Saints Row the Third - Are you read to Enter The Dominatrix?

[Lord Percy]

Gameplay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYe_qrGeuYQ

Oh my. 

Yeah, the people cannon really made me smile. 

dangit, scree New Vegas, I'm re-installing SR2.

Ha, that's what I did today. I've already logged 5 hours! 

[metallicorphan]

man that looks like its gonna be a great laugh,gonna have to pick up SR 1and 2 again as well now

[MonkeyFinger]

So... these games are pure open world mayhem? 

[EngineNo9]

So... these games are pure open world mayhem? 

Yeah, I guess you could say that.  They also have a story, progression through normal open world missions and everything, but lots of mayhem if you like that sort of thing.  And if you don't like that sort of thing then you should re-examine your life. 

[Knightshade Dragon]

If you missed it, I've got some preview fun from E3 on the front page.  Mmmmm....front page.

http://gamingtrend.com/2011/06/20/saints-row-the-third-e3-2011-preview/

[Lord Percy]

I just finished the story in Saint's Row 2 and a number of the activities that you can do on the side. Took me 22 hours in total. Conclusion: Saint's Row 2 is as fun as I remembered and I can't wait for number 3.

[Fuzzballx]

Improved showoff version: 8 minutes of gameplay with better game commentary, high resolution, and oh so glorious sound.  Trailerized official release.

http://www.saintsrow.com/blog-post/8-glorious-minutes-open-world-gameplay

[metallicorphan]

Smooth Criminal Edition

EB Games Australia has outed the 'Smooth Criminal Edition' of Saints Row: The Third.

Available for $128.00 from November 15, it includes the game, unique edition packaging, sunglasses, a bullet-shaped ice cube tray, silver-plated Saints Crest cuff links and an exclusive in-game soundtrack.

as its EB Games Australia,i guess that's $128 AUD,the link goes on to say that THQ had said last month the special edition pack would cost $99 in the States

I can't say there is anything in this pack that makes me run to pre-order the game,i think this game will still be 2012 for me

[CeeKay]

ooooo.... cuff links...... 

[CeeKay]

Improved showoff version: 8 minutes of gameplay with better game commentary, high resolution, and oh so glorious sound.  Trailerized official release.

http://www.saintsrow.com/blog-post/8-glorious-minutes-open-world-gameplay

I love the hopping and punching move 

[metallicorphan]

Achievements

   Dead Presidents   10
Complete 'When Good Heists...'.   
 
   The Welcome Wagon   15
Complete 'I'm Free - Free Falling'.   
 
   We're Takin' Over   20
Complete 'We've Only Just Begun'.   

   Tower Defense   20
Complete Act 1 in one way.   

   Kuh, Boom.   20
Complete Act 1 in another way

   Gotta Break Em In   25
Complete 'The Ho Boat'.   

   I Heart Nyte Blayde   25
Complete 'STAG Party'.   

   kill-deckers.exe   25
Complete 'h ttp://deckers.die'.   

   Titanic Effort   40
Complete Act 2.   

   Once Bitten... Braaaaaaains   25
Complete 'Zombie Attack'.   

   Murderbrawl 31   25
Complete 'Murderbrawl XXXI'.   

   Mr. Fury Would Be Proud   30
Complete Act 3 in one way.   

   Gangstas... In Space!   30
Complete Act 3 in another way.   
 
   Hanging With Mr. Pierce   25
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Downtown district.
   
   Mourning Stars   25
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the New Colvin district.
   
   Hack the Planet   25
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Stanfield district.   
 
   You're the Best...   25
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Carver Island district.   

   Bright Lights, Big City   80
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the entire city of Steelport

   Ouch.   20
Complete all instances of Insurance Fraud.
   
   Tune In, Drop Off   20
Complete all instances of Trafficking.   
 
   And Boom Goes the Dynamite   20
Complete all instances of Heli Assault.   
 
   Fence Killa 2011   20
Complete all instances of Mayhem.   

   Your Backseat Smells Funny   20
Complete all instances of Escort.   

   Double Dose of Pimping   20
Complete all instances of Snatch.   

   Porkchop Sandwiches   20
Complete all instances of Trail Blazing.   
 
   Go Into the Light   20
Complete all instances of Guardian Angel.   
 
   Tank You Very Much   20
Complete all instances of Tank Mayhem.   

   Have A Reality Climax   20
Complete all instances of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax.   

   Everything is Permitted   10
Kill all of the hitman Assassination targets.   
 
