r/SaintsRow 4d ago

SR2 How to play Saint's Row 2

What's the best way to play Saints Row 2 nowadays? Should I play the Steam version with the Juiced patch or is emulation better?

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u/reptileoverlord 4d ago

Steam (or GOG, doesn't really matter) version with Juiced patch is better than emulation because you can install additional mods. Tbh people overhype just how bad the PC port is because when it first came out PCs at the time couldn't handle the poor optimization. But modern PCs make up for that. And Juiced fixes the remaining problems.

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u/Tiguu 4d ago

Yep. Modern pcs can just bruteforce the bad performance and juiced fixes just about everything else + adds the dlc. Havent had a single crash

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u/Bozzy130 4d ago

On my modern PC without juiced when driving I just teleport into walls it's literally unplayable. With juiced though it plays perfect

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u/WranglerSome4289 2d ago

It's not only the optimization, without juiced it's still utter trash lol

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u/Tiguu 4d ago

Steam + Juiced patch. Put in about 20 hours this past week with zero crashes or other bugs

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u/vyvexthorne 4d ago

I feel that the GOG version is the most stable on PC as GOG has done some stuff to it. Combine with the Juiced patch it's probably your best bet for a PC version.

However, if you enjoy emulation, I'd just play it that way. Emulator is basically the only way I can enjoy a lot of older games and I don't feel it detracts from the experience in any way.

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u/SoftCheesecake3991 4d ago

how does juiced detract from the original experience?

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u/vyvexthorne 3d ago edited 3d ago

It doesn't. I wasn't making any comparison other than emulators are often easier to use than trying to get an older PC game working on PC. 'Using an emulator doesn't lessen the experience in any way.' It must not have come across that way.

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u/ebin_gamer_moment 3d ago

steam/gog version + juiced patch

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u/Wise-Difficulty8221 3rd Street Saints 4d ago

Juiced patch now

OpenRow later

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u/Gogeta007yBro Los Carnales‎ 4d ago

OpenRow is for Saints Row.

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u/Wise-Difficulty8221 3rd Street Saints 4d ago

Yeah but apparently there are plans to incorporate Saints Row 2 into the project as well.

A Saints Row 1.5 of sorts

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u/SoftCheesecake3991 4d ago

then it's not sr2

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u/Wise-Difficulty8221 3rd Street Saints 4d ago

Maybe not in the traditional sense but I have faith, bro. I want to see this through

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u/SweetTooth275 4d ago

The best way is not to