are some games I like more than gta. I really tried to like sr2 but I couldn't. I just couldn't. Doesn't matter which way I am looking to sr2, compared to gta or other open world games. It is just nah not that good. I thought I will enjoy it but I left with disappointment.
Well done review. I can’t wait to see how you like Saints Row 2.
Hell yeah man is good to see you here. Let's make Saints Row Great Again.
crossover when?
You're genuinely one of the best game reviewers out there
True. He's one of the few channels I actually have notifications on for.
Too right in my top 3 since day one.
He’s the British act man
@@RestrictedHades true
This was my first 360 game. And I loved the sequel even more.
Saints Row 2 is the best imo.
Dude you ever played Rayman 2: the great escape? I just got it looking forward to playing it tbh
@Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz Damn straight.
Same I actually had it a week before I was able to get my 360 I read the manual daily lol
One and 2 were so great
3 i played for 10 mins and was like nah bruh
"Closest you will get to a taxi in this game" you can call taxis with the phone menu and many many other numbers, also i believe there is a cruise control option
cruise control was added to 2 because drive by's were hard to effectively do.
Wheel Woman is your cruise control in part 1
0:20 Woah, True Crime NYC and The Getaway...you just gave me some serious childhood nostalgia.
The Respect mechanic was introduced by GTA 2. Every time you spawned you heard the phrase: "Respect is EVERYTHING"!
@Nobody1473 GTA 2 had gangs
Activities were the best part of the SR series imo, fucking love Insurance Fruad, Crowd Control, etc
i dont understand how someone cant enjoy insurance fraud
What I don't like is how hard it is to reach threshold, especially when reaching a higher level, although throwing yourself out of a vehicle is funny in this game...
Problem is the activities you mentioned are in 2, not 1 so obviously Colourshed can't praise them in this particular review when they simply ain´t in the game.
@@manwe1532 insurance fraud kinda sucks on saints row 1 but in 2 it's amazing
@@kingajgames3171 Even on two, it sucks
Technically, fast travel via taxi is in this game, but you’ll need to enter the right phone number in the pause menu in order to use it.
Fun fact if you turn your change the resolution from 1080p to 480p in the Xbox 360 dashboard menu, the frame-rate is way better and having vsync on to fix the screen tearing
Yeah, the screen tearing was obvious the second I saw the recorded footage. The capture card must of exposed that issue a bit more because it didn't look too bad when I was playing it; I should've pointed it out in the review...
I really appreciate how you mention reviewing under the context of its era, some reviewers usually get that over their head
but boy oh boy you're in for a treat with Saints Row 2
Do Saints Row 2 its a fantastic game please review it.
Saints row 2 is by far my most favorite saints row game.
I miss that game so much 😭
Definitely, the Brotherhood storyline is especially great
@@efancording6363 yes all the gangs were funny until the tone dropped. and when it dropped it dropped. and compared to gta4 it was way better because gta4 tried to stop people from doing things. in sr2 it gave you rep.
Saints Row 2 felt like the actual successor to the III era GTA games in tone, gameplay and fun.
0:47 I swear that sounded like "first-person shooter gay simulator"
"GTA4 is awesome when modded, Saints Row 2 is awesome out of the box"
-LGR
GTA 4 is awesome out of the box*
Man, I hated GTA 4. It took away some of the awesome customization and crazy weapons and vehicles from San Andreas and dialed everything back to be more "realistic."
I get why people may like it, I'm just not one of them.
@Matthew Anthony Lazy Game Reviews,
or the best Channel on UA-cam
@Jazzhandedly Yeah and the realism part fails with the colors, I live in New York, even in the dreadfull winters the sun is out
Saints row 2 also gets better with "The Gentlemen of the Row" mod
"Closest you're gonna get to a taxi in this city"
Uh, there's 3 different Taxi companies you can call in this game. The phone numbers can be found on some billboards and bus stops, and even the taxis themselves.
