Saints Row IV an hilarious Matrix-Prototype-GTA and much more!

A boss of mine  got a Saints Row IV key on gamescom and gave it to me (nice!) and of course I played it over the weekend. I own Saints Row: The Third because of a THQ humblebundle, but didn't play it. Also I didn't know what I should expect from this game, due to lack of information I read about it before. Just saw it on Steam and it looked funny.

I jumped into a mission that played like normal 3rd person shooter or action game like Batman: Arkham Asylum but as suddenly (oops!) a nuclear rocket with Washington as destination was launched, you climb up that rocket (!) in quicktime manner and Aerosmith with I don't wanna miss a Thing plays (an Armageddon reference), while you sit there laughing like an idiot!


And this introduces quite accurate what expects you in the following hours of that game: A lot of weird, twisted and real good executed fun.
After a few minutes of playing, you land in a virtual city, where your character got trapped in by aliens and you consciously know that it is not real (just like Matrix). This city is open, you can walk around it as much as you want and solve a LOT of different missions (like GTA). These missions have a wide range from mini games to main quests with more consequential happenings, which are really fun to play. Some oldschool demolition, a mini hacking game, city races, area control and so on.

What makes it much better than GTA, are the Prototype elements. You gain different super powers in that Matrix world, like a Supersprint, Powerjump and Gliding ability or Telekinesis and many more. That's very motivating because you unlock, buy and upgrade them with money and experience you gain.

The graphic isn't top notch  but it has a style that reminds a bit of  Bioshock Infinite (especially the characters) and it all fits together and displays an immersive world. And from the first minute it is clear that graphic isn't that important as long as it displays the goofs in a hilarious way.

Until now it didn't lose its drive that motivates you to continue the main story and you're always excited what stupid stuff they bring up next. And that's what makes it better than GTA for me!

Awesome!