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About a year ago, I signed a petition requesting that both Saints Row the Third and Saints Row IV be ported to Linux. At the time of this writing, it seems like work is currently underway to port Saints Row the Third over to Linux, but for now we can all rejoice and enjoy Saints Row IV which has recently been ported to Linux. Originally developed by Volition and published by Deep Silver back in August 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360, it was eventually ported to other systems such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, as well as Linux. Virtual Programming is responsible for porting the game to Linux in December of 2015, and after playing it for the last two months without a single crash, I can honestly say they have done a superb job. Saints Row IV is an open-world, action, comedy, co-op game in which almost anything is possible. Currently the game is available for the low price of $14.99 through Steam & Humble Bundle Store. There are also a number of DLC add-ons available, most of which are included in the Saints Row IV: Game of the Century Edition currently selling for $19.99 which is a good price since it includes Saints Row IV (the game itself), Saints Row IV – Enter the Dominatrix, Anime Pack, Bling, Bling Pack, College Daze Pack, GAT V Pack, SR4: Volition Comics Pack and much more. These add-ons are also available individually for about $1.99 each.
Il y a environ un an, j'ai signé une pétition demandant que Saints Row the Third et Saints Row IV soient tous les deux portés sur Linux. Au moment où j'écris ces lignes, j'ai l'impression que le travail du portage de Saints Row the Third est en cours, mais, pour le moment, nous pouvons tous nous réjouir et nous amuser avec Saints Row IV qui est récemment arrivé sous Linux. Développé à l'origine par Volition et publié par Deep Silver en août 2013 pour Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 et Xbox 360, il fut finalement porté sur d'autres systèmes tels que PlayStation 4, Xbox One, ainsi que Linux. Le responsable du portage du jeu sous Linux en décembre 2015, Virtual Programming, a fait un excellent boulot : j'y ai joué depuis deux mois sans aucun plantage.
Saints Row IV est un jeu collaboratif d'action et de comédie, à monde ouvert où presque rien n'est impossible. Le jeu est actuellement disponible pour le prix très raisonnable de 14.99 $ US via Steam et le Humble Bundle Store. Il existe aussi de nombreuses extensions (add-ons) DLC, dont la plupart sont incorporées dans l'édition Saints Row IV: Game of the Century Edition se vendant actuellement à 19.99 $ US, ce qui est un bon prix, puisqu'il comprend Saints Row IV (le jeu lui-même), Saints Row IV - Enter the Dominatrix, Anime Pack, Bling, Bling Pack, College Daze Pack, GAT V Pack, SR4: Volition Comics Pack et plus encore. Ces extensions sont également disponibles séparément pour environ 1.99 $ US chacune.
For anyone who's ever played any prior games from the Saints Row series, or perhaps any of the games from the Grand Theft Auto series, Saints Row IV will feel right at home. Saints Row IV begins with you (the player) saving the world from a possible nuclear holocaust which then leads to you being elected as president – while the rest of your Saints Row crew become your close advisors. However, things go south almost immediately when, on your way to give a press conference, the world is invaded by aliens from the Zin Empire led by their leader Zinyak. After a very brief battle against the Zin invaders, you wake up in an absurd alternate reality in a 1950's sitcom (complete with title sequence and recorded audience laughter). After cruising around town for a bit, you're contacted by Kinzie (a Saints computer expert) who informs you that you're trapped in a sort of computer simulation created by the Zin aliens. It now becomes evident that you must try to break free from this simulation. From this point on, the game takes place inside the simulation of fictional Steelport, but you eventually break free from this simulation with help from Kinzie and vice president Keith David by stealing a Zin spaceship which allows you to enter/exit the simulation as needed. From this point on, you go back and forth, in & out of the simulation, as you try to free the rest of the Saints who are trapped in their own simulations (a product of their nightmares), while also trying to weaken Zinyak's simulation so you can fight him back in the real physical world.
Quiconque a déjà joué à un jeu de la série Saints Row, ou, peut-être, n'importe lequel des jeux de la série Grand Theft Auto, se sentira tout de suite à l'aise en jouant à Saints Row IV. Saints Row IV commence quand vous (le jouer) sauve le monde d'un éventuel holocauste nucléaire, ce qui fait que vous êtes élu président tandis que les autres dans votre équipe Saints Row deviennent vos proches conseilleurs. Toutefois, les choses se gâtent presqu'immédiatement quand, alors que vous vous rendez à une conférence de presse, le monde est envahi par des aliens de l'Empire Zin dont le chef est Zinyak. Après une très brève bataille contre les envahisseurs de Zin, vous vous réveillez dans une réalité, alternative et absurde : une sitcom des années 1950 (générique et rires enregistrés compris). Après avoir exploré la ville un peu, vous êtes contacté par Kinzie (une experte en informatique de Saints) qui vous dit que vous vous êtes fait piégé dans un genre de simulation informatique créée par les aliens de Zin. Il devient évident que vous devez essayer de vous libérer de cette simulation. À partir de là, le jeu a lieu dans la simulation de Steelport, une ville fictive, mais, avec l'aide de Kinzie et du vice président Keith David, vous arrivez finalement à vous libérer de cette simulation en volant un vaisseau spatial Zin qui vous permet d'entrer dans, ou de sortir de, la simulation selon vos besoins. Et maintenant vous faites des aller-retours dans la simulation tout en essayant de libérer les autres Saints qui sont pris au piège de leurs propres simulations (des produits de leurs cauchemars), et en essayant également d'affaiblir la simulation de Zinyak afin de pouvoir le combattre dans le vrai monde physique.
