We're Not Kidding - Saints Row The Third Remastered Is An Exceptional Effort 

This is the sort of remaster I wish The Ezio Collection had.

Now imagine if they remastered Saints Row 2 with this much effort and care.

Mafia II “Definitive Edition”: *_grass fails to render half the time_* Saints Row The Third Remastered: 9:29

They should go back and give Saints Row 1&2 this kind of treatment. I’d love to play the first game again.

Interesting how most reviews just said "they upgraded a few models and that's all" but here you can see how much visual differences it really has.

"Full GRASS experience" - Richard

One minute in and you’ve already covered many more details about the game when compared to IGN’s piss poor attempt at a review. Great review guys. They did an amazing job with this remaster.

What's even more odd is they did all of this crazy work and effort, but gave it basically zero advertising. I didn't hear about this until the day it came out and someone I watched played it and it blew my mind how good it looked.

IGN: Oh, they made some upgrades, but nothing special. DF: It's a REMASTERPIECE!

I've been posting this comment on a lot of sr3 remaster vids, but this is a reminder that this remaster is developed by a company called Sperasoft, not volition. Volition had nothing to do with developing the remaster

See this Rockstar? This is how you make remasters...

"Hopefully this leads to more Saints Row" Did not age well. 😤

This is what all remasters should be like. A huge difference over the original and an improvement over everything.

I think the studio wanted to make a point on how you do a "remaster". Not the slap some new lighting on it and charge $30. I'll definitively buy this, been feeling the saints itch.

Coming back after the release of the new SR 2022 this looks and feels so good.

And then there's Mafia Remastered eating glue in the corner...

I wish mafia 2 has this kind of remastered details

Love how digital foundry is praising this remaster and sighting it as impressive while ign said it was a bad remaster and had weak presentation. Of course digital foundry is right and it looks pretty good. IGN probably didn’t even take the time to look at the old game as it’s impossible not take see how great a change there is. They expected it to look like a game released this year which no remaster usually can do as they requires a remake instead to be completely graphically enhanced. Digital foundry with all the accuracy always

You can clearly see they put effort into making this remaster of Saints Row: The Third.

I would love this level of attention on a remaster version of mass effect

We need to encourage more developers to take re-masters seriously of our favorite classics, I was gonna pass on this one but now ill be buying it to support the developers responsible for this great re-master

Now this is what you call REMASTER

I wish GTA IV got this treatment, they really should remaster GTA IV Complete Edition so that it includes Episodes from Liberty City dlc but with this kind of effort!

Glad Saints Row 3 got lots of love.. Definately my favorite open world GTA style game ever made.

Remastering, is a good way of keeping your staff sharp, up to speed with new tech, whilst being able to quickly rifle through the work since the game is basically fixed in time. Also, many assets and textures can be created that can go into a pool of new gen assets to be re-used at a later date. All classic games would benefit from remastering of this kind.

I hope that when I buy this, and run blissfully through the lushly detailed fields, the echo of Richard's voice shouting ''GRASS' comes blaring out of my speakers with every step. I will then live happily forever.

Should have gotten these guys to remaster the GTA trilogy

"It makes me wonder if they're prepping a sequel" I mean, they've very openly and clearly expressed that they are working on the next game in the series right now. They've publicly posted about it many times.

This is how a remaster should be done, take note 2K

I passed this off as a low effort remaster and didn't look into any reviews or videos, but looks like I might have to play this again after all these years. Without all this praise from DF, I wouldn't have known how much work was put into this. Holy shit. Edit: I mean, look at this at 5:20. That's blurring the line between remaster and a remake. You can't make this much of an upgrade with the effort that most other "remasters" are made with. I'm so pleasantly surprised that a "remaster" is being held to such high standards, it's a breath of fresh air, and this is how all remasters should be.

Saints Row 5 is literally confirmed. That's probably exactly why they remastered their best game in the franchise (arguably). Basically the best kind of promo you can do.

This is the best video I've seen on the new remaster. Everyone else thinks it's lacking for some reason and isn't noticing the amount of work put into it.

