- This reboot takes the series out of Michigan and into the American Southwest, mimicking states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California. Gone are the superhero hijinks of the fourth game. The new “Saints Row,” announced Tuesday at Gamescom, is once again about upstart gang members looking to build a criminal empire.
- In the new “Saints Row,” players will create their gang “boss” character and work alongside three friends: Eli, a Black entrepreneur; Neenah, a Latina car lover and the gang’s driver; and Kevin, an Asian DJ and resident thrill seeker.
- Fighting for gang territories makes a return, an innovative feature that went missing after series favorite “Saints Row 2.” Santo Ileso will have nine unique districts, each one having its own theme and culture. The El Dorado district appears to mimic Las Vegas, while Monte Visto looks a lot like the gated communities in the Palm Springs area of California.
- Players will be able to buy real estate properties and use them for various criminal enterprises. One such example includes starting a drug-running business using fast-food meat trucks as cover, like Gus Fring’s chicken operation from the TV show “Breaking Bad.”
-The gameplay mechanics appear to be an evolution of what we was in the third and fourth entries: solid third-person shooting foundations and hand-to-hand action seamlessly mixed in. Some of the later, more outlandish side missions like insurance fraud will also return.
- “For the first time in the ‘Saints Row’ series, players will build their game from scratch and get to witness the birth of the Saints,” Boone said. “The new location is an exciting departure for us. It’s build with exploration in mind and it is the most diverse sandbox we’ve created yet.”
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