ไม่สามารถเล่นวิดีโอนี้
ขออภัยในความไม่สะดวก

Saints Row 2: The Fan Favourite

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
  • Saints Row 2 is often hailed as the greatest of all the Saints Row games, being a magnificent mix of serious and satire, without trending too much in either direction. Today, I shall go back in time and take a gander at why so many claim this to be thier favourite of the series- and give my thoughts as such!
    But yeah folks, I'm back to doing talk radio! Going live again on my Discord server every few days. If you're interested in some top notch banter, then head on over to the server so you can have a listen, and if you like what you hear, consider becoming a VIP so you can call in yourself! I promise you, you've never heard anything quite like it. For better or worse. Check it: / discord

ความคิดเห็น • 689

  • @HouseHexagon
    @HouseHexagon  2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Very pleased to see such a positive reception to this retrospective! Some clarifications that some of you have mentioned:
    1: The hot dog outfit and other microtransactions are indeed not for the actual game itself, but ancient Xbox 360 avatar clothing. Still absurd but worth mentioning.
    2: The races are indeed not just time trials, you can race against other AI.
    3: Aisha does mention that the Boss never speaks, but she's pretty much the only one. Still a very odd situation regardless.

    • @ArtNouveaus
      @ArtNouveaus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We need a sr2 remaster

    • @FreeAimDog
      @FreeAimDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      honestly hexagon i feel like even if volition did continue where saints row 2 left off people would still be unhappy and it would be hard to please old school fans still and heres why. at the ending of the DLC dex left stilwater and escaped because he knew how deadly playa was after all him and playa did some dangerous jobs in saints row 1 so he KNOWS the playa is a walking tank thats a master with a gun he KNOWS his security wont mean jack to the playa so he ran off somewhere else to safe his skin. thats where the problem starts we could either forget about dex and continue to play in stilwater which would piss off people like me who want revenge on dex for making all the saints turn on each other after 1 OR we could go after dex BUT we would have to leave stilwater behind to chase dex and alot of people would not like the map change just like how we dont like 3 or reboots map change. so in a way volition put themselves in a lose lose situation. now if we could start out in stilwater and go to a different map to scrap up info and find dex then go back to stilwater after we kill him then that would be great BUT technology is not that advanced yet to render 2 fully open world maps with peds and shops and all that even if the strongest PC tried doing it the PC would have trouble running that as well we are just not there yet. so i guess in the end the saints row 1 and 2 fans were screwed either way.

    • @fancygiant5181
      @fancygiant5181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The demo durby's are real bro.

    • @jonathanvasquez2162
      @jonathanvasquez2162 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Demolition derby is real lol.

    • @-SaintUK-
      @-SaintUK- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The boss himself mentions why he never spoke at the end of Julians missions

  • @ZeroFighter
    @ZeroFighter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    American here.
    Yes, Demolition Derbies are a thing, though they almost never do it indoors because the exhaust fumes have nowhere to go. Plus, you'd need an entire city block to have enough room. It's pretty much an exclusively outdoor event. The biggest reason for these events is because a car is at the end of its life, and the owners want to send it off with a bang rather than a whimper. It's a celebration of the vehicles, going out in style. It's not always the case, but is usually the reason a car is put into it. No, the cars don't blow up, and specifically to avoid that, almost every component but the engine is removed. There's no upholstery to catch fire, there's nothing in the dash that can come loose or break, there's no windows that can blow out and cut anyone... They even replace the gas tank with something that will only hold enough gas to run the car for at most maybe 10 minutes so that even if there's a catastrophic failure, there's almost no fuel to catch fire. Safety is priority 1, spectacle is priority 2.

    • @realtalunkarku
      @realtalunkarku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Interesting

    • @TheHulk1850
      @TheHulk1850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      This is a random bit of trivia in a TH-cam comment section that I ACTUALLY found interesting. Thank you for sharing, never knew that!!

    • @imortal283
      @imortal283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Gotta find better places with indoor events all the monster truck/demolition derbies I’ve seen were indoor in my area

    • @wilfredwayne7139
      @wilfredwayne7139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said.

    • @moealn
      @moealn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's terrible.

  • @saturn580
    @saturn580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    Serious world + outrageous humor. It's a proven recipe for success that Volition have done everything in their power to avoid since 2008.