If you put this next to Mafia 2 Definitive Edtiion the difference is stark. So glad they put this much effort into it, definitely a buy.

As a massive Saints fan, I've been playing it for a few hours. It's amazing. Even the shotgun is better. It looks better, it feels better, it's shockingly good. Saints Row 5 is gonna be amazing.

Saints Row the Third was one of my most played games during the 7th generation of consoles and it was easily one of my top five games in my late high school years. Years later now here we are with this remaster and even though I adore the original game this remaster really shows just how much technology has improved as well as gaming quality. So awesome that the dev team went as far as they did to make this remaster as best as I could be. I think this is a great send-off for this console generation and while I definitely look forward to a future Saints Row game down the lawn this remaster of the third installment is definitely going to keep my interest and me playing for a very long time. ( if anyone is curious I played the PS3 version back in 2011 and I plan to pick up the Xbox version for the remaster since I have an Xbox One X + 4K TV so I'll be able to take full advantage of the extra features and visual enhancements ) I can't wait to finally try out the multiplayer Co-op that I missed out on with the original version being able to play all of the DLC and extra content will definitely be a treat as well! After work today I'm definitely picking up a copy and buy myself some pizza and relive some of the most fun days all over again but this time in modern style and tech! EDIT - Spelling/Grammar.

God how I wish they did this for Saints Row 2

"Full Grass Experience" - the true barometer going into next-gen.

Pfft, I’m here playing Mafia 2 Definitive Edition at 15fps. Now that’s a real remaster!

Wow, the PS3 version really aged poorly. This is the kind of remasters that needs to be made.

This really is one of my favorite games of all time. Love that it got any kind of remaster cause i'm gonna pop it in for a run through even in the future till at least 5 comes out and the fresh coat of paint is very welcome.

I feel like the name of this video should be "Saints Row the Third Remastered is ACTUALLY Remastered." When you take into account all the half-assed ports going on these days that call themselves "Remastered," this is one of the few that legitimately deserves the title.

9:27: "Every console gets the full *G R A S S* [heavenly voices] experience"

This City feels more alive than Night City. Unbelievable

GTA the trilogy the defective edition could never

This is what you call a remastered *LOOKING AT YOU ROCKSTAR WITH GTA SA*

Watching this is so refreshing when compared to Ryan McCaffrey's laughably ignorant review at IGN.

It really is very impressive. It's so close to looking like a remake.

After seeing that, I'm considering buying it for the fourth time

Meanwhile at IGN HQ: "Eh, nothing special"

Saint row 5 is coming guys It's been in development for 3 years

You speculated that they might be working on a new Saints Row game...... They all but confirmed it on their Twitter a few days ago! In the replies on the trailer for this remaster, someone asked them if a new one was coming out and the official Saints Row account replied with "a new Saints Row is in the works"

Here after the Saints Row Reboot Review. This is the game to play it looks like

9:28 "... The full gr{ASS} experience."

This was what I expected for Mafia 2 remastered...

Rockstar should've given their games to this studio. I was shocked to see how good the remaster was, just wish it was 2 and not 3

Saints Row The Third is literally one of my most favorite games of all time. How is that NOW I found that it's been remastered?!?! I'm getting it.

I can see Richard's hand movements in my mind's eye.

They're actually making a sequel right now. 5 is apparently in development they announced this year, and if it's using this kind of graphics it should be pretty cool! I just hope they use some of saints row 2's features though

The passion DF has for games and CGI in general I feel, is so refreshing, in videos like these you can clearly see that they fully understand what effortgoes into it even if they may not fully grasp what something does exactly, which they don't have to. They go above and beyond to explain in easy to understand language what a given technique aims to do, and what makes it difficult to render or outright taxing to use. Keep it up! It's highly enjoyable!

Digging this up, two years after the fact... They were, indeed, readying a new SR behind the scenes...... And done a better job on this remaster than a brand-new game! Go figure!?!?

Now if I see a game remaster being developed by Sperasoft, I'm damn well gonna be interested.

9:28 the full, G R A S S S S experience...

