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Saints Row: The Third review
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Release Year: 2011
Developer: Volition
Publishers: THQ, Deep Silver
Genre: Open-world, Action-adventure
Music (in order):
"Saints Row: The Third Theme/Menu Music" by Broken Pixels
"When Good Heists go Bad" by Malcom Kirby & Kyle Vandeslunt
"Killbane and The Syndicate" by Malcom Kirby
"Roots of Legend" by Density & Time
"Schizo" by Anno Domini Beats
"The Mission: Part 1" by Malcom Kirby
"Customization 1" by Malcom Kirby
"Charisma" by The Brothers Records
"Move Out" by MK2
"Club Step" by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
Gameplay, audio and images from:
Deep Silver
Kotalu
Nintendo
Pop Culture Geek
Radical Entertainment
Rockstar Games
Rockstar North
Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar Vancouver
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Square Enix
THQ
Vivendi Games
Volition
Xbox Game Studios
KZbin video used:
"Saints Row: The Third - Power CG Trailer" by Saints Row
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That's pretty scary...he could stop tomorrow

[@Reefer-Rampage69]

What about now!

[@dadeleemurphy85]

I like SR 2-4. but .... well... they shot themselves in the ass because where do you go once you stop aliens and rebuild the planet?

[@speedwaynutt]

Agents of mayhem.

[@mewes1991]

Time travel was introduced at the very end of 4.

[@tannerthegreat98]

Wes Wheat dude a time travel story could be so sick

[@RaxonXVI]

A new planet? Or the original idea of 4 had a gat clone make clones of big bad world leaders to work for him what if they abused the time machine and it created an area (the games city) that was made up of different rifts in time

[@FraserSouris]

Do it again but with better technology

[@kokomine578]

Saints Row the third was not as good as 2 but I still enjoyed it.

[@cameronhisey2376]

You know it’s a great day when ColourShed uploads a review ✌🏻 keep up the great work!

[@GamerGuysReviews]

Saints Row 3 and 4 were my introduction to the series. Say what will you will about how outlandish the series got, I think they're damn fun.

[@BandicootMilk]

William Lowery I can half agree and half not. I would not like to explain all reasons why though

[@AliBazz]

Theyre borin* and hes not vice president you dont play as president they just say you do but the gameplay is same from tt and powers is from prototype but unpolished

[@speedwaynutt]

I actually really liked saints row 3. My main issue not enough gat.

[@iforgothowtotype]

I enjoyed all 4 games

[@lukemartin-buckley4470]

No Gat*

[@MonkeyDBuild]

speedwaynutt that’s my only complain/bad thing about SR3

[@Jam29Josh]

I played SR3 when it came out and was overall disappointed in the end. I enjoyed it when I was playing through but when I got to the end and realized there wasn't much fun to be had afterwards that's when everything fell apart. The open world was bland compared to the diverse map in SR2 and the npc's were boring whereas the npc's in the second game had as many actions and reactions as the player did. In SR2 you could just stand there and witness crazy moments unfold without getting involved just because the npc's actually had a variety of different ways they can react to different scenarios. Saints Row The Third felt like it should've been a linear game, the open world just brought it down.

[@aloptuleamagnificanton4983]

Your father was disappointed as well when you were born.

[@fastasgaupthebargaining7174]

@@aloptuleamagnificanton4983 damn dude that's harsh

[@fredster594]

@@aloptuleamagnificanton4983 Your mother must have drank and smoked alot during her pregnancy for you to say such horrible crap.

[@Goochbag8]

This. Thank you. There was just something about Saints row 2 that felt balanced and more well done. Yes 3 is more over the top and ridiculous. But it just focused on that aspect too much.

[@Goochbag8]

What'd I say is that ridiculous things are more appealing in an environment that feels more real. While by today's standards, SR2 is far from that. But the balance makes those over the top moments more appealing, especially in a more relatable world. Saints Row 3 is still fun as fuck, but feels too much like a shameless movie. This may not be comparable but as someone who reviewed Mafia 2 (shout out to trasknari for bringing that to my attention) compared it to jumping into a Norman Rockwell painting and shooting all of the people in it. There is a balance.

