


The storyline sees your ragtag quartet encounter three distinct gangs, each of which owns a chunk of Santo Ileso. And, as you take over more of the city, the bigger your power base will grow. The choices you make here will, for instance, engender resistance if you start putting toxic waste next to wherever the one percenters live and work. You can choose where to put those businesses, too, like putting a garbage collection site in the middle of the financial district. Chief creative officer Jim Boone says that it’s, broadly, a “contemporary” millennial “power fantasy.” It’s only later that the game’s focus switches to the sort of empire-building that, in the previous series, eventually saw your character becoming president.Īs the game progresses, players can buy property and businesses which opens up new game modes and levels. These disaffected millennials turn to crime to, for instance, put food on their table, feel part of a community and pay off their student loans. The developers say that Saints Row’s focus is, at least early in the game, going to focus on the material concerns of its young crew. The game was built in a brand new, as-yet unannounced engine and these new environments are designed to take advantage of the power that next-gen consoles - if we can still call them that - can offer. Or you can steal a VTOL-equipped craft and just make merry havoc all over the city as you go. Running and driving will work best in some regions, while players are encouraged to fly a wingsuit off the top of the financial district’s skyscrapers to cover long distances. Santo Ileso is made up of nine individual districts with each one designed to use a different traversal method. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