    • @TheZamaron
      @TheZamaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Saints Row 3 I think is still good, sure it doesn't have those hard core moments like SR 2 did, but the humor more then makes up for it. If I want something a bit serious, I'll play SR 2, but if I just want to do crazy shit, I'll pop in SR 3, I still even love SR 4, Zinyack's a fun villain, the jokes and references to pop culture and especially to the rest of the Saints Row games makes SR 4 fun to replay and try to find the references I didn't notice before. I think the biggest problem for SR 4 just has to be narrative, where they blew up the Earth. This forever fucked up the series to the point that the spinoff took Gat to Hell, I think the reboot may be where they truly drop the ball, if the game turns out to be Woke and shitty like many movies and some games today are. But I still will always love all 5 of the OG games and will keep replaying them, even if the Reboot is total shit, by the time of Gat Outta Hell, you feel close to these gang members like they're you're actual friends.

    • @cjamesfort
      @cjamesfort 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you like Saint's Row 4's gameplay, Prototype 2 does the serious world + outrageous humor thing really well. Also serious superpowers instead of matrix hacks. I think SR4 copied alot from Prototype 1 in terms of traversal and the floating blue orb collectables. Arguably an improvement but still

    • @AliBazz
      @AliBazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dis aint a serious world whatta.. yall needa know how to express yoself, da people of stilwater is silly half of em so restart again; explain yoself better

    • @emperortrevornorton3119
      @emperortrevornorton3119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It is sorta like they don't like money

    • @f10pped36
      @f10pped36 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@AliBazz but things like killing the tribals boss's wife by putting her in a car he destroyed without him knowing? Look while SR 2 did have funny moments it did have serious parts in the story

  • @andrewflores3327
    @andrewflores3327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    When that ultor sound played, instant nostalgia

    • @AliBazz
      @AliBazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Forreal doe

    • @juanmexes1541
      @juanmexes1541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Made me pop my SR2 disc in my ps3🤣

    • @ultimatecontagion
      @ultimatecontagion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I only been playing Saints Row 1 and 2 for 2 years but I like to consider it my childhood despite me never playing the 2 games. (ESPECIALLY Saints Row 2.)
      I unfortunately started with 3, but came to the realization that both 3 and 4 are garbage several years later.

    • @RalseiGote69
      @RalseiGote69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Everytime you opened the phone you heard this sweet sound.

    • @TheHulk1850
      @TheHulk1850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "A brighter future, and a better life."

  • @ramue5749
    @ramue5749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Demolition Derby is a real thing here, though it has fallen out of fashion a bit, atleast with the general populous.
    Speed is greatly limited at these events and the terrain in the rallies are usually pretty slippery though because they aren't trying to kill people.
    And there are usually more safety straps on the drivers than at Leather & Lace.

    • @mcheese420
      @mcheese420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It is Not falling out of style at all over here on the east coast. Plenty of events from spring through fall

    • @No-vq1iv
      @No-vq1iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's a thing in Europe as well, particularly in Scandinavian countries, where they race around a track and smash eachother to pieces. I think it's called "banger racing".

    • @emperortrevornorton3119
      @emperortrevornorton3119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How could this silly but factual comment not get a heart

    • @ThompsonExpress
      @ThompsonExpress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What you mean "not trying to kill people"
      What other lies i have been feed all my life?

    • @creepypastakain5100
      @creepypastakain5100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah the local demo derby from where I'm from is just people getting crappy cars, spray painting them, and armoring them lol

  • @xoticalpha432
    @xoticalpha432 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    11:06 he says that the character change from mute to boss was never explained. But if you played the game extensively then you'd know that in the very last cutscene, the boss says to Julius "I learned it's better to be in charged then to be a little bitch that keeps his mouth shut" or something along the lines of that

    • @TyCal_
      @TyCal_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Also when you select the african american voice the boss says “that mute shit was getting old” or something along those lines.

