Saints Row is particularly proud of everything related to the personalization of its various elements. That’s why Volition devotes a 22-minute showcase to the subject, hosted by Mica Burton, a presenter-actress-cosplayer you may have seen from the US RPG streams or last year’s PC Gaming Show. We were able to see the show a few days ago and here is our summary.
Saints Row Goes Extreme Makeover
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The customization of his character is absolutely nothing new in the Saints Row and that’s probably why the developers wanted to go even further than before. We can therefore play more with its morphology, deactivate the symmetry of the elements of the face, change the definition of the muscles,…
It will be necessary to remain in the humanoid but the different colors of skin, the scars, the tattoos, the make-up but also the masks and the accessories will allow for a little madness. A small stealth Shrek could for example be seen in the video since there will necessarily be people to do it in a few months.
We notice a great desire to do more in terms of representativeness and inclusion by avoiding gendering as much as possible and by proposing to replace the limbs with prostheses, which can also be customised. There will also be eight voices available for his or her Boss and inevitably, modern game requires, there are emotes, some of which can modify the approach of the avatar.
Saints Row plays it Queens of shopping
Of course, it is impossible to offer such a character editor without the clothes following and we are also promised a colossal wardrobe. The series was already known for offering many styles and even allowing you to equip more fantastic costumes and this will always be the case in the reboot.
The developers want to clarify that the different layers of clothing will be well managed. For example if you decide to put on a t-shirt, it will stay in place no matter what you put on it, it will not change by magic because you have decided to put on a bulletproof vest and so on. Moreover, the same for prostheses for example, you can put a watch or a bracelet on it.
It should also be noted that some well-known stores from the series will return here while new brands will come to offer objects a little more in the theme of the place of the American desert and the far west to play it cowboy (finally more or less classic depending on some more offbeat accessories).
Saints Row plays it Pimp My Ride
Obviously, the vehicles will also be entitled to customization at a level that has absolutely nothing to envy to the Need For Speed Underground. And this is not limited to cars since Santo Ileso also contains planes, boats and other hoverboards for a total of more than 80 machines to drive.
We can modify the type and color of the paint, change the front, add a spoiler, install decoration on the roof, modify the parts, the wheels and we can also deactivate the symmetry of the wheels and rims to go a little further in the freedom of creation. It is also possible to change the sounds of the vehicle whether it is from the engine or the horn.
Additional functions can also be added, starting with the classic nitro boost or blades that come out of the sides to attack opponents. But we are also entitled to an ejection seat which allows us to have an impulse anywhere to take advantage of the wingsuit, a cable to hang on what we want, a demolition ball which follows us or something which allows us to car strafing.
A gun TV show is missing for the intertitle series
The customization of weapons will also be on the program of this Saints Row. We can once again change the type of paint and its color but also add stickers but that’s not all since there will also be different skins for the weapons. Thus, the rocket launcher can become a guitar case like in the movie Desperados for example.
And the machine gun will become an umbrella to pretend to be the Penguin of Gotham City. In short, the references should not be lacking to help you perfect the cosplays of your avatars but we are waiting to see if we will also have less realistic weapons like in the last episodes or if we will return to something more down to earth. earth.
Saints Row plays it MTV Cribs
We also got a glimpse of the church that will serve as the Saints’ headquarters in this episode. The place could also be redecorated with statues in particular. There you will find an armory to change equipment and a garage to change and modify your vehicles. The options here will be limited to those already unlocked or purchased, which therefore does not exempt us from shopping in town.
It is also the place that will allow us to manage its crew whether for their style, their equipment or their vehicles. And the floor of this base will be the command center to launch the missions and manage the city a little as we conquer Santo Ileso.
In short, Saints Row plays it New look for a new life
In summary, this showcase did not show any revolutionary elements that have never been seen in other video games, but we must admit that the accumulation of so many possibilities is impressive. Well, we must not forget that this is an edited program so we must remain measured while waiting to have the controller in hand to test the limits of all this.
And it could happen sooner than expected since the developers who are so proud of this aspect of the game to the point of talking about it for 22 minutes, ended up teasing in a very cryptic way that an event would take place before the release to allow create your own Boss. We are therefore waiting to know more about the precise form and conditions that this intention will take.
After its postponement last year, the reboot of Saints Row will be released on August 23, 2022 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC.