very cool indeed ultra cool almost too cool
SR3 Remastered makes good changes to the game, sure. Graphics are waaay better, the world has more details such as blinker lights on cars and motorcycles, and the game is seemingly harder (which is something the original SR3 direly needed) due to your reduced hourly income. And sadly those are all the good changes I noticed. Bad changes? Old AND new bugs are here. Old bugs such as the physics engine getting bamboozled often with tornado cars, clipping through floors and cars, getting killed by cars that slighty accelerate while you're touching them, etc. Even the fun bugs from the original are somehow worse, the 'upgrade every vehicle' exploit is now harder to activate, but still possible. On new bugs, be sure to do a little research on the configuration of your graphics card, because if you don't, you're probably gonna run into issues like engines not revving while driving and your FPS going for a swim. And maybe the most absurd, there are TWO other games from this series, both from the 2000's, that DESERVE a remaster/remake. SR1 and SR2 changed gaming culture, while games like GTA were being all boring and serious, Saints Row dared to make fun of serious topics, something GTA 5 and GTA Online also did later on. PLUS, Volition (or what's left of it) is actively losing money by not monetising the first two games. Instead they just keep making remasters of games everyone already has. I hope the new Saints Row owners aren't as ignorant as Volition once was. I loved Volition, but they were foolish to ignore their fanbase for as long as they did, and they payed for it.
If you dislike musicals and LGBT stuff, this definetly isn't for you. But if you don't mind those things, this is truly a hidden gem. The music is obviously great, the story offers many choices through it, even though most of them are meaningless, apart from the 'very important choices' that usually appear at the end of each chapter. The chemistry between the characters and the lore they have behind all of them make up for the lack of choice. The artstyle is very similar to 50s comic books, and the design of the levels are all very different from each other and gives you some excitement when entering a location you don't know. Well, I liked it a lot. Fun fact: the last "music fight" has hundreds of voice/instrument variations depending on your actions/relationships throughout the game.
Dishonored 2 is definetly the best possible outcome for a sequel of the first game and its DLCs. A lot of variation on the gameplay, great level design, interesting progression system, and a great deal of replayability with two different characters to choose from with 10 different skills each.