    • @zm1786
      @zm1786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Also the characters will comment you look different. Did you change your hair? Lol

    • @nikolasferreira3247
      @nikolasferreira3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@LugiThePainDrinker he only have 4 lines in sr1

    • @afroviewer11
      @afroviewer11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They retconned it in 4 saying he was too shy to talk

    • @nikolasferreira3247
      @nikolasferreira3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@afroviewer11 which is stupid, playa was anything but shy in the first game

  • @Dodgingwalnuts
    @Dodgingwalnuts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Your sr2 disk was indeed scratched by your disk drive. It usually happens when you accidentally tilt your 360 while its reading the disk had it happen to my fifa disk. It is not a defect of sr2 disks

    • @User-ge7ni
      @User-ge7ni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Lol I thought it was a pretty known thing

    • @Mythowars
      @Mythowars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Moved my Xbox with a game in it when I was a kid not knowing anything and ruined a game of mine. Put like these rings around my disk and disk wouldn’t work no matter what after that. All cause I picked up the Xbox and sat it down a couple feet away

    • @memerekt277
      @memerekt277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same, happened to my Black Ops One 📀 Disk💿

    • @Miss._Jellyfish_
      @Miss._Jellyfish_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I do believe SR2 discs are made cheaper or something, they seem to crack and break far easier than any other disc I've seen.

    • @MerlautJones
      @MerlautJones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happened to my Saints Row 1, Fable 2, and also Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires when I moved the power cord from under the 360. : (

  • @ElPatron42069
    @ElPatron42069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Was playing Saints row 2 on PS now the past week and I forgot how much I love that game!!! I hate when people call it a cheap clone of GTA because it definitely has its own identity and feel.

  • @samuelbonilla3008
    @samuelbonilla3008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This dude doesn't know demo derbies are real lmao. If I ever catch Hexagon in the states I'm taking him to one.

  • @neversobertv9720
    @neversobertv9720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    11:10 Aisha says something when she first sees your character “surprised Aisha?” “That your here or that your talking”

  • @GhoulTapes_
    @GhoulTapes_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    1) Them Volition dudes can't really re-realese the game since the original code was lost. Damn shame. Would really like to get some proper graphics.
    2) It's kinda funny, but you can actually see how the level of series' seriousness decreases with each next game. Really funny how we got from a "hood game" to primitive postmodernistic game full of jokes about pop-culture and no decency of it own. That's sad, real sad. Dam, I need to go to Freckle Bitch's to eat out the stress!
    Oh, wait... There ain't none no more...

    • @burnttamale
      @burnttamale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Source code was found and they've been working on a pc patch for a few months now

    • @chrisw9065
      @chrisw9065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@burnttamale Apparently they gave it to the modder who made the gentlemen of the row mod because volition have said themselves they dont have the rights to even work on their old games, and then that modder died, so I dont think were ever getting the patch. RIP IdolNinja

    • @burnttamale
      @burnttamale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@chrisw9065 idol ninja was working on the patch but ever since he died the project is being continued by someone else

    • @burnttamale
      @burnttamale 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chrisw9065 we should get the patch

    • @chrisw9065
      @chrisw9065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@burnttamale i hope

  • @Iritis-
    @Iritis- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    41:00 Imagine if the premise of Saints Row 3 had been that we were following the perspective of a new gang in Stillwater and that the Saints, who have basically become the new thematic Vice Kings, were the antagonists.

    • @travisbergen2807
      @travisbergen2807 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The narrative could be pretty good I think.

    • @Pepper1770
      @Pepper1770 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@travisbergen2807 would be cool but id hate to have to kill off all the cool characters unless the write it so that the saints got locked up for a long while came out only to find out their own gang had turned their backs and found a new leader now you have to be Julius 2.0 or the boss does and your the new guy who got picked off the street

  • @chesterstevens8870
    @chesterstevens8870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I don't know if I would say Kazuo was "wise" necessarily, He struck me as being just as impetuous and hotheaded as his son; with how he blundered into a turf war with the Saints without even taking the time to consider why the Boss had been kicking his son around so effortlessly up to that point.
    EDIT: and I also disagree with your analysis of hitman and chop shop. In SR1 those activities were borderline unplayable, I'll give you that. But the changes made for the sequel made them much more interesting and engaging. Doubly so when I learned that you could activate the activity from the pause screen after going to o the initial location, rathe than having to travel all the way back to the activity hub every time you wanted to take on a contract.

