Saints Row Preview: It Looks Okay

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We got a hands off look at a Saints Row preview demo. Instead of following the over-the-top ending of Saints Row 4, developer Volition is rebooting the action-adventure franchise with a brand-new gang in Saints Row. Developer Volition showed off 40 minutes of new Saints Row gameplay at a recent hands-off preview. This game is a reboot of the open-world franchise that hasn't released a mainline entry since 2013's Saints Row IV. The game takes place in a brand-new setting: the southwest United States-Inspired Santo lleso. You play as a former member of a private military corporation organization called Marshall Defense Industries. In a familiar fashion to the series you and a group of characters--including a talented driver and a wannabe business entrepreneur--form your own crew called the Saints in order to fight your way to the top. This Saint's Row steps back from outlandish sci-fi settings and focuses on a more grounded story. Unfortunately, that has seemingly translated into a by-the-numbers open-world crime game with a series of predictable loops. You go to your gang's hideout, figure out what you want to do next, jump in your car, drive to a point on your map, complete the mission, and return to base to pick the next mission. The world doesn't seem to react to you--beyond the cops attacking you if you draw too much heat--and the game features the same handful of missions that the Saints Row games have always had like "cause a certain amount of damage in a limited tim

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