Saints Row (2022) - Angry Review

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AngryJoe Reviews the Reboot of one of his favorite open-world franchises with a once great sense of humor, now completely butchered. A shell of its former self. An absolute tragedy.
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[@AaronGallant]

As a former developer of some of the older Saints Row games (sound design), this breaks my heart to see this new game fall so short. Saints Row has been a big part of my career and my life! Haha, I love that you have some Pro Tools screens up in the intro scene.

[@QuiaNeHia]

Thank you for your work in Saints Row2!!! My favorite game.

[@AleXavieR-l2t]

The sound effects in one and two were awesome

[@GeorgiyBogdanov-m3p]

Thank you for your service!

[@berettagt88]

Thanks for Saints Row 2

[@solaymanbelfaquih1800]

Thanks mate, you are a part of my childhood, and i respect you from the bottom of my heart to participate to those classic. I didn't not like Saint's row 4 but at least i had some fun with it, the superpower was so hilarious some time. Now Saint's row 4 look like a masterpiece compared to this ish

[@nolives]

The cursing in the old games felt like natural dialogue. The cursing in this game feels like when you tried to say as many cuss words as you could when you were a kid to sound cool.

[@transformsupportedaccommod553]

Devs probably over 50

[@ElvenMans]

@@transformsupportedaccommod553 I think it's the opposite. The coding is way too shit.. OG devs don't make shit like this.

[@mnmsaregood1]

Dialogue written by a middle school confirmed

[@zachrohler1047]

Kevin hart comes to mind. "Long titty no nipple having bitch" lmfao

[@transformsupportedaccommod553]

@@ElvenMans I meant the dialogue lol

[@SoldierSpiderx]

In the first game, the Saints were formed by Julius after watching his city being torn apart by gang violence, and watching his best friend become no better than the gang-bangers they were fighting against. In this game, the Saints are formed because... the founders didn't like student debt and middle managers. What an embarrassment.

[@bloodgodalucard4769]

The should have remade the original game Final Fantasy 7 style and left all the characters the same. It would have been infinitely better for sure.

[@jamestyler3606]

That pretty much sums up where we've gone from the 2000s to now

[@Mr.SoulLow]

saints row: sooo woke edition

[@ToyJesusLovesTequilla]

It’s so sad too cause this actually kind of had potential if they had balanced it and added a bit of humor and soul to make these characters more relatable instead they feel like offbrand knock off stereotypes with first world problems and lackluster personalities

[@WarzoneXProductions]

I hope this gets top comment cuz this is facts that not many people are aware of

[@LordMazafeff]

It always amazes me when a commercial entity hates it's own customer base.

[@Cloud_Seeker]

It is because their customers are not actually the people that pay them money for something.

[@seiferblade9180]

They don’t see customers as people. Remember that..

[@Mr.Corinthians]

That's what happens when you hire a bunch of people based on intersectionality points, and those same people have also been indoctrinated by Marxist ideologies. Step one of the "Four Steps for Communist Ideological Subversion". (Yuri Bezmenov, Former KGB Propaganda Agent, 1985) Demoralization - this is a process which can take about 15-30 years to perform (a generation). During this stage, the moral fibre and integrity of the country is put into question, thereby creating doubt in the minds of the people. To do so, manipulation of the media and academia is required to influence young people. As the younger generation embraces new values, such as Marxism and Leninism, the older generation slowly loses control simply through attrition. Again, true facts no longer matter during this stage, but rather creating perceptions are of paramount importance. Eliminating American exceptionalism, fundamental change of national identity, structural deconstruction of foundational principles, elimination of religion. Embedding a new societal design upon the psyche of generations through ideological academia, peer pressure by elites upon academics and society to convince that prior values were inherently flawed, racist, prejudiced etc. National identity is diluted with aspersions toward historical references. National History is re-written, re-defined, and molded to fit the new intended behavioral model and create the new values. “[T]he useful idiots, the leftists who are idealistically believing in the beauty of the Soviet socialist or Communist or whatever system, when they get disillusioned, they become the worst enemies. That’s why my KGB instructors specifically made the point: never bother with leftists. Forget about these political prostitutes. Aim higher. [...] They serve a purpose only at the stage of destabilization of a nation. For example, your leftists in the United States: all these professors and all these beautiful civil rights defenders. They are instrumental in the process of the subversion only to destabilize a nation. When their job is completed, they are not needed any more. They know too much. Some of them, when they get disillusioned, when they see that Marxist-Leninists come to power-obviously they get offended-they think that they will come to power. That will never happen, of course. They will be lined up against the wall and shot.” As Cloud Seeker said, it's not the customers paying them to do things...It's the government and bankers, the people who can print out as much money as needed to reach an end goal. (Spoiler: Despite Yuri's claims above, it's not "Marxist Leninists" who are using the useful idiots, it is the other group that was alluded to when he said "Aim higher". That is, it's the Conservatives using the Liberals to create a Communist "problem" in need of a "solution". It's Hegelian Dialectic and reverse psychology in action. Promote Progressive Liberalism/Marxism/Communism in such a way people will go in the direction you actually want them to go.) A Controlled Opposition is a protest movement that is actually being led by government agents. Nearly all governments in history have employed this technique to trick and subdue their adversaries, notably Vladimir Lenin who said, "The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves." So the pendulum swings, now violently, now slowly; and every *institution* not only carries within it the seeds of its own dissolution, but prepares the way for its *most hated rival.* William Ralph Inge "Democracy and the Future" The Atlantic Monthly (March 1922) “The Communist soul is the soul of Judaism. Hence it follows that, just as in the Russian revolution the triumph of *Communism* was the triumph of Judaism, so also in the triumph of *fascism* will triumph Judaism.” - (A Program for the Jews and Humanity, Rabbi Harry Waton, p. 143-144).

[@JustSendMeLocation]

@@Cloud_Seekerwth are you babbling about

[@Cloud_Seeker]

@@JustSendMeLocation I guess you have not paid attention to anything that has happened for the past decade or so. Why do you think Bud Lite market towards the LGBTQ+ people and publically attack their regular customers? Why do you think Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) didn't replace their Chief Risk Officer for 9 months while spending months to prepare and plan for pride month? The answer is because these corporations do not see the people that buy their products as the real customers. The real customers are investors and investor bankers. People that grant them free interest loans. These investors will look at a corporations ESG Score to see if they are a approved corporation to give this amount of money to. Since ESG scores are ranked based on how much of you support progressive and left wing movements. All corporations that want high ESG scores will be 100% for the LGBTQ+ politics, Social Justice politics, Enviormental Doomers politics and so on. It doesn't matter how much these corporations actually care about these subjects. They just need to publically display the support for all of these causes. This is also why they attack regular people such as with Bud Lite. Since a lot of these people are conservative and more "right wing". It is progressive to attack and demonize these people. Bud Lite thought it was great to attack its current market demographic because they assumed the people will just buy their beer regardless of what they do. You can insult them how much you want without anyone even knowing. So to market themselves towards the LGBTQ+ while dencouning frat culture and regular workers was seen as nothing but a win-win for them. They expect that people will just continue to buy their beer as always while markting to a new costumer based while at the same time getting "progressive" points for ESG scores. The problem was that they attacked their own market demographic and thought they can get away with it. The customers were not the average Joe that buy their beer, even if they pay their bills. The real customers were the investors that gave them money for supporting political interest groups. SVB was the same. Their customers where not the actual customers that put money into their bank. The customers where the people that supported them because they held the correct political point of view. This is why they didn't care as much about the risk in how they managed their customers money, but were more interested in displaying the correct point of view. The reason SVB fell apart was because they had placed all their money in extremely risky positions and didn't care about it. That came back to bite them. You see this trend in Saints Row Reboot as well. Why do they all support progressive movements, communism and all talk about student debts? Why do they act like they are running a corporation where they pay their employees with a wage? Why do they think a lawyer can show up and say another corporation can OWN a criminal gang because they violated a non compete clause? Because the people that main Saints Row Reboot do not market the game towards real gamers and the fans of the older games. This is why they even insulted and attacked the old fans. Their customers are not the real customers. The real customers are this extremely tiny minority of extreme progressive and left wing gamers and invetors that give them money for holding the correct position. Or the developers and writers are just extremely incompetent. Here is something for you to think about. Why did all corporations in the past have rainbow flags during pride month, apart from in countries that do not treat that stuff kindly? Why do you think almost no one had pride flags during pride month after Bud Lite crashed and burned? I can tell you that it isn't because of wide spread hate among the general public.