  • @maero5116
    @maero5116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    aisha was the only one that brought up that the boss is talking now

  • @Slosten
    @Slosten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The graphics were definitely downgraded, I don't think that's an unpopular opinion at all. Hell, if you look at mods for the PC version, there are a lot that try to emulate the first game's lighting and even directly port textures and other assets. I think performance concerns were a major contributing factor; I haven't played either of the two console versions of SR2 in over a decade, but I recently replayed SR1 and had frequent framerate dips into single digits. Like I said, it's been over a decade now, but I remember both the PS3 and 360 versions performing significantly better than the first game. I mean, as bad as the boat scene is, I had a lot of moments in SR1 where I was getting that level of performance just driving between missions.

  • @HorrorCrisisTime
    @HorrorCrisisTime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    something you missed is that when you beat each of the different factions fight club missions, you actually unlock their fighting style which changes your hand to hand combat attacks and finishers. honestly the best activity completion rewards.

    • @IbeetABEB
      @IbeetABEB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No u get it from doing half their missions to get it

    • @MistahJay7
      @MistahJay7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I loved using the Ronin Fighting style for Fight Club. Would always wait till I unlocked it before playing that activity.

    • @HorrorCrisisTime
      @HorrorCrisisTime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IbeetABEB oh shit for real? i coulda swore the only reason i even did fight club was for that reason

    • @ghostflossy2403
      @ghostflossy2403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Idk why they took out fighting styles in Sr3

    • @killer_wasmad5721
      @killer_wasmad5721 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@HorrorCrisisTime nah, it only increases the damage you deal.

  • @SavitarHD
    @SavitarHD ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A game you really love is a game your most critical about

  • @x-Moonlight-x
    @x-Moonlight-x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That scratch isn’t from a faulty disc drive it happens to all disks if you move your 360 while the disc is playing. They even put a warning sticker on the newer 360’s.

    • @Gunplabro
      @Gunplabro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like a faulty disk drive.

    • @x-Moonlight-x
      @x-Moonlight-x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Gunplabro all disc drives are faulty.

  • @deepsnow4994
    @deepsnow4994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    30:10 - and then playing this activity on PC with its horrible vehicle controls is even more "fun".
    Thankfully there is a fan-made patch that fixes the vehicle controls, but it doesn't really fix it, it simply makes vehicles less responsive compared to super jerky steering in unpatched PC version.
    31:41 - Personally I find Hitman activity pretty fun, just the process of figuring out when and what you have to do to bait out the target is what it makes it so fun to me (and the best part is that you sometimes can randomly stumble upon your target during story missions too).

  • @sabastiansteel4934
    @sabastiansteel4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Fun fact; saints row 2 takes place around 2010/2011
    the first game takes place in the year it was released, yes a five-ish year time skip

  • @pacato_4208
    @pacato_4208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I'm not an OG fan, I started from saints row The Third and liked it alot, then I played 4 and liked the gameplay and the powers. But when I played Saints row 2 and watched gameplay of the first ( I don't have saints row 1 on my xbox YET) I was shoked because the story was AMAZING compared to the sucessors, It had a fuckin direction. I won't blame volition because they were trying to become something diferent than a "GTA clone" and look what they had to do for another saints row, Just wanted to share this because the saints row reddit is deleting every criticism about the reboot.

  • @jacobtom2632
    @jacobtom2632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You are such a gem for the old saints fans

  • @williammccormick1092
    @williammccormick1092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This septic truck thing is so funny. I saw a video clip lately where french famers sprayed manure in some governmental building. :D

  • @Gruntvc
    @Gruntvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Miss when Ultor was in the original Red Faction.
    Are you gonna do a video for their Punisher game from 2005 too? Wish that got remastered and a sequel.

    • @thebadwolf3088
      @thebadwolf3088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That game was soooo fun

    • @Thatguywiththeaviators
      @Thatguywiththeaviators 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well actually Sr1 originally started out as a Punisher game, but Volition lost the license, and it was reworked into the game you see today.
      Also yes, I remember the original Red Faction quite well, too bad that game never got a proper sequel, a damn shame.

    • @Gruntvc
      @Gruntvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @JimPwns 918, What a shame. A proper Xbox 360/PS3 sequel to their Punisher game could've been legendary. Instead, we got an online only FPS on PS3 that isn't even available to purchase now.
      2001 was an excellent year for FPS games. Halo CE, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Aliens Vs Predator 2, Red Faction, Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis, and Ghost Recon all released that year. Miss those kind of games now.

