I Beat Saints Row (2022) and the DLC 100% so you don't have to
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Now that the Dust has settled, Volition's Saints Row 2022 is fully "done" and I need to get all them PlayStation 5 trophies. ALL OF THEM. After well over a year of updates, patches and expansions, I figured it was time to give the game a fair shot ALL so you don't have to. Or maybe you should? YOU TELL ME.
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0:00 - Intro
04:02 - Legacy, Development and Reception
08:59 - Narrative Gone All Wrong
15:24 - Gameplay (Does it FEEL Like Saints Row?)
19:58 - Too Much Building, Not Enough Wacky
24:30 - The "Ending"
27:13 - Going 100% AND the DLC
35:00 - Final Thoughts (Did I like it?)
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Visit drinktrade.com/eruption to sign-up and save $15 on select plans -- and get your first bag of coffee free! What did you think about Saints Row? I feel lucky that I didn't play the 1.0 version, those bug videos were pretty ridiculous. What's another game you'd like to see me deep dive into? TRUST ME, the poll choices will be tackled. Except maybe Skull and Bones, that looks like a nightmare.
Do a video on Cyberpunk 2077, because people are trying to claim that it suddenly became good, which I find hard to believe (especially since the majority of gamers can't afford PS5's nor beefy gaming PC's).
@@otaking3582 I came back to the game just before the dlc and 2.0 came out and can honestly say it is the game it should have been now.(plus more with the dlc) i cant speak for low end/mid systems but performance has massively increased to the point i don't use any graphical or performance mods anymore. id like to see a video as well but honestly you should try the game if you get the chance its well worth playing despite its original condition
@@happyheliovi8496 Unless I can get definitive proof that runs at least decently on the console it was designed for (PS5 devkits weren't even available when they started production), I'm not gonna waste my money on it.
i love the 100% vids. and id LOVE for you to do it with jrpgs ;)
@@otaking3582you realize cyberpunk also came out for the Xbox One and PS4 correct ? and it can run on midrange PCs just fine ? you seem so blinded by the hate bandwagon that you don’t even know what you’re talking about lmao. i picked up a PS4 copy for $20 and got the free PS5 upgrade. so i got the PS5 version for $20. it’s been on so many huge sales as well. you’re acting like it’s an enormous money sink
It’s like they heard “Let’s tone it down from Saints Row IV” and took it to mean absolutely everything about the series instead of just getting rid of stuff like aliens, super powers, and blowing up the Earth.
At this point they should’ve called it something else
Saints Row IV it's very outside the box. Saints Row 2022 let's stay inside the box. A huge difference.
Saints Row IV was awesome. Full of stupid humor and took itself seriously.
I would've really liked another SR3...
Generally? I kind of think they shot themselves in the foot with core premise. I think they'd done everything they could within mocking Rockstar's open world format as the framework. I would have told them: GTA is not the target anymore. Sassy Credo is. Saints. Row. V. Write off GOH as a fever dream.
It's pretty impressive how many games embracer published and how none of them were any better than just ok
Deff the smartest video game publisher of all time.
@@austineruption EA and Activision wish they were so visionary 🙏
@austineruption what being ran by committee for profit gets you here's hoping KDR 2 is good
@@mementomori771 What's KDR2?
Hence why they are selling everything they bought before going bust
Oh no. He's gone and mistaken Cockney for Australian. Mildly angering 2 nations at once.
I spat out my tea and had to find where my monocle went after he said that.
@@KrazyKupo I spat out my cool tall glass of vegemite and had to find where my boomerang (found it btw) went after he said that.
@@Cascade_Failure that's not a 'rang, THIS is a 'rang
Sounded pretty Australian in saints row 3 and 4
I mean, there's England, lesser England and Rimworld Biome England.
38:55 Allow me to get super nerd on you. That isn't just the Xenogears' Zohar. That's a simple golden rectangle with the eye. This one is mixed in with the Xenosaga Zohar (made by the same devs), which has the little protrusions from the sides, but no eye. It's such a specific crossover that only a diehard Xeno-fan would get, and it's something that kinda tickles me. Great video Austin, it's great to see your aork.
I knew someone would confirm, I don't remember those little protrusions...but only played through the first two Saga games and couldn't remember what that Zohar looked like...thanks!
My favorite little factoid from these games is that the the British voice in SR2 is done by Charles Shaughnessy, the guy who played Mr. Sheffield in "The Nanny"
Wait, what? Now I have to play SR2!
"We want a more socially conscious take on Saints Row which is why we open the game with your player character as a member of a PMC"
@@mechashadow No... just no...
