HAY GUYS

Firefly · Oct 22, 2008, 01:56 AM

So, having read and seen all the interesting things Volition implemented in the name of turning the Saints Row experience up to eleven, I went and bought this game. Have the developers delivered? I'd have to answer that question by saying "In most things, yes." The things that didn't make it are not deal-breaking by any means, but just odd in their absence. A partial list follows:

long-sleeve jumpsuit;
flight helmet (Tobias is seen wearing one in a pair of cutscenes);
suppressed pistol (seen in one cutscene from a Ronin mission);
law-enforcement uniforms (covers basic police (only worn by the player during FUZZ), SWAT, and FBI);
Ultor uniforms (Ultor Security and Masako);
EMT uniform

After all, one of the developers' goals, as noted in this blog entry, was basically 'if you see it, you can wear it'... and it is quite strange to have some of your Saints wearing full tactical regalia (the Bodyguards theme) yet not be able to pull on your own set.
It is possible, however, that these could be remedied in the form of DLC.
This quibble aside: I've been having lots of fun with the game (only have the final act left to deal with)... of course, much of that 'fun' has been helping out other people in co-op play. If any of you chaps want a partner for the co-op mission achievements, drop me a line and we'll work something out (and you get to see my approximations of police and Ultor duty wear).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Firefly · Mar 31, 2009, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

Some news to put a smile on Jessy's face, and which may well see me returning to SR2...

I am pleased by what DLC #1 brings to the table. In addition to a couple of things I've wondered about earlier, it seems to add an actual spacesuit and A-10 knockoff to the toybox...

...as well as an ersatz Hind-A...

...and some nods to the upcoming Red Faction: Guerilla.

Between this and Outrun Live Arcade, I know where 1600 MS points are going in a couple of weeks.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Firefly · May 22, 2009, 09:29 PM

This blog entry sheds some more light on what the new package has to offer.
One of the co-op missions plays very similarly to Heli Assault... except that one player flies the whirlybird, and the other drives the vehicle in need of top cover.
Aside from the bandanas, the Ronin jacket made the cut... and yes, it's customizable (why the SWAT gear in pack one isn't customizable is a decision I do not understand to this day, however).

How ya doing, buddy?