[@Cash_Mambo]

I’ll never forget the dev saying “I want these characters to be relatable, people you’d invite into your home” My guy you are making a game based around gang violence and takeovers

[@choahjinhuay]

Not to mention that I wouldn’t want to invite any of those fools into my home. They’re so annoying

[@me2olive]

Exactly this. Johnny Gat, esp. in the earlier games, is absolutely NOT someone you want to be around, it's very clear how dangerous/crazy he is, just being around him is tempting bad things to happen. Making them "relatable" is literally the opposite of what they should have been doing.

[@namesii1880]

Relatable mass murderers. I see.

[@OneEyedCloud01]

@@me2olive and despite that, he was also someone you wanted on your side because of his fighting ability and charisma

[@SoldMySoul45]

@@OneEyedCloud01 Gat’s humor was great. I love the chemistry Pierce, Boss, Shaundi, Gat and the later homies had. That’s why I still play those games. Sure, SR4 wasn’t the best but I still enjoyed it. This Hipster shit is not appealing. Capitalism, student loans, and rent. Idgaf about that.

[@ENXGMA_YT]

*The awkward moment when the reboot needs a reboot.*

[@LoverOfManyArts]

Hey Enxgma! Love your GTA evolution and game comparison videos! 😁

[@agentsmith6161]

Same here! Keep up the good work! : )

[@LilDiabloRob]

YEESSSS!!! Agree!!

[@pigroachphil8719]

Haha! More like an exorcism then a rebirth.

[@RedxLilxSleepy]

Saints row Reboot the reboot for the reboot the 2nd

[@Chas-OTE]

"We want you to appeal to zoomers, tik tok and fortnite" is about the most accurate way to describe this game.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Funnily enough, it's not appealing to them either. It's only appealing to people who don't play video games and professional complainers and Karens on Twitter who instead of suing you will try to cancel you.

[@LobsterOfDeath]

And yet... does it actually appeal to zoomers? Me, myself is an old 32 yo guy, and a leftist, but life happens so I now have friends in zoomer community so to speak. Hell, even my gf is a zoomer. None of them looks like this characters, acts like these characters and speaks like these characters. This is a representation of zoomer culture as if it was made by watching a few popular tik toks and reading couple of reddit posts WITHOUT any thoughts put to it. SO I HEARD YOU GUYS LIKE SOCIALISM NOW? WE'LL DO SOCIALISM LIKE WE DON'T CARE. YOU GUYS ARE ANGRY ABOUT STUDENT DEBT AND INEQUALITY? YEAH WE GET IT, WE TOTALLY GET IT, WE ARE GONNA SAY ABOUT IT, EXCEPT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FORTNITE YES? WE WILL MAKE THE GAME LOOK LIKE IT, BUT WITHOUT ANY FUN AND ART THAT IS IN FORTNITE. Fuck you man, you corporate piece of crap. I mean, look at some good examples, such as The Boys, a Tv series made by biggest tech giant out there, yet totally in control of actually criticizing modern world, filled with biggotry, corporations and mass media. I've never been an avid Saints Row fun myself, I played it ONCE at my friends house, it was 2006. I didn't like it at all, I cared about GTA and Mafia more. But now I think that it was so cool back then, that we got all these options. And I know that Saints Row was about absolutely insane activities, not about story - honestly, not my cup of tea, but some people like it, and its cool that they had this option. Now, we don't have a new GTA in TEN years, we don't have a new Mafia game in 7 years (and Mafia 3 was shit, also Mafia 2 wasn't that good) and a new Saints Row that looks like this.

[@kaydee66781]

The Epic Store exclusivity makes more sense now. Volition and Saints Row 2022 trying SOOOO hard to cater to the Fortnite crowd.

[@abadenoughdude300]

This is basically Hello Fellow Kids The Game. With Volition going full Karen on people criticizing the design choices on twitter it's perfectly clear at what demographic the game is aimed at.

[@williamyoung9401]

"I'll only toss the salad if it's organic." LOL! 🤣 But no....

[@TheWunWhiteWolf]

Volition games just got shut down. The reboot literally killed the studio. 😂

[@sean7332]

Good riddance

[@Antares-rt5ub]

@@sean7332I feel no sympathy for them. Especially how they treated their fans online.

[@Autobotmatt428]

@@Antares-rt5ub They did this to them selves.

[@jazzdub4958]

awesome couldn't have happened to a worse dev studio.

[@IXthCircle]

They fucked around and found out. They doomed themselves by desecrating a once beloved franchise and deserve every bit of shit luck.

[@sgtboom7]

There is no better feeling than everyone seeing the reveal trailer and going: "This is going to be trash." Then it releases and it is. Helps one feel vindicated. And the line: "These Saints look like people the original Saints would run over on their way to more important gangs." Still holds true Update: Volition shut its doors as of August 31, 2023. Game was so bad it killed the studio

[@InternetMouse]

You're damn right about that one

[@youdontsay193]

Whoever didn't think it was going to shit from that first trailer is just brainless

[@michaelwesten4624]

you don't need to be a time traveling wizzard to know that this tosh would have flopped

[@jetstreamsampai474]

@@antonhanna2423 Man unlike the 2022 Saints, the Deckers had their own charm to them... and well, were kinda badass let's be honest, they had a whole sci-fi female Sonic on roller skates with some sorta gravity hammer and dual wielded SMGs break dancing and spraying bullets in every direction. They never explained why/how it existed unlike the Brutes, but whatever.

[@AustinBonfanti]

You are not wrong!!!

[@Bloddrake]

The developers thanking their Reddit moderators in the end game credits says it all about this game.

[@demetriom9078]

That has to be a joke, right? Right?

[@NoahDaArk]

@@demetriom9078 I don’t think it was a joke

[@onegonearm]

@@demetriom9078 Nope. Best part is it only list the user names, but maybe that was a good thing not having your actual name stuck on this turd.

[@starstruckp4808]

@@demetriom9078 I thought so too, and checked it in different videos showcasing the end credits of this game. It’s dead set real. Volition is truly pathetic to go that far.

[@coolwolf506]

No fucking way thats real LMAO

[@literallyjoseph]

“I’ll only toss your salad if it’s organic.” The AJS team is undefeated 😭😭😂😂😂

[@brucenatelee]

New song lyric idea: "Playing jazz in that ass (getting RUSTY)."

[@evolotonnotolove]

That's a bar

[@ricardohoang8452]

I even think their puns are even better than this reboot ones

[@stevenbacon-cheddar9914]

Hope those are craisins…

[@22ninja1]

Even Volition couldn't come up with a joke like that.