@@mechashadow go back to Asmon's basement
@@rasengdori13 They're the ones with these kinda deranged takes as outed on Twitter. Even Asmon pointed out the same, you blind?
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 Yes and no. Idk if they worked with SBI, but they did work with GaymerX, a similar group that's guilty of some shady stuff.
@@mechashadow The story consulting company of 10 employees is not ruining your video games. Capitalism is.
The developers were afraid to really lean into the immaturity and crassness of the franchise, but they would have been better off if they did because it would have been timed perfectly in the same way Married With Children's TV debut was timed perfectly to counter shows like The Cosby Show. Sometimes it's better to buck the trends.
Except they ended up making it infinitely more immature through their "efforts". These people should be digging ditches, not working in offices.
@@DrFrogglePhD Modern society is all about falling upwards tho. Those shitty developers will find a way to destroy other games eventually.
@@DrFrogglePhDalso didn't help they toned down the violence by not allowing you to rob shops.
Thank you for your sacrifice.
Its nice to see that the Volition sign is still up in town. Sucks what happened because cool people worked on the game but, overhead stuff got involved.
They made some of my favorites ever. One of the biggest blows to gaming imo.
Here's hoping that people from shutdown game studios get rehired.
@jameslawrenson1208 a lady at my job brought me some Volition swag... love her
@@jameslawrenson1208Very much agreed.
Saints row the 3rd was awesome, i had a hell of a time with it, glad i gotten it on sale on steam a long time ago
As stated the first 2 were more serious with some wacky comedy thrown here and there ( your character wanting to kill a lady over an argument on shoes lol). 3rd went more into wacky and 4th tried to go the Naked Gun / Scary Movie route of just parodying what was popular ( Mass Effect) at the time lol. Then Gat Straight out of Hell was kinda boring, and Agents of Mayhem...was Agents of Mayhem.
That game aged poorly. Most overrated Saints Row game with the weakest story.
@@doclouis4236I recently played it on PSN for free and yea, it has aged poorly. I loved it as a kid but even then something always felt off about it.
6:12 …not sure if whoever wrote “Kevin” has been to a rave. “A gang of ravers.” Oh no. How do I beat a group of gangly, bullied youths who are already tired from rolling for 6 hours?
I can see the raver version of Ewok Punting being an actually funny mission in a proper Saint's Row game. 😂
Maybe the ravers were on bath salts? Those things make people go wild.
Watching this overview of the game, it makes me ask this one question: Why the hell did they not make this a new I.P about L.A.R.Ping? Think South Park The Stick of Truth, but with 3rd person combat. Maybe I'm just crazy, but that could have been a lot more fun than the Diet Saints Row we got.
The way Austin describes it. It may have been, but being tied to the title of Saints Row made many people ( myself included) really not like it. The amount of negativity in the comments of their announcement for the larping DLC truly showed people were disappointed and most probably never gave it a shot. I never bought any of the DLC just because the base game got too boring for me and started to feel more like a chore to play then fun. With Austin's review he had a buddy, but for me it was all Solo which truly made the game terrible lol.
Here's an insane idea, why didn't they just made this a prequel? Getting to see Julius, King and maybe a few other characters in their early years, show the start of the Saints (which is already what this game sorta tried to do), if they really wanted to go back to basics, that was a perfect solution
That would have been really cool. Could have had a Vice City aspect of being a period piece and going wild with it.
You know that the people there hated the past games right? You're putting expectations on people who do not like those games and have full faith in the reboot.
@@artistanthony1007 look a girl can dream alright? I'm just saying out loud what I'd like to see
@@LadyFrost117a game exploring the origins of the saints would be amazing.... Ti bad it's just a dream now.
@@nikolasferreira3247 Actually that was the original intention: a prequel focusing on Benjamin King and Julius Little, which would end with playa surviving the blown up yatch and swearing revenge. Then it Playa would travel to Japan to confront whoever tried to kill him, yes it WAS NOT Julius in the original pitch.
We just need a remaster of Saints Row 1 & 2
I'd settle for just 2 honestly.
Yes but i dont think its gonna happen.
@@Jarakinnah, 1 is a great start of the series. And its the only one not on pc
Would you press the button? Saints row 1 and 2 get remastered but they get the Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy Definitive Edition treatment.
@@Alexis_GTSwould still get a better reception then 2022 lol. Since 2022's announcement people were skeptical based on the characters looks, and it didn't help with Volitions social media doubling down lol.
"Who doesn`t like Coffee?" THE SPIFFING BRIT
Coffee is pretty terrible.
