Rebooting the Saints Row reboot. · 2:12am Sep 1st, 2021
So the newest Saints Row game was announced about a week ago, and the reaction to it has been less stellar. If any of you have not seen it, feel free to watch the videos, because I've quite literally thought of a better version of this game that'll at least go back to the ACTUAL gangster feel of old
The two major areas are gonna be the Saints themselves, and the other gangs that will make this game up. Both of which are more to reflect in the area this game is taking place in, to be more aesthetically fitting. Since this is a reboot of the original, and the new city is based on Austin, Texas, which the state itself is close to Mexico, the new Saints could've easily reflected on that. It's not because my family is Mexican on my mom's side, but it is mainly because churches and Christianity do run deep in most Mexican families. Not saying your character has to be Mexican, but as a sort of reflection to the very original game, the main gang hideout should be in a Mexican cathedral. And to keep up with the first game, your character is new, but maybe not because your character was saved by the leader, but maybe because, as a friend told in why most people join a gang, is a close family member was in the gang, perhaps gone missing, and you've joined as a way to find them. That, or maybe your character tried to join the others, but was kicked out for various reasons, so the Saints prove to be your new ground. This is just me spitballing on what they could've done, but it's a helluva lot better than being college students joining and committing crimes as a way to pay off student loans.
Now the other gangs. First thing's first, we'll actually keep those huge guys in orange, since they do look like badass bikers and truck enthusiasts. I have no complaints about them at all, and a lot of other folks don't, other than they should've been the Saints. For this sake, we'll keep them as the big guys and the Saints as the Saints.
For those Daft Punk/Deadmau5 rejects... they just read "Watch_Dog 2 rejects", but a simple change can easily make them fit more. Instead of those stupid helmets, they can change to be themed around Dios Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), so they can still have the bright colors, but now look more like Skeletons and, again, will be more aesthetically pleasing in this city, especially since they're supposed to be anarchists. Though another, albeit, minor change could be that instead of pink, which could be mistaken for purple, give them a green color.
The last group definitely needs to be like, well, an actual gang, and not some private security team. From what I could tell, the leader wore a classic cowboy hat, so I figured this gang could be more decked out to be like cowboys/banditos. Of course,the change could be in their story, where they still run various casinos, but also run the black market underneath the public eye, making them the smarter of the two other gangs.
What do you think? Think this sounds like a much better Saints Row reboot? I can't really tell much of the story, but these changes could also change the entire plot(s) where the saints do feel like a gang, but also family instead of a group of hipsters trying to look cool