    • @TheHulk1850
      @TheHulk1850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've wanted to play that Punisher game so badly for so long...

    • @TheHulk1850
      @TheHulk1850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Gruntvc I miss the 2000's in general...

  • @slaterock4612
    @slaterock4612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That Dane Vogel presentation at the beginning was better than Dane Vogel's presentation.👍👍

  • @wilsonfredrick2812
    @wilsonfredrick2812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I can't get over how entertaining your videos are. Keep up the great content.

  • @MistahJay7
    @MistahJay7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    That ring scratch around the disk has happened to me a few times when I had my 360 and I would accidentally tip it over when it was vertically standing up. Yea I made it an effort to always have it lying flat so that shit wouldn't happen lol

  • @No-vq1iv
    @No-vq1iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Characters in SR1 looked a lot better, every character in SR2 looks like it came out of Rick & Morty.

  • @bowman5753
    @bowman5753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    22:49 As an American I can confirm demolition derby's are in fact real.

  • @MistahJay7
    @MistahJay7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mr Sunshine will always be my favourite part of the game.

  • @jeremys7131
    @jeremys7131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Of course Demolition Derby is real. Saw my first one at 6 Flags outdoors when I was maybe 6 years old. Not as common now, but as a kid, my State was full of them in the Midwest.

  • @Xycomm
    @Xycomm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss these reviews. Please come back to the channel hexagon 😭

  • @ohnoitschris
    @ohnoitschris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    also your scratched SR2 probably still works in an Xbox One & Series X, since the backwards compatibility thing just downloads the game, and never actually copies assets from the disc

    • @leewhite2195
      @leewhite2195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I just bought a pretty scratched up Orange Box and it downloaded fine to xone but I'm expecting it may have issues playing on my 360.

  • @Anonymous-up9vo
    @Anonymous-up9vo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’ve heard they are doing a mean bean machine reboot. I’m expecting a 50+ minute video about that by the end of next week!

    • @empathetic4100
      @empathetic4100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that’s too soon, I’d rather him to wait until the game releases, so he can make an deeper analysis and criticism on it, because there might be many problems that will be only be known on its release, for example it’s story, how many stuff been censored, etc

  • @mcheese420
    @mcheese420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Demolition derbies are very much real and they are badass! People buy junkers under $1000 bolt some road signs on and shit and ram into each other its great!

  • @doomboydrifter6665
    @doomboydrifter6665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Hexagon dropping bomb facts on volition right now thank you for another fantastic video! 🔥🤘😎🤘🔥

  • @EmilicoYamigos
    @EmilicoYamigos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    dude, your quality is actually increasing as your subs! keep it up, im eager to see your content develop.

  • @AAllen-br8it
    @AAllen-br8it 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That intro is top notch!
    Best game in the series and desperately needs a proper sequel or a spiritual successor of some kind.

  • @NusradMucahid11
    @NusradMucahid11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:42 With the realization of good old days already gone and a longing for them, this made me smile, my guy. You are awesome.

  • @theoutsiderjess4869
    @theoutsiderjess4869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I absolutely love saints row and I spent my entire high school life just playing sr1 and 2 on repeat it was a lot of fun and had amazing customization

  • @Lulunananu
    @Lulunananu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Aisha comments on the player actually talking when you meet her in sr2 with gat.

  • @agent4336
    @agent4336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ain't gonna lie, was kinda hoping for the reboot to go back to streets like SR2 since they showed the graffiti on the wall. The reboot just feels and looks like Saints Row The Third with missing content added on it, not Saying SR3 was a bad game it was straight.

    • @romemz4764
      @romemz4764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We all wished that happened... (except for twitter users lol)

  • @johnmartinez-valentin5427
    @johnmartinez-valentin5427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The fall for me was the fourth installment agents of mayhem and the reboot

  • @ManiacMike
    @ManiacMike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I will never forgive Volition for cutting jefferys voice lines of where Dex had been hiding

  • @uta5555
    @uta5555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Saints row 3 is my favourite in the series after 2, will you be considering doing a review? I'd really love to hear your experience with the game.

