Saints Row - 17 Years Later

[@BladeOpotato]

The OG Saints Row is criminally underrated and I'm glad you covered it! Love your work!

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

The end scene was crazy. They just yeeted you off and roll The credits. One big middle finger from volition. But we find out our fate in 2 so Not all was bad.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I give it a lot of credit from the voice cast, funny as hell radio stations, and story despite being short by comparison to 2 it was just long enough to get you interested in the sequel

[@tylercouture216]

it's definitely not criminally underated

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

@@emperortrevornorton3119 just like GTA.😂

[@XXXCristiXXX]

True

[@mattieh8251]

julius betraying the protagonist was never the intended outcome: there was a miscommunication at the studio, and the animations department failed to construct the intended scene of having a bloodied julius running down an alley, and instead just gave him a stock animation of him looking at his watch. when, close to shipping, the story team saw this new watch ending, they were like "fck... i guess julius did it then!" considering all this, they really ran with that plot-point well in the sequel, fleshed it out and gave us a great mission and new status quo.

[@Greg2thaBosher]

All I’m going to say is watching this makes me miss the 2000’s more than ever

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

You find out more on 2.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

There is a secret mission which tells You more.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

on saints row 2 they made julius look Like Samuel Jackson.

[@jojojohnson227]

Just like it was when he came down Carlos and Ayesha

[@kylekopsi7039]

Fun fact: in saints row 2 you can meet back up with Luz and help her run drugs. During one of the runs she might mention that Maero from the second game was friends with Victor and that they bonded over their love of tattoos.

[@98izzark69]

That's sick as hell, one of the only things I think SR2 could have used more of was more connection to the previous game

[@hotpancakes9814]

saints row 2 is objectively the best in the series, but saints row 1 holds a special place in my heart so i think it’s my favorite overall

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

4 they just didn't care anymore. Aliens? The devil? Wtf.

[@CON_TRUST]

Same. Soundtrack in both games still bangin' unlike the third and 4.

[@alfredobadillo2415]

I absolutely agree. The first Saints Row has a very special place in my heart. And no the first game soundtrack surpasses the second especially in the Hip Hop genre.

[@alfredobadillo2415]

@Silent One Both have it's ups and downs. Both games were great.

[@alfredobadillo2415]

@Twice is the Worst Girl Group Hell No.

[@xFlexz3D]

Ben King was one of the best fictional gangster I’ve seen in a video game. Probably even better than some of the ones in San Andreas imo. He ran his gang like a true mobster and having corrupt cops on his payroll. And avoid getting in the drug game

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Benjamin mother effing king!!!

[@pyrolee17]

I like the fact that in the alternate universe of Agents of Mayhem , Pierce became the leader of the VC after King passed away in universe

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

One thing i absolutely loved about going through the story was taking out other gangs would improve the saints you can recruit on the street. Taking down the carnales leads to saints having better and stronger weapons, starting with pistols and bats and maybe a shotgun to smgs and rarely an assault riflle. Taking out the kings means the saints have higher quality clothing. Then taking down the rollerz leads to the saints having faster and higher quality cars. I never really had a problem with the stores, when it came to guns and ammo I would stop at the safe house, I think most of them had a spot where you could swap or retrieve weapons and ammo.

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

my favorite things about the store was the barber shop I was upset it got removed in sr 2

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

A developer also got a secret stash hidden on the game. If you find it he'll congratulate you for Finding it.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

​@@theoutsiderjess1869 as the years went By they started taking good stuff out of the game which was fun.😑

[@joaquizzletwizzle]

I had no idea that's how it works. Wow.