The game doesn't just take a left turn into wonderland; it leaps, time-warps, explodes, and even implodes into places never before seen in a video game. Its dark humor and flat-out absurd game-play elements make it a most entertaining and unique experience. While in previous Saints Row games you were expected to hijack cars in order to get around the city (much like GTA), in SR4 all of that goes out the window as you gain some awesome superpowers that help you sprint faster than any car available, jump higher than humanly possible, and, while in the air, gliding makes you feel like you are flying, not to mention the super-punches that you're able to dispense on your enemies. In addition, you're allowed to use most alien weapons that the aliens bring with them, some of which zap, abduct, or, in the case of the Rectifier Probe, do unimaginable things to aliens and humans alike. As an open-world game, you're allowed to explore Steelport as much as you want. You can walk, run, sprint, jump, fly, drive a vehicle, fly an alien ship, the possibilities are almost endless. Your character can be fully customized, so much so that if you manage to log on the community site (which has been problematic for all users regardless of platform), you'll be able to find characters that look just like movie stars, movie characters, historical figures, other video game characters, etc. Some examples of characters I've seen created on the community website are Kobe Bryant, Lara Croft, Elvis Presley and more. At the beginning of the game you get to customize your character but if you want a different character later on, you don't need to worry as that can be arranged. Modifications can be made not only by buying different clothes and getting different hairstyles, but also via plastic surgery, tattoos, piercings and you can even get a surgery to change your gender. In order to do all of these things, you have to first hack the various fashion stores, gun stores, auto mechanic shops and surgical doctors, so you can then have access to them and buy your upgrades as needed.
One feature I really like about this game is that you can get the game to auto-detect your hardware and adjust graphics settings according to what the game thinks will give you the best performance, while still managing to look as good as possible. You can also choose Low, Medium & High graphics settings as well as Custom – where you can manually tweak individual items like shadows, anti-aliasing, and other video options. I opted to go for the automatic-detect but I later changed a couple of the individual settings to get slightly better graphics without taking a performance hit. So far, I've only had a few color glitches on some characters but these glitches were very brief and didn't affect the actual performance of my game. The input game-controls are very intuitive, especially since I'm familiar with the Saints Row game series as well as the Grand Theft Auto game series.
While playing Saints Row IV, I mostly used an Xbox 360 game controller but I've also played it a few times with keyboard/mouse; both input methods have been flawless. The graphics throughout the game have been pretty impressive, especially because it switches from an open-world third-person perspective to a driving game and has some cinematic cut scenes throughout the main story. The voice acting is funny and very well done; my only complaint is that some of the NPCs do tend to repeat a few of the same lines often – depending on what neighborhood you happen to be in. The music is another plus because you have the option to have different radio stations playing while driving cars – ranging from classical, rock, hip-hop, talk radio, reggae and more. You can change the radio stations on-the-fly while driving a car, which is a great feature, and it makes it so that you can literally play for many hours before having a song repeat itself. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the Linux version of Saints Row IV supports game mods.
There is a strong and thriving modding community for this and other games in the Saints Row series so for those interested in modding, all you've got to do is find one of the many Saints Row modding sites on the net, and download the scripts required. I tried adding a couple of mods, and, with a little help from my friend, Google, I was able to successfully get them to run in my game. There is no performance downside to adding most of the mods available. Unfortunately, logging in to the online community has been problematic for Linux gamers and everyone else regardless of platform. They are supposedly working to correct the problem but for now it makes me take a half star off the full five-star rating.
I most strongly recommend getting Saints Row IV as it is a very fun game to play. You can very easily get hooked on it or you can just as easily make it a casual game that you play only from time to time. As for me, I've embraced it and I'm on my way to complete it with 100% progress. The game IS rated M for Mature and very deserving of its title due to its language, violence and sexual content, so this is something to take into account before buying it. But, other than that, it's a must-get title that you should add to your game library.
Minimum Requirements: Ubuntu 14.04 or newer CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 @3.1 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 @3.1 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM DDR3 Hard Drive: 10 GB free space GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 440 / AMD Radeon HD 6670 (1GB VRAM) Additional Notes: Nvidia Graphics drivers 352, 355 or 358 series / AMD Catalyst (fglrx) 15.9 or better. MESA drivers & Intel graphics are not currently supported.
Competition!
Please show your support by playing games on Linux. Last month's Steam survey showed a slight decline in Linux users; let's get those numbers up. To show our support, we are giving away one free copy of Saints Row IV to the first person who answers the following question:
Who is the enemy you must fight in Saints Row IV, and who helps you fight him?
Answer no later than April 30th 2016 by sending an email to 7bluehand@gmail.com.