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Saints Row 2 not a GTA clone anymore!

June 18, 2008 in News comments 6

THQ CEO Brian Farrell is arguing that many fans and critics were saying that Saints Row is a rip-off of the Grand Theft Auto Series. But he assures us that Saints Row 2 is going to be very different from Grand Theft Auto and that it is going to bring many new things to the table that GTA didn't.

The original Saints Row from 2006 sold over 2 million copies on Xbox 360 and was well-received by critics, but the general consensus was that it copied a lot from the reigning king of crime sandbox, Grand Theft Auto.
And with the Volition-developed Saints Row 2 launching in the same year as GTA IV, Farrell sought to convince investors that this sequel would offer something different from Rockstar's hit megafranchise.

"We have a very differentiated product in this open-world genre," Farrell said during the William Blair & Company's investor meeting Wednesday in Chicago.

"We're always concerned about GTA as a competitor. It's a great product, the leader in the genre. But we were actually very pleased when we saw GTA IV. It's a great game, but they went in this great creative direction [that makes the game] more character- and story-driven."

He said that Saints Row 2 will instead be about "tongue-in-cheek ... silly, over-the-top gameplay."
Zeek via next-gen.biz »
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  • 1
    Tank Jun 18, 08
    Sometimes you just wanna blow the *bleep* out of shit and I think this game will provide.
  • 0
    BradSK Jun 18, 08
    Honestly, I thought the first Saints Row was a bit shit. But I agree with Tank somewhat. If SR2 can give me all the stuff that Rockstar sacrificed for realism, then I'd be happy.

    But please, no more of the gangster shit. We had enough of it in GTA: SA and SR1. It's really getting old.
  • -2
    Final Blade Jun 18, 08
    Well If SR2 doesn't have those long, too many side quest missions to get 100% than I will be happy. That was one of the problems I had completing GTA SA to 100%, im only on 80% and don't feel the need to complete it at all.
  • 0
    BANDITO ATTACK Jun 18, 08
    im looking forward to saints row 2 much more than gta4. as a matter of fact, i wasn't looking forward to gta4 in the first place.
    • 0
      Zeek Jun 19, 08
      Why weren't you looking forward to GTA4?? It is a great game, Rockstar has never failed to entertain me.
  • 0
    Jaw Knee Jun 18, 08
    I like how someone gave Final Blade thumbs down just because he expressed his goddamn opinion. *bleep* off, people.

    If this game is going to turn into an action comedy starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, then it is no longer on my list of games to check out this year. Mainstream action/adventure is what I'm looking for in this type of game.

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