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

@@joaquizzletwizzle it’s subtle, but you can notice it if you pay attention. They don’t really make it a point, but one of the missions is about taking out a Carnales gun warehouse or shipping center, and claiming it for the saints, that’s where the gun improvements start happening. But not every Saint will have these upgrades, and sometimes it could just be a stronger pistol, or going from a bat to a crowbar, but it’s there. The cars and clothes are the hardest to notice, since most of the time you would be focused on the saints helping you in combat, and it’s not like it means they take more hits

[@jankemjunkie6564]

Completing every level in every location of side activities has very useful rewards. Infinite ammo, better run speed, infinite stamina, and that alone is enough to encourage you to grind them so by the time you get to the main missions you’re already maxed out on respect

[@Pariatech]

That "What goes up..." mission was so atrociously hard, it gave me flashback watching you play it. The lack of checkpoint was such a pain point of this game.

[@NaitexiTV]

Same here. That mission tore my 7 year old mind apart. The rockets were so awkwardly placed making it hard to shoot them, especially with Dex's atrocious driving.

[@maki49574]

"my nerves."

[@Profess84]

I remember going to Game stop back in 2009 because I had beaten the GTA IV series, I was looking for more open world action games, and the sales rep said try Saints Row, so I bought 1 and 2, I loved the story of Saints Row and the characters.

[@thebatman3905]

I had a similar experience. Back in 2010 I never played any GTA game. Saints row 2 being my first open world crime game. I remember buying for 5$ at a flea market and still today one the best games I've played.

[@Profess84]

@@thebatman3905 Nice.

[@thebatman3905]

@@Profess84 thanks 😎

[@tylercale69]

I remember someone asking one of the OG devs during a QNA at somepoint about why this was only on the 360 and they said and I quote "Saints Row was [only] on the 360 because it was a new IP and Microsoft were the only ones willing to risk it and give us a chance." Also iirc SR4 was supposed to be a dlc but then got turned into a full game. Its pretty boring the first time around but still good fun to just mess around. I used to hate it but I actually enjoy it quite a lot now

[@darthvaderdidnothingwrong2115]

The game is a gem, a scuffed gem, but a gem.

[@BadaBing420]

This is hands down the best Saints Row ever made. Playing this on the 360 along with Splinter cell double agent truly felt next gen at the time. I still play this game at least once a year to get that nostalgia. Thank you for making a video on it I’m glad it’s getting the well deserved attention.

[@Kilogram93]

I'm happy to see this game and series getting love again

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Better than the crappy reboot.

[@archiebf4524]

This has been and always will be my favourite Saints Row game. It felt like a game being made from the best bits of San Andrea's but gameplay wise it was way better

[@NPCdeathMachine]

So under appreciated and underrated I played this all day long as a youngster and the nostalgia is just unreal for me playing it

[@dyldobaggins4158]

Saints Row 1 is dope, if I remember there's a couple more hints about Troy being an undercover like Dex pointing out how one of Troy's plans is similar to standard police procedure, him telling Lin that if you run undercover with people for long enough that you end up thinking like them, and members of the saints mentioning that he likes to ask a lot of questions about what's going on with the gang and their plans

[@boeitnie1185]

also that he looks and sounds like a cop even as a kid straight of the bat me and my brother were saying like he doesn't look like a gangster he looks like a cop and it took us half way through the game before starting to trust him and then he turns out to be a undercover cop after all

[@Vikom07]

I got SR 1 in 2010 "by an accident" instead of SR2. Later I got the SR2 and I felt no need to come back. Recently I tried it again using Xenia and the day I finished it, I started SR2. Again, I feel no need to come back to the SR 1 but I must say, it has some kind of a specific magic, which wasn't replicated again. In SR 1, you're just a gangster - the game is quite hard, grounded and recruiting gangsters is really helpful. In SR2, if you know what activities to finish first, you quickly become a Forrest Gump with unlimited ammo in strong weapons and you're just a one man army. The original SR 1 magic is gone. ...and I say there's no sequel after SR2.

[@GetBackRy3x]

Their actually is a similar formula you can use in sr1 to make the game easier in the beginning. I always start hitman & chop shop first and treat these activities kinda like background checks since actually having them in the forefront of your mind is a headache. That way if a target pops out or if their is a car I see I do that real quick then continue on with whatever I was doing. The best way to make easy money early on in the game is to do all the insurance frauds with a ambulance and to just drive as hard as you can inside the scoring area and to keep repeating this. Call 911 whenever the ambulance is bout to explode. Rinse and repeat. Easy early on thousands as well as nice rewards for completing. The hitman is necessary because it offers you 3 one hit kill weapons and practically limitless ammo in your weapons cache at your crib so you’ll never need to spend bread on weapons again.