[@johnnyzero8853]

What Saints Row prequel we actually needed is - Stilwater set in the 1970s - A new engine - Well written new characters that are not one dimensional - Immersion - Enterable buildings - More activities - Edginess - Better gangs with distinct appearances and always hates the Saints - No bullet sponge enemies - No trend chasing

[@joshuamcdowell1460]

Enterable and fully destructible buildings. Like Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

[@johnnyzero8853]

@@joshuamcdowell1460 Or Red Faction Guerrilla.

[@joshuamcdowell1460]

@@johnnyzero8853 same idea, yeah.

[@lxfr9112]

Hell no

[@kzakulenga5138]

And expanding and building on the saints story not rewriting it

[@Morenob1]

The developers literally did everything fans told them not do to.

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Two words to sum up this shitfest of a game: franchise killer.

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

Volition/Deep Silver: "We will do everything In our power to stray from the original series as much as possible" Fans: "Don't do It, It *will* end badly" Volition/Deep Silver: *Does It anyway* Game: *Does badly* Volition/Deep Silver: *Surprised Kevin face*

[@Morenob1]

​@@TaurusTheCrazyBull I start to believe Saints Row 1 and 2 were always envisioned incorrect by the devs. The character creation in Saints Row 2 was the best and the amount of clothes you had. I managed to find clothes I worn in real life it was awesome seeing your character back in cutscenes or creating celebrities. The music was great the humor as for the story. There are too many snobs in the gaming industry today and it's killing gaming. Back then it was let's do what people love, today it's let's do what I love.

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

@@Morenob1 Saints Row 2 had layers to the clothing system, literally, you could have multiple pieces of clothing on most body parts and that allowed what felt like near Infinite possible combinations

[@thestarshin3]

Yep

[@tranquilhue6598]

ive never seen a single game kill a franchise so fast

[@RandalfElVikingo]

You are new to this channel, then haha.

[@AndreB23]

You should see Diablo: Immortal, then. That game took a beloved franchise and turned it into an abomination of a cheap, horrendous cash-grab that makes EA look like a charity. As bad as this game is, at least it doesn't expect you to sell your house so that you can level up a character.

[@scandyliss3484]

dawn of war 3

[@MWaDo]

Mass effect Andromeda

[@joshuagraham2843]

i thought agents of mayhem killed the franchise?

[@eurosonly]

I'm so glad the community was able to get Joe to review this mess of a game and expose it for what it is.

[@SteveJonesOwnsDSP]

The game was already exposed by many others right after embargo lifted -- Joe really should have done this immediately and left Madden behind. But I will say that Joe brings up certain areas that should be addressed, like calling out the developers specifically for going in the wrong direction, and parodying some of the more stupid elements, like the jokes.

[@kateofone]

Plus Saints Row can’t touch GTA especially when they are trying to be the same game

[@Druggy-Doggo]

Is it really that bad. No offense but I’m not much of a nitpicker. I’ve enjoyed games like anthem and cyber punk despite the games problems. Please let me know if this game is worth playing or not I love saints row.

[@edgarjacksby1402]

@@Druggy-Doggo Don’t listen to the vitriol and hatred some of these people are spouting. People trash the reboot like it’s a 1/10 just to fit in, but in reality, its like a 5. 6 at best. The characters, while fine on their own, DO NOT belong in this game. They feel out of place when it comes to running a gang, compared to previous titles. The action is solid, very similar to SR3, for better or for worse. You can change a lot of various difficulty options like enemy health and tough enemy rarity. The open world design is dated, but the driving and customization are very good, easily the best parts. You can change your Boss literally anytime right from your menu now, instead of having to go to a location and pay money for it. The worst part is, without a doubt, the co-op. It’s REALLY buggy, to the point where it’s almost unplayable. That’s honestly the only aspect that kinda deserves the hate. But aside from that, the game overall isn’t bad enough to garner this kind of mob-like reaction. It’s not awful, there’s still fun to be had, but I’m definitely disappointed by it. Still, if you like the action and customization of SR, I say at least give it a try.

[@RokushoTheRavager]

Yea true, at least we got this absolute gem of a review. I swear this is just as good as his review of Fallout 76 and that shit practically had me dying of laughter 🤣

[@Autobotmatt428]

Volition shut down. This game was so bad that they shutdown the company

[@mikescardiaries]

Stupid man, stupid...so unnecessary. SRTT was a true masterpiece. What the heck happened? Absolutely garbage

[@skullduggery7917]

until companies learn that we don't want this mass marketing trash they will continue to die off.

[@orderneo]

"For those saying this is the best game you ever played, please play a second game." 😆

[@GabrielGarcia-lw4tb]

In the state games are right now if people played a second game it would probably be on the same quality as this one.

[@nightwolf9951]

@@GabrielGarcia-lw4tb third it is then!

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

@@GabrielGarcia-lw4tb considering the sheer volume of games for less than 5 dollars. just keep trying. you WILL play a mediocre game eventually, instead of trash.

[@sonicboy5]

All the games coming out now are trash. Everything is all flash and no substance. Just buy games from 10-15 years ago if you want to play good shit

[@evilparadigm]

@@sonicboy5 Just play indie games. Almost all of them are playable and more than half are worth your time.

[@Iffy350]

“Two grannies on Facebook said all of the kids are into alternative milk.” This pretty much sums up the hellscape that is the 2020’s.

[@OMGmyFACE]

All my homies love Alternative Milk Hotel

[@sintanan469]

Alternative milk should be called what it really is. Nut soup.

[@setsers1]

Alternative Milk...?

[@setsers1]

@@sintanan469 🤣🤣🤣

[@ApollyonZKX]

It's nut juice, wait that sounds wrong.

[@cd1655]

When you finally realize that the studios that made the things you enjoy have fired the people that made the things you enjoy, and hired a bunch of cheap 20 year olds. Prove me wrong

[@MrPainterboy69]

100% this

[@Paperkutchy]

Not just any 20 yo. Gender neutral 20 yo, so they can spit their own lunacy into our media and tell us how brave they are. We're paying for a world where being nice to crazy people its showing its price.

[@LydellG4]

Same thing happened with Dice (Battlefield) Everyone saw how that turned out

[@raijinzzgamingyoutube]

100% Correct.

[@raptorshinryu]

Rest easy Battlefield.

[@maxslender4668]

The worst part is that they had a go at people on twitter. People who had genuine concerns for the game. They were concerned for a reason, and this is what we got...

[@GreenDayRules92]

Alex saying "You can toss my salad, but only if it's organic" had me cackling

[@thaloh]

I should not have been drinking when I watched that part 😆

[@DefendUrPolicyDontScapegoatLie]

I don’t like rap but “wipe yo ass ho” has a poetry to it.

[@3Jesse33]

Hummm 😐🫣 wow 🙄!!

[@MetaSynForYourSoul]

It does belong on a t-shirt doesn't it

[@hectortoledo8416]

🤣

[@Housesider]

This 40+ minute Angry Review is 100% unironically better-written and more funny than the entirety of Saints Row 2022, and that's just sad honestly (but not for long, this review is hella great!)

[@purplesnowmon]

@@cashewnuttel9054 people die every day g

[@Fleetches]

@@cashewnuttel9054 well it happens everywhere all the time. People die because of other stupid/careless people. I'd still rather not live in the Philippines.

[@amirhoseintorkashvand7487]

does that mean u played the entirety of this game? jesus... i hope your okay...

[@infernoROBO]

@@cashewnuttel9054 did you know people die everyday from tragic accidents? Yeah, surprising i know.

[@gaminggoof1542]

Why the fuck does this reboot exist?

