Saints Rowis undergoing a soft reboot with its upcoming release on August 23. This reboot, simply titledSaints Row,is available for pre-order, with the most expensive option being the Legacy Edition.
The firstSaints Rowgame was released 14 years ago, in 2006. The firstSaints Rowoffered quite a gritty experience, with weapons, and a storyline that was grounded in realism. However, bySaints Row 4, the protagonist (and leader of the Third Street Saints) is the President of the United States, and leading the charge against an alien invasion of earth. This reboot will be the firstSaints Rowgame sinceSaints Row The ThirdRemasteredin 2020.
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In preparation for the release of the rebootin August, the game is now available for pre-order, more specifically, the Legacy Edition is now up for pre-order. Initially, several editions were up for pre-order, the Standard Edition, the Gold Edition, and the Platinum Edition.Saints Row Legacy Editionis available at Best Buy and will cost $89.99 on both PlayStation and Xbox. The Legacy Edition will include the core game, the pre-order bonus, the expansion pass, andSaints Row The Third Remastered. That expansion pass is sure to come is useful as theSaints Rowreboot has 3 post-launch expansions planned.
This reboot will be the first piece of originalSaints Rowcontent in 7 years since theGat Out of Hellexpansion for the fourth entry in the series. This game will be the first to introduce an entirely new cast of characters, while also introducing the city of Santo Ileso. One popular feature that will be returning from previous installments will be the ability tocreate and customize the player character.
The latest installment in the series aims to get back some of that oldSaints Rowfeeling. AlthoughSaints Row was viewed as wacky versions of Grand Theft Autoat times, some believed the superpowers and aliens ofSaints Row 4to be a step too far. From what has been shown off so far, this reboot looks to be much more grounded in reality, while still maintaining that signatureSaints Rowcraziness that made the original games so loved.
Saints Rowis out on August 23rd on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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