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This attempt to modernize the series doesn’t just extend to combat, though. Granted, I’ve only played for a few hours, but the combat did feel more exciting than I remember Saints Row The Third being. This isn’t as in-depth as something like Doom Eternal instead, it’s just a good way to break things up and push players to stay in fights rather than seek out cover. You also have the ability to perform a takedown to regain health. While not a huge change in the moment-to-moment gameplay, it does give you more tools for your belt and makes combat more engaging. Early on, these are mostly grenades, but I did make ample use of the skill that lets you attach a bomb to a character and then hurl them at their friends. For example, you now have equippable special attacks that you can use to turn the tide of battle. This is very much still the game Saints Row fans are used to, but it has several new wrinkles. Volition has done quite a bit to modernize the Saints Row formula. It’s not just silly costumes that have me hyped as the game’s August 23 release date nears. In the hands of other developers, that could feel like a regression, but Volition is both moving the franchise forward mechanically and taking the foolishness up a notch. You’re running a burgeoning empire, going around murdering people, and engaging all types of criminal enterprises. In many ways, it’s going to feel very familiar to franchise fans. This brings us to the upcoming Saints Row game. With nowhere to realistically go, Volition essentially built in a series reboot into one of the endings to Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell. That all led to the fourth game jumping the shark and tossing superpowered versions of the Saints into space. Especially since Saints Row The Third, the series has been able to consistently find the absurdity in just about everything it does and maximize how over-the-top each successive mission gets. Or a game that drops Rowdy Roddy Piper in as Homie while you’re trying to fight off an alien invasion. I love a game that sees you storming a penthouse to Kanye West’s “Power” while you’re dressed like a toilet. I like my video games to be fun - both in gameplay and in antics. An ice cream suit for any occasion Image via Deep Silver