If there's one takeaway, it's that Professor Genki knows that Murder Time is Fun Time. The act of shooting gimp-drawn rickshaws in an escape from a BDSM club holds up surprisingly well.You get the chance to add one of the greatest actors of all time to your crew, should you make the absolutely correct decision when prompted and.The upgrades eventually make you into a demigod, impervious to fire and bullets, which is the most rewarding outcome given the hours you put into it.The variety of “missions” makes it consistently diverse–for each one you don’t like, there are two you will.Its soundtrack is eclectic and you can make your own mixtape– Stand and Deliver, Epic and Holding Out for a Hero on repeat, please.
I’m so glad it exists because so many other people will get to learn why this 2011 magnum opus for the series was so good–for so many reasons: My lord, Saints Row the Third Remastered is still so great, even if it’s literally just a nicer-looking Saints Row the Third. But I kept playing, and playing, and clearing out entire islands, because it’s just as addictive as it was in 2011.