Austin would probably call him The Spiffing Australian...
Lmao Austin... bro i've been silently watching for years man. Appreciate the content. Can i request the callisto protocol 100%??? I would play it but i've heard i might as well just play dead space and resident evil instead. Also just listened to the band wtf that shit is rad. Like... surprisingly really good dont know whos on guitar but that solo on King is pretty wicked.
Collisito is a wild choice. I'm a bit of a horror coward but I'll consider it! Also thanks! I'll pass that compliment along.
@@austineruption Pretty sure after the opening scenes you'll feel more annoyed than anything related to what horror could cause to you. The design choices in this game are wild.
It’s genuinely depressing to think volition is closed down, and this had to be there last title .
Coulda closed earlier and never released this slop🤷♂️
Just remember what they made right before this and think it could’ve always been worse if they kept going.
@@DIOBrando-ij2bp hard to think considering how much writing was on the wall with this game. You would feel like the worst place to leave a negative comment for a game would be on their own trailer. Yet people kept trashing the DLC on their announcement videos lol.
The people there werent good or the ones from the past, you should be glad.
Glad they closed down.
Shout outs to Drew McIntyre AND the B-52s?! This is a man of culture.
Lowkey one of the best parts of Austin's videos is going in with the assurance that he won't mispronounce every 15th word like most modern KZheadrs. #iykyk #hellisotherppl #👌
A bunch of friends start the saints and become real gangsters could have been amazing, but if i wanted to learn about the magic of friendship I'd watch My Little Pony with my daughter.
It will always be cool how you play a game that was publicly shit on and still give an honest opinion on it. You even came out ok with it. I will always applaud you for that. Always love these.
Matt being plugged in an Eruption video is dope. I enjoy both channels. Much success to you, Austin.
It's tragic because with the suits misunderstanding what the current world is like and toning the game down so much, it just became forgettable and annoying. I feel like people are desperate for a game that lets you cut loose and go nuts again, one that isn't taking itself too seriously (or at least not always) and letting you have the fun any way you want.
Thank you for your hard work and service!
Really love those deep dive into a video game, I’m super curious about those flamed games that the KZhead machine just decide are atrocities. Thanks for the video ❤
Fun fact: "Angry Austrailian Man" was Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny.
"I have a lot of ideas, not enough time." God, if that ain't the biggest mood I've heard of, lol
this shows how much the story matters so much to selling your game...
Honestly, i don't think it was AS Bad as most Media outlets claimed. A bit bland, clunky, a weak narrative, but they gameplay loop itself was quite enjoyable for me and i had fun finishing it. Maybe because of low expectations...
Cool video man, I like the deep dives
I literally got this game for free from Epic and I haven't even downloaded it.
The 100% vids are fun with how it checks out stuff most would probably just have ignored. And the time consuming aspect of making the vids is definitely understandable. It's not necessarily all that fun having to sift through around 100 hours of footage to get things cut down like you'd like. I've been trying to learn how to be efficient at doing so and it feels like it's taking forever to get done.
This is a cool series, i like it a lot must of the time because im really not playing those games but when you get every dettail of what im expecting to know from this game is really helpful keep going bro, your videos are really cool :)
Saints Row 4 was my first of the series . I fell in love with it at the beginning "how long until the helicopter is here?!" "About 3 or 4 waves of generic bad guys!"
Amazing video is always interesting to hear about the gameplay, and if the DLC is worth buying, i’m excited for your next (100% video) 😄
This is why I like watching your videos. Hyperbole's kept to a minimum and you come at titles as somebody who's played way too much actual garbage to misidentify stuff like this as garbage. Nice to hear this game's not the shitstorm everyone made it out to be. Best wishes to the Volition devs, hope they continue to create more cool stuff.
I enjoy these too, you go deep in depth with each game you 100%, sometimes like Balan going to outside media and the effort is very commendable and enjoyable. Like the completionist if the content was actually good.
These are definitely my favorite type of video. Please keep doing it.
I enjoy all your videos, but these 100% videos especially are great and I think it's cool to let the community vote which games to tackle.
Respect, i beat the story then uninstalled immediately.
i did my best
You’re better than me I did a couple missions and uninstalled and just counted it as a loss
Salute you for that. Dropped the game halfway through
I played around in the map for a good while before I uninstalled it. I wish it had more planes though, a map that size needs more planes.
@@kurisu7885Wrong expectations, Wrong promises, Wrong people.
Your videos are always such a joy to watch.