[@Vladi_AK47]

“Only toss your salad if it’s organic” Pure gold 🤣

[@powershare2566]

Timestamp? 😂

[@SkeloDevil601]

@@powershare2566 3:06

[@powershare2566]

@@SkeloDevil601 thanks man

[@CheatPotionMaker]

LMAO

[@masonlaw7628]

Ngl, thatd be hilarious and I kinda wanna hear it

[@chubbchubbs620]

Everytime there’s a Saints Row Review my mind goes: “DROP DROP DAT DOOKIE GIRL, DROP DAT DOOOKAAAAY”

[@TheSatanicGamerFromHell]

a real og fan

[@williamfreeman8046]

My mind does the same thing 😂

[@Plexy347]

The return of Notorious J.O.E is the best thing that this Saints row reboot has granted us

[@22ninja1]

That or the songs.

[@Aliexster]

Ah, a return to much happier times.

[@ricardohoang8452]

OG J.O.E 👌

[@KaptainK59]

"I'll only toss your salad if it's organic" That intro is comedic gold Joe.

[@violentpursuit]

This intro was the absolute best

[@fashowallday4073]

Ayyy, as long as you sipp'n that organic soy milk my ilk

[@OwGash]

outro 10/10 as well x)

[@thelovebat]

Feels like a bad joke that could be inserted into a cyperpunk game. I love it.

[@busebuse8968]

@@violentpursuit bfnfd

[@Davidironfist]

"It's like Twitter itself wrote this game". Joe, that's all I needed to know, I'll make sure to stay WAY clear of this absolute garbage. Thank you

[@rebel4466]

And even that is pretty generous.

[@shawnnesbit7314]

Sheesh all another man has to say is a buzzword and you disregard an entire game? Lol

[@Krawurxus]

Just look at the writers and producers. If not Twitter, Social Media as a whole DID in fact write this game.

[@Electracarbine]

@@shawnnesbit7314 I think it's mandatory tik tok time for you. Have fun!

[@27Bayleefs]

@@shawnnesbit7314 Wow i guess you missed the 40 minute review pointing out the bad gameplay,bad bugs,and bad writing. Volition is that you?

[@Cellmate412162]

Angry Joe: “I do not want to see a sequel to this crap!” Me: You got your wish Joe… Volition is no more.

[@megamarsonic]

And good riddance.

[@Half-Vampire]

Deep Shitver still holds the IP. There can still be new Saints Row game with new developer. Maybe some mobile game developer or Saints Row mobile version.

[@Cellmate412162]

@@Half-Vampire I heard that. It would have been better if dedicated fans made a really good SR2 remake, similar to how fans created Black Mesa.

[@adriandj3141]

“All you can eat big booty bitch buffet” Lol, the opening skit was gold.

[@Arcademan09]

It's amazing how the self aware the original cast were, in terms that they KNOW they're awful people yet the fans still liked them. So in 2022 they TRIED to make the cast relatable but it backfired so hard that EVERYONE HATES THEM

[@SRMal8723]

I feel bad for the people who can relate to these characters...

[@arandomguardsmen]

@@g2jxGhF5G8z1gL7S I wouldn’t even call the originals were anti hero’s more criminals with charm

[@sumireravenclaw8034]

Not sure where you've seen that everyone hates them. lol, I mean they know what there doing is fucked up but they don't care. Literally this game is literally saints two 3. Hell even the story is pretty close in humor wise.

[@Karloss00]

If those characters were meant to be relatable to someone, I'm gonna be an advocate for genocide.

[@radicalxg8282]

No one plays saint rows for their characters to be relatable, they really pissed towards the wind with this one

[@SoCloseToToast]

In a cynical but thankful way I'm glad we get these gems/garbage games so Joe & Co can put in their work on their reviews

[@UberHeroMystic]

Back in the day, we made Joe play bad games on purpose just to see how angry he’d get lol. Thor the movie licensed game was gold ahaha.

[@cake1439]

That's if he reviews them first, like he reviews 3 videogames a year these days.

[@ultrastaticbreaker]

facts

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

One of the best Angry reviews in a long time, that opening was incredible, spot on and such an amazing acting especially from Joe aka J.O.E. Also, shoutout to Mike Bibby haha.

[@jaysherriff3086]

@@cake1439 the reviews are a lot better filmed nowadays they take a lot more work.

[@auserofyt]

Like has been said before, they looked at Fortnite and thought "I want some of that" and betrayed their original fans and themselves.

[@nouryy]

Spot on Joe. It's a shame to lose interest in a franchise that I once adored. Good games are increasingly becoming rare and that sucks.

[@johnbartender3451]

This is why I mostly play old games

[@fatalexception3845]

@@johnbartender3451 I hear you. Damn, I've been playing modded Doom and Syndicate Wars recently, since they were GREAT and are still fun. As opposite to most of the modern garbage.

[@shavedsheep7240]

It's all about playable propoganda now

[@Mr_G_s_Route_66]

@@fatalexception3845 I've been playing Quake 2, and it's fun.

[@fatalexception3845]

@@Mr_G_s_Route_66 It really is. Don't be put off by stupid terms like "boomer shooter". Most games from the 90s were the shit.

[@coruscant100]

So it turns out that Volition, the company behind this game, is now folding and forced to merge with Gearbox because of how bad the game did overall. I always love it when a company that practices these slimeball tactics is shut down. A little advice next time to these developers: don't insult or belittle the audience when they criticize a game for being bad.

[@coruscant100]

@The Rotten💯 oh, I'll be keeping an eye on them. I fear any of them getting their hands on future Borderlands games.

[@udobybreak6393]

@@coruscant100 Borderlands 3's story was dogshit though.

[@coruscant100]

@@udobybreak6393 It was. Had the best gameplay, but the worst story. Also, Ava sucks so much.

[@InternetMouse]

Knowing volition. They aint going to learn their lesson

[@InternetMouse]

@@udobybreak6393 so agree. Its already effed up the borderlands franchise. Missed the good old borderlands 1 and 2

[@gracefulPainter]

Nothing screams "I've only ever been to college and have no actual life experience " like the writing in this game

[@Nilos94]

Even Plankton went to college...

[@sedevri864]

@@Nilos94 ya and failed at everything

[@thehousealwayswins8398]

Exactly. it's scarily amazing that you can tell the exact type of people the writers of this game were just by watching a few scenes of it: white, upper middle class, college-educated who have never even driven through the ghetto let alone lived in it. And they wanted to write a story about the start of a gang? If they had actual talent then they could pull it off; truly good writers don't need actual, real-life experience in a subject matter to write something engaging. But they also put in the work of researching their subject matter. It's supremely obvious that the writers of this travesty did nothing but sit down with each other and throw ideas at the wall to see what would stick. They wrote about criminals as they understood them, which was not very much. They don't understand that turning to a life of crime is a move of desperation, usually done when a person has no other options and nothing to lose. To these college-educated, no life experience hacks, turning to thievery and murder is an easy choice, something to do when you need some extra cash to buy a waffle maker. These writers would probably defend themselves and say that they didn't need to do research since they were writing comedy. To that, I say, this... "Do you hear anyone laughing?"

[@williamyoung9401]

I don't think these people ever left high school.... "Quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself, quit hitting yourself..." (24:15)

[@fi6ue-traitor]

When your studio producer started listing the song names, I started dying. His dry tone makes it even funnier. 😆

[@Agentcoolguy1]

Alex: "Ass-ass-assination. Far too crude. The anti-sodomy crowd is fully against this one." Joe: "Who!?" Absolutely hilarious lmao 🤣

[@charlien6123]

What next the shitty reboot wants anti humanity

[@adwans1491]

That was funny

[@alispeed5095]

@@andrewkelly1337 hehahaha For real?

