two of the biggest sandbox games of 2013
are about to jump in the ring and RAM
stolen cars at each other it is a truth
universally acknowledged that every now
and again a situation arises that defies
explanation
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
checking out one of our highest voted
topics on the suggestions page Grand
Theft Auto 5 versus Saints Row 4 for the
sake of fairness we’re only sticking to
the single-player components of the
games so Jack your jets and get your
purple dildos ready it’s time for a
rampage come on man let’s trick this
whip homie round one story while we’re
gonna try to avoid spoilers for both of
these games we’re first gonna introduce
the characters ya gonna rob me again man
I never robbed you that was just a
repossession okay
GTA 5 is focused around three different
characters Michael a retired bank robber
with a dysfunctional family Michael calm
down what the fuck is going on
nothing happened it was a
misunderstanding the brick in my Fed
Franklin a wannabe gangster and Trevor
Phelps an unhinged sociopath and
Michael’s former partner hey hey cowboy
you mind that I do old lady sorry what
was that
whoa what no no you don’t mind oh
because you’re a dead man the unlikely
trio soon unites and begin to undertake
increasingly daring heists and bank jobs
together players can control each of the
three meaning they can experience a
variety of strong personalities that
don’t detract from each other you want
to replace some father figure you can do
a lot better than this fat snake alright
this who would eat his own kids
like I said Franklin deranged yeah and
best friend exactly Saints Row 4 has you
customizing your own main character and
has you playing as the president of the
United States which would be a great
setup what do you want me to push
forward do you want to be the president
who cured cancer
or the president will solve world hunger
but the opportunity is sadly wasted
because aliens capture you and put you
in a matrix like situation mmm right for
sure smells good
yeah the game doesn’t take itself very
seriously relying on witty humor and
pop-culture references to various movies
and video games all right Syd here’s the
deal
you need me to ravage you maybe don’t
worry I’m free thanks o GTA however
gives its characters
well character on the topic of themes it
uses political satire to make fun of
both liberal and conservative
stereotypes while also taking a
satirical look at post economic
recession USA you kill people and then
you sit in the Sun and drink and feel
guilty about it that is not where I
don’t see you complain it on the way to
the get bank the characters are pretty
much what sells the story here so this
round goes to gta5 round 2 gameplay both
of these games have your standard open
sandbox affair players can hijack almost
any vehicle they encounter and use an
assortment of weapons for cover based
third-person shooting those elements are
pretty much the same hey GTA 5’s biggest
changes compared to the previous
installments in the series is the
ability to switch between the three
different characters during free roam
they are scattered at different points
of the map and each has their own
special abilities don’t you look at me
that way probably wearing some under
there as well hey throw 4 mixes things
up by granting you superpowers which can
be used for both travel and combat easy
on top of that since Roe has an
incredibly wacky assortment of weapons
from the trademark purple dildo back to
a gun that shoots dubstep
given all the extra bells and whistles
Saints Row 4 takes this round round 3
the map
Grand Theft Auto 5s map is huge based on
the real-life city of Los Angeles as
well as parts of Southern California
there are certainly a lot to do with so
many collectibles and random events that
appear when roaming around it really is
a living breathing city mine Saints Row
4 pretty much reuses the map that they
had in saints row the third with some
UFOs added and parts of the map have
actually now been removed that’s
basically cheating oh don’t act
surprised I told you this one happened
in the shortest round ever this one
obviously goes to GTA 5 round 4
controversy GTA as a series is notorious
for generating controversy from going
around on mindless rampages to the
infamous running over of hookers GTA 5’s
most controversial moment was in the
main story mission by the book where the
game forces the player to torture
another man and we say force because the
mission cannot be skipped Sparky Sparky
you’re gonna kill me and unlike with
movies that have torture scenes players
can’t look away because it requires
interaction always by the book
Saints Row 4 on the other hand was
banned in Australia and what makes that
very interesting is that the country has
just changed their rating systems to
allow 18 plus games that finish extend
oh god what’s existing this doesn’t look
like the right stuff yeah I’m not
feeling anything here the reason for the
ban was because one of the missions has
you snort a substance that boosts your
powers and a weapon known as the
rectifier which penetrates hapless
pedestrians and then launches them like
rockets the game was eventually released
in Australia with this content removed
but while Saints Row 4 was banned GTA 5
was not whoa holy shit my powers feel
limitless oh man this stuff is killer
what the hell was that so while GTA 5
annoyed people with weak stomachs the
Saints were able to piss off an entire
first world government so they get the
point just for that round 5 main
missions Saints Row 4 has a variety of
wacky and over-the-top missions and even
in some cases references other games
including a starfox inspired space
shooter a Metal Gear Solid stealth
mission and a 2d beat-em-up mission
inspired by Streets of Rage and Double
Dragon bill water is a lot lower red
than I remember it
however having superpowers makes
vehicles pretty much useless and the
game has to come up with various excuses
for you not to use them in some missions
I don’t understand who is something the
matter
Oh Q GTA 5 on the other hand has the
main selling point of the heist missions
taking a page out of paydays gameplay by
having you plan out a sting operation on
various businesses or government
services while most of the missions are
indeed over-the-top especially Trevor’s
missions they do like the gameplay
variety that Saints Row has some of the
unique choices of the gameplay are
questionable
for example there’s one mission where
you mop a floor
overall while saints row 4 does have
some variety the lack of overall focus
resulting in power restrictions hurts
the lasting appeal GTA may have a few
questionable moments but the focus is
far more consistent thus it takes the
final round we did win up Grand Theft
Auto 5 by a score of 3 to 2
Grand Theft Auto takes the win shit what
do you think about our choice good
monster let us know in the comments and
for more controversial toptenz and vs.