[@Nerodrgn]

Honestly I loved saints 2 and 3, yes 2 had some more silly fun but idk the games were just great all round for me

[@Tatl]

Saints Row as a series ended with 2. I do like “Celebrity Gang Wars the Third”, it’s a fun game.. I wonder when the first two released?

[@KazuyaAmon]

Saints row 2 is still the better game don't get me wrong the third is good but it's strayed away from its roots with juvenile and over-the-top humor and action it doesn't even feel like a Saints Row game tbh

[@Hidden_lvl]

You sure you played this game? It has giant muscle guys running around teaming up with you and also trying to kill you, gloves that punch and explode people along with a bunch of other stuff that's over the top. Shaundi is like the only character that took gats death serious. It's no different than the first two games. Those are only a few of the things that this game offer but it has much more. The game isn't better than the 2nd imo but it's still a Saints Row game all around.

[@Lackingx]

That's because it's better than the first two shit games

[@theonlyplain]

And IMO the dialogues were cringy.

[@SellingSouls]

@@theonlyplain Not as cringy and edgy as the first 2 games.

[@frogglen6350]

Yup. 2 is better

[@MerlautZone]

How Volition wasn't sure what to do next? The "Revelation" mission? Corporate Warfare dlc for SR2? Who wrote those?!

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

Tue hitman activities are actually still in the game, you just access them through your phone instead of a location.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

This game was good and enjoyable but it’s nothing like the first two tbh.

[@BuckBeakGaming]

Compared to what comes after the third one the third one is not all that bad the second one is my favorite

[@LoverOfManyArts]

It's atleast 100 times better than Saints Row 1, But Saints Row 2 is the best in my opinion

[@BullworthGraduate]

@@LoverOfManyArts - Nah, _Saints Row 1_ is better than _The Third_ .

[@LoverOfManyArts]

@@BullworthGraduate i fail to see how, Saints Row The Third has much better customization options and better graphics, the only thing i can think of that's better than Saints row 3 in SR1 is the story and more cleverly written humor, but that's pretty much it. SR3 trumps it in every other way that isn't story, SR2 takes the cake from both games although

[@BullworthGraduate]

@@LoverOfManyArts - Better story, better soundtrack, memorable characters, better character development, better activites, better open-world map, better cars, memorable gangs, better sound effects especially with guns and explosions. That's what I can argue about, but at least we can agree on the better writing in the first game.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

I still prefer Saints Row 2 tbh.

[@estofadodepollo16]

Sr5 still cancelled soz

[@lRlSHBLADE]

Yeah

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

Sr2 epic

[@estofadodepollo16]

With gentlemen of the row is cooler

[@Lackingx]

You're a fucking idiot tbh

[@thunter992]

Love what you do and the work you put into your content. Best reviewer on KZbin

[@phil_zupra_b5880]

Your reviews are always so well made. I love watching your reviews from games i already know, so i can see a different point of view and even hear about stuff i never really thought about it.

[@jaetrxpp]

Just in time. I just replayed SR2 and I'm currently replaying SRTT. Subscribed.

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

Sr3 epic game

[@feIon]

Artuurs Z. but watching this review and replying to this dudes comment wasn't a waste of time, right?

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

FELON Are you impying watching a review and replying is waste of time?Because if it is every review video and every reply is wasted time then...

[@thetruth4863]

Things you should review - GTA:Chinatown wars - the getaway - the postal series

[@armyofninjas9055]

Postal was trash. The other two though.....

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[@hatsuseno]

Ah nice, was wondering when you were gonna drop this review. Thanks.

[@gnarkillguch]

I loved SR2/3. 4 had some good ideas, but lost a lot of what made the first 3 so fun by making you a superhero. Half the fun of the previous games was customizing and tuning your vehicles into badass road warriors. Giving you super speed and borderline flight powers really ruined that whole aspect.

