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#25: Saints Row: The Third

There were a few good things about Saints Row one and two, but they were far and few between, drowned out by the obvious fact that they were cheap imitations of the GTA series. I think after gta4 just completely blew saints row 2 out of the water Volition realized they could never win that particular game of catch-up.

This game was the first time Saints Row found its own voice- and that voice is fun. The over-the-top humor serves the gameplay and the over-the-top gameplay serves the humor. The ability to choose your voice and body type is wonderful. I went with the fake russian accent woman.

You're not part of a gang anymore- you're part of some kind of weird branding empire. Something here just clicks- movement is fluid, driving is fluid, shooting is fluid, taking over the city scratches that itch. You feel powerful, and it really surpassed my expectations. Never would have tried the game if a friend didn't practically strap me to a chair and put the controller in my hands.

All the minigames are solid, and once you get past the first 20% of the game and get some car and weapon upgrades the game is just a blast.
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.