Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered

Just get original game please.

So far my three complaints are:
1. Slower movement. Player character's actions feel slower than in original. Isn’t helped by shops and in-game menus having noticeable delay to the point of split-second blank screens appearing. Yes, my PC definitely can handle this game.
2. Graphics. Sure, there is new UI, loadscreens, new textures and cinematics. Shaundi got an upgrade (probably the first and only thing anybody notices... and fixates on). Gameplay characters however look somewhat like a mix of SR2 and SR3. That is not great. Even Shaundi herself looks stunning in cinematics but about as good as SR3 version if not worse in actual gameplay.
3. Settings. Set everything to high, disabled fluff and tailored graphics (called "display") settings to my liking, which isn't really much since you have like 10 of them. The results? After playing some time with normal-looking picture, game suddenly decided that making everything as dark as possible is a wonderful idea. I get it, Stilport starting missions are at night time, but that doesn't mean characters can't see anything in a city full of streetlights, neon adverts and various other nighttime illuminations. Even daytime intro mission turned into wading through darkness right after opening first door (no, interiors are not pitch black the moment there aren't any windows in direct line of sight and no, shadows are not just black. Light doesn't work this way!). Also fun fact: this effect persists once occurred with settings having no effect, so you have three options: play "as is", reload from main menu or restart the game completely. Even then only ful lrestart can fix the issues (tested this... sull restart sort of fixes this issue). Adding to that, even "special mode" has these bugs with added effect of every texture looking like oversaturated garbage. HDR disabled btw.
Edit: after testing if full restart fixes darkness issue, which it maybe does, there is another problem: exiting starter crib adn going straight right entire opposite coast is covered in black squares, with water and everything else also covered with same black squares. I'll see if any files are broken, but if they are not (as expected) then deleting this mess of a game right afterwards. Well, files verified successfully and bug is there so deletion it is.
Eddit2: these squares are water and most of the city's outer coastline. 5 ports out of 5... why do I have this game even?

If I can overlook first two points (even though some characters definitely have worse looking models now) then third one is what makes me want to free up about 46GB of space and go back to original game that not only plays, works and looks better but takes up only 9GB.

Can I recommend this game? No. Do I think they'd better make new game than another attempt at "realistic graphics"? Yes. Do I think they'd pull it off??? Not really.

Please go and buy original if you still can in your timeline. At least it will be more enjoyable.

actually good

100% - 41 hrs

Achievements - 79

Review - 8/10 - A few bugs but the game is fun

Difficulty - 3/10

Hardest Achievement - You're My Hero!

Most people on here say this is a garbage port: they're all right. Hopefully you have the original, apparently co-op is dead on it sooo you might wanna take this port and the original in-mind with that when you purchase. (This port still has working co-op as of writing.)

i like driving around and listening to music (rockstar wont let me play gta5 so this is the next best thing.)

RECOMMENDED ON SALE, NOT FULL PRICE

Graphically improved upon but made worse in every other way. Also way too many crashes and bugs present.

A F***ING TIGER!

I had fun

this game is scuffed as hell

the ai on the enemies is absolutely trash, worst than the original (tested)

the streets feel narrow as hell and the cars are harder to steer than the original (tested)

there are some game breaking bugs, pretty much in every mission

the enemies are bullet sponges, and it does not feel good, it was better in the original

basically, the original is better in every way

the problem is the coop doesn't work in the original so i bought this thinking it would be a great way to reconnect with a buddy i played this with back in the day

nope its trash dont even bother, its not even worth a dollar, its that bad

If you're looking for a mindless pew pew open-world game then it's alright I guess.

The story sucks - not much happens beyond the start of the game, there's little reason to hate the villains apart from the "these are your enemies" story setup, it's just boring.

