If I liked gta4, will I like saints row 2?

[ManBearPig]

How is it? I really like open world games and it seems like I can find it cheap.

 

[RedRooster]

Some people see something in it, I don't. I gave it a fair crack, but to me it is just plain boring compared to GTA4. Maybe boring is not the word, cheesy is probably more accurate.
Its cheap though, doesn't hurt to try.

 

[Thraxen]

I guess I'm the opposite of RedRooster. I find the SR games to be more fun to play than GTA. GTAIV was just tedious and boring. You also get real co-op with SR.

 

[JoPh]

i am playing saint row 2 right now. i liked it a lot better than gta4

gta4 tries to be too serious. saints row 2 is just stupid stuff thats fun.. i love spraying people with shit. lol.


gta4 has better graphics. but overall fun level goes to saints row2.. i think.

i played through gta... i cant wait to pick back up sr2..

 

[BoberFett]

SR is more like GTA3. GTA4 went in a more serious direction, the SR games are campy and over the top. I liked both for different reasons. GTA4 was a cool, somewhat realistic world to play in and SR you get to do things like drive around in a septic truck spraying down people and buildings with it.

 

[R Nilla]

Saints Row 2 has a lot more to do but most of it is pretty mindless and repetitive. I think comparing GTA IV and SR2 commits the same mistake as comparing Infamous and Prototype. Sure they seem to be pretty similar but they have different play styles and gameplay objectives.

The Saints Row games are basically GTA San Andreas clones. SR2 lacks polish in some areas but is a decent game. GTA IV tried to tone things down from the craziness the series had become and I think a lot of GTA fans ended up not liking the new direction. Saints Row fills this void because it continues the over-the-top antics and abundance of activities established by the PS2 GTA titles.

 

[ric1287]

SR2 is better than GTA4.

 

[warcrow]

Whatever you do, do not get the PC version of SR2--it's not very compatible with a lot of devices and it's regarded in the community to be fairly unstable. Stick with the console versions and you will be fine.

That being said--for me--I really enjoyd both games quite a bit and for different reasons.

I enjoyed GTAIV's more serious take on the open-world genre as it trys to tell a more serious and compelling story filled with much (MUCH MUCH!) more interesting characters than SR2s, while it attempts to move the genre forward. I also loved the overall detail in the world--it's stunningly detailed in its design (I would like to point out that when I say detailed I'm not necissarily talking about graphical fidelity--but more so of the design, layout and architecture design and detail of the city!)

No alley looks cookiecutter or a copy & paste job from another part of the city. I know it sounds ridiculous to mention but even some of the clutter in the alleys, the steps leading up to buildings and curbs running along the backstreets look unique in their own right. It's totally fascinating to me to look at these things, but I'm also a little weird too.

But wait! I also loved SR2! It's really, sort of wacky and fun ride with a totally different spirit to it. It's not trying to move you with it's narrative (or acting chops). It's there to say "Ok, so here is our laughabily serious plot--now go outside and play!", and you run off filming a reality show (cops), being a body guard for celebrities or even chasing streakers. It's great fun, so it depends on what you want out of the game.

I didnt finish the game (got about 3/4 of the way through it) where as GTAIV I saw it through to the end (beat GTAIV twice actually). SR2 is a great game and most certainly worth whatever the price of admission is these days.

Oh and one last thing, in terms of GTAIV

Unfortunately there still remains one absurd design choice that drives me to shouting at my TV in I hopes that Sam Houser will take notice--scripted phone calls. They have got to stop.

Actually the calls wouldn’t be so bad if Niko or Johnny didnt stop running to answer these intrusions. But in regards to this game in particular, I don’t know of anything else more frustrating than the inevitable phone call once you've completed a mission. The likelihood that one is involved in a car chase in GTA involving a insane amount of munitions had got to be high. Not only are there bound to be 37 cop cars hot on your trail, but you are most likely going to be running from your burning charriot thereafter. To have the protagonist suddenly stop running while trying to get away is maddening. It got to the point where I would try to find an alley to run and hide in so Mr Turtle wouldnt get killed. It wouldnt be so bad if the save system was a little more logical, but after a long tedious mission this is the last thing we want to have happen.

More here for those that are interested.

 

[smackababy]

SR2 is what everyone was expecting from GTA4. It is a less serious, more freedom driven game. They know you only want to run around, shoot people, steal cars, and run from cops. They give that to you.

 

[CountZero]

I'd say liking GTA4 doesn't tell you one way or the other whether you'll like SR2 but I do think liking Vice City or San Andreas is a reasonable indication.

For me SR2 was just a lot more fun and a lot more of what I wanted in a sandbox game. Its cheap enough its worth checking out.

 

[coldmeat]

They were both fun for me. The game I keep going back to to just fool around in is GTAIV though. I found that SR2 just isn't fun anymore once I finished the main story, maybe it's because killing police is too easy, and the mini games aren't fun. Oh, and SR2 has a horrible frame rate when I play it, it's really choppy.

 

[Tristicus]

The PC version sucks, be forewarned. That said, I loved GTA4, hated SA. I loved SR2. I like GTA4 more because it is more realistic, but I do like the zany attitude of SR2.

 

[SnipeMasterJ13]

I have both and I love SR2 (and the first one). Saints Row 2 is one of the few games I picked up at full price and I don't mind at all. GTA4, though, what a disappointment that was. I even tried playing again after a few months away from it and only lasted 15ish minutes.

SR2 is just FUN. I don't think I've ever laughed harder while playing a game. I was in tears when my "white guy with a black guy voice" hopped in a helicopter and started singing along to "Take on Me" and talking about how those white boys really know how to make music.

And when he grabs his crotch and does the Michael Jackson gang taunt...priceless. I'm going to have to fire this back up and play some more!

 

[Raduque]

I like saints row 2 over GTA for the hilarious things you and the AI do. Example, I was just flying around in a helo practicing landing on building like you do, when I went to land on a building that had one of those atrium things on the roof. Well, as I got closer to the building I could make out a guy stand on the edge looking down. As soon as I got close enough to start my landing procedure, the guy jumps!

Yes, an AI char committed suicide in SR2.