I think I remember the advert for bling bling lol it was something like “were the bling bling crew, and were better than you” it had no gameplay just a soundtrack and the font bling bling with some gold chains
TheKingConflict that sounded really cheesy
CarolinaHotFoot trust me lol
Dex: *Hands Johnny yellow gang attire*
Johnny Gats: I’m yellow enough as it is Dex...
😂😂😂
Asian jokes never get old.
I should know...
@@mizukihozakai7417 hahahhah
People ask me what kind of "nese" I am. Y'know, like Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean-ese...
@@mizukihozakai7417 asians never get old until they just look 87 suddenly.
Funnily enough, Saints Row's original test name "Bling Bling" ended up being the name of one of the businesses in Saints Row.
Saints Row 4 was never banned in Australia. It was threatened to be banned, but they changed some things around and it was allowed.
Glad I don’t live in that hellhole, I hate when governments ban fun
@@davidroudebush6947 yeah unfortunately Bumfights was banned in the UK
There's something about the simplicity of Saints Row 1 that always has me coming back to it. 1 and 2 were the peaks of Saints Row, in my opinion.
Can't wait to see what you think of the other games!
One of the best features of the saints row games is the fact that you can actually go on a cruise with the cars you’ve saved in your garage without being scared shitless about flipping it or blowing it up because it’ll always be in your garage FUCKING THANK YOU VOLITION
God how i wish we could have a remastered version of this and 2 on all platforms, i've never even played this first game and always longed to.
Feels like an HD remaster when playing on a series x
@@davidroudebush6947 I don't own a series x and don't intend to, i don't have the space, i'd hope for a PC port at the very least.
A remaster would be nice the original to me was near unplayable with how dumb some design decisions were. Definitely watch the cutscenes here on UA-cam but the gameplay is pretty bad. The worst was the the reload button being the same button as the pick up button so I was constantly losing my weapons for the crappy ones and wouldn't notice till I would go to switch weapons and notice I lost my gun
I still loved this game back when I was a kid.
"I got a hold where the los carnales cut their shit."
"The carnales."
"what?"
"Rio Grande river, Jesus"
"Wtf"
Is that Keith David as the voice of the Saint’s leader?
You know it Playa.
Yup.
*RAMIREZ!*
Keith David himself is also on Sr4
Keith david is also himself in saints row 4
I'd like to see you do 2 :)
Sickkkk, love your channel.
@@tehgamer7548
When Saints Row 2 came out it was basically the same as the first original game just an improved version of the first original game 👍🏻
I think you're gonna enjoy saints row 2 a lot, it's definitely the best imo
As an AVID Saints Row player/content creator, I'd say you did a pretty good job covering SR1. You touched on the things that made it shine and also it's flaws. I HIGHLY recommend playing Saints Row 2 as they fixed a lot of the things you mentioned and added tons of new content that really set itself apart from being just "another GTA clone". Hope to see a SR2 review sometime in the future!
GTA Clone do you actually believed that?
You don't shoot with the A button I don't know what kind of weird control scheme you were using and as far as Hitman goes it even says you need to kill them with a specific weapon the first time you start the activity. Also when it comes to the weapons why didn't you use the unlockables from the other activities or refill ammo are your crib?
I do love your reviews they're really enjoyable to listen to while doing other things but I just had a lot of issues with this one
Honestly drive by shooting is pretty good with the stock controls, A for driving, RB for shooting, and Left stick for arming, 2/3rds of those are in your right hand.
True I never complain about the driver by.
Yep way better than gta San Andreas drive by
My only problem with Saints Row is how with every sequel it has, while they look better each time, they remove so much from them
Been watching you for about 2 years now and you still manage to entertain with a game I've put hundreds of hours into. Don't know if it's nostalgia or curiosity but your videos get me through the boring work hours.
You forgot to mention the amount of detail in the game like the armpit hair that characters have each individual hair stands out it’s not just a single texture.
