SirKicksalot
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Thanks for the good memories. Shame about their last decade.
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Embracer is shutting down Volition (Saints Row). Company issues official statement.
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STARSBarry
Gold Member
Its a real shame he didn't get to leave of his own volition.
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StueyDuck
Banned
That really sucks but whoever greenlit saints woke deserved a canning...
They should of definitely went red faction route and did something ambitious with that IP... and then you could of even got the personality hairs to write a story about rebellion and make them feel important
They should of definitely went red faction route and did something ambitious with that IP... and then you could of even got the personality hairs to write a story about rebellion and make them feel important
The Cockatrice
Member
Thats what happens when you dont listen to what your fucking fans want out of your games.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
diffusionx
Gold Member
can't release multiple bombas in a row these days, especially while working for a scummy holding company that suddenly needs to cut costs
MiguelItUp
Member
Really sad to see. But clearly the "reboot" of Saint's Row was ALL wrong. I mean, the reception was not positive whatsoever, so the writing was unfortunately on the wall.
You can't take a successful and beloved IP, reboot it, and basically change up its primary formula of what worked. I really don't know what they were thinking.
Nonetheless, hoping everyone lands on their feet okay.
You can't take a successful and beloved IP, reboot it, and basically change up its primary formula of what worked. I really don't know what they were thinking.
Nonetheless, hoping everyone lands on their feet okay.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well ....
not gonna say I'm surprised but always sucks to see studios getting closed and people losing jobs.
not gonna say I'm surprised but always sucks to see studios getting closed and people losing jobs.
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
I had that feeling, to bad.
NinjaBoiX
Member
They’ve always been an “also ran” kind of studio. Even the games I actually enjoyed like SR2 and RF:G we’re very rough diamonds; fun games with nice ideas but very wonky execution.
It’s always a shame when companies fold and people lose their jobs, but the truth is they just weren’t good enough.
It’s always a shame when companies fold and people lose their jobs, but the truth is they just weren’t good enough.
diffusionx
Gold Member
of course, they changed it because the people changed. "Volition" is just a name on the building. It's not magic. You change the people working there you change the studio.
famous last words:
Elder Legend
Banned
I am glad they closed off after they went full on attitude of telling their fans to shut up, take it and you will like it on the Saints Row reboot. Fuck them. Hopefully, the good people from there can find jobs, but whoever went on the zoomer train can stay jobless. Go woke, go broke.
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EverythingsOverrated
Member
It's crazy they never made a proper Red Faction Geurilla follow up. Hopefully someone buys the IP and does something fun with it.
SirKicksalot
Member
All they had to do was Red Faction Guerilla 2...
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Mercenary09
Member
Should've made a Saint's Row game your fans actually wanted.
Draugoth
Gold Member
Volition, the developer behind the Saints Row series, has shut down after 30 years, the studio announced.
In a message posted to the its official LinkedIn page, the studio said, “This past June, [our parent company] Embracer Group announced a restructuring program to strengthen Embracer and maintain its position as a leader in the video game industry. As part of that program, they evaluated strategic and operational goals and made the difficult decision to close Volition effective immediately.”
Get the full message from Volition below.
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Reizo Ryuu
Member
Even though SR4 is my favourite, I enjoyed SR2022; sucks for everyone out of job.
StueyDuck
Banned
Absolutely... but they had to iterate as well. I think just another rf:guerilla would've put them in the same situation.
Could've been something special
squarealex
Member
It's a real shame.
Saints Row 2 is maybe my favorite sandbox game, the true successor of GTA Trilogy Era.
Saints 3 pick a different way but still fun. Saints 4 is more story driven with some fun stuff in the town of the 3, but not very a "successor" of the Third game.
The PS360 era still allowed other developers to offer sandboxes different from the BIG Rockstar, but at a lower budget while always having more ideas (and sometimes better than those of Rockstar in Gameplay)
Think of Sleepings Dogs, think of Saints Row 2/3..., even crackdown 1 is not very bad. It's really sad that this type of game is becoming more rare because of the technological race, the budget of games which are exploding and becoming difficult to make profit.
The latest Saints Row 2022 is really not a bad game, it has a lot of good ideas, but above all good intentions on the part of the developers.
Just that, like many games, it has undergone modern specifications. And lack some good well writing character (Johnny Gat / Shaundi / Pierce / Boss)
But above all... no one can touch the GTA Online monster, and this is very sad.
Saints Row 2 is maybe my favorite sandbox game, the true successor of GTA Trilogy Era.
Saints 3 pick a different way but still fun. Saints 4 is more story driven with some fun stuff in the town of the 3, but not very a "successor" of the Third game.
The PS360 era still allowed other developers to offer sandboxes different from the BIG Rockstar, but at a lower budget while always having more ideas (and sometimes better than those of Rockstar in Gameplay)
Think of Sleepings Dogs, think of Saints Row 2/3..., even crackdown 1 is not very bad. It's really sad that this type of game is becoming more rare because of the technological race, the budget of games which are exploding and becoming difficult to make profit.
The latest Saints Row 2022 is really not a bad game, it has a lot of good ideas, but above all good intentions on the part of the developers.
Just that, like many games, it has undergone modern specifications. And lack some good well writing character (Johnny Gat / Shaundi / Pierce / Boss)
But above all... no one can touch the GTA Online monster, and this is very sad.
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MiguelItUp
Member
of course, they changed it because the people changed. "Volition" is just a name on the building. It's not magic. You change the people working there you change the studio.
famous last words:
Man, thanks for the reminders. I completely forgot they went that route! I'm immediately reminded of the "wtf" I felt that day reading them. It felt like social media seppuku, lol.
Saber
Gold Member
famous last words:
Fuck around, find out.
Elder Legend
Banned
They asked for it. I am so glad people are getting sick and tired of all this woke shit. Its finally starting to show.
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TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
I bet they wish they wrote the story about a bunch of woke dweebs becoming an organized crime unit to make quick cash a little bit better now, don't they?
The Infectious Paradox
Gold Member
Happened faster than expected. Sad. Really thought the new saints was gonna be a redemption. But it fell so flat
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Such a shame but that last game looked like a hot turd.