[@officialalfierivers]

SJWS 😂😂😂😂😂 Liberals😂😂😂😂

[@Maxrepfitgm]

​@@officialalfierivers conservatives and religious people have been sexually oppressive not liberals! Wth 🤨

[@greylaw2546]

Seeing Joe literally wince as if in pain after hearing "AF" in dialogue is so funny to me 13:43

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mythki11er]

I like how he had the southern accent too

[@Skyte100]

The "AF" thing coulda worked with old saints. I could see my British saint getting increasingly done with the person saying it. Like "did you just say AF? I swear I'm gonna f*cking shoot this kid" or something. But this...just shows how badly it failed.

[@Red-S-267]

I feel bad for laughing so so much at that dialogue and joes reaction.

[@boopyboops]

I didn’t even understand the argument LMAO.

[@fluffinmuffin7163]

"All you can eat big booty btch buffet" Leave it to Alex to say that without breaking character and laughing because I can't lol

[@VitaKet]

You think they did this in only 1 take?

[@fluffinmuffin7163]

@@VitaKet no but you can see Joe smiling and breaking more than alex. In most skits it’s usually the other two who joke about it more and can’t be serious lol. Also alex is usually the most serious so he’s most likely to not break lol

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

Lmao

[@delthegod7171]

Honestly for me the most infuriating part of the reboot was them completely discarding the old saints. Shaundi, Oleg, Johnny gat, mat miller, pierce, Ben king, kinzie(best saint imo), etc.

[@hidochung7833]

I agree and for the gang bosses they replaced the likes of killbane and the Deckers with that of neon fortnite characters and poorly made dnd costumed fan boys. Also why did they replaced stag or hell the saints row 2 equivalent of those guys

[@michaelshade1702]

Tobi,Laura,Angel,ZImos,Vyola,Dex,Ashi,Aisha

[@mr.b9613]

Kinzie the best saint? Wtf????

[@fansee1368]

Knowing how the writing was handled in this game, they were better off not appearing I don't want Johnny Gat getting bastardized any further, we already got it bad enough as it is lmao

[@delthegod7171]

@@mr.b9613 saints row 4 made me love Kinzie

[@dooroofoo6512]

This review is so nostalgic lol can’t believe it’s been 10 years

[@creativeusername7951]

lmao

[@click8708]

Hard hit

[@JorgeGarcia-gp5cf]

Damn, I remember seeing his Saints Row 4 video in high school. Damn Im getting old

[@yousefshorafa80]

9 years actually, but yeah time really flies

[@cessare2467]

@@yousefshorafa80 there's a 10 yo video of Saints Row from AJS.

[@danielramos3011]

As a Saints Row fan It hurt watching this for real, but Joe was on point as always

[@Climinator-op6kh]

I know what you are saying. I've been playing Saints Row since 2007 and it started declining after SR2. This was their one last chance to redeem themselves and they failed miserably. The characters and story sucked so much that I didn't realise I'd completed the campaign until two days after I completed it!

[@breylivec]

@@Climinator-op6kh honestly sr1 is the best saints row game we will ever get. they fucked the rest, 2 was decent but i even notice a decline in that game too since its not as gangster as 1 and they started stripping features there as well such as less things to buy in stores. we went from cognac,gin n juice,40 oz, bubbly, spliff, pipe, bong, blunt. just for the 2nd game to have 40 oz, blunt. seriously they couldnt add more then 2 OPTIONS!? yeah the series is dead. its beyond the grave, its in hell now.

[@TheBestEverEverEver]

Even lines of coke can’t keep you invested in this game for more than 2 hours. It’s truly insufferable.

[@hangmingzhang5067]

@@Climinator-op6kh Meh, SR3 was the best imo, it had its identity being a perfect mixure of serious stuff and comedy, then SR4 dropped the story on its head and degraded to just a fun game, then the hell stuff happened, now it just killed itself.

[@Climinator-op6kh]

I've done my own review of Saints Row (2022) on my channel. Feel free to check it out. I also have my own GTA V made movie called SUPERCOP ORIGINS PART 1. Feel free to check that out too and let me know what you think.

[@ghettoprince187]

The beginning skit had me dying. I actually wanna hear those tracks now 🤣

[@McBummly]

I would love to buy the album 😂😂 him and other joe rapping

[@jon_ovo3653]

I swear and the idea board had me rolling bro 💀

[@jirka2142]

You can hear "drop that dookie" here on youtube. It's actual song.

[@BetaRayBenX10]

I need an OJ Mushmouth album! XD

[@thanos2715]

They are on youtube

[@fanofmediastuff269]

“Gat out of Hell” is starting to look like a masterpiece now aint it

[@Andres0082]

Hell, Agents of Mayhem is f'ing GOTY compared to this Soynt's Row game.

[@SlyCooper1920]

​@@Andres0082Even Gat Out of Hell has its musical number

[@thealien_ali3382]

Gat out of hell was pretty decent NGL

[@fanofmediastuff269]

@@thealien_ali3382 Agreed, had 3 problems though it was a copy and paste of the 4th game it was too short It should of been a Johnny Gat origins game instead

[@pchtommy1268]

Except that it was always a masterpiece.

[@TipsyLoveLetter]

Got a feeling it’s going to be a classic angry rant 🔥

[@osobad1127]

An angry classic rant

[@thatAC130]

from the first second of the video, when he took that long sigh, I knew that it would be a classic angry rant 😂

[@andresgonzalez887]

@@osobad1127 rant classic angry

[@lamborgini86]

Certified angry joe classic

[@01oo011]

A car

[@mikeyf7039]

“It is terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill others’ expectations”- David Bowie Now how bad is that when you can’t even read those expectations? It’s Saints Row.

[@thehousealwayswins8398]

Volition is the David Bowie of the game industry. That is, if David Bowie had no talent, was utterly clueless and had no life experience, and loved sniffing his own farts.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

no

[@liamtheman2099]

@@thehousealwayswins8398 So…Drake?

[@Medieval_Dead]

“It’s like twitter personified itself.” That’s the best way to describe every modern game character.

[@darknessknows1235]

Woah there, this game was trash, but lets not drag down other games into this

[@artistanthony1007]

@@darknessknows1235 This, we have Devil May Cry 5 & 5 Special Edition for example.

[@Drebolaskan]

It's not just games, all media. Almost every longtime franchise from the west I've grown up with has died to wokeism these last couple years

[@darknessknows1235]

@@Drebolaskan You and OP must life in a bubble to unironically believe that lmao

[@squaeman_2644]

@@darknessknows1235 he did say almost. I think that's fair...

[@maxslender4668]

This honestly makes me want to play saints row 2 again.

[@KunKosh]

I've replayed sr2 right after this shit of a reboot. The contrast almost made me cry. I'm afraid that we're not getting anything like sr2 again.

[@ChristopherCurtis02]

​@@mikescardiaries Saints row 2*

[@CrimsonFIame]

Love that intro, perfectly displays the horrible direction some of these companies are going. This play it safe mentality within a game with a M for mature ESRB rating. This doesn't need to become the norm I have no idea why they're limiting themselves like this, influenced by the loud minority. Treat your community like adults

[@Johnson09641]

AAA studios are a a joke, simple

[@taags]

Because they are scared of being cancelled by twitter morons. And I dont know why they get so much power.