[@spiderjerusalem8284]

They really need to Reboot the series back to its origins.

[@SellingSouls]

Nah.

[@h1.w590]

Spider Jerusalem yes please, I know it’s gonna be hard but I need to know what happens to dex and troy, they ruined the game, what they did to the boss was practically character assassination

[@BullworthGraduate]

Agreed. Take the series back to its glory days.

[@johnnyrhec]

The ending to Gat Out of Hell essentially rebooted the franchise.

[@FraserSouris]

Nah. Expand on 4. The gameplay is far more unique then

[@genaroslxps]

You should make a Borderlands 1 review. Love ur videos btw, keep it up!

[@txcforever]

The biggest issue with SR3 is that it used activities as main missions for a big part of the main game. It felt cheap and lazy when most of the other aspects were a big improvement over 2.

[@BandicootMilk]

txcforever they did the same with gat out of hell but it was worse

[@txcforever]

@@BandicootMilk Yeah, in that you basically only run around destroying shit and doing activities. It barely had any structure and you having powers meant that getting cars and weapons was almost completely pointless. It was fun, but it barely felt like a SR game.

[@BandicootMilk]

txcforever I didn't have fun with gat outta hell but I really did enjoy SR4 itself. I ended up getting the platinum trophy twice. (PS3 and PS4)

[@txcforever]

@@BandicootMilk Couldn't even finish Gat out of Hell. SR4 was ok but again it was closer to Infamous than SR2 or even 3.

[@jojobrojo5062]

I'm so glad to be seeing anyone cover Saints Row these days. Love the series wholeheartedly, and it sucked to see it go under the radar for a bit. However with the recently released Switch port of The Third, and the confirmation of a movie being developed I'm so excited. Hoping there will be something Saints Row related at E3.

[@RLJIM]

Love your reviews, just downloading this game again to play through now.

[@KILLCAM607]

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[@robert1317]

This game was easily the pinnacle of 2011 for me. I remember getting it for Christmas that year. 15 year old me was the happiest I could be lmao. That game also introduced me to a lot of heavy ass metal. 10/10

[@BawlsMahoney]

Volition really jumped the shark with sr3 and then WAY over did it with sr4. It sucks that it seems like it's going the same way with the new game coming out. It sucks that they probably (keyword probably) won't be able to bring it back to what they had with sr2. It was such the perfect middle ground of massive customization and having it still somewhat grounded in reality. Like take the 3 rival gangs for example. The Robin Japanese gang, the brotherhood gang, and the sons of samedi. They were unique in their own ways, but still being in the the realm of reality. Then with sr3, you had pro wrestlers, hacker nerds, and whatever the other gang was.

[@kek4567]

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[@davidtyierejian1033]

SRTT badness makes you really appreciate SR2

[@superdrinkingpepsi]

Even though he said he likes the game...

[@SimpleOldGaming]

@@superdrinkingpepsi I like the game too but it's the worst in the series by far. At least 4 was fun

[@ghosttoast8610]

SuperDrinkingPepsi He’s not going on colorsheds opinion

[@SellingSouls]

SRTT badness... still a more popular and succesful game than SR 2. Also, at least The Third actually has decent optimization compared to the second one.

[@emperorducky4951]

@@SellingSouls successful doesn't mean better, the customization was better than SR2? I think you have your head in your ass!

[@mickeycoolmouse]

Amazing content as always. Just waiting on midnight club 3 and sleeping dogs reviews. I know you'll deliver in spades

[@ColeEdits]

Saints Row 2 was the best. SImple as.

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Been watching your videos for a couple days now, buh when I sall u review saints row 3 u earned a new sub before the ads where even over with🤝

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Was waiting for this!!