[@Vikom07]

@@GetBackRy3x Cool! I also first finished the Insurance fraud because of the rewards and the entertainment aspect but didn't know the rest. After checking the wikia, I found not many interesting rewards to try to reach. Didn't even try the Hitman.

[@JWS1985]

Can't believe it's been 17 years. Holy shit.

[@CBlixk6300]

Thank you for covering one of my favorite games not only that i respect you’re ending so much because you didn’t fallow the gta fan route and called it a clone you gave honest criticism that even the top journalist couldn’t say back when it released

[@MrZebrati]

One of the more interesting parts of this game was the writers heavily expected people to use the radio to get information. News bulletins would have Chief Monroe or Alderman Hughes talking about events or in ads about the city. The idea being that if you were listening to the radio in game you would get a feeling for things like for instance that Sharp, the leader of the Rollerz was well connected with Hughes meaning that Hughes was connected directly with two of the three games. Of course, what they didn't realize was that no one listens to in game radio ads. They change the channel just like in real life, so lots of this was missed by players. This is why in 2 they made sure Ultor was so well fleshed out in cut scenes as behind things.

[@geekymetalhead5112]

God I remember 2011, getting the double pack and beating 2 before the summer ended, then playing 1 and still remembering my saves, while 3 was coming out. Special times

[@Megaman.ExE7]

Oh yeah, it's always a good day when you get a Fuzzy Slippers upload. I can't wait for Saints Row 2

[@Achtolz]

I love when algorithm reccomends me smaller youtubers that turn out to be hidden gems, love your videos keep it up.

[@yarr_bro]

Back when this game came out my dad would let me play this, couldn’t believe the graphics. He let me pull out money from the sharks but never told me they’d want their money back…

[@laszlopados3350]

I just saw your video pop up in my feed and I know it's gonna be a treat. Lately you've been cranking out better, longer, more quality videos, and we appreciate them, thank you. Lowkey they've been my go-to videos in the past few months. I like that you are brutally honest (I especially liked your nudity/sex thought-process in your God of War video, it was a fresh and true take), you talk gameplay, story elements, visuals, have comparisons. At times you are serious, but lots of jokes come through. Great stuff, keep them coming!

[@codycummins4]

Yes sir!!! A new video from you is always exciting. I love your in depth reviews. Well done man!

[@GenAqua]

I love Toby, he's voiced by Brandon Keener, who also voices Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect.

[@ThatGuySarabia]

I dont consider Saints Row a GTA clone. I consider it more of a competitor to GTA. Saints Row was only ruined because they gave into both GTA and Saints Row fanboys demands to distance itself from GTA. Lets not forget Skid Row Repoop is a dumpster fire and was a final nail of Volition's coffin

[@stanleyyelnats9159]

so glad you tried it out. the OG SR is so good it's surreal. its interesting how SR went down the zany route, whereas GTA went down the hyper-realistic route. i seem to recall that SR1 used to be on GOG, but now it isnt? i might be completely wrong on this tho. great recounting as always!

[@busiestnebula5186]

I always loved the super unique houses and cars you get at the end of the game too even tho you cant do much in them theyre so nice

[@memelord6335]

YEEEEEEEESSSSS I've been wanting you to talk about Saints Row series since you started talking about the GTA games and now that you talked about Saints Row and also seeing when it comes to youtube shorts you do nothing but post about Yakuza the fact that you have yet to talk about yahuza like this is baffling hurry up and get on that please, but obviously take your time do what you want man we're looking forward to anything you make

[@Greg2thaBosher]

I miss the 2000’s and games like “Saints Row” and “Saints Row 2”

[@KuromiHomie]

I already know this video is gonna be amazing !!!💗

[@vincentprice9156]

Keith David also played as the sidekick with Roddy Piper in the movie "They Live" I highly recommend you watch it. Being born in the 80's this was my introduction to him as an actor.

