News - Steam free weekend: Saints Row IV freebie fun until Sunday 9pm

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Or choose to play Company of Heroes 2 for free until the same Sunday deadline.

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[Attila the Bun]

I got Saints Row IV as part of my AMD Never Settle bundle and I have to say I'm slightly disappointed so far given all the rave reviews.

[Chadders87]

I got Saints Row IV as part of my AMD Never Settle bundle and I have to say I'm slightly disappointed so far given all the rave reviews.

I felt the same after getting it on a Humble Bundle, but when I realised I had paid about 50p for it...it became a great game. Compared to any other game costing 50p on the market, it's not half bad at all!

[MaverickWill]

I got SR4 in the recent Steam sale. I'm of the opinion that it's absolutely bucking frilliant. It's one of the very few games that feels happy to be unrestrained. Games like this, Just Cause, and Serious Sam, put a much-needed OTT spin on gaming, without the "realism" that most modern games feel bound by.

That, plus driving around to Haddaway in a tank while gunning down everything in sight is just giggle-inducing.

[crossy]

I got Saints Row IV as part of my AMD Never Settle bundle and I have to say I'm slightly disappointed so far given all the rave reviews.

How so? Cerebral it's not, but I'd be interested to hear what's been the let down.

Okay, it's not got that massive open world of GTA V, but then again it didn't get the the hypegasm that GTA V got. And I've got to admire the sheer bare-faced (in some cases literally) of it.

Biggest disappointment for me was that once you've completed it, there's no real excuse to fire it up again unless you're bored. Although the Christmas DLC was - imho - brilliant. Oh, had 15 minutes spare last night and fired it up and got three warden encounters in that time.

Minutes of juvenile amusement with that plunger gun, although the Dubstep cannon on Polka mode is also smile-worthy. Disintegrator or the sword from the Anime DLC are a bit worrying though.

[Attila the Bun]

How so? Cerebral it's not, but I'd be interested to hear what's been the let down.

I can't put my finger on any particular reason but if I say...that having played it for an hour or so before Christmas, I haven't felt a single urge to fire it up again...then you will probably understand.

I'm not saying it's bad, just that so far it hasn't floated MY proverbial boat.

[Scow Captain]

There's a big barrier to entry for these 'free weekends'. A 30GB download for CoH2 and 10GB for Saints Row 4! Only the small number of those with fiber are going to trial these games for a couple of days.

[kopite]

if I get a spare moment I might give this a go.

I like saints row 3 after getting it in a steam sale and as mentioned by MaverickWill the complete OTT of it was awesome.

[crossy]

I can't put my finger on any particular reason but if I say...that having played it for an hour or so before Christmas, I haven't felt a single urge to fire it up again...then you will probably understand. I'm not saying it's bad, just that so far it hasn't floated MY proverbial boat.

Fair enough, I'll not argue. Then again, I felt that it did take a little while to get "into it's stride", basically once you'd started leveling up. After which it was a case of "unleash havoc".

There's a big barrier to entry for these 'free weekends'. A 30GB download for CoH2 and 10GB for Saints Row 4! Only the small number of those with fiber are going to trial these games for a couple of days.

Virgin Media cable.

if I get a spare moment I might give this a go.I like saints row 3 after getting it in a steam sale and as mentioned by MaverickWill the complete OTT of it was awesome.

If you liked SR3 - and especially if like MaverickWill and I you appreciated the OTT aspect - then DEFINITELY get it. I was reading an interview where the dev team lead was saying that they decided to match SR3's OTT level, then add a huge dollop more. I thought he was joking ... he wasn't.

Then again, I'm someone who finds sticking sink plungers to the seat of aliens trousers then watch as they jump away only to explode in a cloud of stink (accompanied by a raspberry noise) quite funny. Yes, that's an SRIV weapon.

There's also sly nods to GTA, The Matrix and even It's A Wonderful Life. I'd actually say that if you come to SRIV without having played SR3 first then you're going to be quite confused. Kinzie gets some nice outfits too!

[zdn1042]

Great game. Crazy weapons and wacky characters, really fun.

[miniyazz]

There's a big barrier to entry for these 'free weekends'. A 30GB download for CoH2 and 10GB for Saints Row 4! Only the small number of those with fiber are going to trial these games for a couple of days.

Yeah, I was considering it but noticed I'd be looking at probably a minimum of 24 hours just to download..

[DeArmittE]

The game may not be to everybody's liking, but for me the funny aspects of the game were brilliant.

[loki365]

CoH2 free? Oh snap!!

[kopite]

I played it for a bit on friday night and found it thoroughly enjoyable.

might buy it next sale