E3 2013: ‘Saints Row 4’ Is The Most Extreme Open-World Game Ever

A Bad Press Conference

As you step in on a press briefing in progress, lead by your bored press secretary Kinsey, the walls around you erupt in fire and explosions as alien invaders begin wrecking your junk and abducting your staff. Soon you’ve got a Presidential rifle and you’re well on your way, mowing down these big-eyed, British-accented buggers. Their AI still wasn’t phenomenal as they lined up to receive your ammo, but the action is still as solid as ever – it is largely Saints Row: The Third, after all.

Soon you’re on the White House’s front yard, summoning a massive turret from its bowels and blasting alien ships, although the action stopped when the game did little to inform me that there were still a few non-firing ships just chilling, blended into the scenery. You defeat the alien leader with a series of Quick Time Events and the demo cut back to Steel port, a familiar sight from the previous game…