This has more effort put into this than Skyrim: Special Edition.

Didn't know your channel before, it's great to hear the passion in what you talk about! I subscribed just thanks to that video

PBR, HDR, and FGE? This remaster has everything.

11:55 I love the fact that turn signals work when you're driving to some destination. It helps you know the way without looking at the minimap, and it blends perfectly with the world.

Now if they'll do SR2, I will be a happy human.

Imagine if Rockstar made an actual remaster of San Andreas, that would be so insane

rockstar needs to give this treatment to GTA IV with all DLC

You guys just sold the game for me. Thank you for your due diligence and hard work, Digital Foundry! Great video!

Masterful insight into this remaster. Appreciate DF’s expertise on this 👍🏽

Thanks for deepdive review, as always!

Love these videos. Ive learned so much terminology after watching these for over a year that I was able to somewhat understand Mark Cerny's presentation. Thanks for the breakdown of SR3

9:26 The full G R A S S experience

I'm playing this on PS5 and it's amazing! 60 FPS and lighting is amazing! I love sunsets! I had no idea Viola looked so different now. I played 360 version, but forgot I guess.

Imagine if the same people who worked on this also worked on GTA Trilogy TDE

What do you know, an actual remaster for once

Saints Row: The Third is one of the most fun and most surprising open world games I've ever played (I didn't enjoy the fourth one but I absolutely loved this one). I wouldn't mind replaying it in the future, especially in this new form (on PC).

Everyone before digital foundary: the remaster is not that impressive Everyone after digital foundary: its impressive what they've done.

You know everyone wants this for Saints Row's 1+2

When they first released the trailer for this, I thought it looked like a crappy reshade that made everything look like it was evening. This is genuinely good looking.

gotta be honest, the quality of this makes me wanna buy it, especially with the lack of new games and long weekend puts Mafia 2 to shame

I really hope Saints Row 5 is more like 2 and 3, and as far from 4 as possible...

I am absolutely loving playing this game again, and it looks stunning on my PS4 pro they have done an fantastic job remastering the game and notice right away with the graphics the details of the weapons and vehicles and character models, it’s just like playing a new game. I had it back on ps3 and truly enjoyed it so much has I have enjoyed all the other saints row games, but I am having a total blast playing SRR.

I wish all remasters would get this type of treatment instead of the rushed cash grabs most are, they did a great job

Ign review- the rain looks especially terrible and this game won't age well, digital foundry - one of the best remastered we've seen

This is a Real remaster

What a honest review. Thanks Digital. You just earned a new subscriber! :)

I do still dislike the actual design of Steelport though. Stilwater was so much better. It had a university, Chinatown, Barrio, Red Light district, airport, a mountain, an underground facility, a huge shopping mall, a prison, a suburban district, a boardwalk with casinos, a museum district, a downtown district, a nuclear power plant, and of course ye olde Saints Row. It also had more customization and interior locations. And at least the city actually changed between SR1 and SR2.

This makes Skyrim Special Edition look like they just took Skyrim and ported it to the slightly updated creation engine and called it a remaster. Oh wait, that is what they did.

Does anyone know the name of the song that is played at the start of the video?

Just got this for $9.99 on PSN.. Was my favourite 360 game. Can’t wait to start it up

9:29 "the full G R A S S experience" now that's what I came for

I was left believing IGN’s review until I saw this.. It’s gonna be tough believing any review they do from now on.

As MySteelport no longer exists, is there any way to save custom characters to the hard drive and load them into a new game?

Really cool remaster. Hope to see a next Saints Row game based on Saints Row 1 & 2. Those games were awesome at the time, especially Saints Row 1 when it came out. Was impressive technically.

Wow, very contrary to impressions of the IGN review, unsurprisingly.

In my head there's 2 reasons for this effort: 1. Saints Row competes with GTA and they had to step up their game. 2. Deep Silver just loves this game. You can see that perfectly.

Was this done by the studio themselves or out sourced? I would love to see a studio set up that just does remasters and they would get good at it and learn what works and what doesn't.

The effort they have gone to is amazing!