The missions suck - a not insignificant amount of missions are just forced activities (mini-games/side-quests) without added context "go do this" or "you need to train", quite a few missions have their flow ruined by pointlessly jumping between cutscene and gameplay, like custcene or loading screen, run or shoot enemies for 15 seconds and another custcene or loading screen. Missions don't have lasting impact, in one mission your HQ gets attacked by military, at the end you have to get away by jumping off the building and seemingly the building is destroyed or taken over, but after jumping off the mission ends, your standing on the street in front of your HQ, you enter it, everything is the same as before the mission, your crew is there, the mission was pointless.

Driving is terrible - it's stiff with massive understeer, camera also does whatever it wants.

NPC AI just sucks - enemies turning their back to you or just walking to random areas, your crew being unable to enter a car a few meters in front of them, your driving being unable to drive around a small wall during a mission or making seemingly specifically to hit a crashed car, all NPCs climb stairs in slow motion.

Most of the activities (mini-games/side-quests) are boring - some of the higher difficulty ones are just annoying by throwing a million enemies at you, for no reason some activities also change your weapon loadout and give you little ammo when you need it the most which just makes it seem that weapon upgrades and loadout customization is pointless.

The world/city is just bland - there's nothing memorable about it, there's little interaction with it, the districts have no differences, it's all just copy-paste garbage.

YES!!!

Very gaming fun time indeed. (CO-OP).. a little bit better than GTA 5 (MUCH MORE FUN)

got a lot of smiles out of me because this game was my childhood. cant even tell yall how many nights i spent in this game and saints row 4. i know a lot of people didnt enjoy it but i looked past that and i had a blast mostly because of the nostalgia im not gonna lie. i love it though its just saints row the third nothing more nothing less. was probably 9 or 10 when i played this the first time now im almost 21 lol. i recommend it if your like me and loved the original

saints row 2 deserved the remaster more

mehhhh

a bit rush

So Good

The game's great fun and still just as silly as it was back in the day. Very solid.

It has a new coat of paint which is a nice touch, but it's not enough to cover up the age. I got the feeling I was playing a heavily modded Saints Row 3, rather than a proper "remaster".

The new characters often look a lot better and more realistic than they did in the original, but often at the cost of a certain style the original had. The worst of all is the player character, who seems to have not been updated much at all and therefore stands out like a sore thumb in cutscenes.

You'll get the impression they had too much plastic surgery with a face that stiff and off-putting. (But for all you know they might have lol.) The character will look great in the character creator, but as soon as you enter the game, you'll find yourself playing as a nightmare. I suppose if you're looking to play a monstrosity anyway this isn't much of a deal-breaker.

Would recommend playing this game at least once, and if you don't own the original, might as well get this one.
Do be sure to look up the guide to uncap your FPS, or you'll be locked to 56 or something strange like that, even if your PC is a beast.

<3

This game is PEAK.

Tons of bugs and crashes that are still not fixed after release.
Don't buy it - don't know if I can recommend the original, but from what I remember it wasn't that riddled with game breaking bugs as this remaster is.

on some systems the lighting turns into pitch black darkness when you alt tab or change graphic settings. Unplayable when it happens and there is no fix

Damn, I'll miss the Saints Row games...The reboot is soooooooo bad with the new teen gangsters.

Well, you probably know that Saints Row: The Third is one of the best, or the best, from the Saints Row saga. The remastered version isn't different because it's still great! I saw a lot of players talking about crashes, bugs, glitches, etc. Well, in my playthrough, I didn't witness any of those issues. On the contrary, my game flowed very well from the beginning to the end. I've finished the main story and all DLC missions.

This version is sooooo beautiful! The city, the vehicles, the NPCs, the explosion effects, the guns, the graphics, and all the good stuff. The only character that, in my opinion, is not that beautiful is Shaundi. She's a little ugly in the remastered version, but still badass.

Probably, this game had so many issues when it was released, but I'd give it another chance. I dare to say that it is better than the original version.

