Saints Row is known for its insane humour and over-the-top approach to the open-world action genre, but even the producer on the upcoming fourth instalment feels that the game\u2019s previous publisher THQ put the focus in the wrong areas.<\/p>\n
“I did not always love how much THQ put an emphasis on porn stars,” said Saints Row 4 associate producer Kate Nelson. “I think it’s important in marketing games to make sure that the essence of the game is what’s being marketed, and I think the porn star angle didn’t really fit in with what Saints Row is at heart, which is a parody. We like to poke fun.”<\/p>\n
Nelson went on to say that the team at Volition \u201cdidn\u2019t appreciate\u201d the fact that THQ were calling porn star Tera Patrick a \u201cspecial producer\u201d on Saints Row 2, purely because she was involved in the marketing and provided her voice to the game’s DLC.<\/p>\n
Nelson also spoke about the misconception of women in Saints Row games, saying that the franchise allows gamers to choose an empowered female heroine if they desire.<\/p>\n
“I think our game actually does represent women in a positive way, but the press will focus on, ‘oh hey, there are strippers’, or ‘there\u2019s a dildo bat’; it’s unfortunate from my perspective that that doesn’t come through,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I hear women talk on panels and they’re like ‘there are no people that look like me in games.’ Well, actually in my game [the main character] can look like you as our customization system is so extensive. We don’t get that across in our marketing or in the press because it\u2019s difficult – we only have 30 seconds to explain.”<\/p>\n
The ultimate guilty pleasure that is Saints Row 4 will launch on 23 August 2013 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.<\/p>\n
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