-First Impression Review-
I'm gonna lay it straight, I hated the First saints Row and ignored the second for the same reason. The moment I saw a few trailers I thought "Wow, this is gonna be some crazy shit, i might have to try this one out.". The more and more I saw commercials, trailers, and the Weird DLC and weapons.... I gave in.
From the initiation station you can pre-make your character and get a feel on how detailed the creation is, this is completely free so download this now.
After that I am initiated with a Prologue that was a harlarious mix of Star Wars as if it was written like a Boondocks Parody, after that some more humor with an ad for an energy drink ultimately leading to the first mission, a Bank Hiest. after you complete it you'll be led to a few more essential Plot Mission to set up the game. These missions would make a Perfect Demo as it Demonstrates ALOT of the awesome things that this game is capable of, overall, the set-up missions are top notch!
-Gameplay-
Back in high school I dreamt of the perfect GTA game which had Burnout style Driving and a Legitimate 3rd person Shooter controls.
MY GOD! they hit it on the nail and game me alot more than I expected! Driving has never been more fun and On ground combat is just as fun... I havent figured out how to do a cover system on the controller yet but if its there it just adds to the awesome!
-Graphics-
Colors are Bright, nature is natural, buildings have effort, Cars look realistic... Overall this game has great Graphics for it's art direction.
-Sound-
Like GTA games, you'll find a good variety of music in buildings and in (mopre importantly) the vehicles.
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First impression-wise this game is great.
The reason I do a first impression/ Lasting impression reviews is because of RAGE, before I beat it it was Awesome, after I beat it the game felt very empty and campaign-wise sucked.