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Saints Row, the last of the franchise of the same name, was one of the titles most criticized by fans of the saga and the last game developed by Volition which closed its doors in 2023 after the failure of this opus for which we had bet a lot.
Beyond some somewhat controversial decisions regarding gameplay mechanics, the real problem with Saints Row was the fact that it was a to restart which proposed as protagonists a new group of characters whoor it was not well received at all by the fans. Added to this is the change in tone of the game, which was, so to speak, the soul of the production. But apparently that wasn’t always the idea.
A Saints Row apart from the franchise
In November last year, voices close to the development team said it had initially been sketched the idea of the return of characters like Shaundi, Dex, Aisha and Johnny Gat but this was ultimately ruled out by Deep Silver who opted for the to restart.
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The sales number of the title was never officially published but in LinkedIn profile Tyrin Stevenson, former community manager at Volition, confirms that 1.7 million units have been sold across all platforms the game was released on.