[@leonardoteixeira1743]

@colourshedproductions Fantastic work, been devouring all your reviews, wich feel concise and pretty good. It just sounds that it comes from someone who genuinely loves games. as a side remark, an interesting Open world "franchise" were the GetAway games for the PS2. pity nobody talks about them

[@TheDandan217]

My personal favourite of the franchise, though SR2 is very close. Great review once again, but can't believe you didn't mention the epic set prices such as the "Power" and "I need a Hero" in certain missions. They are what make it a memorable game for me.

[@BlueShift2000]

Good video like always :) Can you make Vid. about Driver San Francisco ?

[@thattonnatoguywithafez8246]

@Minty66 Eh more of a, action driving game in my opinion.

[@fritzfreak]

I love this man ! keep it up !!!

[@thomasroy7758]

awesome job man keep it up!!

[@harukatakahashi8822]

Picking the female voice is the GREATEST THING IN SAINTS ROW VIDEO GAMES, voice actor Laura Bailey Nail it, it seem more fun playing as a girl (myself too) & having her as her voice is just fun & the best & when she was singing with piecue (the American black guy on your side) they both seem in real life, like they both had a really good time making that.

[@lizzybedizzy893]

23:00 it's funny you say that, cause they were literally cutting content every month up to the very last months of the games launch. I will always say that SR3 should've been a reboot rather then a sequel.

[@erikthemaster8990]

We need a hd remake of saints row 1

[@Dayrahl]

The best saints.

[@bushysowavvey]

Your reviews are top notch.

[@HUNdebLeonidasX]

Honestly I liked the setting of the game The near future things like S.T.A.G, their vtols, the more unusual gangs, the vehicles etc. They should keep this setting. Also liked that fact that the gang gets derelict by themself not because some new gang got more power. (I know it's happens but the Saints are already the shadow of themselves) It's just feel lile something that surely happens after taking over a city. I just hope they manage to combine all the things on SRTT and SR2 (without aliens and powers,) in a potential sequel

[@justsomeperson5110]

I agree. SR3 wasn't "bad", it's a fun time waster. But in spite of being more over-the-top, SR2 is just more EPIC. And has better clothes. And better music. And grittier moments. And more challenge. And for the most part better humor. And ... I guess we all get the point. LOL

[@TheValueKing]

great review once again!

[@Sammy_the_best_there_ever_was]

The worst part about Saints Row 3 is how short the game is if you cut out all the side activity from the main game because the game makes you play them then you have a total of what 10 actual missions

[@user-mj4pp9hi3p]

I've been watching this review's for some time now, and this guy is just great at what he do, but i don't really get why he so much under the radar. Seriously, after 2 or 3 review's I've stumbled upon, I was thinking, judging by the quality of his content, that this dude have a ton of subs and stuff. Only now I see just how small this number is. Well, my point - dude deserve better than this. And another great video, by the way.

[@visassess8607]

I really liked SR3. I started the series with 2 and at the end, it's still my favorite but SR3 holds a special place in my memories. Especially taking that penthouse while Power plays. By the way, I never liked how they handled Loren. I think you should've destroyed the gangs first and kill Loren last. Him killing Johnny gives the player great motivation to get him yet he dies before any of the smaller gang leaders and doesn't even get a face to face confrontation or final dialogue.

[@visassess8607]

By the way, a VTOL is an actual thing in real life. It stands for "Vertical Take-off and Landing" and probably the best example is the Harrier jet.

[@RaxonXVI]

3 is my personal favorite in the series and one of my all-time favorite games And I've beaten it on switch and personally I didn't find it as bad as people say it is

[@Smarties.]

I completed the switch version pretty recently and I honestly didn’t understand why so many people were rating it poorly because of the technical issues other than a few graphical issues the game looked and played just fine for me the shortcomings of the port were well worth it to play Saints Row the third on a portable system

[@AliBazz]

I dont think you played other sr games in the first place

[@RaxonXVI]

@@AliBazz why do you think that?

[@AliBazz]

@SpookyPfPlayer 1 no

[@DeadX2]

How lol 2 is way better in every way but ok

[@gsampson97]

I loved SR3 and SR4. A couple of my favourite games

[@pyropsycho9292]

13:49 There is hitman and chopshop activities in Saints Row 3, they are accessed from the saints book.

