Thankfully, Sperasoft and Deep Silver are throwing all of those issues out with the remaster.Īll of the guns, important NPCs, and building textures have been redone, totaling over 4,000 new visual assets, making this dangerously close to a 'remake' rather than a 'remaster.' Seeing the new version in action makes it look like Saints Row: The Third was always built for PS4 and Xbox One. The faulty Switch port in 2019 only drew more attention to the plethora of technical issues that are present in the console version of the game.

Even by 2011's standards, the original's graphics didn't impress. Saints Row is known for its over-the-top humor, and a reboot of the best game in the series means that unless Rockstar drops some major announcement, Saints Row will have the best-looking title in the subgenre available later this year.Ī Visual Overhaul - This is the same Saints Row: The Third you know and love, but this remaster drastically improves upon the original visuals. It's considered a high point for the series, essentially rebooting a campy Grand Theft Auto alternative into a franchise that could legitimately compete with Rockstar's iconic series of open-world crime games. The original Saints Row: The Third was initially released in 2011 as a bright spot in THQ's lineup. While we wait for games like Saints Row V and Grand Theft Auto 6, the studios of Deep Silver, Volition, and Sperasoft have formally announced Monday that Saints Row: The Third Remastered will be released in May, confirming leaks from over the weekend about an early ESRB rating for the game. It'll make you forget all about your longing for a Grand Theft Auto VI announcement.

All of the original gameplay elements are intact, but the best part of the remake is the improved visuals that look more on par with Watch Dogs 2 than Skyrim. The remaster will introduce the bombastic and quirky open-world game to a whole new generation of gamers. Inverse got an early look at Saints Row: The Third Remastered in action last week. Saints Row has always lived in the shadow of Grand Theft Auto, but the series' best game is being rebuilt from the ground up, and it looks absolutely stunning.

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