The DLC wasn't too great at all, indeed. And the game itself is a huge step down from 2 and maybe even 1. But, it's still a really good game on it's own.

Here's hoping they keep going with the zaniness but also make sure to make the city not so brown and boring. Also, bring back FUZZ.

It's hardly worth a rent, let alone a $50 rerelease.

The season pass was bullshit, the dlc was bullshit, a lot was missing, but the driving and shooting were the best of the series IMO. Had a lot of fun in the base game until my 360died. Might pick thisup.

The game was fun but it was a shadow of Saint's Row 2. A lot of shit was cut out in comparison and they tried to sell it back to you as "DLC".


So fuck whoever decided this was an appropriate sequel and I hope this tanks.

glad i didnt buy it

I wouldn’t be surprised if those who did “strap it on” at launch feel like they’re getting the shaft missing out on the “full package.” I’m not sure who at THQ should be pegged for this boner.

So what I'm getting here is play SR2 instead.

Two words: Ren. Tal.

The funny thing is, all the DLC for the game was already on the disc, so it's like they are just re-releasing the game.

You know, like back in the old days of yor when you got everything you paid for.

this is what ive been waiting for. Once i heard how much dlc it was gonna have there was no way id get it.

If a game got dlc it generaly wont be a first day, let alone a first month or half year buy. Skyrim being an exception...

The DLC was fun, but way too short to warrant their individual price tags. If someone hasn't already picked up this game, the price is worth it.

oh and it just hit me... i wouldant need to put in a redeem code for etch item right... it will be like with fallout new vegas game of the year where it just on a second disc... right?

I feel ripped off for pre-ordering and getting the Season Pass for free, because this version is still $10 cheaper and not only has all the content DLC for free, but the small little add-on packages as well. Most things in that game were just reskins of another item. Very little felt unique. It was a fun game though, but SR2 is still better.

@TheSilentProtagonist: Pretty much. IMO Saint's Row 2 is the best sandbox game yet this gen.


A real shame this is what followed it.

As much as I love Saints Row the third... this probably wouldn't be worth it. The DLC was hit or miss to be honest but not enough to warrant a 'Full Package' edition.

I knew this was coming, that's why I didn't get it on release... and now everyone knows the lesson for when Saints Row: The Forth comes.

.. got Saint's Row 2 for free through PSPlus... and some games really should come with a warning "not for most 50 year old white females". Ugh... that song "Gangsta Bitch" was the first thing I heard on loading up the game. That should have been my first clue... the game didn't get better from there...

$50? Are you fucking kidding me? Even if I gave a shit about "supporting the gaming industry" I couldn't do it. I don't have 50 bucks to throw at a game I'm not desperately in love with.

I'll pay $60 for Shenmue 3, but that's it.

Alright, how EXACTLY was this a step down again? All the extra side missions that I didn't enjoy from SR2 and SR1 were not there, so no loss. I got a much slicker presentation and MUCH better controlling game, which, it's a game. The control is pretty much the make or break portion. The only thing I can really complain about is what they did to some of the old characters (which I won't discuss because of some spoiler material).

How is a game that takes about 27+ hours to get through "only worth a rental" and not $60 when it was an excellent game?

I never spent money on the DLC so it seems like buying it for $60 on release was a good purchase as I couldn't stop playing it for the first two weeks I had it.

@Philosophy: Because SR2 was much larger with a lot more to do. 100+ hours were had in SR2 while I barely scraped 22 in SR3. When it was over it was over, nothing more left to do that was of any fun or value.

that is what I was waiting for ever since I found out that the game had so many DLCs but considering the reaction of the people here, maybe I should wait for a price drop

Getting used. Liked the Third, but SR2 is still better.

I got it for under $40 on sale and felt like it was a steal. There's less to do than in SR2, but almost everything felt worth doing. It's weird that we have to compare the two games when they're both great for different reasons.

Maybe some of it comes down to expectations? I could see disappointment if you were expecting SR2 again, but bigger and better.

@Philosophy It's been said a million gazillion bajillion times already why SR3 was a step down from SR2. Look it up yourself. Google is your friend.

oh wait look. its is all included in the game? you just have to wait a few months instead of buying it day 1. proof again DLC is fucking pointless. companies just sell it as a pack in later on at a lower price.

also to bad this games 40 weeks of DLC was a fuckin joke. had to be abandoned because no one wanted it.

i honestly would have to say this is the biggest video game let down for me of all time. 1 was fresh and new from the other sandbox games. 2 surpassed it 10 fold. and 3 took 2 steps back. with less to do, less to use, less to drive, less to kill with, in a less inspired map .

ok aslightly better engine. a few new toys. why have such good H2H fighting and no fight club, or fight only missions with no guns? super cars, but no races? at least the money to buy unlocks was sorta cool. but you get tons of money making the game almost to easy. but at the same time, making the gangs hate you so much more so than the cops that they just follow you relentlessly. the brutes were ungodly annoying. i could go on.

i have also spent 100+ hours in SR2. once i beat 3, i tried to go back and play it for fun, and no fun was ever had again.

Wow, maybe i'll just go redownload SR2 on my 360 and wait till the "full package" drops to 20 bucks. I knew THQ was skimping on the DLC but whoa.

@fetusmilk To be fair it's almost been a year since SR3 released, not a few months.

@Jordan: Why wouldn't you expect a sequel to be bigger and better?

Most interesting to me is this is announced literally the day after the steam free preview weekend for SR3 and it's corresponding sale ends. So, is it:

1) Get the last few people who might want the game to finally check the game out
2) Get them to buy it, without mentioning DLC or at the very least seriously considering it
3) Announce this package so the people who bought the base game get another little reminder that there's DLC in hopes they go buy that or those who held off now think, "wow, look at all that content!" and go buy this instead.

I know, mildly far-ferched, but not THAT far-fetched.

This should have been the vanilla version. If we could have SR2 with the third mechanics, the game would be perfect.

I want a game to have "Game of the Year Edition" as part of the title when it's first released.

@ balloonkocktail57 show how much of an impact it had.

I'd consider double dipping down the line, if this drops to like $20....

Pretty much what zumbizuado said, a little patience gets you more for less.

Has it already been 40 weeks?

Not to pat my own back but:

Didn't everyone else see this coming?

Videogame gets released with big focus on DLC.
Full version with all DLC included gets released between half and a full year later.

It's one of the reasons I almost never buy games on release anymore, and so far it has worked well for my wallet.

Got it for $25.....well worth that.

This game was extremely disappointing. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you are absolutely in love with Saints Row. My friend and I wanted it so bad and hated more than half of the game.

If anything, just get Saints Row 2. It's much cheaper and a hell of a lot more fun.

This looks like it might be a good deal once the price drops. I bought it day one and traded it without buying any of the locked-out content. Wouldn't mind playing again but $50 is ridiculous for the version that should have come out in the first place.

Btw, does anyone expect a part four? I kinda don't. If it does happen it's gonna have "RENTAL" written all over it.

Glad I waited, now I can get... The full package.

Yes SR 2 had a lot of content, thing is much of it lacked polish. It was unplayable for many on the PC also. SR3 was far more polished and just plain FUN. Given how many times it's been on sale (via steam anyhow) I payed maybe $35 at most for everything (including the pretty meh DLC)Would I recommend anyone pay above the base game? Probably not but the base game can be had for less than $20 on all platforms now or close to that. This new package while nice is pretty unnecessary.

And yet even with all the additions, it's still not as good as SR2.