Explosive the cars and casting in a new remake of adding mini game to unlocking the trophies and goal objectives in DLC expansion
Very fitting dialogue, almost self reflecting. "You: *laughs with everyone*"
Upon watching this video 2 weeks ago, and after all the free updates, bugfixes and DLC, I think that yes, if you grab it on sale with the aforementioned content, Saints Row 2022 is actually a good deal and a fun time all around. It's a solid 7 out of 10 game if you can get past the slow burn intro until you establish the gang and start expanding influence around the city. I really do appreciate the difficulty customization, accessibility options and full keybinding support, which few people ever note in the game's favor, though. As a disabled gamer with a multitude of health issues, these things matter a lot, and while I don't personally suffer from color blindness, I'm always glad to see that it's acknowledged and given support as well. Just get it when it's cheap, don't judge it too harshly before that magical "build your empire" moment, and explore and DO stuff to get all the crazy & fun goodies!
I played 20 mins of this game and just couldn't take it anymore. I got it free from the Devs so I could promote it too on stream and I just...I just couldn't. Lmao. And I'm a huge Saints row fan.
Saints row 1 would have been the way to reboot where they use the alternate ending where Julius is running through the alley to set up a second saints row 2 which has all the the characters and where Lyn is still alive in a wheelchair maybe and Donnie comes back to Lyn to take care of of her and tune the saints cars, this is where a reboot should have gone like a 1&2 continuous story spanning the equivalent of the original 1 & 2
Finally, someone who understands and feels the way I do about this game! 😂 I also 100%. Perfect summary dude.
Ironically, I disliked it for a somewhat opposite reason. They don't have enough seriousness to counter-balance the wacky. The wacky needs to exist in a serious world to have any impact. You kind of implied this with some of the SR2 execution clips, but I think extra wacky you want would just exacerbate the issue and lead to more unfunny humor.
Oh man ive been excited for this.
Conveniently, all the classic Saints Rows are currently on sale on Steam, so uh, maybe do that instead
So glad to see someone do this!!!😂😂 Sucks to see how it all ended, I've been a huge fan of Saints row since I was a kid, I'm playing saints row 2 MELEE ONLY right now😂 to add some difficulty to the classics!!
Respect, i beat the story then uninstalled immediately
I got it for free and it's still there today, untouchable. And Playing 3rd time Baldur's Gate 1 😅
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your captions are fantastic btw, are you just uploading your script? I pick up on your live edits lol
Always love when you throw in the wrestling references.
If you ignore literally every aspect about the writing, it's kind of fun. The character customization and fun map were enough for me.
That's how I felt. The community character designs were fun, I liked creating my custom character and the gameplay was solid. I liked how they expanded all the open world tasks for finding hidden things or completing little side quests. I agree 100% that the dialog and characters are absolutely cringe-worthy, but there's a totally solid game underneath it.
Character creator might be fun, but if the entire game is trash, what point is there really?
@@blok--head7472 Especially when you can download the character creator separately😂
I'd like you to do a rundown on the Gungrave games, I think they'd be right up your alley!
I liked the reboot, it was awkward in a lot of ways like you say but there's still a lot of fun to be had. Weirdly I didn't really encounter many bugs so maybe that made me enjoy it more than most lol. I hope you cover Forspoken next because that game genuinely rules. Loved it when I reviewed it for GamingTrend and even stuck around to 100% it and the DLC.
It's a good day when we good an Austin Eruption upload.
I redownloaded this game after watching this video, and I find myself enjoying it more each time I boot it up. It's still not among the best in the series, but the gameplay is enjoyable, and I'm digging the LARP plotline.
I think its hilarious that my 40 year old sociopath cowboy is hanging out with this group of zillennials 10/10 game i love it
Props to the CM Punk reference and the Zohar callout. Pro Wrestling and the Xeno series. Two of my favorite things!
At 38:50, what's interesting is that this (the Zohar) isn't just a Xenogears reference, it's also one for Xenosaga and Xenoblade. It uses the eye from the Xenogears Zohar while using the colors and shape of the Xenosaga and Xenoblade Zohar/Conduit. It's a pretty important object that basically changed the worlds of the entire Xeno franchise games and serves as massive spoilers for characters like Pyra and Mythra in Xenoblade 2. Whoever put that there really knows their stuff.
Thanks for posting this. Your video made me want to give Saints Row a second chance and I'm actually enjoying the game. 🤷🏾♂️
played it when it was free on Epic and I suffered playing the first misison. Completing this is an astonishing commitment!
