In your own opinion, how does Saints Row 2 compare with GTA IV?

This is not a game recommendation. I just want to see what you guys think. GTA IV is graphically more stunning and longer with Lost & Damned (supposedly) but Saints Row 2 is more arcadey and fun (supposedly). I haven't played either so I would like to know how you think these two compare.

i've only play gta 4 so i can't really judge them

seriously i love the gta series but gta iv sucks i bought still have it dnt play it san andreas was wayyyyy better gta iv sucks it failed as for saints row i nerver played but i rather go for saints row beacause gta iv sucks that much i kinda hate the game alot may dissagree but that aint no 10 i give it a 6.0

i only played gta i dont want to touch that dirty clone game.

People think that these games are similar and they are not. SR2 is a game for lols. The story is meh but some of the extra stuff put in the game like insurance fraud and the other wacky minigames are very fun but the driving is unrealistic, the graphics are mediocreand the shooting is horrendus.GTA4 is a game for more serious gamers who enjoy a serious story (some people might find it boring but I didn't one bit), with realistic driving and and a very balanced difficulty. Also, some might not like the graphics in GTA4 either but look at the draw distance and detail put into the city, its the best I've seen in an open world game. I overall enjoyed GTA4 much more but SR2 has some great extras which I'd love to see in GTA.

Saints Row is more like the cartoon-ey aspect of just being **** brutal in hilarious ways. It's like.... when you make your character have a british accent, the first time you hear him say he wants to beat some ass, its just awesome. GTA just goes more towards a scorsese flick in all seriousness, not saying there arent funny moments, its just not trying to be as crazy as saints.

i only played gta i dont want to touch that dirty clone game.

Rza_rectah

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i only played gta i dont want to touch that dirty clone game.

dirtydishko2

As most people say, Saints row is a clone and not the best one either. If you want one of the get GTA4 :)

Gta 4 is boring compared to saints row but the gunplay is better than saints row. In saints row you cann customize your character but in gta you can only customize the clothes and they aint really dat good

I find Saints Row more enjoyable to do random stuff in, but GTA is more serious and actualy hasmore impressive visuals and the open world is much more detailed. Saints Row is more like a parody, but it is in no means a bad game. If I was you I would try playing both of them

GTA IV is graphically more stunning and longer with Lost & Damned (supposedly) but Saints Row 2 is more arcadey and fun (supposedly). I haven't played either so I would like to know how you think these two compare.

Comic_Capers

I found GTA IV to be more serious and Saints Row 2 to be more fun, I like them both, it just depends what mood i'm in.

GTA4 was garbage in my opinion, it was the sims with guns

GTA IV all the way. Saints Row 1 was really fun, but the second doesnt even compare to GTA IV. Horrible driving, cartoony graphics, and a generic game world.

Saints Row 2 has fingerless gloves. I spent like 3 hours all together looking for those in GTA 4... I'm still hopeful that the next DLC will include them

People think that these games are similar and they are not. SR2 is a game for lols. The story is meh but some of the extra stuff put in the game like insurance fraud and the other wacky minigames are very fun but the driving is unrealistic, the graphics are mediocreand the shooting is horrendus.GTA4 is a game for more serious gamers who enjoy a serious story (some people might find it boring but I didn't one bit), with realistic driving and and a very balanced difficulty. Also, some might not like the graphics in GTA4 either but look at the draw distance and detail put into the city, its the best I've seen in an open world game. I overall enjoyed GTA4 much more but SR2 has some great extras which I'd love to see in GTA.

DohBoy122

GTA IV is better then SR2 in every way.

Saints Row 2 has fingerless gloves. I spent like 3 hours all together looking for those in GTA 4... I'm still hopeful that the next DLC will include them

tinkles87

GTA4 is a better game. Saints row 2 is more fun to screw around in.

GTA IV is a really serious game and the world seems too big at times. You end up taking taxis everywhere to do missions so it doesnt take 20 minutes to get there. It just isnt as fun as previous gta games. I would go with San Andreas. Saint's Row is a lame knock off. Wish both of them were a lot better but they do have fun parts.

