By John Walker on April 4th, 2011 at 2:09 pm.
While April 1st saw everyone oh-so hilariously lying about their products to create pointless confusion for gamers, it did also see a rather good sort-of-prank-but-actually-just-a-good-joke-even-if-it-weren’t-International-Lying-Day-and-isn’t-a-lie-either from Volition for Saints Row: The Third. Advertised as the first in-game footage, it’s – well, it’s exactly that. It’s below. There’s also some sadder news.
Actual gameplay footage.
The weekend also brought the rather sad news that THQ have had a round of lay-offs, which has seen sixteen employees go in a round of “adjustments”. We wish those affected the very best, and hope they’ll be snapped up soon. THQ told Gama that they didn’t think it would affect the release dates of any of their games. And, more importantly for those out of work, that “team members affected by the transition are treated with appropriate concern.”
its a pretty great trailer
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Well that had me giggling like the idiot I am.
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stupid but funny!
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Man, Americans do like their shinies, don’t they? Like some kind of intelligent magpies.
*The above does not represent any actual opinion on the inhabitants of any nation or continent. So there.
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hey now!
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He called me intelligent!
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For a minute, I was worried that THQ had laid off a bunch of developers. I’m glad to hear that they were merely adjusted.
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So long as the concern levels are all in order, which they appear to be. Nothing to see here.
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employees: augmented
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I don’t think anyone has ever dressed up a dick joke to be this funny.
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certainly the best out of the “nut shot” sub-category
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Brilliant. I’m looking forward to this.
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Did someone mess up the scene rigging, or is there meant to be a disembodied head at the bottom right of the picture?
Shame about the THQ news, massively looking forward to SR3 though.
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holyshit I didn’t notice that until you pointed it out. :O
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I think that’s actually on the back of a vehicle down the road. Which is a world of disturbing in and of itself.
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If you freeze it on 720p it looks like some sort of hybrid cross between the Maxium Overdrive truck and an ice cream cart.
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Is it just me, or does “Saints Row: The Third” sound pretty stupid?
Couldn’t they just have gone with “Saints Row 3″?
I find the name roughly on par with the silliness of “Total War: Shogun 2″
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i think they were styling it after “Richard the Third”
which, if you’re from east of the pond, you’d probably know was rhyming slang for “turd”….
i guess if you’re a londoner you probably hear people saying “i’m off for a Richard the Third” all the time…
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The name is perfect. Bonus points if they planned it all along.
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I’m Norwegian, so “Richard the Third” means nothing to me.
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@ Meneth: ‘turd’ is slang for poo/faecal matter, if that helps (who Richard III actually is is entirely irrelevant).
Volition have effectively called their game Saints Row: The Poo. Which I think we can all agree is rather apt.
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I still find it silly, or possibly sillier (but in a way that suits Saints Row better)
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i guess if you’re a londoner you probably hear people saying
Suprisingly not.
Its more like this really:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BV8KfpE3BA
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I think perhaps you’re overthinking it: it’s simply a very overly dramatic and formal way to describe it, purposefully clashing with the low-brow humor involved.
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I watched it twice!!
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Guild Wars 2 doing their Commando profession release on April 1st had me laughing out loud. The little movies they do for the skills were excellent.
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the problem is the commando is still here http://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/professions/
It’s looking less like an April fools, and more like reality by the day.
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A commando can easily switch between his two active weapon sets as needed, but swapping ranged weapons triggers a brief cooldown during which the commando shouts, “I’M OUT!” or “RELOADING!”
If that’s not a joke, I’ve never read one.
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If you’re doubtful, watch the skill videos again. They’re pretty heavy handed with the humor. Also, I love this.
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I say. That looks like a dig at Counter-Strike.
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reference =! dig
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It’s the obligatory-ground-level-camera-facing-up-as-helicopters-fly-over shot that sells it, I thought.
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“That’s a big chicken..” in reference to a gargantuan dragon coasting in for a landing was great.
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“This is the worst date ever!”
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Oh goodness that made me chuckle.
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random employee: haha that trailer we made was awesome. boss: you’re fired. random employee: nice april fools joke, not falling for that one :D. boss: get your stuff…
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Are we calling getting dickpunched “footage” now? Otherwise I am confuse
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In the case of Saints Row, yes. This is an apt representation of the game.
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It’s the literal word I’m dubious of, not the idea that “this isn’t enough for a game trailer” or whatevs. I’m not that guy. I actually really loved saints row 2 and played it to hell.
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I would be more worried about missing the whole point than about being confused.
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Yeah, I realise I entirely missed the point, that’s why I’m asking. Aren’t you a helpful little flower
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That’s beautiful.
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Did they really have to show the entire game from start to finish in one trailer? That’s almost as bad as some movie trailers!
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What’s ‘Holiday 2011′ to non-Americans and other strange aliens?
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Christmas
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Boxing day for you guys :P
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An alien, huh? Well, about when you start to hear this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELfPvb06pE
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MAXIMUM BALLPUNCH!
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THE FINAAAAL COUNTDAHN,, DUH DUH DUUUUH DUH…..
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Also, Best Trailer Ever.
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Bear in mind they’re saying practically almost every weapon will have its own specialised dickpunch move (Including a rocket launcher golf swing), so this is just a small fondle of knacker-knockery to come.
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