100000000000/10

Saints Row The Third Kiwami
The gameplay is same but only the Graphic much better than the Original. By the way it also has bug and crash sometimes also I wanted to continue this game but already played the Original one for 66 hours so at least I experienced playing this Remaster game. It was a good remaster and price pretty high.

i love the saints

In the original release most of my time playing Trafficking missions was spent screaming at Pierce to get in the car. In the remake he gets in the car no problem. That alone makes this an 11/10.

game

Classic

This is possibly always be my favorite Saints Row game, arguably better or just as good as GTA... It's not a game for kids, but man it's fun! It's one game on Playstation that I have a platinum trophy for because I love it so much! Then I bought it again, on PC.

NO ONE MAN CAN HAVE ALL THAT POWER

Great game

Stutters on a 4060TI.
The game basically has better lighting, the models are a very minor improvement but still look dated.
Refunded.

best game in this franchise!!, can't wait for remastering SR2

Its still a great game but WHAT THE FUCK! They cant add a fucking autosave feature in with the remaster? I was dealing with a small bug and went and reset the game and lost so much progress.

Shitty ass buggy game tbh

good enough to grab on sale. co-op has issues with syncing notoriety, not being able to lose the cops or other gangs for no reason gets really annoying.

picked up the original SR3 loved it. So decided to get this when on sale. Yes the graphics have been improved. an option to replay missions when completed. BUT yes there are crashes. The main for me is in the garage in the first crib when I redesign a car, auto crash. No chance of a fix I assume. But still love to go around the city cause a riot, or just sometimes chill in the city. I own a copy for PS5, PC, and Switch. All picked up on sale.

The remastered is ok its no "wow", but made me play the game twice hehe. Some of the characters look very different from the none remastered, not sure if I like them but they look ok. The world looks a lot more better though, better night light, reflections or the sun light colors of the sunset. The game is still very casual friendly, relaxing, funny or fun. Nothing much has changed except graphics I guess. Still very worth it, especially on sale.

Unfortunately this seems more like a messy cashgrab than a remastered edition.

Seriously, wtf is even a remaster these days? Just higher scale texture dump and that's it? Lazy ass shit.

They could've at least fixed some bugs. At the very least fix the order in which you get mission rewards, which are somehow unlocked long before you get the notice that you've unlocked them. But nope, just this lazy shit.

If you got the original, don't bother wasting a cent on this crap, not even when it's on sale.
You could just slap some higher scale textures on that yourself with a mod or something.

insane

middle of the story sucks

Casual girlfriend carnage, yes!

It's a modern version of Saints Row 3 on PC, except smoother, with this edition compromising on removing stutter for some graphical options I found to be ... let's say, true to the nostalgia of the original. Basically, to get that "ah yea, SR3" visual, you're looking at setting all graphics low, no DOF, no volumetric, anisotropic filter set to 8, etc. Otherwise, by default, ultra running, I guess you could say it looks good; to me it looked like the Xbox 360 version, with washed out graphics (Thanks, TAA). I don't like the exchange of performance for drops from the max FPS I mention later, so if you're about "speed" like I am, I recommend turning that stuff off.

SIDE NOTE: while I found that you can visually get close to where the original was, the game really does not like when you start playing with custom settings. I recently discovered that textures for incoming cars would pop in as black blocks; interestingly, loading a preset achieves that vsync off mixed graphics compromise in the game. But you can regularly reach well over 100FPS just by playing with the settings.

The original will let you perform up to 130FPS but will frequently stutter, which I think the cap for this version is about 125.

While performance is smooth, the game never fails to crash on exit. It's apparently documented on protondb. Also, the controls feel a little bit looser on this version than the original. but they work consistently.

Overall, if you want to play Xbox 360 games with a fresher coat of paint, but the option to peel back to the original, game plays well.

To call this game remastered is a straight up joke, half of the assassination jobs are so glitched to the point you can't even complete them, my first two hours of gameplay i never had audio from any vehicle engine (this later fixed itself) I grew up with these games and it just hurts to see how incompetent these devs have become.

LITERALLY childhood favorite ong ong

it good

Not a sixty dollar remaster of a game with a working original version.

One of the best games made .

i loved saints row the third
this has its fair share of old bugs, stuff that was already patched out in the non-remaster but
the character creator gets its glorious return in HD, very awesome