Growing up, Full Throttle was MY game. Weird statement, but I had already been playing everything that my uncle brought home - he was early on the IT train and had a guy that gave him CDs full of 'free' games, and while I spent time without guides trying to figure out how to play King's Quest V and other Sierra classics, one day a disc arrived with Full Throttle on it and I remember playing it together. It took us forever it seems to figure out how to get the gas in the first section, but I still have a laser focused memory of finally figuring it out and everything after that fact. As I play through it today I remember every inflection of every line... but enough about me and more about the game. The atmosphere is all around you when you play Full Throttle and the world building is subtle but amazing and deep at the same time. It doesn't really need to tell you anything because then what kind of adventure game would it be? You learn as you go and everything from Ben's remarks (which build on him as a person, often in a hilarious manner) to little details as you move along deepen the experience which is great more than a single time through. The voice cast in this game too, holy hell. Growing up I had no clue who some of the people were but it's top to bottom VO greatness from Roy Conrad to Mark Hamill and Kath Soucie... I really can't put over enough how much that adds to the game. A great package and a great game that has NOT been hurt in the slightest by remastering it. Pick it up today.
Saints Row was not an attempt to copy the Grand Theft Auto series - it had far more in common with the excellent Total Overdose. Just an all out fun game where blasting away the bad guys is stylistic and remains fun straight through til the end. For 5.99 you bet that this is a great buy.