[@TheBoxyBear]

I loved driving in supercars, especially the neon one that I used a glitch to increase its performance even more. But it became quickly annoying to get stuck in lifted bridges when using nitro.

[@AstralFrost]

Great review. I did think this game was a step down from 2, but it's good in its own right.

[@GTAPanos]

I really loved how they made the boss in sr3. He was the most likeable imo

[@sebastiangonzales46]

I love you and your videos man you deserve more subs you'll get there we gotchu #nohomo

[@tonyredgrave706]

You should do a review on Stuntman for the PS2. It was basically a tech demo for the long-awaited Driv3r. But you should review that after doing Driver 2.

[@nobel11]

Fantastic review. I'm glad you're going through this series. Hope you're enjoying Saint's Row 4. Have you played Red Faction Guerrilla? It came out right after Saint's Row 2, and had a very Saint's Row vibe. Plus, who doesn't love knocking down buildings?

[@goosechaser13]

It had the SR vibe because it use the same engine and its made by the same devs (series was made by them Actually) Too bad they opted for a differents engine for the third, since the one they choose isn't really good

[@maxpegasusthedragon3725]

Great review I was realy exsited to see this. man reasontly been playing SR3 on my switch and yeee it's no SR2 as that's the best in the series but still good second best in my opinion :3 Also hitman and chop shop missions are in the game there found in the saints book just thought I would point that out

[@LovroZimak]

You said heavy metal you have to do Brutal Legend now.

[@ThisThatAndTheOtherWithBradley]

I absolutely love this game. Cannot wait for the upcoming remaster.

[@moistladd]

I love this game so much I remember playing this game for hours and hours and hours when I was younger and I’ve picked up the remaster and I still can play it for hours and hours and hours it’s definitely my favorite open world game the most fun one ever I can stay entertained constantly

[@lamricelo]

Loving these reviews! Good to see analyses of these games in retrospect! Hitman and Chop Shop activities are on your Saints phone this time, but I don’t know if they count towards 100%.

[@strongestvirus4491]

You are so underrated.

[@ghosttoast8610]

Another quality video!

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

Awesome video 👍. I luv the series. I wish i could make epic videos like u.

[@Daimo83]

As somebody who hadn't played the other SR games, this felt like the fun version of GTA 4 - and that was amazing.

[@TheMrFancyKiwi]

I actually just beat this game again yesterday. Enjoyed it a lot more than I did when I first played it years ago.

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

Mods increase replay value

[@ZACLAND21]

With a remaster coming out soon I can’t wait to play it again

[@Jakub_Apacz]

Hitman and Chopshop aren’t gone, they’re in the „Saints Book” or whatever it’s called. It’s available in your characters phone from what I remember.

[@MidoriDad]

So glad I played both 2 and 3. And personally 3 was definitely my favorite. It made sure it wasnt grand theft. And for that I love it. It was hilarious, yet as action-packed as possible. Unpopular Opinion, sure, but I stand by it.

[@JaggerSWright]

Unpopular Opinion : SRTT is my favourite one. Mainly because it was the one that introduced me to the franchise.

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

That was my first Saints Row game i played. I luv it

[@darknessviking]

the buff longhaired dude in the character selection was the exact one i used

[@kastle3322]

The hitman and chopshop quests are still there though, in the section of your phone called the "Saintsbook"

[@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb]

The first Saints Row I played was Saints Row 2, I had it for less than a day until my Dad came back from work and took it off me.

[@linktheordonianhero9098]

When I first started playing SR3, I didn't put it down for a good couple of months. It's super satisfying to play. Might get it on the Switch if they fix it. Edit: Saints Row 2 had Land Down Under by Men At Work as a radio song, and that gives it a +1 from me

[@naytny5819]

just play it on PC it looks fantastic at Ultra and can maintain a constant 60 fps with a decent rig

[@basithph8958]

I miss these old games

[@SirBigWater]

I'm just waiting still for a 5th game. I've been buying and playing each of the games on release, ever since the original since there were two many good 360 games to have then in 2006. Great series. Driving is just not great now when I replay them. I didn't have a problem back then though

[@thejojex6600]

For me.SR3 is good game but it was a step back from SR2

[@thing8357]

Yeah sr2 was juvenile but it was serious like the yakuza games. And it worked well this one is just juvenile which is fine but I prefer 2.