[@Miasaint10]

This game, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, and Hitman Blood Money were my first Xbox 360 games.

[@Dev-wm6db]

Been watching your videos all week, but this the one that made me subscribe. OG Saints Row is such a hidden gem.

[@JBCG33]

Good video. Regarding the grind for respect between missions, I had a different experience. I completed every Hitman Activity and about 5 Activity levels 1-8 to unlock special versions of weapon, ammo stored at your crib, and pretty much enough respect points to complete every stronghold and mission. I noticed the perks of completing most of the activities allowed me to blast through a ton of the missions easily. Especially with the Pimp gun.

[@XboxFanatic14]

Dude you are putting out the content! You’ve been killing the videos, some of my favorite stuff to listen to while I study

[@bacd-nn2lg]

How could Saints Row franchise fall so low. They have evolved from Gangsters to Twitter users.

[@Some_Werewolf_Dude]

To call the reboot cast 'Saints' is an insult to the rest of the series. A more fitting name would be 'Taints'. The reboot isn't 'Saints Row', it's 'Taints Woke'.

[@TheVincenzoGaming]

I think it started with saints row 3, thinking killing off Gat was a good idea, he was and is the best member of the gang

[@JaseNeverSleeps]

Saints row back in the 360 days was a breathe of fresh air. I remember not liking the way the cars handle in GTA4 so playing this was a god send

[@ThebestDrywaller]

The og saints row is my favorite game of all time. I hope i can play it again before i die

[@TPD]

the first 7th gen game i ever played. loved playing SR on my 14" CRT.

[@TayRich93]

When I get an Xbox series soon this and saints row 2 is a must to download I miss these games so much we gotta cherish these gems same with days gone

[@skylerwilson5378]

This and the 2nd game are arguably some of my favorite games and definitely fit top 10. Something just fits for me with these games and I feel the first isn’t talked about enough with it being a 360 only title. Love this video

[@ManiacSkateboarding]

I preferred Saints row 1 & 2 over gta but switched to gta after playing 5 min of the third game. That shit was trash lol

[@DontTalk2Me]

56:56 Thank you for that scene 😂😂😭 amazing video ! Also your Manhunt Video was amazing! Watched your video bought the game and now I’m playing rn

[@st.paddymad7085]

Wu-Tang just living our lives! So, to keep it short, here are my thoughts on Saints Row 1. It’s like GTA San Andreas meets GTA 4 and that’s a good thing. Although I didn’t like doing most of the side quests to do the main story missions, I thought it was good, despite some frustrations as a new Saints Row fan myself. I got Saints Row 3 1st on Steam last year as part of a PayDay 2 promotion. I thing I got either Saints Row 2 or 1 free with Xbox Games With Gold and I got the other when it was on offer. The 1st ending before the epilogue was nice, but the epilogue itself was truly something to watch, like this was a massive conspiracy theory on who blew up the yacht and why did this exactly happen. The music is great, Khryme radio has a good lot of bangers. Starts Row 2 literally improves everything that Saints Row 1 did, even making the side quest grinding for respect slightly better, which is a huge improvement in more ways than one. So yeah, Saints Row 1 and 2 are truly underrated gems, despite some nit-picky quirks here and there. Saints Row 3, I thought it was ok, but I wanna hear what other peeps wanna say bout it. Should I chance Saints Row 4? I heard a lot of bad reviews with Gat Out Of Hell, I won’t chance it, don’t worry. Reboot? In 2022? What do you mean there was a reboot in 2022? I think you’re mixing up with a different game or remake/reboot that came out that year, coz what I saw was this Fortnite clone trying to have this weird story-mode with college students that wanna be all gangsta and basically fails miserably.

[@chesterstevens8870]

At least one good thing came out of the reboot: an in-rush of talented creators doing longform retrospectives on all the good Saints Row games.

