The game goes for an R-rated approach, you can spend the entire thing walking around completely naked with only a blur on your genitalia if you want and there is a lot of cursing. Thankfully the writing and voice acting are good enough to carry things even when in the end everyone is an unrepentant serial killer. Every character is endlessly snarky, which is the norm, but until I got to know and experience things with them it felt hollow. I always try to keep these reviews as spoiler free as possible so as far as the story goes, I’ll say that I enjoyed it a lot more by the end than I did at the start. Thankfully the game hasn’t demanded I beat them all at any point yet so on the whole I have really enjoyed the system. I have continued to play through the business ventures as some of them are quite fun, though others feel like a bit of a drag to complete. I beat the main story at just over 20 hours of playing the game and I was not expecting it. This is a very big game, though it isn’t always signposted the best. A short while into the game you’ll unlock your empire table, and from there you’ll run various businesses, starting with a chop shop, to earn you passive income and unlock a long-running quest chain.Ĭlassic minigames for the franchise return slowly over time as you unlock each Venture and they’re one of the main ways you’ll unlock customization options for weapons, vehicles, and more alongside actual vehicles themselves.

A big part of the game, though one I had only done about a third of by the time credits rolled, is the Business Venture system. After a series of over-the-top events, you end up deciding to start your own gang, named The Saints of course. Thanks to the “roommate code” you all happily co-exist as best friends trying to make their way to the top. Kev runs with The Idols, a neon-infused group of radicals who want to live in a post-modern society and Neenah runs with Los Panteros. Neenah is a great mechanic and hell of a driver, and Snickerdoodle is an adorable cat. Eli is a loveable nerd Kevin is one hell of a cook and averse to wearing shirts. You live in an apartment with your four best friends. After witnessing that you’ll go back “a few months” to when your character started working for Marshall Industries to try and make ends meet.

One of the biggest things that we’ll get into later is the share system, but first, you begin with a flash-forward cutscene. The customization options here are incredible and only limited by the amount of in-game cash you have to buy more clothing. Don’t worry about being locked in here because once you’re in the game proper you can change your character on the fly however you want.

You’ll begin the game by creating your Boss.

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