Honestly shocked with how much I enjoyed this game. Usually I have a bias against western openworld games due to their overdone themes and gameplay formulas, and adding to this the majority of Saints Row 4's narrative isn't great, the humor in particular being quite grading at time, but honestly... its just really fun.
Having superpowers changes what would've been a fairly typical openworld city experience into an absolute joy, the act of jumping across buildings miles apart, supersprinting through town destroying anything that stands in your way, as well as how the code cubes (or whatever they're called, haven't played in like 5 years) play into this, usually required well timed use of your jumping, running and gliding, as well as plenty of exploration, all comes together to make an openworld that I actually want to spend time exploring, which is also helped by the fantastic minigame design, every time I did a round of "Fraud" it was a fantastic time, and adds a lot of character that makes the game stand out.
Having superpowers changes what would've been a fairly typical openworld city experience into an absolute joy, the act of jumping across buildings miles apart, supersprinting through town destroying anything that stands in your way, as well as how the code cubes (or whatever they're called, haven't played in like 5 years) play into this, usually required well timed use of your jumping, running and gliding, as well as plenty of exploration, all comes together to make an openworld that I actually want to spend time exploring, which is also helped by the fantastic minigame design, every time I did a round of "Fraud" it was a fantastic time, and adds a lot of character that makes the game stand out.