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[BigD145]

Yup. 66% off the price I paid for that pack ~12 years ago.
Good games to have just the same. Though I think I would look for a GOG version instead.

Still have my CD's, just wanted to update anyone that doesn't own it. You can still pick up physical copies for under $20, which is worth it. The fan patches are still around and free.

[starscream]

Too late! I got the whole thing. Now, which one should I play first? 2, 3, or 4?

3 before 4, 2 anytime.

3 is my fav.  enjoyed 2, 4 is a bit too wonky (and if i'm calling an sr game too wonky, it's *really* out there!).  it has some of the best superhero mechanics i've seen in any game and other developers should take note.  only problem is, in 4 once you get your superhero powers, you won't be doing much driving anymore and the game loses some of its classic charm.

[Sappho]

I guess I'll start with 2 then. It'll probably be years before I have enough time to play through them all. My backlog is over 300 games long at this point... But these look fun.

[BigD145]

And elsewhere on the net, Humble's weekly bundle rolled over...  it's Relic.

Get it, everyone, mid tier is worth it for DoW series alone. I fully expect they'll treat us with DoW:DC, DoW:SS and DoWII: CR though, would be a scandal if they wouldn't.

Weekly's don't get extra stuff. Extra stuff unlocks in bundles AFTER a week has passed.

[nenjin]

I guess I'll start with 2 then. It'll probably be years before I have enough time to play through them all. My backlog is over 300 games long at this point... But these look fun.

That's why I kinda recommended skipping 4. 2 & 3 are both very GTA-like, just lots of shooting and crazy driving and outrageous stereotypes and funny dialog.

4 is none of that, other than the humor bit. Sure it's got cars and guns, but when you can leap over buildings in a single bound and punch dudes into infinity in a virtual reality world, somehow car chases and civilian casualties don't seem like they have much of a point.

[NobodyPro]

That's why I kinda recommended skipping 4.

But 4 has the greatest Christmas DLC ever made by a human.

[Teneb]

That's why I kinda recommended skipping 4.

But 4 has the greatest Christmas DLC ever made by a human.

And Enter the Dominatrix.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I dare anyone tell me it is not worth it for the pony cart race and Zimos.

Saints Row 4 is good. It may not be a GTA-like game (being more of a superhero game), but it is still a very good game.

[Sappho]

Yeah, I'm not interested in the games because they're similar to GTA. I've never even played GTA. Don't have the time to really get into a game that big. I just want to play them because I heard they are funny and crazy.

Halfway through downloading 2 now. Another 3 hours to go before I can try it. We'll see how long it takes me to get through it... Something tells me I'll probably enjoy 4 the most, but I'll see if I can at least get through the main parts of the other 2 first, so I have some idea of what's going on when I start 4...

[scrdest]

Yeah, I'm not interested in the games because they're similar to GTA. I've never even played GTA. Don't have the time to really get into a game that big. I just want to play them because I heard they are funny and crazy.

Halfway through downloading 2 now. Another 3 hours to go before I can try it. We'll see how long it takes me to get through it... Something tells me I'll probably enjoy 4 the most, but I'll see if I can at least get through the main parts of the other 2 first, so I have some idea of what's going on when I start 4...

Personally, I actually enjoyed 2 the most. I'm not particularly a GTA fan, but 4 is just... Prototype IN STEELPORT! This is not to say it doesn't have some good ideas, but it being a Prototype clone is not a major improvement over being a GTA clone as far as gameplay goes.

Third one, meanwhile, while prettyfied, feels like it has less of everything that 2, and for a shooty game, 3 & 4's guns feel way unsatisfying to use for me.

Also, 4, story-wise, is in a big way a sort of re-hash and farewell to the series so far story-wise, with more bugfuck crazy in the mix, so if you don't play 3 or ESPECIALLY 2 first.

The insanity curve also grows exponentially with each installment; the first one, from what I can discern, was Generic Gangbanger Simulator #2624, the second introduced such elements like spraying random buildings with septic tanks while having some heavy story moments, three sees you slapping mooks with a giant dildo to save Major Burt Reynolds, and fourth begins with shooting aliens with an AA cannon as the POTUS.

[Darkmere]

I thought 3 was almost perfect (but the motorcycle hacking can kiss my ass!). 4 suffered from a lack of content in that there's only one "gang" and cars are utterly pointless about 5 minutes in.

However... 4's story missions are chock-full o' references and wacky madness, so they made up for the bland sandbox for me. Also dubstep gun. And more Kinzie. The minigames were generally okay (but the handball hacking can kiss my ass!), if samey.

In short, 3 and 4 were both awesome for different reasons, imo.

[BigD145]

SR2 gave me the worst motion sickness.

[Delta Foxtrot]

Interplay sale on GOG

Gaming history gold right there. Sacrifice, Freespaces, Citizen Kabuto. The usual things I rave about.

[Il Palazzo]

Sacrifice is the best game of all time, imo. Go and get it.

[Mech#4]

"Giants: Citizen Kabuto" is an odd one. It was kind of a benchmark for graphics when it came out and the gameplay has three different styles depending on the character your using. You have the squad based Mechs who also have base building, the spell casting Sea Reaper princess and the huge, stomping Kabuto. The humour in the game is also quite good with a lot of smarm and sarcasm.

The game was well received when it was released but I think at the time people lacked the hardware good enough to play it so it didn't sell as well as it should have. The sunsets and lighting in the game were really spectacular at the time.

[0x517A5D]

I didn't enjoy Kabuto very much.  I dropped it pretty quickly, about the point that the storyline switches from the Meccs to the Sea Witches.  Or maybe the other way around, I don't recall.

Shogo MAD is on sale, it's a giant robot game.  I enjoyed the mech missions, but I didn't really care for the human-size FPS missions.  I recall that customization of your mechs is limited to weapon loadout.  I also recall that level design leans way to the 'arena' side.  (As opposed to architecture that would actually make sense.)