Saints Row, Agents Of Mayhem Developer Hit With Layoffs

Yet hope do new saint row game.

I'm always sorry to see people losing their jobs, and hope they find other work soon. Nevertheless, I think Volition misread the market on this one. I really enjoyed Saints Row 3, but felt Saints Row 4 went a bit off the rails. The super power mechanics made a lot of other tweaks and additions redundant. I never picked up Gat Out of Hell.

When I saw Agents of Mayhem as Volition's next project I was kind of interested, but the character-switching mechanic just looked odd to me. I'm not averse to playing set characters (I like a lot of games that have those, such as Borderlands and Dead Island), but I do prefer character creation. The marketing seemed to focus on lots of shooting action and dodgy humour, without really showcasing other aspects of the game. I'm not someone who enjoys shooting stuff just for the sake of it, so over time I just lost interest in it. After reading a variety of reviews, I decided it wasn't for me.

I think Volition were right to try and make something other than a Saints Row game, but to be honest I think the studio should make a clean break from the Saints Row universe and make something completely different. There's certainly no dearth of third and first person shooters right now, and this isn't the first failure in sales we've seen this year; Lawbreakers flat-lined shortly after release. Maybe it's time to double down on story and unique settings.

As an aside, I'm looking forward to Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. Yes, it's absolutely a first person shooter, with lots of guns and action. However, based on the previous two outings by MachineGames I also know it's going to have a great story, memorable characters, humorous and nostalgic moments and great voice acting. I guess that's the kind of thing I'm looking for in a shooter these days. Metro: Exodus is also firmly on my radar for the same reasons.

what did they expected ? we wanted saints row they gave us this, and its single player ! this game had the feel and look of a great mp game in a new franchise.....FOOLS.

could see this coming. didnt think agents of mayhem would do well as soon as it was announced.

I use to be a big fan of saints row because its was funny and over the top but then they went too far, aliens going to hell to fight satan it was too much and they lost the formula that made their games great.

Deep Silver is even worse than EA. At least with EA the decline is gradual. With Deep Silver, an otherwise good franchise will go to crap with the VERY NEXT RELEASE after DS acquires the property.

DS seriously needs to go away, or go back to simple distribution deals.

Pro tip to the devs/publisher: Take a look at the state of the industry (and entertainment in general) before you make a game next time. Look at what people consume, what they like. You would have noticed that there is no market for this game.

In a world where things like Rick & Morty and South Park exist, no one needs "lolsorandom", loud, crass, obnoxious humor with zero substance, zero cleverness, and zero effort put into it.

The first screenshot of this game you see when you land on the Steam page is a picture of a generic tough-looking girl giving the finger to the camera. Ask yourself: who would find that appealing? Look at Battleborn and their constant use of the word "badass". You're not badass. No one cares.

Honestly, no matter how good or how bad a game is, it's really sad when people lose their jobs, regardless of your selfish opinions about this or any game.

it was broken... alot of broken. the last saints game where never this broken before.

Maybe if it disnt suck then maybe it wouldve sold. All the stars aligned too with the similar crackdown 3 getting delayed. I had high hopes of a Bordelands cross w Saints Row type of game and god a steamy turd instead.

I had it pre ordered and fully paid off but at the end i canceled it because it looked way too repetitive.