GTA IV was way to dry and serious imo but the graphics are way better. Saints2 is 100xs more fun though but it has cartoony graphics kinda.

well in my opinion. SR2>GTAIV. like most ppl said SR2 is more funn not that serious. pluz theres tons of custom characterization. the minigames are awesome. so like the SR2 trailer said. if u want a game where u can go to the bowling with a friend or to get a burger. then GTAIV is just the game for you.

SR2 has local coop? Interesting...

I bought GTA4 and returned it in a couple weeks. The story was okay, but the side "activities" (dates) that your "friends" constantly call you about were ridiculously annoying and the soundtrack was god awful. I bought SR2 and I still play it. The only thing the game makes you feel like you have to do is defend territories that you have taken over, just like in San Andreas.I won't lie, I feel that everyone should at least rent GTA4, but I don't think it is worth buying. With everything SR2 has to offer, it is definitely worth buying. Tons of customization, a decent story with more depth than GTA4 because it is an actual sequel, not just the next game in the lineup.

SR2 has checkpoints through the mission, so if you die or lose the mission you don't have to start ALL the way back from the start. This was a HUGE improvement over GTA4. Lost and the Damned fixes this, but GTA4 doesn't have checkpoints.

SR2 is just like San Andreas, which the majority of GTA fans will agree was the best in the series.

Oh, and the driving in GTA4 is horrible. I guess I'm alone on that one, but flipping cars gets really old. And if someone responds with "well don't try to go around a corner at 50mph". Why wouldn't I? It's a video game. I get plenty of sane driving time when I drive to and from work each day.

And to those that are talking negative about SR2 without trying it, that is the definition of ignorance. Grow up. At least try a game before you talk trash about it.

Rev

I can't help but think ~50% of the people who say GTAIV only say it because it's GTA and have not even tried SR2. Anyway for me I got bored with GTAIVs story I didn't find any of the characters interesting and the plot twists were kind of meh to me considering I didn't care much about the characters(still finished it) but with saints row I was interested all the way to the end. Also with saints row 2 you can't go wrong with co-op. Saints row also has a much better soundtrack IMO. GTAIV did have better graphics and I must say GTAIV has a much better multiplayer(unless it's just you and a friend then SR2 is much better) free roam can be fun to mess around with friends and i though cops and crooks was fun(when you finally find a game and ALL your friends in the party connect to it), For me GTAIV was ok but Saints row 2 was much more fun.

Edit: I forgot to mention how much I like the customization in SR2. I like playing as my own character and even though I chose everything about my character appearance every where in the story he felt so right. it felt like the story\cut scenes were made just for my character. I also really liked collecting and customizing cars.

GTA4 was garbage in my opinion, it was the sims with guns

JayQproductions

Graphics: GTA4 > SR2

Soundtrack: SR2 >>GTA4. I actually had to have music playing from my computer when driving in GTA4 because most of the music was crap.

Story: Tossup. GTA has a longer, and more complete story, but some things didn't make sense, like always wanting money despite havng nearly or over $1 million, or moving one islandwhile committing all sorts of crimes is an excellent way to hide from the mob. In relation to that, I felt too much time occurred between some of the big story events, which seemed too unrealistic.SR2had 3mostly unrelated storylines, but italso had some of thebest cutscenes I can remember (Gat's cutscenes and Maero's monster truck rally). And it didn't feel like you were just doing some missions for filler like it did for GTAIV.

Gameplay: SR2 > GTAIV. I didn't mind the driving in either game, though I did prefer SR2's a little more. A lot of it was pretty similar, but GTA4 had a good cover system, but SR2 added a nice ability to take hostages. Checkpoints were very useful in some of the harder missions in SR, whereas there were a couple of missions I hated in GTA4 because I'd get to the end, die, and have to redo it all. SR's side missions were also much more fun and varied. In GTA4 all you could really do is bowling, darts, pool, race, steal specific cars, and do wanted missions. SR on the other hand had various modes which were almost all completely different and well developed, whether it was throwing crazed fans into a propellor or driving a flaming vehicle. If youcare about customization, in SR 2 could could also customize your ownbody type, clothes, voice, walking style, taunts, your cars, and also your gang. In GTA4, you could only customize your clothes, and even that was significantly limited, especially when compared to SR2 or SA.