"Closest you'll get to a taxi in this city" You realize you can actually call any of the taxi companies? And they will come and pick you up, and drive you to wherever you want.
Mafia, atleast the first one, was never a GTA clone. It's development started in fact long before GTA 3.
Yeah true and it had better mission design it more like a movie but the ps2 port sucks xbox and pc are better ps2 had to much loading
It was also released the following year. I am not an expert on game design, but I would think that would give enough time to implement the GTA III-esque elements into the game.
@@jrpggolf yeah it could be true but only the real creator's of the game know the real answer but did you know that creator's of saints row exactly said they used gta as the blueprint
@@jrpggolf man, I don't know. If you look at early alpha and beta versions of the game - they was busy cutting out stuff from the game, not adding. Because they couldn't fit the game on the disk, and optimization was a problem too. So, they removed at least the third of what game used to be on early stages of development.
Heads Up,
Saints Row 3 is where they stopped caring about the Storyline.
That is the only one I have played.
True man. When I bought it I felt like something was missing.
Atleast they still had gangs, but the dlc’s sucked
@@lelandgaunt9985 sucks for you.
@@snacksmoker5531 the dlcs were wack if you were there for the launch
if you get them all in a bundle, they're arguably better than the base missions, shame there's like six, most being activities
Playing SR2 for over a decade and then trying this was kind of a tough experience. So many gameplay tweaks are sorely missed. Small stuff that you don’t even think about until its gone.
Hours and hours of insurance fraud
Seeing my man unable to use claw and used every other way to hold a controller hurt me.
Now, this is the Saints Row that I know and love. Apart from the second game, of course.
U mean the 3rd
nah the third is where The series went downhill and strayed away from its roots
@@KazuyaAmon Agreed
@MrLoading It has it's moments, but most of it feels watered down compared to the first two games. The campaign is a bit too linear and you can't even replay the fun missions once completion.
Nah SR1 was the weakest in the main line series.
Saints tow 1 and 2 are my favorite
Same here David
Righteous!
Thanks for the great in-depth review I look forward to the other reviews in the series
The first thing i did was tag every tag in the game and do every hitman missions to get get Infinite restock of ammo in the crib with best weapons and infinite sprint. LOL and the game was a breeze afterwards.
I can not stress enough how much i love this series I know everything and I hate when they say it’s the same as gta it’s not bruh it’s way different it’s like saying cod is the same as battlefield 💀
I hate the "GTA Clone" term, it's harmful and inaccurate towards the games
I remember loving this game when it came out. Idk why but it blew my mind. I remember one thing in particular was that practically every phone number you saw you could call, that amazed me for some reason. But I’m also a sucker for character customization so I also thought that was amazing. Lol
Those activities were one of the best thing about the game - also it is what makes a difference in comparison to GTA
after playing mw2 every time i hear Julius talk i just wait for him to yell RAMIREZ
Yes, so glad you did a review of this game. Hope you did the rest of the series.
I never played this one but my friend loved it, he used to show me all these “conspiracy” videos about the ending before 2 came out lol
I loved Saints Row 1 and 2. 3 had some good features but it was not as good. 4 was not Saints Row but having unlimited superpowers in a open world is still fun af to play.
Awesome review man, I'm a huge saints row fan and I'm excited for future reviews.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE GAME EVER
You should Definitely check out Saints row 2, but not on PC (except you want Gentelman of the Row) Saints row 2 is by far my Favorite in the Series, and is also very Polished.
Cocaine
Indeed King indeed. I love Saints Row 2 too!
Saints row 1 is better imo.
@Artuurs Z. How? Even with gentlemen of row I was getting an average of 23fps. (I have a 7500 and a 1060)
Always love when one of your videos pop up! Keep up the great work
"the closest you'll get to a taxi"
Um you realise you can call taxis, right?
You sir, got my respect. Big Love from Brazil!