[@FMJ1400]

I loved this game, I started with 2 but eventually I got saints row 1 on sale, and it was a lot of fun despite its age

[@TheRealUnderCap]

That’s why I would rather play the original Saints Row game back in 2006, and Saints Row 2. Also Keith David have also voiced The Arbiter from Halo, and I am really glad that he have been voicing the iconic character like Julius Little, while Daniel Dae Kim have been voicing the fan favorite, Johnny Gat.

[@Datboydayung1]

1 is great 2 is superior but 1 isn’t to far behind I love the story and certain mechanics

[@busiestnebula5186]

I remember the first time I played saints row I hated having to do side missions to unlock story missions but after a while it started to grow on me and I actually enjoyed it

[@daltonbrooks5882]

What a great game for its time, I was able to play it a couple years after it came out and was in love, I really miss these type of games,

[@Sara.Space.H]

Never played the first saints row, glad you did a video on it.

[@zachorryy]

1 year late to this but in relation to the side activities, while you dont have to do all of them some of the activities are worthhile to do for the rewards. For example completing all stages of a hitman activity gives you one of the four best weapons in the game with the fourth weapon given when you complete all three activities. Completing all levels of insurance fraud gives you damage reduction to bullets, vehicles, and explosions. Spraying all tags gives you unlimited sprint. I am currently working on 100% Saints Row 1 currently about 40% in the game (39% to be exact) and I have completed 12 activities and 13 missions if I remember correctly. I also have 56 levels of respect on the bar which is about twenty or so more levels than there are missions on the game. So they give you more than enough activities for respect than you need.

[@netherwolf3012]

It always baffles me almost every youtuber or twitch streamer I've seen just refuses to finish the activities, no matter which game in the series it is. Like you guys know you need the respect and complaing about grinding it after every mission, why not just spend the extra like 20, 30 minutes to finish out at least the activity you are doing.

[@Roc_Official]

Can’t wait till you play Saints Row 2. It’s the best in the series behind SR1.

[@busiestnebula5186]

I honestly loved Saints row and always thought it was a way more polished game than gta with better shooting and driving mechanics and amazing customization

[@ExplodingDreamz]

1:38 no you cant. The game is notoriously hard to emulate. Only now people are getting it to run properly without crashing or low framerates.

[@Anonymous-Wolf]

Saints row Had one of the Best Physics and Animations for its time . Especially when you are moving from Gta San Andreas the NPCs felt real they Had Mass and Life into em . It is so Sad That They used random designs from character creator in Saints row 2 and completely abandoned their animations and cloth physics .

[@shorts26]

I loved the graphics and attention especially at the time it seems like they went backwards with the graphics and customization until 3 and the reboot looks great just don't like the story it doesn't match up at all

[@froderickalabaster]

i can’t believe you’re already at 20k it feels like a month or two ago you were at 3-5k so shoutout u!!

[@CevicheGato]

Also I like to say that the playa in saints row 1 is default male citizen from saints row. The street gangster version of Gary cooper. Strong and silent type. Saints row 2 playa is a different breed. A power hungry psycho gangster who wants revenge against the city of Stilwater and also was in a coma and sees a different version of Stilwater that is very corporatized. Even the old saints row has turned into an Ultor gentrified district with the Ultor building being an eyesore of the city itself. That playa is either a male female or whatever you want it to identify, but still. The character is very psycho indeed. Also has a music taste for 80s music because the psycho playa turned boss was operational from the 1980s.

[@markarnoldjr.2149]

Thank you can't wait for part 2

[@G1ggl3z]

I've got a feeling after the Saint's Row Reboot, Violation might Remaster Saints Row and Saints Row 2 in hopes to remake the losses they had on the reboot. I'm gonna say this and I think everyone could agree that if they do remaster one and two, it'll be best if it's a *_faithful remaster_* and with little corner's cut

[@willymcbilly635]

This is what we wantede more than the reboot. Sadly with Volition now shut down we can only hope another big studio acquires the license and does just that. I'm not optimistic though, so it's emulation on PC for me.

