If the Remastered version of Saints Row: The Third were released as a brand-new game today, I’d accept it as such. This is a version of Saints Row: The Third that matches what I remember from the original launch - maybe not immediately visually dazzling but, with this modern restoration, it still holds its own against the competition. It looks, for all of its age, like a modern game with pretty lighting and high-resolution textures. So what does the Remastered treatment give the 9-year-old game? I played on a PC hooked up to my TV, and watched the mayhem explode in 4K at a glorious 60 frames per second. Kanye West’s “Power” is playing in the background.
My buddy Pierce calls me with half of an idea, and the next thing I know I’m hanging out of a helicopter, dressed like a wizard - big, floppy Gandalf hat black robes fringed with purple stars-and-moons pattern, naturally - giving the side-eye to a rooftop swimming pool atop a skyscraper.