Holy shit
Thank you for showing me I can swap the accelerator in the car and the brake to the triggers respectively
God bless you man seriously
You can call numbers, including a taxi. It won't take you to story mission markers or activities, but would take you to a store, stronghold, or crib, for up to $100.
Edit: You can do that same thing in Saints row 2 as well.
SR2 Really improved on everything this game had,specially the activities.
I think 3RD was the most disappointing and shallow game in the series,its as wide as an ocean and as deep as a fuking glass of water
Never played this game BUT THE REVIEW IS AWESOME!
thanks for the upload :)
As always amazing review and a great video, loved it! Looking forward to saints row 2 review ;ь
i loved the first 2 games. they were unique with the whole gang banger thing. then they just went over board and made it hard to take serious
Good vid but very distracting when you have a long quote on the screen and talk at the same time.
As a big Saints Row fan I'm glad you're finally getting to this game. The first game is very tough, and alot of the points you made at the end are very accurate. The saving grace however is that the sequel addresses many of these issues. Maybe I'm biased because Saints Row 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. I can't wait for the review on the second one. PS when you play the second game, wait on the start screen for the intro cutscene to play. It's a good 90 second cutscene to explain what happens after the first one and where the city of Stilwater is in the 5 years since (Cause SR2 takes play 5 years later) The cutscene is something I didn't know about for a long time, years after I played SR2. Anyways, thank you Colorshed for videos!
My god I love your reviews!! I’m just waiting for the UA-cam recommendation system to pick one of your videos up so your channel can blow up, wouldn’t be nice don’t you think?
Great video! Really enjoyed it.
Nice review as always dude. Only Saints Row game I've played was 2, lost touch of the series after that.
What a timing, i just ordered SR1 and SR2 for my xbox yesterday :D
Saints Row The Third is when the series fully embraces its identity as "The Dumb Fun Version of GTA." Realistically, it's the only way they could've gotten out of GTA's increasingly serious shadow. You want Coke/Pepsi, not Coke/Diet Coke.
Except for the fact that 3 had a smaller map than 2 and it played like a cheap red faction. So if by “getting out of gtas shadow” means cutting back and cheapening the look, then yeah, they found their own identity.
I disagree. There was no need to "get out of GTA's shadow," when Saints Row 2 is to this day still better than anything Rockstar's made.
@@qwertyMrJINX Saints Row 2 is great, but it's not
as great as GTA San Andreas. Close, but not quite there.
@@qwertyMrJINX - Not true. As much as I love _Saints Row 2_ , it really doesn't shine in comparison to most of Rockstar's works. _Vice City_ , _Bully_ , and both _Redemption_ games are absolute masterpieces and are far better than _SR2_ in terms of their writing, mechanics, and quality overall. However, I'll admit to say that it is a far better experience than _San Andreas_ . That game is just awful.
@@BullworthGraduate Vice City and Bully were fantastic, I won't deny that, but the Red Dead Redemption games are terrible.
The only reason they coast by is because of their under-utilized setting.
Loved Saints Row 1, for me its the best in the series, looks amazing for the time. The screen tearing in terrible however
Good review. The driving/shooting mechanic tip is a good idea.
FYI, you can take a taxi to other parts of the map. It helps accelerate time.
Me and my homie finished it again recently. Been waiting for the review ✌🏾
Great review on SR. I just started playing this game to get a feel for how great it was in 2006. I don't think they nailed the driving controls, but for some reason this game drives better than Red Faction, so they mustve learned something. My Saints Row survival tips: Have some Basooms at Freckle Bitchs and let your "whistled in" allies wear down enemies so you can use less ammo and collect loot and bullets. Switch cars often, they can't take too much damage, and try not to get too many police following you during missions. I love listening to radio ads in Saints Row.
If I remember correctly driver came before gta 3. So is everything a driver clone? 🤔
driver fell off after 3. they are an irrelevant comparison.
