What Did I Play on 2015-08-17?
- #saints row iv
Saints Row IV First Impressions
Heh.
Alright, so, this is one of the best examples of, "More of that, but better," I've seen. I only dipped a toe in but SR4 is doing smarter things as soon as the intro voice over starts. Don't like shooting up your fellow humans? That's fine, your enemies are now extraterrestrials and virtual reality constructs. Don't like running around on foot looking for garages? No problem, just materialize cars automatically. Want to get around faster? Have some superpowers, you get them within the first ten minutes of gameplay.
SR4 rides the line between not taking oneself seriously and still delivering a somewhat compelling narrative with style. I mean, yeah, aliens abducted my cabinet, which is silly, but I actually am kinda pissed about it. Seriously, fuck those aliens.
Also, I got to punch a US Senator in the face. Who hasn't wanted to punch a US Senator in the face?
As usual, the CC is a delight, and out of the box I appear to have access to more clothes than the previous game. My only real complaint at this stage is the voice I used for my previous boss is no longer available. There is a Southern Belle voice that I suspected would get on my nerves, so I ended up going with a French accent.
I wanted to see the bouncy boob physics for myself, so I made a large-chested boss and. Yeah. Pretty jiggly! While I have a complicated personal relationship with that particular part of the human anatomy, I certainly don't mind breasts on other people, and I don't mind these. It's weirdly hypnotic. Although I have to ask: is there junk jiggle? Because I think we need to be fair about this.