[@_DixonCider]

AJ: "People that complain about woke corporate trash are stupid"! Also AJ: *points out that this game is woke corporate trash. Self awareness = 0

[@Agentsmithwasright]

They aren't the loud minority the fans are the minorities now the offended mob is the majority and the fans don't matter which makes me wonder who they're planning on selling this 💩show to

[@xxn0cturn3xx]

@@_DixonCider you big mad another woke bs game floped 🤣🤣

[@TheCrain]

This is why I watch Angry Joe. Calling out the bs with no reserves. It's been a while since I liked an episode this much. Good job guy's.

[@Mr_G_s_Route_66]

Angry Joe's review of GTA V was also very funny.

[@asiastormy8728]

Just wish they were just as brutal frank with their Movie Reviews....

[@williamyoung9401]

The worse the game is, the better the AJS review. =P This game is so hippie friendly, you're perfectly fine destroying TREES when you open the door! (7:07)

[@bldontmatter5319]

Joe has been becoming more and more liberal. It's very weird to hear him switch sides from this to his super liberal reviews. Idk he's very leftist now

[@TheCrain]

@@bldontmatter5319 Gf maybe? Idk but I do agree.

[@mmoses2991]

I'm really enjoying the return of these "angry reviews" over the sit-down review/discussions.

[@BrokenMessiah1]

I liked the back and forth though with the other Guy’s

[@reinerzufall978]

100% with you on that. I'd gladly sacrifice all the movie revies, just to open more time for these reviews

[@23ElMariachi23]

Back in the days, this was the original format. Every review was basically a comedy show with costumes and dialogues. I hope he brings this format back for good.

[@ineedscissors6176]

@@23ElMariachi23 idk man the skits get pretty cringe, still like AJ tho

[@edenromanov]

I like both I think the best thing to do is for AJ to be flexible with the way he does his reviews and keep us guessing

[@HereticDuo]

the new saints row crew are the kind of dorks the old saints row crew would bully.

[@celticluna1691]

the old saints row characters would crush these rip off bitches

[@GabrielleTollerson]

they're the kind of dorks even bullied school dorks could and would bully

[@Elemtree]

I think they took the term “drop that dookie” too far when releasing this game.

[@AliBazz]

W

[@Revenge328]

So happy to see a veteran of the old days of youtube still be back at it again with another seething review and utter dunk on this garbageheap of a game, very well done sir and I applaud you

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

That intro was a masterpiece

[@kriskater]

Bro did you stay for all the credits ??? Fucking brilliant 🤣

[@damianvanlier4043]

Cant believe how they tried to censor my boi J.O.E. his lyrics are genius, the greatest rapper of all time who brought us lyrics like "Ass! Ass! Assination! Give me all the ass in the nation, its my prime global fascination. Never subverged my expectations." And how could we forget "Drop that dookay! Drop. Drop that dookay girl!" Such a crime these companies. I stand by J.O.E. in this mighty battle.

[@GrimAhren]

This game has "pandemic lockdown" written all over it.

[@Ascended13]

More like brain lockdown.

[@robertekew]

Yeah, this game screams "delusional millennial".

[@Morenob1]

@@robertekew It's Gen Z now

[@thisguydan]

This game is like a parody of this "social climate" and will be an interesting relic of the 2022 era where, like parachute pants, people will look back and wonder "What the hell were they thinking?"

[@reginaldlucky1056]

Yea the push back is starting already. I was always neutral but damn making shit just to spite whoever their imaginary enemies are and PC corporations is how we got saints row 22

[@kateofone]

Saints Row trying to copy GTA and failing yet again

[@keith5524]

@@reginaldlucky1056 same bro shits getting old

[@reginaldlucky1056]

@@keith5524 it’s like even in comedy shows / movies they want you to clap for their virtue instead of laugh. Shit is written by insufferable antisocial ppl. Check out “ mcu simps react” how those weirdos just clap and make weird noises on conmand is so odd

[@keith5524]

@@reginaldlucky1056 oh lord dont even get me started on the MCU

[@thesupersonicstig]

Joe is surprisingly good at playing a likeable rapper.

[@flaminghead1va]

yeah, I like how he just casually busts out all these catchy gangster rap hooks

[@drawmaster77]

@@flaminghead1va J-O-E AN-GO-REE!

[@GBG993.]

Drop that DOOKAY

[@577niccy]

@@drawmaster77 up da angaree

[@ITSJFE]

I'm waiting for that OG mushmouth mixtape 🔥🔥

[@BlazingOwnager]

God, that part in the car talking OJ into buying a giant purple dildo is straight up gold. That needs to be it's own clip (out of context).

[@abdullahnaeem7275]

dude such a nostalgia that was man shitttttt

[@Likewize41]

Lmao they called the guy too and he said yeah you can return it after your done.☠️

[@RatusMax]

@@abdullahnaeem7275 mindjack, sonic free riders, AJ interview with major nelson about XBOX and other that I go back and rewatch.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@RatusMax He's a man, not a god.

[@111cvb111]

I do want to see a sequel to this actually, except its starring the old crew who come into the new alternate reality and beat the asses of this new crew.

[@rexrex6665]

That would be amazing 😂

[@edgarjacksby1402]

I want to see a sequel, but actually give a chance. They still have the potential to give these characters the edge they need, just write it off as the gang experience changing them and boom, the transition feels genuine.

[@thehousealwayswins8398]

Not just beat, but totally and absolutely MURDER. No, straight up killing is too good for these hipster fakes. They need the Shogo treatment, except before being buried alive they get flayed with rusty knives then tossed into bathtubs full of vodka. No end is too demeaning or painful for these sorry sacks of shit.

[@nikolasferreira3247]

@@edgarjacksby1402 they had the potential and they fucked up really good. What makes you think this still have potential when they already fucked up the start? The new saints are a fucking joke

[@crr1158]

@@edgarjacksby1402 they just have to change the name of the game🤦🏽‍♂️ cuz it aint gangsta no more it dont have nothing to do wtih the saints

[@RealRanton]

On point with this one Joe 👌👌

[@FC-ho9hw]

Great to see you here. I've watched your reviews repeatedly since 2019. Laughing my ass off everytime. :D

[@hamzaisa3130]

Man like Ranton, love from London bro.

[@spaarta5910]

Stop comment ,get back to getting busy in Germany an make content

[@VectorVGaming]

The number one benchod is back!!!

[@PSNDarkSouL]

You need to make more reviews too senpai!!!!

[@loganthomas3575]

If Volition or Deep Silver wanted a game about starting up a hipster company in a city they should’ve made a new game without slapping Saints Row as the title. Both Volition and Disney have something in common, they don’t listen to the fan base

[@SneedRemembrancer]

Volition is like that youtuber you liked that used to be fun and creative and didn’t censor themselves and then you watched as they sold their soul and just became completely unrecognisable.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

AVGN?

[@SneedRemembrancer]

@@RandalfElVikingo yeah, rooster teeth as well.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@SneedRemembrancer Never liked that douche. Also, nice pfp.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

Idubbz

[@Thor-Orion]

@@SneedRemembrancer Rooster Teeth is different because they ACTUALLY sold the company.

[@23ElMariachi23]

Damn, this felt like an OG angry review. I laughed so hard throughout the entire review. This means a lot to me, Joe. Thanks a lot.

[@MaicoMoon]

It's because they cut the fat out of their content, aka Delrith. Now it's good again.

[@ovahlord1451]

@@MaicoMoon why do people hate on delrith so much lmaooo

[@MaicoMoon]

@@ovahlord1451 I literally just told you why... Do you not know how to read?

[@ovahlord1451]

@@MaicoMoon umm no u really didn't... The only thing u said was that he was fat but i can almost guarantee that there are plenty of things wrong with your appearance so you're not much better lmao

[@murutattack]

"it looks like shit, it plays like shit, it sounds like shit, and it performs like shit, its shit!" - Angry Joe, 2022

[@kennethcastelino3033]

The fact that they had the right time to create a perfect game while everybody was focused on news of GTA 6 and they still managed to fuck it up is just... wow.

