Saints Row Might Be a Glitchy Flop But the Memes Are a Certified Slay

The new Saints Row came out last night and the reviews haven’t been kind.

The reboot famously toned down the Saints Row formula from the previous games, in which a black hole launcher and flying broomstick were totally normal items, and most reviews have pointed out that this might have been a mistake. PC Gamer said the “rebooted Saints Row could really do with a dubstep gun,” while IGN noted that “stripping the series of its more outlandish elements has laid this reboot’s design and technical inadequacies bare.”

It’s not all to do with the tone, though. Games Radar called out “character models and graphics that feel incredibly dated.”

While the game has its share of bugs, and some fans realise they’ve aged out of the classic Saints Row sense of humour, not all the criticism that’s been levelled at the game has been justified. Some fans are complaining that you can’t rob stores and shoot the shopkeeper like you could in previous games. But it’s hard to see why not being able to kill any and every NPC is a flaw, even in an open-world game like this.

On the other hand, the game is being praised for its accessibility options, which allow you to tailor a huge amount of the controls and difficulty settings to suit your needs.

#SaintsRow has most accessibility options I have seen since The Last of Us.

If you are a disabled gamer, I can't promise it will be accessible to you. But I can tell you that this game will be accessible to many.

The industry is moving in the right direction #SoEveryoneCanGame. pic.twitter.com/nJpp0es1CP

— Steven Spohn (Spawn) (@stevenspohn) August 23, 2022

Critics also agree that if you enjoyed the other games in the series, you’d probably enjoy the reboot — even if it isn’t your favourite.

Mostly, though, the reactions to the new Saints Row have been incredibly funny. People are sharing the best glitches they’ve come across as well as their disappointment on realising they’ve aged out of one of their favourite franchises. We’ve rounded them all up here for fun!

The Funniest Reactions to the New Saints Row

https://twitter.com/TheEmeraldStar/status/1561749285833670661

After playing an hour of Saints Row I am again offering my services as a swearing consultant to make sure the swearing in your games doesn't sound fucking dumb as hell.

— Dan Crowd (@itsdancrowd) August 23, 2022

Here is my Saints Row review pic.twitter.com/mGvQyMrASb

— Chris Schilling 🔜 A MAZE Sheffield (@schillingc) August 22, 2022

every saints row cutscene is pretty funny cause you can tell they wanted to do like a 'be gay do crimes fuck capitalism' type thing but it was so obviously sliced to pieces by marketing that they just come off as vaguely mad at middle managers

— Kris Wolfheart (@KrisWolfheart) August 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/MissBunnygender/status/1561542852278005760

So glad the Saints Row series stopped where it did. Gat Out of Hell was really starting to show the seams sadly. Better that no new games came out after that and the series was laid to rest.

— Kung Fu Man (@KungFuMan316) August 21, 2022

Saints Row fans just discovering their series isn't funny once you turn 17 https://t.co/BiCz7ovOKI

— The Ohio Slay Saw Unaliving (@cootiesvaccine) August 21, 2022

I still can't tell if this effect in the new Saints Row is supposed to be rain or a world ending sand storm… pic.twitter.com/zZFkJo8oD1

— GmanLives (@GmanLives) August 22, 2022

saints row getting dragged by reviews and i preordered gold edition https://t.co/7MhaIhiseU

— annalise (@gowonite) August 22, 2022

Me with the saints row franchise pic.twitter.com/qn5xOTlcTD

— Sebastian (@ItsNewYokio) August 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/deathandsaints/status/1561149769816231937

Everything else aside I gotta say I loved the Saints Row character creator because this is absolutely me. pic.twitter.com/GB4R3Ws4BE

— Janet Garcia (@Gameonysus) August 22, 2022

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