Poll: Skyrim vs Saint's Row the Third

[Qitz]

Do you want to play a modern game with guns, cars, jets where your a gang leader and go around causing all sorts of chaos? Then pick Saints Row the Third.

Do you want to play a medieval fantasy game where you slay dragons, use swords, bows and magic and shout at people? Then play Skyrim.

 

[Cowabungaa]

It truly is an apples and oranges situation. However, one thing is very clear; Skyrim gives you way more content than SR3 does.

That said, I really love both, but if I could pick only one I'd go for Skyrim.

 

[DanielBrown]

Haven't played Saints Row, but if you're after game length I recomend Skyrim. Lasted me for 120 hours, and I still had tons of things to do.
Believe Saints Row fell short on quite a lot.

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

I would go for Skyrim, mainly because it had a lot more playability than SR3 (that game is frikin' short)
Also, if you're going PC, 100% Skyrim, mods are easier than ever due to the Steam Workshop and Nexus Mod Manager.

Plus... THQ might be going under...

 

[Cheesus333]

In the long-run, I strongly recommend both, but imminently you will get a lot more playtime out of Skyrim so that would be the one to go for first.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

Skyrim.

Saints Row 3 was fun but was very short and there's not much reason to play after you finish the story.

Skryim on the other hand is way better value for money, i've put in 150+ hours and i still haven't seen everything yet... and then there's the mods

 

[Don Savik]

Here is the easy way to choose. Which looks more fun to you this:

of this:

thats a pretty unfair comparison. You can do a lot more epic things in Saints Row, and the majority of Skyrim is going to be potion/item hoarding and walking around. And dragon fights while epic, can get a bit stale after a while especially with all the lame instakill abilities they have that you cant dodge.

 

[Darknacht]

Here is the easy way to choose. Which looks more fun to you this:

of this:

thats a pretty unfair comparison. You can do a lot more epic things in Saints Row, and the majority of Skyrim is going to be potion/item hoarding and walking around. And dragon fights while epic, can get a bit stale after a while especially with all the lame instakill abilities they have that you cant dodge.

The point was not that the 2 pictures represent all there is to do in the game, but that they tend to appeal to different people. If you want a flashy over the top game that lets you beet people with a dildo bat then go for Saints Row if you want scenic country side and mythical creatures play Elder Scrolls.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

pick up skyrim and never bother with saints 3 as it is worse than saints 2 whereas skyrim is better than oblivion in nearly every way

 

[Lono Shrugged]

Just because the Something Awful Forums have a sub-forum for both games does not make them comparable.

For the record I liked both

 

[dyre]

Saint's Row 3 is great for a few days of ridiculous fun, wrapped neatly in an equally ridiculous story. Despite being not serious at all, the story and characters are both enjoyable and well done. Unfortunately, it'll probably last you a week tops, and the replay value isn't that great.

Skyrim has loads more content (though SR3 is much bigger than most single player games these days), so if you want to spend months doing stuff, you should probably get it instead, but I'd say the story and characters are mediocre, the gameplay is slightly worse (imo SR3 had mediocre combat, but a ton of other cool gameplay mechanics and minigames that made up for it), and it's not quite as fun while you're playing it.

Basically, Saint's Row 3 gives you a ton of fun-per-hour for a small number of hours, Skyrim gives you a decent amount of fun-per-hour for a large number of hours.

 

[thiosk]

Here is the easy way to choose. Which looks more fun to you this:

And here I thought the tales of the giant purple dildo was hyperbolic.

 

[Fijiman]

It really depends on what you want. If you want a game where you can practically be invincible or want to play with a friend pick Saints. If you want a really expansive game with hours of guaranteed gameplay for when you want to play by yourself choose Skyrim. Both are extremely good game in my opinion, but if you need a bit more info before you buy just watch some gameplay videos and see witch one appeals to you more.

 

[Darknacht]

Here is the easy way to choose. Which looks more fun to you this:

And here I thought the tales of the giant purple dildo was hyperbolic.

So, I take it you did not see Jim Sterling sucking on his prop yesterday?

 

[smokeyninjas]

Do you want to play a co op campaign? If so saints is fantastic fun did the whole thing with my flatmate over the LAN but if you just after a single player run then skyrim with all the mods available will most likely last you longer

 

[TheBaron87]

I find it sad that people say Skyrim is longer when I could only force myself to play it for about 6 or 7 hours, purely because I was making videos out of it, before I decided it just wasn't worth it because the game was boring me to death.

Saints Row, on the other hand, has me dying to play more, if my co-op partner would ever have some free time when I do.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

That's a simple enough dilemma to solve.

Which, of the following two scenarios, sounds more appealing to you?

A) being an inexplicably powerful and charismatic douchebag who can survive falling off an exploding freight plane, drive every conceivable vehicle ever made and use some of the most ridiculous forms of weaponry imaginable; all in a bid for power and control of a place that's quite flashy, but ultimately rather hollow.

B) being an inexplicably powerful and potentially charismatic protagonist who's knee-deep in political power struggles and standard High Fantasy tropes, and who has the potential to be everything from a cut-purse wanted throughout the land to a stalwart hero the plebe looks up to with glowing eyes. The whole of it in a place that's certainly breathtaking at the onset, but ultimately rather hollow.

It's all a matter of personal taste and perspective. I'm from the Game of Thrones, Winter-is-Coming-swords-and-shields-FUCK-YEAH camp myself, but that's just how I roll. Having played both games, I can certifiably say both have their merits, but both cater to different tastes.

If I had to bring up specific pros and cons, I'd say Skyrim excels at laying down its lore for you to either observe casually or digest obsessively, whereas SR3 goes "Lore? Fuck lore, man! DILDO TANKS FTW, WOOHOO!"

Not that there's any dildo tanks in the game; but I'm fairly surprised by that. With all the crazy Steelport's got going, you'd assume they'd have something like an armored vehicle shaped like a human phallus.

 

[Satellizer]

I love you guys!

Also, I'll decide once i 100% Katawa Shoujo...

 

[teqrevisited]

Having played both I would probably recommend Skyrim more.

SR3 isn't a bad game, but for me it got old fast and the game gives you all of the shiney explody things for virtually nothing. Skyrim has had me for days and I still haven't been everywhere. Far from it. And the mods are the icing on the cake.