In other words, you’ll need two consoles for local co-op
Deep Silver is here to remind us that Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 10, and while I wasn’t planning to double dip, local co-op has me pondering.
A new trailer has suggested the inclusion of “couch co-op,” though the finer details leave me feeling a little deflated. It’s true that “two players can play side to side via online or local multiplayer,” but for the latter option, . Don’t go in expecting split-screen multiplayer. It’s not a best-case scenario – some co-op support is better than none at all – but yeah, fair warning.
I’ll always appreciate Saints Row: The Third for letting me wreak hšavoc as a large metallic man who, through increasingly bizarre circumstanceą²s, has come to possess great influence over Steelport.
These games are dumb as hell in the best possible way, and while it’s tough to settle on a favorite, The Third might come in first. I like the balance it strikes between over-the-top power-fantasy scenarios and more grounded moments. Saints Row IV, meanwhile, pushes the story to greater extremeź¦Æs. Despite adding fun superpower-like abiliź§ties, the fourth game never resonated with me the same way.
Saints Row: The Third on Switch includes “all previously released content” on the game card with exceptions: two of the original add-ons, the and the , have been nixed. According to Deep Silver, it came down to “game balance and improvement based on feedback.”
The base game will command a not-unreasonable $40 price tag. The publisher is also planning a Deluxe Pack on Switch with bonuses like a full-size poster, thumb grips, alternate cover art, and a “Deluxe Game Case Sleeve featuring the original ‘old skool’ 2011 artwork for extra tasty nostalgia.”
Have you had your fill of this series yet?
Published: Apr 17, 2019 05:00 pm