Saints Row Doesn't Seem To Innovate On Its Predecessors And Looks Mediocre

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All I could really think while I was watching the 40-minute-long gameplay breakdown for Saints Row was, «This looks...okay.» It definitely doesn't seem like a bad game--it actually seems to be perfectly sound in terms of gameplay--but nothing about Saints Row looks all that interesting. Granted, I'm basing this opinion only on what I saw (I didn't get the chance to play the game during the preview), so take that with a grain of salt. Saints Row could actually feel a lot better than it looks; but right now, it looks mediocre.

As I watched developer Volition dissect its latest open-world action-adventure title, the gameplay all seemed uninspiringly familiar for the franchise. I've seen Volition make this game before--2022's Saints Row looks a whole lot like 2011's Saints Row: The Third, but prettier. The brand-new setting and various new characters at least hint at the potential exploration of intriguingly fresh stories, but, on first glance anyway, the southwest United States-inspired Santo Ileso seems to be unfortunately underutilized.

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