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Santo Ileso and The Heart of the Saints
Saints Row 2022 is everything we expected
In 2013, after the boss became president and thwarted intergalactic beings in Saints Row 4, what was next for Saints Row? There were two options. One, Deep Silver Volition could scale down the next game. Two, they could reboot the franchise. The reboot seemed like a wise option. The Saints could return to the gameplay and appeal of their first two titles.
A decade later, Volition unveiled a reboot screen on the Saints Row official website. The rebooting screen could only mean one thing: a return to form. The anticipation was palpable as admirers and fans awaited a trailer. We hoped the reboot was a chance to once again experience gameplay like that of Saints Row 1 and 2.
Once they released the trailer, we saw a lackluster and straightforward third-person shooter. As a response, fans raged online by disliking the YouTube trailer and mocking it with jokes.
I gave the game a chance, hoping I’d enjoy the new characters and gameplay. However, as Saints Row hit digital and physical storefronts, all my worries came to fruition.