[@blackkev3695]

The beginning of the end 😩

[@DANLi_]

SR2 & SRTT imo are two best games in the series, I liked both for different reasons,

[@kek4567]

Yea they are almost completely different games but great in their own ways

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

Agreed

[@TommyCrosby]

SR3 was the turning point where SR wasn't only a GTA clone. I actually liked more SR3 over GTA4 (although I played few years after). SR4 was almost better... But you know... The ending and the slap to the face called Gat out of Hell just killed the series.

[@BullworthGraduate]

_Saints Row_ was never a _GTA_ clone though.

[@xNeonhartx]

This review came just in the nick of time, the Full Package edition of the game is 75% off on Steam at the moment, as of now I think its got about 1 day left

[@trickey9540]

This made me want to replay sr4 even tho I had just replayed it a month or so ago

[@Kenshiro3rd]

The PC port got an update that fixed it recently. it use to be a complete mess. Even worse you use to need a third party installer just to set it up on a 64-bit OS, cause the setup/installer utility was 16 bit. It also fixed various other things.

[@KidNiceDynamite]

i fucking loved saints row the third beat on both my xbox and ps3 at the time without cheats and man so much nostalgia thinking back on saints row 2 aha

[@Bingunsdingus]

I'm glad he added a spoiler alert

[@Deadliestninja8]

Good review. Are you going to do Gat out of Hell?

[@m16fermy]

Correction for those who don't know Hitman and chop shop aren't gone from saints row 3 they're actually in the saints book tab of your phone along with challenges so if you're thinking of a way to spend burn some time is about 150 things for you to do in that section of the phone I'm not sure on the exact number

[@muhammedraashid3667]

This is the saints row that brought me to the franchise! It was one of the best games i ever played!!

[@xlegendarybossx4201]

The humor in the game 😂

[@nonames810]

well the wraith(the neon car u get for beating all kinzies trailblazing missions) is pretty fast, and if u glitch it the customization menu u can make it go from 0 to max in an instant.

[@swagit4174]

The Third was my first Saints Row cause of the very high amount silliness of gameplay and story. I was kinda hoping they put the serious tone from the Saints Row 2 tho cause it differs a lot from GTA itself. For the sake of the future of Saints Row balance it out with the humors from the Third. Definitely enhance the version of choices you make for the story gives you replayabilty a couple of times over.

[@JhonnyMordecai]

IMO saints row 2 will always be the best in the series, not just in story and gameplay, but also in content and tone, especially the latter. I'm not a big fan of being silly just for being silly, this game to me felt more like a parody than an actual sequel and when I learned that saints row IV had super powers, at that point I was done with the series.

[@gnarkillguch]

You really didn't miss much. 4 felt rushed, and definitely more like an expansion pack to 3 rather than it's own complete experience. The superpowers basically ruined what made the first 3 so good.

[@goosechaser13]

The powers in 4 are useless, i literally forgot they existed 3h00 after playing. The guns are just much better

[@Lackingx]

Blind nostalgia no substance

[@feIon]

3 was outrageous but 4 was TOO outrageous for me

[@katt1172]

Nostalgia is a strong drug

[@pimbech]

I love Ssohpkc's walkthrough

[@oswith971]

I loved the shit out of SR3 and 4, I imagine it would be even more fun in Co-op but none of my friends want to play it I rarely get motivated enough to complete an entire these days so it's quite rare that I completely finish a game and get all collectables etc. but I did that with SR3 and 4

[@katt1172]

Me too,ive never bothered 100%ing games other than sr3/4