“For all the bravado and bombast, playing Saints Row The Third in 2020 felt dated. “If it sounds like I’m struggling to describe any standout hilarious bits, or muster much excitement, that’s because I am,” she said last year. Saints Row 2 was a decent daft take on GTA, then The Third veered too far into wacky for me while removing a load of thigs I liked in 2, before 4 steered hard into wacky and kept on going until it punched other side as full-on delightful superhero nonsense.Īlice Bee wasn’t wholly enthused in her Saints Row: The Third Remastered review either. I do like SR3 fair enough, I’m just less keen in the context of the series. Yeah, it wasn’t really old enough that it needed a remaster, but it was touched up and did wham in all the expansions and DLC packs and bits. Saints Row: The Third debuted in 2011, then scored a remaster in 2020.
I think 3 is the awkward midpoint in the series between gritty and tomfoolery but hey, it’s fun – and free. Saints Row: The Third Remastered is free for keepsies this week on the Epic Games Store, offering a fancied-up version of the third game plus honestly more DLC than you need. With a new and rebooted Saints Row on the way, now’s a good time to check out the silly GTA-esque sandbox murderzone series for free.