[@Poppi_QT]

I knew this game was going to be awful the second I saw the devs' behavior on Twitter. Any time someone reacts defensively hostile to people who have doubts or criticisms about their product, it's usually a bad product that the creator thinks is genius.

[@iamsinistar8971]

You'd think they would've learned by now that throwing a tantrum at your customers is the worst market strategy in history.

[@Ben92-z80]

Let's not forget DeadlySteph, the new community manager, accusing the Saints Row fans as terrorists for showing concerns about the game. Need I saw more?

[@jaksuperior2470]

​​@@Ben92-z80 THE HELL?!

[@Ben92-z80]

@Jak Superior Yes, it's real. The community manager at Volition called Saints Row fans terrorists. You don't want a community manager to do that.

[@jaksuperior2470]

@@Ben92-z80 ....god damn, dude!

[@GeezerGotGame]

I feel guilty laughing so hard at your pain. My condolences, and thanks, to AJ and the Gang, for playing this game so I don't have to.

[@3starperfectdeer233]

If I made as much money as he did for playing a game, then laugh all you want at me

[@jayive34]

My Brother in Christ, all of the best episodes are the one where Joe suffers. If Joe starts a review with "You dun fucked it up!", you know you're for a great time.

[@StriderStryker]

The intro was just perfect. They never fail to laugh about this game already.

[@cooliovap]

SOY MILK UH UH SOY MILK

[@Jake-TorukMakto-Sully]

@@cooliovap fuck gluten, be free

[@tyrael303]

@@cooliovap I think it’s funny that Google doesn’t understand Soy Milk and the translation is funny 😂

[@5IvanDrago5]

Joryu is that you?

[@AHolyPaladin]

@@tyrael303 Lol! Dammit, I couldn't help but laugh at that.

[@Big-Papa-Smurf]

That beginning rap segment had to be one of your top 5 most funny segments. "All my ilk drink soy milk" 😂😂😂

[@velvetthunder8732]

I honestly think this game is hilarious. I laughed my ass off when people bought it at full price expecting something good.

[@phil_5430]

well there are actually people that say this game is great.... we are really a brain dead society

[@mr.crowgamer6250]

@@phil_5430 pretty much everyone is braindead nowadays social media man turns people into mush 😂😂

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

I literally cried tears of joy that I didn't buy it then tears of sadness that the series is dead thanks to a shitty reboot and none of the original developers working on it

[@odyssey-_-23]

@@phil_5430 most of them are shilling for volition.... lol. damage control!

[@thatgamerguy1982]

I played it already...but didn't buy it lol I rented it from Gamefly 😅...yeah this one was total trash...my favorite is still part 3 and 4....well never really played gat outta hell.

[@decadunce]

18:21 angry joe giving a more energetic speech than any of the characters in the game ever have.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Music helps

[@Colin-kh6kp]

Thoughts and prayers for those brave voice actors charged with delivering that dialogue.

[@nexusvideo]

Honestly, they probably wrote it all themselves.

[@weirdferretthing]

@@nexusvideo Nobody who speaks for a living would be able to write something that artificial and bad.

[@DJKi2D]

@@weirdferretthing SNL

[@weirdferretthing]

@@DJKi2D I said speak, not fart in reverse.

[@tylerjamesmo69]

I wish them the best.

[@PaRadaRada]

This game actually made me appreciate Agents of Mayhem. There is NOTHING to do in agents of mayhem other than drive to place and shoot everything, but at least the dialogue doesn’t actively make me feel embarrassed to be apart of Gen Z

[@javastwel]

Have fun collecting all the shards ;) 300 ish

[@Rifky809]

​@@javastweloh god, don't remind me :(

[@Bacxaber]

You mean alpha? 30 year olds don't talk like that.

[@PaRadaRada]

@@Bacxaber What are you talking about?

[@Bacxaber]

Gen Z isn't as young as you think. Kids today are gen alpha. @@PaRadaRada

[@FXHUND-pk3gk]

I would love to see a sequel to this game where the original saints crew hears some wannabes took and tarnished they're name and you have to take them out

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

Saints Row V: Close Encounters Of The Farce Kind

[@ChromeMan04]

Julius and the protagonist put their differences aside to hunt zoomer losers.

[@nerdbutgangsta1816]

I'd rather the OG crew just run them over in the intro

[@Xyler94]

I love how people defending this game were like "It's fun to cause chaos". Of fucking course it is, blowing things up with no ramifications is hella fun for a while. But that doesn't make it a good game. You're making your own fun...

[@cuzzbaby]

exactly. If you want to cause chaos, do in the better games, hell do it in GTA V.

[@MerlautJones]

Sounds like the Just Cause series.

[@Arrowthorne]

If its chaos you want, I'd settle for the Crackdown games if all 'causing chaos' is what people want to do

[@crimsonchin4889]

Most of the people that defend this are uninformed casual gamers that have no idea what makes a game good. Saints row 2022 is not a good game.

[@jojocirs8804]

I have a friend who said the exact same shit about this game, said he "didn't experience too many bugs in the game." and believe it's an 8/10 game. I say bullsh!t

[@jasonensteinjag]

The only thing i can praise this game for is that it made me install Saints Row 2 and 3 and play it, and am now having the most fun gaming session of the entire year. Everyone, please do the same.

[@victorcharles27]

SR3 REMASTERED FOR ME😌

[@shadowknight9395]

SR3 was an overall disappointment for me Only Saints Row 1 and 2 will remain a special place in my heart

[@DevilDaRebel]

@@shadowknight9395 SR2 and SR3, best of both worlds.

[@disguy7345]

Overall all pre reboot saints row games are good if you want silly fun. For story just stay away from 3 and 4. 4 is the wackiest one in gameplay yet with the weakest story in pre reboot

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

@@DevilDaRebel Saint's Row 4 anyone?

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

That intro is a perfect example of how out of touch companies can be.

[@charlottecorday8494]

Yeah but if we make the blue haired men in dresses on Twitter happy with our diversion and inclusion (the ones who will never actually buy the game), that's ALL that matters.

[@manjoumenakamoto3248]

The companies are trying to be relevant but fails miserably

[@heartboyxo2496]

I'm so fucking mad that not a single company can just give us another Saints Row / San Andreas style game.

[@thomasnielsen5580]

didn't watch dogs become kind of like Saints Row, when the second released? And Just Cause is also very batshit crazy.

[@jbbrolic]

Yeah I was into Saints Row 2 (and 3 to a lesser extent) because GTA decided to get all serious in IV, now we got nothing.

[@ezioassassain]

@@thomasnielsen5580 watch dogs 2 not even close lmao

[@--Traveler--]

@@thomasnielsen5580 watch dogs 2 was basically this. but it came out in like 2014 or so so it didnt seem as bad. at lease the characters in watch dogs 2 had some depth towards the end.

[@MerlautJones]

Ikr? I love GTA IV, Saints Row 2, and the first Watch Dogs. 😏

[@Gaskinmoo79]

Its actually good to see he is willing to play a game he knows will be garbage to provide some fun entertainment for his viewers. Spot on review.

[@TheBadmatter]

Those end up being his best videos usually

[@whoevencaresbra-5990]

@@TheBadmatter FACTS

[@fwef7445]

It's his job, he's not going to throw away money by not reviewing it, you think he's doing this out of charity?

