When Volition announced its reboot ofSaints Row, a lot of longtime fans expressed doubts about the new game. There’s no denying that it looked entirely different; initial impressions suggested that the game would massively cut down on the franchise’s outlandish humor and opt for a more traditional crime war narrative. LaterSaints Rowtrailers have proven otherwise, though. The upcomingSaints Rowgame still has all kinds of wacky characters, over-the-top combat, and moments where the player is free to cause as much chaos as they like. That includes throughSaints Row’s character customizer, which seems to reach new heights for the franchise.
Volition recently releaseda showcase ofSaints Rowcustomization options, and it includes a frankly staggering number of ways in which players can express and amuse themselves through customization systems. Players have extremely fine control over everything from character appearance to each weapon’s aesthetics. This isn’t necessarily a new thing for theSaints Rowfranchise, however; the newSaints Rowowes much of its ambition to the franchise’s long history of character customization.Saints Rowmay not have always been so weird and wild when it comes to character customization, but players have always had tons of freedom.
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Customization in Past Saints Row Games
From the very beginning of the franchise,Saints Rowhas offered great customization options. The firstSaints Rowoffered players both presets to streamline the process and a ton of sliders that allowed players to carefully adjust the character’s facial features.Saints Row 2doubled down on that design principle in valuable ways. It added numbers to the sliders, allowing players to measure exactly how they arrived at their character creation, and also offered fans no less than six different voice options, which went a long way in establishing a personality for the Boss ofSaints Row 2.Both games offered fans vehicle customization too, whileSaints Row 2allowed players to change details about their gang.
Saints Rowcustomization only got more elaborate from there. Players may have had access to various non-natural hair colors inSaints Row 2,for example, butSaints Row: The Thirdallowed players to use any color of the rainbow for the character’s skin, and also introduced metallic skin tones for a robotic look. The introduction of a three-sided body shape slider also allowed for nicely nuanced character bodies. BothSaints Row: The ThirdandSaints Row 4went far to introduce even more specific body sliders, further options for facial details and makeup, and so on, all while working to improve customization in other departments like vehicles and music as well.
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The Next Step of Saints Row Customization
In spite of all this greatSaints Rowcustomization, though, theSaints Rowreboot looks like another leap forward. Not only do players have finer control over their character’s body than ever, thanks to asymmetrical customization options, extremely detailed hair coloration, and more, but players have huge control over theSaints RowBoss' clothes too, right down to the patterns on their socks. Players can give prosthetic limbs totheSaints Rowreboot’s Boss, adjust the appearance of the Boss' teeth, and even customize the way thatSaints Rowcensors the Boss' nudity.
Reboot or not, it’s great to see thatSaints Rowcaptures the customization-heavy spirit of the franchise. If these new character options weren’t enough forSaints Rowfans, they can look forward to a range of elaborate new weapon customization options, like a rocket launcher hidden in a guitar case, and the Saints will have a customizable base too. Vehicle customization will have a glorious return as well. These innovations couldhelp makeSaintsRowa huge hitthis summer. Santa Ileso brings a lot of new ideas to theSaints Rowfranchise, but the soul ofSaints Rowstill inhabits this new game.
Saints Rowreleases June 01, 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
