Saints Row 2 is a lot more fun I find.

With GTA4 the fun I feel is def taken out, to realistic, same missions over and over again and you get phone calls every second hang out with your cousin.

GTA4 is has better graphics but Saints Row 2 is way more fun in terms of gameplay and customization.

You can buy the expansion set of TBoGT and TLatD separately in a disc too, perhaps costing even less than SR2 even though it is a lot newer.

Oh yeah.... I forgot to mention Roman pestering you every other minute of gameplay to go hang out.

This. It's like "Hey Cousin" this, "Hey Cousin" that! That annoys to no end

In SR2, you get to fly in space ships.
In GTA IV, you don't.


Your choice.

Grand Theft Auto 4 is TOO real. Do you really consider your fucking cousin a relavent part of the story? Is that what GTA is about?

I love Saints Row 2 a lot more.

Roman- "Hey cousin let's go bowling!"

Niko- "God damnit cousin for the last time I don't want to go fucking bowling!"

Roman-- "Okay cousin maybe another time."

10 seconds later..... *ring ring! Ring Ring! RING RING!*

*picks up the phone*

Same Conversation takes place

*hangs up*

10 seconds later.... *ring ring! Ring Ring! RING RING!*

and so on and so forth.

This. GTA IV is TOO realistic. I want some silliness

I'm a major fan of GTAIV, a lot is being exaggerated. The phone calls besides the beginning are never that frequent.

All the core elements that make GTA what it is are in GTAIV.

It actually has a well told story and has an undertone tongue in cheek humor, at least as much as it needs.

As well as a huge world a creative mind can explore and enjoy.

After reading over this thread, some very helpful and funny responses from everyone, thanks so much guys! I've also check out some further reviews and stuff, I'm going to go with Saints Row 2 and just ordered it a bit ago:)


Part of the reason is based on the opinions here, the more zany shenanigans of SR2, and only having the 20 dollars to spend, I can get GTA4 later for the 40 dollars with all the DLC later on.

Seriously guys, thanks so much this made the decision so much easier to get such varied opinions, you guys are all awesome, take care all.

You've made the right decision Espio! We should play together and then we can cause MAJOR HELL

Glad to be able to help you make your decision

Also glad to see that you enjoyed my initial post. I think you will enjoy the game a lot. The DLC missions for Saints Row aren't much but I also enjoyed playing them a ton.

For 3 missions each, the DLC was pretty good

i love gat 3 gta vice city gta sa cuz it was fun but gta 4 was so boring Saints row 2 waas really fun

Just reporting in, I'm really enjoying Saint's Row right now, very impressed with the driving, customization, and overall experience, getting used to the weapon system, but it's essentially everything I was hoping for, great advice from the communtiy here, definitely money well spent, thanks so much once again everyone, you guys all rule @MKWhooper, we can play some for sure, I just gotta get good first, I suck at this game so far

You should play the first Saints Row so you know what's going on. But that's my 2 cents. SR2 is somewhat easy. Beat it like 3-4 times

lol, I just need to get my footing. I would try it, but the first game was an Xbox exclusive, so I couldn't try it anyway.

Luckily, I have it. It's slightly harder than the Second game lol but it's fucking awesome

Saints Row The Third is going to be epic.

That is all.

Both Saints Row games sample entirely from Grand Theft Auto.

So, with that said, you might as well just play GTA IV, because Saints Row 2 is the exact same thing, only crappier looking, and it doesn't have Katt Williams in it.

What a load of shit.

It's not even close to the exact same thing. It's like saying Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat are the same.

That is full of bullshit. You're just jealous that Saints Row 2 is better. Also, does GTA IV have Create a Character customization? No? Then hush child and know what you're talking about before spouting biased nonsense

Well that's the magical thing.

Katt Williams can be in it. And so can anyone else you can think of.

That would be called character creation.

Hell, if I put enough work into it, I could probably make my car in SR2 look like Katt Williams.

If I wan't story or wan't to explore a large very realistic landscape, GTAIV

If I wan't fun and to goof off, and explore a less realistic and detailed landscape, but still do loads more of stuff while I'm exploring, SR2.

Plus, in SR 2, death is goofy.

In GTAIV, it's waaaay to story driven and about the character, that when I aim my gun at a defensless hooker, I feel bad and let her go.


You'd be better off playing both, and shutting the fuck up and enjoying them equally.

^^^As much as I would like to assume the mods would not skull me for that and see that I am joking, I have my doubts, so...

I was joking.