Mirror-image: GTA IV and Saints Row video comparison

Posted Apr 4, 2007 at 3:14AM by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Rockstar Leeds, THQ
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We've all seen those game comparisons from one next-gen to another. But this one here, this one takes the cake. See, it's not just a mere comparison of one game with its different versions, console against console. This one is actually a comparison of two different games.

The titles in question are Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV and THQ's Saints Row. So it's been said that Saints Row is actually a GTA rip-off. But you can't appreciate that statement, no matter how much your gut-feel may agree, without seeing actual comparative evidence. And that is what we have for you exactly. It's actually fun watching the vid. Seeing how stunningly alike the scenes are, you can't help but feel like you're having some kind of epiphany.

Anyway, the feeling's all too hard to explain, so why don't you just click on play and see for you



 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Jon - 2007-04-03 22:32
» wow

Saints row characters look soooooo much better. I hope GTA characters look at least as good by the time its out. I mean for a game thats not due out till october the character looks a bit ps2...

by Ell - 2007-04-03 23:24
» Cool

Well you can tell GTA IV Trailer wasn't shot in REAL-TIME gameplay, and Saints Row looks much better. Saints Row is coming to the PS3 though so it will be interesting to see how the graphics differ, so it will be a fresh make when it comes out on PS3, and only then can you compare it to GTA IV.

by jb - 2007-04-04 00:03
» re

Rockstar has said several times that all the fotage in the Ttrailer is all in-game. And I dont know whether you've played Saints row but I can promise you that GTA IV looks way better.



And anyway it hardly matters if the graphics are that much better when I'm sure the style/humour/music/level design etc will be way better.

by ThomasGOAL - 2007-04-04 00:26
» saints row

Saints row graphics look like classic PC games

GTAIV have a proper style

by are you? - 2007-04-04 01:37
» dude!

did you actually see what the rest of us saw? the vids of gta were incomparable with saints row....the graphics and characters all looked beyond that of saints row dude.

by sup - 2007-04-04 01:42
» TY jb

they've said it over and over again that the footage was all in-game. now I can see clearly...and what I see is the graphics, lighting, and realism of gta been way ahead that of saints row. my two cents

by Kristian - 2007-04-04 02:45
» WHO IS THE RIP OFF???

The article says that Saints Row is the rip off, right? Then why are they comparing a released version of Saints Row to an Unreleased GTA?



DUMBEST COMPARISON EVER. That would show that the latest GTA is moving more towards what Saints Row has pushed in the next gen graphics department.



However, I do believe the statement that SR is a GTA clone - but this went about it the wrong way!

by farelli - 2007-04-04 03:24
» well

GTA4 will definitely look better, but the main character model needs some work. His clothes seem "pasted on".

by Mr Sony - 2007-04-04 03:32
» gta looks awesome

how can that even be justified gta pi$ses all over saints row . the lighting and textures are amazing i cant wait for it



and to the how can gta copy anygame when it has clearly been out the longest and ever since gta3 the style of the game has not changed across all platforms

by Mr Sony - 2007-04-04 03:38
» gta looks awesome

how can that even be justified gta pi$ses all over saints row . the lighting and textures are amazing i cant wait for it



and to the how can gta copy anygame when it has clearly been out the longest and ever since gta3 the style of the game has not changed across all platforms

by ......... - 2007-04-04 04:36
» ............

gta looks far better than saint row and crackdown.



But we hardly saw anything. this was a teaser, ther is lots more to come.



Rockstar said it is video capured from a next gen consol running in 720p. (i bett you it was a 360)



saints row on ps3 should look the same as 360. The HDR lighting might look different but thats it.

by gamerdude - 2007-04-04 04:37
» here we go again

nothing but talk about graphics, i want to see how gameplay compares to that of saints row not graphics, i could care less about who has the better graphics

by Chris - 2007-04-04 04:42
» GTA4>SR

GTA4 looks ALOT better, especially in the lighting department.

by robbie boi - 2007-04-04 06:43
» hmm

i agree wit EII jus gunna have to wait and see pplz.

But usually when the other game comes to the other console the graphics somtimes get worse.

by Dude!!! - 2007-04-04 08:28
» Dude!!!

I hate how the freaking guy from saints Row runs!!!!>.

by meh.. - 2007-04-04 08:28
» well...

I think (so far) Saint's Row's Art Style is better than GTA IV and the character models seem more realistic.



BUT GTA IV has a lot more details in the scenery than Saint's Row does.



I'd say they are about equal for now.

by saints row sucks - 2007-04-04 09:10
» what the

at least gta4 is not based on stupid black people and border jumping mexicans. and black people slavery was right because without it you would still be sitting your sorry a s s in africa eating sh it for all i know

by ??? - 2007-04-04 09:48
» ???

Even do it might be true that black people might still be living in africa if it wasnt for u people. these border jumping mexicans is what will be taken over soon

by huh? - 2007-04-04 10:30
» epiphany???

An epiphany huh?....The only epiphany i had....is that QJ is losing what some people say it never had....Every one that knows anything, knew Saints Row was a rip off of the GTA series rip off.....IF YOU DIDNT KNOW SAY I.....

by rtgerg - 2007-04-04 11:11
» ergrg

why are yall *****in? when saintsrow came out everyone was comparing it to san andreas. Now that GTA4 trailer is being compared to SR every1 is like *****in.

by dumba** - 2007-04-04 13:19
» nooo

thats the trailer which is prerendered so u shouldnt compare it to saints row and the 360 pwns u sony fanboys

by Dj Natas - 2007-04-04 16:57
» Saints Row got punked

thats all I gotta say, you cannot pimp the master of the genre!!

by roca - 2007-04-04 21:16
» why?

why do you come to a ps3 blog to spit that? you are the dumba**

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