Saints Row's Boss Factory Might Be The Best Character Creator Yet
We all love a great 'and it's available right now!' reveal, don't we? The Game Awards was meant to blow our minds with The Matrix's... whatever that was, before a leak severely punctured the tyres on it. As for Summer Game Fest, the big 'available now' reveal was for Saints Row's Boss Factory, which lets you try out the character creator before the game's full launch in a couple months. I've always been in Saints Row's corner, even when others have had their doubts about it, and the Boss Factory feels like vindication for a game trying to offer something fresh while doing it the old fashioned way.
This brings me full circle on Saints Row. Way back when, my first taste of the series was Saints Row: The Third, which also had a character creator available for free beforehand. For some reason, it was advertised by two women who both worked for a sex chat line calling each other to discuss how there were too many straight white men in games, but despite (or more likely, because of) this, it piqued my attention.
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Boss Factory feels exactly like the character creators of The Third and 4, but also like a considerable upgrade. It's worth noting that the version I played wasn't fully complete - the only hairstyles I could access seemed to be the default head options, and there are significantly more clothing options in the full game - but this already feels like it could be my favourite character creator ever. I don't like to go in for hyperbole, especially when the game isn't fully out and we can't see the characters in action, but the bar isn't really that high. I love character creators but the industry is moving away from them as it strives to
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