[@farquaad72]

"Hector says buenas noches."

[@alejandrososa3168]

The best Saints Row imo

[@PFG13YT]

im so glad that you are covering one of my favorite game series its awesome i hope you have a great time playing the games and i hope you do all of the saints row games even thought some of them don't hit with story but i would still love too hear what you got too say about the games have fun playing them💜💜💜

[@LessTh3nThree]

I told ya man. You were in for a treat ! The first game truly is a classic

[@Budehgong]

Wish they brought this to PC :(

[@Budehgong]

Ok you made me download a ROM and Emulator.

[@AliBazz]

You can always vote witchur wallet and campaign for another studio like io interactive or hazelight studios to own de ip so that we can get good releases on pc

[@Budehgong]

@@AliBazz Mate I'm a pirate now

[@frankpatrone6871]

And for some reason frank from Scarface is here - fuzzy slippers 😂

[@ankor1066]

From my experience, insurance fraud in SR1 has always been the most frustrating because the cars always would dodge you when you tried to get hit.

[@SwampFox178]

Fuzzy if you ever decide to play this game again make sure you finish every single hitman level and tag spray before you play missions. Youll have enough respect to finish the game, Platinum shotgun, platinum t3k and gold deagle (unlimited ammo supply at cribs) and with all the tags sprayed youll have unlimited sprint. Makes the game much better. Plus if you finish Insurance Fraud youll get a health boost.

[@jaredsheldon3496]

Troy didn’t try to get rid of you in the Vice Kings mission. In SR2 he made sure Gat was safe in prison and turned a blind eye to The Saints activities.

[@m3mel0rd19]

Let's go, I've been waiting for this! I am really surprised your not that known more, This man needs more subs.

[@polterghost_]

SR4 feels like a DLC because originaly it was a DLC to SR3 called Enter the Dominatrix. I finished it multiple times so I cant understand how could you drop it half way trough. After playing SR1 and 2 you should go back to it. There are few fun callbacks to those games.

[@kadnhart6661]

Saints Row 2 remains the most iconic crime sandbox game, it had the perfect balance of goofy and realism in my eyes. But I always regretted that the demolition derby only existed in the first game, the rewards you got were some of my favorite cars in the whole series.

[@Cyborg12368]

Such a classic, it’s the reason why I have Saint on my usernames😂

[@Striker2097]

Buddy demo was in the second too

[@thebatman3905]

Saints row 2 is one the best open world games of all time

[@Roc_Official]

I agree. By the way, the demo derby is in Saints Row 2 and when the activity is completed, you unlock the demo cars.

[@yoshi5I4]

This is my favorite game in the series I love the whole control the map gang war thing really works for me being a pc strategy gamer and also that soundtrack De La Soul, Bear Vs. Shark, The Fall of Troy, Husker Dü, Eek-A-Mouse, Biz Markie on tops of a good selection of classical music, you cannot beat the mix of tunes they picked

[@rowtag123]

Underrated KZbinr!!! Love the content!

[@MartinezLVTV]

I thought the ending was brilliant! Remember, you're a gang member; how do most gang members end up???

[@MartinezLVTV]

Exactly. So it was no surprise the ending of SR1, it was a pleasant surprise that our character survives at the start of SR2.

[@808v1]

Lol, this is another one I struggled with - as he rams bridges support column head-on after just starting the chase.

[@lovestospuge666]

Johnny gat is a real homie

[@DangerIncFilms]

Saints Row 4 was supposed to be a DLC for 3, that’s why it’s the same city with a 1/3rd of the cast of 3 gone.