  • @brycesweeney6792
    @brycesweeney6792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The game that got me into Avenged Sevenfold, Bat Country is so good

  • @KH0LRA
    @KH0LRA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Came here after just recently finishing the game! Thank you for giving me a perspective from an older player's point of view with a good balance of objectivity and subjectivity. I must say so myself that the filter did irk me at first. Didn't understand why it needed to have one either. Like I get it from another favorite of mine which was GTA IV. That green tint complimented its serious tone and urban hell setting. Whereas in here, well.. I couldn't really place my finger on why Volition decided on this. Must have been some trend during this period? The most reasonable thing I could give to why they probably did it was that could show the environmental impact of what Ultor did to Stilwater. Their works on the Saints Row district was something that _perhaps_ gave the city lots of pollution and stuff. Sounds like a huge reach, but that's what it felt like for me. Possibly the best way to explain why it has that certain tinge.

    • @stoptiktok1691
      @stoptiktok1691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      While SR1 is the most realistic and sown to earth, SR2 is the most serious and down to earth story and cutseen wise

  • @saintsrowclips1733
    @saintsrowclips1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thank you for making these good saints row videos! i think you need to be the voice for the community and guide us through the madness!

  • @deltakodiak
    @deltakodiak ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having both features of Owning enemy HQ’s and having the option to buy homes, like the lighthouse, would mix perfectly

  • @VictorHernandez-vc5zo
    @VictorHernandez-vc5zo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That altered ultor board room presentation was beat for beat perfect. Didn't even start the video yet. I just needed to give you props for that cause you encapsulated the confident and smug nature of Vogel perfectly.

  • @Undamagedaddyk
    @Undamagedaddyk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Ultor is a force for good" - Someone who has never played Red Faction

  • @MrGrimm-gy1mu
    @MrGrimm-gy1mu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The cool thing about this game that it marketed itself as an alternative to GTA 4
    Tired from the dark and realistic themes in GTA 4 ? Hop into saints row and blow shit up

    • @KH0LRA
      @KH0LRA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Being a huge fan of it as well it was really refreshing, I enjoyed it just as much and Roman having a cameo that was named after the dude who cucked him with his girl was really hilarious 😭 They're both absolutely brilliant games (with a green tint that makes them look like an urban hell but stil amazing anyway)

  • @elperrodelautumo7511
    @elperrodelautumo7511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A blend of goofy and humor and real and serious in one game. That’s how you create your greatest gaming masterpiece

  • @OG_Kratoes
    @OG_Kratoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My favorite channel for about a month now 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Pariatech
    @Pariatech 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    God damn I'm binge watching your Saint row videos, bringing my some nice nostalgia of simpler times! Good stuff

  • @tylerulfmann4586
    @tylerulfmann4586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Demolition derbies are legit
    Very fun though their popularity has wained due to people getting hit with car sharpnel

  • @jk-474
    @jk-474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That opening parody of the Ultor meeting from the epilogue had me dying laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @goodgrief5578
    @goodgrief5578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I could never describe the greasy, hazy, water filter that saints row 2 has.

  • @Kunnazy
    @Kunnazy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the demolition derby question, yes they do exist. However it's not as extreme as it sounds. It's mainly battered, near broken cars crashing into each other at a relatively slow pace as to not hurt the drivers and are eliminated if the car is too damage to continue. i.e. the engine dies or a wheel falls off. Also they usually take place in small dirt arenas typically located in county fairs or someplace like that.

  • @brazilianmegaman258
    @brazilianmegaman258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hexagon back with the Saints Row quality content again. You're easily one of my favourite creators on this platform and you seem like a proper sound lad. Keep up the good work. RIP gamestation. ✌🏻

  • @ikea_meatballs_6952
    @ikea_meatballs_6952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:52 “it’s not the los carnales, it’s just the carnales. Los means- fuck it.”

  • @Arendvdvenk
    @Arendvdvenk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome, new content. Look I know you are riding a subscribers wave for saints row (I came on it as well) but I love to see mor WoW whenever you're ready for it.