   Hi-Jack It   10
Steal and deliver all Vehicle Theft targets.   
 
   Getting the Goods   10
Find 25% of all Collectibles.   

   Life of the Party   20
Find 100% of all Collectibles.   

   Shake and Bake   10
Complete your first Challenge.   

   You're My Hero!   30
Complete ALL Challenges.   

   Ow My Balls!   10
Do your first nutshot AND testicle assault.
   
   Gender Equality   10
Play for at least 2 hours as a male character AND 2 hours as a female character.
   
   Bo-Duke-En   10
Hijack 50 vehicles - Dukes style.   
 
   Love/Hate Relationship   10
Taunt AND/OR Compliment 50 gang members.   

   Gellin' Like Magellan   20
Explore every hood in Steelport.

   Who Loves Ya Baby   10
Kill 50 brutes.   

   A Better Person   15
Buy your first Upgrade from the Upgrade Store.   

   Haters Gonna Hate   15
Kill 1000 Gang Members.   

   Cowboy Up   10
Fully upgrade one Weapon in each slot.   
 
   Pimped Out Pad   10
Upgrade one Stronghold to its full glory.   
 
   Flash the Pan   10
Destroy all Gang Operations in Steelport.   

   Third and 30   40
Spend over 30 hours in Steelport.

   Jumped In   10
Create and share a character online.
   
   Opulence, You Has It   20
Complete 'Party Time'.   

   Stay Classy Steelport   10
Kill 25 Gang Members each with 'the Penetrator' AND the Fart in a Jar.   

   The American Dream   10
Customize 10 vehicles.

look like there are some fun achievements to be had,glad to see the Insurance Frauds are back

this is the achievement picture for 'Gotta Break 'Em In'


hee hee boobies

[CeeKay]

you can create your own character by using the Initiation Station.  the main site has info on how to do it depending on what console you are going to play on.

[Punisher]

you can create your own character by using the Initiation Station.  the main site has info on how to do it depending on what console you are going to play on.

Anyone able to install this from Steam? Is it only available if I pre-order?

[th'FOOL]

Our review is up! http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

[Captain Caveman]

Our review is up! http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

Crap, add another game to my wishlist.

[jztemple2]

Our review is up! http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

Crap, add another game to my wishlist.

Ditto to that. In fact... well, since I'm going away next Monday for a few days, I think I might pass up on Skyrim and just pick up SR3 on the way home. Maybe. Or I'll get Skyrim today... and I just reached level 53 in MW3... I can't decide!!!!!

[Bullwinkle]

I've loved all of these games, so I'm very IN.

Plus I'm looking forward to how they'll Saintitize my hometown.

[CeeKay]

crap, torn between PC and 360.  I can get the PC version for 40 bucks off of Amazon so it's really tempting......

[EngineNo9]

crap, torn between PC and 360.  I can get the PC version for 40 bucks off of Amazon so it's really tempting......

Or for $33 off GreenManGaming, like the deal you posted dork.    It's Steamworks, so I figured I might as well get the cheapest version available.

Although they did just mention that if you order any version from the THQ store you get free copies of the 4 planned DLC packs, which seems like a good deal too.

[CeeKay]

crap, torn between PC and 360.  I can get the PC version for 40 bucks off of Amazon so it's really tempting......

Or for $33 off GreenManGaming, like the deal you posted dork.    It's Steamworks, so I figured I might as well get the cheapest version available.

Although they did just mention that if you order any version from the THQ store you get free copies of the 4 planned DLC packs, which seems like a good deal too.

the GMG deal seems to be dead, I used the code for LA Noire anyways.  the THQ store deal is very tempting though, thanks!

[edit]  I like how THQ tries to stick you with the extended download service.

[Knightshade Dragon]

Our review is POSTED:
http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

[metallicorphan]

Our review is POSTED:
http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

Nice,i do want this game,but its seriously come at the wrong time,and it may even be new year that i get this

they have just announced the $20 season pass as well to get all 4 DLC packs when they are released,which overall will cost 15% less than if you bought it all separately

[Caine]

In.  undecided on day one yet as the backlog is already epic.

[th'FOOL]

Our review is POSTED:
http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

Silly man.

[Knightshade Dragon]

Our review is POSTED:
http://gamingtrend.com/game_reviews/saints-row-the-third-review/

Silly man.

Reading is hard.  :/

[Fuzzballx]

I was up early this mornin, had almost an hr before i had to get ready for work....

Playin this on PC but not quite ready to start a new thread over there yet.

