![]() I’ve stolen motorcycles, I’ve stolen big box trucks, I’ve stolen a police car, I’ve even stolen a garbage truck. Speaking of which, driving around Saint Ileso is also a blast, especially given the fact that you can steal and customize just about any vehicle you see. Saints Row offers extensive vehicle customization options for most of the game's assortment of vehicles. You can also look forward to some of that signature Saints Row over-the-top flair with big, bombastic battles where you do things like shoot waves of foes with a minigun in a museum full of precious antiquities, or intimidate a guy into giving you the deed to a church by taking him on a terrifying joy ride in his own car. No matter what, you can always look forward to elements of surprise with Saints Row’s myriad of missions. In another, you’re stealing an item back from a rival gang’s yacht before snatching up a jet ski to speed off with your loot. None of the missions feel overly long, and this creates a nice gameplay loop of “just one more” which is added to by the fact that each mission is starkly different. I had a lot of fun playing through various missions and causing all sorts of mayhem. While there were a number of things that soured me on Saints Row, the gameplay certainly wasn’t one of them. The gameplay of Saints Row is the biggest draw, and is actually quite enjoyable. Welcome to Santo Ileso Santo Ileso is a gorgeous city that's fun to drive around and explore. Less edgy, and lacking much of the spice and flavor of its predecessors. Niche as I know that comparison is, it’s honestly the perfect visual metaphor for what 2022’s Saints Row feels like compared to previous Saints Row titles. It’s a Saints Row game as much as Mitsubishi’s Eclipse Cross is an Eclipse. However, this isn’t the most “Saints Row” of Saints Row games. In fact, there’s plenty of fun to be had in the new Saints Row. It’s not that the game is inherently bad. Players can choose to prioritize critical dialogue, and in doing so, can adjust sliders to drown out specific elements.The first question that popped into my head while playing 2022’s Saints Row is, who is this for? It feels like Saints Row fans weren’t exactly clamoring for a game of this nature (a reboot, rather than new series entry or remake), and during my time with it, there were moments where I felt I was playing something closer to a watered down Grand Theft Auto than Saints Row. Here, players can enable High Contrast mode, adjust settings for motion sickness, and also customize the UI somewhat.Īudio offers a new type of audio slider for Saints Row. In Saints Row accessibility controls, the remapping options come back into play from earlier as well as the toggles list. A vehicle speed limit allows players who are finding the speed too much to knock it down. Gameplay is one area where quick time events can be set to be turned off along with time limits if desired. It’s here where players can take finer control over some areas of the game. Saints Row also has other settings tucked away from the general Settings area and buried into Accessibility. There’s not that much here with players mostly expecting to just see inverted controls and sensitivity. This area doesn’t include a later accessibility audio feature that allows the drowning out of certain noises. ![]() ![]() This also includes motion blurring and camera shake.Ī number of audio settings as well as subtitle settings are available here, and it includes customization features. The display area allows for a number of adjustments to graphical areas. The toggles area is populated with options for players to avoid toggles. This includes controller customization -though somewhat limited- and other options such as vibration intensity, deadzones, and adaptive triggers. Saints Row has a fair number of options to choose from when it comes to the general controls. Here players can mostly adjust the complexity of gameplay by changing up their difficulty options and the ways tutorials are presented throughout. Saints Row kicks things off with a bunch of gameplay options. Instead, this deep dive serves to show players what to expect from the menus in case there is anything they need or prefer to see.Īll images and information displayed below are from the PS5 version and could be subject to change. It’s also worth remembering that the existence of an accessibility menu doesn’t mean that the game itself is accessible. However, if you’re wanting that more in-depth look at what to find in the Settings menu, this is where to look. If you’ve read our Saints Row review, you’ll see how they come into play in-game. The over-the-top world of Saints Row has a lot on paper for accessibility. Contents Options Gameplay Controls Display Audio Camera Accessibility Visual
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