  • @ChrisSealy1997
    @ChrisSealy1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This game was the Destroy All Humans 2 of the Saints Row series it was absolutely great

  • @why-is-this-handle--a-thing
    @why-is-this-handle--a-thing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    saints row 2, a.k.a the game where johnny gat's frosted tips ceased to exist
    F in the chat bois

  • @SonikPanther
    @SonikPanther 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They mention the fact that your character miraculously speaks in SR:2. Multiple times. Many characters note your change in appearance from the first game along with the fact that your character talks. In fact Johnny gats girlfriend Aisha, comments on it specifically in one of the prologue missions. Also, Your character while in the character creation menu says, “that mute shit was getting old” with the hood sounding male voice selected.

  • @KingOfHearts777
    @KingOfHearts777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bro love this review! Incredible work can’t wait for the rest of them! 🤙🏼
    Though I’m about to commit treason for you putting my Gen X radio that low on the tier list! 😤

  • @Aerix47
    @Aerix47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    So much effourt on this video but so little views? Holy man you deserve 5 mil.

  • @YaBoiYoda
    @YaBoiYoda ปีที่แล้ว

    This saints row series is my introduction to your channel, and I love it so far. Great work with your writing, editing, and genuine thorough reviews.
    Also, edit: You mentioned your SR2 disk being scratched, my family's 360 did the same thing to some of our disks, but we noticed it was only when it was oriented in the vertical position, and that's because it was more prone to being vibrated around with kids running around it. Basically, if there was a big disruption around it it would shake the reader and scratch the disk like that.

  • @mannyphantommm
    @mannyphantommm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hopefully we get a remake or remaster of 1 and 2, people deserve to experience the fun that these games offered

  • @physical_insanity
    @physical_insanity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If there's one thing I dislike about the character customisation, it's that both male and female models share the same body proportions as each other, meaning women have the same proportions as men do. It makes the female characters look somewhat weird, especially with their longer torsos and shorter legs, and I was kind of glad Volition fixed that with Saints Row 3.

  • @iamgoat5863
    @iamgoat5863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just love the secret mission I usually play at the end of everything to wrap up the story. That's why I love this game alot.

  • @ghostflossy2403
    @ghostflossy2403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Its sad how un-badass the new saints row game looks compared to the concepts in this and the 1st one

  • @abluecar5375
    @abluecar5375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bruh, you just picked the time trial races
    You literally MISSED the ones with racers

  • @TheNomad1
    @TheNomad1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn I forgot all about the rockets lol. Great video man brought back great memories

  • @artemisarrow179
    @artemisarrow179 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Saints Row series deserved better. Shame to see Volition squander such a franchise

  • @djdjdijon
    @djdjdijon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those avatar outfits weren’t that price when they launch because they used Microsoft points but when they made the switch they ended up being way more expensive

  • @liamwells2132
    @liamwells2132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Our disc for Saints row two had the exact same issue, with the ring being burnt into it. You could launch the game no problems, but after playing for a little bit or driving under any overpasses, the game would freeze

  • @theelusive1322
    @theelusive1322 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The intro was gold! You completely nailed it

  • @Googley_
    @Googley_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the clothing dlc at the end was mostly for your xbox avatar, not for use in the game

  • @ArmoredPorcupine
    @ArmoredPorcupine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saints Row 2's metal playlist is probably the series' best, they're all practically bangers with a few undesirables. Whereas SR3 half the list is garbage tier.

    • @headshotmaster138
      @headshotmaster138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SR2 Ost in general is top tier. I would even say it's on par with some gta soundtracks.

  • @saint-
    @saint- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve got the same circular mark on my SR2, thought I was the only one. It’s also the 360 Version.

    • @romemz4764
      @romemz4764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      hey if u gonna upload open worlds then do sleeping dogs or saboteur pls

  • @BlueKunai
    @BlueKunai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On the topic of the visuals, I recall reading somewhere (but can't for the life of me remember where) that the hideous washed out yellow filter over the game was supposed to have something to do with depicting the heatwave in Stilwater that a few NPCs mention. At this point I'm so used to the way the Gentlemen of the Row mod on PC tones down that overlay that going back to the console version always serves as a stark reminder of just how ugly it was.