[@heyyitsrezzy]

I still play this game to this day😈💯

[@TheVincenzoGaming]

0:59 'felt more like a dlc if anything' *does he know?*

[@DoodleRoss]

That fricken little shuffle to the middle! 32:42

[@BanshLordduchessofcheese]

So interesting fact, you're right the ending is extremely abrupt, this is because the day volition motion captured the ending Cutscene they weren't able to get the mocap team in and recycled an animation for Julius, and this Saints row 2 was created by mere fluke

[@quinnmarchese6313]

im a little surprised you didnt bring up the voice actor for the new Mayer, Clancy fucking Brown. if everyone else is good-excellent quality wise, Clancys downright iconic

[@dmdudes2]

pleaae drop more videos soon found them recently and they’ve been like crack

[@Petersen.paranormal]

I remember when I was younger, my dad wouldn't buy my gta, but I was able to sneak sr2 bro it holds such a special place in my heart now

[@WhiteMexHD]

keep it going man, great video

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

David Carradine, Keith David, Michael Clarke Duncan, Daniel Dae Kim, and many more voices make the story of the OG Saint's Row my favorite yes Saint's Row 2 was the funner game with the darker story but I just really found the game to be the best GTA knockoff Saint's Row 2 was an attempt to be a GTA killer

[@OneCentWonder]

damn had it really been that long? i remember being like 6 years old playing Saints Row 2 when it came out cuz my step brother had a copy. good times

[@sosaflex1690]

Still best saints row game in the franchise! 💯💪

[@Arthur0ne]

The respect aspect of the game nearly made me quit.. it’s so dumb having to do the side missions to unlock main missions. For anyone who’s going to play this game for the first time and you don’t care about achievements just use the money cheat code and infinite ammo cheat code. Then just buy the RPG and do all the Mayhem side missions.. you’ll get enough respect for most of the game, the other easy side missions you can do for respect is the escort missions. Taking hostages is also easy but it doesn’t give you enough respect imo..

[@skullhammer9899]

I have two tips for you about your criticism of the day and night cycle. One, if you fast travel by train or cab, it advances time. Two, money is very easy but annoying to get. You have to go to the chop shop at the bottom of the top island where it wants FBI SUVs. Get 5 stars, turn in FBI SUVs for $5,000, rinse and repeat. It's tedious, but it works. Also, completing all 8 of an activity gives you a bonus, and completing all instances gives you a bonus. Some of them are helpful. But most helpful is Hitman. Your target is anyone with the same model as the picture and you HAVE to use the weapon it asks for. I recommend ignoring the "location" because its almost always wrong. For example, the construction worker will always be found at construction sites. The security guard can appear at any strip club, etc. The reward for doing all hitman missions is the best gun in slot with infinite ammo at your safehouse. It's well worth it especially for the pistol and SMG since you'll need it so much in game. The reward for completing all of them is amazing too.

[@beegdonkey5750]

Love your videos fr. I hope you do Vice City stories

[@greglamoreaux9606]

Been loving the videos hopefully you make one on the second game!

[@santos-pink-867]

nice video bri, i just miss some music playing in the back

[@crashbandicoot5636]

How coincidental, I just finished Saint's Row last week and currently playing through 2. Crazy that I used to put off this series as an average GTA rip-off. After playing it, I realize it has its own charm - especially the characters lol Edit: with the issue of Xenia, did you put in protect_zero = false in the xenia config? I finished it on the latest Xenia Canary build and had no issues besides a few audio delays here and there.

[@arkaua]

You can fix the audio delays by setting max_queued_frames to 3 on Xenia's config file.

[@crashbandicoot5636]

@@arkaua awesome! Didn't know that, duly noted for the next time I do another run.

[@Anonymous-Wolf]

Ahhh is there any possible way to get your config settings ? Please 🙏

[@crashbandicoot5636]

@@Anonymous-Wolf Besides the stuff that I said, you could try experimenting with Vulkan. Sorry, I don't have the config anymore since I had to revert to default settings for a different game to run on xenia. There are patches available on Github and the specific github compatibility page for the game helped a lot. Happy gaming, bud!

[@CuidightheachODuinn]

Any game with Keith David voicing any character is worth a play in my book, trash or not.

[@Lupinia_the_Wolf]

I am enjoying this I hope you cover the first 4 games and “Gat out of Hell”also i hope you’ll do the 2 “Godfather” games since it seems you really like Crime Sandbox games