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Virtual Programming have released their latest Linux ports, and today we are graced with the crazy Saints Row 2 & Saints Row: The Third. They are also now on sale.
I am looking forward to seeing how they run, but as we get no keys or advanced access from Virtual Programming you guys will have to wait a bit before I can do a more in depth post on them both. I have requested keys from VP, so hopefully they will be able to provide me with some.
Update: Purchased them myself as there's now a sale on.
Their work has been impressing me lately, so hopefully it will continue the trend of great ports. Hopefully they ironed out some of the stutter from their previous Saints Row ports.
Both open world games, full of over the top action and general craziness.
Let me know in the comments how it works for you! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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RTheren 14 Apr 2016
Saints Row 2 was stuttering like crazy if you didn't had 3.0+ GHz CPU (reason = bad port from console).
I hope it will go butter-smooth
I hope it will go butter-smooth
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linux_gamer 14 Apr 2016
OMG, nice. Too bad I haven't finished Payday 2 yet.
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Liam Dawe 14 Apr 2016
OMG, nice. Too bad I haven't finished Payday 2 yet.That's not really a game you "finish" :P
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linux_gamer 14 Apr 2016
I want to reach XXV-100 (Level 2500), but I'm still 2423 Levels apart! :'(OMG, nice. Too bad I haven't finished Payday 2 yet.That's not really a game you "finish" :P
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Can't wait, saints row 2 was my personal favourite.
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Just tried out SR3, seems to perform the same as SR4, stutter included. But it was only a quick 4 minute test.
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Liam Dawe 14 Apr 2016
They are now on sale, so I have purchased them both to cover them for you.
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Saladien 14 Apr 2016
Great news :) , thanks limadawe.
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GustyGhost 14 Apr 2016
Yesss!! I've been waiting for this. 2 and 3 are the uncontested best in the series.
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They stutter badly on Windows, so I'd be surprised if they run better on Linux. Looking forward to trying them on Ubuntu, though!
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Blurps 14 Apr 2016
Did you see the configuration requirement ?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/9480/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/206420/
Saints Row 2 (2009)
Minimum:
Supported OS:Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1, Steam OS Brewmaster
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570T (2.9 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz) or equivalent
Memory: 4096 MB
GPU: GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) or equivalent or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or equivalent
Hard Drive: Around 7 GB
Disclaimer: Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units.
Recommended:
Supported OS:Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1, Steam OS Brewmaster
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K (3.4 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) or equivalent
Memory: 8192 MB
GPU: GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) or equivalent or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) or equivalent
Hard Drive: Around 7 GB
Disclaimer: Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/9480/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/206420/
Saints Row 2 (2009)
Minimum:
Supported OS:Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1, Steam OS Brewmaster
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570T (2.9 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-4300 (3.8 GHz) or equivalent
Memory: 4096 MB
GPU: GeForce GTX 460 (1024 MB) or equivalent or Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) or equivalent
Hard Drive: Around 7 GB
Disclaimer: Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units.
Recommended:
Supported OS:Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 15.04, Linux Mint 17.1, Steam OS Brewmaster
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K (3.4 GHz) or equivalent or AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) or equivalent
Memory: 8192 MB
GPU: GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) or equivalent or Radeon R9 285 (2048 MB) or equivalent
Hard Drive: Around 7 GB
Disclaimer: Due to issues surrounding the original engine, some stuttering may be observed during gameplay. These types of streaming issues may be improved with faster HDD units.
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Beamboom 14 Apr 2016
Can't wait, saints row 2 was my personal favourite.
Yup agreed, that's the best of them. Although I do think sr4 was pretty fun too.
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RTheren 14 Apr 2016
How can such old game as SR2 require 3 GHz CPU?
Answer: Bad console port :(
Answer: Bad console port :(
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Blurps 14 Apr 2016
I'm dowloading SR2: 7.4GB
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Zelox 14 Apr 2016
Finaly! Iv been waiting for saints row 3 to get ported ever sence saint row 4 was ported.
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leillo1975 14 Apr 2016
Yeeeeeehaaaaaa!!!!
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3rd one is the best. Loved it.
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chimpy 14 Apr 2016
The specs seem pretty high for such an old game. Anyone who has bought it do us all a favor and post some numbers. Was thinking about buying this for my laptop, but now I'm not so sure.
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GBee 14 Apr 2016
How come the 'complete' collection is shown as only being available for Windows even though it only contains the games which are individually available for linux?
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Keyrock 14 Apr 2016
AW YISS! I already own both games. I'm curious how SR2 will perform, given how horrific the Windows port was. Hopefully it's at least up to the level of the Windows port after all the fixes. Hopefully mods work. The Gentlemen of the Row mod is amazing.
Last edited by Keyrock on 14 Apr 2016 at 6:31 pm UTC
Last edited by Keyrock on 14 Apr 2016 at 6:31 pm UTC
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