![]() So many jokes can be summed up as “shout out/homage to this movie/this game” that at a certain point I really struggle to think of any particular part of the game that isn’t a pop culture reference. Sadly, most of the humor is either crude to the extreme (which has only gotten less appealing as I’ve gotten older) or extremely referential, which robs the game of its own sense of identity. While a lot of the jokes fall flatter than they did a decade ago, there are a few all-timers that got a good laugh from me. Of all the parts of Saints Row IV, the story definitely holds up the best due to its self-aware refusal to take itself seriously. After breaking free, the Boss must rebuild the Third Street Saints and rescue what remains of humanity from the leader of the Zin, Zinyak. Things get more complicated when an alien race known as the Zin trap thousands of humans in a computer simulation and destroy planet Earth. After helping take down a major terrorist threat, the player avatar (known only as the Boss) finds themself elected president of the United States. ![]() Saints Row IV: Re-Elected directly follows the story of Saints Row: The Third.
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