  • @kiplol0322
    @kiplol0322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you know. With the samurai sword with both rt and lt if you hold them down you do a special swing but what you don’t know if you hit a regular swing you do some finisher. But some people use it again like RT + RT to get a cool finisher and LT + LT and also get a cool finisher. You can mix it up and get a different finisher (I discovered it last week and I was friggin amazed) LT + RT and RT + LT are there too. I recommend go playing the game and execute this on a npc walking by

  • @Sithlord04
    @Sithlord04 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never been so happily surprised on a Sunday night. Absolutely FUCKING BRILLIANT work man!!! An hour well spent!!!

  • @Aughtel
    @Aughtel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Haha! Ha! Ha- s*** dropped my cigarette"

  • @the010og
    @the010og 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Demolition Derby:
    Yes, it's real. It originally started in America as two people playing "chicken" - driving directly at each other and see who swerves first. After too many people died, people found out "hey, I just wanna see cars crash. What if we just crashed into the cars?" So they did that and..... kept dying. The next thought was "How do we smash cars and not die?" Well, monster trucks..... or robot cars. And now, we're here

  • @omegaPSI2006
    @omegaPSI2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I dont know if it's mentioned in 2 or 3 but I remember the Boss being asked about not talking before the coma. They answer plainly that they did not have the confidence to speak up, and started to speak after the coma because they were in charge and needed to.
    Mandela effect?

    • @empathetic4100
      @empathetic4100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s in saints row 3 or maybe 4, also yeah that makes sense, ever since Julius was the boss/leader of the saints the player never really felt the need to talk only to act, but obviously if you are an leader you will have to speak more As people won’t just follow an leader just because of their appearance.

    • @slaterock4612
      @slaterock4612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SR4 the Boss said that when going through Benjamin King's Simulation.

    • @nikolasferreira3247
      @nikolasferreira3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@empathetic4100 it doesn't make sense imo. Playa is really confident in sr1 and the moments that he talks, He's just messing with his friends. Saying that he didn't talk because he was scared is really stupid, idk what volition was thinking

    • @omegaPSI2006
      @omegaPSI2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikolasferreira3247 I saw it not like the confidence to speak at all, as they do. More like the confidence to speak up to higher ups. Once they betrayed and let them down the boss felt free to speak.
      Or that concussion was pretty bad.

    • @nikolasferreira3247
      @nikolasferreira3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@omegaPSI2006 he was brave enough to mess with both gat and julius in sr1. So he had the confidence to talk to his superiors

  • @moes95
    @moes95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @house hexagon the excessive prices on those dlc apparel are made for the 360 avatar characters and were not used ingame if im not mistaken

  • @mrbobandmrbird
    @mrbobandmrbird ปีที่แล้ว

    God That Intro made me Tear up haven’t heard it in so long xD

  • @wazzhell
    @wazzhell ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Demolition Derby is a thing in England too, been to a few

  • @huurtboy
    @huurtboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this video is really well made. it was a joy to watch my friend! thanks!

  • @ChrisSealy1997
    @ChrisSealy1997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The off screen rockets killing your character was also a problem in Destroy All Humans 2

  • @thesultanofsloppyseconds647
    @thesultanofsloppyseconds647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Demolition Derby’s are a legit thing and they are fun to watch.

  • @KerrBox92
    @KerrBox92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my biggest problem with 2 is just how easy it is to get infinite respect, i mean i didn't play all the activities the first time i played this, so i never actually reached infinite respect, but replaying it and doing the some activities to at least level 3, enough to earn a reward, on top of the gaming giving you respect for doing pretty much anything, yeah, i'm already at respect level 40 and i'm only 41% through the campaign. i mean i guess it's one less thing to worry about, but once you're there, especially that quickly, it just kind of feels like one less thing you're working for

  • @po47325
    @po47325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the salting the earth again mission drove me insane lmaoooo i had to go back to land n blow the helicopter up

  • @Creature665
    @Creature665 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    *flying off into the sunset*
    "This is our city now.
    We're gonna do whatever the fuck we want."
    *immediately spirals out of control*

  • @Salty_C.J.
    @Salty_C.J. ปีที่แล้ว

    those circular disk scratches occur every time you move a 360 that has a disk inside it

  • @reorseX
    @reorseX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are top-tier content dude keep it up.

  • @Extendo556
    @Extendo556 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been subscribed for only a couple of days but i’ve been enjoying your videos alot already keep it up brother!

  • @Slashhappycinema
    @Slashhappycinema 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I like this video twice? Love it man. Keep up the great work!