Stilwater was infinitely more interesting than Steelport. I like SR2 so much because it almost kind of feels like San Andreas, in the way that there's neat stuff hidden throughout the playable game world (like the CDs, or the underground shopping mall that doesn't have an icon on the map) and with how much control you had over customizing your character. Visually and gameplay-wise, SR3 improved so much but also lost a lot from SR2. SR2 would really benefit from a face lift, especially on PC. My first exposure to it was on the 360, and it's much smoother of an experience. I still grit my teeth and bear through the PC port from time to time though, just because I love SR2.
I liked all the things npcs did in Stilwater like stand around smoking, drinking, rapping, skateboarding, playing kettle drums, die in sky diving accidents and etc. Really helped flesh out the city and how every gang had their own melee style was a nice touch.
Different fighting styles, multiple walking styles, the customization in SR2 was staggering. Pimps weren't even an organized gang in SR2 but still had a noticeable presence because of how different they were beyond just how they were dressed. Driving around the college campus and seeing people on the quad hanging out, or seeing guys grouped up and chilling, it was all really cool. SR3 was a step back from the quality presented in 2 in dozens of ways, and I wish SR4 had worked on SR3's base instead of just being repurposed DLC sold as a full game.
The pimps were fun because they were basically a gang in behavior you pick a fight with one and the next thing you knew you'd have 20 of them charging at you. I'd love for a sequel to do that with other groups like bikers. Small groups that are a part of the city but not really rival gangs you need to take down. I liked how cops would fight gang members and gang members would attack civilians that disrespected them by like walking into them and then police would show up after someone was killed. Gang members,cops and homies would prefer to use melee until someone escalated things by pulling out a gun. You could mug people or rob stores or even stumble upon other people robbing the stores you were going to. I used to have fun walking down the street and picking things like bottles and trash cans and throwing them at people. There was a lot of small but awesome features that were in Saints Row 2 that were noticeably lacking in 3. I think I need to go and play Saints Row 2 again.
it was always fun seeing chaos unleash after one civilian attacked another, starting a domino effect of chaos
they can easily just retcon 4 as a movie the saints did,
Tbh, I think 4 is better than 3. Mainly because 4 is less clunky and is willing to go all the way with its cheesiness as opposed to being cheesy one minute and serious another, but 2 is still the series’ king
You look different did you do something with your hair?
