5 Things We've Learned About Saints Row Gameplay and Combat

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Game Rant recently attended a Saints Row presentation, hosted by Volition and Koch Media, about the game’s combat, missions, and more. A lot can be said about these elements of the new Saints Row reboot, and the presentation was absolutely filled to the brim with new and interesting content. However, a few features stood out the most.

Of course, missions and combat tie into gameplay, which is of extreme importance in any game. Because of this, we were also given a little deeper look at Saints Row gameplay and some of its smallest, but perhaps coolest, details.

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Saints Row fans have known about wingsuits since day one, and they’re pretty self-explanatory. Players are able to use wingsuits to jump off of tall places and fly downward, while some Saints Row vehicles have ejector seats to launch players for a quicker police getaway. That’s not all, however, as while some games have wingsuits end once players touch the ground,Saints Row will effectively let players fly with their wingsuits if everything is timed right.

As players descend near NPCs, they’ll see an action prompt pop up on the screen, which sees the player “bounce” off the NPC and take back to the sky. If lucky, this should essentially allow players to fly from one place to another. Players can also land on Saints Row vehicles in a similar manner, taking them from bewildered NPCs, but overall it seems there are plenty of options when traveling from Point A to Point B.

Fans have known that activities like Mayhem and Insurance Fraud would return in Saints Row, but now we know a little more as to how. Saints Row’s Criminal Ventures feature lets players build “fronts” all over town, and these Criminal Ventures unlock