Driver 2 came out in October of 2000, a full year before GTA 3 and it allowed you to get out of your vehicle and commit grand theft auto in a 3D open world environment. So yes, technically the term should be renamed to "Driver Clone", but honestly we all know that'll never happen. Heres a good video that goes into more detail about this: ua-cam.com/video/TOhWHlpB9ws/v-deo.html
@@CountlessPWNZ Nah, it's a relevant comparison, this video proves it. ua-cam.com/video/TOhWHlpB9ws/v-deo.html
Great video. You've got a new sub
I liked 1 better than 2, loved the chicago/midwest looking map with the entire gang/hiphop cultured theme instead of all goofy
Idk what you mean by Midwest but yeah this game felt more authentic and genuine gangster culture than 2
I personally i love the fist game it has some great themes of dealing with your recklessness. Loyalty and betrayals. Tho hard as fuck
Saints Row 1 was the reason I got a 360, played a demo at my mate's place.
Especially after I saw the $999 price tag of the PS3 in Australia.
16:13 gta sa also lets you shoot while in a car, and much better I might add.
Insurance fraud is easy as hell. Get a police car shoot out the window and ram full speed into another vehicle. Lots lots of points
Only in Downtown but in Barrio and CHINATOWN NOPE NOPE.
Taxis actually were a thing in this game. You have to call the number on the back of a cab.
People say Saints Row 2 is the best but I've always prefered Saints Row 1 over the others.
That's fair. While the second game is my favorite, the first game has its own little quirks.
The graphics looked a lot smoother and I liked some of the vehicles and weapons not featured in the sequels.
Saints row2 is the best in my book, play with the cheats and a co-op partner and you will have a blast.
@@archivedaccount5990 completely agree hands down
The third is my favourite
1st game gangs and 2nd game graphics. Things got a little too silly in 2 and just kept going in that direction.
No games should have full on auto aim, ever, regardless of platform.
I think I'm now fine with this game not getting a PC port.
Thanks for reviewing it
what if they fix all the problems for the PC port?
I remember the first time I watched Saints Row 1. I was blown away by the graphics, they were amazing by the time and the fact it was an open world game was insane.
I had the same experience concerning the Side Activities... I still have way too much to do if I ever even want to consider getting all the Achievements! Which I have no intention of doing, thank you very much!
Love the development story before the review
I loved SR1 and SR2. When SR3 came out I was so excited but when I got it, I couldn’t even finish the game because it was such a chore. SR1 is a great game and it is one of my favorites but I completely agree with you that it feels less inspired than say a GTA. It something that they improved upon in the sequel. But even still the entire series has had this issue.
Midnight Club 2 when ?
Love your reviews btw!
I love this channel.
Once again, great video! Used to really like this game back in the day, but never considered it to be even close to the quality of GTA. It was just a fun open world game that showed some nice (at the time) next gen capability's. Saints Row 2 is by far my fav one. Even though I don't LOVE the game it is by fat the best of the series. Great balance of realistic and absurdity, with a fun story (best of the series), characters and just a fun vibe. You said in this vid that SR 3 was where things got interesting. Imo and many others woulds agree that's where the series went downhill. The 3th game is still great fun and loved to play it in coop with a friend. The balance of realistic and absurdity was not really there anymore and it was just primary absurd. But still, it was a fun game with some great memorably moments. The 4th game however is uhhmm.... trash. Was still fun to play in coop (don't think I would have finish the game if it didn't have that). But they went waaaaaaay over the top with that one. And Gat Out of Hell is one of the worst things I've EVER played. Tried to play that with the same friend I played the 3th and 4th game with, but we had to stop playing that shit.
Anyways, can't wait for the next review! :)
This part with first person shooter freeroam was what made this game awesome
You know what? You deserve more subscribers
Can't wait till you try SR2 i have so many fun memories for that game despite it being a broken mess on the pc.
This was the 2nd xbox 360 game that I bought before even owning a console, based on the box art alone. The 1st game was Oblivion.