'Saints Row: The Third Remastered is like that friend who's a bit of a screw up, and has now returned years later with a new wardrobe,' Mike writes. Reviews Editor Mike Williams tackled our look at Saints Row: The Third Remastered and came away from his time feeling good about how the game has held up and positive on the new release's graphical enhancements, though it's still a bit buggy and even crashed to desktop for him. If the 'ah-ahs' and hand claps are resurfacing early 2010's memories of when 'Power' was inescapable, when Kanye didn't do things like pitch the President on an 'iPlane,' or just when Volition truly challenged Rockstar for the open world crown, here's the good news-all the best musical moments from The Third are still in the remastered version for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. 'So remember that QA is a vital member of the dev team, and thank a QA professional today,' Zelle writes. That brilliant idea came not from a mission designer, but from the quality assurance team.Įlizabeth Zelle, who was the lead QA tester for Saints Row: The Third's singleplayer (now, she's a Senior Games User Researcher with Bethesda) confirmed that the 'Power' moment was a tester suggestion on Twitter. The song's timed just about perfectly to launch into the first chorus just as combat kicks off, and the music doesn't let up-you clear out the whole apartment with 'Power' driving the action.

The car singalongs can be funny, the Bonnie Tyler cut is delightfully cheesy, but one scene stands above the rest: the Penthouse mission featuring Kanye West's 'Power.' Now, as folks are replaying The Third in its new remaster, we now know who to thank for this A+ needle drop.įor those unaware, the 'Power' moment starts with the player character leaping out of a helicopter and parachuting into the pool of a penthouse filled with henchmen. Is there something you think we should be reporting on? Email all the ways Saints Row: The Third leaned into silliness, its full-on embrace of musical moments is perhaps the most successful.

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