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2011#
May#
Debut Trailer#
The very first gameplay footage of Saints Row: The Third was very briefly shown before its further revelation at E3...in the form of the protagonist kicking a Luchadores gang member in the balls.
circa. May-June#
Pre-E3 2011 Build#
This is the third build to be shown off in the 10th anniversary livestream, dated before it was shown off at E3 2011.
- Time of day is removed at this stage, according to the developers.
- Vehicle logos didn't display when entering them.
- The title screen was basic, lacking the city of Steelport.
- The copyright screen was also basic, having a 2008 copyright date.
- Downtown Steelport was sort-of incomplete, where the main area didn't have neon signs and Saints HQ had placeholder textures for example.
- Sierra point was incomplete, where it had placeholder box buildings.
- The cutscenes in this build were all storyboard animatics.
- The map wasn't fully displayed on the cellphone menu.
- Steelport's map was slightly different, with some changed-around details;
Pre-E3 Build (Mockup) |
Final Game |
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Graphical Vertical Slice#
Pre-E3 build, was made to show off to THQ.
June#
E3 2011#
Saints Row: The Third debuted at E3 2011 with a CGI trailer set to the tune of Power by Kanye West, a song that would appear in the game. It would be heavily praised by many, much to the extensive hype of the game later on.