Also I haven’t heard about Saiyuki in years, what a nostalgia bomb to hit me with there lol
This is the nicest thing I've ever seen/heard about SR'22. Makes it seem more Saints than anything else either. Thanks man, this seems actually playable.
Yoooo. New vid. Let's go.
Thank you so much austin. I really appreciate your positivity and ability to look on the bright side. As a huge saints row fan it feels like im the only one who loved this game and i appreciate you not just shitting on this game constantly and giving actual fair criticisms and enjoying the game
Like you I picked up the game for really cheap on a steam sale. The pacing feels sluggish at times which really really takes me out of the moment. The thing that really kills the game for me most is the gunplay. Weapons do ok damage but the accuracy is so slow that everything feels like a shotgun and makes even basic enemies feel spongy which only makes playing feel more like a chore. I will probably still finish the game but I won't be achievement hunting. It's not the worst game now but it's not a great game by any measure.
Thank you, another awesome video) the game sits on my shelf unopened, shaming me for not playing. But then Remnant 2 dlc is out and Rebel Transmute, I’m busy. Stop staring at me, Game!
Honestly Austin, I look forward to your videos because they're just the right length and just the right amount of depth. You have a great talent for balancing all the aspects needed for a fun, engaging video. Love your work! Hot take, the first Saints Row game is the best imo. I have massive nostalgia for that fucking game. Saints row 2 is also a great game and I wish they would have stayed with that style instead of where they went with 3,4 and 2022. Keep up the great work homeboy!
okay wow lmao that larping section was legitimately the tops
Truly, unquestionably, one of THE games of all time.
I was a big fan of the original SR series. Was pretty hyped when this game was announced. Immediately disappointed by the gameplay footage I saw around launch and wrote it off. It's been sitting in my library untouched since they gave it out free on PS and will more than likely always stay that way, lol. RIP Volition.... I guess?
I would play an entire game of the Dustmoot. What an incredible concept
24:07 That scene is a reference to an old Turkish movie
Smart, thorough, insightful. I like your stuff, Austin. Appreciate your efforts. I’m a game dev and former game journalist.
YOOOOOOO ! I voted for this in the poll and even politely asked for it in a comment, lol. Thanks, Austin!
I'd love to see your take on 100% Postal 2!!
The dialogue was cringe...😬
Your "angry Australian man" is the most British sounding guy I've ever heard in my entire life
I haven't played Saints Row 2 but watched the cutscenes. It feels a lot like a sequel to GTA 2 because that game also did not take itself too serious
This one hurt the most. I finished 1&2 so many times, and seeing it reduces to this is just so sad man.
Saber Interactive and Gearbox is no longer owned by Embracer Group, just saying.
I definitely would like to see a video about beating 100% of Sand Land
Austin keeps on taking bullets nobody asked for... God bless.
I wish saints row 2 came to the nintendo switch but atlast theres 3 and 4. Love games like these.
Okay a quest where you are anchormen making the new to out perform the competition would actually work in Saints row. The anchor man battle royal comment made me think of it.
Don't act like 4 wasn't a fun ass game
4 was fun as hell. I still prefer 2 out of any of the games, but I still had a lot of fun with the superpowers in 4.
From best to worst in my opinion: 2, 3, 4, gat out of hell, 1 The 2022 reboot does not exist.
Did the same a year ago. Was not disappointed. Thou feels more like the first games, and they were'nt perfect, but fun
Austin, if you love The B-52's, you should really check out the cover band The B-69's. They're hilarious and you would probably appreciate them.
Good video keep that up
I'd like to see a 100% video on Forspoken. I hated the main story, but all the endgame open world stuff Stockholm syndromed me into kinda liking the game and the DLC was pretty good too.
funny part is the last time i ever played Saints Row 4 i stopped playing because i went through all the hassle of getting the Dubstep gun, didn't even get to fire a single shot before the game crashed and i wasnt saving often enough
Ooooh looking forward to this one! Played a bit of this with my brother but never finished it. You're a legend, Austin.
One thing that also occured to me as a major plot hole is that we never see these "student loans" and when you can raise a $100K in a day or two in game it makes you wonder just why the characters are living on the edge of being broke even when they have clearly been committing crimes on the side. It all doesn't make sense and makes playing feel even more pointless.
38:48 i never expected fist of the north star to appear in this game
After i saw the apartment cutscene i IMMEDIATELY deleted the game and called customer service
Disney ass game
@@ayoo_keenan8246Come on now, that's an insult to the greatness that is Toy Story 2 and the Tron Legacy games.
2:42 me using this video to go to sleep 🤣I’ll come back watch again