Posted on: April 19, 2018

Vibor

Games: 724 Reviews: 22

The perfect sequel!

Saints Row 2, the sequel that was perfect in every way, expanding on the world of Saints Row 1, with new gangs, new vehicles, new weapons, more customisation options, a bigger city, an amazingly satisfying story and best of all, the addition of 2 player CO OP! SR2 is probably one of the best examples of a cooperative sandbox game there is! In a game where players get to complete missions any way they see fit, 2 player only adds to the game! Why not run a muck in the city together? Sample hitting each other with every item you can get your hands on in the game! Race each other to destinations, fly under bridges with helicopter support standing by to revive you after trying something stupid! It's all there! It's all brilliant! Not to mention the story line in SR2 offers some of the most satisfying moments in video game history! (Try and tell me you didn't enjoy every second of the Ronin story!) With Johnny Gat back and as funny as ever! This game has aged surprisingly well given how old it is, the only place it feels a little dated is in the length of the levels...they just kind of cut off right when you think there should be a massive gun fight or something. But that's OK! It's a sandbox! Have the gun fight once you're done!

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Posted on: January 5, 2018

trustandbust

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Games: 66 Reviews: 1

Awesome game, bad port

Oh, SR2 is a lot of fun! With a truckload of activities, missions and nice customization, SR2 is a game that will be fun for a long time. But beware: The PC port sucks ass. Install Gentlemen of the Row, High Quality Radio and Masamaru's Improved Vehicles(Masamaru also made an awesome HD textures mod, but it's not necessary). You can also install RadeonPro to cap the FPS and allow the game to only use 3 CPU cores. When you have all of the above installed, the PC port is decent - the performance is still bad(Got a Ryzen 5 1600 and an RX 480 and I have 25-40 FPS) and there's still a few missing chunks here and there, but if you look over it you've got one of the best open world games ever made. USEFUL SITES: http://steamcommunity.com/app/9480/discussions/0/846958724811426425/ https://www.saintsrowmods.com/forum/threads/sr2-improved-vehicles.7224/ https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Saints_Row_2

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Posted on: February 3, 2018

richardjmoss

Verified owner

Games: 1843 Reviews: 12

Splendid open world with lots to do

This is the second time I have played this game through to completion (first was in 2013 on Steam), and I really enjoyed the game. Graphically (perhaps due to it's console heritage?) the game doesn't look great, everything feels washed out. While the audio is generally great (and the licensed soundtracks haven't been removed as seems to be the norm these days) some of the voice work seems to compressed, particular noticable when Shaundi speaks. Although the game has a lot of tounge in cheek activities (such as spraying the town with human waste), the story itself is fairly dark compared to latter SR games. But was great fun to play through. As well as the main story line, there are also plenty of option activities. Each activity has 6 levels and you generally get bonuses after the third and sixth level. I haven't tried beating the game without doing any activities, but they do add some nice perks, such as better sprinting, better weapons, unlimited ammo, etc. I found the game played just fine on my system. If I can remember that far back, I think I played the Steam version as "vanilla" without too much issue. For this GoG playthrough I installed "Gentleman of the Row". Aside from the occasinal crash , it was a stable and pleasent experiance.

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Posted on: January 22, 2020

tsukuyomidragon

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Games: 168 Reviews: 1

Great game but crashes.

One of my favorite games of all times, however, it has crashed two times within 5 hours. Apparently this works better than Steams version.

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Posted on: February 28, 2021

NeoRanger

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Games: 517 Reviews: 24

Excellent game, but avoid the port

Saints Row 2 is one of the best open-world games. It's funny, it has great characters, the combat is fun, the driving is insane, the soundtrack is banging, the sandbox is incredible with a number of varied and imaginative activities that never feel played out or phoned in. All of it still holds up and I will always recommend everyone plays this game. The PC port, though... it's not good. It has been patched to at least work (as opposed to the launch version, which was unplayable), but the PC port is based on an older build of the game. Compared directly to the console versions, there are features missing, balancing issues and a whole host of technical and performance hiccups. Reportedly, someone found the final version and they're making a patch for this, but until that comes out, I can't really recommend the port; it's playable, but it's currently the suboptimal way to experience the game, even with mods. If you own a console, especially a XBOX (because of its b/w compatibility), choose those versions instead. I'd recommend this only to anyone that doesn't have any alternatives.

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