[@whoevencaresbra-5990]

@@fwef7445 no I think he just means he appreciates Joe for playing this garbage all the way through even tho it’s his job it’s kinda torture 😂

[@nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807]

@@fwef7445 Yeah he's a capitalist, Saints Row hates him.

[@ShoopityDoopity]

This game is a clear example of why the greatest games came out 10-10+ years ago and why we still play them to this day

[@victorcharles27]

Absolutely

[@camdrouilhet6892]

Soooo what about Elden Ring??

[@davidprice5678]

@@camdrouilhet6892 One game out of 10-20 mediocre or downright awful games.

[@bobross1816]

@@camdrouilhet6892 It's a good game but overrated honestly and the streak of games we've been having is just abysmal.

[@FlyinggMushroom]

Nah 15 to 20+

[@shadowthehedgehog181]

The fact an unknown, budget indie dev can make better cat models than a well-established, AAA game dev blows my mind

[@sfoblio]

I know it's torture for Joe to play these horrible games, but the reviews are so damn entertaining. Thanks for suffering for your art Joe. Loved this one.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Honestly I will see a "Good Review" and be like "I'll watch that when I get off Work". I see a Bad Review, I am like "I'll call in late, I am watching this now!"

[@HonduranMegatron]

For us, it’s pure comedy gold and entertainment For Joe, it’s Guantanamo Bay levels of torture

[@paperclip9558]

One of the best skit in the history of angry review. I'm having a nostalgia feeling rn, because this one feels like an old school angry joe video.

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

easy there boy dont blow your load so quick over nothin. I love joe but its....... he tried.

[@Ninjya44]

Volition just folded too, what a game!

[@sunlightcrusader]

It took them 30 years to fold.

[@hoodiepen]

This review also feels like a social commentary for today’s society. The Saints Row franchise went from boasting hardcore explicit content to becoming a politically-correct safe-for-work game.

[@MoonShadeStuff]

I don't know how sfw a game can be when one of the main gameplay elements is shooting people, but maybe that also reflects on the current situation in America. Can't say "shit" on TV but doing nothing against gun violence is ok - kind of weird for the rest of the world here where you can say "shit" all you want but don't have gun violence. It's like they can't really get the priorities straight.

[@spartymatt9627]

Agreed. The "capitalist genius" line threw up a red flag for me, then listening to the rest of the writing is just cringe inducing

[@kanthanesankandiah760]

@@spartymatt9627 yeah. The writer are far right idiots and Nazi. They really want Nato and Russia to declare war

[@reanimatorpl]

And also characters have to have every skin colour possible, every sexual orientation and they need to talk at least once about Greenpeace or carbon footprint…

[@raymondrembert6870]

@@MoonShadeStuff there is no country in the world where you can say any “shyt” you want on tv.

[@richardsavings6690]

That ending is so on point. You didn't even say 'see you next time' or anything like that, this game doesn't deserve it.

[@kobra6660]

This names fallout 76 looks nore comple

[@farandr]

Best sketch intro so far. Spot on with where gaming is going.

[@schwartzy65]

And entertainment generally :(

[@MrNegativecreep07]

The fact they thanked their Reddit mods in the credits says all you need to know.

[@murkinsmurff219]

More like life in general

[@justinstoll4955]

@@MrNegativecreep07 Oh my God. That sounds ridiculous!

[@bayrondelcid8728]

@@MrNegativecreep07 wait who thanked their reddit mods?

[@artemisarrow179]

Volition is officially out of business. RIP Bozo- hope the Blackrock money was worth it

[@Autobotmatt428]

Well Get woke go broke I guess.

[@krustykrabpizza4328]

​@@Autobotmatt428or just write a good story and pay attention to your audience if you are going to put a bunch of new age shit in a game

[@nsgamingallen1308]

The amount of satisfaction from hearing "Ya done fucked it up." Doesn't get old.

[@edgarjacksby1402]

Eh, it's better when he uses that quote on games that actually deserve it.

[@tomerart9544]

@@edgarjacksby1402 this game deserves it

[@PepeLa_]

@@edgarjacksby1402 This game is dogshit and Volition definitely deserve a "ya done fucked it up."

[@joshuagraham2843]

@@PepeLa_ we have to the dlc i’m sure the’ll bring the old saints row root and i’m predicting johnny gat as a cop which is canon will appear

[@edgarjacksby1402]

@@PepeLa_ for the bugs and poor co-op state, sure, but they’ll be fixed by the time it comes to steam

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

The ending of the OG Saints Row referred to "salting the Earth." Kind of dark and poetic. Seems like Volition took that saying to heart and salted all over the franchise in place for this fucking pile of glitched out pixels.

[@autobotstarscream765]

My favorite part was when Volition said "It's salting time!" and salted all over the audience.

[@sreeshnelp]

So glad to see old-school Angry Reviews! I do know they're a lot more effort compared to discussions, but I enjoy these so much more!

[@NeroLeMorte]

True they are way more enjoyable than most of his current age content.

[@jjeaze]

Agreed.

[@999jay999]

Angry Review(s) welcome home.....

[@victorcharles27]

Absolutely

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Makes you appreciate these a little more because you know they sat down and decided "okay this one deserves a rant"

[@mastery7901]

Its kind of sad in a way, the original name of Volition was Parallax. They made Descent all the way back in 1995 for MS-DOS. I knew that game all the way back then in the 90s. Now that they have shut down, its like an insult to the original team and their legacy even though they are not the present company. Wokeness destroys everything it touches.

[@m0-m0597]

Remember the names of the people who worked on Descent. Don't remember Volition. The original people weren't involved.

[@Mi2Lethal]

"Drop that dookie girl" is certified hood classic.

[@Ronin-kk4bt]

Hahahaha 😭

[@Autizimo1]

Ok

[@weareoutbreak89]

i bought the CD the Day it was availlable in stores.... thanks Joe, "Drop that Dookie Girl" became a smashing hit on my last Disko-Night that i hosted.

[@chrisanderson7820]

Saints Row 3 was one of the funniest, most over the top and fun games I ever played, that shit was hysterical (even if it was a departure from 1&2). Sad to see the mess this franchise has become.

[@jhasonchan5786]

Angry Joe is getting back on track., Everytime there is a bad game., i miss these old kind of bad game reviews 🙂

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

Yeah, I lowkey keep wishing for bad releases lmao

[@JayceCH.]

I miss the old format videos in general.

[@matthewcullen3486]

I prefer the old format too. I really enjoyed his positive reviews back then actually. Like the Skyrim review

[@LinkerParker]

@@JayceCH. how are the older reviews different from the newer ones? Seems to me the format is still the same

[@jeannedarc3890]

He is lazy. This takes less time

[@chilihunter7392]

My favorite moments: Intro 0:44-4:20 You done fd it up + Joe and Alex reaction 4:37-5:11 Kitty! 5:18-5:35 Trying to drive a car 7:01-7:45 Interior design 10:24-10:54 Saint's Row's dialogue 13:33-14:10 All my ilk drinks soy milk 14:22-14:41 Mission ideas 18:20-21:01 THE DILDO BAT 22:40-23:39 OJ's character 24:10-24:48 This hilarious moment 25:10-25:52 WRONG! 41:33- 41:37 Slap 44:30-44:43 No sequel please 46:28-46:41 Gluten free 47:07-47:49 ... 49:34-49:53

[@Nine9005]

Agreed

[@nappyslinger]

The best part of Saint's Row is the skits that Angry Joe managed to put together 😂

[@Booby855]

The ending should have been Johnny Gat and the crew showing up and being like who the f*** are you guys lol

[@visamartikainen773]

And then Johnny kills them all. Violently.

[@giannileegalvan2669]

That ending would’ve completely redeemed this game.