Posted on: September 29, 2016

sanfueg

Games: 1284 Reviews: 5

Saints Row 2

Before you play, I highly encourage anyone to check this (http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Saints_Row_2]) for some essential improvements and especially the "Gentlemen of the Row Super Mod" from there. Saints Row 2 is a open world game set in the fictional city of Stilwater. From the beginning of the game, the map of Stilwater is fully visible. However, shops and activities will simply be displayed as a question mark until the player discovers them. Missions are unlocked by earning respect from some fun to play mini-games and side missions. The game is similar to titles such as Sleeping Dogs and the GTA series, but with more comedy, chaos and weirdness. Comparing Saints Row 2 to the old GTA games, I liked the checkpoints during missions (looking back at San Andreas, some missions really needed this feature) and the ability to save whenever you want (not just at a safe house). Also, just like GTA, here you can expect a great variety of soundtracks and interesting radio stations.

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Posted on: July 17, 2023

SoCalAlex

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Games: 888 Reviews: 1

A flawed, but playable experience

Preface: I played this with the FPS unlock mod, then used RivaTuner to lock it to 60 FPS, and installed the Gentlemen of the Row modpack and only selected the fixes. So after a few years of waiting for the official PC patch I finally caved and decided to play Saints Row 2 on PC after I played through the first Saints Row game on my Xbox Series X earlier this year. With the aforementioned mods & fan patches I will say this game is playable. The framerate is very inconsistent, but for whatever reason when you lock it to 60 FPS (I did so using RivaTuner but there are other ways to do so) it's moderately more consistent, although it is nowhere close to a constant 60 FPS. It actually reminds me of when I played GTA 4 on PC a few years ago, which is another woefully unoptimized PC port, where the FPS varies wildly while driving, when indoors, and during in-engine cutscenes. While less than ideal, I could tolerate the wildly inconsistent framerate. There is a major stability issue with this port, though, where the game will seemingly at random crash when you enter vehicles. It also randomly crashes when explosions go off. It's almost maddening, however the game does have a decent autosave feature; I constantly saved manually as well, just in case the autosave put me into a broken state (which thankfully never occurred during my playthrough). It is definitely frustrating when it happens in the middle of a mission or activity, though, because while the game autosaves following mission and activity completions, it doesn't let you load a save back into mid-mission, so be forewarned you will lose small amounts of progress when the game crashes. Overall it's an enjoyable game, but the technical issues create many hurdles that you'll need patience to get through. There's a lot of variety with the activities, so there's plenty to do in this game, although nothing is really groundbreaking in design or fun factor. I would recommend this for friends, but you'll need patience.

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Posted on: September 10, 2016

unconsidered

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Games: 1236 Reviews: 43

Near perfect crime boss simulator

Yes I did have issues with the GOG version (oddly no problems with the Steam version), and yeah sure it may not have a tank, or the cool weapons come out way to late in the game, the ending is a let down, and there may be nothing to do once you beat the game. But in the end I just enjoy the game too much to worry about the issues. I like the idea that your a crime boss starting out, I have many files where I RP as other well known crime bosses like Kingpin, Penguin, even Jason Vourhees one time. I liked the idea of the Brotherhood as a modern take of a tribe; with their leader being the biggest and strongest and having the largest mount (monster truck), all the warriors having tattoo's, all of them taking care of their calvery (vehicals) and weapons, and scavenging their land for resources. I like the customization you can give to your character, I like the side details you didn't know you could do until you accidentally find out, all in all there's alot to like. So if your looking for an open world sandbox crime boss simulator with a plausible story to go with, have fun.

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Posted on: June 23, 2018

mrak999

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Games: 567 Reviews: 48

No Linux support

No Linux support, which is officially available on Steam.

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Posted on: April 10, 2025

Knouva

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Games: 15 Reviews: 1

One of my all time Faves

The port sucks, and though I own the Steam version, I decided to double dip and get the GOG version. This version performs the best without a doubt. And with the right mods, you can make it look better than any HD remake. If you liked this game, you should get it here.

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