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GAMING FEATURE visit stack.com.au THE SAINTS ARE COMING! where you start out as the future Boss, with friends Neenah, Kevin and Eli by your side,” explains Loftus. “You build your own criminal empire from the ground up and take on Los Panteros, The Idols and Marshall Defense in a battle for control of Santo Ileso. You get to play in the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created, in a larger-than-life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive and wingsuit your way to the top.” AGAIN So, about that “biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created”. Loftus explains how big, and how, erm, best… “Players are going to love exploring Santo Ileso, what we also call the Weird, Wild, West. It’s spread across nine unique districts Just when you thought it was safe to hit the streets surrounded by the vast, majestic beauty of the Southwest desert. There is so much you can again, the purple power of Saints Row returns this month, do – you can fire a variety of weapons from in newly rebooted form. We chatted with the game’s familiar to exotic and take to the streets and skies riding cars, bikes, planes, helicopters, executive producer, Rob Loftus, about what to expect. VTOLs, hoverbikes, hoverboards, and go-karts. You’ll be able to dive off the tallest buildings of Words Amy Flower Santo Ileso and glide through the skyline with your customisable wingsuit. Gliding through Santo Ileso is a great way to explore the Santo Ileso and discover new open world gameplay aints Row has a long, popular and often activities.” insanely wild history. So, any plans for a Great news is that multiplayer has its place in reboot had to strike a balance between the new Saints Row. what fans have loved about the series, and “Experience everything on offer with a friend taking it for a modern spin. at any time, via fully untethered drop-in/drop-out “It was the perfect time to reboot Saints co-op, skipping the need to take either of you Row and create a modern update to a beloved out of the outlandish action, Loftus explains. franchise,” muses Loftus. “We wanted to get “You can play nice together, or play all new back to a more contemporary crime angle and pranks on your teammate. The choice is yours!” Saints likely won’t reach this level of inspired to tell a new story, with a new tone and new Pop culture has always had its place in the silliness, but still promises plenty of LOLs. characters. It takes place in a brand-new setting Saints Row orbit, and naturally this reboot “I think we can all agree that we couldn’t too – the vibrant fictional city of Santo Ileso, is no exception, taking some big movies as have gone any further after Saints Row IV, so in the heart of the American Southwest. It’s a inspiration. we had to bring the series back down to earth. fresh start for Saints Row, while still remaining “There were many influences we drew upon Literally!”, laughs Loftus. “Having said that, VERY Saints Row!” when thinking about what we wanted to do Saints Row still has a great sense of humour One of our all-time favourite laugh-out-loud with the next Saints Row. We loved John Wick and there are still standout laugh-out-loud Saints moments was clambering aboard the for the brutality of the combat and the slick moments throughout the game.” launched rocket in Saints Row IV, as Aerosmith production aesthetic. Baby Driver was So, what’s the story this time out? wailed away. Our return to the world of the another influence for great driving and “In Saints Row you witness the chase sequences, and Hobbs & Shaw • Saints R o w is out Au birth of the Saints in an original story for over-the-top action.” g 23 S THE BOSS, BABY! The new Boss Factory is almost a game in itself, with insanely deep levels of customisation available for pretty much everything. Loftus elaborates: “Our customisation is best in class. You can customise almost everything in outlandish or aspirational fashion and, importantly, we’ve removed the boundaries of gender and restrictions for players. For the first time ever, we’ve introduced asymmetrical face customisation and other important additions such as vitiligo and prosthetics, too. These deep levels of personalisation were important to us all as we wanted to put player choice first in Saints Row.” 24 AUGUST 2022 st214_024_GAMING-SaintsRow-PROOFED-AF.indd 1 jbhifi.com.au 25/7/2022 4:11 pm
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