Replayability: SR2 > GTAIV. GTA4 had a better onlinemultiplayer, but SR had a story co-op. But As far as single-player goes, SR had a lot more to do once you beat all the missions due to the various activities.

Overall, I'd say SR 2 was the more enjoyable game, as it's more memorable, has more variety, and has much better replay value.

I like SR2 a lot more than GTA 4

I just found it a lot more fun

GTA 4 has way better graphics and is more serious...to me it isn't as fun. The only time it's fun it when you go on mass killing sprees but that's it. In SR2 the missions are fun too (in my opinion).

i like gta4 a lot better

Saints Row 2 is automatically better because GTA 4 is nothing more than a annoying cousin simulator.

Ive enjoyed the GTA games immensely, but the reason why I played the gta games, was the sandbox gameplay. I rarely agree with yahtzees reviews, because I think he dosnt review, but more entertain, but he was spot on in his review of saints row 2.

GTA 4 focused on story and realism, two factors which was notwhat I played the gta games for, and Ive had a ton of fun with saints row 1 and 2. City graphics better in GTA 4, but characters look better in saints row. Not to mention the gunplay is so much more fun and satisfying in saints row. Gotta love a game that can make the gunplay work without going over to autoaim, especially when we talk about consoles.

All the people that say clone, well, you guys play more then one fps game, right? So dont be that childish.

I thought GTA4 was the bestter game but SR2 wins in entertainment.

I haven't played GTA IV yet, but I love Saints Row 2 and I've had more fun with the Saints Row series, than the GTA series.

Graphics: GTA4 > SR2

Soundtrack: SR2 >>GTA4. I actually had to have music playing from my computer when driving in GTA4 because most of the music was crap.

Story: Tossup. GTA has a longer, and more complete story, but some things didn't make sense, like always wanting money despite havng nearly or over $1 million, or moving one islandwhile committing all sorts of crimes is an excellent way to hide from the mob. In relation to that, I felt too much time occurred between some of the big story events, which seemed too unrealistic.SR2had 3mostly unrelated storylines, but italso had some of thebest cutscenes I can remember (Gat's cutscenes and Maero's monster truck rally). And it didn't feel like you were just doing some missions for filler like it did for GTAIV.

Gameplay: SR2 > GTAIV. I didn't mind the driving in either game, though I did prefer SR2's a little more. A lot of it was pretty similar, but GTA4 had a good cover system, but SR2 added a nice ability to take hostages. Checkpoints were very useful in some of the harder missions in SR, whereas there were a couple of missions I hated in GTA4 because I'd get to the end, die, and have to redo it all. SR's side missions were also much more fun and varied. In GTA4 all you could really do is bowling, darts, pool, race, steal specific cars, and do wanted missions. SR on the other hand had various modes which were almost all completely different and well developed, whether it was throwing crazed fans into a propellor or driving a flaming vehicle. If youcare about customization, in SR 2 could could also customize your ownbody type, clothes, voice, walking style, taunts, your cars, and also your gang. In GTA4, you could only customize your clothes, and even that was significantly limited, especially when compared to SR2 or SA.

Replayability: SR2 > GTAIV. GTA4 had a better onlinemultiplayer, but SR had a story co-op. But As far as single-player goes, SR had a lot more to do once you beat all the missions due to the various activities.

Overall, I'd say SR 2 was the more enjoyable game, as it's more memorable, has more variety, and has much better replay value.

jirca87

Saints Row 2 is automatically better because GTA 4 is nothing more than a annoying cousin simulator.

MrArmageddon8