Moving the series from Stilwater to Steelport was a wise choice nearly a decade ago, and with this remaster, it's never looked better. Not yet seated in the Oval Office as they will be in later games, 2011's Saints Row The Third still makes it clear that the titular anti-heroes are a household name.
In Saints Row The Third, the Third Street Saints gang has risen to remarkable fame and fortune. Saints Row The Third Remastered Review: Ugly on the Inside It looks prettier than ever, but the series' always sophomoric writing has never been more skippable. Replaying it with fresh eyes nine years later as Saints Row The Third Remasteredhas had an unexpected effect on me. In 2011, it established its own personality and carried the series to new heights.
While the first two games weren't yet free from their GTA-clone shackles and the fourth went overboard with some mechanics like superpowers, I thought the third game was the sweet spot for Volition's outlandish series.