showdowns published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
are about to jump in the ring and RAM
stolen cars at each other it is a truth
universally acknowledged that every now
and again a situation arises that defies
explanation
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
checking out one of our highest voted
topics on the suggestions page Grand
Theft Auto 5 versus Saints Row 4 for the
sake of fairness we’re only sticking to
the single-player components of the
games so Jack your jets and get your
purple dildos ready it’s time for a
rampage come on man let’s trick this
whip homie round one story while we’re
gonna try to avoid spoilers for both of
these games we’re first gonna introduce
the characters ya gonna rob me again man
I never robbed you that was just a
repossession okay
GTA 5 is focused around three different
characters Michael a retired bank robber
with a dysfunctional family Michael calm
down what the fuck is going on
nothing happened it was a
misunderstanding the brick in my Fed
Franklin a wannabe gangster and Trevor
Phelps an unhinged sociopath and
Michael’s former partner hey hey cowboy
you mind that I do old lady sorry what
was that
whoa what no no you don’t mind oh
because you’re a dead man the unlikely
trio soon unites and begin to undertake
increasingly daring heists and bank jobs
together players can control each of the
three meaning they can experience a
variety of strong personalities that
don’t detract from each other you want
to replace some father figure you can do
a lot better than this fat snake alright
this who would eat his own kids
like I said Franklin deranged yeah and
best friend exactly Saints Row 4 has you
customizing your own main character and
has you playing as the president of the
United States which would be a great
setup what do you want me to push
forward do you want to be the president
who cured cancer
or the president will solve world hunger
but the opportunity is sadly wasted
because aliens capture you and put you
in a matrix like situation mmm right for
sure smells good
yeah the game doesn’t take itself very
seriously relying on witty humor and
pop-culture references to various movies
and video games all right Syd here’s the
deal
you need me to ravage you maybe don’t
worry I’m free thanks o GTA however
gives its characters
well character on the topic of themes it
uses political satire to make fun of
both liberal and conservative
stereotypes while also taking a
satirical look at post economic
recession USA you kill people and then
you sit in the Sun and drink and feel
guilty about it that is not where I
don’t see you complain it on the way to
the get bank the characters are pretty
much what sells the story here so this
round goes to gta5 round 2 gameplay both
of these games have your standard open
sandbox affair players can hijack almost
any vehicle they encounter and use an
assortment of weapons for cover based
third-person shooting those elements are
pretty much the same hey GTA 5’s biggest
changes compared to the previous
installments in the series is the
ability to switch between the three
different characters during free roam
they are scattered at different points
of the map and each has their own
special abilities don’t you look at me
that way probably wearing some under
there as well hey throw 4 mixes things
up by granting you superpowers which can
be used for both travel and combat easy
on top of that since Roe has an
incredibly wacky assortment of weapons
from the trademark purple dildo back to
a gun that shoots dubstep
given all the extra bells and whistles
Saints Row 4 takes this round round 3
the map
Grand Theft Auto 5s map is huge based on
the real-life city of Los Angeles as
well as parts of Southern California
there are certainly a lot to do with so
many collectibles and random events that
appear when roaming around it really is
a living breathing city mine Saints Row
4 pretty much reuses the map that they
had in saints row the third with some
UFOs added and parts of the map have
actually now been removed that’s
basically cheating oh don’t act
surprised I told you this one happened
in the shortest round ever this one
obviously goes to GTA 5 round 4
controversy GTA as a series is notorious
for generating controversy from going
around on mindless rampages to the
infamous running over of hookers GTA 5’s
most controversial moment was in the
main story mission by the book where the
game forces the player to torture
another man and we say force because the
mission cannot be skipped Sparky Sparky
you’re gonna kill me and unlike with
movies that have torture scenes players
can’t look away because it requires
interaction always by the book
Saints Row 4 on the other hand was
banned in Australia and what makes that
very interesting is that the country has
just changed their rating systems to
allow 18 plus games that finish extend
oh god what’s existing this doesn’t look
like the right stuff yeah I’m not
feeling anything here the reason for the
ban was because one of the missions has
you snort a substance that boosts your
powers and a weapon known as the
rectifier which penetrates hapless
pedestrians and then launches them like
rockets the game was eventually released
in Australia with this content removed
but while Saints Row 4 was banned GTA 5
was not whoa holy shit my powers feel
limitless oh man this stuff is killer
what the hell was that so while GTA 5
annoyed people with weak stomachs the
Saints were able to piss off an entire
first world government so they get the
point just for that round 5 main
missions Saints Row 4 has a variety of
wacky and over-the-top missions and even
in some cases references other games
including a starfox inspired space
shooter a Metal Gear Solid stealth
mission and a 2d beat-em-up mission
inspired by Streets of Rage and Double
Dragon bill water is a lot lower red
than I remember it
however having superpowers makes
vehicles pretty much useless and the
game has to come up with various excuses
for you not to use them in some missions
I don’t understand who is something the
matter
Oh Q GTA 5 on the other hand has the
main selling point of the heist missions
taking a page out of paydays gameplay by
having you plan out a sting operation on
various businesses or government
services while most of the missions are
indeed over-the-top especially Trevor’s
missions they do like the gameplay
variety that Saints Row has some of the
unique choices of the gameplay are
questionable
for example there’s one mission where
you mop a floor
overall while saints row 4 does have
some variety the lack of overall focus
resulting in power restrictions hurts
the lasting appeal GTA may have a few
questionable moments but the focus is
far more consistent thus it takes the
final round we did win up Grand Theft
Auto 5 by a score of 3 to 2
Grand Theft Auto takes the win shit what
do you think about our choice good
monster let us know in the comments and
for more controversial toptenz and vs.
showdowns published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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