I mean from millimoment ONE, this game had me fucking ROLLING with laughter at it's awesomeness.

Somehow nobody spoiled the opening ... prologue for me before i saw it so it just had me friggin rollin and kept me laughin hilariously right on through to getting a crib.  In a good way....

You said it again...lol.

I just have one  minor problem that's actually rather a big one....my character's head seems..a lil different in game than in the creator and i'm not happy with it...so i'm gonna have to rebuild and restart.  This is important shit, damnit.

I'm not totally happy with the in game gunshot sounds...but then when have i ever been except maybe the original rainbow 6 series....i expect a mod will address as usual.  The cutscene gun sounds are so much better.

So, how many smashed ATMs are out there this morning?

[Covenant]

Everything I've seen/read makes this look like a great game, so I'll be picking this up today to hopefully finish off the list of things I am buying this year.

[Covenant]

Ok, grabbed it at lunch and played through the first couple missions. This game is a SPECTACLE!! Starts out with a bang and then continues to bang you all night long. I'll put up some real impressions after I actually get some time in with it, but first impressions are the hotness.

This looks to be the last must have game of the year for me so now I have to start working on everything.  I have a crazy number of killer titles I have to work through (many of which are serious time commitments), and not sure how to prioritize them yet. That might be a good separate topic...

[spigot]

I picked this up today. It looks like crazy and ridiculous, nonsensical fun. It should be a nice diversion from the epic adventuring I'm doing in Skyrim.

[Fuzzballx]

I picked this up today. It looks like crazy and ridiculous, nonsensical fun. It should be a nice diversion from the epic adventuring I'm doing in Skyrim.

Crazy rediculous but sensical fun is how i'd describe it.  It hangs on to just enough sanity to make you care about the characters....quite a bit if you get into it. Especialy if you've been into it from SR1 on.

[Caine]

while i was able to get both this and ACR for $70 due to a damn good deal, I ended up having to get the ps3 version of this.  now I need to decide if my natural affinity for the xbox controller will override my need to play this now.  I hardly play the ps3 outside of exclusives and not having the option to join my friends there playing it while I play other games makes it less likely that I'll get to mess with the mp.  sr2 mp was a lot of fun even though I played very little of it.  I was hoping to get to see how messed up everyone made their characters in sr3. 

[Caine]

this decided it for me.  how can I pass up getting the 2nd game for free?

At long last, THQ and our friends at PlayStation are proud to unveil additional content for Saints Row: The Third owners on PS3. For all players that purchase Saints Row: The Third on PlayStation 3 and redeem their online pass codes within the next 90 days, they will receive a digital copy of Saints Row 2 (a $19.99 value)… absolutely free!
...
Saints Row 2 will be available for free starting early next week for all players who redeem their online pass in each new copy of Saints Row: The Third. The offer expires at midnight on February 13, 2012,. This offer applies to the United States, Canada, and Mexico only.

as I played and sold the last one, this is a no-brainer.

[CeeKay]

got my copy from Gamefly today, and played for about an hour.  the opening was great, and I'm kinda curious as to if they keep the momentum going, but I also have LA Noire, Skyrim and AssCreedRev on wanting playtime.  still, I like it enough that I'll probably buy it, but it'll be for the PC if I do.

[EngineNo9]

as I played and sold the last one, this is a no-brainer.

If you really wanted to play Saints Row 2 again, you could have done the other no-brainer and just kept it as well. 

[Covenant]

Anyone else think male voice 1 that you can choose in character creation sounds exactly like Agent Sterling from Archer?

[spigot]

Anyone else think male voice 1 that you can choose in character creation sounds exactly like Agent Sterling from Archer?

Kind of. I went with the male British accent. It seemed to fit my chubby Zach Galifianakis looking (but ended looking like Chuck Norris) character.

[CeeKay]

kinda bummed I wasn't able to recreate my chubby green afro'd albino quite right this time around (the pale skin tones didn't seem right, and the afro wasn't big enough), so I just went with the default character.

[RuperT]

I'm compelled to try to recreate Groove Champion every time...

[EngineNo9]

I'm compelled to try to recreate Groove Champion every time...

Aw, a man after my own heart.  If only they had the 100 polygons or less avatars; there's nothing like giant blocky bell bottoms.   

[Bullwinkle]

I'm compelled to try to recreate Groove Champion every time...

Aw, a man after my own heart.  If only they had the 100 polygons or less avatars; there's nothing like giant blocky bell bottoms.   

I wonder what Everett Mann has been up to lately.  Guy dropped off the radar.